Zealandia Republics

The United Republics of Zealandia and Polynesia (simply the Zealandia Republics for short) are a federation of states located in Oceania. Compromising New Zealand (which holds it's capital, Wellington) and a large number of islands across Polynesia and Micronesia, the country is governed by a three-parliament system that serves as a form of connections across it's territory.

History
Zealandia was originally the colony of Wellington-Canberra, in which it was thrown in with neighboring Victoria and was controlled by Scotland. Although it had a degree of sovereignty, most of the parliament that would divide itself to form it's three-parliament system today was often staffed by the Scottish, who reported on voting in the system and thus would be mostly overwritten or vetoed by the king or queen of Scotland at the time. Wellington-Canberra would soon annex most of Polynesia and Micronesia over the next few years, and soon after Scotland re-managed it's colonies, Zealandia was formally known as Zealandia-Polynesia, while Victoria was split off.

Zealandia participated in the first and second world wars per Scottish orders, as it was still a domain. Inbetween the inter-war period, Zealandia mainly served as Scotland's main unit to manage it's territories in the Pacific. After the empire of Japan invaded Polynesia for naval superiority, Zealandia was unable to fight due to most of it's military being stripped, instead relying on Victoria and New South Wales for control. As they too failed to fend it off, it was only after Pearl Harbor that the United States was able to retake them for the trio. After the second World War ended, Zealandia was soon freed of it's Scottish control and became the federation-republic it is today.

By 2023, Zealandia faces tensions between it and Victoria, as both have been engaging in rivalries for some time. As the two former Scottish domains are on the verge of duking it out in a game of national-level fisticuffs, the state of Oceania is uncertain.

Government and Politics
Zealandia is a federation compromising ninety-seven islands (not counting the North and South islands as they are part of mainland Zealandia), each of which own five seats (three on the first level, one on the second level and one on the third level) in the levels of the Parliament. The Parliament of Zealandia serves as the main hub for affairs on both internal and external doings in the world, and is usually the main form of maintaining order across the islands. The Parliament is divided into three levels: the First Slice (which mainly creates or proposes what moves onto the second levels), the Second Half (which judges the proposal in question; if it passes with the majority vote, it moves on) and the Peak (which ultimately decides the fate of the proposal), of which the latter includes the Prime Minister of Zealandia.

Four people govern Zealandia as a whole and are above the Peak third of the Parliament, and they include the Prime Minister, who has nearly full control over the Parliament; the Principle Exercizer, who is able to nullify or discharge proposals deemed unfit; the Representative, who is the only one of the four able to vote in the Parliament and serves as a buffer vote; and the ruling monarch of Scotland, who is able to override whatever is done during the Parliament's vote. The latter's stance is controversial, as sometimes beneficial proposals to Zealandia have been overwritten.

Culture
Zealandia is similar to it's other-relative from somewhere, and is mostly based on the culture of neighboring islanders including Polynesians and others. The majority of the people living in Zealandia emigrated from Europe or Asia, likely to escape the mess that is tensions among them. It has the largest population out of the three nations in Oceania, and the demonym is a "Zealandian".