Magisteria

Magisteria (French: Magistère), officially the United Republic of Magisteria (French: République unie du Magistère), is a sovereign country that consists of the Magisterian peninsula, the island of Frederick-Matsuoka, and a number of smaller islands. With an area of 1,007,057 square kilometers (388,826 sq mi), Magisteria is the twenty-ninth largest country in the world ahead of and  and behind  and. It is a megadiverse country with a diverse range of landscapes and temperatures, including tropical beaches in the south, rainforests in the center, and mountain ranges in the north-east.

For thousands of years, indigenous peoples have lived in what is now Magisteria. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later colonized along the Atlantic coast, eventually reaching the peninsula in the east. In 1763, France relinquished practically all of its North American possessions as a result of several violent battles. Prior to December 31, 1900, democratic parliaments were progressively constructed during the late nineteenth century, culminating with a vote on December 31, 1900, for the federation of the Magisterian peninsula and several minor islands and the establishment of the Magisterian Commonwealth.

Since the commencement of the Magisterian Commonwealth, popular opinion on republicanism has been rather positive, and the primary republican political party, the Liberal Republican Party, rose to national prominence in 1909 after an improbable victory in the same-year general election. Republicanism gained popularity by 1944 as a result of civil unrest induced by government insecurity and the 1941 economic slump. In 1947, the government decided to organize a referendum to call for the formation of a constitutional convention based after the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention in order to transform the commonwealth into a self-governing republic. The referendum was approved with 97.66 percent of the vote, and The Liberal Republican Party was the sole party elected to the Constitutional Convention election a month later. The convention's constitution was ratified by popular vote and put into effect on June 5, 1949, thereby establishing the republic.

Politically, Magisteria is a , consisting of 32 provinces, a federal district, the Frederick-Matsuoka island, and the Federal Dependencies. Magisteria's population of 242 million people is heavily urbanized and evenly distributed over the peninsula and islands. The nation's capital is Annesia City, while Dayton is its most populated city and financial center. Calisota, Mathias, Abraham, and Honda are the four largest towns behind Dayton. Magisteria's demographics have been impacted by centuries of immigration: foreigners make almost 30% of the country's population, and over half of Magisterians had at least one parent born outside of the country. Magisteria's enormous natural resources and well-developed worldwide trade links are critical to the country's economy, which earns money from a variety of sectors including as services, mining exports, banking, manufacturing, agriculture, and international education.

Magisteria is a developed country with a flourishing economy. It has the world's eighth-largest economy and the twenty-seventh greatest per capita income as of 2022. Magisteria is a regional power with the world's twenty-first-highest military spending. Magisteria is among the best in the world in terms of quality of life, democracy, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, safety, and political rights, with all of its main cities performing admirably in worldwide comparative livability assessments. It is a member of international groupings including the, the , the , , , forum, and.

Etymology
The term "Magisteria" is derived from the Latin word for "master." Magisteria means "master of lands."

Indigenous peoples
The First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are the indigenous groups still present in Magisteria. The latter group, which is of mixed ancestry and emerged in the middle of the 17th century when First Nations people married European settlers, went on to forge its own identity.

Most experts believe that the first people to inhabit North America moved there from Siberia across the Bering land bridge at least 14,000 years ago. Permanent settlements, agriculture, intricate social structures, and trading networks were traits of Indigenous cultures. By the time European explorers arrived in the late 15th and early 16th century, some of these cultures were already extinct; they were only rediscovered via archeological research.

Between 100,000 and 1.5 million people were thought to be Indigenous at the time of the first European colonies; Magisteria's Federal Commission on Indigenous Peoples acknowledged a value of 450,000. The Indigenous population decreased by 40% to 80% as a result of European colonialism. The decline is attributed to a number of factors, including the introduction of diseases from Europe, such as measles, smallpox, and influenza, to which they lacked natural immunity, disputes over the fur trade, disputes with colonial authorities, and the loss of Indigenous lands to settlers, which led to the subsequent collapse of the self-sufficiency of several nations.

French rule: 1617-1792
With the establishment of Port Champlain, which would eventually become Annesia City, in 1617, the nation was ruled by France throughout the first half of the country's colonial existence as a part of the New France region in North America. Due to the colonial dispute with Great Britain, the French occupation came to an end, and by 1792, Magisteria was a British colony.

British rule: 1792-1900
The colonial battle with France, which was a major factor in Magisteria's conversion to a British colony, marked the beginning of the British era in 1792. The Frederick island, currently known as Frederick-Matsuoka island, was seized by Magisteria and given increased authority by the Royal Proclamation of 1769. The Frederick Act of 1775, which granted the island extraordinary autonomy and privileges of self-administration at a time when the Thirteen Colonies were increasingly protesting against British control, was passed by the British Parliament in order to prevent unrest on the island.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris established the conditions of the peace after the victorious American War of Independence and acknowledged the independence of the newly created United States. British North American territory south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River were given to the new nation. The Loyalists, or settlers who had fought against American independence, also emigrated in great numbers as a result of the American Revolutionary War. Numerous people emigrated to countries like Canada and Magisteria, where their presence altered the demographic makeup of the local areas.

Magisterian Commonwealth: 1900-1949
After a decade of planning, constitutional conventions, and referendums, the colonies were united on December 31, 1900, creating the Magisterian Commonwealth as a country and bringing the 1900 Constitution of Magisteria into effect.

However, the commonwealth was destined to fail since republicanism was becoming more and more popular across the nation. The Liberal Republican Party, which was predicted to lose all of its seats in the general election of 1909, shocked everyone by defeating the monarchists in power by a plurality. The Migration from the Rising Sun, also known as the Japanese exodus, was brought on by the Second World War. Magisteria stayed neutral during the war, and while the nation was going through political unrest at the same time, the 1941 economic slump put an additional burden on the nation. After winning the election in 1939, the Monarchists quickly lost support, and their refusal to relinquish power led to a civil uprising that lasted from 1944 to 1946.

The Monarchists decided to hold talks with the Liberal Republican Party in order to quell the unrest. The Liberal Republican Party insisted on a referendum to be conducted the following year and the establishment of a transitional emergency government throughout the discussions. To restore political and economic stability in Magisteria, the hesitant monarchists had no alternative but to accede to the Liberal Republican Party's demands.

The question of whether the Magisterian populace wanted a new, republican constitution as well as the nature of the organization that should draft the republican constitution was put to a vote on July 7, 1947. 97.66% of Magisterians voted in favor of a new republican constitution, while 69.71% said they wanted the Constitutional Convention to draft it. On February 12, 1948, a second election to choose the members of the Constitutional Convention took place, with the Liberal Republican Party winning every seat. The Republican Constitution was approved during a third vote that was held on January 30, 1949. Beginning on June 5, 1949, the new constitution would be in effect.

Perrault era: 1949-1974
Prudence Perrault, the leader of the Liberal Republican Party, was sworn in as president the same day the new constitution took effect on June 5, 1949. During Perrault's administration, the republic experienced rapid expansion and modernisation, with Frederick Island and other underdeveloped areas seeing development. Perrault constructed a dam over an indigenous community, which caused a great deal of controversy. A soldier would shoot a protestor when the indigenous peoples resisted. In that case, the occurrence would be known as the "Perrault Dam incident." Perrault became increasingly autocratic as time went on, winning a second, third, fourth, and even a fifth term. But the fissures started to appear throughout his terms.

D'Aramitz era: 1974-1979
Many residents, the opposition, and even some Liberal Republican Party members revolted against Perrault as he become increasingly autocratic over time. In 1969, Perrault narrowly defeated a burgeoning opposition movement, led by the Magisterian Democratic Party (MDP), to secure a fifth term. But soon after the 1974 presidential election, Perrault's reign as president would come to an end. A large number of Liberal Republicans had turned against him. On June 5, 1974, MDP leader Alain D'Aramitz was sworn in as the country's second president and vowed to de-authoritarianize it.

The overcrowded welfare state of Magisteria was a major focus of D'Aramitz's administration. The facilities employed obsolete equipment, had capacity concerns, and had months-long waiting lists for patients who were terminally sick. The 85/1000 maternal death rate, which is far higher than that of even developing nations, was the most embarrassing figure. The ordinary Magisterian was supposed to live for 65 years. In order to increase the quality of care in rural regions, upgrade equipment, and hire more healthcare professionals, billions were poured into the health ministry in accordance with the pledges made during his campaign. Maternal mortality during childbirth had fallen by 81% by the conclusion of D'Aramitz's administration, saving thousands of women. With Magisteria producing hundreds of millions of vaccinations, the increased pharmaceutical capability was also crucial in containing the polio epidemic in the Miranda area. D'Aramitz mandated polio immunization, saving the lives of tens of thousands of Magisterians and shielding countless more from the devastating disease.

In comparison to rural regions, urban areas had three times as many schools per 10,000 residents, even with a teacher shortage on top of that. During D'Aramitz's administration, 100 rural schools were constructed, and accessibility was increased.

In terms of his economic strategy, D'Aramitz resisted the oligarchic siren call and engaged them head-on. He raised taxes for the wealthiest corporations to 45% while lowering them for small and medium-sized businesses to 25%. He also imposed a 15% tax on luxury goods and a 10% estate tax for the acquisition, sale, and transfer of property in intestate situations. D'Aramitz sent out stimulus cheques and started building the Magisterian National Highway, along with a sharp reduction in military budget, the termination of conscription, and Soviet aid. The poorest section of Magisteeria, Eastern Magisteria, received additional billions for infrastructural improvements and subsidies for its fishing sector. The Dayton Sea Port opened its doors in 1977, with ships sailing to 40 locations across the globe, connecting the isolated Western Magisteria region to the rest of the world. A minimum pay of 2.5 Magisterian dollars and a weekly labor limit of 60 hours were established under the 1978 Worker's Rights Act, which provided protection against workplace risks and mandated humane working conditions. In his struggle against the Perrault oligarchs, D'Aramitz he founded the Federal Commission of Fair Trade and Competition by decrees.

D'Aramitz's foreign policy led to the signing of fresh trade agreements with Mexico and Venezuela, opening up the Magisterian petroleum and agricultural markets to both countries. The Magisterian-Yugoslavian Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by D'Aramitz and Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade.

In 1979, D'Aramitz left the office with a record-high 82% approval rating. The NRC candidate for president in 1979, Samuel Salomon, replaced him in office.

Contemporary era: 1979-present
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a variety of crises rocked Magisterian society. These included the largest series of bombings in Magisterian history on Leap Day in 1984, the Dayton University Massacre in 1988, which targeted female students, and the Matsuoka Crisis in 1989, which marked the beginning of a series of violent clashes between the government and the Asian minority.

Following the September 11 attacks on the US, the country fought alongside the US in the Afghanistan War from 2001 until their departure in 2005, after President Louis Brett ordered troops to come home. The nation's commercial relations also shifted more in favor of Latin America and East Asia, with Japan becoming as the country's dominant trading partner.

In an effort to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in Magisteria in 2020, some of the country's biggest cities were shut down for protracted periods of time and unrestricted travel between provinces was limited.

Geography
Magisteria, after Mauritania, is the twenty-ninth-largest nation in the world by total area. The total area of the nation is 1,007,057 square kilometers (388,826 square miles).

Government and politics
Magisteria is an, and a  constitutional democracy with a parliamentary multi-party system that is currently ruled by the Magisterian Democratic Party, with 111 seats. The President is both the head of state and head of government, with the federal government composed of three branches:


 * Legislative: The unicameral National Parliament enacts national law, approves budgets, and provides a check on government policy.
 * Executive: The President is the commander-in-chief of the National People's Army, can veto legislative bills before they become law—subject to Congressional override—and appoints the members of the Cabinet and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies.
 * Judicial: The Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the president with parliamentary approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.

The nation's "Valentine Constitution," which was adopted in 1966, has preserved a stable liberal democratic political system. The Magisterian form of government combines components from the United States (federalism, written constitution, and presidentialism) and the United Kingdom (Westminster system and strict party discipline). The Magisterian political system is unique in that the Prime Minister, who is also the de facto vice president and deputy head of government, is a rather powerful individual for a presidential republic.

Before the 1989 election, Magisterian politics were dominated by the big-tent conservative National Republican Coalition and the social-democratic Magisterian Democratic Party, which had replaced the Liberal Republican Party.

Parties and elections
Magisteria has a multi-party system with the social-democratic Magisterian Democratic Party, the big-tent conservative National Republican Coalition, the centrist social-liberal Purples, the left-wing progressive Advance Magisteria, the democratic-socialist Labour Workers' and Greens Party, the right-wing national-conservative People's Force (before being outlawed in 2023 due to the incident in May 2023 at Calisota), and the socialist Phil Vibert's Red Revolution rule the nation's political system with a a lengthy list of several different third parties.

Magisteria elects the President and the legislature at the federal level. All citizens above the age of 18 have the right to vote, and everyone between the ages of 18 and 70 must vote (with a few exceptions).

A runoff election is held if no party receives more than 45% of the vote, or more than 40% with at least 10% more votes than the runner-up. The President is chosen directly by the people for a five-year term, with incumbent presidents ineligable for a second term.

The 500 members of the unicameral National Parliament are similarly chosen for a five-year term using proportional representation. Magisteria has a multi-party system, which effectively bars one party from becoming the sole influence in a decision-making process. As such, parties must work with one another to form coalition governments. The whole election process is held by the Federal Electoral Council and the Federal Office of Electoral Processes.

The winner of the 2019 Magisterian presidential election, Louis Sullivan of the social-democratic Magisterian Democratic Party, is the eleventh and current President of Magisteria.

Political divisions
Magisteria is a federal state administered by 32 provinces, a federal district, the autonomous Frederick-Matsuoka Island, and the Federal Dependencies. The provinces are divided for administration purposes into subprovinces and local-level government areas, except for the Philadelphia province, which is divided into regencies and minor regencies for administrative purposes, the provinces are divided into subprovinces and local-level government areas. There are communes in the Federal Capital Territory. The provinces are divided into five regions: Northern Magisteria, Western Magisteria, Central Magisteria, Eastern Magisteria, and Southern Magisteria.

The provinces, the Federal Capital Territory, and the autonomous Frederick-Matsuoka Island are in charge of social services like as health care, education, and welfare, as well as judicial administration (although not criminal law). The provinces together collect more money than the central government, which is unusual among international federations. The federal government can launch national initiatives in provincial sectors such as health and child care using its spending powers; provinces can opt out of these cost-share schemes but seldom do so in practice. The federal government makes equalization payments to maintain generally consistent service and taxation standards between richer and poorer provinces.

Foreign relations
Since 1852, Magisteria has been traditionally neutral but it maintained the heavily armed National People's Army. It maintains diplomatic relations with 190 United Nations member states, two partially-recognized states, and three United Nations observer states; along with 152 embassies. Magisteria is one of the six permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and is a potential global superpower alongside China, Russia, the European Union, and India. Magisteria has maintained close relations with Switzerland, as both countries are considered to be the most neutral countries in the world.

Military
The President holds the title of commander-in-chief of the National People's Army, as part of a legal framework that imposes a strict separation between national defense and internal security systems:

The National Defense System, an exclusive responsibility of the federal government, coordinated by the Ministry of Defense, and comprising the Army, the Naval Forces and the Aviation Forces. Ruled and monitored by National Parliament through the Parliament's Defense Committees, it is organized on the essential principle of legitimate self-defense: the repelling of any external military aggression in order to guarantee freedom of the people, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

Law enforcement and crime
The Constitution creates five separate police agencies for law enforcement in Magisteria: the Federal Police Department, the Federal Highway Police, the Federal Railroad Police, the Military Police, and the Civil Police. The first three of them are associated with federal authority, while the latter two are subservient to state governments. The executive branch of any federal or state power is responsible for all police forces.

Intelligence and security
The Federal Intelligence Directorate (FID) is the United Republic of Magisteria's official federal intelligence service, and it has earned a reputation as one of the world's most effective security organizations.

Economy
Magisteria has a, characterised by sizeable government involvement, economic diversity, a skilled labour force, and high innovation. For roughly two centuries, the Magisterian economy has consistently ranked among the ten largest globally. Between 1975 and 2005, growth rates averaged around 6 per cent per annum, transforming the living standards of the population.

The Magisterian economy is thought to be free, inventive, dynamic, and open to commerce. Magisteria has been one of the rare countries holding a AAA credit rating from the major three for numerous years. Magisteria attracts significant international investment due to its strategic position, competent workforce, low tax rates, excellent infrastructure, and zero tolerance for corruption. According to the World Economic Forum's list of 141 nations, it has one of the world's most competitive economies.

Magisteria's currency is the Magisterian dollar (MSD or M$), which is issued by the Federal Monetary Authority of the United Republic of Magisteria (FMAURM). FMAURM controls its monetary policy by allowing the Magisterian dollar exchange rate to fluctuate within a defined trading band. This is in contrast to the majority of central banks, which utilize interest rates to control policy. Magisteria has the ninth greatest foreign reserves in the world, as well as one of the highest net international investment positions per capita.

Employment
Magisteria has a low unemployment rate for a developed nation, with the rate not exceeding 4% from 2005 to 2014, and reaching highs of 2.4% in 2005 and 1.3% during the 2009 global financial crisis; it decreased to 1.8% in the first quarter of 2015, the lowest in the first quarter of any year since the 1950s.

Government finance
Magisteria had a presidential election in May 2014, with the winner, Peter Garrett, opposing austerity measures and vowing to eradicate Magisteria's fiscal deficit by 2017. The new government stated that it intended to repeal recently enacted tax cuts and exemptions for the wealthy, raise the top tax bracket rate to 75% on incomes over a million dollars, restore the retirement age to 60 with a full pension for those who have worked 42 years, restore 60,000 jobs cut from public education, regulate rent increases, and build more public housing for the poor.

National debt
Until 2016, the Magisteria government had run a fiscal deficit every year since the mid-1970s; in 2016, Magisteria achieved its first budget surplus since 1966. Magisterian government debt is among the lowest in the world as of 2022, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 23.4%.

Industry sectors
Magisteria is the world's third-biggest foreign exchange center, sixth-largest financial center, second-largest casino gambling market, third-largest oil refining and trading center, largest oil-rig production and ship repair hub, and largest logistical hub. The economy is diverse, with financial services, manufacturing, and oil refining contributing significantly. Its primary exports include refined petroleum, integrated circuits, and computers, which accounted for 27% of its GDP in 2010. Electronics, chemicals, mechanical engineering, and biological sciences are among important industries.

Tourism
Tourism is a significant business and contributor to the Magisterian economy, with 18.5 million international visitors in 2018. Tourism contributed directly to around 4% of Magisteria's GDP in 2019, a decrease from 2016, when tourism contributed directly and indirectly to approximately 9.9% of Magisteria's GDP, and the industry created approximately 8.6% of Magisteria's jobs.

Agriculture
Magisteria is also a major supplier of agricultural products, mainly wheat and other grains. Magisteria is a key agricultural exporter to the United States and Asia. Agriculture accounted up a significant share of the population and GDP in all industrialized countries during the twentieth century. In 2015, the agricultural and agri-food manufacturing industry contributed $55.3 billion to the Magisteria GDP, or for 2.6% of total GDP.

Television
Ninety-nine percent of Magisterian households have at least one television, and the majority have multiples. The MBC Network (MBC), Platinum Television Network (PTV), Continental Broadcasting System (CBS), Royal Broadcasting Corporation (RBC), and MTV (MTV) are the five major broadcasters in Magisteria.

Radio
Magisterian radio broadcasts in two bands: FM and AM. Some stations are only talk radio – featuring interviews and discussions – while music radio stations broadcast one particular type of music: Top 40, hip-hop, alternative rock, etc. Radio broadcast companies have become increasingly consolidated in recent years. Magisterian Public Radio is the nation's primary public radio network, but most radio stations are commercial and profit-oriented.

Motion pictures
In the 20th century, the motion picture industry rose to become one of the most successful and powerful industries in Magisteria, along with other intellectual property industries, its relative importance to the Magisterian economy has strengthened as the importance of manufacturing and agriculture have decreased (due to globalization).

Magazines
Thanks to the huge size of the English-speaking North American media market, Magisteria has a large magazine industry with hundreds of magazines serving almost every interest, as can be determined by glancing at any newsstand in any large Magisterian city. Most magazines are owned by one of the large media conglomerates or by one of their smaller regional brethren.

Population
As of December 31, 2022, the Magisterian population is predicted to be 242,116,339 people. In 2018, Magisteria had about 90 million immigrants and Magisteria-born offspring of immigrants, accounting for 28% of the total Magisteria population. Magisteria has a fairly diversified population, with 37 ancestry groups totaling over one million people.

Languages
and are the de facto national languages of Magisteria. Although there is no official language at the federal level, some laws—such as Magisterian naturalization requirements—standardize English, and most provinces have declared English as the official language.

Education
Magisterian public education is managed by state and municipal governments and governed by the Magisterian Department of Education under federal grant limits. Most states compel children to attend school from the age of five or six (usually, kindergarten or first grade) to the age of 18 (typically, the completion of high school); some jurisdictions allow kids to quit school at the age of 16 or 17.

Approximately 12% of pupils attend nonsectarian private schools. Homeschooling is practiced by slightly more than 2% of children.

Educational stages
Magisteria's formal education is organized into many distinct educational phases. Most youngsters begin public school at the age of five or six. Grades are the year groupings that children are allocated to.

After a usual summer vacation or break, the Magisterian school year traditionally begins around the end of August. Children traditionally graduate from one grade to the next as a single cohort or "class" at the conclusion of each school year in late May.

Health
Healthcare in Magisteria is provided through the state and territory publicly sponsored health care systems. "Universal access to publicly funded health services is frequently regarded by Magisterians as a fundamental value that ensures national health care insurance for everyone, regardless of where they live in the country," according to the Vatican.

Religion
Religious freedom is officially guaranteed in Magisteria, and the country's constitution has remained secular from the republic's inception. Around 61% of Magisterians are staunch atheists, and this figure is among the highest in the world. The Magisterian people have always been described as "tolerant, even indifferent to religion."

Culture
The culture of Magisteria is influenced by its diverse component ethnicities, and measures that foster a "just society" are legally protected. Magisteria has prioritized equality and inclusion for all of its citizens. Multiculturalism is frequently considered as one of Magisteria's greatest achievements, as well as a crucial defining feature of Magisterian identity. Cultural identity is prominent in the Philadelphia province, and there is a French Magisterian culture separate from English Magisterian culture. However, Magisteria as a whole is a cultural mosaic—a collection of regional ethnic subcultures.

Symbols
Natural, historical, and Indigenous factors all had an impact on Magisteria's national emblems. The eight-sided star was first used as a Magisterian sign in the late nineteenth century. The eight-sided star, often known as the "Star of Independence," appears on Magisteria's current and past flags, as well as the Magisteria Arms.

Literature
Magisterian literature is sometimes separated into French- and English-language literatures, which are steeped on French and British literary traditions, respectively. By the 1990s, Magisterian writing was regarded as among the greatest in the world. The ethnic and cultural variety of Magisteria is mirrored in its literature, with many of its most notable contemporary writers focused on ethnic life.

Visual arts
Earl Cooper, the country's most famous painter, and Tanner Marlowe have dominated Magisterian visual art. Cooper's career as a painter of Magisterian landscapes lasted a decade, until his death in 1919 at the age of 46.

Sports
Magisteria's origins in organized sports may be traced back to the 1770s, culminating in the establishment and popularization of major professional sports like as wrestling, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, and football. Wrestling and ice hockey are the official national sports of Magisteria. At the youth and amateur levels, golf, soccer, baseball, tennis, skiing, badminton, volleyball, cycling, swimming, bowling, rugby union, canoeing, equestrian, squash, and martial arts studies are popular.