Novatlantida

Kingdom of Novatlantida Regno da Novatlantida
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Location of Novatlantida in Internatia.
Capital and largest city	Platonia
Official languages	Novatlantean
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Patrizia III
Area
•	310.944 km2 (120.056 sq mi)
Population
• 2010 estimate	4,830,000
Currency	Moni (Mn)
Date format	DD/MM/YY
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+92
Internet TLD	.na

When Atlantis sunk millenia ago, its inhabitants had to flee to a nearby island, building a colony from the scratch on its Southeastern tip. While there weren't many survivors, their advanced scientific knowledge allowed Platonia to triumph, and soon it became one of the most important cities in the island. Other settlements were built on the South, with the Atlanteans intermarrying with the local populations, which were assimilated into the Atlantean culture. And so was the Novatlantean nation born.

Currently there is some classist dispute going on between the ruling elite, the Nobility of pure Atlantean blood, and the racially mixed majority. To prevent an imminent civil war due to the unrest among the working class, the political system was modified, with the new Constitution reducing the powers of the Queen and the Nobility in general, which in turn led to dissatisfaction among the most tradicionalist nobles. Recently, a referendum proposing a shift to the Republican system was only narrowly lost.

The Novatlantean citizens are nevertheless united in their common culture, which manifests in many ways, particularly music. The Novatlantean Song Contest (Novatlantida Kantfestival - NAKF), transmited through the national public broadcaster, NATV, is hugely popular throughout the whole country.

Map of Novatlantida.

Internatia Song Contest

Novatlantida is participating in Internatia Song Contest since its 5th edition.

Edition	Artist	Title	Place	Points
5th	Florence + The Machine	"No Light, No Light"	6	65
6th	Dazkarieh	"Caminhos turvos"	10	60
7th	Jenni Vartiainen	"Ihmisten edessä"	8	86
8th	Utada Hikaru	"Passion"
9th	Silence 4

Politics

The politics of Novatlantida take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and of a multi-party system.

The Queen

The Queen of Novatlantida, Patrizia III, is the Head of State. According to the Novatlantidan Constitution, as of its 2012 revision, the Queen wields very little power in practice. She has the power to veto any legislation (though her veto can be overruled by a 2/3 majority of the Parliament), to choose the Prime-Minister according to the parliamentary composition, to dissolve the Lower House of the Parliament and call for elections, and to choose the members of the Upper House.

Government

The Government wields the executive power. The Prime-Minister is nominated by the Queen (usually being the Leader of the most voted party/coalition), and nominates the remaining Ministers, chosen with the Queen's approval.

Parliament

The Parliament is divided in two Houses. The Upper House is nowadays reduced to only 10 members who have no partisan affiliation and reduced voting power, being representants of the Nobility directly appointed by the Queen. The Lower House is composed of 151 members, elected by universal suffrage according to a system of proportional representation through open party lists, who serve a term of 4 years. Legislative power is vested on the Parliament, although the Government has limited rights to legislate as well.

Political parties

Parties that are currently part of the government:

• Social Democrat Party - Center-left; social democracy. 38 MPs
• Liberal Party - Center-right; progressive liberalism. 27 MPs
• Socialist Republican Union - Left-wing; democratic socialism. 24 MPs.
• Green Party - Left-wing; eco-socialism. 12 MPs

Currently on the opposition:

• People's Party - Right-wing; liberal conservatism. 41 MPs
• Earth Party - Center-right; agrarianism. 8 MPs
• One independent MP