Map of the Wagain Empire

Note: There are eight territorial entities which, while included in the Wagain Empire, are not formally recognized in EOA regional canon. As such, they may appear as Wagain on this map but be subject to different ownership on regional maps. Excepting intra-regional affairs, these territories should be regarded as full IC components of Wagondia. They are French Polynesia, The Federated States of Micronesia, The Marshall Islands, The Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Argentine portion of Tierra del Fuego, Turks & Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands.

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The Empire of Wagondia is a federal constitutional monarchy consisting of 35 provinces, 8 territories, 2 Overseas Collectivities, the Special Administrative Zone of Macau, and a federal district encompassing the national capital, Santa Catalina. Twenty-nine of the provinces, as well as the federal district, are located in Latin America (though not all of them speak a romance, or 'latin' language), which is commonly considered to be the Wagain heartland. Outlying territory can be broadly organized into Wagain Africa, centered on Angola, and Wagain Asia, centered on the Philippines. Further possessions of Wagondia are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Indian subcontinent. The combined population of all provinces, districts, and territories in Wagondia is around 805,000,000.

Federalism is one of the core constitutional principles of Wagondia. While some policy areas, such as foreign affairs and defense, are the exclusive responsibility of the central government, other topics like education and transport fall under shared jurisdiction. The provinces retain residual authority in all areas not constitutionally delegated to the central government. Accordingly, every province has its own subordinate constitution and government, consisting of an executive, legislative, and judicial branch. All provinces are represented in the Wagain Parliament, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Each province is mandated at least three senators, while representatives are distributed among the provinces according to their population in the most recent decennial census.

According to the Wagain Constitution, Parliament exercises additional jurisdiction over a federal district, which, though surrounded by Brazil, is not part of any province. The district's economic, cultural, and political life is centered on the city of Santa Catalina, though it also incorporates a number of suburban communities. While Parliament retains the right to review and overturn laws created within the district, a significant degree of autonomy is afforded to local municipal authorities. The citizens of the Distrito Federal enjoy full representation in both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, though, uniquely among Wagain possessions, there is no province-level executive or legislature.

The Special Administrative Zone of Macau and Hiang Shan, more commonly shortened to Macau, is a highly urbanized Wagain possession located on the coast of China. Practically speaking, Macau is governed as a province-level municipality, with an elected governor and local legislature. The region's historical character and unique political status affords it greater autonomy over certain local issues, most notably revenue collection, which has allowed Macau to function as a low-tax, low-regulation global entertainment hub into the present day. The citizens of Macau enjoy full representation in both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.

The designation of Overseas Collectivity refers to two large island groupings in the Pacific — Wagain Polynesia and Wagain Micronesia. Though the regions were colonized by the Wagain Empire in the late nineteenth century, they have large populations of indigenous Pacific Islanders who have retained a strong local cultural identity. Today they are highly autonomous, being functionally self-governing except for reserved powers of defense, international relations, trade, and currency. They are the only possessions with the power to issue separate citizenships parallel to Wagain nationhood. Each Overseas Collectivity is represented by two senators and one deputy in the federal Parliament.

Territories, as a rule, are small island possessions which also delegate reserved powers to Wagondia, but do not have the same claims to nationhood as the larger Collectivities. Though relatively autonomous as a rule, a distinction is drawn between internal territories (those without the means to support themselves) and external territories (developed islands more capable of self-government). The external territories, which consist of Guam, Aruba, Curaçao, and the Wagain Virgin Islands, have greater freedom to govern themselves, and are notable today as tax havens. The internal territories, which consist of Rapa Nui, Bonaire, Turks & Caicos, and the Falkland Islands, rely more heavily on state subsidies, and are managed in part by the Interior Ministry, in consultation with local elected officials. No territory is represented in the Senate, though the four external territories are each afforded a voting delegate in the Chamber of Deputies. The elected executive of a territory carries the rank and title of Lieutenant Governor.