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Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro
República Federal de Canarias y País del Oro
Timeline: Great Nuclear War

OTL equivalent: Canary Islands and Western Sahara
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro
Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro in Yellow
Motto
Unión y la libertad
("Union and Liberty")
Anthem "Arrorró"
Capital
(and largest city)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Other cities Santa Cruz de Tenerife and El Aaiún
Language Spanish and Arabic
Religion
  main
 
Christianity and Islam
  others Judaism, Atheism and others
Ethnic Groups
  main
 
Spanish and Arabic
  others Berber and others
Demonym Canarian
Government Federal parliamentary republic
  Legislature Federal Parliament
President Fernando Clavijo Batlle
Prime Minister Brahim Ghali
Area 412.663 km²
Population 3,064,139 
Established 25 December of the 1963
Independence from Spain
  declared 25 December of the 1963
  recognized 15 April of the 1978
Currency Peseta of Canaries and País del Oro
Time Zone UTC +0

The Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro, (In Spanish República Federal de Canarias y País del Oro) is a republic composed of the Canary Isles and the Spanish Sahara, created after the Great Nuclear War.

History[]

Spanish-APCs

Some soldiers of the Tercio de Extranjeros in the desert, this battalion is composed by the member of the Spanish Legion in the colony, after the war many foreign joined at the Tercio.

The Federal Republic of Canaries and Pais del Oro was founded on the 25th December of the 1963, the Federal Republic of the Canaries and País de Oro was declared, the same date in the 1494 the Spanish Army defeated the tribals in the Second Battle of Acentejo. A new constitution based on that of the Second Spanish Republic was installed, and the divisions of the Spanish Armed Forces stationed in the Canaries and Western Sahara united in the provisional Fuerzas Armadas de Canarias y el País de Oro. The republic prospered for its first few years, strenghtening the economy, improve the Spanish sanitary system, road system and infrastructure.

However, In 1971 Morocco, claiming Western Sahara as part of their territory, declared war on it and invaded the republic, and to expel the "Spanish dogs" from Western Sahara. However, after a month of bitter trench warfare, many Moroccon cities took the opportunity to rebel against the king, and in the Rif a new republic was proclamed. With these internal problems and low moral within the Moroccan Army, the Kingdom of Morocco agreed to a peace with at the Federal Republic, which requested the annexation of Guelmim-Es Semara region,and official apology for the attack. On the 20th June of the 1971 the Kingdom of Morocco and the Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro signed the Treaty of Nouakchott, ending the Moroccan-Canarian War

Proposed Re-unification with the Western Sahara and Canaries Isles[]

In the spring of the 1978 the Spanish Government of Madrid decided to send a expeditionary force to see what remained of the Canaries Isles and Western Sahara, and the 15th April of the same year a convoy of Spanish Royal Navy docked at the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The highest officials in command were brought to the Presidential Palace, where they met the president Alfonso Soriano Benítez de Lugo and the prime minister Mahfoud Ali Beiba, after a long explanation about the situation in Spain and of the return of the Monarchy in Spain and the situation in Europe, Lugo and Beiba have say after the nuclear war the colony of the Canaries and of the Western Sahara was cut out from the Europe for four or five years, the two colonies in the first month of post-war have established a provisional government for survive.

The government for now have refused the offer of the Kingdom of Spain of united at there, but it will be decided with a referendum the 19th October of the 1992, 400 year from the married of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile.

When the date for the referendum arrive many political party made various propaganda campaign for joined at Spain and together prosperate, mainly this campaign was brought by the Monarchist Party and by the Catholic Union, but also a great propaganda for remain independence was brought by the Republican Party and by Arriba Canary, also other supporters for the independence was the Communist and Socialist Party, but at the end over the 60% of the votes was for remain independence, so after this referendum Spain continue to maintain trades and affairs with the republic, as both government are close with each other.


Now the republic is one of the most stable and power state in Western Africa, this thanks to his economy and to his relations with Africa and Europe. 

Form of government[]

The nation is a federal and parliamentary republic and secular nation, based on the constitution of the Federal Republic of Canaries and País del Oro.

The Legislative power is in attributed at the Federal Parliament for national laws and at the Federal Assembly of the Canaries and on the Federal Assembly of País del Oro for state laws.

The Executive power is attributed at the government in case of national laws and affairs and on the federal government of each state in case of state laws and affairs.

The Judicial power is attributed to the Judiciary of the Republic, and is the same in both states.

The President is elected every ten years by the Parliament in common sedute, the elected should be a citizens of the republic, having 40 years and it can be elected for two mandates only.

The Prime Minister is elected by Universal suffrage every five years, the elected should be a citizens of the republic, having 30 years and it can be elected for one mandate only.

The Parlamento Federal (In English Federal Parliament) is the national parliament of the republic, is elected every seven years at universal suffrage and is reunited in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the parliament is composed of the Cámara de Diputados and by the Senado it have in total 200 members.

  • Cámara de Diputados: 100 members
  • Senado: 100 members

Also the main parties in the Federal Parliament are 

  • Partido Comunista de Canarias y País de Oro : 40/200
  • Partido Socialista de Trabajo: 10/200
  • Partido Republicano: 60/200
  • Unione Cattolica: 20/200
  • Partido de los Saharaui: 40/200
  • Arriba Canaries: 30/200 

Administrative structure []

The republic is divided into two states, six provinces and 138 communes, many of the provinces and communes were modified after the creation of the republic, each state have his law, constitution, anthem, coat of arms and flag.

Flag of the Canary Islands

The flag of the state of Canaries.

Every state is governed by the Presidente del Estado, who is elected every ten years by universal suffrage, the president nominate the prefect of each provinces, the president is also the president of the Parliament of each state, if a president is suspected of corruption or in some other crimes the Parliament can depose it. 

States:[]

Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Flag of the state of País del Oro

Canaries: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 

  1. Province of Tenerife
  2. Province of Gran Canaria

País del Oro: El Aaiún 

Provinces of FRCP

The map of the administrative structure of the republic.

  1. Province of Guelmim 
  2. Province of El Aaiún
  3. Province of Cabo Bojador
  4. Province of Villa Cisneros

Economy []

The economy of the republic is mainly based on the exports that are sold in the world, the state mainly exported minerals like iron and phosphate, but also by silver, gold and other minerals, other then this are also exported vegetables like olives, lemons, dates, and others, one of the other important sector of the economy is the industry, mainly located in the Canary, the main industries are that of the telecommunication, vehicles, chemical, ship building and textiles. For the service sector one of the most major profit are tourism, with an increase in the summer period, other important parts are banking, healthcare, education and others.

Las Palmas panorama

A skyline of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, by now it have one of the most trafficked ports in the North Africa and it has a population of 400,000 according to the last census.

Anthem[]

The national anthem of the Federal Republic was created for celebrate the end of the Moroccan-Canarian War, the anthem was created by Fernando García-Ramos and with the music of Juan José Falcón Sanabria, the anthem was listen at the parliament and at the prime minister and at the president during a parliamentary session, and it was accepted at the unanimity, the text is in Spanish and in Arabic, and is played in many events, governative and privates.

Text of the Anthem:

Soy la sombra de un almendro, soy volcán, salitre y lava. 

Repartido en siete peñas y in tierra, late el pulso de mi alma. 

Soy la historia y el futuro, corazón que alumbra el alba de una tierra que amanecen navegando la esperanza.

Luchadoras en nobleza, bregan el terrero limpio de la libertad. Ésta es la tierra amada.

Como un solo ser, juntas soñarán un rumor de paz sobre el ancho mar.

Military []

The Fuerzas Armadas de Canarias y País de Oro (In English Armed Forces of Canaries and the País de Oro) provide for the security of the borders, of the republic and in case of war the defense of the republic, also from the foundation of the IL the armed forces have participated at several humanitarian missions. 

Divisions: 

  1. Ejército de Canarias y País de Oro (Army of the Canaries and the País del Oro): 40,000 Military 
  2. Armada de Canarias y País de Oro (Navy of the Canaries and the País de Oro): 30,000 Military
  3. Fuerza Aérea de Canarias y País de Oro (Air Force of the Canarias and of the País de Oro): 25,000 Military 
  4. Guardia Civil de Canarias y País del Oro (Civil Guard of the Canaries and the País del Oro): 35,000 Military

Their mainly equipment is composed by the service rifle CETME Model L, used since the 90s and domestically produced by CETME Canaries, a division of the Spanish CETME company, the service pistol is the H&K USP, sold by H&K and adopted in the 2000 for dismiss the old pistols, other equipment are composed by the M240 LMG and by other various weapons like the UMP-45 used by the special forces and by the Guardia Civil.

Intern security []

The Cuerpo Nacional de Policía de Canarias y País de Oro (In English National Corps of the Police of the Canaries and the País de Oro) provide for the security of the citizens of the republic. Also, they guard the borders, public order and security and also patrol of the desert. Also, the Guardia Civil helps the police in some cases. 

Divisions: 

  1. Cuerpo Nacional de Policía de Canarias y País de Oro (National Corp of the Police of the Canaries and the País de Oro): 20,000 Policeman
  2. Guardia Civil de Canarias y País del Oro (Civil Guard of the Canaries and the País del Oro): 35,000 Military

International Relations []

The republic is a sovereign country with full independence. The republic has many embassies around the world and it has good relations with most of the states in the world. The republic also - for now - has bad relations with Morocco and Mauritania. Other than this, the republic is one of the most powerful republics in Africa. 


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