Central Artemian People's State

The Central Artemian People's State (CAPS) was a  in central Artemia that existed from 1909 to 1950. It was a federation of socialist republics in central Artemia.

The founding of CAPS traces back to the establishment of the Free Svenskt Republic in 1900. Newly independent from the Gardic Empire, a coalition of republicans and communists governed the nascent Svenskti republic. In 1909, the communists seized control of the government and formally established the Central Artemian People's State. Between 1925 and 1927, a wave of communist revolutions in territories across central Artemia resulted in several constituent republics joining the CAPS, including Venimaland (1925), Heltia (1925), Borgosesia (1925), and Samot (1927).

Throughout the 1930's, the CAPS implemented economic reforms throughout its constituent republics, including the collectivization of agriculture and industry. The overarching Communist Party of the Central Artemian People's State (CPCAPS) governed from the capital in Kaasøeborg in the bicameral Union Congress. Members of the CPCAPS originated from all of the constituent states, called "sister republics", of the CAPS. In addition, each constituent state had a local communist party that acted regionally as part of the state bureaucracy to ensure cohesion among the ethnically and socially diverse states.

In 1940, the Central Artemian People's State invaded Gardarike to seize the territories of Grænudalir and Lutzo. In response, the governments of Seratof and Samotkhe declared war on the CAPS, sparking the Central Artemian-Gardic War. The war lasted from 1940 to 1945 and resulted in the defeat of the CAPS. As a result of the war, the CAPS lost Venimaland, the Heltia, Samot, and Svenskt itself. This event is historically known as the Great Collapse. After the end of the war, Borgosesia was the sole remaining constituent state of the CAPS, and the remaining organs of power relocated from Kaasøeborg to Seso. Essentially a, the CAPS languished until the death of Communist Party of Borgosesia General Secretary Carlo Conti in 1950. Following the death of Conti, the Union Congress of the CAPS votes to dissolve the country. The Communist Party of Borgosesia subsequently formed the Borgosesian People's Republic.

Despite its goals of transnational socialism, the Central Artemian People's State contributed little in terms of economics, culture, or technological advancement. However, the rise and subsequent failure of the Central Artemian People's State had lasting consequences for the domestic and foreign policy of nations in Central Artemia.

Politics and government


The Central Artemian People's State was a. The principal power structure of the Central Artemian People's State was the Communist Party of the Central Artemian People's State (CPCAPS), the sole legal and ruling party of the CAPS. It was itself a federation of communist parties from the constituent republics of the CAPS. The legislature of the CAPS was the Union Congress of the Central Artemian People's State, a legislature. The upper house of the Union Congress was the House of Republics, which was composed of 10 representatives from each of the constituent republics. The lower house of the Union Congress was the House of Representatives, which was composed of proportionally allocated seats based on the population of each of the constituent republics. The government of the CAPS was the Council of Ministers, and the head of government was the First Minister. Under the constitution, the First Minister could serve no more than two 10-year terms.

From 1909 to 1945, all federation-wide institutions of the Central Artemian People's State were located in Kaasøeborg. Following the end of the Central Artemina-Gardic War in 1945, they were moved to Seso.

The Constitution of the Central Artemian People's State placed ultimate authority in the hands of the Union Congress and the Communist Party of the Central Artemian People's State. Under the constitution, each constituent republic also had its own communist party which could manage the national affairs within the limits prescribed by the constitution, the Union Congress, and the Communist Party of the Central Artemian People's State.

Administrative divisions
At its height, the Central Artemian People's State was comprised of five constituent republics called "sister republics." Most of the constituent republics joined the CAPS between 1925 and 1927, and most left following the defeat in Central Artemian-Gardic War.

Military
The Central Artemian People's Army was the military of the Cental Artemian People's State.