Columbia

Columbian Union Bulgarian: Европейски съюз Croatian: Europska unija Czech: Evropská unie Danish: Den Europæiske Union Dutch: Europese Unie Estonian: Euroopa Liit Finnish: Euroopan unioni French: Union européenne German: Europäische Union Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Hungarian: Európai Unió Irish: An tAontas Eorpach Italian: Unione europea Latvian: Eiropas Savienība Lithuanian: Europos Sąjunga Maltese: Unjoni Ewropea Polish: Unia Europejska Portuguese: União Europeia Romanian: Uniunea Europeană Slovak: Európska únia Slovene: Evropska unija Spanish: Unión Europea Swedish: Europeiska unionen
Flag
Motto: "Columbia, March!
Anthem: "Under the Blue and Yellow Flag"
Capital		Duis (de facto)
Largest cities		(same as above)
Official languages		24 languages Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovene Spanish Swedish
Demonym		Columbian
Type		Supranational state
Member states		12 states COMING SOON
Leaders
-	President of the Council of Columbia	Judia Lykos
-	Chancellor of Columbia	Felix Istvan
Legislature		- Columbian Council  - Parliament
Formation
-	Treaty of Duis	31 December 1949
-	Treaty of Staufen	1 January 1971
Area
-	Total	4,324,782 km2 1,669,808 sq mi
-	Water (%)	3.08
Population
-	2015 estimate	524,890,134 (3rd)
-	Density	115.8/km2 300.9/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2015 estimate
-	Total	$23.892 trillion (1sta)
-	Per capita	$45,518 (16tha)
GDP (nominal)		2015 estimate
-	Total	$20.112 trillion (1sta)
-	Per capita	$38,316 (19tha)
Gini (2010)		30.4 medium
HDI (2011)		0.910 very high · 10th
Currency		Columb 3 others COMING SOON
Time zone		WET
-	Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD		.cu
Website europa.eu
a.	If considered as a single entity.

Columbia, officially the Columbian Union (CU) (sometimes referred to as the Columbian Federation) is a supranational federation of 14 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union is governed by the Council of Columbia, which serves as the executive branch. The Columbian Parliament passes all of the union's laws, and is elected every four years by the citizens of the CU, but is answerable to the Council of Columbia and the Union Commission.

Culture

The culture of Columbia is extremely diverse, featuring over 100 ethnic groups. However, Columbian culture stems from a "common cultural heritage". The source of this common background is largely attributed to Delian antiquity, dating back almost fifty thousand years, and continued to expand during the Enlightenment, the development of Humanism, and the adoption of social democracy.

Columbia is often described as the cradle of Western culture, yielding the original ideas of democracy, humanism, and progressivism, setting it apart from

Religion

Religious groups of Abbasid as of 2010.

  Dodekatheism (41.5%)

  Christian (24.3%)

  Atheist/Agnostic (20.0%)

  Muslim (7.9%)

  Other (6.3%)

Article 15 of Columbia's constitution states: "secularism, social equality, equality before law shall be upheld", effectively banning the establishment of an official religion. The citizen population is 41.5% Dodekatheist (including Andalusian folk religion), constituting the largest religious group in Columbia, although the proportion falls to 39.2% when the non-national population is included. Christians make up 24.3%, Atheists/Agnostics 20.0% and Muslims 7.8%.

Polls taken in 2013 show that, of Columbia's population, 72% of those stated that religion played no role in their daily lives at all, 12% said religion played a minor role in their lives, while only 6% stated that religion played an important role in their lives. The remainder either declined to answer, or were unsure. This shows a major change in the Columbian population, with a sharp decrease of those who held religion to a higher priority in their lives.

Dodekatheism is considered the "religion of Columbia" with strong ties to the Columbian identity and promotion of Humanism and tolerance, which are key to Columbian philosophy.

Symbols

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  Columbia Day - The twelve star flag represents the 12 states

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  Karl the Great - Emperor of the Holy Columbian Empire

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  The Goddess Columbina - The name Columbia is derived from her

Legal system

Human rights

As stated in Articles I-1 and I-2, the Union is based on common values, namely:

• human dignity
• freedom
• democracy
• equality
• the rule of law
• respect for human rights
• minority rights
• free market

Columbian states also declare that the following principles prevail in their society:

• pluralism
• non-discrimination
• tolerance
• justice
• solidarity
• equality of the sexes

Government and Politics

Columbian Union

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Columbian Union

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