Wardia

Wardia, or the Kingdom of Wardia is a sovereign state located in the world of Minecraftia, consisting of a main continent, two islands (Prince Aston Island, off the coast of Wolfton; and Kitakakita near the city province of Jangelia) and an exclave city (Snowdon) surrounded by the Danish Empire. It's mainland is bordered to the Danish Empire by a large indestructible wall, which was constructed after the Wardia-Danish War.

Wardia is the largest country in the Union of Unrecognized Microstates, and the second oldest after Nay Island.

Wardia is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional monarchy, currently led by King Aydan I. It does not have an elected head of government or Prime Minister, but the powers of the head of government are executed by the House of Commons, which is formed by the Governors of each city-province (these governors are elected by the citizens in their city-province. They used to be appointed by the King alone until the country became a democracy in 2000 under Gary I). It is a middle power and a developed country. It's capital is Zeblington, where the Royal Palace, the House of Commons and the famous River Twine are located.

There are five city-provinces, one of them being on the other side of the Grand Wall: Wolfton, Jangelia, Zeblington, New Princing (incomplete) and the exclave of '''Snowdon. Each one has its own regional flag, but their usage is very very limited. '''These provinces are very multicultural: even though English is the official language of the country, some areas employ different dialects or languages. For example, Jangelia has a different English dialect (Jangelian Patois, an English-based Creole language with West African) and Snowdon has Danish as a second language because it was taken from the Danish Empire by the army of King Harold during the war in which the Wall was built.

== History == In 1929, explorer Harold Woodward, accompanied only by his pet wolf Christopher Johnson, arrived in what is now Wolfton. They searched the land, getting into conflicts with hostile creatures along the way. In one of these battles, Harold lost his beloved wolf. In his honor, Harold built a town called Wolfton.

Then, he began to have dreams of territorial expansion and empire. So, he decided to gather the villagers and build a kingdom, with himself as King. Establishing Wolfton as their temporary capital city, he proclaimed himself King Harold I of Wardia("Ward" after the last part of his surname, Woodward) and advanced with his army to new locations. Together, they conquered the tribal town of Jangelia, two islands off the coast of the continent (Prince Aston and Kitakakita) and they built a much bigger new city named Zeblington, which the King decided would be the new capital upon completion.

A decade later, Zeblington was attacked by barbarian warriors coming from behind the Royal Centre. It was the Danish Empire: they were invading the kingdom. Harold I declared war on the Danish, and fought against them in several battles. Eventually, Wardia won the war, and in the peace treaty, the King of Denmark was forced to hand their town of Blomstrendeover to them. Wardia renamed it 'Snowdon' and built a large indestructible wall to separate the two large kingdoms so that no war could ever happen between them again.

In the 1980's, a revolution occurred due to the negative approval ratings of King Gerald, the son and successor of King Harold. He usually ignored the people's demands, and didn't say much publicly. The revolution brought down the monarchy and the Republic was proclaimed. This republic was very liberal, and gave many freedoms to the citizens, planned to hold democratic elections, and established the city-provinces (which have their own laws and ways of doing things, much like US states or Spanish autonomous communities).

However, this Republic did not last long. In 1989, Prince Sean, the first son of the old king Gerald; and a group of traditionalist generals wanted to restore the monarchy. They did a coup d'etat and overthrew the Republic, bringing back the Kingdom of Wardia with Sean I as it's restored King. He started an almost fascist regime, spreading propaganda around the nation and purging all those who supported democracy and the old Republic. Sean I was considered one of the worst dictators in history, as he killed hundreds of his own people.

Eventually, in 2000, even the House of Commons grew tired of his ways, and King Sean was forced to step down by the majority of both the common people and the government. Sean I handed the crown to his younger brother Prince Gary, who upon becoming King, transformed Wardia into a parliamentary monarchy like the UK or Spain. The new Constitution, made by the House of Commons and approved by King Gary, greatly limited the power of the monarchy and made the country a democracy.

In 2014, Gary I abdicated in favour of his son Aydan, believing that he was becoming incapable of ruling a nation. Aydan I, the current King, has done many things to help the country thrive, opening many new buildings and renaming the island off the coast of Wolfton 'Prince Aston Island' after his cousin on his mother (Queen Amanda)'s side. Prince Aston is also the current heir to the throne. If he does become King, he would be the first King of Wardia that isn't a direct part of House Woodward (his first surname is Wyatt, so he will be the first King of House Wyatt).

Politics
Wardia is a constitutional monarchy. However, it is not a DIRECT democracy because there is no Prime Minister or President of the Government. It is a democracy because the governors of each city-province are elected by the people in local elections every year (in Minecraft waiting 4 years is a bit too much) and they all together decide on national laws in the House Of Commons in Zeblington. The governors of the city-provinces are at the moment:

• Zeblington:  Nick6739

• Wolfton:  x22Ciinoo

• Jangelia:  lyutauras

• New Princing:  doesn't have one, as the city was never completed.

• Snowdon Enclave:  rockaboy6ter

The King is Head of State, the symbol of its unity and permanence. He arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions, assumes the highest representation of the Wardian State in international relations, especially with the nations of its historical community, and exercises the functions expressly conferred on him by the Constitution and the laws. The King right now is Aydan I, of the royal House of Woodward, since 2014.

The position of King or Queen is hereditary, like in the majority of the monarchies of the world. If the King abdicates or dies leaving no living heirs or relatives, the House of Commons elect one of their own in a secret vote to become the new King who will start a new hereditary lineage, with the son or a close relative of said parliament member becoming his heir-apparent. However, this has never happened.