Vistulzka
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Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka Prawosławna Republika Wiślańska (Vistulzkan) Visztula ortodox köztársaság (Hetumogyer) Православна республіка Вісульська (Karpatska) | |
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Coat of arms
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Anthem: Na zawsze! (Vistulzkan) "Forever!" ![]() | |
Capital | Włocławek |
Largest city | Ásotthalom |
Official languages | Vistulzkan |
Recognised national languages | Hetumogyer Karpatska |
Ethnic groups (2020) | 87.1% Viswe 6.3% Hetumogyars 5.1% Karpathska 1.5% Other |
Religion |
X% Tahir X% others |
Demonym(s) | Viswe |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential Orthodoxist republic |
Józef Kamiński | |
• Marshal | Małgosia Lemańska |
Bálintka Bondarenko | |
Legislature | National Legislature |
Sejm | |
Sejmik | |
Formation | |
c. 850 | |
922 | |
953 | |
1211 | |
X | |
X | |
X | |
X | |
Area | |
• Total | 396,297 km2 (153,011 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 1.1% |
Population | |
• 2024 estimate | X |
• 2024 census | X (Xth) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | |
• Per capita | |
Gini (2023) | low |
HDI (2021) | very high |
Currency | X (X, VIS) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (Western Calesian Time, WCT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +X |
Internet TLD | .vz |
Vistulzka (Vistulzkan: Wiślańska), officially the Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka (Vistulzkan: Prawosławna Republika Wiślańska) and often times simply called the Orthodox Republic, is a sovereign country located in Western Calesia. It borders X to the north, X to the west, X to the south, and Falland to the southeast, and it shares a maritime boundary with Waldrich across the Svalish Sea. Consisting of 54 states called Voivodeships, it is the third-largest country in Calesia, covering over 396,297 km2, and the fourth-most populous with over 41 million inhabitants. Additional, Vistulzka administers two territories under as the Overseas Vistulzkan Territories that are considered part of its constitutional dominion in the Medan Ocean: Casimir and Nowa Sarmat.
Vistulzka has been inhabited since the Last Glacial Age with various sets of artifacts dating back to the Lower Paleolithic period when the area was dominated by various hunter-gatherers cultures. Vistulzka in late antiquity was inhabited by a mix of tribes, known as the Proto-Sarmats. By the 800's, three paganistic duchies emerged and controlled the land: The Sarmats, the Gézans and the Pereyans. In 851, the Duke of the Sarmats Casimir III converted from paganism to Presterist Gregorianism after the breakup of the First Hernican Empire. His personal conversion and the subsequent conversion of the Sarmats began the Sarmat War, where the Sarmats invaded the Gézans. The war brought parts of the Duchy of Géza under the control of the Sarmats, and union of the Duchy of Pereya with the Duchy of Sarmat under the Treaty of Wełnica. The union of Sarmat and Pereya brought a new identity of statehood under a new country, the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka. In the aftermath of the war, the Gézans also converted towards Presterist Gregorianism and reformed into the First Kingdom of Hetumoger under Presterist Gregorianic auspices. The new Grand Duchy of Vistulzka became a dominant regional power in Western Calesia.
In 953, the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka and the First Kingdom of Hetumoger signed the Treaty of Asotthalom, which led to the creation of the Vistulzka-Hetumoger Kingdom. This kingdom lasted for almost three hundred years. In 1211, Vistulzka-Hetumoger was identified as one of the home states where the First Odrodzenie began, a revolutionary cultural and political movement. The First Odrodzenie brought about uniquely liberal changes to the internal politics of the Kingdom. Driven primarily by the advocation of civil liberties, it cemented Vistulzka's tradition of progressivism. Under calls for a new government to be established that better represented the people and guaranteed rights, King Ziemomysł II reorganized the country's political system. The new country rennamed itself from the Kingdom into the Vistulzka-Hetumoger Noble Republic. The new political system was based off of various ideas that were promogulated during the First Odrodzenie. Ziemomysł II himself still retained significant power, but distributed that power through the political system. The Noble Republic commissioned the Calesia's first constitution that was intended to function as a governing principle. It limited the power of the monarchy, creating and empowering a new state-backed legislature, the Noble Sejm. The Noble Republic continued for over 150 years, and collapsed in 1376 in the First Vistulzkan Civil War, between the King Ziemomysł IV and Head of the Noble Sejm, Árpád III. Political disalignment over the powers of the King and the Sejm caused the civil war. In the aftermath, powerful and influential noble classes appeared, the Nemesseg, the Szlachta and the Lytsari.
Vistulzka has a developed market and is considered to be a regional power alongside X. Officially, Vistulzka is still considered to be an "Orthodox Gregorianic" nation. However, Vistulzka provides both freedom of religion and over high standard of human rights. Vistulzka is a founding member of the United Congress, and the X.
Etymology
History
Antiquity
Vistulzka has been inhabited since the Stone Age by modern homo sapiens with archaic tools and artifacts being dates as far back as 20,000 years ago. It is believed that while Vistulzka alongside some neighboring countries have been inhabited since the Last Glacial Period, the climate conditions made the area inhospitable to permanent habitats. Archaic humans are believed to have began permanently settle Vistulzka in the 11,000 years ago with the rise of the neolithic Wełnica culture. Agricultural prospects in the area were meddling and as such, Vistulzka did not see any form of agriculture until 5,000 years ago. Before that, Vistulzka was dominated by various hunter-gatherer societies.
Agriculture and more formative tribal identities emerged in around 4,000 years ago where tools suitable for agriculture emerged. Wełnican tribes and settlements were aware of the Hernician Empire, and several settlements were on the Minervan Trail that crossed through Western Calesia from Central Calesia. Unlike the hostile tribes that inhabited Cheruscia in modern day X, X; the Wełnica openly traded with the Hernicians.
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Three Duchies and Gregorianism
In the 9th century, three major powers had emerged within modern-day Vistuzka. The Duchy of Sarmat, the Duchy of Géza and the Duchy of Pereya. These duchies were all paganistic in nature, and frequently entered into small wars with each other, known as the Three Duchy Wars. The three duchies had loosely followed Western Calesian paganism until the breakup of the First X Empire in 851. The breakup directly led to refugees entering the three duchies and subsequently introducing Gregorianism. The Duke of Sarmat, Casimir III converted to Georgianism in 855, and subsequently engaged in the Sarmat War in an attempt to unite the Duchies of Géza and Pereya under his banner. The Duchy of Sarmat and the Duchy of Pereya unified under the Treaty of Wełnica to become the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka
The Duchy of Mazowszanie initially rebuked the idea of conversion.
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Geography
Vistulzka is located in Western Calesia, bordered by the countries of X (X km; X mi) to the east, X (X km; X mi) to the west, and Falland (X km; X mi) to the southwest and south. Vistulzka is the single largest country within Western Calesia and the third-largest country in Calesia proper.
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Government
The Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka is a unitary semi-presidential republic that is governed on the basis of a multi-party democracy that utilizes a "Common Government", a form of government that emerged during the Political Odrodzenie. The current form of government of Vistulzka was codified in the 1920 Constitution, the current governing principles and the establishing document of the Vistulzka.
The official name of Vistulzka is the Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka. The idea of an orthodox republic is considered by others to be an evolution of common government ideology and was a new political idea that emerged during the Second Political Odrodzenie. Vistulzka has three branches of government, all of which arew "separate but intertwined" government where all branches of the government were intertwined with each other.
Officially, the Office of the President is elected within the Sejm, where the members of the Sejm elected a member of their own. Both houses of the National Legislature, the Sejm and the Sejmek are elected through direct election. The National Legislature is a bicameral parliament that consists of the Sejm (upper house) and the Sejmek (lower house).
The powers of the president are executive in nature and split between the Office and the Sejm. The Office of the President is designed by the 1920 constitution to have powers traditionally reserved by both the head of state and the head of government. The President is responsible for the appointment of the Marshal and the Ducal Council, the executive branch's cabinet. The Marshal and Ducal Council are responsible to answering to daily affairs. The President of Vistulzka is considered to be a ceremonial role if the Marshal and the Ducal Council are able to function and hold support of both the President and the Sejm. However, if the Sejm initiates a centure vote, the powers of the Marshal and the Ducal Council are significantly diminished and the powers of the President and the Sejm are enhanced significantly. If confidence of the Marshal and the Ducal Council is low, the Sejm has the ability to create a Council of Confidence. The Council of Confidence vacates and takes over the Office of the Marshal.
Vistulzka has historically been a hotbed for political organizations with three parties making up the dominant block since 1925. The New Republican Coalition (NKR) have ruled Vistulzka since the end of the Second Cuthish War, and is comprised of three dominant parties: the Orthodoxist Republican Party (PPR), the Chruściel-Orange Republican Party (PRJP) and the Blue Movement Party (PBR). All three of these parties were founded in the immediate aftermath of the Recession of 1924. The other smaller block is the Three Torches Bloc.
Administrative divisions
Military
Law
Law enforcement in Vistulzka is primarily performed by the National Police (Milicja Zbrojne) and is assisted by various agencies that belong to the Internal Public Security Commission. The National Police is considered to be an independent branch of the Armed Forces, and reported to the Department of Law. The National Police investigates crimes and transgressions, and acts as a general purpose response unit on a Voivode and municipal level.
Private security firms are often utilized by companies due to the military industry of Vistulzka. The most notable being the Stellaris Conglomerate. Private security firms are viewed as extremely controversial due to their lack of legal authority and extensive legislation efforts for both allowing and outlawing their existence.
The Internal Public Security Commission is conglomerate of various federal law enforcement agencies that have a seat on the Ducal Council. The IPSC is extremely structured, as each agency under its jurisdiction has very well-defined boundaries as to its limitations and its departmental goals. IPSC's reach under wartime is limited and can be temporarily absorbed under the jurisdiction of the National Police during times of war.
Foreign relations
Military
Economy
Infrastructure
Transportation
Vistulzka has an extensive railway network that crosses through every voivodeship within the country, measuring at 15,000 miles. The railroads within the country are owned and maintained by the Department of Infrastructure, while the operation of trains is done by the Department of Transportation. This is done under two state-owned enterprises, the national passenger company of VHK Railways and the national freight company VHK Freight Operations. Both companies are the only constitutionally allowed corporations that are able to operate and use railways within the country. The high speed Pendolino Prędkości was launched in 1957 that connected the westernmost city of New Pereya to the coastal city of Asotthalom. It has since been expanded to create new transit hubs throughout the country and has been vital to the economy of Vistulzka since its first trip from Asotthalom to New Pereya. Additionally, VHK Railways operates all forms of rapid transit on rail lines that belong to the city government, as opposed to the national Department of Infrastructure. Proceeds from this transit lines are often negotiated between their respective city governments and VHK Railways.
Demographics
Languages
Religion
Urbanization
Rank | Voivodeships | Pop. | |||||||
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![]() Ásotthalom ![]() Włocławek |
1 | Ásotthalom | Baranya | 5,861,242 | ![]() Lybid ![]() New Pereya | ||||
2 | Włocławek | Włocławek | 3,114,451 | ||||||
3 | Lybid | West Karpatska | 1,563,012 | ||||||
4 | New Pereya | East Karpatska | 801,524 | ||||||
5 | Wełnica | Wełnica-Poznań | 581,942 | ||||||
6 | Salgótarján | Somogy | 391,784 | ||||||
7 | Fehérvár | Somogy | 211,892 | ||||||
8 | To be named | To be named | To be calculated | ||||||
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10 | To be named | To be named | To be calculated |