New Holy Byzantine Empire


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The Holy Empire, officially known as the New Holy Byzantine Empire (: Νέα Αγίας Ρωμαϊκής Αυτοκρατορίας, Néa Agías Romaïkís Aftokratorías), is a composed of 6  located in the, one capital district in the city of Constantinople, a total of 1,439 islands, and two. It is a - hybrid  and the world’s only sovereign Christian (partial) theocracy with  as the. However the state religion does not extend to the Holy Empire’s dependencies, Alexandria and Greek Cyrenaica, where only and  are permitted without sanctions. The Holy Empire is bordered by seven nations, two of which, Egypt and Libya, each border one of the country’s two dependencies, Greek Cyrenaica (Libya) and Alexandria (Egypt). The other five border nations are Slovenia,, , and Moldavia to the north, and Turkey to the east. The is to the east, and the  is to the south; the Holy Empire also maintains full control over the  and the. The Holy Empire controls the Byzantine Straits, which demarcate the boundary between and, as well as separate  and. The location of the empire at the continental crossroads of Europe and Asia make it a country of geostrategic importance.

Making up the empire are six federally united constituent countries and one capital district: Greater Greece, Albania, the Slavic Union, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania, with the capital district located in Constantinople. Like the original, medieval Byzantine Empire, the New Holy Byzantine Empire is officially ruled by through the Basileus (emperor); however, the Basileus of the Holy Empire must observe the 1936 Convenant of Constantinople, which is considered a God-through-church-ordained imperial constitution. The Covenant establishes a three-branch system of imperial central government, each branch keeping the other two in check and overall maintaining a balance of power. The executive branch is headed by the Basileus, who is professionally represented by the Imperial Minister, as well as his Imperial Administration (Cabinet). The official legislature is the Imperial Senate, which is made up of senators elected by the legislative Representatives’ Councils in each constituent country as well as a hosting Premier who is selected by and reports directly to the Basileus/Prime Minister. The judicial branch consisting of the imperial court system is operated by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the state church and head of all autocephalous East Orthodox churches in the world. The Patriarchate has held much judicial influence since 1930s, in which all establishments of law in the Holy Empire including public law schools have been operated by the Patriarchate.