Confederation of Garxijos

The Confederation of Garxijos, abbreviated to COG or The COG, is a nation located around the Northeastern edge of Eldham. It was created after the successful unification between the nations of Garxijos Yawos and Cognia and has since expanded to encompass large portions of former Grand Farencia among other regions. The Confederation's allies include Druk Yul, Valore, the Confederation of Anarchist Communes, and Grand Duchy of Rhine (de facto). The Confederation's president is Buoyo and its Chancellor is Robraph.

Etymology
The word "Garxijos" means people or persons in the Lo'Oi language, the native language brought to the area after the Second Coalition-Ellysian War. The name Garxijos is derived from the preceding nation, Garxijos Yawos.

Background
After the end of the Second Coalition-Ellysian War, the area that had been previously controlled by the Ellysian Empire was freed and placed under temporary governorship of Regnum Drakaes, with the zone that includes most of the modern Confederation of Garxijos being governed by the United Socialist States of Eldham. Eventually, the peoples in the zone negotiated independence and thusly declared four new nations in the zone—two of which were Garxijos Yawos and Cognia.

Over time, diplomatic relations between the two new nations steadily increased until a proposition was put forward by both nations' leaders. This proposition stipulated that the two nations would unify into a single state as equal partners, maintaining a similar degree of influence on the fledgling nation.

Establishment of the Confederation
On July 17, 2021, the process of unifying Garxijos Yawos and Cognia began, and on July 21, the merger became official. The two nations formed into the Confederation of Garxijos with Garxeto as its capital city.

Fall of Grand Farencia
On July 25, following the fall of Grand Farencia due to the Farencian War, the entirety of Farencian lands were ceded to Druk Yul. Chaos erupted in the lands as claims and jurisdictions overlapped in the region, leading to ever-changing zones of control. Wanting to restore order and stability to the region, leaders of the Confederation, under Infrastructure Minister Buoyo's command, decided to purchase the land for the Confederation.

After nearly week of negotiation between Druk Yul, former Farencians, and fellow Garxians, the purchase became official on August 1st. As a result, the Confederation's land area doubled and the population of the Confederation rose sharply as new players from former Farencia became Garxians.

The Smoldering Debates
Starting shortly after the cession of Grand Farencia to the Confederation, sharply heated debates over the economy of the nation began to arise, something aided by the influx of new citizens whom were in support of capitalism from former Grand Farencia. While the nation was well renowned for its great architecture, its actual industrial capabilities were severely lacking with the state being constantly on the verge of bankruptcy and not being able to make purchases.

This was exacerbated by the lack of government organization and state owned businesses throughout the entire nation. Since the government was not receiving any money, many people were enraged and decided to remove the government led by Supreme Chancellor, Henrich B. Pierre, either through democratic referendum or outright civil war.

The GULF Coup
After the series of debates regarding the legitimacy of the government, a group of five capitalists including folks such as Buoyo, who led the group, and co-supreme chancellor, Unit Nereus Kanurd, and chancellor, Robraph, formed the Garxijos United Liberation Front (GULF). GULF was established as an anti-communist organization dedicated to overthrowing the present government and holding an election to instill Buoyo as president of the nation.

Because of the government's ineffectiveness, support for the group secretly rose amongst citizens and had been promoted by foreign nations such as Druk Yul, the Grand Duchy of Rhine, and the New Moon Company. Early in the morning of August 6th, around 15 armed members of the GULF, foreign volunteers, and mercenaries stormed the city of Garxeto and took it over, tearing down communist imagery and declaring a successful coup.

This act was immediately condemned by the United Socialist States of Eldham and the Socialist International, with the Confederation shortly thereafter kicked from the Socialist International and offers of economic aid rescinded. Later that day, the Confederation published a series of demands to Henrich Pierre which included relegating him to governing the Old City and Tamoxo neighborhoods of Garxeto as opposed to the entire nation, allowing provinces to do whatever they wish in regards to their economic systems, and removing Henrich Pierre from power indefinitely save for a council position.

Later on, after Pierre surrendered, elections were held and stability was restored. Buoyo was elected president in an open election, ministries were shuffled, diplomacy was rekindled, and democratic reforms were enacted.

Helming Integration and Further Expansion
On August 16, the nation of Helming joined the Confederation of Garxjios as a state led by Frug. On August 22, the controversial settlement or Ratlantis was discovered by COG soldiers on a routine patrol. Its members legally integrated into the nation, settled within the country, and destroyed Ratlantis due to international outcry.

Throughout August, ties between Druk Yul and CoAC strengthened to such a degree that the Druk Yul and COG militaries merged into one cohesive unit, while CoAC and COG founded an EU-like economic union to facilitate trade and development.

On August 29, negotiations with the newly-independent nation of Helsia began with the intention to turn it into a state within the COG.

The Mushroomicania War
The sole war that the Confederation of Garxijos has participated in was the Mushroomicania war, acting as allies to the Grand Duchy of Rhine. However, prior to the Cognia-Garxijos Yawos merge, both precursor nations fought against the Ellysian Empire to achieve independence.

Government Structure
The government of the Confederation of Garxijos is a non-party directly-democratic confederation. All citizens given the right to vote in national matters with the result immediately entering effect. Additionally, the government distributes a significant amount of resources to the nation's citizens through a system of aggregate donations. In terms of leadership, there is a president that represents the nation internationally and has power to manage his cabinet of ministers. There is a chancellor who oversees day-to-day governance and manages the minister of the interior. For legislative affairs, the High Council (composed of elected ministers and councilmen) operates as a decision-making and balancing body for an array of important government sectors. More details can be found in the Cogstitution here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_u2NfF7LmD25aJ_CHuGHmwgFPV0o9gzIr8n-eUPhHlM/edit?usp=sharing

Citizen Application
Prospective citizens may apply to become a resident by filling out a form on the country discord server. https://discord.gg/bPR9Q5XYdE

Government locations
On July 23, the national Capitol building was completed in the city of Garxeto. It is made up of the High Council's chamber, a grand hall, a series of offices, discussion chambers, and a courtyard. The Capitol building is where most executive and legislative affairs in the nation are managed. Voting offices, a courthouse, the national bank, foreign embassies, and other government properties are located throughout the city.

Religion
There is no official religion of the COG, as per the religious freedom article of the Cogstitution. However, the most commonly practiced religions in the COG are Lux and Oxintoism.

Ethnic Groups
The confederation is explicitly multicultural, with the freedom to be any species, ethnicity, or race endowed to all citizens. Common species include human, polar bear, and penguin.

Population
As per the most recent census, the nation a population of 79 citizens.

Natural Geography
The nation is located in the far Northeast of Eldham on the continent of Astan. The central section of the nation, primarily is more humid with open plains and forests and is where the capital is located. The Southernmost island of this region, Troppika, is notable for its jungles. The central section of the nation is much colder with tundras and taigas making up most of the area. In the Eastern region of the nation, it is hot and dry with deserts and mesa terrain, though the easternmost extremes tend to be more temperate. Most of this region is made up of savannahs, deserts, and mesas.

The nation has many rivers that run both horizontally and vertically through the country. These rivers provide faster travel and easy access to many parts of the nation and convenient locations for city construction. Notable rivers include Garxeto River, Pancioni River, Garxijos River, and Whitpoint River.

In the far Northeast of the nation near the border with the Confederation of Anarchist Communes, there is a series of naturally generated floating islands, a terrain abnormality not found anywhere else on Eldham. Around half of the islands lay on the nation's side of the border while the other half of the islands are within the CAC's control.

In the western and southwestern areas of the nation, a variety of biomes can be found, ranging from forests to mountains to swamps.

Human Geography
The Confederation is currently made up of eight provinces. Each province is led by a governor that has the autonomy to direct economic, legal, and administrative policy within their respective land. Currently, the provinces are Bogatyr, Cognia, Garxijos, Helanthia, Helming, Moruial, Pancioni, and Stultum.

There are fifteen recorded towns within the COG, the largest of which are, Garxeto, Buchwych, Helanthia, and Pancioni. The other cities, in alphabetical order, are Alarid, Brethil, Castevilla, Cogland, Ebonhold, Farencia, Fuso, Markarth, Moruial, Rising, and Temox. *Note, the former towns of Linlith, Tamoxo, and Yoxen are part of the Garxeto Metropolitan Area.

Flag
The flag of the Confederation of Garxijos consists of three vertical equally-sized stripes of orange, white, and red, with the national emblem in the center. The orange represents the former nation of Garxijos Yawos, the white and resembles the peace of the nation and it's tranquility, and the red represents the former nation of Cognia. The emblem in the center combines symbols from both Cognia and Garxijos Yawos in order to represent the two nation's unity and the people living upon the land and their values.