Raingate

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
Ethnic groups	92.6% Caucasian; 7.1% Asian; 0.3% 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 declared	18 July 2015
• Ascension Day	18 July 2015
Area
• Total	261,625 km2 (101,014 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,562,333
• Density	40.13/km2 (103.9/sq mi)
Currency	Raingate Pound (RGP)
Time zone	RST (UTC+9)
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 and Frostfall in the south and by the Artemitic Sea in the west. It has a population of around 10.5 million people making it the 11th most populous country in Outernatia, and it has an area spanning 26,1625 kilometres squared.

Raingate consists of 11 provinces; Princeland, Sunshine Coast, Florem, Cambria, The Vale, Whiterun, Blackreach, Winterhold, High Rock, The Rift and the island territory of Dawnguard & Duskfall. 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 is a principality 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 immense political power.

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 its neighbour Frostfall called the RainFall Alliance and it is the founding member of the Outernatian Union.

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 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 11 provinces. By convention, the prime minister is always the leader of Princeland Province. The prime minister and the 10 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 51 members; the prime minister, the 10 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 The Rift and Dawnguard & Duskfall has 2 and 1 representatives in the Order respectively.

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			11
	Labour Liberal Alliance	PM Karren Brady	1
		Province Leaders	10
The Order			40
	Labour Liberal Alliance		23
	Liberal Democratic Party		9
	Green Party		4
	Raingate National Party		2
	Asian Front		2
Total seats			51

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Raingate is divided into 11 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	Emblem

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	Liam Payne	942,411	♅
Whiterun	Lakefield	Mary Berry	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	Tulisa Contostavlos	214,332	♇
Dawnguard & Duskfall	Nightcliff	Thomas Daley	51,062	☼

Geography

Raingate is located on the eastern coast of Outernatia and covers an area spanning 261,625km2 (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 and central areas

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.

Seasons

Spring

Spring is generally a calm, cool and dry season, particularly because the Artemitic Sea has lost much of its heat throughout the autumn and winter. However, as the sun rises higher in the sky and the days get longer, temperatures can rise relatively high, but often tend to drop off again at night due to the cool oceans and the warm weather dependent solely on the sun. Thunderstorms and heavy showers develop quite frequently, particularly towards the end of the season. There is also a fair chance of snow earlier in the season when temperatures are colder and can even develop as late as mid-May over some areas of the country, such as in parts of Winterhold and High Rock Provinces.

Mean temperatures in Spring are generally influenced by longitude. Most of Winterhold and the mountains of High Rock and The Rift are the coolest areas of Raingate, with average temperatures ranging from −2 to 7°C. The western half of Raingate experiences the warmest spring temperatures of between 8 and 13°C.

Summer

Summer is the warmest and usually the sunniest season. Rainfall totals can have a wide local variation due to localised thunderstorms. These thunderstorms mainly occur in western and central Raingate and are less frequent and severe in the north and west. Rainy weather systems are not as severe in summer but increase both in severity and frequency towards the end of the season.

Climatic differences at this time of year are more influenced by longitude and temperatures are highest in western and southern areas and lowest in the east. Summer temperatures rarely exceed 39°C, but when this does occur it happens more frequently in Sunshine Coast and Florem Provinces than other parts of the country. Winterhold and High Rock have the coolest summers (average means: 10 to 17°C), while central areas such as Princeland and The Vale have warmer summers (average means: 18 to 21°C), and Sunshine Coast and Florem have the hottest summers (average means: 23 to 31°C). The record maximum is 41°C recorded in Azure Bay, Sunshine Coast.

Autumn

Autumn in Raingate is notorious for being unsettled as cool air moves northwards combining with the warm ocean air due to heating throughout the spring and summer, resulting in unsettled weather. In addition, when the air is particularly cold temperatures on land may be colder than the ocean, resulting in significant amounts of condensation and clouds which bring heavy rain to the country. Oceanic depressions during this time can become intense and winds of hurricane force can be recorded. Western areas, being closest to the ocean, experience these severe conditions to a significantly greater extent than eastern areas. As such, autumn is often the stormiest time of the year.

Coastal areas of Sunshine Coast and the western half of Cambria have on average the warmest autumns, with mean temperatures of 10 to 15°C. Mountainous areas of Winterhold and The Rift, and almost all of High Rock, experience mean temperatures between 3 and 7°C.

Winter

Winter in Raingate is generally cool and wet. Temperatures at night rarely drop below −15°C and in the day rarely rise above 11°C. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the season, though snow is relatively infrequent despite the country's varying longitude. The only areas with significant snowfall are in High Rock and The Rift, where at higher elevations a colder climate determines the occurence of snowfall. For a majority of the landmass snow is possible but not frequent, apart from the higher altitudes, where snow can lie 1–5 months or even beyond 6 months.

Snow falls intermittently and mainly affects eastern areas, high ground in Whiterun and Blackreach and especially the mountains of High Rock where the amount of lying snow is frequently high enough to permit winter sport activities. Frequently in the mountains potent depressions may move in from the south in the form of 'polar lows', introducing heavy snow and often blizzard-like conditions to parts of Raingate, particularly eastern areas. During periods of light winds and high pressure frost and fog can become a problem and can pose a major hazard for drivers on the roads.

Mean winter temperatures in the Raingate are most influenced by proximity to the sea. The coldest areas are the mountains of High Rock and The Rift, and eastern areas of Winterhold, averaging −10 to 3°C. Coastal areas in Sunshine Coast and Cambria, as well as Florem, experience the mildest winters, on average 5 to 8°C. The record low is -52°C recorded on Death Mountain, High Rock Province.

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"
16th	The Vamps	English	"Wake Up"

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"

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"

ISC -1

Edition	Artist	Title	Place	Points
10th	Whitney Houston	"How Will I Know"	12	49
11th	Diana Ross & The Supremes	"Stop! In The Name of Love"	9	49
12th	Cher	"Just Like Jesse James"

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"

References

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