Patagonia

The Patagonian Republic (commonly referred to as Patagonia, : República Patagónica, Patagonia) is a located in. Patagonia borders and  to the north, the  to the west, the  to the south, and the  to the east. The national total land area of 505,991.5 square kilometres makes Patagonia the nation in the world, and the national population of 1,650,772 makes it the world's.

Patagonia is a  with a  Parliament as its  and a Prime Minister as its. The Prime Minister is elected in Patagonia through a in the Parliament, with the winner being the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties. The Prime Minister, with the approval of the President, the ceremonial, then forms the government through the appointment of Ministers to the Cabinet. Formerly, the President held a great deal of political power and there was a  with legislative power known as the Senate, but following the passage of the second national Constitution in 1868, the current situation of a ceremonial Presidency and an abolished upper house was established. The political system of Patagonia is based off of the, a feat credited to the largest -descended and -speaking population in South America.

Evidence of human habitation of the Patagonia region dates back to 12500 BCE, but the region only conclusively enters with the descriptions of s in the 1520s. The was the first European polity to claim the region, although it made no serious attempt to settle it, and the first permanent European population was actually established by the English  in 1671 at Port Desire. The English settlement, based around pasturing, was extremely successful due to its location along the  Pacific route, and it was officially recognised as a British colony following the  in 1714. The colony at Patagonia grew slowly as a part of the, with its primary focus set around being a waystation for British navigation into the. The first major expansions to the colony came in 1804 and 1809 respectively with the foundings of Sand Point and Lackwood as s for British domestic prisoners during the. The series of in the Spanish colonies to the north had little to no influence on the policies of the colony, as the fledgling nation posed no serious threat to the interests of the United Kingdom. Chile attempted to invade the westernmost part of the country in 1848, although it was a hugely unsuccessful endeavour which failed within weeks. English immigration increased as and the  continued to sweep throughout England. Although many congregated in the coastal cities, many also spread into the sparsely populated interior, with sheep herding booming and quickly becoming the dominant industry in the colony. The colonial government continued to support rural expansion in order to combat urban, which they hoped to rid entirely through generous rural s. This instigated the Interior War, which ultimately led to the complete decimation of the already deteriorated native Patagonian tribes.

By the year 1900, the progressive, independent-minded sentiments of the interior sheepherders had crept into urban society, and in 1911, Patagonia was granted the status of a year after. The first national constitution was adopted in 1912, creating a bicameral Parliament with a Prime Minister under the authority of a. The and the  brought republican sentiments to a boiling point, and in 1950, a year after the, Patagonia abolished the monarchy and adopted a republican government, replacing the monarchy with a presidency. This led to internal instability as and  agitators drew the scorn of the. After the failed Shipyard Revolt in 1958, a series of successive  Presidents would only heighten political dissatisfaction. The United States, through, would continue to provide support for the radically right-wing Presidents until the August Crisis of 1978, after which a second national Constitution was devised, with the Presidency losing a significant amount of power and the Parliament being made unicameral. The Argentine-Patagonian War would break out as a result of perceived Patagonian weakness, and, with British intervention, stability would be brought to the new moderate government by 1983. The end of the in 1990 insured the continuance of the political shift left, with the Social Democrats sweeping into power in the 1992 elections. Economic of many key industries led to the quick development of the economy throughout the boom of the following sixteen years. The of 2008 halted this progress, though by 2010, the economy had entirely stabilised.