Sudenland
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The Kingdom of Sudenland Königreich Südenland | |
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 Flag | |
Motto: Gott mit Uns | |
 Sudenland located in central Cybelleum | |
| Capital and largest city | Lindau |
| Official languages | Southern Altish dialect |
| Recognized languages | Alpanian, Lajcz |
| Demonym(s) | Sudish |
| Government | Constitutional semi-parliamentary monarchy |
• King | Ludwig I |
• Prime Minister | Johannes Mencken |
| Legislature | Reichsrat |
| Population | |
• 1935 estimate | 11,157,500 |
| Currency | Aureus, Sestertius, Denarius |
| Driving side | right |
Sudenland, (Altish: Südenland), officially the Kingdom of Sudenland, is a constitutional semi-parliamentary monarchy located in central Cybelleum. It is bordered to the north by Altenland and Rudhoren, the east by Alytaj, the south by the Holy Aventine Empire, and the west by Hercynia.
The area that now comprises Sudenland came under the rule of the Holy Aventine Empire in the late 500s AD, leading to the spread of Epiphanianism and resulting in the region being administered as an imperial province for much of its history. Present-day Sudenland was originally divided into two kingdoms as a result of Aventine reforms in the early 1700s, though both of these kingdoms remained firmly under the umbrella of the Empire. The formation of the Altish Empire in 1840 would bring about the unification of the northern, Lyndanist Altish states through both clever diplomacy and military action, and the 1904 Altish-Sudish War would end with the Catholic monarchy being dissolved and the country being incorporated directly into the Lyndanist Altish Empire. Sudenland was occupied by the SIA for the duration of the Great War and regained its independence with the Treaty of Verdon.
Ludwig I was established as King of Sudenland at the behest of the Holy Aventine Empire in 1920, and the Constitution of Sudenland was ratified and implemented in 1922. In the semi-parliamentary system, the monarch maintains ultimate executive power over the state, and like in other Aventine-backed Catholic countries, no separation of church and state exists.