Teleri Republic

The Teleri Republic, officially the Republic of Teleri Cities, is a small country in north-eastern Vidina. It is bordered in the north-east by the Bay of Guasu, and straddles both sides of the !Mississippi river. It is composed of 37 !Taifas, remnants of the many city states that occupied the area before the formation of the Republic. Situated at the junction between the !Mississippi river and Bay of Guasu, the Teleri cities have historically been very open to commerce. Their hold on the !Mississippi river delta has allowed them to control access from the whole !Mississippi river basin to the rest of the world.

Politics
The Teleri republic was founded in 1437 with the Act of Partnership, which is one of many seminal constitutional documents of the republic. Over time other documents would be added to this act, such as the Act of Integration, or the !bill_of_rights. Today the collection of these documents is known as the constitutional compendium.

Legislature
The Teleri republic functions under a bicameral legislature, the upper house is known as the Council of !Taifas, and the lower as the Chamber of Burghers.

Upper House
The Council of !Taifas represents the 37 !Taifas, with 3 representatives per !Taifa.

Lower House
The Chamber of Burghers represents the people of the whole republic, it's memebers are elected to one of the 275 seats following a proportional voting system.