Occidian Empire

Occidia, officially Occidian Empire and also known by other names, is a constitutional monarchy largely based on the culture of the United States and German Empire and is located in America. It was created as a reformation of the North American Confederation as a personal union with Karnia-Ruthenia, as a result of the Act of Abdication and Viceroyalty and subsequent fourth constitution its history, named Oscarine Constitution. Formed from some of the oldest and most highly regarded micronations in North America, Occidia is a confederation of families and households, led by a Constitutional Monarchy. The capital is the Imperial Residence. The recognized territories of the Confederation were designated as the collective lands owned and controlled by the citizens of the nation. A province of the Grand Republic of Delvera since 28 July 2018, the nation was surrounded on all sides by the United States of America.

Structure and name
The monarch of the House of Götzö-Thomaz-Rocha rules as Occidian Emperor. The micronation bore the official name of Occidian Empire, but it is often contracted to “Occidian” or simply referred to as “the Empire”. The Empire is a confederated state, which guarantees a degree of autonomy for its administrative regions. The Council of Junkers is located in Imperial Residence, the administrative capital; the seat of the Imperial Court is in Persenburg. The Empire uses the U.S. Dollar as a macronational currency, but also have an official micronational currency, the Curo. The inspiration behind the structure and nomenclature of Occidia is

The Founding of the North American Confederation
The North American Confederation was initially formed from the micronations of the Empire of New Europe, the ﻿Ohio Empire, and﻿ the Democratic People's Republic of Eniarku. At the time of the NAC's founding, micronationalism on the American continent had fallen on hard times and it was hoped that the NAC might help to inspire and revitalize the North American micronational community. Negotiations began on 31 October 2010 when the government of the Ohio Empire, under Emperor Malum I, requested to merge the Ohio Empire into the Empire of New Europe as a new state. Intrigued by the idea, the New European government contacted the Democratic People's Republic of Eniarku, an old ally nation located in Michigan, and proposed that all three nations unite into a single nation under mutual terms. At first negotiations went well with the demands of each micronation made known within roughly a week. But progress was slowed by the day-to-day activities of the New European Emperor, Wilhelm von Hartmann-Peters, who had been selected to host the negotiations. With Wilhelm being an active soldier in the United States military, it became difficult for him to host an online meeting with the prospective member states. As events in the community continued on, interest in unification seemed to wane. Suddenly, on the 28 November, Wilhelm gave all prospective states provisional terms for a potential merger of their nations. The terms laid down only the foundation for the first government and constitution of the North American Confederation, simply abolished each micronations political parties, and collectively placing all military and foreign policy in the hands of the newly declared confederate government. After some debate, the leaders of all three founding states soon agreed to the terms laid out and the first North American micronational union was officially founded. But the road ahead would be incredibly difficult. Beyond establishing basic governmental functions and constitutional laws, any relations with other micronations held by the now constiuent states of the Confederation had to be placed under review to see if the new government wished to continue them. Upon unification, it was agreed that though the NAC would be fundementally democratic, it would also have a constitutional monarchy, though the first government had yet to decide if it would be hereditary or elected. But they all agreed on crowning Wilhelm as Emperor William I of North America. The leader of Eniarku, the People's President Aaron Meek, would be appointed the Confederation's first Prime Minister, and Malum I, now known by his pre-regnal name, Joseph Marx, became the first Foreign Minister.

Troubled Times
At first, the new nation appeared to thrive under its new arrangement. However many of the problems that each constituent nation had possessed before unification still plagued the Confederation's early politics. Plans for an election to properly elect leaders failed when it became clear that there was simply not enough activity to do so. Ohio's issue with citizen activism and numerous territorial claimants persisted, while the ideological struggles between the monarchist and residual fascist factions within New Europe aided in giving the confederation a very poor initial reputation within the community. This reputation was only hardened by initial diplomatic isolation. And perhaps worst of all, no constitution could be agreed upon. Though the constituent states had all agreed to be unified under a single government, they collectively represented many politically diverse factions and many of the defunct parties reformed under the NAC, with embittered political debates and feuds arising in the early NAC legislature. All these factors spelled disaster for a micronation barely in its infancy. Reluctantly, Emperor William was forced to declare a national emergency, taking absolute control of affairs. He cancelled the failed attempts at elections and declared that the only active citizens would be those already in power in and outside the states. All claimed populations were to be considered invalid until they registered on the nations website. He then demanded a full constitution be written by the 14 January 2011 or he would write it himself. He then began inviting other micronations to join NAMCO, an early military and cultural organization that had been founded in 2009, though these efforts found little success. Finally, the Emperor introduced the Amero as the Confederation's official currency. It was designed after the U.S. dollar but based off the Euro in function. He also began having conversations with foreign diplomats about expanding realistic micronational trade. It was while attempting to expand relations with Bethania (a now defunct nation) that the confederation experienced its first major diplomatic incident. On the 9 January, 2011, Bethania suddenly cut ties with the Confederation. The Bethanian government stated that they had been informed by an ally that the Confederation had been "conveniently" omitting the influences of Nazi and White supremacist ideologies on Confederation's policies (An issue which had been left over from the Empire of New Europe's residual fascist faction). If the NAC wished for negotiations to continue, the Emperor would need to show that Nazism has no influence on the Confederation in any capacity. It was later found that Starland (another defunct nation) had been responsible for spreading rumors about the Confederation's supposed Nazi influences, and the community's history regarding New Europe. This caused a huge outrage from the Confederation government, with some even calling for war against Starland. While third-party arbitration prevented such a possibility and even improved things on both sides, the proposal of blacklisting Starland was seriously considered, though a last minute request for a chance to improve relations was eventually granted. Following the dissolution of the Slinky Empyre in January 2011, Duke Dakoda of Georgeton contacted the Confederation and requested that his nation be admitted as the NAC's fourth state, which was quickly approved. Still without a standing constitution at the time of Georgeton's admission, the new state was only required to surrender its foreign affairs and incorporate its local military into the larger North American Army chain of command. Granted employment into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dakoda became the confederations ambassador to the Slinky Republyc (defunct) after requesting the government support it. However when the Slinky War broke out on the 22nd of January, Georgeton independently declared war on the nation of Istoria, potentially plunging the entire NAC into an unwanted political conflict. The government had decided to pursue a state of neutrality in the conflict, even refusing to engage in an alliance with Richland (defunct) just as the war seemed to be brewing. However with Georgeton involvement, it brought into serious question the government's ability to exert control over its own territory and citizens. The government issued numerous demands for Georgeton to surrender its military control to the government and cease all hostile actions. In the end, the Emperor issued an ultimatum that either Georgeton end its military activities or be expelled from the Confederation all together. Georgeton continued to act independently, cutting communications with the government entirely. Soon after, on the 30 January 2011, they formed the United Kingdom of New Britain and Georgeton. This act was taken as such an insult that the government declared Georgeton expelled from the Confederation and it was blacklisted from joining it again, resulting in threats of war among many other threats from Duke Dakoda which, after seeking advice from other nations, were promptly ignored and the situation simply faded. Not all of the actions during the Meek government were struggle and controversy however; as around the same time, the government's temporary territory in Georgia had begun to experience a rise in citizenship. The Emperor gained support from his co-workers Jacob Ramirez, who brought along his own means of media presentation. And a man named Juan Carlos, who's high regard for tradition and skills made him the ideal candidate for the position of Minister of War. The government also began expanding relations with Ultamiya (defunct). Ultamiya would ultimately help to mediate a growing "Cold War" between them and Richland, as well as the Pimpland War. The Confederation also began a diplomatic push to encourage participation in the Micronational War on Terror.

Crisis and Interregnum
Although the Confederation had managed to overcome every political incident and struggle that came it's way, beneath the surface lied a systemic fatal flaw. Almost from it's founding, there had been a power struggle over who should truly rule the Confederation, the Emperor or the Prime Minister. Behind each was the support of two prominent respective factions, the Conservatives (led by many New European micronationalists) and the Commu-Socialists (led by several prominent Eniarkuans), with the Libertines (a third moderate party composed of Ohioans) acting as a mediator between the two camps. So long as there was an equal balance between the three factions, peace seemed relatively secure and almost all controversies and political infighting could be mitigated. That balance came to an end in March 2011, when a meeting of citizens from the Temporary Territory of Georgia (predominantly a Conservative region) declared that they would rather be part of Micras instead of the MicroWiki community. This declaration and the subsequent incident, which quickly became known as the Micras Crisis, gained a great deal of groundswell and negative opinions, before finally being put to a vote before Congress. As the Commu-Socialists and the Libertines happened to agree on the issue, the vote was defeated by 2 in favor of remaining in the MicroWiki. However the citizens of Illinois, Connecticut, & the TTG held statewide referendums that called for a move to Micras with or without the government. The day following the Congressional vote, the Emperor issued statements to both the public and to the government, indicating a consideration towards abdication and his support for a move to Micras, effectively galvanizing the Conservatives behind the move. The possibility of the Emperor's abdication was met with open-mindedness from the Prime Minister, with Meek's only concern being the belief that the Emperor had no right to take parts of the Confederation with him. An hour later, Emperor William released a statement of abdication in which he vested all his powers as Head-of-State to Prime Minister Meek, effectively destroying the monarchy as a political power in the North American Confederation. For its remaining two weeks of life the confederation was a hollowed out nation between Eniarku and Ohio, as the Commu-Socialists took almost complete control of the government. An effort was made by Libertines, who did not believe that Emperor William could simply end the monarchy declared that the Emperor's brother, Johnathan, legally assumed the throne, though Jonathan never officially claimed the title nor such a claim recognized by the now Commu-Socialist NAC Congress. Though the two remaining states did what they could to keep the Confederation, with efforts made to transition it into a republic, all efforts eventually failed. In the end, Prime Minister Meek declared the Confederation dissolved and all political posts abolished. For two of the three founding states it was simply another chapter in their histories. New Europe and Eniarku continued as they had, but for the newly republican Ohio, whose efforts to reform their government had been thrown into chaos by the Micras crisis, it was the end of any organized government and the former Emperor went into quiet retirement.​ The Interregnum, as it would come to be known, had begun.

Reconstruction
In April 2014, Johannus von Ikner, a New European politician, claimed that William's abdication was illegal, citing that it was not approved by Congress. Former Prime Minister Meek could not find documentation to counter this claim. After a short discussion between the former leadership it was agreed to restore the union in its November 2011 form pending a revision of the constitution. This however failed and the Confederation was left defunct for another year. Finally in May 2015, Emperor William I contacted the former Emperor of Ohio, Joseph Marx, and the two made an agreement to reconstruct the North American Confederation. Joseph Marx became the new Prime Minister of a provisional government until the Constitution could be written. This time, however, the specific qualifications to call a convention were laid down and immediately agreed.

Oscarine Era
On 07 August 2020, an agreement between the Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia and the North American Confederation, with the consent of the Grand Republic of Delvera has been completed to set the nation on a brand new course. That day, at 3:00pm, Emperor William I signed the "Act of Abdication and Viceroyalty" formally relinquishing his position as North American Emperor and Senior King in the Confederation. He has named Oscar of Karnia-Ruthenia as his successor to both positions. Emperor Oscar has agreed to the arrangement and it was hoped that this change would enable stronger ties between the NAC and Delvera and the Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia. Emperor William continued to serve the nation in the private sector and within the Council of Junkers. In addition, the position of Viceroy of the Confederation has been established to allow a more localized rule of law. the Viceroy shall serve as the Senior Crown's formal functionary in day-to-day operations of that office, working alongside the Junior Crown. Dylan Callahan, who has recently become a citizen of the North American Confederation has been appointed to the position. King Joseph I, Junior King in the Confederation, has expressed his hope that this will usher in a new era of activity and revitalized economic prosperity for the North American Confederation. Following the ascension of Oscar I to the throne of the North American Confederation, the Council of Junkers has been hard at work developing a new system of government for the nation that can better represent its interests. Given the unique opportunity the abdication of Emperor William I has provided the North American micronational community to forge a new identity for itself, Emperor Oscar I, in agreement with Viceroy Callahan and King Joseph I have worked with the Council of Junkers to create a fourth constitution for their great nation. This fourth Constitution, also called the Oscarine Constitution, was ratified on the 1 October 2020 and sees the North American Confederation reorganized into a new nation, a descendant of the micronational legacy of nearly a dozen micronations forged into a single collective identity for the previous 13 years. The North American Confederation, with the permission and understanding of its people, has reorganized itself into the Occidian Empire.

National colors and symbols
''Main article: Flags and symbols of Occidia

Politics
Main article: Council of Junkers

Military
Main article: Imperial Forces of Defense

National holidays
The national holidays are of paramount importance in order to inspire the Occidian people to celebrate their unique and extremely rich culture and exist holidays with fixed and with varying dates. National holidays were regulated by some specific laws.