Federated States of Antarctica

The Federated States of Antarctica commonly known as Antarctica is a sovereign state located in the Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica. Antarctica is the world's southernmost sovereign state and is composed of five states and one unincorporated territory, the South Pole. Antarctica is the world's most sparsely populated country, aswell as being the coldest on average. Antarctica has a total population of roughly 6.5 million as of 2015, over 67% of which live in and around the capital and largest city, Amundsen located on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Antarctica is one of the world's largest exporters of Oil and Minerals. The discovery and ability to extract Antarctica's mineral wealth has been crucial to the country's survival, having to import much of its resources, and has led to country's economic boom during the 19th and 20th centuries. Antarctica is one of the world's harshest countries to live in due to the extreme cold all year round. Summer months in the coastal regions where the entirety of the population resides can experience summers with above freezing temperatures. 97% of the country is completely uninhabitable, with the 3% of the habitable land located in the coastal regions of the continent. Antarctica's economy most revolves around the continent's Mineral Wealth, Scientific Research and Tourism.

Antarctica is a Federation of Five States and One Unincorporated Territory. The President is both the Head of State and Government, who leads the executive branch of the Federal Government. The Parliament of Antarctica acts as the bicameral Federal legislative body consisting of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives. The President is indirectly elected every five years in the General Election through the lower house of Parliament. The party, or coalition, with the most seats in the House of Representatives has their leader of Presidential candidate elected as the President. The current President of Antarctica is Joseph Eriksson of the Progressive Labour Party.

The de facto national language of Antarctica is English, which is the most widely spoken language across the country. Other major official spoken languages across Antarctica at a state level include French, Spanish and Russian. Other minor languages include Norwegian and German. Antarctica is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and holds close ties with the English-speaking world. Antarctica is a culturally diverse nation, consisting of citizens from various backgrounds the majority of which are of Western European ancestry from the original Antarctic settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since then, Antarctica has become a major base for Scientific and Archaeological research as it holds huge amounts of key evidence as to how the Earth was formed and was like before human habitation.