Iberian Kingdom

The Iberian Kingdom is a nation consisting of 2 countries, Spain and Portugal. The Iberian Kingdom is situated in the Iberian Peninsula, having a border with France. The national animal is a bull and the national anthem is "Marcha Real '' . The government is a monarchy and the capital is Madrid.

History
1936-1975

From 1936 to 1939, Spain had a Spanish Civil War. The war ended with the Nationalists victory. Spain became a francoist. Portugal became a fascist from 1926 to 1974. Spain became a monarchy in 1975, when Francisco Franco died.

1978-1990

In 1982, Spain joined NATO, following a referendum after a strong social opposition. In 1986, Spain and Portugal joined the European Union.

The Unification Referendum

On the 24th June 1990, Spanish and Portuguese ciztiens voted across Spain and Portugal Unification. Here are the results:

-Yes: 60%

-No: 39%

-Invalid/Blank votes: 1%

This results means, the proclamed of the Iberian Kingdom.

The Unification

The Treaty of Barcelona was signed by Felipe Gonzalez and Mario Soares on 28th June 1990 and 2 weeks later, the Iberian Kingdom was formed.

1990-present

In 1999, the Iberian Kingdom was one of the founding countries of the euro and the eurozone. In 2008, the Iberian Kingdom had a financial crisis until 2016. On 19 June 2014, the monarch, Juan Carlos, abdicated in favour of his son, who became Felipe VI. A Catalan independence referendum was held on 1 October 2017 and then, on 27 October, the Catalan parliament voted to unilaterally declare independence from Iberian Kingdom to form a Catalan Republic on the day the Iberian Senate was discussing approving direct rule over Catalonia as called for by the Iberian Prime Minister. Later that day the Senate granted the power to impose direct rule and Mr Rajoy dissolved the Catalan parliament and called a new election. No country recognised Catalonia as a separate state.

Geography
The Iberian Kingdom has 598,112 square km. Mount Teide (Tenerife) is the highest mountain peak in the Iberian Kingdom and is the third largest volcano in the world from its base. The Iberian Kingdom is a transcontinental country. On the south, it is bordered by Gibraltar (a British overseas territory) and Morocco, through its exclaves in North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla, and the peninsula of Vélez de la Gomera). On the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it is bordered by France. Along the Pyrenees in Girona, a small exclave town called Llívia is surrounded by France.

Goverment and Politics
The current party ruling is the Popular Party. President Pedro Sanchez has been leader since 2018.

Elections for the Iberian Kingdom are very similar to elections in Spain.

The Western Republic has had 4 presidents since it's creation in 1990. Of those 4 presidents, 2 were a part of the Popular Party, and 2 were a part of the PSOE.

Alliances
Iberian Kingdom is a member from Global Treaty Organization.

Military
Aircraft carrier/assault ship Juan Carlos I (L61), multirole fighter Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, universal tank Leopard 2

The armed forces of the Iberian KIngdom are known as the Iberian Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Ibericas). Their Commander-in-chief is the King of Iberia, Felipe VI. The Iberian Armed Forces are divided into three branches:
 * Army (Ejército de Tierra)
 * Navy (Armada)
 * Air Force (Ejército del Aire)

Media
The main public broadcaster in the Iberian Kingdom is the Iberian TV. It broadcasts music, news, sports, and TV shows.

Iberian Kingdom at Linguavision Song Contest:
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