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Japanese:	雨門 (Amemon)
Korean:	우문 (Yuwen)

Japanese:	雨門 (Amemon)
Korean:	우문 (Yuwen)
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	Location of Raingate in Outernatia
Capital	Solitude
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Japanese, Korean, Afrikaans, Spanish
Ethnic groups	91.6% Caucasian; 7.1% Asian; 1.3% others;
Demonym	Raingatian
Government	Constitutional principality
• Prince	Louis Tomlinson
• Prime Minister	Karren Brady
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	High Order
• Lower house	Order
Establishment
• Principality of Raingate established	11 April 2010
• Ascension Day	11 April 2010
Area
• Total	261,625 km2 (101,014 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,562,333
• Density	40.13/km2 (103.9/sq mi)
Currency	Rainfall Pound (RFP)
Time zone	UTC+9
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+55
Internet TLD	.rg

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Raingate (Japanese: 雨門, Amemon), officially the Principality of Raingate (Japanese: 雨門公国, Amemon Kōkuni), is a sovereign state located in Outernatia. It is bordered by Lettuce in the north, Gandhara in the east, Frostfall in the south and by the Artemitic Sea in the west. It has a population of around 10.5 million people and has an area spanning 261,625 km² (101,014 sq mi).

Raingate, as a principality, was established on 11 April 2010 after the dissolution of the Rainfall Federation. It is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, with the current Raingatian monarch Prince Louis Tomlinson as head of state. Although Prince Louis is a constitutional monarch, he wields substantial political power and influence.

Raingate consists of 10 provinces; Princeland, Sunshine Coast, Florem, Cambria, The Vale, Whiterun, Blackreach, Winterhold, High Rock and The Rift. Its capital city Solitude is located in Princeland and is one of the most urbanised cities in western Outernatia. Its capital city is Solitude, an important global city and financial centre with an urban population of 1.5 million.

Raingate ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, equality, prosperity and human development. It has formed a union with neighbouring nation Frostfall called the Rainfall Alliance and it is the founding member of the Outernatian Union.

History

Raingate Republic

Rainfall Federation (1945-2010)

Principality of Raingate

Politics

Raingate is a sovereign state run under a constitutional monarchy. Prince Louis Tomlinson is the head of state of Raingate and is joined by his husband Prince Harry Tomlinson. The monarch has "the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn".

Raingate has a parliamentary government know as The Order and it meets in the Royal Chambers of Solitude, Princeland. All bills passed are given Royal Assent before becoming law. The position of prime minister, Raingate's head of government, belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of The Order; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in The Order. The prime minister chooses 9 members within the Order to form a High Order and appoints them as a leader of one of the 10 provinces. By convention, the prime minister is always the leader of Princeland Province. The prime minister and the 9 leaders within the High Order are formally appointed by the monarch to form the government of Raingate. Conventionally, the Prince respects the prime minister's decisions of government and has rarely overruled laws passed through the houses.

The High Order are traditionally drawn from members of the prime minister's party. Executive power is exercised by the prime minister and leaders. The current Prime Minister is Karren Brady, who has been in office since Raingate's first general election on the 1 August 2015. Brady is the leader of the Labour and Liberal Alliance Party. For general elections, the people of each province vote for which party and party leader they would like to govern Raingate. The party with the most votes in a province wins a majority for that province. The party with the most provincial majorities then wins the general election and is sworn into power. For elections to The Order, the 11 provinces each elect a number of members of parliament who are then elected to represent that province within the house by simple plurality. General elections are called by the monarch when the prime minister so advises. The Parliament Act 2015 requires that a new election must be called no later than 5 years after the previous elections.

The Labour and Liberal Alliance Party is Raingate's main political party and represents the Raingatian traditions of socialism and social liberalism. Other main parties include the Liberal Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Raingate National Party and the Asian Front.

Political System

Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Raingate which consists of 50 members; the prime minister, the 9 leaders of the High Order and the 41 members of The Order. Majority approval from both Orders is needed to pass legislation.

The members of the The Order are elected every 5 years. The 41-seat Order is elected directly through the proportional representation system whereby each province elects a set number of members to represent them in the Order. The number of members representing a province is determined by the population within that province. For example, the most populous province of Princeland has 5 members in the Order, while the least populous provinces of High Rock and The Rift has 2 representatives in the Order.

Following the most recent general election in July 2015, the current prime minister is Karren Brady of the Labour and Liberal Alliance Party. The majority of The Order is made up of members from this party.

Raingatian Parliament structure
Party Name			Seats
High Order			10
	Labour Liberal Alliance	PM Karren Brady	1
		Province Leaders	9
The Order			40
	Labour Liberal Alliance		23
	Liberal Democratic Party		9
	Green Party		4
	Raingate National Party		2
	Asian Front		2
Total seats			50

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Raingate is divided into 10 provinces each governed by a leader, who is appointed through the mutual agreement between the Price and prime minister of Raingate. Each province is run by local governments which are in turn governed by the Parliament of Raingate in Solitude. These local governments work on local matters within their province and serve as intermediaries between the main parliament province leaders.

Province	Capital	Leader	Population

Princeland	Solitude	Karren Brady	3,505,581
Sunshine Coast	Azure Bay	Zac Efron	1,507,985
Florem	Florem	Deborah Meaden	1,052,499
Cambria	Breton	Liam Payne	942,411
Whiterun	Dragonsreach	Mary Berry	882,476
The Vale	Falkreath	Michelle Visage	859,413
Blackreach	Dawnstar	Yunho Jung	780,145
Winterhold	Winterhold	Emma Watson	512,664
High Rock	Riverstone	Hillary Devey	304,827
The Rift	Riften		214,332

Geography

Raingate is located on the eastern coast of Outernatia and covers an area spanning 261,625km sq (101,014 sq mi). The landscape in the eastern coastal areas and in the south is fairly low-lying whereas the north and west of the region is dominated by mountain ranges.

Climate

Raingate has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons and rarely drops below −15 °C or rises above 35 °C. The prevailing wind is from the west and brings frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Ocean, although the eastern parts, particularly High Rock and The Rift provinces, are mostly sheltered from this wind due to the majority of the rain falling over the western provinces; the eastern parts are therefore the driest. Continental windstreams however bring hot summers and mild winters to the western provinces of Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. Whereas these windstreams bring milder summers and colder winters to the eastern provinces of Winterhold, High Rock and The Rift. High Rock is particularly prone to significantly cold winters due to the mountainous terrain shielding the warmer oceanic wind streams. Summers are warmest in the south-east of Raingate, particularly in the provinces of Sunshine Coast and Florem, the former of which is a popular tourist destination. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills. Winterhold province is notorious in regards to fallen snow taking an excessive amount of time to clear due to the provinces expansive and low lying ground.

Music of Raingate

Outernatia Song Contest

Raingate participates in the Outernatia Song Contest from the thirteenth edition onwards. The National Selection for Raingate is know as M FEST and is held by the national broadcaster, RGTV.

Edition	Artist	Language	Title	Final	Points	Semi	Points
13th	Koda Kumi	Japanese	"EX TAPE"	Failed to qualify		13	30
14th	Delta Goodrem	English	"Wings"	4	92	No semi-finals
15th	Rita Ora	English	"I Will Never Let You Down"	11	75	9	49
16th	The Vamps	English	"Wake Up"	4	95	4	56
17th	Troye Sivan	English	"YOUTH"	Failed to qualify		10	52
18th

Internatia Second Chance Contest

Edition	Artist	Language	Title	Place	Points
21st	Auryn	English	"I'll Reach You"	10	64
22nd	Lee Scott	Afrikanns	"Vir Ewig"	2	74
23rd	Cheryl Cole	English	"Call My Name"	7	59
24th	Taeyeon	Korean	"I"	3	62
25th	MAX	Japanese	"Tacata"

Junior Internatia Song Contest

Edition	Artist	Title	Place	Points
17th	Cody Simpson	"Wish 'U Were Here"	9	50
18th	Austin Mahone	"Say You're Just a Friend"	9	68
19th	Emily Osment	"All The Way Up"	10	53
20th	Abraham Mateo	"Lánzalo"	5	59
21st	Benjamin Lasnier	"Love You Out Loud"

ISC -1

Edition	Year	Artist	Title	Place	Points
10th	1985	Whitney Houston	"How Will I Know"	12	49
11th	1966	Diana Ross & The Supremes	"Stop! In The Name of Love"	9	49
12th	1995	Cher	"Just Like Jesse James"	6	63
13th	2005	Dannii Minogue	"I Begin To Wonder"	9	49
14th	1959	Vera Lynn	"As Time Goes By"	9	57

Internatia Classical Music Contest

Edition	Artist	Song	Final	Points
1st	Hitoshi Sakimoto	"Theme of The Empire"	6	9
2nd	Jeremy Soule	"The Streets of Whiterun"	1	59
3rd	Koji Kondo	"Sonata of Awakening"	4	51
4th	Jeremy Soule	"From Past to Present"	1	75

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