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- —36.4% White Dutch
- —18.2% White English
- —9.1% White American
- —9.1% White Irish
- 18.2% Turkish, Middle Eastern or North African
- —9.1% Turkish
- —9.1% Egyptian
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- —18.2% Sunni Islam
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Mahuset[d], officially the Confederation of Mahuset (Dutch: Eedgenootschap Mahuset, previously also Confederatie Mahuset), is a self-declared political entity and exercise of the right to self determination commonly referred to as a micronation, established in its current form on 3 January 2016 and its original form on 29 May 2012. It claims nominal sovereignty over seven pieces of land: two in the Netherlands, two in the United Kingdom, two in the United States and one on the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, which is in turn an enclave within the micronation of Hasanistan.
Mahuset is a federal presidential constitutional republic with elements of technocracy and direct democracy whose politics are largely dominated by the Conservative Liberal Party. The country's head of state and head of government is the President — currently Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy — and its deputy head of state and head of government is the Prime Minister — currently Chase Mahoning. Legislative power is vested in the Lazian Chamber, a democratically elected semi-monistic unicameral parliament, named after the capital city Lazia. Laws of constituent entities are officially subordinate to federal law, the Federal Government does not regulate the governments of constituent entities however, and as such each constituent entity has their own unique system of government.
Mahuset claims to be the successor in law, in dignity, and in territory to the Kingdom of Mahuset, the Empire of Alkmaar, the Co-Kingdom of Krasota, the Royal Union of Mahuset, the Kingdom of Ihuset, the Kingdom of Matsia, the United Nations of Mahuset and the Cookielandic and Kittylandic States. Mahuset can largely trace its origin to the MicroWikia community and its interactions with the wider micronational community, especially that of MicroWiki, have stayed limited in scope. It has a turbulent history, having gone through several changes in government, dis- and reestablishments, and changes in territory before reaching its current shape and state of relative stability.
Mahuset has a largely organic culture which largely derives from the cultures of its patres patriae — those being the cultures of the Netherlands and England — the cultures of other micronations, especially Abelden, Radon, Slin, Hasanistan, Brennonia, Nedland and the broader MicroWikia community, internet culture, meme culture, anime culture as well as artificially introduced elements from other cultures. Mahuset is religiously diverse and politically secular, with its constitution protecting what it calls the "Judaeo–Christian tradition and western secular humanist culture". It is an active and founding participant state in the Batyr Bloc and has long practised a diplomatic tradition of neutrality — it does however consider other micronations to be allies and it maintains an official policy of opposition to what it considers GUM influence.
Mahuset is a "fifth world" micronation, with the highest assigned score of 12 under the Boodlesmythe-Tallini System, and a score of 4.4 on the Categoric-Gradial System, also known as Linden's (Revised) System.
Etymology and pronunciation[edit]
Although the exact etymology of the name "Mahuset" has been lost to the mists of time, two prominent etymological theories have been proposed. The most commonly accepted etymological theory is for it to have originated as a portmanteau of Matsia and Ihuset, which are the two nations which merged to form the Kingdom of Mahuset, the Confederation of Mahuset's predecessor. A much less commonly accepted albeit still prominent theory claims the name originated as a portmanteau of "muh", an internet slang term for "my", and "huset", the word for 'the house' in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.
The Mahusetan term "Mathuslãn" corresponds to the most significant etymologies for "Matsia" and "Ihuset" and can be roughly translated to "the land of Mats' house".
As a non-native English word, "Mahuset" doesn't have a single standard pronunciation and is therefore pronounced how the reader sees fit. Known pronunciations include [meɪ(ː)juːsɛt] MAY-yoo-set, [meɪ(ː)hjuːsɛt] MAY-hyoo-set, [maːhy(ː)sɛt] mà-HÙ-set, [maːhu(ː)sɛt] mà-HOO-set, [məhuːsɛt] mə-HOO-set, [məhjuːsɛt] mə-HYOO-set, [məhuːsət] mə-HOO-sət, [məhjuːsət] mə-HYOO-sət, [məhəsɛt] mə-hə-SET, and [məhəsət] mə-hə-sət.
History[edit]
- Main article: History of Mahuset
Primary school and national origins (2007–2012)[edit]
- Main articles: Kingdom of Ihuset, PokePika Theory, Kingdom of Matsia, and Burgemeester de Wildeschool
Mahusetan national origins are partially traced to the activities of some of the patres patriae who had attended the Dutch primary school Burgemeester de Wildeschool. They created a set of informal fan clubs, children's games and roleplaying. Team Pika Pika was created by Nuri van Dijk and Ewout B. on 13 January 2011, shortly followed by a set of other fan clubs. The fan clubs and the games played by their members eventually drew ire from some of their fellow students who saw them as being either “annoying” or “threatening”, these students would later be known as the “Pokéhaters” or as the “Pikahaters”. Small fights and arguments broke out between the “Pokéhaters” and the fan clubs — together known as “Pikalovers” — which saw the eventual unification of the fan clubs into what is now known as PP Clubs and the beginning of a set of conflicts known as the “Pikawars”. PP Clubs is often considered to have had pseudo-micronational elements in terms of governance and culture, some of which were later adopted by the Kingdom of Ihuset and the future Mahusetan entities. The PokePika Theory stipulates that Mahuset's true origin lies in this period rather than the foundation of the Kingdom of Ihuset, although it is not commonly accepted.
Around April 2012, while initially reading online about microstates such as the Vatican City, Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy learnt about micronationalism and major micronations such as the Principality of Sealand, the Principality of Seborga, the Republic of Molossia and the Kingdom of Talossa through Wikipedia. He soon became inspired by these micronational projects and established the Kingdom of Ihuset on 29 May, initially desiring to be the ruler of his "own" country. He later proclaimed himself as King of Ihuset. Team Pika Pika, not yet merged into the PP Clubs at the time, was integrated into Ihuset by becoming a legal company under Husetan jurisdiction.
Following the establishment of Ihuset, Hardy created a page about the micronation on the online encyclopaedia on micronationalism MicroWikia and effectively established Ihuset's international presence. Ihuset began direct involvement in the intermicronational community by declaring its "diplomatic" involvement in conflicts between micronations on the online community, although not directly involving itself so that it could maintain nominal neutrality. Through these interventions, Ihuset came into contact and developed bilateral times with nations such as New Canada, Domus and Flatland.
Shortly after, Ihuset joined its first international organisation known as the Grand Intermicronational Alliance (GIA) after an invitation from "Northumbria-Montebourg" (the existence of this micronation was later disputed by Mahusetan institutions due to allegations that it was a 'sockpuppet' of the Domus leadership). However, Ihuset's involvement in the GIA was short-lived due to it not honouring the organisational obligations.
Monarchist period (2012–2014)[edit]
- Main article: Kingdom of Mahuset
After Emiel founded Ihuset, the other children at the Burgemeester de Wilde school were inspired to create micronations themselves. Mahuset was originally founded as an unification of the kingdoms of Matsia and Ihuset, but Radon soon joined as well. The union was originally known as the United Nations of Mahuset, but this was later appended to the Royal United Nations of Mahuset. It took its main aesthetic and political inspiration from the Ancient Rome and the County of Holland. Mahuset quickly became greatly significant and diplomatically prominent within the MicroWikia community. Many conflicts at MicroWikia were taken part in by Mahusetan officials, including the conflict against Brandon Rhea and Wikia and subsequent conflicts which led to the establishment and splitting of Micropedia. Vetria established diplomatic relations with Mahuset during this era.
In November 2012, the Royal United Nations of Mahuset underwent full political union between its member states, transforming into the Kingdom of Mahuset, a democratic constitutional monarchy. King Emiel soon upset this balance, however, by founding the ideology of Eniakism, whose rise and expansion was comparable in speed, scale, and international controversy (drawing condemnation from Hasanistan and Akharnes in particular) to that of communism, and which caused Mahuset to gain even more diplomatic significance and prestige. The country rapidly developed, reforming its government to include defined ministries and state-owned enterprise, and standards of living rapidly increased. This development came with a cost, however: the establishment of a single-party state under the Eniak Party, which ruled until the kingdom's eventual collapse, and the secession of Matsia and Radon. Eventually, though, the two states rejoined Mahuset after adopting Eniakism themselves, and the so-called Triumphant Era began, which would last for the rest of the kingdom's history.
Decline, interregnum and revival (2014–2016)[edit]
- Main article: Kingdom of Mahuset
Mahuset was briefly a part of the Empire of Constantidium, which was founded by several states in the Dutch micronational sector, but it soon fell apart due to disagreements between its member states. It was comprised of the Kingdom of Mahuset, Derskov-Viadalvia, Hoogwaard, Arnhem, Snežanopol, Timbain and Kinhu. It was only founded as a defensive bloc against the Ashukov Federation within the now-dead micronations.wiki community, with no other real purpose, a fact reflected by the speed of its collapse. Mahuset would soon collapse as well: even though the government was stable and well structured, the three states fell into arguing with one another, especially about new, controversial amendments to the constitution and generally conflicting ideals. There were three major fights between the states, the last one resulting in Ihuset leaving and declaring itself defunct, bringing Mahuset down with it. Eventually, Krasota was founded as a union of Matsia and Radon, later joining the new Royal Union of Mahuset. This was welcomed by Emiel, who was at that moment exclusively focusing on the micronation of Slin, but further disputes between Nuri and Emiel caused Krasota's collapse as well. Another nation came and went as Emiel established the Empire of Alkmaar, which rose to power in the former states of Alkmaar and Jefferson but died due to Emiel's inactivity in the community.
In 2015, Mahuset had effectively ceased to exist, as its prominent citizens were all focusing on their own personal projects: Emiel focused on developing Slin, while Nuri reformed Radon, which slowly began clawing itself back to relevance by partaking in several events in the micronational community. But on the 8th of January 2016, Emiel Hardy, Nuri van Dijk and XO rëestablished Mahuest in its current form, claiming the former territories of Matsia, Alkmaar, Geestmerambacht, Nooorderhout and Ihuset. A constitution was written based upon the Dutch and American constitutions, and the Confederation was officially founded. The newly-established Lazian Chamber was quick to pass various laws and proclamations, including but not limited to the designation of a national flag and coat of arms and the establishment of relations with Radon and the United Islands.
Early confederation (2016–2019)[edit]
- Main article: Kingdom of Mahuset
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First proposal by Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, and first proposal overall. -
Second proposal by Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, and second proposal overall. -
Third proposal by Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, and second proposal overall. Now flag of Noorderhout. -
First proposal by XO, and fourth proposal overall. Closely resembles current flag. -
Fourth proposal by Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, and fifth proposal overall. Now flag of Lazia -
Second proposal by XO, and sixth proposal overall. This flag is the current flag of Mahuset.
Following its establishment on 3 January 2016 and its governments establishment on 8 January 2016, the Confederation of Mahuset has proven to be a relatively stable state, especially when compared to the Confederation of Mahuset's predecessors in the Kingdom of Mahuset and the Royal Unity of Mahuset. Early Confederal Mahusetan governance was largely shaped by the former triumvirate's desire for the Confederation of Mahuset to have a stable and active government, with an intent of preventing the series of disputes that led to the decline and eventual death of the Kingdom of Mahuset, and also for the Confederation of Mahuset to be a relatively important diplomatic and cultural force in the Vetrisphere, the MicroWiki community and the other micronational communities the Confederation of Mahuset found itself in. This led to the Confederation of Mahuset quickly establishing diplomatic relations with the Principality of Radon, Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia and the Abeldane Empire, the creation of the Constitution of the Confederation of Mahuset, multiple failed attempts at creating a civil code, multiple failed attempts at creating a Chamber of Commerce, which would have effectively mirrored the Dutch Kamer van Koophandel, failed attempts at convincing the Radonic Government of having the Principality of Radon join the Confederation of Mahuset, the annexation of the former Mahusetan territory of Starnia, the annexation of the neighbouring territory of Virgo and the overall cultural development of the Confederation of Mahuset.
Despite the Confederation of Mahuset's relatively stable and functional government succeeding in governing the Mahusetan territories, fears of inactivity and the government growing ineffective grew, largely stemming in similar events which happened in other micronations, such as the Abeldane Empire. These fears led to a growth of irridentist federalism in the micronational community at large, as could be seen with the Empire of Paravia annexing micronations such as the State of Carpathia, the State of Nedland and the Grémmian Empire. Following the State of Nedland's departure from the Empire of Paravia, these fears, together with the personal friendship between the President of Mahuset Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy and the Khan of Nedland Natsuki Hegro, led to the proposal of a political union between the Confederation of Mahuset and the Khanate of Nedland, which would've been referred to as "Mahuso-Nedland". After both the Khanate of Nedland and the Confederation of Mahuset agreed to a merger of the two states through a referendum held in both the Khanate of Nedland and the Confederation of Mahuset, negotiations between the two states on the terms of a merger started with mutual enthuasiasm from the President of Mahuset and the Khan of Nedland. Negotiations between the two states quickly fell out, following large disagreements between the Nedlandic and Mahusetan delegates over the title of the soon-to-be Mahuso-Nedlandic head of state and head of government, and the flag of the soon-to-be Mahuso-Nedlandic nation. The disagreement between the Mahusetan and Nedlandic delegates was especially vicious, as Nedlandic delegates described some of the Mahusetan flag proposals as "memes" or "ugly" and criticised other Mahusetan flag proposals for being overly similar to to flags of other entities, these being the flag of Aetos, a state in the Ashukov federation, and the flag of Iceland. The Mahusetan delegates in their turn applied Article 45 of the 2016 Mahusetan Constitution, and refused any compromise with the Nedlandic delegation, and also refused to hold a second referendum on the would-be Mahuso-Nedlandic flag, which effectively led to the end of all negotiations between the Mahusetan and Nedlandic delegations with Nedland eventually merging with the Expansive Realm of Khorașan, a short-lived spiritual successor to the Empire of Pavlov, to form the Empire of Nedlando-Khorașan.
Shortly after the end of the negotations between the Mahusetan and Nedlandic delegations on merging the two states, the President of Mahuset Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy announced the start of the 2016–17 Mahusetan federal government shutdown, which was intended to update the Confederation of Mahuset’s representation on micronational and Mahusetan encyclopædias such as the Royal Wiki and MicroWiki, and to constitute and publish all laws, motions and bills passed in the Lazian Chamber. These goals largely weren't reached, with the only real activity being the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Confederation of Mahuset and several other micronations, among which were the Grand Duchy of Flandrensis and the Republic of Hasanistan, and the creation of the Coat of Arms of various government agencies, among which were the Lazian Chamber, the Supreme Court and the Council of Ministers.
Despite the inactivity caused by the 2016-2017 Mahusetan federal government shutdown, the Confederation of Mahuset wasn't completely dormant with several political scandals, these being Spygate and the 2017 Mahusetan Mahuso-Nedland government scandal and constitutional crisis. Spygate was a Mahusetan government scandal, which occured after Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, the President of Mahuset, got accused of espionage in Abel to Dabel, the official Abeldane Skype chatroom, for the Shorewellese Empire. After this dispute escalated into Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy being banned from the chatroom, he called for two emergency sessions to be convened in the Lazian Chamber about the matter, which caused a short de facto fallout of diplomatic relations between the two states although diplomatic relations have never been formally abolished. Diplomatic ties between the two states were quickly restored following the realisation of both parties that the scandal was in fact a misunderstanding.
Close to the end of the 2016-2017 Mahusetan federal government shutdown, the 2017 Mahusetan Mahuso-Nedland government scandal and constitutional crisis happened as a result of Natsuki Hegro and XO desiring the Nedlandic annexation of the Confederation of Mahuset, which they both believed would have ended the Mahusetan government's inactivity caused by the 2016-2017 Mahusetan federal government shutdown. Natsuki Hegro and XO attempted to exploit flaws within the 2016 Constitution of the Confederation of Mahuset, in order to force through a session of the Lazian Chamber which would have seen the Khanate of Nedland de jure annex the Confederation of Mahuset. Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy prevented his by appointing himself as Supreme Judge and interpreting the relevant rules in such a manner as to prevent Natsuki Hegro and XO from holding the session.
The Khanate of Nedland collapsed only shortly after the 2017 Mahusetan Mahuso-Nedland government scandal and constitutional crisis, after which Natsuki Hegro gave the territories of the now former khanate to Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy. Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy reformed the former khanate into a western-style principality following this and had it join the Confederation of Mahuset as a state. The Commonwealth of Nedland quickly succumbed to the same inactivity the Confederation of Mahuset as a whole had at this point, this being amplified by the Commonwealth of Nedland's membership in international organisations, such as the International Agricultural Development Pact (IADP) being ended as a result of it joining the Confederation of Mahuset. Almost immediately after its establishment, the Commonwealth of Nedland was declared defunct however as a result of Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy respecting Natsuki Hegro's wishes for the Khanate of Nedland to once again be controlled by Hegro and be independent from the Confederation of Mahuset.
The begin of October 2017 marked the end of the 2016–17 Mahusetan federal government shutdown, with the government ultimately unsuccesful in its original goal. Despite the end of the government shutdown, government activity remained largely dormant until the start of the following year, with Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy announcing Mahuset2018. Mahuset2018 being a set of proposed government reforms, similar in nature to #EniakRefresh in the Kingdom of Mahuset, marked the first proposal of what would become the National Convention of 2019, the proposal behind the Internal Communication Service, which is the government agency operating the Temae chatbot, the first proposal of Independent General Press, now an agency of the Konmalehth, the first proposal of Bleu Ultramarine SM and the first proposal of the Mahusetan Leo.
2018 was marked by the first ever Mahusetan election, although activity declined rapidly following it. Government inactivity ultimately led to the government being unable to call enough Lazian Chamber members to its sessions for it to have sessions, ultimately leading to the government calling for a constitutional referendum which led to the actual creation of the National Convention of 2019 and the indefinite suspension of the Lazian Chamber and the Supreme Court, with the National Convention of 2019 working on the creation of a new constitution, civil code, penal code and otherwise long term governmental framework in the meantime.
Modern confederation (2019-present)[edit]
Geography[edit]
Mahuset maintains a nominal claim over seven pieces of land. Two of these, Groot-Geestmerambacht (which corresponds to Ihuset, Lazia and Noorderhout) and Cherrystan (part of Matsia) are located within the Netherlands. Mamucium is located within Manchester, England, Matsia-Northumberland is located within Bedlington, England, New Brennonia is located within Columbiana, Ohio, Wentherton-Vryfstadt is located within Arlington, Virginia and Virgo and Starnia is located on the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan enclosed within Hasanistan.
Climate[edit]
Groot-Geestmerambacht has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification. In general, the climate is cool and often rainy, and high temperatures are infrequent, but summer is generally warm. Winter is cold, averaging 5°C with a low of 1°C; July and August are the hottest months, averaging 17°C with a high of 20°C. The rainfall in Groot-Geestmerambacht is frequent, with an annual rainfall of 873 mm. Very light snow usually happens at least once each winter. The climate of Cherrystan is near-identical to that of Groot-Geestmerambacht, though it has a high of 21°C during summer, especially in August, and an annual rainfall of 830 mm. Mamucium also experiences a Cfb climate with precipitation throughout the year; averaging 806.6 mm annually, Mamucium regularly averages 4.5°C in winter and 16°C in summer, with a high of 7°C and 20°C respectively; and a low of 1.7°C and 12°C respectively. Snowfall is not common. Matsia-Northumberland—which too has a Cfb climate—experiences 865 mm of annual rainfall, and sees average temperatures of 4°C in winter and 15°C in summer, with a high of 18°C in July and August and a low of 2°C during winter. Snowfall of at least 2.5 cm is fairly common in winter.
Wentherton-Vryfstadt has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), meaning its climate is characterised by hot, humid summers, mild to moderately cold winters, and pleasant spring and fall seasons. Wentherton-Vryfstadt averages 1062 mm of precipitation that is evenly spread out throughout the year, with an average of 34.7 inches of snow every winter. Winter averages 4°C and Summer 25°C, with an average high of 8°C during winter and 31°C during summer, though 35°C is also not uncommon. New Brennonia is in a humid continental climate (Dfa), experiencing hot and humid summers and generally cool winters. Indeed, winter averages –1.6°C—with a low of –6°C in January—and 22°C in summer, with highs of 28°C in July. Annual precipitation is 965 mm, and moderate snowfall is common during winter, particularly during the start of the year. Virgo and Starnia also experiences a Dfa climate, with winter averaging –2.5°C—with a low of –4°C in January—and summer averaging 23°C, with highs of 30°C in July. Annual precipitation in Virgo and Starnia is 674 mm, and moderate snowfall is common during winter, especially in February with an average of 13 snowy days.
Nature and wildlife[edit]
Due to their close proximity, both Groot-Geestmerambacht and Cherrystan share the same fauna, including the Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris), European hare (Lepus europaeus), European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita), common toad (Bufo bufo) and red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), as well as various species of bird including the common blackbird (Turdus merula), Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), European robin (Erithacus rubecula), European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur), house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and tawny owl (Strix aluco). Mamucium and Matsia-Northumberland are also home to the aforementioned except for the newts, European turtle dove and natterjack toad; they are additionally home to the invasive eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the red fox (Vulpes vulpes).
Wentherton-Vryfstadt commonly sees raccoons (Procyon lotor), weasels, skunks, grey squirrels, fox squirrels (Sciurus niger), chipmunks and the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana); and rarely coyotes (Canis latrans), red foxes, gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Wentherton-Vryfstadt also has several species of bat, including the Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus). The mammals and rodents of New Brennonia are similar, while also including beavers and muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus). Virgo and Starnia is home to various mustelids, such as the Asian badger (Meles leucurus), least weasel (Mustela nivalis), steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii) and the stoat (Mustela erminea). The area also rarely sees wolves (Canis lupus) and red foxes.
Major conurbations[edit]
Political geography[edit]
| Flag | Arms | Constituent entity and abbreviation Dutch name (if different) |
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Ihuset | HUS | State | TBA | 0.00% | TBA | 0.00% | Kompasstad | 3 January 2016 | Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy Conservative Liberal Party |
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Lazia Lazië |
LAZ | District | TBA | 0.00% | TBA | 0.00% | Lazia | 3 January 2016 | Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy Conservative Liberal Party |
1 | |
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Mamucium | MAM | Territory | TBA | 0.00% | 0.0222 km2 (0.0086 sq mi) | 0.00% | Starnia | 22 September 2016 | Hasan Çakar Independent Chamber Group |
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Matsia | MTS | State | TBA | 0.00% | 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | 0.00% | Septen | 3 January 2016 | Chase Mahoning Independent Chamber Group |
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New Brennonia Nieuw Brennonië |
NBR | State | TBA | 0.00% | 0.0495 km2 (0.0191 sq mi) | 0.00% | Nanatowice | 20 June 2020 | Chase Mahoning Independent Chamber Group |
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Noorderhout | NOR | State | TBA | 0.00% | TBA | 0.00% | Shadystad | 3 January 2016 | Shady Hosam Morsi Independent Chamber Group |
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Virgo and Starnia Virgo en Sternië |
VIR | Territory | TBA | 0.00% | 0.0439 km2 (0.0169 sq mi) | 0.00% | Virgo | 3 February 2016 | Hasan Çakar Independent Chamber Group |
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Wentherton-Vryfstadt Wenterton-Vryfstadt |
LUN | Territory | TBA | 0.00% | 0.0005 km2 (0.00019 sq mi) | 0.00% | Wentherton-Vryfstadt | 15 October 2016 | Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy Conservative Liberal Party |
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Autonomous administrative areas[edit]
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Population May 2022 |
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Geestmerambacht | HUS-GMB | TBA | 0.00% | TBA | 0.00% | Terpeloo | 26 April 2022 3 January 2016 |
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TBA | Matsia-Northumberland | MTS-MNL | TBA | 0.00% | 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) | 0.00% | Septen | 26 April 2022 |  Matsia
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TBA | Cherrystan | MTS-CHR | TBA | 0.00% | 0.0744 km2 (0.0287 sq mi) | 0.00% | Cherrystan | 26 April 2022 | Matsia
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Politics and government[edit]
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| Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy President since 2016 |
Chase Mahoning Prime Minister since 2021 |
Mahuset is a federal, presidential, representative democratic republic with strong democratic traditions, with Lazia as its capital. The Mahusetan political system de jure operates under a framework laid out in the 2019 constitutional document known as the Constitution of the Confederation of Mahuset. Amendments generally require a two-thirds majority of the Lazian Chamber; the fundamental principles of the constitution, as expressed in the articles guaranteeing human dignity, the separation of powers, the federal structure, and the rule of law are valid in perpetuity.
The head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces is the president, who is elected by popular vote on the same ticket as the prime minister. The president has authority over the Lazian Chamber. The president appoints the members of the executive office as his cabinet, with members being responsible for policy and administration. The deputy head of state is the prime minister, whose powers are largely ceremonial and are, in reality, only wielded in the absence or inability of the president, with the prime minister succeeding the president in case of the president being unable to carry out his duties as president, whether through sickness, death, or other means.
The Censorate serves as an investigatory, supervisory, and auditory government branch monitoring the other branches, effectively being a hybrid between a government performance auditor and a political ombudsman. It serves a similar role to the Control Yuan of Taiwan, the Court of Auditors of the European Union, the Government Accountability Office of the United States, political ombudsman offices, or a standing commission for administrative inquiry. The Censorate may cooperate with external agencies, such as the National Foundation for Combatting Corruption and the Council of Knowledgeable People dedicated to the Contravention of Redditesque Behaviour.
Mahuset also maintains a civil service commission, responsible for validating the qualification of civil servants known simply as the Civil Service.
Federal legislative power is vested in the Lazian Chamber consisting of the Lazian Council and the Executive Office of the Lazian Chamber, which together form the legislative and executive body. The Lazian Council is elected through direct elections. The members of the Lazian Council represent the governments of the four constituent states, one constituent district, and three constituent territories.
Limited direct democracy is a hallmark of the Mahusetan political system. The 2016 and 2019 Mahusetan Constitutions define a system of direct democracy (sometimes called half-direct or representative direct democracy because it is aided by the more commonplace institutions of a representative democracy). The instruments of this system at the federal level, known as popular rights, include the right to submit a federal initiative and a referendum, both of which may overturn parliamentary decisions.
By calling a federal referendum, a group of citizens may challenge a law passed by the Lazian Chamber, if they gather the signatures of 2⁄5 of the Mahusetan population against the law within 100 days. If so, a national vote is scheduled where voters decide by a simple majority whether to accept or reject the law. The Lazian Chamber and the President both have the power to introduce federal referendums, which unlike referendums proposed by the general population, have the ability to introduce laws as well as challenge them.
Law[edit]
- Main article: Law of the Confederation of Mahuset
Mahuset de jure uses a civil legal system; that is, law arises primarily from written statutes; judges are not to make law, but merely to interpret it (though the amount of judicial interpretation in certain areas makes it equivalent to case law). Basic principles of the rule of law are to be laid out in the Civil Code of the Confederation of Mahuset, which will largely be based on the Napoleonic Code, the Swiss Civil Code, the Dutch Civil Code and the German Civil Code. In agreement with the principles of the Constitution of the Confederation of Mahuset, law should only prohibit actions detrimental to society, with the intent of the restriction of freedom being the exception, with any restriction of Freedom having to be provided for by Law and having to follow the principles of necessity and proportionality. Mahuset de facto uses a legal system of customary law in which law primarily arises from customs alongside a small set of written statutes.
Mahuset's judiciary plays an important role in interpreting laws and has the power to strike down Acts of the Lazian Chamber that violate the constitution. The Supreme Court is the highest court and final arbiter on matters of non-constitutional law and the second-highest court of matters of constitutional law and is currently vacant. Its five members are appointed by the president on the advice of the Lazian Chamber and the Minister of Justice. All judges at the superior and appellate levels are appointed after consultation with non-governmental legal bodies. The Constitutional Court is the highest court and final arbiter on matters of constitutional law and is currently vacant. Its five members are appointed similarly to the Supreme Court.
National Convention of 2019 and constitutional status[edit]
- Main articles: National Convention of 2019 and 2019 Mahusetan constitutional referendum
The succesful 2019 Mahusetan constitutional referendum saw the establishment of an extraconstitutional body with the goal to establish, develop, coordinate, promulgate, revise, amend, interpret and produce materials intended to provide the Confederation of Mahuset with a new constitution, civil code, penal code, and otherwise long term governmental framework, this being the National Convention of 2019.
Military[edit]
- Main article: Armed Forces of the Confederation of Mahuset
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Mahuset maintains a small and largely ceremonial military which consists of seven different primary branches, with these being the Mahusetan Army, the Mahusetan Navy, the Mahusetan Air Force, the Mahusetan Space Force, the Mahusetan Cyber Force and the Mahusetan Marechaussee. The Armed Forces of the Confederation of Mahuset, which fall under the Ministry of Defence, are tasked with supporting Mahusetan interests, defending Mahusetan territorial integrity and defending Mahusetan neutrality.
Mahuset has not ratified any international treaties relating to war crimes, such as the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Conventions, the Genocide Convention, the Convention against Torture and the Hostages Convention.
Main political parties[edit]
| Party | Logo | Ideology | Spectrum | Leader | Foundation | LC seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Liberal Party | CLP | 
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Conservative liberalism | Centre-right | Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy | 18 July 2016 | 2 / 5 | |
| Independent Chamber Group | OKF | 
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Big tent, Centrism | Centre | Shady Hosam Morsi | 4 February 2019 | 2 / 5 | |
| Social Democratic Party | SDP | 
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Social democracy | Centre-left | vacant | 16 October 2016 | 1 / 5 | |
Foreign relations and diplomacy[edit]
- Main article: Foreign relations of the Confederation of Mahuset
The Confederation of Mahuset establishes and maintains diplomatic relations with other nations through the Ministry of Foreign and Batyr Bloc Affairs, led by the Minister of Foreign and Batyr Bloc Affairs. The Minister of Foreign and Batyr Bloc Affairs has the power to grant "states of friendship" and tacit recognition, but official recognition of another nation can only be granted by an Act of the Lazian Chamber or an Executive Order.
Mahuset has long maintained a nominal policy of neutrality — it does however consider other micronations to be allies, it maintains an official policy of opposition to what it considers GUM influence and has historically pledged "diplomatic support" in micronational conflicts. Mahusetan foreign policy generally dictates avoidance of micronational conflicts and usage of diplomacy when conflicts do occur. Owing to that goal, Mahuset is a signatory of the Wrythe convention, Edgbaston convention and the Montediszamble convention and it largely follows the principles in them and in international law.
It is an active and founding participant state in the Batyr Bloc, maintains close ties to the Batyraq Pact, is a leading partner in the administration of the Order of Highway and has historically participated in the World Union, the Association of Prolific Micronations and the Konmalehth. President Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy has also alluded to a desire of the Mahusetan government to see to the creation of a Batavophone micronational organisation and community. As of 18 April 2024, these plans haven't come to fruition.
Nations with which Mahuset has signed a treaty of mutual recognition[edit]
Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia, on 14 January 2016[1][2]
Grand Duchy of Flandrensis, on 3 January 2017[3][4]
Sublime State of Turan (Hasanistan), on 14 May 2017[5][6]
Great Empire of Villa Alicia, on 6 June 2017[7][8]
Gymnasium State, on 21 January 2019
Kingdom of Atovia, on 25 February 2019
Empire of Pavlov, on 5 June 2019
Kingdom of Brennonia, on 15 April 2020
Angle-Saxish Kingdom, on 23 February 2022
State of Vishwamitra, on 24 March 2022
Kingdom of Salanda, on 30 June 2022
Other nations which Mahuset recognises[edit]
(Bold text signifies that official recognition is mutual)
All member states of the United Nations, since 8 January 2016- All member states of the Batyr Bloc, since 28 December 2021
- All states recognised through the “Shadystan” Affairs Office, as of 2 December 2021
Republic of Konraq
Medopolanic Republic
Pieces Kingdom
Vatican City, since 5 November 2016
Federal Republic of Lostisland, since 8 January 2016
Second Empyre of Slin, since 8 January 2016
Republic of Kosovo, since 16 October 2016
Taiwan, since 16 October 2016
Republic of Somaliland, since 16 October 2016
Kingdom of Wyvern, since 4 May 2019
Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco, since 19 July 2019
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (recognised as a "sovereign entity under international law"), since 17 January 2020
Kingdom of Northern Islands, since 15 March 2020
Economy[edit]
Currency[edit]
Education[edit]
As a self-declared political entity, the Confederation of Mahuset does not maintain an extensive educational system with its citizens gaining their education primarily through the macronations they reside in.
The Mahusetan National University (MNU) is the sole educational institution in the Confederation of Mahuset, it's a public research university whose courses are primarily provided online. Its purpose is primarily to provide the services previously offered by the Mahusetan Institutes for the Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information and Communications Technology, the Arts, Popular Culture, Philosophy, Theology, Economics, Geopolitics and Strategy and Anime and Manga. It also advises the government through its membership in the Federal Technical Advisory Council.
Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
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Ethnic groups[edit]
Religion[edit]
Language[edit]
Education[edit]
Family structure[edit]
Health[edit]
Culture[edit]
Symbols[edit]
Language[edit]
Mass media[edit]
Mahuset maintains a diverse set of mass media, most of which are owned by Bleu Ultramarine SM and the state-owned POS. Prominent Mahusetan news media include the Courant van Lazia, the Mahusetan Broadcasting Service, the Lazian Newswire, Kompasstad's Weekly Briefing and Mahuset today. Other notable media include Yore, what matters now. and the Lænsche Courier-Post.
Mahusetan media closely cooperate with media from other Batyr Bloc countries like Hasanistan and Brennonia under the Hardy-Çakar Press Association, an international press agency formally affiliated with the Bloc.
Mahuset is also responsible for the Purple Factbook and the Royal Wiki and partly responsible for the Batyr Bloc World Almanac and the MicroWikia Compendium.
Cuisine[edit]
Holidays and traditions[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ While the official translation is "Competent Government", "Bekwaam Bestuur" could be more accurately translated as "Competent Administration".
- ^ New Brennonia and the Canton of Icelynne don't observe daylight savings time.
- ^ New Brennonia and Wentherton-Vryfstadt de facto use 110–120 V, 60 Hz.
- ^ A former but largely unused alternative spelling was "Mahus'ed".
- ^ Mahusetan law allows federal citizens to be a citizen of multiple constituent entities, this chart shows the constituent entities in which federal citizens take their primary domicile.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Hardy, Emiel (27 May 2017). "Diplomatic Relations established between Mahuset and Karnia-Ruthenia". Courant van Lazia. http://news.mahuset.com/post/161633615012/diplomatic-relations-established-between-mahuset. Retrieved 09-07-2017.
- ^ "Mahuset-Karnia-Ruthenia treaty". Lazian Archive. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Hardy, Emiel (27 May 2017). "Diplomatic Relations established between Mahuset and Flandrensis". Courant van Lazia. http://news.mahuset.com/post/161633615012/diplomatic-relations-established-between-mahuset. Retrieved 09-07-2017.
- ^ "Mahuset-Flandrensis treaty". Lazian Archive. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Hardy, Emiel (27 May 2017). "Diplomatic Relations established between Mahuset and Hasanistan". Courant van Lazia. http://news.mahuset.com/post/161633615012/diplomatic-relations-established-between-mahuset. Retrieved 09-07-2017.
- ^ "Mahuset-Flandrensis treaty". Lazian Archive. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Hardy, Emiel (27 May 2017). "Diplomatic Relations established between Mahuset and Villa Alicia". Courant van Lazia. http://news.mahuset.com/post/161633615012/diplomatic-relations-established-between-mahuset. Retrieved 09-07-2017.
- ^ "Mahuset-Villa Alicia treaty". Lazian Archive. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
Attribution[edit]
This article contains text available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Various Authors. "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". Retrieved 2019-01-05.- This article contains text available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Various Authors. "Wikipedia, de vrije encyclopedie". Retrieved 2019-01-05.
External links[edit]
- Mahusetan Government Portal
- Mahusetan Discord Server
- Mahusetan Subreddit
- Mahusetan Facebook Page
- Mahusetan Twitter Account
