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Kuthernburg new name is “The United Kingdom Of Kuthernburg & Altaesia”
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Changed.
Question, though: shall foreign nations and/or peoples still refer to your country as simply Kuthernburg? I know some Bosnian-Herzegovinians get picky over that kind stuff, just for example, of course.
It will still be Kuthernburg Altaesia is (Welsh) and Kuthernbur is (Spanish) so unless meeting with the Duke or a elected official from Altaesia just continue with Kuthernburg. (OOC: Think of it as Scotland and England same Kingdom different people)
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Historically a loosely gathering of city states, Rijelv was founded through the fervor of revolutionary nationalists around 300 years ago. The Empire was founded through the alliance of the Kingdom of Hoosina, the dominant military power in the region, and the Northern Trade League, the dominant economic power to create the Empire of Rijelv. The Empire of Rijelv is a large multinational state encompassing 73 autonomous provinces, and hundreds of nationalities and ethnicities. The empire boasts a diverse range of biomes and geographies, ranging from tall and over arching mountains to arid deserts along with everything in between. Hundreds of languages are spoken daily in the empire, however, the de facto lingua franca for Rijelv is high Rigelvian or Hiylrijolva. The empire does not officially recognize any official language.
Rijelv’s religions are as diverse as its people. There are dozens of faiths spread through out the empire, however, secularism is high in the empire as the government does not endorse or sanction any particular religion. The right to worship is seen as a personal decision and the government puts as little involvement in that aspect as it can. However, that also means that religious organizations are not granted special privileges and are treated like any other economic entity.
The empire’s population is highly urbanized, which results in a low agricultural sector, but a booming industry sector. The technological sector and tertiary services are Rijelv’s dominant economic activities. These services are helped by a robust transportation system along with a free and open market.
The Rijelvian military is divided into two main branches - the Royal Rijelvian Guards or Rijolvariygal Sidyal and the Rijelvian Militia or Rijolva Sidiyenarmung. The militia is made up of citizens serving their compulsory service time, and the royal guards is comprised of enlisted military personnel. Both branches report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff of the Empire of Rijelv or Umsammel Kieflarmunge Impur’jolva. Despite being separate branches, those who enlist into the Rijolvariyal Sidyal and complete its rigorous applicant training program automatically outrank their peers in the Sidiyenarmung. And in general, those in the Sidyal out rank members of the Sidiyenarmung.
The Sidyal is further divided into the Riyal Landsarmung’jolva, Riyal Mainrigasarmung’jolva, Riyal Hivelsarmung’jolva, and the Riyal Wundsarmung’jolva which oversees land, water, air, and space operations respectively. Coast and border security operations are left with the Sidiyenarmung.
By the Rijelvian constitution, all able bodied individuals must register for the Sidiyenarmung by age 17, and must serve in the military until age 21, after which time an individual is considered a full citizen of the Empire and granted suffrage. Citizens in the Sidiyenarmung meet once a month for training, and despite being officially part of the military, the Sidiyenarmung are not often deployed in combat situations unless during times of immediate crisis. The Sidiyenarmung is, however, expected to provide disaster relief operations during times of natural disaster.
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The United Kingdom of Eruopia, aka the Kingdom of White, is a country in the northern continent of Borea. Oft shortened to UKE (a comedic term: “UKE always wins”). The UKE gets its other name, Kingdom of White, from its extreme frozen/snowy wastelands enveloping half of the country. This is caused by the location of the nation, and the extensive mountain ranges splitting the country. The mountains keep the North winds from continuing down ward towards the rest of the nation, so that the Mountain Valley shall produce most of the crops for the nation. The Southern half of the nation is the large habitable zone where most of the nation lives, aside from the Mountain Valley. The Capitol of Verona is located at the Northern Edge of the Iris Gulf along the nations Southern Shore. Verona is the nations most populated city followed by Hadasha. Hadasha is the gate way city to the Mountain Valley, as it hosts the Tunnel of Prosperity, which penetrates through one of Eruopias mountain ranges. The nation is known for its Flying Dragon Steeds (a fur-covered dragon Pegasus crossbreed), its vast Snow Plains, large police forces, and Mt. Cordelia standing at 25,964 ft tall. The snow plains are not just for the occasional Snow Train carrying tourist to see the Eruopian Mountainsides, but are also used for The Garden of Statues. The Garden of Statues is a unknown location within the vast Snow Plains that features thousands of human remains, forever frozen in place. This was an act of cruelty on national rebels from the last reigning dynasty and is currently a secret and preserved area of historical importance. (Many still claim that the garden still grows to this day.)
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Tivot
Tivot, officially The Republic of Tivot is the northernmost and oldest of the Former Kostuv Provinces (or FKP’s). Having gained independence from Kostuvastan shortly after the Auroran Imperial War through a referendum, Tivot has become a major hub of trade and finance, the nation having established many free trade agreements so as to optimize its ability to trade. The capital and largest (and for that matter, smallest) city of Tivot is Tarov, which holds the entire Tivotian population of 18.7 million people of numerous ethnicities and species, the most prominent being the ethnicities Kostuvians and Codexians and species being Humans and Peregrins. The geography of Tivot is relatively diverse, with mountains, ravines, and rivers to name a few. The tallest mountain in Tivot is Mt. Sirivol, at an elevation of 11,877 feet tall. Tivot also has sovereignty over four islands, one of which is host to a massive ravine-turned-mine, known as The Klubyn Ravine, named after its discoverer Ivana Klubyn.
Baykalia
Baykalia, officially The Serene People’s Republic of Baykalia, is a nation with an unfortunate history of genocide, oppression, and greed. Once the political center of Kostuvastan, the Baykalian people were in control of the Kostuv government. This top-heavy balance of power led to other ethnic groups, primarily Tuvalt and Kostrom groups, committing the largest genocide in recent memory, with the Baykalian population being reduced from around 5.6 million to 280,000. In a last-ditch effort to provide the remaining Baykalian children with some level of safety, they were sent to the Veridian Union. Since then, The Veridian Union has demanded that the Baykalian people keep producing children to be sent to the Veridian Youth Scouts program. Since its independence in 2005, Baykalia has been a pseudo-puppet of the Veridian Union. This is due to change under the dictatorship of the Posol family, who has recently altered the initially-democratic nation to a nationalist oligarchic regime. Oddly enough, the Posol family are first-generation immigrants to Baykalia.
Kostromastan
Kostromastan, officially The Confederation of Kostromastan, is a tightly-knit coalition of mostly-autonomous states. Engulfed in the Great Auroran Desert with no coastline, Kostromastan relies heavily on its neighbors for access to a port to ship its goods. Most life in Kostromastan revolves around the Salov river, which runs through the middle of the country, from north to south. The river is such an important aspect of life, that a festival celebrates the floods that take place every spring: The Reka Festival. However, there is one population center that does not follow the river: Tula. Tula is an experimental vertical city positioned in deep in the Great Auroran Desert, and is host to much innovation and many small start-up companies have gotten their start in the city. Tula itself has established closer ties to Tuvaltastan than the rest of the country, due to Tula’s geographical proximity to Tuvaltastan in relation to Kostromastan.
Tuvaltastan
Tuvaltastan, officially The Democratic States of Tuvaltastan, is by far the most prominent nation of the FKP’s. Having entered the world stage, along with Tivot, Tuvaltastan has established close diplomatic ties with nations in Atlantia, Gondwana, and Yasteria. Considered the spiritual successor to Kostuvastan, Tuvaltastan’s first president was the general of the Kostuv military at one point. The Kostuv expansionist idealism also remained in Tuvaltastan, with the nation having taken over numerous archipelago’s to its east, among those the East Crescent Islands, The Avut Isles, and The Far East Isles. Port Barnaul, Tivot’s southern counterpart, is a major outlet for Tuvaltastan to export its many services and products.
Imperial Fandom
Imperial Fandom, officially the Imperial Coalition of Confederated Fandoms, is the youngest nation out of the FKP’s. A break-off nation, Imperial Fandom gained independence from Tuvaltastan in 2008. The nation, having numerous ethnic groups known as fandoms, has had trouble staying in one piece. The only glue keeping the nation together is its royal family, led by the Queen Xenia. Many attempts on the queen’s life have occurred, all having failed. Currently under a civil war, the nation is in turmoil, with each Fandom attempting to gain independence. Many experts believe that the nation will not see the next decade.
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The Republic of Ostaria is a nation in the South-East of the continent of Gondwana. A parliamentary republic, the Prime Minister of Ostaria is the most powerful person in the nation and the President is the second most powerful. Ostaria has existed since the time of the ancients, with the earliest recording of people being before 200 BC. Ostaria is a very diverse nation, with three people groups, the Ostarian, Oronians, and Cojedans. It is a very religious nation, with the majority of people belonging to the Ostarian Orthodox Church. The capital city, Sarajevo, is the largest city in the country, with over 10 million people. It is also the administrative and economic center of the country. Throughout the history of Ostaria, four civil wars have taken place, the most recent being between 1992 and 1995, which was a civil war against the Communist government of Ostaria. When the war ended in 1995, Alija Čović was declared the first President and began instituting democratic reforms. Since he became President, the economy has grown, and the population has as well. As well, the government has remained staunchly Conservative since his election, with the SBBO and HDZ wining major elections, and forming a coalition every time. Today, Ostaria enjoys freedoms that many nations do not have, a great economy, and multiple trading partners. It is also a major healthcare nation, seeing as the country provides universal healthcare.
Fun Facts:
Originally, Ostaria had three capital: Sarajevo, Vukovar, and Mostar. After the first civil war, Vukovar became the capital. Sarajevo would become the capital in 1555. From 1823 until 1957, Mostar was the capital of Ostaria
In July 2006, Healthcare was declared universal.
Ostaria contains a tri-Legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives, House of Peoples, and the Sabor.
Added Rijelv (by Rijelv), Eruopia (by Eruopia), Ostaria (by Respublika Bielarus), and the Former Kostuv Provinces (Baykalia, Imperial Fandom, Kostromastan, Tivot, Tuvaltastan) (by Tuva).
[spoiler]Dragonia, officially known as the Grand Duchy of Dragonia, is an island nation situated below the continent of Aurora. The Grand Duchy is comprised of the island of Dragonia, the Barrior Islands to the west as well as three small nature preserve islands to the south east. The Grand Duchy is a hereditary monarchy, comprising of ten hereditary Lairdships ruled by the current Grand Duke, Jeymian Drachenberg III. Dragonia’s closest neighbor and strongest diplomatic ally is Xiopothos whose nation is just north by north east on the previously mentioned continent.
Dragonia is a Neutral Nation, it’s borders open to all who wish to get away and enjoy the scenic environmental paradise of this country. People come to enjoy the beaches, walk or ride the various nature trails, enjoy the casino resorts and attractions, or even just to enjoy the comforts of the Companions if people so choose. Dragonia has perfected the art of balancing the need for modern technology and the preservation of their stunningly beautiful environment.
The Grand Duchy of Dragonia has a rich history which is shrouded in mystery or myth if one is inclined to believe in such. These tall and graceful people are said to be the true descendants of a lost continent that sank beneath the waves in a cataclysmic war that reshaped the Urth as we now know it.
The capital city of The Grand Duchy of Dragonia is called Weyrcliff, this ancient city was founded more than 2000 years ago. Weyrcliff at the time of its founding sits on top of a mesa-like cape only 150 square miles in area. It is surrounded on three sides by 400-foot tall cliffs, the landward side itself is a steep slope of roughly a 75 degree angle.
Today, 2000 years later, Weyrcliff has grown to be a city of 750,000 inhabitants. The city is ruled by a mayor who answers to a city council. The current mayor is a wealthy businessman named Lord Xander Drachenberg, a surprisingly honest and moral person as well as a relative of the current Grand Duke.
The national languages are Dragonian as well as the vast majority of the population are dual linguistic and also speak speak fluent Codexian (English), especially in the major urban areas, in the more pastoral rural towns, Codexian is not as fluently spoken.
The only official religion in the Grand Duchy is Druidicism, a faith based on the Mother Goddess Gaia.[/spoiler]
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Oceansend, officially the City-State of Oceansend, is a sovereign city-state and microstate, located on the south-western coast of the continent of Aurora. Its neighbors are the Armed Republic of Quartz Fern Coast borders the country on the north and west while the east side shares a border with the Democratic States of Axdel, the Azure Sea is its southern border.
Oceansend has an area of 23,737.77 km2 (14,750.00 sq. mi) and a population of about 37,800; it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin to the top of Mount Adriel, which is 525 meters (1,722 feet) above sea level. Mount Adriel belongs to a string of large mountains that completely surrounds Oceansend, cutting the country off from its neighbors. There is only two points of access to the country via land along the coast, and that is on the east with the Democratic States of Axdel, and the west with the Armed Republic of Quartz Fern Coast. The city of Oceansend itself stretches itself along the coastline; covering approximately 4.4 km (2.7 mi), and a width that varies between 1.1 and 1.9 km (0.7 and 1.2 mi).
Farmlands, vineyards and protected light forests make up the rest of the countrys land. It is an idyllic setting with many brooks and streams coming down from the northern mountains.
Oceansends most populous Quarter is Monte Carlo and the most populous Ward is Lavottio. Through land reclamation, Oceansends land mass has expanded by twenty percent. Oceansend is known as a playground for the rich and famous, due to its laws facilitating tax evasion. In 2014, it was noted about 30% of the population was made up of millionaires.
Oceansend is governed under a form of constitutional monarchy, with Lord-Mayor as head of state. Although Lord-Mayor Jeymi is a constitutional monarch, he wields immense political power. The House of Vorlynovich has ruled Oceansend, with brief interruptions, since 1297. The official language is Codexian (English), Dragonian is widely spoken and understood as well as various other languages of the region. The state’s sovereignty was officially recognized by the Oceansend-Dragonia Treaty of 1861, with Oceansend becoming a full Auroran Continental Assembly (ACA) voting member in 1976. Despite Oceansend’s independence and separate foreign policy, its defense is the responsibility of the Grand Duchy of Dragonia. However, Oceansend does maintain two small military units. A navy (which acts more like a coast guard) and an army (which acts more like a marine unit).
Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with the opening of the country’s first casino, Monte Carlo, and a railway connection to [insert name here]. Since then, Oceansend’s mild climate, scenery, and gambling facilities have contributed to the states status as a tourist destination and recreation center for the rich. In more recent years, Oceansend has become a major banking center and has sought to diversify its economy into services and small, high-value-added, non-polluting industries. The state has no income tax, low business taxes, and is well known for being a tax haven. It is also the host of the annual street circuit motor race Oceansend Grand Prix, one of the original Grands Prix of Formula One.
Oceansend is formally a part of the ACA, and it participates in ACA policies, including customs and border controls. Prior to the 1861 Treaty with Dragonia, Oceansend used the Sendi as its monetary unit. After the Treaty the nation moved to the Galleon for its currency. Now with Oceansend a member of the ACA, the nation has fully embraced the Kirib.
Oceansend’s relationship with Dragonia has been strong since the 1861 Treaty, but was strengthened even further when Lady Lillian Drachenberg married the then Lord Mayor Mychal Vorlynovich.[/spoiler]
The Republic of Daneelmark is constituted under the Constitution of the Republic of Daneelmark, a document lovingly engrossed in Hamiltonian script upon 26 sheets of parchment made from treated bird skin (either albatross, duck, or pheasant; the conservator at the National Archives is not certain which). According to the Daneelish Constitution, the people of Daneelmark are sovereign. They enjoy manifold civil rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights appended thereto. A remarkable feature of the Daneelish Constitution is that, whereas its text is substantially identical to that of the US Constitution, the meaning of many of its provisions, according to Chief Justice Giskard’s exegesis, is antithetical to the meaning of the corresponding provisions in the US Constitution, as interpreted by the Deep State appointees sitting on the US Supreme Court.
Added Dragonia and Oceansend (by Dragonia) and Daneelmark (by Giskard).
[spoiler]Axdel, otherwise known as the Democratic States of Axdel, is a formerly Morstaybishlian occupied nation situated in the west of the continent Aurora. Originally a flourishing empire that encompassed the entire west peninsular of the continent, from 1575 onwards the nation sat as but a dominion under the Morstaybishlians. In 1975 things finally changed, with tensions finally snapping in the form of the Auroran Imperial war. This gave Axdel’s predecessor, Norograd, the opportunity to strike at the distracted empire with a glorious revolution led by communist leader Kiet Narvga. Norograd promptly allied with Ethalria, assisting their assaults on the Morst and Kostov empires. As the 1990’s came around, instability in the dictatorship called for radical and bloody reform. Public dissidence spiked significantly, peaking with the Norograd civil war and the so-called ‘seven days of anarchy’. From the ashes of Norograd then rose the Axdel coalition. A collective of politicians and sociologists, who drafted a new constitution for the nation, now known as ‘Axdel’.
As of 2017, Axdel has a population of 67,423,079, and a service and manufacturing based economy worth 2.35 trillion kiribs. The GDP per capita is 34,883 Kiribs, and is quite evenly distributed. Axdel is a member of the Auroran Continental Assembly (ACA), an economic and political union, and uses the kirib(♅) currency also used by most other member states. It is also a member of the SEPC, however it is not on the SEPCSec.C council and many parties have pledged to leave the coalition should they be elected. Axdel is a secular state, with no official religion, and the people are described as “widely irreligious, but spiritual”. The nation has a temperate climate, with some Mediterranean chaparral in the far north. A band of highland runs horizontally down the center of the nation, meeting up with the Zycannes mountain range in the north east.[/spoiler]
Added Axdel (by Pagistar). I also inserted a little bit more information into the Mexregiona spoiler.