(This is a joint effort between Cascadii and Aivintis)
Flag: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/863922039856037889/864298427369390100/image0.jpg
Nation Name (long): Stražská Autonomous Zone
Nation Name (short): Stražská Autonomous Zone
Motto: N/A
National Animal: N/A
National Flower/Plant: N/A
National Anthem: N/A
Capitol: N/A
Largest City: Město Vítězství
Demonym: Stražská
Language: Stražská (IRL Czech)
Species: 55% Human, 17% Aurian, 13% Lutryne, 15% other
Population: 3,287,629
Government type: Anarchy
Leader(s): In state of anarchy
Legislature: In state of anarchy
Formation: 1930
Total GDP: 493,144,350
GDP per capita: 150
Calling Code: +249
ISO 3166 code: SZ, SAZ
Historical Summary: The Grand Duchy of Stražsko was founded in the early 9th century under a tribal chieftain as the first country in the region of Stražsko. During the Warring Kingdoms period of Aivintis, the Grand Duchy remained a neutral trading power. When Cascadii was formed they became very friendly towards the Grand Duchy. For centuries, the Grand Duchy stood. However, with the popular surge in democracy around the world and the growing idea of Communism, the people revolted in the late 19th century and established the communist Union of Stražsko. However, with a decline in trade, wealth, and power, Stražsko entered a dark age, and poverty quickly fell upon its people. In 1919, state’s military, in response to the growing poverty, rallied under the banner of General Ondřej Kadlec, who established the New Stražská Order (Nová Stražská Objednávka), a military dictatorship and stratocracy, with him as its supreme leader, or Ochránce. Corruption rose, and so did the poverty of the lower and middle classes, as the military upper class and the secret police, the Umlčet, hoarded all the wealth and power, and crushed any resistance to martial rule.
In 1930, it was not a single resistance movement, in fact, but a series of small scale riots and revolts, following the total collapse of the Stražská economy, that ended the New Stražská Order. Suddenly, the military elite were losing even their own wealth. They could not afford to appease their soldiers or police. Mass desertion from the military and mass emigration from the country began, before The Aivintian Empire and The Kingdom of Cascadii closed their borders to the fleeing Stražská people. The elite were killed and the country devolved into anarchy and chaos. For the last 91 years, this anarchy and chaos has been ruling. Gangs and nomads are the majority, and the few orderly communities and upstart governments are small, untrusting of outsiders, and completely isolated from the rest of the world. The Stražská Autonomous Zone, as it is labeled on maps, is an active Warzone, and any foreign intervention has been met with violent reactions from the criminals who rule most of the zone.
Map:https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/828341326344618005/865359781204197436/unknown.png
Following a vote on the 26th of July, 2021, this nation claim has been APPROVED by a vote of 6-0-0. Further votes will be amended to this post as they come in.
cc: [mention]American-Cascadia[/mention]