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| {{Infobox country | | {{Infobox country |
| | native_name = {{collapsible list | | |conventional_long_name = Federal Republic of Raingate |
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| | label1 = [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]]: | data1 = '''Vorstedom van Reënhek'''
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| | label2 = [[Wikipedia:Japanese|Japanese]]: | data2 = '''雨門公国'''<small>{{smaller| (Amemon Kōkuni)}}</small>
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| |common_name = Raingate | | |common_name = Raingate |
| | |native_name = ''Bondsrepubliek Reënhek'' ([[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]]) |
| |image_flag = Flag of Raingate.png | | |image_flag = Flag of Raingate.png |
| |image_coat = Rain_Badge.png | | |image_coat = Rain_Badge.png |
| |symbol_type = National Symbol | | |symbol_type = National Symbol |
| | |national_motto = ''Justice in Equality'' <br><small>Geregtigheid in Gelykheid ([[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]])</small> |
| | |national_anthem = ''Valiant and Radiant'' <br><small>Dapper en Stralend ([[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]])</small> |
| |image_map = Outernatia_Raingate.png | | |image_map = Outernatia_Raingate.png |
| |map_caption = Location of Raingate in Outernatia | | |map_width = 300px |
| |national_motto = "Let It Rain"
| | |map_caption = Location of '''Raingate''' (green) |
| |national_anthem = ''"Raining Diamonds"''
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| |map_caption2 = | | |map_caption2 = |
| |capital = Solitude | | |capital = Solitude |
| |official_languages = {{Unbulleted list|[[Wikipedia:English language|English]]| [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans_language|Afrikaans]]}} | | |largest_city = |
| | |official_languages = {{hlist|[[Wikipedia:English language|English]]|[[Wikipedia:Afrikaans_language|Afrikaans]]}} |
| |national_languages = | | |national_languages = |
| |regional_languages = [[Wikipedia:Japanese_language|Japanese]] | | |regional_languages = |
| |ethnic_groups = | | |demonym = Raingatian |
| {{Unbulleted list
| | |ethnic_groups = {{plainlist| |
| | 89.8% Raingatian
| | *74.7% Raingatian |
| | 6.3% [[Frostfall|Frostfallen]]
| | *25.3% foreign nationals}} |
| | 3.9% others
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| }}
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| |ethnic_groups_year = | | |ethnic_groups_year = |
| |demonym = Raingatian
| | |government_type = [[Wikipedia:Federalism|Federal]] [[Wikipedia:parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[Wikipedia:republic|republic]] |
| |government_type = [[Wikipedia:Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Wikipedia:Parliamentary democracy|parliamentary]] [[Wikipedia:Constitutional principality|constitutional principality]] | | |leader_title1 = President |
| |leader_title1 = Prince | | |leader_name1 = ? |
| |leader_name1 = [[Wikipedia:Louis_Tomlinson|Louis Tomlinson]] | |
| |leader_title2 = Prime Minister | | |leader_title2 = Prime Minister |
| |leader_name2 = [[Wikipedia:Karren_Brady|Karren Brady]] | | |leader_name2 = ? |
| |leader_title3 = Deputy Prime Minister | | |legislature = Parliament <br />(Citadel) |
| |leader_name3 = [[Wikipedia:Kris_Jenner|Kris Jenner]] | | |upper_house = |
| | legislature = Order | | |lower_house = |
| |sovereignty_type = [[Raingate#History|Formation]] | | |sovereignty_type = |
| |established_event1 = Grand State of Solitude | | |established_event1 = |
| |established_date1 = 1805 | | |established_date1 = |
| |established_event2 = Princeland Realm | | |established_event2 = |
| |established_date2 = 1850 | | |established_date2 = |
| |established_event3 = Raingate Republic | | |established_event3 = |
| |established_date3 = 13 March 1875 | | |established_date3 = |
| |established_event4 = Rainfall Federation | | |established_event4 = |
| |established_date4 = 5 April 1945 | | |established_date4 = |
| |established_event5 = Principality of Raingate | | |established_event9 = |
| |established_date5 = 11 April 2010 | | |established_date9 = |
| |area = | | |area = |
| | |area_rank = |
| |area_km2 = 261625 | | |area_km2 = 261625 |
| |area_sq_mi = | | |area_sq_mi = <!-- area in square mi (requires area_km2) --> |
| |area_label = Total | | |area_label = Total |
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| |population_estimate = 10,562,333 | | |population_estimate = 10,562,333 |
| |population_estimate_rank = | | |population_estimate_rank = |
| |population_estimate_year = 2015 | | |population_estimate_year = 2022 |
| |population_census = | | |population_census = |
| |population_census_year = | | |population_census_year = |
| |population_density_km2 = 40.13 | | |population_label2 = |
| |population_density_sq_mi = | | |population_data2 = |
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| | |population_density_km2 = 40.1 |
| | |population_density_sq_mi = ?? |
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| |GDP_PPP = | | |GDP_PPP = |
| |GDP_PPP_rank = | | |GDP_PPP_rank = |
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| |Gini = | | |Gini = |
| |Gini_year = | | |Gini_year = |
| |HDI = 0.925 | | |HDI = |
| |HDI_change = increase
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| |HDI_category = | | |HDI_category = |
| |currency = Rainfall Pound (£) | | |currency = Raingatian pound (£) |
| |currency_code = RFP | | |currency_code = RGP |
| |time_zone = RST (UTC+9) | | |time_zone = RST ([[List of UTC time offsets#UTC+09:00, I|UTC+9]]) |
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| |date_format = dd/mm/yyyy | | |date_format = DD/MM/YYYY |
| |drives_on = Left | | |drives_on = Right |
| |cctld = .rg | | |cctld = .rg |
| |calling_code = +55 | | |calling_code = +55 |
| |}} | | |}} |
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| '''Raingate''', (''[[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]]: Reënhek'') officially the '''Principality of Raingate''', is a [[Wikipedia:Sovereign_state|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 making it Outernatia's [[Outernatia|12th-most populous nation]], and has an area spanning 261,625 km² (101,014 sq mi). The official languages are [[Wikipedia:English language|English]] and [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], although [[Wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]] is recognised as a [[Wikipedia:regional languages|regional language]]. | | '''Raingate''', officially the '''Federal Republic of Raingate''', is a country in [[Outernatia|Outernaia]]. Raingate covers an area of 261,625 square kilometres (101,014 sq miles) and has a population of 10.5 million within its ten provinces and two territories. The country is officially bilingual at federal level with the official languages being [[Wikipedia:English|English]] and [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]]. It is bordered by [[Lettuce]] and [[Gandhara]]. |
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| 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 [[Wikipedia:Louis Tomlinson|Prince Louis Tomlinson]] as head of state. Although Prince Louis is a constitutional monarch, he wields substantial political power and influence. The country is officially bilingual at provincial level with the official languages being [[Wikipedia:English|English]] and [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]].
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| Raingate consists of 9 provinces; [[Princeland]], [[Sunshine Coast]], [[Florem]], [[Winterhold]], [[Cambria]], [[The Vale]], [[Blackreach]], [[High Rock]] and [[The Rift]]. Its capital city [[Solitude]], located in Princeland, is one of the most urbanised cities in western Outernatia and is an important global city and financial centre with an urban population of 1.5 million. Raingate also has three overseas territories; [[Queensland]], [[Raingate Ocean Territory]] and [[Dawnguard & Duskfall]]
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| 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]].
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| == History ==
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| ===Raingate Republic===
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| ===Rainfall Federation (1945-2010)===
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| The Raingate Republic, together with the Frostfall Republic, the Winterhold Republic and the Twilight Free State, formed the [[Rainfall Federation]] on 5 April 1945. Out of the 4 nations that made up the Federation, the largest in size and over half of the total Federation population was the Raingate Republic, which came to lead the union for its entire 65-year history.
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| ===Principality of Raingate===
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| The Principality of Raingate was established after Frostfall peacefully declared independence from the [[Rainfall Federation]] in 2010. The Winterhold Republic and the Twilight Free State decide to remain in union and officially became part of Raingate. A monarchy was adopted after the Status of Raingate referendum in March 2010 which asked citizens whether Raingate should become a single republic once again or adopt a constitutional monarchy. Adopting a monarchy won the popular vote with 87% and Prince Louis was selected to become prince as he was already an influential political figure who was passionate about the nation and was anticipated to be a unifying force for the country as social unrest was feared after the dissolution of the Federation and absorption of Winterhold and Twilight Free State.
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| == Politics ==
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| [[File:Louis_Prince.png|thumb|170px|left|Prince Louis Tomlinson of Raingate]] Raingate is a [[wikipedia:unitary state|unitary state]] run under a constitutional monarchy with Prince Louis Tomlinson as the head of state. The monarch has "the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn". The Constitution of the Raingate is [[wikipedia:uncodified|"unwritten"]] and consists mostly of a collection of written sources, including statutes and judge-made case law, together with constitutional conventions and customs. As there is no technical difference between ordinary statutes and "constitutional law", the Raingate Order can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Acts of Order, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution. However, no Order can pass laws that future Orders cannot change.
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| ===Government===
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| Raingate has a unicameral 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.
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| 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 their party and appoints each of them as a leader of one of the 9 provinces. By convention, the prime minister is always the leader of Princeland Province. The prime minister and the appointed leaders in The 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 by the Order.
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| [[File:Karren_Brady.png|thumb|170px|right|Karren Brady, prime minister of Raingate.]] | |
| The current Prime Minister is Karren Brady, who has been in office since Raingate's first general election on the 15 April 2010, with Kris Jenner standing as Deputy Prime Minister. Brady is the leader of the Liberal Labour Party. For general elections, each of the 9 provinces are split into several constituencies each representing a seat in The Order. The total number of constituencies and therefore seats in the Order is 101. The people in each constituency elect a single Order Member (OM) by [[Wikipedia:Plurality voting system|simple plurality]]. The party with an overall voting majority (more seats than all the other parties combined) following an election forms the government. If no party has an outright majority, parties can seek to form coalitions with other parties until an overall majority is achieved. General elections are called by the monarch when the prime minister so advises. The Parliament Act 2010 requires that a new election must be called no later than 5 years after the previous elections. [[File:Royal_Chamber_Solitude.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Royal Chambers of Solitude, location of the Parliament of Raingate.]]
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| The Liberal Labour Party is Raingate's main political party and represents the Raingatian values of socialism and civil liberalism. The other main parties include the Liberal Democratic Party, the Conservative Party, the Green Party, the Winterhold National Party and the Asian Front.
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| ===Political System===
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| {{Main|List of Raingate general elections}}{{Main|Raingate general election 2015}}
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| Legislative power is vested in the Order of Raingate which consists of 101 members. Majority approval from member of the Order is needed to pass legislation.
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| The members of the The Order are elected every 5 years. The 101-seat Order is elected directly through the proportional representation system whereby each constituency elects a set number of members to represent them in the Order. The number of constituencies, and therefore order members, per province is determined by the population density within that province. For example, the most populous province of Princeland has is split into 25 constituencies (or seats) in The Order, while the least populous provinces of High Rock and The Rift has 5 and 4 representatives in The Order respectively.
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| Following the most recent general election in July 2015, the current prime minister is Karren Brady of the Liberal Labour Party. The majority of The Order is made up of members from this party.
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| | Raingate is a [[Wikipedia:federal republic|federal]], [[Wikipedia:parliamentary democratic|parliamentary]], [[Wikipedia:representative democracy|representative democratic]] republic. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament which is known at the ''Citadel''. The ''Citadel'' is elected through direct elections using the [[Wikipedia:mixed-member proportional representation|mixed-member proportional representation]] system. The members of the ''Citadel'' represent and are appointed by the governments of the ten provincess. The president is the head of state and invested primarily with representative responsibilities and powers. They are elected by the ''Citadel'' and an equal number of state delegates. |
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| ! colspan=4| The Order of Raingate
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| !! rowspan="9" style="background-color:white"| [[File:Raingate_parliament_map.svg|300px]]
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| |style="background-color:#1F69FF" width=3 | || Liberal Labour || 54
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| |style="background-color:red" width=3 | || Liberal Democratic || 26
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| |style="background-color:#0FBFFF" width=3 | || Conservative || 10 | |
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| |style="background-color:#0DD43B" width=3 | || Green || 5
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| |style="background-color:purple" width=3 | || Winterhold National || 3
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| |style="background-color:yellow" width=3 | || Asian Front || 3
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| !colspan=2| Total seats !! '''101'''
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| == Demographics == | | == Demographics == |
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| ===Provinces=== | | ===Provinces=== |
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| Raingate is divided into 9 provinces each governed by a leader, who is appointed through the mutual agreement between the Price and prime minister of Raingate. Each province is further split into several constituencies which are run by local authorities who are in turn governed by the The Order of Raingate in Solitude. These local authorities work on local matters within their constituency and serve as intermediaries between the main governmental province leaders.
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" | | | rowspan="12" align="center" | [[File:Map_of_Raingate_Political.png|400px]] |
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| | rowspan="14" align="center" | [[File:Map_of_Raingate_Political.png|600px]] | | ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Flag, name, and postal abbreviation |
| | ! scope="col" style="center;" | Capital |
| | ! Official language(s) |
| | ! Population |
| | ! Area (km2) |
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| ! Flag | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Princeland}} Princeland |
| ! Province
| | | '''PR''' |
| ! Capital
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| ! Population
| | | English, Afrikaans |
| ! Area
| | | 3,005,581 |
| | | 44,598 |
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| |[[File:Princeland_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Sunshine Coast}} Sunshine Coast |
| |[[Princeland]] | | | '''SC''' |
| |[[Solitude]] | | | Azure Bay |
| |3,005,581 | | | English, Afrikaans |
| |44,598 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 1,956,923 |
| | | 36,538 |
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| |[[File:Sunshine_Coast_Flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Florem}} Florem |
| |[[Sunshine Coast]] | | | '''FL''' |
| |Azure Bay | | | Crystal Springs |
| |1,956,923 | | | English |
| | 36,538 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 1,252,499 |
| | | 26,668 |
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| |[[File:Florem_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Winterhold}} Winterhold |
| |[[Florem]] | | | '''WI''' |
| |Florem | | | Reënfontein |
| |1,252,499 | | | Afrikaans |
| | 26,668 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 1,242,411 |
| | | 47,087 |
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| |[[File:Winterhold_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Cambria}} Cambria |
| |[[Winterhold]] | | | '''CA''' |
| |Winterhold | | | Breton |
| |1,242,411 | | | English |
| |47,087 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 912,476 |
| | | 29,846 |
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| |[[File:Cambria_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Borderlands}} Borderlands |
| |[[Cambria]] | | | '''BL''' |
| |Breton | | | Sentinel |
| |912,476 | | | English, Afrikaans |
| | 29,846 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 799,413 |
| | | 21,393 |
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| |[[File:Blackreach_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|The Vale}} The Vale |
| |[[Blackreach]] | | | '''VL''' |
| |Dawnstar | | | Valenwood |
| |799,413 | | | English |
| | 21,393 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 751,145 |
| | | 33,175 |
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| |[[File:The_Vale_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|High Rock}} High Rock |
| |[[The Vale]] | | | '''HR''' |
| |Valenwood | | | Everfrost Peak |
| |751,145 | | | English |
| |33,175 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 376,497 |
| | | 7,077 |
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| |[[File:High_Rock_flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|The Rift}} The Rift |
| |[[High Rock]] | | | '''RF''' |
| |Riverstone | | | Riften |
| |376,497 | | | English, Afrikaans |
| | 7,077 km<sup>2</sup> | | | 214,326 |
| | | 15,243 |
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| |[[File:The_Rift_flag.png|60px]] | | |- class="sortbottom" |
| |[[The Rift]]
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| |Riften | | ! scope="row" colspan="4" | Total provinces |
| |214,326
| | ! 10,562,333 |
| | 15,243 km<sup>2</sup>
| | ! 261,625 |
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| ===Overseas Territories === | | ===Overseas Territories=== |
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| ! Flag | | ! scope="col" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Flag, name, and postal abbreviation |
| ! Territory
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| ! Capital | | ! Capital |
| ! Population | | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Official language(s) |
| |- | | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Population |
| |[[File:Queensland.png|60px]] | | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Area (km2) |
| |[[Queensland]]
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| |Port Louis
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| |51,062 | |
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| |[[File:Raingate Ocean Territoru flag.png|60px]] | | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Raingate Ocean Territory}} Raingate Ocean Territory |
| |[[Raingate Ocean Territory]]
| | | '''ROT''' |
| |Port Elizabeth | | | Port Kaidan |
| |35,093 | | | English |
| | | 35,093 |
| | | X |
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| | ! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|Raingate Vulkaan Territory}} Raingate Vulkaan Territory |
| | | '''RVT''' |
| | | Skarlakenrooi |
| | | Afrikaans |
| | | 209 |
| | | X |
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| |[[File:Dawnguard & Duskfall.png|60px]] | | |- class="sortbottom" |
| |[[Dawnguard & Duskfall]]
| | ! scope="row" colspan="4" | Total territories |
| |Dawn Harbour | | ! 35,202 |
| |5,225
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| |city_1 = Solitude
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| |div_1 = Princeland
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| |pop_1 = 1,005,552
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| |img_1 = Solitude_day.jpg
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| |city_2 = Azure Bay
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| |div_2 = Sunshine Coast
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| |pop_2 = 544,955
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| |img_2 = AzureBay.png
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| |city_3 = Kingsland
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| |div_3 = Princeland
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| |pop_3 = 338,405
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| |img_3 = Anchorage Raingate.jpg
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| |city_4 = Phon Coast
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| |div_4 = Sunshine Coast
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| |pop_4 = 329,688
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| |img_4 = Phon Coast.jpg
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| |city_5 = Anchorage
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| |div_5 = Princeland
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| |pop_5 = 277,655
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| |city_6 = Great Bay
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| |div_6 = Sunshine Coast
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| |pop_6 = 223,152
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| |city_7 = Florem
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| |div_7 = Florem
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| |pop_7 = 202,664
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| |img_7 = Florem.png
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| |city_8 = Winterhold
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| |div_8 = Winterhold
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| |pop_8 = 167,047
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| |city_9 = Maverick
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| |div_9 = Princeland
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| |pop_9 = 152,621
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| |city_10 = Frontier
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| |div_10 = Sunshine Coast
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| |pop_10 = 129,453
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| |city_11 = Breton
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| |div_11 = Cambria
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| |pop_11 = 127,844
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| |city_12 = Eastmarsh
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| |div_12 = Winterhold
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| |pop_12 = 111,431
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| |city_13 = Autumnwatch
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| |div_13 = Florem
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| |pop_13 = 99,462
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| |city_14 = McQueen
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| |div_14 = Princeland
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| |pop_14 = 84,992
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| |city_15 = Valenwood
| | ===Internatia Song Contest=== |
| |div_15 = The Vale
| | {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Song Contest}} |
| |pop_15 = 65,554
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| |img_15 = Winterhold.png | |
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|
| |city_16 = Dawnstar
| | ===Other Song Contests=== |
| |div_16 = Blackreach
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| |pop_16 = 57,329
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| |img_16 =
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| |city_17 = Crystal Springs
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| |div_17 = Florem
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| |pop_17 = 33,661
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| |img_17 =
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| |city_18 = Riverstone
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| |div_18 = High Rock
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| |pop_18 = 32,616
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| |img_18 =
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| | |
| |city_19 = Darkwater Crossing
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| |div_19 = Princeland
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| |pop_19 = 29,486
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| |img_19 =
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| |city_20 = Riften
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| |div_20 = The Rift
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| |pop_20 =23,143
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| |img_20 =
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| }}<noinclude>
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| </noinclude>
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| ===Languages===
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| | |
| Raingate's official languages are English and Afrikaans. English is spoken by 98.7% of the population with an estimated 68.6% of those being monolingual English speakers. Afrikaans is spoken by an estimated 24.4% of the population. According to the 2015 census, English and Afrikaans are the first languages of 76.9% and 21.3% of Raingatians respectively. Over 98.8% of Raingatians have working knowledge of English while 30.1% have working knowledge of Afrikaans. Under the Official Languages Act of 2010, both English and Afrikaans have official federal status throughout Raingate, in respect of all government services, including the courts, and all legislation is enacted bilingually; although the use of English is far more common.
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| | |
| Japanese is recognised as a regional minority language. In the 2015 Census over 14% of the population said they had "some knowledge" of Japanese with 5% stating they are fluent. Blackreach province has the highest concentration of Japanese language speakers with 29% of people stating they could speak Japanese fluently.
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| | |
| It is compulsory for pupils to study English or Afrikaans as a second language up to the age of 18 in Afrikaans and English languages schools respectively in Raingate.
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| | |
| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| |+ Languages spoken fluently by population/province
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| |-
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| !'''Province'''
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| !'''Total population'''
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| !'''English'''
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| !%
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| !'''Afrikaans'''
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| | |
| !%
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| !'''Other languages'''
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| | |
| !%
| |
| |-
| |
| ||{{flag|Princeland}}
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| |align=right|3,005,581
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| |align=right|2,981,536||align=right|99.2%
| |
| |align=right|1,039,931||align=right|34.6%
| |
| |align=right|93,173||align=right|3.1%
| |
| |-
| |
| ||{{flag|Sunshine Coast}}
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| |align=right|1,956,923
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| |align=right|1,939,310||align=right|99.1%
| |
| |align=right|890,399||align=right|45.5%
| |
| |align=right|91,975||align=right|4.7%
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flag|Florem}}
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| |align=right|1,252,499
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| |align=right|1,249,994||align=right|99.8%
| |
| |align=right|288,074||align=right|23.0%
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| |align=right|26,302||align=right|2.1%
| |
| |-
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| |{{flag|Winterhold}}
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| |align=right|1,242,411
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| |align=right|1,226,259||align=right|98.7%
| |
| |align=right|265,875||align=right|21.4%
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| |align=right|19,878||align=right|1.6%
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flag|Cambria}}
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| |align=right|912,476
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| |align=right|911,563||align=right|99.9%
| |
| |align=right|267,355||align=right|29.3%
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| |align=right|8,212||align=right|0.9%
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flag|Blackreach}}
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| |align=right|799,413
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| |align=right|770,634||align=right|96.4%
| |
| |align=right|140,696||align=right|17.6%
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| |align=right|231,829||align=right|29.0%
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| |-
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| |{{flag|The Vale}}
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| |align=right|751,145
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| |align=right|739,877||align=right|98.4%
| |
| |align=right|130,699||align=right|17.4%
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| |align=right|51,829||align=right|6.9%
| |
| |-
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| |{{flag|High Rock}}
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| |align=right|376,497
| |
| |align=right|373,861||align=right|99.3%
| |
| |align=right|58,733||align=right|15.6%
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| |align=right|8,282||align=right|2.2%
| |
| |-
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| |{{flag|The Rift}}
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| |align=right|214,326
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| |align=right|209,396||align=right|97.7%
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| |align=right|31,934||align=right|14.9%
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| |align=right|24,004||align=right|11.2%
| |
| |- style="background:#3399ff;"
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| |'''{{flag|Raingate}}'''
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| |align=right|10,511,271
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| |align=right|10,374,624||align=right|98.7%
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| |align=right|2,564,750||align=right|24.4%
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| |align=right|731,584||align=right|6.96%
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| |}
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| | |
| ===Migration===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
| |
| |+ 10 largest immigrant populations by country of origin 2015
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| |-
| |
| ! scope="col" | Country
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| ! scope="col" | Men
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| ! scope="col" | Women
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| ! scope="col" | Population
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Frostfall}} [[Frostfall]] ||359,822 || 312,486 || {{increase}}672,308
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Kimmystan}} [[Kimmystan]] || 151,531 || 132,468 || {{increase}}283,999
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Thorway}} [[Thorway]] || 28,392 || 21,843 || {{decrease}}50,235
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Victoria}} [[Victoria]] || 7,827 || 19,384 || {{increase}}25,124
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Gandhara}} [[Gandhara]] || 11,523 || 2,823 || {{increase}}14,346
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Jhe Freeh}} [[Jhe Freeh]] || 2,423 || 6,734 || {{decrease}}9,157
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Lettuce}} [[Lettuce]] || 3,346 || 2,856 || {{decrease}}7,723
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Waticania}} [[Waticania]] || 3,283 || 2,694 || {{increase}}5,977
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Tikata}} [[Tikata]] || 2,534 || 2,019 || {{increase}}4,553
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| |-
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| | {{Flagicon|Folkloria}} [[Folkloria]] || 1,724 || 1,645 || {{decrease}}4,271
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| |-
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| | '''Total immigrant population''' || '''572,405''' || '''504,952''' || {{increase}}'''1,077,357'''
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| |-
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| |}
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| In 2015, there were 1,077,357 inhabitants of foreign background and their descendants (foreign born and children of international migrants) composing around 10.2% of the Raingatian population. Around 1,072,804 or 95% came from Outernatia and 4,553 or 5% came from Internatia.
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| In 2016, with the total population being 10,562,333; roughly 5.4% of the population was born abroad, 3.8% of the population was born in Raingate to two parents born abroad, and another 7% was born in Raingate to one parent born abroad. Resulting in 16% of the Raingate population being of at least partly foreign descent.
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| ==Geography==
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| Raingate is located on the eastern coast of the western island of Outernatia and covers a total area of 261,625 km² (101,014 sq mi). It features many different terrain types, including forests, highlands and mountainous regions. The eastern coastal areas and the south and central regions of the country are fairly low-lying, whereas the north features a high plateau know as the Blackreach Plateau that separates the north from the central areas. The west is dominated by highlands and mountainous areas. The highest point of Raingate is Death Mountain at 1,085 m (3,560 ft). [[File:Death Mountain.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Death Mountain is the highest point of Raingate.]]
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| ===Climate===
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| {{Main|Climate of Raingate}}
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| 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.
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| ==Music of Raingate==
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| ===M FEST===
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| {{Main|M FEST}}
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| ===Outernatia Song Contest===
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| {{Main|Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest}} | | {{Main|Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest}} |
|
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| ! Edition
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| ! Artist
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| ! Language
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| ! Title
| |
| ! Final
| |
| ! Points
| |
| ! Semi
| |
| ! Points
| |
| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Laranjeiras}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 13|13th]]
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| | {{flagicon|Blackreach}} [[Wikipedia:Koda Kumi|Koda Kumi]]
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| |Japanese
| |
| | "EX TAPE"
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| | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
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| | 13
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| | 30
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| |-
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| | {{flagicon|Timivar}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 14|14th]]
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| | {{flagicon|Princeland}} [[Wikipedia:Delta Goodrem|Delta Goodrem]]
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| |English
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| | "Wings"
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| | 4
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| | 92
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| | colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
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| |-
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| | {{flagicon|Victoria}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 15|15th]]
| |
| | {{flagicon|Sunshine Coast}} [[Wikipedia:Rita Ora|Rita Ora]]
| |
| |English
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| | "I Will Never Let You Down"
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| | 11
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| | 75
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| | 9
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| | 49
| |
| |-
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| | {{flagicon|Auspikitan}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 16|16th]]
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| |{{flagicon|Cambria}} [[Wikipedia:The Vamps|The Vamps]]
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| |English
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| |"Wake Up"
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| |4
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| |95
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| |4
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| |56
| |
| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 17|17th]]
| |
| ||{{flagicon|Winterhold}} [[Wikipedia:Troye Sivan|Troye Sivan]]
| |
| |English
| |
| |"YOUTH"
| |
| | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| |
| |10
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| |52
| |
| |-
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| | {{flagicon|Treslend}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 18|18th]]
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| |{{flagicon|Sunshine Coast}} [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Peltonen|Benjamin]]
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| |English
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| |"Young and Restless"
| |
| |16
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| |49
| |
| | colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
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| |-
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| | {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 19|19th]]
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| |{{flagicon|The Rift}} [[Wikipedia:Zayn Malik|Zayn]]
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| |English
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| |"PILLOWTALK"
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| |18
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| |63
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| |4
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| |73
| |
| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Alteus}} [[Outernatia Song Contest 20|20th]]
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| |{{flagicon|Florem}} [[Wikipedia:Bobby van Jaarsveld|Bobby van Jaarsveld]]
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| |Afrikaans
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| |"Een Vir Een"
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| |20
| |
| |58
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| |bgcolor="CC9966"|3
| |
| |bgcolor="CC9966"|70
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| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Grolskira}} [[Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest 21|21st]]
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| |{{flagicon|Sunshine Coast}} [[Wikipedia:5 Seconds of Summer|5 Seconds of Summer]]
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| |English
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| |"Jet Black Heart"
| |
| |colspan="2" {{n/a|TBA}}
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| |colspan="2" {{n/a|TBA}}
| |
| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Kimmystan}} [[Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest 22|22nd]]
| |
| |{{flagicon|Sunshine Coast}} [[Wikipedia:Brendan Peyper|Brendan Peyper]]
| |
| |Afrikaans
| |
| |"Stop Wag Bly Nog 'N Bietjie"
| |
| |colspan="2" {{n/a|TBA}}
| |
| |colspan="2" {{n/a|TBA}}
| |
| |}
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|
| |
| ===Internatia Second Chance Contest===
| |
| {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Second Chance Contest}} | | {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Second Chance Contest}} |
|
| |
| {| class="wikitable sortable"
| |
| |- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| |
| ! Edition
| |
| ! Artist
| |
| !Language
| |
| ! Title
| |
| ! Place
| |
| ! Points
| |
| |-
| |
| | {{flagicon|Jhe Freeh}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 21|21st]]
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| |{{flagicon|Queensland}} [[Wikipedia:Auryn|Auryn]]
| |
| |English
| |
| |"I'll Reach You"
| |
| |10
| |
| |64
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Republica Libera}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 22|22nd]]
| |
| |{{flagicon|Florem}} [[Wikipedia:Lee Scott|Lee Scott]]
| |
| |Afrikanns
| |
| |"Vir Ewig"
| |
| |bgcolor="silver"|2
| |
| |bgcolor="silver"|74
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Irdminia}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 23|23rd]]
| |
| |{{flagicon|Princeland}} [[Wikipedia:Cheryl Cole|Cheryl Cole]]
| |
| |English
| |
| |"Call My Name"
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| |7
| |
| |59
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Gandhara}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 24|24th]]
| |
| |{{flagicon|Blackreach}} [[Wikipedia:Taeyeon|Taeyeon]]
| |
| |Korean
| |
| |"I"
| |
| |bgcolor="CC9966"|3
| |
| | bgcolor="CC9966"|62
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Gandhara}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 25|25th]]
| |
| | {{flagicon|Blackreach}} [[Wikipedia:MAX (band)|MAX]]
| |
| |Japanese
| |
| |"Tacata"
| |
| |4
| |
| |70
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Tikata}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 26|26th]]
| |
| | {{flagicon|Princeland}} [[Wikipedia:Cheryl Cole|Cheryl Cole]]
| |
| |English
| |
| |"Under The Sun"
| |
| |bgcolor="CC9966"|3
| |
| | bgcolor="CC9966"|76
| |
| |-
| |
| |{{flagicon|Sunetti}} [[Internatia Second Chance Contest 27|27th]]
| |
| | {{flagicon|Blackreach}} [[Wikipedia:Koda Kumi|Koda Kumi]]
| |
| |Japanese
| |
| |"No Man's Land"
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |}
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|
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| ===Junior Internatia Song Contest===
| |
| {{Main|Raingate in the Junior Internatia Song Contest}} | | {{Main|Raingate in the Junior Internatia Song Contest}} |
|
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| ===ISC -1===
| |
| {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Song Contest -1}} | | {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Song Contest -1}} |
|
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| ===Internatia Classical Music Contest===
| |
| {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Classical Music Contest}} | | {{Main|Raingate in the Internatia Classical Music Contest}} |
| | {{Main|M FEST}} |
|
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|
| ==References== | | ==References== |
Princeland
Sunshine Coast
Florem
Winterhold
Cambria
Borderlands
The Vale
High Rock
The Rift
Raingate Ocean Territory
Raingate Vulkaan Territory
