Embassy Program
An Introduction to Meridon
Meridon, officially the Federal Republic of Meridon (Tangaran: Haumanhwe; formally Repupirikana e hānga ana haumanhwe), is an island nation located in the southeastern hemisphere and in Esvanovia. Meridon consists of over 1,600 islands, organized into 11 subdivisions known as Territories.
Meridon has been continously inhabited for at least nearly 6,000 years, with the arrival of the earliest descendants of the Tangaran people attributed to the presence of preserved boats and sailing material on Alexandria Island. European explorers first landed on the island in 1554, starting a series of expansions and wars which saw the continent united into the Union of Meridon in 1640. Meridon experienced a rapid demographic shift with the mass arrival of Anglians during the Great Displacement, an event that among others fueled a pair of wars that saw Meridon emerge as a federal republic. Industrializing and growing its economy rapidly through the 19th century, by the 20th Meridon began to actively participate in external world affairs and remains a great power to this day.
Meridon is a federal parliamentary constitutional Republic, organized around 11 federated territories. Meridon's population is fairly distributed between rural and urban population centers. Cordelia is the capital city while Port Sistine is its largest by population, both located on Alexandria Island- some of Meridon's largest cities include Alanstown, Kohina, Tullamarina and Maratea.Meridon is a highly developed country with a high-income economy, it is among the world's largest economy, and ranks high in per capita income and HDI. Meridon consistently ranks highly in quality of life, democracy, health, education, economic and civil liberty, and political rights.
More in depth information on Meridon may be found on its Wiki page.
Establishing an Embassy in Meridon
On behalf of all of the citizens of Meridon, the State Department is pleased to accept applications to establish ambassadorial relationships from new countries. Meridon, as an active participant on the global and regional stage, seeks out friendly and mutually beneficial relationships with all nations.
All embassies in the Federal Republic of Meridon are located in the Marrat district of Cordelia, Cordelia Federal Territory, unless otherwise specified or required. As standard diplomatic procedure, once embassy agreements are reached, ambassadorial locations are considered the sovereign soil of its representative nation. Consular locations are available by request. A list of cities with large populations suitable for the establishment of consular posts may be found here.
We look forward to ushering in new ties between many new nations!
STIPULATIONS:
Diplomatic
Meridon does not allow for the establishment of ambassadorial relations with countries that exercise, as a matter of government policy, practices that include (but are not limited to) widespread violation of basic human rights such as genocide, slavery or indentured servitude, militarist expansionism, and other such topics deemed repulsive to the Federal Republic's values and its geopolitical interests. Furthermore, Meridon will not engage in ambassadorial relationships with nations or groups whose governments are determined as bad-faith actors. At the direction of the Federal Council on advice from the State Secretary, Meridon may allow for the establishment of special missions, special consulates, and other such non-ambassadorial relations with nations who do not meet the criteria for ambassadorial relationships. If you do not meet any requirement for ambassadorial relationships, please state as such in your application and you will receive further information from the State Department. Any and all criterion in this section may be waived if it is in the national interest of Meridon.
Embassy Restrictions
Meridon will admit the establishment of embassies with staff count exceeding 50 and security staff exceeding 20 only on a case by case basis to nations whose diplomatic missions specifically require it. Meridon will not permit the presence of armed or armored vehicles of any sort to be utilized by any embassies with the sole exception being the application of bulletproof glass on vehicles. Meridon does not permit the establishment or basing of aircraft on embassy grounds, but does permit the utilization of aircraft by diplomatic and security staff as long as they are based and primarily operated at a nearby airfield. Meridon does not permit the presence of crew-served weaponry, riot gear, crowd suppression equipment, tear gas, artillery or rockets, or any other such material on embassy grounds. Automatic weaponry is normally forbidden but may be authorized on a case by case basis. Security staff are allowed to concealed carry weaponry on embassy grounds.
Diplomatic Immunity
Ambassadors and consuls to Meridon are offered diplomatic immunity and shall not be charged, arrested, or tried for crimes committed in Meridon, however they may be deported for violations or declared persona non grata at the direction of the Federal Council. Ambassadorial staff, including security staff, may be tried, arrested, and charged with crimes committed in Meridon in a fair court of law. Any ambassadorial staff, including security staff, who are found to be committing or plotting to commit war crimes or crimes against humanity may be arrested and tried in an appropriate international court.
All embassy staff are expected to be in compliance with federal, territorial, local and city laws and ordinances in all ordinary affairs, including the operation of motor vehicles, utilization of controlled substances, and any other pertinent areas. Foreign nationals who violate Meridonian law are liable to be deported.
Diplomatic Services
A list of nations with active diplomatic relations with Meridon and their current states of relation may be viewed here. Nations with further specific diplomatic communications requirements after the establishment of ambassadorial relations, with the prior written assent (via forum telegram/private message) received, may post such communiques to the appropriate authority here.
APPLICATION:
- Code: Select all
[b][u]Meridonian State Department- Embassy Program Application:[/u][/b]
[u]Nation Information[/u]
-Full Formal Name of Nation:
-Government Type:
-Head of State:
-Head of Government (if not HoS):
-Minister of Foreign Affairs/Equivalent:
-Are you a part of any alliances? If so, list them:
-Population:
-Denonym:
-Is your nation currently in any armed conflicts against another nation state?:
-Is your nation in violation or may be in violation of any of the stipulated disqualifying factors? If so, how?:
-Is there anything about your nation that would be helpful for us to know?:
[u]Ambassadorial Information [/u]
-Name of Ambassador:
-Title(s):
-Age, sex, and date of birth of ambassador:
-Ambassador's history (optional):
-Family of ambassador (this includes pets):
-Security or health concerns:
[u]Embassy Information[/u]
-Diplomatic staff:
-Administrative/service staff:
-Security staff:
-Security staff number and type of weaponry:
-Will security staff be hired locally?:
-Would you like to request security assistance from the Meridonian Federal Protective Service (FPS)? If so, in what nature?:
-Number and type of embassy vehicles:
-Declare all controlled substances, including plants or animals, you are bringing in:
-Are there any special requests (i.e separate compound, large location, specialized facilities) for the embassy's location? (Explain):
-Would you like to establish any consular locations? If so, where?:
-Would you like to establish any special interest groups (including military, industrial, economic, or commercial) with Meridon? If so, which?:
[u]Other Information[/u]
-Do you have pre-existing ties with Meridon, and if so, what are they?:
-Would you like us to establish an embassy in your nation? If so, please provide a link (if applicable) to your embassy program:
-Would you like to open into any treaty or trade agreements?:
-Is there anything else you'd like to notify us about?:
