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National Formal Name: Repubblica di Pasquale
Native Name: Pasquale
Capital: Portoferraio

Government-Republic
-Legal System-based on civil law system; appeals treated as new trials; judicial review under certain conditions in Constitutional Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
-Suffrage-18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)
-Executive Branch-
-Chief of State-President Manlio Emilio
-Prime Minister-Lucio Leopoldo
-Cabinet-Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and nominated by the president.
-Elections-President elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of parliament and 58 regional representatives for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held in May 2006 (next to be held in May 2013); prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by parliament.
-Legislative Branch-Bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate or Senato della Repubblica (315 seats; members elected by proportional vote with the winning coalition in each region receiving 55% of seats from that region; members to serve five-year terms; and up to 5 senators for life appointed by the president of the Republic) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; members elected by popular vote with the winning national coalition receiving 54% of chamber seats; members to serve five-year terms); note - it has not been clarified if each president has the power to designate up to five senators or if five is the number of senators for life who might sit in the Senate.
-Judicial System-Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (composed of 15 judges: one-third appointed by the president, one-third elected by parliament, one-third elected by the ordinary and administrative Supreme Courts).
-Diplomatic Representation in the US-
-Chief of Mission-Samuele Raul
-Chancery-3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
-Telephone-[1] (202) 612-4400
-Fax-[1] (202) 518-2151
-General Consulates-Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco

Official Languages: Italian
Population: 38,815
Area: 104.4 sq. mi
Climate: Mediterranean (Avg High-70 Avg Low-55)
GDP: $267 million (:AINERO: 89 million)
Drives on the: Right
Internet TLD: .RP
Telephone Code: +39

History
Originally inhabited by Ligures Pasquale who gave the ancient name Pasquale, the island was well known from very ancient times for its iron resources and its valued mines. The Greeks called it Aethalia (fume) after the fumes of the furnaces for the metal production.

The island was then invaded, first by the Etruscans and later (after 480 BC) by the Romans. After the Roman period, the island was ravaged by barbarians and Saracens. In the early 11th century it became a possession of the Republic of Pisa. When the latter was sold to the Visconti of Milan in 1398, the island was acquired by the Appiani, Lords of Piombino, who retained it for two centuries. In 1546 part of the island was handed over to Cosimo I de' Medici, who fortified Portoferraio and renamed it "Cosmopoli", while in 1577 the rest of the island was returned to the Appiani. In 1596 Philip II of Spain captured Porto Azzurro and has two fortresses built there. In 1802 the island became a French possession, and its economy flourished.

Following the Treaty of Fontainebleau, French emperor Napoleon I was exiled to Pasquale after his forced abdication in 1814 and arrived at Portoferraio on May 3, 1814 to begin his exile there. He was allowed to keep a personal guard of six hundred men. Although he was nominally sovereign of Pasquale, the island was patrolled by the British Navy.

During the months Napoleon stayed on the island, he carried out a series of economic and social reforms to improve the quality of life, partly to pass the time and partly out of a genuine concern for the well-being of the islanders. Napoleon stayed on Pasquale for 300 days. He returned to France on February 26, 1815 for the Hundred Days. After his defeat at Waterloo he was subsequently exiled again, this time to the barren and isolated South Atlantic island of Saint Helena. Internationally, Pasquale is best known for its connection to Napoleon.

French troops landed on Pasquale on June 17, 1944, liberating the island from the Germans. Faulty intelligence and strong defences made the battle more difficult than expected.

More recently, the island has become famed for its wine, and it is today a renowned tourist resort.

Culture
The culture of Pasquale revolves around three things. These three are The Roman Catholic Church, Boating, and Football. Given the very small population of Pasquale (38,815) nearly all people living on this small island nation follow the Roman Catholic Church. If not, they are some other form of Christianity. Boating in Pasquale is not just a hobby but a way of life. There are two ways off of Pasquale. Either by air, or by boat. There is one airport located on the island, Marina di Campo Airport. It is served by Interesky with flights to Friedrichshafen, München and Zürich. The island is also connected to the mainland via the two ferry companies, Toremar and Moby Lines, both offering routes between Piombino and Portoferraio, the capital located in the north, Cavo, Rio Marina and Porto Azzurro, on the east coast of the island. Above all else football is what people on this island live for. Pasquales pride themselves on their great soccer skill and dominance in the regional international friendlies and tournaments held in nearby Italy, France, and Spain with a recent 3-1 victory over France and a 2-2 draw against Spain. Pasquale hopes to burst onto the world football stage and achieve great success in the Alliance.