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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
Pacífica is a {{w|Federalism|Federal}} {{w|Constitutional Monarchy}}. The government was established by the Constitution of Pacífica, which was passed on May 5th, 1848. The | [[File:James I Pacifica.jpg|thumb|150px|left|His Majesty [[James I of Pacífica|James I]], [[Monarchy of Pacífica|King and Lord Protector]] of Pacífica]] | ||
[[File:Alberto de Sol.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The 26th [[Prime Minister of Pacífica]], [[Alberto de Sol]] of Angeles]] | |||
Pacífica is a {{w|Federalism|Federal}} {{w|Constitutional Monarchy}}. The government was established by the Constitution of Pacífica, which was passed on May 5th, 1848. The head of state of the Kingdom is the [[Monarchy of Pacífica|Monarch]], who is known as the King or Queen. The current monarch is [[James I of Pacífica]], who ascended the throne after the death of his father [[Dayton III of Pacífica]]. The role of the monarch is mostly ceremonial, with only a few privileges, called 'royal privileges' being given to him or her. Real executive power lies with the head of government, the [[Prime Minister of Pacífica]]. The current Prime Minister is [[Alberto de Sol]], who won the [[2016 Pacífican National Election]]. The Prime Minister is elected by popular vote and has executive power of the legislature, His Majesty's Parliament, and the nation. | |||
=== | ===Administrative Divisions=== | ||
Pacífica is divided into 48 states, which all have their own state governments and legislatures. The oldest state and most populous state in Pacífica is Angeles, which was admitted on May 5th, 1848 along with the creation of the Kingdom. The youngest state and least populated state in Pacífica is Western Rockies, which was admitted on June 18th, 1990. Each state has equal representation in [[His Majesty's Senate (Pacífica)|His Majesty's Senate]] but unequal representation in [[House of Deputies (Pacífica)|House of Deputies]] because of population. | |||
==Demographics== | |||
===Population=== | |||
According to the 2012 Pacífican Royal Census, there were exactly 52,283,219 citizens living in Pacífica and it was estimated in 2018 that there were 55,469,491 citizens, almost 4 million more that in 2012. Pacífica is currently the third largest in the [[North American Union]] and is the twenty sixth largest country worldwide, just below {{w|Tanzania}}. It is projected by 2030 that there will be over 80,000,000 Pacíficans. | |||
=== | {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%; float:right" | ||
|+ '''Pacífican Racial Breakdown of Population''' | |||
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! Racial composition !! 1996 !! 2004 !! 2012 | |||
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| {{W|White American|White}} || 64.2% || 60.8% || 58.3% | |||
|- | |||
| {{W|Asian American|Asian}} || 18.7% || 19.1% || 21.3% | |||
|- | |||
| {{W|African American|Black}} || 10.1% || 9.8% || 10.9% | |||
|- | |||
| {{W|Native Americans in the United States|Native}} || 2.1% || 1.7% || 1.2% | |||
|- | |||
| {{W|Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Other or Mixed}} || 4.9% || 8.7% || 8.7% | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
The largest racial group in Pacífica has always been White Pacíficans (both of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic heritage), but despite this, Pacífica is considered one of the most diverse countries in the world. The second largest racial group in the country is Asian Pacíficans, with Pacífican Chinese and Filipino being the largest ethnic group. African Pacíficans and Native Americans follow Asian Pacíficans as the third and fourth largest racial group. | |||
Immigration to Pacífica has mainly been from its neighboring countries, most prominantly [[Mexico (Disunited States)|Mexico]] and Latin America, although there has been a surge of immigrants from [[Cascadia (Disunited States)}|Cascadia]]. A majority of immigrants entering Pacífica are of Hispanic descent, with over 200,000 entering each year. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:80%;" style="margin-left:1em; float:left" | |||
|+ style="font-size:100%" |Religious affiliation in Pacífica as of 2018 | |||
|- | |||
! Affiliation | |||
! colspan="2"|% of Sierra population | |||
|- | |||
| {{W|Christianity|Christian}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|79||2||background:mediumblue}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left; text-indent:15px;"| {{w|Catholicism}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|54||2||background:yellow}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left; text-indent:15px;"| {{w|Evangelicalism|Evangelical}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|19||2||background:darkblue}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left; text-indent:15px;"| {{w|Mormonism}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|3||2||background:mediumblue}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:left; text-indent:15px;"| {{W|List of Christian denominations|Other Christian}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|2||2||background:mediumblue}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| Other Faith | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|9||2||background:darkgreen}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| {{w|Irreligion}} | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|10||2||background:purple}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| Don't know/refused answer | |||
|align=right| '''{{bartable|2||2||background:darkorange}}''' | |||
|- | |||
| '''Total''' || '''{{bartable|100||2||background:grey}}''' | |||
|} | |||
According to the Constitution of Pacífica, Pacíficans can freely practice any religion of their choosing and the government is banned from enforcing or favoring a certain religion. {{w|Christianity}} has been the most dominate religion in Pacífica, with over 79% of Pacíficans identifying as some sort of Christian. Currently, {{w|Roman Catholicism}} has been the dominate Christian sect, with 54% of Pacíficans claiming to be Catholic followed {{w|Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestants}}, which make up 19% of Pacíficans while other Protestant sects make up around 5% of Pacíficans. 9% of Pacíficans follow other religions rather than Christianity, with the largest out of them being {{w|Buddhism}}. 10% of Pacíficans claim to be unaffiliated or irreligious. | |||
Roman Catholicism, despite being the biggest religion in Pacífica, has slowly decreased since the 20th Century while Evangelical Protestantism has greatly increased since the 20th Century. Despite common trends in other modern places in the world, Atheism in Pacífica has decreased since the 20th Century, with younger Pacíficans, mainly Generation Z and younger Millennials becoming more Evangelical. According to a survey conducted by {{w|Universty of Southern California|the University of Southern Pacífica]], Evangelical Protestants will becoming the majority Christian sect and religion in Pacífica by 2050. | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
[[Category:Disunited States]] | [[Category:Disunited States]] | ||
[[Category:Pacífica]] | [[Category:Pacífica]] |