Aragan Empire

The Aragan Union, commonly known as the Aragan Empire, the Empire of Araga, or just Araga was a nation lasting four out of the seven Earth Worlds on Monsoonjr99's Minecraft Server and the Mappercraft Minecraft Server. By the end of Earth World VII it was the one of the two predominant nations left on the server, owning territory primarily in the eastern hemisphere. The nation was founded in Earth World Mark IV as the nation of Armyima before being shortly renamed to how it is referred to today.

Government and Religion
The government of the Aragan Union was a constitutional, non-elected parliamentary system within an asymmetric federation. The legislative branch, or the parliament of Araga is called the Reichstag and most non-emergency policies had to be passed through this body. There were two main leaders or executives of the nation: the Fuhrer and the Kaiser. The Fuhrer was the leader of the Reichstag, whom rules eternally unless he resigns or is disposed by force. They also were the commander-in-chief of the Aragan Army, had veto powers in regards to votes held by the Reichstag, and had the right to, according to the Aragan National Constitution, "declare his successor, call votes, referendums, change ministers and governing bodies, and declare wars." The latest, and most likely last, Fuhrer of Araga was LordKarutemo.The other leader of Araga was the Kaiser, Tomad, whose role was mostly symbolic and was used to uphold stability of the union. A judiciary branch also existed in the nation, with there supposed to be a national court and national judge; in practice most judicial power was exercised by the Reichstag.

The national religion of the Aragan Union was Christianity and it is the only religion recognized in the country's constitution. Minority rights were recognized in the constitution, however Jews and people of non-Christian faith did not enjoy most of the rights as the rest of the population did.

Earth World Mark VII
In the aftermath of the Second Aragan-Starym War and by the beginning of Earth World Mark VII, Araga was put into position as the most powerful nation of the Earth World series. During the time between the end of Earth World Mark VI in late September, 2017 and April, 2019, the Aragan discord server had formed and the structure of the government had been sophisticated with the drafting of their official constitution.

Earth World Mark VII began on April 21, 2019. As the world began members of the Aragan Union had begun to undertake several initiatives, which included the "Vasque Restoration Project," a plan to tear down the water-insulated superstructure that had dominated the city since Earth World Mark V, and an infrastructure plan, which most importantly facilitated the creation of new ice highways and the furbishing of currently existing ones. Despite lower activity in terms of Aragan members regularly playing on the server, morale was still high and Araga was by far the most active nation.

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Companies
The Aragan Union throughout its lifespan has enjoyed its various companies that helped compose the nation's economy, whether it be public companies created and centrally managed by the government, stated-owned enterprises that had to undergo a process of nationalization, or privately-owned businesses. As of the end of Earth World Mark VII these included:

Aragan Public Companies
As dictated by the constitution of the Aragan Union, there exists several companies that are centrally managed by the Reichstag alone. The most relevant ones included:


 * Araga nationaler Transport (AnT): A publicly-owned company whose purpose is to facilitate the construction, management, or destruction of various transportation networks, which included ice highways, railroads, and pedestrian roads.
 * Bank von Araga: The central bank of Araga which housed the valuables held and directly managed by the government.
 * Waffenfabrik Vasque City: The state-owned company responsible for the creation of weapons, armor, and tools and the distribution of said things to the population of Araga.

Krimean Fried Chicken
Krimean Fried Chicken was a company ran by Vikkezi that exclusively sold cooked chicken produced from his automatic chicken farms in Crimea. It is one of the longest lasting companies in the Earth World series.

Danzig Stone Refinery Concern
Danzig was a company founded by Cambrian_. Its headquarters was in the city of Danzig in the state of Poland-Lithuania. [WIP]

Frikom
Frikom was a company founded by LordKarutemo. [WIP]

Menders
Main article: Menders

Menders, also known as Menders Inc. was a company founded by AbolishSuburbs. Its purpose was to sell valuable items such as enchanted books, maxed-out gear, elytra, and shulker boxes as well as other items such as fish, salmon, and saddles. It officially became a public company in Earth World Mark VII after the drafting of the constitution of Araga.

Aragan Geography; States and Territories
By the end of Earth World Mark VII, the Aragan Union was one of the two predominant nations left on the server along with the Pan American Union. The country virtually took control of all of the Eastern Hemisphere, asides from France, after annexing the Empire of Starym and its vassal of Imperia. The country spanned from Asuka in South Africa to Russian Siberia.

The Aragan Union is composed of multiple states that had varying degrees of autonomy. It also composed of territories that were had direct rule from the Reichstag. These states and territories included:


 * Germania: a core state with the territories it held within the borders of Germany, with exception to Bavaria, another state. The state's governor was Tomad and its capital was in the city of Berlin.
 * Maryland: a core state holding territories within the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg. Its governor was Extratere and its capital was Vasque, which is also the capital of the Aragan Union as a whole.
 * Poland-Lithuania: an autonomous state with its capital in Danzig. Its governor was Zack and it held territories approximately within the borders of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
 * Bavaria: a state which held its territory in Bavaria and northwestern Austria. The state's governor was Mich and its capital was in the city of Munich.
 * Ukrainia: a core state which held territory in Ukraine, Moldavia, and some land in southwestern Russia. Its governor was Vikke and its capital was in Crimea.
 * Scandinavia: a core state which held territory in Denmark and most of the Fennoscandia peninsula except for northern Finland. Its governor was Zacarin and its capital was in Copenhagen.
 * Russia: an autonomous state which help territory in northern Finland, all of Russia west of the Ural mountains, and at least the territories in Siberia which held the Trans-Siberian railroad. Its governor was bonito_pibb and its capital was in St. Petersburg. It was claimed by Pibb
 * Praetoria: an autonomous state found in the former territories of non-Imperian and non-Keemite Starymglia: Iberia, Occitania, Morocco, Algiers, and southern South America; "La Plata". Its governor was Fedex and its de facto capital was in Lyvonis.
 * Keem: an autonomous state found in the former territories of Keem in Starymglia.
 * Imperia: an autonomous state found in the former territories of Imperia in Starymglia: Italy, former Pananthea, and the western Balkans. Its govenor was FlamingArrow06 and its capital was in Istra.
 * Arabia: an autonomous state found in the territory of the Arabian peninsula and Egypt. Its governor was Asdf.
 * Iroth: An autonomous state in Greenland, in heavy dispute with the Pan American Union over who owned it.
 * China: a state or colony kept mostly in the hands of the state of Russia. Its territories comprised of eastern China and its de facto governor was bonito_pibb.
 * Asuka: a colony that was kept in possession by the state of Poland-Lithuania. It controlled territories in Southern Africa, most notably in Namibia City, the capital of the former country of Asuka. It had direct rule from Danzig, which meant Zack was the technical governor of the colony.
 * Aragan British Isles: a territory which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned all across the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, and other islands off the cost of both Great Britain and Ireland. Its territorial capital was in London.
 * Afrika: a territory which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned most of the territory of the continent of Africa, except for what was controlled by Praetoria and Asuka.
 * The Raj: a territory which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned most of the territory of India, Pakistan, Myanmar, and most of southeast Asia. Its territorial governor was Extratere.
 * Australasia: a territory which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned the territory of Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the rest of Oceania.

Other Information and Trivia

 * One of the most defining and outstanding features of the Aragan Union was its implementation of a welfare state. Colloquially known as "Aragan Welfare," the welfare state was a charity network of sorts coordinated by the government of Araga in which every member of Araga would receive basic goods which included max-enchanted armor, tools, weapons, and food. In addition, people could ask for certain items they had needed and others would fulfill their requests in a welfare channel in the Aragan discord.

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