International Congress

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HeadquartersBosato
(International territory)
Official languages Nonea
Type Intergovernmental organisation
Membership Most of Sahar
Leaders
 -  Secretary-General  ?
 -  Chairman of the Council Cerman Jéctrń Cóq
 -  Upper house Council of Sahar
 -  Lower house Congress of Nations
Establishment
 -  Bosato Conference 1956 
Currency Various
Internet TLD .us
a. All languages spoken on Sahar are accepted as working languages of United Sahar. However, the official languages of nations on the Council are commonly used as lingua francas.

United Sahar, also known as the Unition or the Union of Sahar (US), is an intergovernmental organisation aiming to promote international cooperation and to maintain peace on Sahar. Founded after the Great Ekuosian War to prevent such a conflict happening again, United Sahar has grown into the world's biggest intergovernmental union, monitoring international crises and creating a global network of diplomacy and information. The headquarters of the US is situated in Bosato, and is subject to extraterritoriality. The most prominent figurehead of the US is the secretary-general, an office currently held by [who?] from [where?] since 2015.

The main deliberative body of the US is the Congress of Nations, while the Council of Sahar is made up of the most influential nations from 11 'regions' across the globe.

History

Founding

United Sahar was founded in Bosato in 1956, 4 years after the end of the Great Ekuosian War. It was the result of talks between the CEPS (which had been established 3 years earlier), the Kuulist bloc, the Charter and Szezkia (which was invaded by Norjihan, a Unity supporter), who were the Allied victors of the war, as well as representatives from Vaniu, Lugida and Qonklaks. Its goals, as set out in the Bosato Declaration, were to prevent the reoccurance of an armed conflict on the scale of the GEW, and to act as a peacekeeping force in other conflicts worldwide.

Expansion

Nations from regions mostly unaffected by the GEW in South Baredina, Boroso and Miraria soon expressed interest in joining the US, and in 1961 the Congress elected to reorient the organisation to promoting world peace outside of Ekuosia and Soltenna.

Structure

Council

Council of Sahar
US Council.jpg
CoS Chamber in Bosato
AbbreviationCoS
Formation1956
TypeOrgan of United Sahar
ChairmanCerman Jéctrń Cóq
A map of US regions and their representatives as of 2006

The Council of Sahar is made up of 11 nations representing 11 US-defined regions of Sahar.

The current makeup of the council was established in 2006, when each member nation was assigned a region to represent: Achiyitqana, Azey, Nordjaelm and Mermelia were added to the council in order to introduce representation from less influential regions. Cerman argued unsuccessfully that as the legal successor to the Helsonian Union they should be given their seat, but it was instead granted to Letzia.

The countries on the council are listed in the table below:

Country Region Population GDP (nominal)
 Achiyitqana Northeast Miraria 7,714,275 $0.25 trillion
Azey Parshita 43,725,583 $0.66 trillion
 Letziaa Northwest Baredina 71,926,711 $3.29 trillion
 Lhavres Boroso 262,085,250 $9.16 trillion
 Liosol Northwest Miraria 79,386,080 $2.53 trillion
 Mermelia Ystel 10,050,900 $0.45 trillion
 Neviraa Northeast Baredina 132,176,927 $4.86 trillion
Nordjaelm Alpa and Atsiq 18,015,532 $0.54 trillion
 Qonklaks Soltenna 95,568,000 $1.65 trillion
 Shohuan Vaniua 74,094,652 $2.95 trillion
 Szezkia South Baredina 33,256,977 $1.8 trillion
a The seats held by EkU members are de facto jointly held with other nearby powers: Letzia with Cerman and Veridia, and Nevira with Barradiwa

Congress

Congress of Nations
AbbreviationCoN
Formation1961
TypeOrgan of United Sahar
Speaker ?
Membership[number] delegations

The Congress of Nations is the primary deliberative body of the US which proposes, debates and votes upon resolutions. It is made up of delegations from every member state of the US, numbering [number], which means that every nation has equal representation. However, the "one state, one vote" power structure has been criticised for potentially allowing states representing only a small minority of Sahar's population to pass important resolutions. The Congress is presided over by the Speaker of the Congress of Nations. Its powers are to oversee the US budget and to make non-binding recommendations in the form of Congress Resolutions.

The Congress convenes twice every solar year at the US headquarters in Bosato. The first session was opened on the 20th October 1961 by Prince Lorros of Nyatol.