Raingate

Principality of Raingate 雨門公国 Amemon Kōkuni (Japanese)
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Capital	Solitude
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Japanese, Korean
Ethnic groups	92.6% Caucasian 7.1% Asian 0.3% others
Demonym	Raingatian
Government	Constitutional principality
• Prince	Louis Tomlinson
• Prince	Harry Tomlinson
• Prime Minister	Karren Brady
Establishment
• Formation of the Principality of Raingate	18 July 2015
Area
• Total	261,625 km2 (101,014 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,500,000
• Density	40.13/km2 (103.9/sq mi)
Currency	Raingate Pound (RGP)
Time zone	GMT
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+55
Internet TLD	.rg

Raingate (Japanese: 雨門, Amemon), officially the Principality of Raingate (Japanese: 雨門公国, Amemon Kōkuni), is a sovereign state located within the eastern landmass of Outernatia. It is bordered by Lettuce in the north, Gandhara in the east, Háttųka in the south and the ocean in the west. It has a population of around 10.5 million people making it the 11th most populous country in Outernatia.

Raingate consists of 10 regions; Princeland, Sunshine Coast, Florem, Cambria, The Vale, Whiterun, Blackreach, Winterhold, High Rock and The Rift. Its capital city Solitude is located in Princeland as is one of the most urbanised cities in western Outernatia. The current Raingatian monarch is Prince Louis Tomlinson.

Politics

Raingate is 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 based on the Westminster system, a legacy of the British Empire. The parliament of Raingate meets in the Royal Chambers of Solitude, Princeland and has two houses: an elected Representatives' Order and an appointed Leaders' Order . 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 Peoples House; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in that House. The prime minister chooses 9 members of the Representatives' Order to form a cabinet who are then moved to the Leaders' Order and appointed as the leaders of each of the 10 regions. By convention, the prime minister is always the leader of Princeland Region. The prime minister and the 9 leaders within the cabinet 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.

Karren Brady, prime minister of Raingate.

The cabinet and leaders are traditionally drawn from members of the prime minister's party and mostly from the Peoples House but always from both legislative houses. 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 formation on 18 July 2015. Brady is the leader of the Labour and Liberal Alliance Party. For general elections, the people of each region vote for which party and party leader they would like to govern Raingate. The party with the most votes in a region wins a majority for that region. The party with the most regional majorities then wins the general election as is sworn into power. For elections to the Peoples House, the 10 regions each elect three members of parliament who are then elected to represent that region within the house by simple plurality. General elections and Peoples House 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 Peoples Socialist Party and the Asian Front.

Political System

Legislative power is vested in the Parliament, which consists of the prime minister and two orders; the citizen-elected Representative's Order and the internally-elected Leaders' Order. Overall, the Parliament of Raingate consists of 40 members; the prime minister, the 9 leaders of the Leaders' Order and the 40 people of the Representatives' Order. Majority approval from both Orders is needed to pass legislation.

The members of the Representatives' Order are elected every 5 years. The 40-seat Order is elected directly through the proportional representation system whereby each regions elects a set number of members to represent them in the Order. The number of members representing a region is determined by the population within that region. For example, the most populous region of Priceland has 5 members in the Order, while the least populous region of The Rift has 2 representatives in the Order.

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

Party Name			Seats
Leaders' Order			10
	Labour Liberal Alliance	Prime Minister	1
	Labour and Liberal Alliance	Region Leaders	9
Representatives' Order			40
	Labour Liberal Alliance		23
	Liberal Democratic Party		9
	Green Party		4
	Raingate National Party		2
	Asian Front		2
Total seats			50

2015 Representatives' Order Election results by region

Region	Seats
Princeland
Sunshine Coast
Florem
Cambria
The Vale
Whiterun
Blackreach
Winterhold
High Rock
The Rift

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Raingate is divided in to 10 regions each governed by a leader, who is appointed through the mutual agreement between the Price and prime minister of Raingate. Each region 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 region and serve as intermediaries between the main parliament region leaders.

Princeland

Princeland is largest and most populous region of Raingate and is home to the monarchy, parliament and Raingate's capital city of Solitude. It is led by Prime Minister Karren Brady.

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast covers the majority of Raingate's coastline and is a popular tourist destination because of this. It's leader is Zac Efron who champions expansive economic development along Raingate's coast.

Florem

Florem Region lies in the south of Raingate and is most known for it's abundance of various fauna, many flower fields and productive wine and perfume industries. It is lead by Deborah Meaden who is one of Raingate's largest economic investors.

Cambria

Cambria Region lies in the north-west of Raingate and is popularised for the Victorian architecture found in most of it's major cities. The capital Breton in particular features many buildings of older-day architecture and exemplifies a rich history. It's leader is Tom Daley who is a keen advocate of Raingate's historical values.

The Vale

The Vale region covers the area of central Raingate. It is famous for being a place where nature and urbanisation can co-exist and it sports many forested areas and sprawling urban areas. It is led by Michelle Visage who is considered to be the voice of equality and tolerance in Raingate; she is always willing to fight for the rights of Raingate's people.

Whiterun

The Whiterun Region in central Raingate

Blackreach

Blackreach region is located in the north of Raingate and features a high density of Raingate's Asian population. In the capital of Dawnstar in particular, street signs are written in English, Japanese and Korean; many Asian restaurant's and markets are dotted around the city and J-Pop and K-Pop music is extremely popular throughout the region. The region is led by Yunho Jung who is closely affiliated to the Asian Front political party and is championed as the voice for Raingate's Asian minority population.

Winterhold

High Rock

The Rift

The Rift is Raingate's most sparsely populated and most eastern lying region. It is led by Leader Sandra Bullock

Region	Region Capital	Leader	Population
Princeland	Solitude	Karren Brady	3,505,581
Sunshine Coast	Azure Bay	Zac Efron	1,456,923
Florem	Florem	Deborah Meaden	1,052,499
Cambria	Breton	Tom Daley	942,411
Whiterun	Lakefield	Liam Payne	882,476
The Vale	Elmwood	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	Sandra Bullock	214,332

Geography

Climate

Raingate has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons rarely dropping below −15 °C or rising above 38 °C. The prevailing wind is from the south-west and bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Ocean, although the eastern parts, particularly High Rock and The Rift regions, are mostly sheltered from this wind since the majority of the rain falls over the western regions the eastern parts are therefore the driest. Continental windstreams however bring hot summers and mild winters to the western regions of Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. Whereas these windstreams bring milder summers and colder winters to the eastern regions 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 regions 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 region is notorious in regards to fallen snow taking an excessive amount of time to clear due to the regions expansive and low lying ground.

Economy

Transport

A radial road network totals 29,145 miles of main roads, 2,173 miles of motorways and 213,750 miles of paved roads. The R1, encircling Solitude, is one of the largest and busiest bypass systems in the world.

Raingate has a railway network of 10,072 miles. Raingate Rail owns and manages all the infrastructure of the rail network as well as operating passenger trains that carry over 12,000 passenger trains daily. There are also some 1,000 freight trains in daily operation. The Eastern Metro is considered to be one of the most expansive metro systems in the world as is covers an area that serves the regions of Princeland, Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. The Overground Rail network covers the majority of the country and serves all major towns and cities.

The three largest airports in Raingate are Solitude Airport, McQueen Airport and Azure Bay Airport. Solitude International Airport, located 15 miles east of the capital, has the most international passenger traffic of any airport in the Eastern Outernaian mainland and is the hub for the Raingate flag carrier Raingate Airways.

Music of Raingate

Main article: Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest

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

Edition	Artist	Title	Final	Points	Semi	Points
13th