Entara, more formally known as The Entaren Federation, is a nation located in south-west Enequit and situated along the coast of the Rezton Ocean. Entara has a highly varied geography including vast southern forests and steppes on its eastern border. It has an estimated population of 193.6 million across 22 provinces and 4 territories. With its democratic government and stable economy Entara stands as a regional power and one of the most influential nations in Enequit.
Currently Entara is home to 193.6 million people and has an average life expectancy of 77 years. The nation has a birth rate of 1.43 children per woman - marginally below average. The nation has 22 provinces each with a varying number of districts within them which all vote in elections. Entara’s provinces and territories, as well as the populations of each, are as follows:
Every province votes in Entaren minister elections, however territories do not, which has been a source of contention in recent years. These elections will be explored more in the governmental section.
Entara is a representative democracy with a parliament and prime minister. This system was founded in [date] following the end of UFSL occupation after he Great World War
Elections are held every 2-4 years in Entara. The election for prime minister is held every 4 years while the elections for parliament is held every 2. However, these elections never occur simultaneously as the prime minister elections are held on December 30th and parliamentary elections are held on March 30th. There are currently 511 members of parliament, 1 for every 500 thousand people and 1 extra to prevent ties in voting.
Parliamentary election process: Entara has 4 major parties, Entara Liberal Party, Social Party of the Republic, Entara First, and Federal Democratic Party. A major party is a party defined as getting 15% or more of the national vote. Entara also has 3 minor parties: The Southern Coalition, the Green Alliance, and the Restorets. These are any party that get under 15% of the vote. There are also many, lesser parties that get a small amount of votes but nothing substantial. Elections for parliament are held every 2 years and mainly operate around provinces. Each person gets 3 votes, 1 for the parliament in their own province and 2 for the national parliament. These votes can be cast in any way but 1 must go to the local parliament and 2 to the national. When voting a person is given 2 packets. On the front page of each party is listed in a row. One packet says National while the other says Province, with the national one having 2 bubbles per party and the province having 1, so that the person can vote for the same party twice on the national level if they so choose. Each following page in a packet has a party name at the top and the list of representatives for that party below, each representative only has 1 bubble in both packets. However in the national vote packet a person could vote for 2 representatives of the same party. These representatives are different on the national and provincial level as representatives can only be in either the national or local parliament, but not both. The person would fill in 2 bubbles anywhere across the packet, outside of the front page. The vote for the local parliament is separated from the national vote and both proceed in a usual fashion, with votes counted and parliament seats given to parties via the percentage of the national vote they garnered. The representatives to fill those seats are then chosen from highest to lowest by their percentage of the vote within their own party that they got. If 10.2% of people who voted for an ELP representative voted for a specific person, while another person got 6.3%, then the 10.2% person would be the first to get an available seat with the 6.3% person coming after if there was another available seat. In real elections this happens on a much larger scale, with some parties having over 80 available seats and a huge amount of possible representatives, while others may only get a dozen or so seats and likely have a much smaller pool of representatives. A representative of parliament can serve an infinite number of terms, however if a person serves 3 terms in a row they are not allowed to appear on the ballot for the next, 4th election, though they can for the one after that and for another 3 terms.
Prime Minister election process: The election for Prime Minister is relatively simple. A ballot is given with the political parties and their representative candidate on the Province and Federal levels. A person gets two votes and has to use 1 for a representative on the Federal level and 1 for the Province level. The winner of these elections is based on a simple popular majority in the overall nation or province.
Entara is a diverse nation in terms of geography. In every corner of the country a wildly different environment can be found. Overall Entara has a very temperate climate and this is consistent across most of the nation.
The North: In the north there are heavily forested hills spread across the land, creating vast valleys and rivers. In some areas these are mountains with huge cliff faces and massive rivers below. The tallest of these, Mount Akarnest, is 5743 meters tall, making it the 4th largest mountain in Entara. In other northern areas, particularly those near the coast, the hills and mountains flatten out into open plains and then sandy beaches along the coast. These hills and mountains have been historically extremely rich in resources such as iron, coal, and tungsten which, especially starting in the mid 18th century, contributed heavily to the Entaren economy.
The East: Eastern Entara is one of the most geographically diverse parts of the country. This area runs mainly along the border with the nation of Clara and has been a significant factor in the past and present relations between the two countries. Starting from the north down there is a combination of large mountains juxtaposed with open plateaus. Most cities in this region are built on top of these plateaus and have had a history as defensible strongpoints against invading armies. This mountain range contains the largest mountains in Entara. The tallest of these is Mount Kejahln, which stands at 6097 meters tall as the largest mountain in Entara. Despite this impressive height the overall largest mountains in this mountain range lie on the Claran side of the border. Just behind these mountains are vast grasslands containing farms, pastures, and villages as well as large cities which all benefit from the melted water that flows down from the mountains every summer. Farther south on this side of the country are the steppes of lower Clara. This area is a much more minor part of Entaren Geography but it contains unique wildlife that cannot be found in the rest of the nation.
The South: Southern Entara is where a majority of the nation's forests are located, up to 70% in fact. These forests contribute heavily to the nation's wood industry and include dozens of tree species. Otherwise the south is relatively flat, having no mountains to speak of and short hills spread across the landscape.
The West: West Entara is primarily composed of its coastline which lies along the Rezton Ocean. These coastlines vary heavily in height. The northern coastline is flat and sandy however as the coastline reaches farther south it gets more rocky. On the southern coastline the coast is characterized by tall cliffs that stretch along sections of it, especially those along the large peninsula near the island of Phobous.