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|conventional_long_name =  Aucurian Republic
|conventional_long_name =  Aucurian Republic
|native_name =              ''Aukurijos Respublika''<br><small>''Avkür Cumhuriyeti''</small>
|native_name =              ''Aukurijos Respublika''<br><small>''Avkür Respublika''</small>
|common_name =              Aucuria
|common_name =              Aucuria
|image_flag =              RepAucuriaFlag.png
|image_flag =              RepAucuriaFlag.png
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|symbol_type =              Coat of arms
|symbol_type =              Coat of arms
|national_motto =          ''Libertas Omnia Vincit''<br>Liberty Conquers All</small>
|national_motto =          ''Libertas Omnia Vincit''<br>Liberty Conquers All</small>
|national_anthem =          ''[[Aukurija Dar Nėra Žuvo]]<br><small>Avküriye Henüz Öldü Değil''<br>Aucuria Has Not Yet Perished</small>
|national_anthem =          ''[[TBD|Aucurian name here]]<br><small>TBD</small>
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|image_map =                AucuriaMap.png
|map_caption =              Political map of Aucuria
|map_caption =              Political map of Aucuria
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|map_caption2 =            Physical map of Aucuria
|map_caption2 =            Physical map of Aucuria
|capital =                  [[Kalnaspilis]]
|capital =                  [[Kalnaspilis]]
|largest_city =            [[Laižuotas]]
|largest_city =            [[Kalnaspilis]]
|official_language =       [[Aucurian language|Aucurian]]
|official_languages          = [[Aucurian language|Aucurian]]
|regional_languages =       [[Atlian language|Atlian]]
|national_languages          =
|regional_languages         = [[Atlian language|Atlian]]
|demonym =                  [[Aucurian]]
|demonym =                  [[Aucurian]]
|government_type =          {{wp|unitary republic|unitary}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}
|government_type =          {{wp|unitary republic|unitary}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}
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|leader_name2 =            [[Sulislova Petraitytė]]
|leader_name2 =            [[Sulislova Petraitytė]]
|legislature =              [[Saeimas of Aucuria|Saeimas]]
|legislature =              [[Saeimas of Aucuria|Saeimas]]
|sovereignty_type =        '''[[History of Aucuria|Unification]]'''
|sovereignty_type =        '''[[History of Aucuria|Establishment]]'''
|established_event1 =      Serene Kingdom
|established_event1 =      Unification
|established_date1 =        1025
|established_date1 =        1025
|established_event2 =      Republic
|established_event2 =      Republic
|established_date2 =        1790
|established_date2 =        1790
|area_km2 =                96903
|area_km2 =                66002
|area_sq_mi =               
|area_sq_mi =               
|percent_water =            1.77%
|percent_water =            1.77%
|population_estimate =       
|population_estimate =      11,360,284
|population_estimate_year = 2014
|population_estimate_year = 2014
|population_census =        11,335,067
|population_census =        11,335,067
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|population_density_sq_mi =  
|population_density_sq_mi =  
|GDP_PPP =                  $365.96 billion
|GDP_PPP =                  $365.96 billion
|GDP_PPP_year =            2014
|GDP_PPP_year =            2012
|GDP_PPP_per_capita =      $28,651.02
|GDP_PPP_per_capita =      $32,285.64
|GDP_nominal =              $404.28 billion
|GDP_nominal =              $404.28 billion
|GDP_nominal_year =        2014
|GDP_nominal_year =        2012
|GDP_nominal_per_capita =  $31,647.34
|GDP_nominal_per_capita =  $35,666.30
|Gini =                    35.4
|Gini =                    35.4
|Gini_change =              steady
|Gini_change =              steady
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|HDI_change =              increase
|HDI_change =              increase
|currency =                [[svāras]] (₺)
|currency =                [[svāras]] (₺)
|currency_code =            SVN
|currency_code =            ASV
|utc_offset =              -8
|utc_offset =               
|date_format =              dd/mm/yyyy ({{wp|Common Era|CE}})
|date_format =              dd/mm/yyyy ({{wp|Common Era|CE}})
|drives_on =                {{wp|right- and left-hand traffic|right}}
|drives_on =                {{wp|right- and left-hand traffic|right}}
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|calling_code =            +372
|calling_code =            +372
}}
}}
The '''Aucurian Republic''' (''[[Aucurian language|Aucurian]]:'' Aukurijos Respublika, ''[[Atlian language|Atlian]]:'' Avkür Cumhuriyeti), also known simply as '''Aucuria''' (''Aucurian:'' Aukurija, ''Atlian:'' Avküriye) is a country located in northern [[Esquarium]]. It has a population of roughly 12 million people. The country's capital is the city of [[Kalnaspilis]], but its largest city is the port town of [[Laižuotas]].
'''Aucuria''' ([[Aucurian language|Aucurian]]: ''Aukurija''; [[Atlian language|Atlian]]: ''Avküriye''), officially the '''Aucurian Republic''' (Aucurian: ''Aukurijos Respublika''; Atlian: ''Avkür Respublika''), is a {{wp|unitary republic|unitary}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}} located in the [[Esquarium|Esquarian]] continent of [[Borea (Esquarium)|Borea]]. An {{wp|List of island countries|island country}} located in the [[Central Ocean (Esquarium)|Central Ocean]] off the coast of [[West Borea]], Aucuria shares naval borders with [[Razaria]] and [[Nunalik]] to the northeast. It has a population of roughly 11.3 million people; its capital and largest city is [[Kalnaspilis]].


[[Aucurian people|Ethnic Aucurians]] have lived in what is now Aucuria for centuries, practicing a traditional pagan faith before the grand duchies in what would become Aucuria [[Christianization of Aucuria|Christianized]] between 724 and 878. This Christianization saw the creation of the [[Aucurian Church of Christ|Most Catholic and Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior]], generally known today as the Aucurian Church of Christ. The [[Atlian people]], a Turkic group living in what is now Aucuria, converted from their own pagan faith to Islam under the first Atlian khan, Selim I Tilkis, in the 900s, founding the [[Atlian Khanate]]. Modern-day Aucuria is descended from the [[Serene Kingdom of Aucuria]], formed in 1025 following the unification by conquest and marriage of the grand duchies that had previously composed the country. [[Calvarism]] was formed in 1522 as a protest against perceived corruption within the Atlian Church of Christ. In spite of two civil wars, both caused by two serious succession crises, Aucuria generally remained united under the Serene Kingdom. The Serene Kingdom of Aucuria conquered the [[Atlian Khanate]] and 1773. A succession of devastating crop failures led to the [[Aucurian Revolution]], which ended with the creation of the modern Republican government and in the dissolution of the nobility and the abdication of the King. In 1856, Atlian rebels seeking to redound the khanate declared independence, triggering the [[Atlian Rebellion]]; this was ultimately a failure. Between the 1872 [[Grey Putsch]] and the 1952 [[Velvet Revolution]], Aucuria was ''de facto'' a single-party state; however, it redemocritized in time for free elections in 1952 and has remained democratic since.
Aucuria's history is unclear before its conquest in 416 CE by the [[Neo-Sepcan Empire]]. Located on the fringes of the empire and across the [[Rimmory Sea|Cursenic Strait]], Sepcan control over Aucuria was tenuous and periodically intermittent, with Aucuria serving as a shelter for rival courts on at least one occasion and becoming effectively, though not formally, independent by the 8th century. Nominal control of Aucuria by Sepcan pretenders was finally destroyed by the 917-922 [[Atlian migration|Atlian invasion]]. The country was reunified in 1025 by [[Viltautas I of Aucuria|Viltautas I]], who subsequently proclaimed himself [[Monarchy of Aucuria|king]]. Territorial conflicts between the [[Kingdom of Aucuria]] and [[Atlian Khanate]] over the country's southwest dominated much of the Middle Ages; increased contact with [[Nordania|Nordano]][[Conitia|conitia]] in the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately gave Aucuria the upper hand in these conflicts, and Atlia was annexed in 1773. Increased contact with Nordanoconitia also led to the spread of {{wp|Renaissance}} and {{wp|Enlightenment}} ideals, manifested as [[syncary]], in Aucuria during this period. Several years of intense famine led to the 1790-1792 [[Aucurian Revolution]] and the establishment of the Aucurian Republic. The country was run as a dictatorship for roughly eighty years following the [[Grey Putsch]], but democracy was restored and equal rights extended to Atlians following the 1952 [[Velvet Revolution]].


Aucuria's climate varies between a maritime climate on the coasts and a more continental climate inland. Much of the country is covered in forests and peat bogs, with plains along the coast. The country has fertile soil, which has helped foster its strong agricultural economy. Wheat, potatoes, barley, tomatoes, and apples are all grown for domestic and foreign use; mushrooms, cabbage, sugar beets, rye, plums, and other crops are generally grown for domestic sale. Numerous animals, primarily pigs, cows, sheep, and rabbits, are also raised. Even in the country's cities and towns, it is common for families to have plots in community gardens or window boxes in which to grow herbs. The country has some mineral potential in the forms of coal, limestone, iron, and oil shale, among other things, but this sector of the economy is generally considered to be largely underdeveloped. Aucuria also remains famous for its amber, used in jewelry across Esquarium.
Located across the coast of [[West Borea|western Borea]], Aucuria has a {{wp|Oceanic climate|maritime climate}}, with comparatively mild summers and winters. The country's terrain is largely flat, dotted with small lakes and swamps and covered with a mixture of grassland, farmland, and forest. Aucuria is particularly known for the fertility of its soil. Nowadays the country has a {{wp|high-income economy|high-income}} {{wp|Mixed economy|mixed}} {{wp|Service economy|service economy}}, though industrial and agricultural production remain important economic sectors. Aucurian agriculture is dominated by the production of {{wp|Cereal|cereal crops}}, {{wp|Sugar beet|sugar beets}}, {{wp|rapeseed}}, and {{wp|Dairy product|dairy products}}; Aucurian industry, meanwhile, consists mostly of {{wp|light industry}}, textile and furniture manufacturing, and food processing. Mining, timber, and tourism form smaller segments of the country's economy. The country scores highly on human development indices and has a moderate {{wp|Gini coefficient}}.


Aucuria remains heavily centered around agriculture and timber, though tourism has also become a consistent source of income for the country and there is some mining and industrial operation. Many [[Aucurian people|Aucurians]] continue to live in the countryside, often on the same plots of land their ancestors worked as serfs on. The country's infrastructure is not world-class, but is generally sufficient for the purposes of the Aucurian citizenry. The country is listed as having a high standard of living, but does have some problems regarding inequality. There is also a continuing separatist movement among [[Atlian people|Atlians]].
Aucuria is a {{wp|unitary republic|unitary}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}. Executive power at the national level is held by the [[President of Aucuria]], currently [[Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius]], elected by a {{wp|Two-round system|two-round vote}} every five years. Legislative power is held by a {{wp|Unicameralism|unicameral}} legislature, the [[Saeimas of Aucuria|Saeimas]], which consists of 246 members elected using a system of {{wp|party-list proportional representation}}. The country's judiciary has two {{wp|Supreme court|apex courts}}: the [[Supreme Court of Aucuria]] for judicial or criminal matters, and the [[Constitutional Court of Aucuria]] for constitutional matters. The country has [[Provinces of Aucuria|twelve]] first-level administrative subdivisions: eleven provinces, and the autonomous province of [[Atlia]]. These provinces exercise relatively little autonomy under Aucuria's unitary system, except for Atlia, which exercises substantial {{wp|Devolution|devolved}} powers as per the 1952 [[Kelbecer Agreement]]. Aucuria is a member of the [[Esquarian Community]] and the [[International League]]. Regarded within [[Esquarium]] as an exemplar of {{wp|liberal democracy}}, the Aucurian government is known for its fervent espousal of {{wp|human rights}} internationally and the country is host to several prominent {{wp|Non-governmental organizations|NGOs}}, including the [[Barauskas Foundation]], [[Tamkevičius Organization]], and [[Sergėtojai International]].


Aucuria is a very conservative and very religious country compared to many Esquarian nations, but it avoids the non-egalitarian and non-republican elements of several other generally rightist nations in Esquarium. Conservative and agrarian parties have typically been the governing parties of the country; religious authorities retain significant power. Aucurians value liberty, equality, and morality all.
Aucuria is home to two main ethnic groups, the ethnically-{{wp|Balts|Baltic}} [[Aucurian people|Aucurians]] and the ethnically-{{wp|Turkic peoples|Turkic}} [[Atlian people|Atlians]]. Ethnic Aucurians make up roughly 80% of the country's population, with ethnic Atlians forming another 15%. The remaining 5% consists of various other ethnic groups, many of them {{wp|Right of asylum|asylees}} sheltered by the Aucurian government. While country has a substantial [[Tastanism|Tastanist]] minority, the majority of Aucurians practice the traditional religion of [[Miskism]], while Atlians largely practice their own traditional religion, called [[Kelemism]]. Aucuria has a strong artistic tradition, particularly in the areas of music and dance, but the country is also known for its literature and visual art.


==History==
==Etymology==


===Prehistoric Aucuria===
Most linguists agree that the English "Aucuria" is ultimately derived from the [[Aucurian language|Aucurian]] word ''aukuras'', referring to the {{wp|fire altar|fire altars}} typically used in [[Miskism|Miskist]] rituals, as are its Aucurian and [[Atlian language|Atlian]] equivalents. ''Aukuras'', related to the term ''auka'' ("offering" or "sacrifice") is believed to come from the {{wp|Proto-Indo-European language|proto-Pan-Esquarian}} verb ''h₂ewg-'', literally "to grow" or "to increase", but often used to mean "to honor" or "to exalt".


The first humans to populate the island of Aucuria arrived after the last glacial period in the 10th millenium BCE. Initially, they were traveling hunters and did not form stable settlements. In the 8th millennium BCE, the climate became much warmer. The inhabitants of what is now Aucuria traveled less and began engaging in local hunting, gathering and fresh-water fishing. During the 6th and 5th millenniums BCE, various animals were domesticated and dwellings became more sophisticated in order to shelter larger families. Agriculture did not emerge until the 3rd millennium BCE; crafts and trade also started to form at this time.
Aucuria was referred to by the [[Neo-Sepcan Empire|Neo-Sepcans]] as ''Silari'' ({{wp|Old Church Slavonic|Literary Vitrian}}: ''Selariska''; Aucurian: ''Selarija''), literally meaning "black duck". This term refers to an avian creature in Sepcan mythology known as the {{wp|Gamayun|silari}}, frequently depicted as a giant black-feathered duck with the head of a woman and believed to deliver prophecies and divine revelations. Neo-Sepcan folklore held either that the silari resided in Aucuria, or that the body of the silari became Aucuria after being slain by a hero who disliked the prophecy it gave him, with its black feathers becoming the country's rich black soil.


[[File:SvetnicaHill.jpg|250px|left|thumbnail|Statues representing Dievturyba gods at Kalvai Hill in Salonia.]]Baltic proto-Aucurians did not arrive in the region until about 4000 BCE. The area was remote and unattractive to outsiders, including traders, which accounts for its separate linguistic, cultural and religious identity and delayed integration into general Esquarian patterns and trends. However, these early proto-Aucurians did trade; proto-Aucurian tribes traded amber for precious metals and tools from foreign empires. Turkic proto-Atlians appear to have arrived much later, in the 2000s BCE. They only settled a southern island, now Atlia, due to proto-Aucurian resistance. These Atlians lived in small clans based around familial relations.
''Silari'' appears in Neo-Sepcan records dating back to the 2nd century CE, and appears to have been the primary name for the country during the existence of the Neo-Sepcan Empire; ''Aukurija'', by contrast, is not attested before 779 CE. ''Silari'' appears to have rapidly fallen out of favor after the empire's collapse, however, and was wholly supplanted by ''Aukurija'' by the 11th century.


The [[Aucurian language]] is considered to be very conservative for its close connection to Indo-European roots. Traditional Aucurian pagan customs and mythology, with many archaic elements, were long preserved as [[Dievturyba]]. Bodies were traditionally cremated, with cremation remaining common in Aucuria; the descriptions of the cremation ceremonies of several dukes have survived. The [[Atlian language]] varies greatly from proto-Turkic; the Atlians also practiced their own pagan faith, [[lorem]], at the time.
==History==


===Before Unification===
===Prehistory and Antiquity===


Before unification, Aucuria- excluding Atlia- was divided into eleven counties, roughly corresponding to the 11 modern provinces of Aucuria. These counties were Alytia, Telsunia, Pancratea, Calvonia, Videnia, Masialia, Suvania, Atveria, Salonia, Sesmia, and Pusisalia. These counties were grouped into four duchies: Surocia (Salonia, Atveria and Suvania), Pelcetia (Pusisalia and Sesmia), Misenea(Calvonia, Pancratea, and Masialia), and Salpenia (Alytia, Telsunia, Videnia, and Suvania). The leadership of these duchies practiced a polytheistic religion known as [[Dievturyba]] up until the 700s, when the duchies one by one converted to Christianity. The duchy of Salpenia converted to Christianity first; Christian clergy there formed the [[Aucurian Church of Christ]], formally known as the Most Catholic and Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior, in 724; [[Timofejaš I (Aucurian Church of Christ)|Timofejaš I]] was named its first Archbishop. In 756, Misenea converted to Christianity. In 801, Surocia was torn apart by a civil war when the duke converted to Christianity and attempted to force conversion on others in the duchy; the count of the island county of Salonia, home to numerous Dievturyba holy sites, broke away as a result. Pelcetia converted in 843. Salonia was the last region of Aucuria to be Christianized, remaining Dievturyba until 878, when it was reconquered by Surocia.
[prehistory]


[[Aucurian language|Aucurian]] was exposed to the Latin alphabet in the 700s CE, whereas the [[Atlian language|Atlian]] was not exposed to the Arabic script until the 900s. Aucurians and Atlians also interacted some with their neighbors, especially the [[Sudovia|Sudovians]].
[400s - neosepcans conquer aucuria, but precarious political position on the edge of the empire forces them to make compromises with local lords; they last for a bit]


[[File:MongolCavalrymen.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|A painting depicting members of the clans Tilkis and Kuzgun in battle.]]The Atlian clans were also condensing in this period, with the Kuzgun, Demir, Katirci, Sadik, and Tilkis as the dominant clans. The [[Atlian people]] continued to follow [[lorem]] until 922, when [[Selim I|Selim Tilkis]], the leader of the Tilkis clan, was converted to {{wp|Sunni Islam}}. Selim unified the Atlian clans, marrying into clan Katirci and conquering the other clans. By 937, he had unified Atlia under his rule, and declared himself the first Atlian khan, forming the [[Atlian Khanate]].
[900s - atlians, under a warrior-sailor-king, come in and sack everything, driving the neosepcans out]


By 1000, the boundaries of the Aucurian duchies had stabilized, and an uneasy peace was established. This peace collapsed in 1017 when Duke Viltautas of Misenea invaded Surocia, seeking to press his claim to the ducal throne there. This triggered the [[Wars of Aucurian Unification]], in which Misenea seized control of Surocia, then faced down and defeated a coalition formed by the rulers of Pelcetia and Salpenia, conquering them in the process. Having seized control of all of Aucuria, Viltautas named himself King of the Serene Kingdom of Aucuria.
===Medieval period===


===the Serene Kingdom and the Khanate===
[1025 - aucurian warlord unifies enough to declare himself king; during this period most cultural alignment is with borea; rytokai-bajorai/leičiai-laukininkai-šeimynykščiai arrangement]


Aucuria was unified in 1025 by [[Viltautas I|Viltautas the Great]], duke of Misenea, who was crowned King of Aucuria on July 6, 1025. This marked the beginning of the [[Serene Kingdom of Aucuria]]. Once in power, Viltautas placed several of his relatives in powerful positions, handing them ducal and county titles confiscated from enemy rulers.
[atlian-aucurian wars throughout middle ages; atlia flourishing at this point]


In the late 1100s and early 1200s, Aucuria underwent the [[First Aucurian Civil War]], caused by a succession dispute between the brothers of Vytautas the Brave and their children, which caused political instability between 1189 and 1215. This saw the fall of the House of Astrauskas, which had ruled Aucuria since its unification, and the rise of the House of Lepardivičius.
[1500s-1600s, laukininkai become the miestininkai, aucurian trade ties with nordanoconitia grow just in time for the renaissance; aucuria flourishes culturally and gains the upper hand militarily]


Amidst the struggle of the First Aucurian Civil War, the Atlian Khanate declared the [[First Atlian-Aucurian War]] in 1193, which ended in a massive victory for Atlia, which took all of Pancratea and all areas of Calvonia and Masialia south or west of the [[Sraujyma River]], with the exception of any areas of Kalnaspilis south of the river. The Atlian khans installed Atlian feudal lords over the region, but there was little migration of Atlians into the area. In 1246, Khan Islam III declared the [[Second Atlian-Aucurian War]]. This was another success for the Atlians, with the Aucurians conceding all areas of Alytia and Telsunia west of the [[Iesalsa River]].
===Modern era===


In 1431, a second succession crisis caused the [[Second Aucurian Civil War]]. Dominykas Vilaniskis, Count of Videnia and the brother in law of King Mykolas the Pious, felt that the king was too focused on theology and too manipulated by his advisers to reign. A brief war broke out, but ended when Dominykas laid siege to Kalnaspilis and offered to let Mykolas live out the rest of his days in a monastery. Mykolas is said to have accepted the offer gladly, telling Dominykas that "I have no love for the throne and would rather spend my days in service to the Lord." After the Second Civil War, House Lepardivičius was thrust from power, replaced by House Vilaniskis.
[1700s - aucuria conquers atlia; nordanoconitian connections mean that the enlightenment hits like a ton of bricks and the entire country larps latins while reimagining sualny]


In 1456, shortly after the death of Dominykas the Victorious, the Atlian Khan Hussein IV declared the [[Third Atlian-Aucurian War]], which lasted until 1460. Under the drunkard King Gustavas and the continually ill Žygimantas IV, little Aucurian resistance was offered; the remainder of Alytia, Telsunia, and Calvonia were ceded to the Atlians, as well as the entirety of Videnia and Suvania. The war was ended by the silver-tongued King Rudolfas, who prevented Khan Hussein IV from taking the remainder of Masialia and all of Atveria west of the [[Surokas River]]. Hussein, in the wake of this victory, was nicknamed Hussein the Magnificent. In 1480, following the death of Hussein IV, Feliksas II of Aucuria initiated the [[Fourth Atlian-Aucurian Civil War]]; this, by contrast, was a massive success for Aucuria, and saw Suvania, Videnia, Alytia, and Calvonia east of the Sraujyma returned to Aucuria. Feliksas II earned the nickname "the Kind" after announcing that every Aucurian would receive twenty-five golden karona in celebration.
[this plus famine means aucurian revolution; early republic does well for itself but shits on atlians; things go downhill 1850s-1870s and grey regime happens]


In 1522, an Aucurian monk by the name of [[Liudvikas Račkauskas]], using the pseudonym Huldericus, wrote a document known as the [[Naujoje Catechism]] in which he accused the Aucurian Church of Christ of usury, simony, nepotism, and corruption. Alleging that the Aucurian Church of Christ had abandoned Jesus Christ's humility and poverty, Račkauskas called for a return to what he perceived to be the original Christian church. The Naujoje Catechism quickly drew the attention of religious figures across Aucuria; several other religious leaders who had similar beliefs began openly preaching for a return to humility and austerity, and this message was also greatly convincing to many Aucurian peasants and some low-level nobles. Emboldened, Račkauskas revealed his identity publicly; shortly thereafter, [[Joačimas V (Aucurian Church of Christ|Joačimas V]] summoned Račkauskas to Kalnaspilis to defend his teachings. It quickly became obvious that Račkauskas and Joačimas V would not reconcile, and in 1523 Joačimas V excommunicated all individuals who preached Račkauskas' teachings. In response, Račkauskas and his followers formulated their theology as Calvarism and formed what they referred to as the "Calvarist Church in Aucuria", a loose association of Calvarist groups and churches. In 1529, Joačimas V convinced Queen Marija Elžbieta to ban Calvarism, and the Aucurian Church of Christ had Račkauskas and several other Calvarist leaders burnt at the stake for heresy.
[factional divisions in the grey regime eventually end it; aucurian democracy restored; up to the present]
 
In 1543, King [[Valdemaras I the Conqueror|Valdemaras I]] declared the [[Fifth Atlian-Aucurian War]]. Valdemaras proved to be a strategic genius, outwitting his Atlian counterparts on multiple occasions. The Atlian war effort was also hampered by Khan Mustafa IV, who suffered from insanity. Valdemaras repeatedly defeated Atlian forces in Aucuria, then launched an invasion of Atlia itself- the first Aucurian king to do so successfully. He forced the Atlian Khanate to cede its remaining territories in Aucuria, leaving the khanate with nothing outside Atlia proper.
 
Tensions between the Aucurian Church of Christ and the Calvarists, who continued to defy attempts at repression, continued to rise throughout much of the 1800s. This situation finally reached a boiling point in 1601, when King Feliksas III had the corpse of Liudvikas Račkauskas disinterred, tried for high treason and sedition, and then hung, beheaded, and quartered. This greatly angered Calvarists, and in 1602 several Calvarists in the king's guard killed him by throwing him from a palace window. Feliksas III's successor, Valdemaras II, responded with the executions of several hundred suspected Calvarists. This led to a revolt by Calvarists peasants, clergy, and nobility known as the [[Peasants' War (Aucuria)|Peasant's War]]. Despite being disorganized, poorly funded, and untrained, the war continued for twenty-nine years until Queen [[Jekatyrīna the Wise|Jekatyrīna]], after meeting with leaders on both sides, issued the [[Edict of Religious Toleration (Aucuria)|Edict of Religious Toleration]], which allowed Aucurians to worship as Christians of any sect or as Jews. No protections were offered for Aucurians who had converted to Islam while parts of the country were under Atlian rule.
[[File:BattleOfKalnaspils.JPG|250px|right|thumbnail|The armies of House Naujalis attacking Karedumas-held Kalnaspilis in the Winter War.]]
In 1648, Queen Jekatyrīna declared the [[Sixth Atlian-Aucurian War]]. Atlia was unable to put up significant resistance, with Aucurian forces once again invading Atlia itself and even laying siege to Sehiray. The Atlian war effort totally collapsed after Khan Ibrahim died of dysentery while campaigning. In the wake of the Sixth War, Atlia was made a protectorate- essentially a puppet- of Aucuria.
 
In Aucuria, the last ruler of the House Vilaniskis died childless, and in her will specified that the throne should go to the head of the House Naujalis. An attempt by members of the House Karedumas, who disputed the will as a forgery, to seize the throne in the 1767 [[Aucurian Winter War|Winter War]], was unsuccessful; though Jokūbas Karedumas successfully installed himself in Kalnaspilis for a time, Augustas Naujalis unseated him a in January of 1768 and he died in prison in 1770. Thinking the Aucurians to be weak in the wake of the Winter War, the Atlian khanate declared the [[Seventh Atlian-Aucurian War]] in 1769, seeking to end Aucurian control over Atlia and possibly regain territories in Aucuria. King Augustas successfully repelled an Atlian incursion into Aucuria, then invaded Atlia itself. In 1773, after the death of Khan Selim XI in battle, the Atlian Khanate was dissolved by Aucuria. This ended Atlian independence and saw it brought under direct Aucurian rule, under a government known as the [[Viceroyalty of Atlia]].
[[File:Klimantis.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|Bendiktas Klimantis, regarded as the father of Aucurian democracy.]]
Among Aucurians, the failure to maintain living conditions, coupled with several years of repeated crop failures, did irreparable damage to the reputation of the Aucurian monarchy. A group called the [[Sons of the Aucurian Nation]] was formed, saying that the future of Aucuria could no longer be entrusted to the monarchs and had to instead be seized by the people. In 1790, the Sons of the Aucurian Nation- led by [[Bendiktas Klimantis]]- rose up in rebellion against the Serene Kingdom, triggering the [[Aucurian Revolution]]. Republican forces had strong popular support and were bolstered by the strategic cunning of their commander, [[Juozapas Kairys]]. The war ended in triumph for the revolutionaries, who established the Aucurian Republic and dissolved the monarchy.
 
===After the Revolution===
 
After the end of the Aucurian Revolution, the Sons of the Aucurian Nation established a democratic republican government in Aucuria. The members of the House of Naujalis were placed under house arrest, as executing them was seen as too ruthless and exiling them might have allowed them to build up an army and reclaim the throne. In 1796, the surviving members of House Karedumas, who still claimed the throne, were also placed under house arrest as a precautionary measure. Such mercy was not shown, however, to Atlian revolutionaries who had attempted to recreate the independent khanate; most were executed or sentenced to life in prison. Atlia itself was made into the [[Atlian Territory]], though the Governorship-General and the Captaincy-General remained in control of the area, now selected by the legislature instead of a monarch. The new Aucurian government was to be entirely elected, led by a president and an elected legislature. The president would head the executive branch, and was to be elected every five years; the legislature, called the Saeimas, would be elected every two, and would select a speaker to oversee it and advise the president.
 
Between 1792 and 1832, Aucuria was dominated by the left-leaning Populist Party, though the Nationalist Party held the presidency for a few months in 1807. Much of this was under Fridrikas Brazauskas, the longest-ruling freely elected president, who ruled for twenty years between 1807 and 1827. Between 1832 and 1842, however, the rightist Federalist Party, and later the Conservative Party took control. In 1842, the Progressive Party took control, returning power to the leftists.
[[File:QayalikPeak.JPG|250px|right|thumbnail|A painting of the unexpected Atlian victory at the Battle of Qayalık Peak.]]
A group of Atlians calling themselves the [[Atlian National Movement]] declared independence in 1856, triggering the [[Atlian Rebellion]]. Their stated goal was, as past Atlian nationals had urged, recreation of the Atlian Khanate and reclamation of Atlian independence; they received the backing of pretender Şahin Tilkis and many Atlians. The war lasted until 1861, when the Aucurian army assaulted Sehiray, slaughtering the defenders and many civilians. After the Atlian Rebellion, the surviving members of Clan Tilkis were also put under house arrest. The fact that the Atlian Rebellion was not crushed as quickly as expected shattered faith in the Progressive government, and in the 1862 elections the Conservative Party was put into power.
 
In 1872, the [[Grey Putsch]] created a conservative and authoritarian ''de facto'' single-party state in Aucuria, placing Zygimantas Ramanauskas- a war hero and veteran of the Atlian Rebellion- into power. Ramanauskas, in May of 1873, unveiled a plan to change the orthography of Atlian to more closely resemble that of Aucurian, as part of a plan to "further unity the Aucurian nation". The government of Atlia- appointed by the Aucurian government and mostly composed of Aucurians- adopted and endorsed the orthography changes. However, many Atlians- still resentful of Aucurian rule- resisted any attempt to homogenize the country. As such, many private businesses and individuals continued to use the old orthography. Attempts to enforce its use were generally failures.
 
In 1916, dockworkers strikes in Zasales, Vistytopole, and Laizuotas grew into the [[Worker's Revolution]], also called the Second Aucurian Revolution, which ended in 1919 with the revolutionaries crushed. The early 1900s also saw another push among Atlians to retain their unique cultural identity, led by Mehdi Tilkis, the pretender to the khanate between 1915 and 1925. This roughly coincided with another push to enforce the Ramanauskas orthography, which- like previous attempts- failed. Mehdi Tilkis died under suspicious circumstances in 1925, but the revival is generally considered to have continued in some form until 1937. Between 1917 and 1942, [[Pijaus Kalnietis]] ruled South Aucuria as the longest-serving Aucurian president; he was poisoned by his wife after she learned he had a mistress. The reformist [[Feliksas Lupeikis]] rose to power in South Aucuria in 1942 and attempted to return the country to democracy, but was executed by the Greyshirts in 1946. The Ramanauskas orthography was officially abandoned under the Lupeikis, never to be resurrected.
 
This single-party state survived until the 1952 [[Velvet Revolution]], which- despite the name- actually ended in bloody fighting between rioters and the army and the murder of several leading government figures. The final president of the single-party period, Pantaleimonas Vaitkus, was spared after it was revealed that he had attempted a second liberalization and been reduced to a figurehead by the Greyshirts as a result. After the Velvet Revolution, Aucuria returned to multi-party democratic governance. In the wake of the Velvet Revolution, Atlia was finally incorporated as an autonomous province with a locally elected government. Until 1962, leftist parties dominated; conservative parties replaced them between 1962 and 1977; liberal parties returned to the spotlight between 1977 and 1997, and rightist parties returned to the forefront between 1997 and 2016.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Sraujyma.JPG|250px|right|thumbnail|The Sraujyma River running through Masialia near the town of Mariunis.]]
Aucuria is located in Esquarium, near [[Pavonistade]] and other places. It has a total area of 129,899 square kilometers. As a group of islands, it shares no land borders, though there is only a narrow strait separating it from the peninsula. There are many rivers in Aucuria, with the three largest being the [[Sraujyma]], [[Iesalsa]], and [[Surokas]] rivers. While there are few large lakes in Aucuria, there are many small lakes dotting the countryside. The main water feature aside from these rivers and small lakes is the [[Aiškian Lagoon]], separated from the ocean by the sandy [[Vištytian Spit]].


Much of Aucuria is very flat, having been smoothed by glaciers in the last ice age. Most of the country is less than 330 feet above sea level. The highest point in Aucuria outside of Atlia, Ausktojas Hill, is only 965 feet tall. In Atlia, by contrast, there is much more terrain difference, with the [[Tassian Mountains]] dominating the southern section of the region. The tallest of these mountains, [[Mount Soguqazik]], is the highest point in Aucuria, reaching 5,096 feet. Much of the rest of Atlia is dominated by prairies and steppe.
[flat; some topography in atlia, though; rivers, swamps, small lakes; something like 40% of the country is forest]


===Climate===
===Climate===


Aucuria's climate, which ranges between maritime and humid continental, is relatively mild. Winter starts in mid-December and lasts until mid-March. Winters have average temperatures of 21°F and are characterized by stable snow cover, bright sunshine, and short days. Severe spells of winter weather with cold winds and extreme temperatures of around −22°F sometimes occur, mostly inland. Summer starts in June and lasts until August. Summers are usually warm and sunny, with cool evenings and nights. Summers have average temperatures of around 66°F, with the highest recorded temperature being 95°F. Spring and autumn bring fairly mild weather, though during more severe years they might experience sleet or drought. The average annual precipitation is 31.5 inches on the coast, 35.4 in in the western highlands, and 23.6 inches in the eastern highlands of the country. In Atlia, the climate is generally listed as temperate continental. Summers can be hot as hot as 82°F , and winters are cool sometimes as cool as 39°F in the interior. On the high ground, freezing weather is common in winter. Precipitation throughout Atlia is low, averaging only 15.7 inches a year.
[maritime climate; insert climate chart here]


The longest measured temperature records from Aucuria cover about 250 years. The data show that there were warm periods during the latter half of the 18th century, but that the 19th century was a relatively cool period. An early 20th century warming culminated in the 1930s, followed by a smaller cooling that lasted until the 1960s. A warming trend has persisted since then. Aucuria experienced a drought in 2002, causing forest and peat bog fires. The country suffered along with several nearby countries during a heat wave in the summer of 2006.
===Wildlife===


==Demographics==
==Politics==
 
===Ethnicity===
 
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}}Since the Neolithic period the native inhabitants of much of what is now Aucurian territory have not been replaced by any other ethnic group, so there is a high probability that the inhabitants of present-day Aucuria have preserved the genetic composition of their forebears relatively undisturbed by the major demographic movements, although without being actually isolated from them. The Aucurian population appears to be relatively homogeneous, without apparent genetic differences among ethnic subgroups.
 
A 2004 analysis of MtDNA and Y-chromosome SNP haplogroups in the Aucurian population revealed that Aucurians are close to the Slavic and Finno-Ugric speaking populations of other countries on the Vespian Sea and Northern Sea. The total fertility rate (TFR) in 2013 was estimated at 2.52 children born per woman, which is just above the replacement rate of 2.1. In 2012, 25.4% of births were to unmarried women. The life expectancy in 2014 was estimated at 73.19 years.
 
Aucuria is dominated by [[Aucurian people|ethnic Aucurians]], and the country is generally homogeneous compared to many other Esquarian countries. The 2012 census had ethnic Aucurians making up roughly 83% of the population, or about 11.04 million people. The Baltic Aucurians are the indigenous peoples of most of the country, and all eleven of the country's first-level subdivisions are majority-Aucurian. [[Atlian people|Ethnic Atlians]] make up 10% of the population, or about 1.35 million people. Originally nomadic, they now dominate the province of [[Atlia]]. [[Aukurish people|Aucurian Jews]], known in Yiddish as the Aukurish and in Hebrew as the Avkurim, make up roughly 8% of the Aucurian population, or about 1.08 million people. The Aukurish are spread across the country, typically living in urban centers.


===Religion===
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{{bar percent|[[Calvarism]]|orange|38}}
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Religiously, the divide in Aucuria largely corresponds to the ethnic divide between Aucurians and Atlians. Roughly 79% of the Aucurian population belongs to either the [[Aucurian Church of Christ]], formally the Most Catholic and Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior, headed by the [[Archbishop of the Aucurian Church of Christ|Archbishop]], or to the [[Calvarism|Calvarist Church of Aucuria]], a loose collection of churches run in a presbyterian fashion. This demographic is composed almost exclusively of ethnic Aucurians. The Aucurian Church of Christ was formed in 724 with the beginning of the christianization of the country; initially based in Zasales, it moved to Kalnaspilis at the behest of Viltautas the Great after the unification of Aucuria. Calvarism began in Naujoji Katniava with the preachings of [[Liudvikas Račkauskas]] in 1522, but has since spread to other regions of the country.
10% of the population, roughly corresponding to the country's Atlian population, is {{wp|Sunni Islam}} Khan Selim I the Lion, the first Khan of Atlia, converted to Islam shortly after unifying Atlia and spent much of his reign converting the region's population to Islam. About 8% of the Aucurian population is Jewish, with much of the Jewish population living in major cities such as Kalnaspilis, Laizuotas, Sehiray, and Vistytopole. Kalnaspilis, sometimes called "the City of a Hundred Synagogues" in the Jewish community, is viewed as the center of Aucurian Judaism.
The remaining 3% of the population belongs to other religious groups, including other Christian groups such as [[Lutheran Catholicism]], other Muslim groups like {{wp|Shia Islam|Shia}} or {{wp|Ibadi}} Islam, and modern practicioners of [[Dievturyba]] and [[lorem]], or to no religious group at all.
===Language===
Most Aucurians speak the [[Aucurian language]] as their first language, with the significant Atlian minority speaking it as a second language. Aucurian is an Indo-European language and a member of the Balto-Slavic language family; it is believed to be one of the languages closest to Proto-Indo-European. Aucurian is also the official language of the Aucurian Republic. Atlians typically speak [[Atlian language|Atlian]] as their first language; knowledge of Atlian among Aucurians is uncommon, with the number of people who speak Atlian as a second language estimated at around 945,000. Atlian is also given regional status, and is official in the province of Atlia. Aucuria's Jewish community, roughly 6% of the population, speaks {{wp|Yiddish language|Yiddish}} as a primary or secondary language; a smaller proportion of Aucurian Jews speak {{wp|Hebrew language|Hebrew}}.
==Politics==
[[File:PresidentPalace.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|The presidential palace in Kalnaspilis.]]
===Governance===
===Governance===


Aucuria is a {{wp|unitary state|unitary}} {{wp|semi-presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}. Before the [[Aucurian Revolution]], Aucuria was an absolute monarchy. De jure, Aucuria has been a democratic republic since the Aucurian Revolution of 1792; however, between 1872 and 1952, Aucuria was an {{wp|authoritarianism|authoritarian}} {{wp|single-party state}}. Aucuria returned to democracy in 1952. The now-defunct [[Aucurian People's Republic]] was a single-party communist state.
Aucuria is a {{wp|unitary republic|unitary}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic}}, known in [[Esquarium]] for its strong {{wp|Liberalism|liberal}}, {{wp|Democracy|democratic}}, and {{wp|Republicanism|republican}} traditions. The Aucurian government is regulated by a system of {{wp|Separation of powers|checks and balances}} defined in the country's [[Constitution of Aucuria|constitution]] and its amendments, and by the [[Declaration of the Rights of the People]], the Aucurian {{wp|bill of rights}}.


The national government is composed of three branches:
The [[President of Aucuria]] oversees the executive branch of the government, serves as the country's {{wp|head of state}} and {{wp|head of government}}, acts as {{wp|commander-in-chief}} of the [[Aucurian Armed Forces]], can veto bills before they become law (unless overruled by a two-thirds majority in the Saeimas) and issue executive orders, and nominates cabinet ministers, judges, and other national officers (who must be approved by the Saeimas). The president is elected directly in a {{wp|Two-round system|two-round vote}} for a five-year term, and is limited to two terms in office. The current president is [[Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius]], who was elected in [[2017 Aucurian presidential election|2017]]. Directly beneath the president is the [[Cabinet of Aucuria]], which serves as an advisory body to the precedent and oversees Aucuria's fifteen government ministries and various independent agencies.
* Legislative: The unicameral Saeimas, which has 246 seats, makes national law, declares war, has the "power of the purse", can overturn presidential vetoes with a two-thirds majority, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government.
* Executive: The President is the commander-in-chief of the military, can veto legislative bills before they become law, issues executive orders, approves treaties, and appoints the members of the cabinet, who administer and enforce national laws and policies.
* Judicial: The Constitutional Court and lower national courts, whose judges are appointed by the President with Saeimas approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional or otherwise in conflict with national law.
[[File:AucuriaParliament.svg|290px|right|thumbnail|The current makeup of the Saeimas.]]
National elections for the Saeimas are held every two years, with the citizens of each province voting for the representatives of their province using {{wp|proportional representation}}, with the number of representatives for each province being determined by the province's population; presidential elections are held every five years, with the winner being determined by the nationwide popular vote. Judges in Aucuria are appointed by the executive and legislative authorities at their level of government, not elected as they are in some countries.


Aucuria is a multiparty democracy, and as such there are numerous parties at the local and national levels both. Fourteen parties presently hold seats in the Aucurian Saeimas.
Aucuria's legislature is the [[Saeimas of Aucuria|Saeimas]], a {{wp|Unicameralism|unicameral}} body with 246 seats. These seats are apportioned among Aucuria's provinces by population following each census. Members are elected by province every two years using a system of {{wp|party-list proportional representation}}; a party must receive at least 5% of the vote to receive representation. The Saeimas holds the {{wp|Right of initiative (legislative)|legislative initiative}} and must approve all national laws, approves treaties, declares war, and holds the {{wp|power of the purse}}, and the ability to bring {{wp|impeachment}} proceedings before the Supreme or Constitutional Court. Since 1952, the Saeimas has typically been dominated by the [[Labor Party (Aucuria)|Labor Party]], [[National Alliance (Aucuria)|National Alliance]], and [[Agrarian League (Aucuria)|Agrarian League]], leading some political analysts to term Aucuria a "three-party system"; the breakdown of seats between these three parties has almost always required a coalition between at least two of the three major parties, as well as the support of smaller parties, in order to pass legislation. The current majority legislative coalition in the Saeimas consists of the Labor Party, Agrarian League, and [[Left Alliance (Aucuria)|Left Alliance]].


===Administrative Divisions===
Since 1952, Aucuria has had two {{wp|Supreme court|apex courts}}: the [[Supreme Court of Aucuria]] and the [[Constitutional Court of Aucuria]].


The current administrative division of Aucuria was developed shortly after independence in 1795, with modifications being made in 1815, 1874, 1920, and 1991. Aucuria has a three-tier administrative division system: the country is divided into 11 provinces and 1 autonomous province, subdivided into voivodeships (in provinces) or governorships (in autonomous provinces), further subdivided into municipalities. Aucuria is a unitary state, meaning that the power of these subdivisions are limited strictly by national law. Since the [[Velvet Revolution]], most high-level positions in Aucuria have been elected.
===Administrative divisions===
 
Provinces and autonomous provinces, like the national government, are divided into the three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Both provinces and autonomous provinces have an elected head to the executive branch, a unicameral elected legislature, and similar judicial systems. However- with the exception that all top provincial courts are called High Courts, and the leaders of the legislatures are called speakers- terminology varies between provinces and the autonomous province of Atlia. In the eleven provinces, the provincial executive is the governor and the legislature is a Saeimas. In Atlia, however, the executive is the premier and the legislature is referred to as the Meclis.
 
The eleven provinces are further subdivided into voivodeships, while the autonomous province of Atlia is subdivided into governorships. Voivodeships are led by a Voivode, a Saeimas, and a High Court; governorships are led by a Governor, a Meclis, and a High Court. These voivodeships and governorships are further subdivided into municipalities, led by an elected mayor.


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|rowspan="7"|[[File:Alytija.png|22px|border]] [[Alytia]]
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|-
|-
||[[File:Medelpad vapen.svg|22px]] [[Telšiai Municipality|Telšiai]] ||[[Telšiai]]
||[[File:Medelpad vapen.svg|22px]] [[Telšiai Municipality|Telšiai]] ||[[Telšiai]]
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||[[File:POL Szczecin COA.svg|22px]] [[Upėtils Municipality|Upėtils]] ||[[Upėtils]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:ZasalesVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Žašalęs Voivodeship|Žašalęs]]||[[File:Västerbotten vapen.svg|22px]] [[Akmenas Municipality|Akmenas]] ||[[Akmenas]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:ZasalesVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Žašales Governorship|Žašales]]||[[File:Västerbotten vapen.svg|22px]] [[Akmenas Municipality|Akmenas]] ||[[Akmenas]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Mazeikiai (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Kazimierapolė Municipality|Kazimierapolė]] ||[[Kazimierapolė]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Mazeikiai (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Kazimierapolė Municipality|Kazimierapolė]] ||[[Kazimierapolė]]
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||[[File:Wappen Ostein.svg|22px]] [[Vištytis Municipality|Vištytis]] ||[[Vištytis]]
||[[File:Wappen Ostein.svg|22px]] [[Vištytis Municipality|Vištytis]] ||[[Vištytis]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Širvintos (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Žašalęs Municipality|Žašalęs]] ||[[Žašalęs]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Širvintos (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Žašalęs Municipality|Žašales]] ||[[Žašales]]
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|rowspan="11"|{{flag|Atlia}}
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||[[File:Coat of Arms of Ilūkste.svg|22px]] [[Kayalıklar Municipality|Kayalıklar]] ||[[Kayalıklar]]
||[[File:Coat of Arms of Ilūkste.svg|22px]] [[Kayalıklar Municipality|Kayalıklar]] ||[[Kayalıklar]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Lviv.svg|22px]] [[Qoyukeçid Municipality|Qoyukeçid]] ||[[Qoyukeçid]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Lviv.svg|22px]] [[Malatya Municipality|Malatya]] ||[[Malatya]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|22px|border]] [[Qımit Governorship|Qımit]]||[[File:Coat of arms Algeria (1830-1962).svg|22px]] [[Kavlatan Municipality|Kavlatan]] ||[[Kavlatan]]
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||[[File:Coat of Arms of Algeria (1962-1971).svg|22px]] [[Qımit Municipality|Qımit]] ||[[Qımit]]
||[[File:Coat of Arms of Algeria (1962-1971).svg|22px]] [[Qımit Municipality|Qımit]] ||[[Qımit]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:Kokbayraq flag.svg|22px|border]] [[Şehiray Governorship|Şehiray]]||[[File:Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg|22px]] [[Ayancık Municipality|Ayancık]] ||[[Ayancık]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Kokbayraq flag.svg|22px|border]] [[Şehiray Governorship|Şehiray]]||[[File:Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg|22px]] [[Ayancık Municipality|Ayancık]] ||[[Ayancık]]
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||[[File:Герб Мурманской области.svg|22px]] [[İşarköy Municipality|İşarköy]] ||[[İşarköy]]
||[[File:Герб Мурманской области.svg|22px]] [[Esbüyeli Municipality|Esbüyeli]] ||[[Esbüyeli]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Sarajevo.svg|22px]] [[Kelbecir Municipality|Kelbecir]] ||[[Kelbecir]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Sarajevo.svg|22px]] [[Kelbecer Municipality|Kelbecer]] ||[[Kelbecer]]
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||[[File:Sehirayshield.png|22px]] [[Şehiray Municipality|Şehiray]] ||[[Şehiray]]
||[[File:Sehirayshield.png|22px]] [[Şehiray Municipality|Şehiray]] ||[[Şehiray]]
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|rowspan="16"|[[File:Atverija.png|22px|border]] [[Atveria]]
|rowspan="16"|[[File:Atverija.png|22px|border]] [[Atveria]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Hrodna.svg|22px|border]] [[Alūpāja Voivodeship|Alūpāja]] ||[[File:Coat of arms of Hrodna.svg|22px]] [[Alūpāja Municipality|Alūpāja]] ||[[Alūpāja]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Hrodna.svg|22px|border]] [[Auksūdys Governorship|Auksūdys]] ||[[File:Coat of arms of Hrodna.svg|22px]] [[Auksūdys Municipality|Auksūdys]] ||[[Auksūdys]]
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||[[File:LVA Lutriņu pagasts COA.png|22px]] [[Rūdiškių Municipality|Rūdiškių]] ||[[Rūdiškių]]
||[[File:LVA Lutriņu pagasts COA.png|22px]] [[Rūdiškiu Municipality|Rūdiškiu]] ||[[Rūdiškiu]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:ElektrenaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Elektrėnai Voivodeship|Elektrėnai]] ||[[File:Elektrenai COA.svg|22px]] [[Elektrėnai Municipality|Elektrėnai]] ||[[Elektrėnai]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:ElektrenaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Elektrėnai Governorship|Elektrėnai]] ||[[File:Elektrenai COA.svg|22px]] [[Elektrėnai Municipality|Elektrėnai]] ||[[Elektrėnai]]
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||[[File:DEU Wurmannsquick COA.svg|22px]] [[Kaišiadorys Municipality|Kaišiadorys]] ||[[Kaišiadorys]]
||[[File:DEU Wurmannsquick COA.svg|22px]] [[Kaišiadorys Municipality|Kaišiadorys]] ||[[Kaišiadorys]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:KalvarijaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Kalvarija Voivodeship|Kalvarija]] ||[[File:COA family pl Jagiellon.svg|22px]] [[Kalvarija Municipality|Kalvarija]] ||[[Kalvarija]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:KalvarijaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Kalvarija Governorship|Kalvarija]] ||[[File:COA family pl Jagiellon.svg|22px]] [[Kalvarija Municipality|Kalvarija]] ||[[Kalvarija]]
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||[[File:Wappen Duggendorf.svg|22px]] [[Malienas Municipality|Malienas]] ||[[Malienas]]
||[[File:Wappen Duggendorf.svg|22px]] [[Malienas Municipality|Malienas]] ||[[Malienas]]
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|rowspan="5"|[[File:Flag of the city of Polotsk Belarus.svg|22px|border]] [[Laižuotas Voivodeship|Laižuotas]]||[[File:Coat of Arms of Połack, Belarus.svg|22px]] [[Laižuotas Municipality|Laižuotas]] ||[[Laižuotas]]
|rowspan="5"|[[File:Flag of the city of Polotsk Belarus.svg|22px|border]] [[Laižuotas Governorship|Laižuotas]]||[[File:Coat of Arms of Połack, Belarus.svg|22px]] [[Laižuotas Municipality|Laižuotas]] ||[[Laižuotas]]
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||[[File:Brdy CZ CoA.png|22px]] [[Lapiųs Municipality|Lapiųs]] ||[[Lapiųs]]
||[[File:Brdy CZ CoA.png|22px]] [[Lapius Municipality|Lapius]] ||[[Lapius]]
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||[[File:Utena County COA.png|22px]] [[Revoliūcijapolė Municipality|Revoliūciapolė]] ||[[Revoliūciapolė]]
||[[File:Utena County COA.png|22px]] [[Revoliūcijapolė Municipality|Revoliūciapolė]] ||[[Revoliūciapolė]]
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||[[File:Royal Arms of Belgium.svg|22px]] [[Skuodas Municipality|Skuodas]] ||[[Skuodas]]
||[[File:Royal Arms of Belgium.svg|22px]] [[Skuodas Municipality|Skuodas]] ||[[Skuodas]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Thuringia.svg|22px|border]] [[Rietavas Voivodeship|Rietavas]] ||[[File:DEU Landkreis Birkenfeld COA.svg|22px]] [[Kužius Municipality|Kužius]] ||[[Kužius]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Thuringia.svg|22px|border]] [[Rietavas Governorship|Rietavas]] ||[[File:DEU Landkreis Birkenfeld COA.svg|22px]] [[Kužius Municipality|Kužius]] ||[[Kužius]]
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||[[File:POL województwo lubelskie COA.svg|22px]] [[Rietavas Municipality|Rietavas]] ||[[Rietavas]]
||[[File:POL województwo lubelskie COA.svg|22px]] [[Rietavas Municipality|Rietavas]] ||[[Rietavas]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:Flag of Canton of Bern.svg|22px|border]] [[Sūrokaspilis Voivodeship|Sūrokaspilis]]||[[File:Läänemaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Ignalina Municipality|Ignalina]] ||[[Ignalina]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Flag of Canton of Bern.svg|22px|border]] [[Sūrokaspilis Governorship|Sūrokaspilis]]||[[File:Läänemaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Ignalina Municipality|Ignalina]] ||[[Ignalina]]
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||[[File:Skene-vapen.svg|22px]] [[Pakruojis Municipality|Pakruojis]] ||[[Pakruojis]]
||[[File:Skene-vapen.svg|22px]] [[Pakruojis Municipality|Pakruojis]] ||[[Pakruojis]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:Kalvonija.png|22px|border]] [[Calvonia]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Kalvonija.png|22px|border]] [[Calvonia]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg|22px]] [[Laukuvos Voivodeship|Laukuvos]] ||[[File:Karpatska Ukraina-2 COA.svg|22px]] [[Laukuvos Municipality|Laukuvos]] ||[[Laukuvos]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg|22px]] [[Laukuvos Governorship|Laukuvos]] ||[[File:Karpatska Ukraina-2 COA.svg|22px]] [[Laukuvos Municipality|Laukuvos]] ||[[Laukuvos]]
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||[[File:Viljandimaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Pravieniškės Municipality|Pravieniškės]] ||[[Pravieniškės]]
||[[File:Viljandimaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Pravieniškės Municipality|Pravieniškės]] ||[[Pravieniškės]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:SvetkiaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Švētkiai Voivodeship|Švētkiai]] ||[[File:Võrumaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Aknīste Municipality|Aknīste]] ||[[Aknīste]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:SvetkiaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Švētkiai Governorship|Švētkiai]] ||[[File:Võrumaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Aknīste Municipality|Aknīste]] ||[[Aknīste]]
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||[[File:Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg|22px]] [[Švētkiai Municipality|Švētkiai]] ||[[Švētkiai]]
||[[File:Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg|22px]] [[Švētkiai Municipality|Švētkiai]] ||[[Švētkiai]]
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|rowspan="13"|[[File:Maziaulija.png|22px|border]] [[Masialia]]
|rowspan="13"|[[File:Maziaulija.png|22px|border]] [[Masialia]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Svensk flagg 1815.svg|22px|border]] [[Ežekai Voivodeship|Ežekai]] ||[[File:Armoiries Suède moderne.svg|22px]] [[Ežekai Municipality|Ežekai]] ||[[Ežekai]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Svensk flagg 1815.svg|22px|border]] [[Ežekai Governorship|Ežekai]] ||[[File:Armoiries Suède moderne.svg|22px]] [[Ežekai Municipality|Ežekai]] ||[[Ežekai]]
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||[[File:Et-Pärnu maakond-coa.svg|22px]] [[Raudėnas Municipality|Raudėnas]] ||[[Raudėnas]]
||[[File:Et-Pärnu maakond-coa.svg|22px]] [[Raudėnas Municipality|Raudėnas]] ||[[Raudėnas]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:KalnaspilsVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Kalnaspilis Voivodeship|Kalnaspilis]] ||[[File:LVA Ērgļu novads COA.png|22px]] [[Antakalnis Municipality|Antakalnis]] ||[[Antakalnis]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:KalnaspilsVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Kalnaspilis Governorship|Kalnaspilis]] ||[[File:LVA Ērgļu novads COA.png|22px]] [[Antakalnis Municipality|Antakalnis]] ||[[Antakalnis]]
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||[[File:Et-Järva maakond-coa.svg|22px]] [[Kalnaspilis Municipality|Kalnaspilis]] ||[[Kalnaspilis]]
||[[File:Et-Järva maakond-coa.svg|22px]] [[Kalnaspilis Municipality|Kalnaspilis]] ||[[Kalnaspilis]]
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||[[File:Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg|22px]] [[Lazdynai Municipality|Lazdynai]] ||[[Lazdynai]]
||[[File:Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg|22px]] [[Lazdynai Municipality|Lazdynai]] ||[[Lazdynai]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:MariunisVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Mariųnis Voivodeship|Mariųnis]] ||[[File:Värmland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Anykščiai Municipality|Anykščiai]] ||[[Anykščiai]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:SiejnisaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Kupraliai Governorship|Kupraliai]] ||[[File:Akershus våpen.svg|22px]] [[Biržai Municipality|Biržai]] ||[[Biržai]]
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||[[File:Rietavas COA.gif|22px]] [[Mariųnis Municipality|Mariųnis]] ||[[Mariųnis]]
||[[File:COA family sv Magnus Ladulås.svg|22px]] [[Kupraliai Municipality|Kupraliai]] ||[[Kupraliai]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Vilkpėdė Municipality|Vilkpėdė]] ||[[Vilkpėdė]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:MariunisVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Mariunis Governorship|Mariunis]] ||[[File:Värmland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Anykščiai Municipality|Anykščiai]] ||[[Anykščiai]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:SiejnisaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Siėjnisa Voivodeship|Siėjnisa]] ||[[File:Akershus våpen.svg|22px]] [[Biržai Municipality|Biržai]] ||[[Biržai]]
||[[File:Rietavas COA.gif|22px]] [[Mariųnis Municipality|Mariunis]] ||[[Mariunis]]
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||[[File:COA family sv Magnus Ladulås.svg|22px]] [[Siėjnisa Municipality|Siėjnisa]] ||[[Siėjnisa]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Vilkpėdė Municipality|Vilkpėdė]] ||[[Vilkpėdė]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie flag.svg|22px|border]] [[Tiškevičiai Voivodeship|Tiškevičiai]] ||[[File:Halland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Paneriai Municipality|Paneriai]] ||[[Paneriai]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie flag.svg|22px|border]] [[Tiškevičiai Governorship|Tiškevičiai]] ||[[File:Halland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Paneriai Municipality|Paneriai]] ||[[Paneriai]]
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||[[File:POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie COA.svg|22px]] [[Tiškevičiai Municipality|Tiškevičiai]] ||[[Tiškevičiai]]
||[[File:POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie COA.svg|22px]] [[Tiškevičiai Municipality|Tiškevičiai]] ||[[Tiškevičiai]]
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|rowspan="5"|[[File:Pankrateja.png|22px|border]] [[Pancratea]]
|rowspan="5"|[[File:Pankrateja.png|22px|border]] [[Pancratea]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:CelunasVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Cēlunas Voivodeship|Cēlunas]] ||[[File:POL powiat szczecinecki COA.svg|22px]] [[Cēlunas Municipality|Cēlunas]] ||[[Cēlunas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:CelunasVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Cēlunas Governorship|Cēlunas]] ||[[File:POL powiat szczecinecki COA.svg|22px]] [[Cēlunas Municipality|Cēlunas]] ||[[Cēlunas]]
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||[[File:Coat of Arms of Slutsk, Belarus.svg|22px]] [[Vilhelmapolė Municipality|Vilhelmapolė]] ||[[Vilhelmapolė]]
||[[File:Coat of Arms of Slutsk, Belarus.svg|22px]] [[Vilhelmapolė Municipality|Vilhelmapolė]] ||[[Vilhelmapolė]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:VilkietaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Vilkietai Voivodeship|Vilkietai]] ||[[File:Värmland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Dainava Municipality|Dainava]] ||[[Dainava]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:VilkietaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Vilkietai Governorship|Vilkietai]] ||[[File:Värmland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Dainava Municipality|Dainava]] ||[[Dainava]]
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||[[File:Dalarna vapen.svg|22px]] [[Skverneliai Municipality|Skverneliai]] ||[[Skverneliai]]
||[[File:Dalarna vapen.svg|22px]] [[Skverneliai Municipality|Skverneliai]] ||[[Skverneliai]]
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|rowspan="7"|[[File:Pusisalija.png|22px|border]] [[Pusisalia]]
|rowspan="7"|[[File:Pusisalija.png|22px|border]] [[Pusisalia]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Flag of Alytus.gif|22px|border]] [[Dienčausas Voivodeship|Dienčausas]] ||[[File:Østfold våpen.svg|22px]] [[Aukštelkės Municipality|Aukštelkės]] ||[[Aukštelkės]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Flag of Alytus.gif|22px|border]] [[Dienčausas Governorship|Dienčausas]] ||[[File:Østfold våpen.svg|22px]] [[Aukštelkės Municipality|Aukštelkės]] ||[[Aukštelkės]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Dienčausas Municipality|Dienčausas]] ||[[Dienčausas]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).png|22px]] [[Dienčausas Municipality|Dienčausas]] ||[[Dienčausas]]
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||[[File:Rogaland våpen.svg|22px]] [[Obeliųs Municipality|Obeliųs]] ||[[Obeliųs]]
||[[File:Rogaland våpen.svg|22px]] [[uMunicipality|Obelius]] ||[[Obelius]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:MiezislaukaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Miežislaukai Voivodeship|Miežislaukai]] ||[[File:Hedmark våpen.svg|22px]] [[Kėdainiai Municipality|Kėdainiai]] ||[[Kėdainiai]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:MiezislaukaiVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Miežislaukai Governorship|Miežislaukai]] ||[[File:Hedmark våpen.svg|22px]] [[Kėdainiai Municipality|Kėdainiai]] ||[[Kėdainiai]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Vidzeme.svg|22px]] [[Miežislaukai Municipality|Miežislaukai]] ||[[Miežislaukai]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Vidzeme.svg|22px]] [[Miežislaukai Municipality|Miežislaukai]] ||[[Miežislaukai]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:SciopileVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Ščiopīle Voivodeship|Ščiopīle]] ||[[File:Vest-Agder våpen.svg|22px]] [[Ščiopīle Municipality|Ščiopīle]] ||[[Ščiopīle]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:SciopileVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Saldutiškis Governorship|Saldutiškis]] ||[[File:Vest-Agder våpen.svg|22px]] [[Saldutiškis Municipality|Saldutiškis]] ||[[Saldutiškis]]
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||[[File:Öland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Telšius Municipality|Telšius]] ||[[Telšius]]
||[[File:Öland vapen.svg|22px]] [[Telšius Municipality|Telšius]] ||[[Telšius]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:Salonija.png|22px|border]] [[Salonia]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Salonija.png|22px|border]] [[Salonia]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:BaznyciaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Bažnyčīa Voivodeship|Bažnyčīa]] ||[[File:Coat of arms of Zemgale.svg|22px]] [[Bažnyčīa Municipality|Bažnyčīa]] ||[[Bažnyčīa]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:BaznyciaVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Baravykas Governorship|Baravykas]] ||[[File:Coat of arms of Zemgale.svg|22px]] [[Baravykas Municipality|Baravykas]] ||[[Baravykas ]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Hungary (1918-1919).svg|22px]] [[Žaliakalnis Municipality|Žaliakalnis]] ||[[Žaliakalnis]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Hungary (1918-1919).svg|22px]] [[Žaliakalnis Municipality|Žaliakalnis]] ||[[Žaliakalnis]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:RomunasVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Romunas Voivodeship|Romunas]] ||[[File:Saaremaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Rinčēvežys Municipality|Rinčēvežys]] ||[[Rinčēvežys]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:RomunasVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Romunas Governorship|Romunas]] ||[[File:Saaremaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Rinčēvežys Municipality|Rinčēvežys]] ||[[Rinčēvežys]]
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||[[File:Gargzdai COA.gif|22px]] [[Romunas Municipality|Romunas]] ||[[Romunas]]
||[[File:Gargzdai COA.gif|22px]] [[Romunas Municipality|Romunas]] ||[[Romunas]]
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|rowspan="4"|[[File:Dziesmija.png|22px|border]] [[Sesmia]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Dziesmija.png|22px|border]] [[Sesmia]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Jõgevamaa lipp.svg|22px|border]] [[Hījumāja Voivodeship|Hījumāja]] ||[[File:Jõgevamaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Hījumāja Municipality|Hījumāja]] ||[[Hījumāja]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Jõgevamaa lipp.svg|22px|border]] [[Luokė Governorship|Luokė]] ||[[File:Jõgevamaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Luokė Municipality|Luokė]] ||[[Luokė]]
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||[[File:Valgamaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Mālupe Municipality|Mālupe]] ||[[Mālupe]]
||[[File:Valgamaa vapp.svg|22px]] [[Mālupe Municipality|Mālupe]] ||[[Mālupe]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:KrisjansVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Krišjānis Voivodeship|Krišjānis]] ||[[File:Russian coat of arms of Volga Bulgaria.svg|22px]] [[Krišjānis Municipality|Krišjānis]] ||[[Hījumāja]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:KrisjansVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Mažeikiai Governorship|Mažeikiai]] ||[[File:Russian coat of arms of Volga Bulgaria.svg|22px]] [[Mažeikiai Municipality|Mažeikiai]] ||[[Mažeikiai]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands.svg|22px]] [[Miežiškas Municipality|Miežiškas]] ||[[Miežiškas]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands.svg|22px]] [[Miežiškas Municipality|Miežiškas]] ||[[Miežiškas]]
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|rowspan="5"|[[File:Suvanija.png|22px|border]] [[Suvania]]
|rowspan="5"|[[File:Suvanija.png|22px|border]] [[Suvania]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:TauriusVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Taųrius Voivodeship|Taųrius]] ||[[File:Kainuu.vaakuna.svg|22px]] [[Pavirinčiai Municipality|Pavirinčiai]] ||[[Pavirinčiai]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:War ensign of the First Slovak Republic.svg|22px|border]] [[Raseiniai Governorship|Raseiniai]] ||[[File:Sør-Trøndelag våpen.svg|22px]] [[Buivydžiai Municipality|Buivydžiai]] ||[[Buivydžiai]]
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||[[File:Pagegiai COA.gif|22px]] [[Taųrius Municipality|Taųrius]] ||[[Taųrius]]
||[[File:Coat of Arms of the First Slovak Republic.svg|22px]] [[Raseiniai Municipality|Raseiniai]] ||[[Raseiniai]]
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|rowspan="3"|[[File:War ensign of the First Slovak Republic.svg|22px|border]] [[Žalovėjantis Voivodeship|Žalovėjantis]] ||[[File:Sør-Trøndelag våpen.svg|22px]] [[Buivydžiai Municipality|Buivydžiai]] ||[[Buivydžiai]]
||[[File:Buskerud våpen.svg|22px]] [[Videniskius Municipality|Videniskius]] ||[[Videniskius]]
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||[[File:Buskerud våpen.svg|22px]] [[Videniskius Municipality|Videniskius]] ||[[Videniskius]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:TauriusVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Taurius Governorship|Taurius]] ||[[File:Kainuu.vaakuna.svg|22px]] [[Pavirinčiai Municipality|Pavirinčiai]] ||[[Pavirinčiai]]
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||[[File:Coat of Arms of the First Slovak Republic.svg|22px]] [[Žalovėjantis Municipality|Žalovėjantis]] ||[[Žalovėjantis]]
||[[File:Pagegiai COA.gif|22px]] [[Taųrius Municipality|Taurius]] ||[[Taurius]]
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|rowspan="6"|[[File:Telsunija.png|22px|border]] [[Telsunia]]
|rowspan="6"|[[File:Telsunija.png|22px|border]] [[Telsunia]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|22px|border]] [[Naujoji Katniava Voivodeship|Naujoji Katniava]] ||[[File:Azure, a bend Or.svg|22px]] [[Deltuvos Municipality|Deltuvos]] ||[[Deltuvos]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|22px|border]] [[Katniava Governorship|Katniava]] ||[[File:Azure, a bend Or.svg|22px]] [[Deltuvos Municipality|Deltuvos]] ||[[Deltuvos]]
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||[[File:Coat of arms of Tallinn (small).svg|22px]] [[Naujoji Katniava Municipality|Naujoji Katniava]] ||[[Naujoji Katniava]]
||[[File:Coat of arms of Tallinn (small).svg|22px]] [[Katniava Municipality|Katniava]] ||[[Katniava]]
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||[[File:Troms våpen.svg|22px]] [[Tverečiaus Municipality|Tverečiaus]] ||[[Tverečiaus]]
||[[File:Troms våpen.svg|22px]] [[Tverečiaus Municipality|Tverečiaus]] ||[[Tverečiaus]]
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||[[File:Small Coat of Arms Belgrade.svg|22px]] [[Užusaliai Municipality|Užusaliai]] ||[[Užusaliai]]
||[[File:Small Coat of Arms Belgrade.svg|22px]] [[Užusaliai Municipality|Užusaliai]] ||[[Užusaliai]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[File:ViliskiusVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Viliškius Voivodeship|Viliškius]]||[[File:Counts of Holland Arms.svg|22px]] [[Kainavos Municipality|Kainavos]] ||[[Kainavos]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:ViliskiusVoivodeFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Viliškius Governorship|Viliškius]]||[[File:Counts of Holland Arms.svg|22px]] [[Kainavos Municipality|Kainavos]] ||[[Kainavos]]
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||[[File:Arms of the Dutch Republic.svg|22px]] [[Viliškius Municipality|Viliškius]] ||[[Viliškius]]
||[[File:Arms of the Dutch Republic.svg|22px]] [[Viliškius Municipality|Viliškius]] ||[[Viliškius]]
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===Largest Cities===
====Largest cities====
 
{{Largest cities
| name        = Largest Cities of Aucuria
| country      = Aucuria
| stat_ref    = 2012 census
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| city_1      = Laižuotas
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| div_1        = Atvērija
| pop_1        = 701,996
| img_1        =Laizuotas.jpg


| city_2 =Kalnaspilis | div_2 =Mažiāulija |pop_2 =542,664 |img_2 =Kalnaspils.jpg
===Military and police===
| city_3 =Naujoji Katniava | div_3 =Telšųnija |pop_3 =446,818 |img_3 =Naujoje.jpg
| city_4 =Şehiray | div_4 =Atlia |pop_4 =427,435  |img_4 =Sehiray.jpg
| city_5 =Vištytopolė | div_5 =Vidienija |pop_5 =401,357
| city_6 =Žašalęs | div_6 =Alytija |pop_6 =341,402
| city_7 =Dienčausas | div_7 =Pusisalija |pop_7 =339,146
| city_8 =Sūrokaspils | div_8 =Atvērija |pop_8 =325,245
| city_9 =Vilkietai | div_9 =Pankratėja |pop_9 =319,663
| city_10 =Qımıt | div_10 =Atlia |pop_10 =284,909
| city_11 =Romuņas | div_11 =Salonija |pop_11 =266,831
| city_12 =Senačykus | div_12 =Vidienija | pop_12 =221,541
| city_13 =Švētkiai | div_13 =Kalvonija | pop_13 =206,386
| city_14 =Hījumāja | div_14 =Dziesmija | pop_14 =200,437
| city_15 =Žaļovėjantis | div_15 =Suvanija | pop_15 =176,304
| city_16 =Mariųnis | div_16 =Mažiāulija | pop_16 =162,349
| city_17 =Upėtils | div_17 =Alytija | pop_17 =150,903
| city_18 =Miežislaukai | div_18 =Pusisalija | pop_18 =122,623
| city_19 =Alūpāja | div_19 =Atvērija | pop_19 =117,024
| city_20 =Çömertdağ | div_20 =Atlia | pop_20 =110,384
}}
 
===Foreign Relations===
 
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| '''{{flag|Arkiasis|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Atlantica|size=30px}}'''
| Atlantica and Aucuria have enjoyed warm relations since the Velvet Revolution in the 1950s.
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| '''{{flag|Francilie|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Geadland|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Ionland|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Koyro|size=30px}}'''
| Present relations between Koyro and Aucuria are cordial, despite a history of coldness in the early 50's due to ideological differences between the two nations.
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| '''{{flag|Luziyca|size=30px}}'''
| Aucuria and Luziyca have warm relations. Luziyca has offered on multiple occasions for Aucuria to join the [[Esquarian Union]], but the generally non-interventionist Aucurian government declined these invitations until 2003.
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| '''{{flag|Masseau|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Namor|size=30px}}'''
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|'''{{flag|Nevanmaa|size=30px}}'''
| Aucurian-Nevan relations are neutral. This is primarily due to the defunct refusal of North Aucuria to recognize the Nevan Realm; in response, South Aucuria and Nevanmaa grew closer. After the north's reunification with the south, relations have chilled, especially in recent years.
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| '''{{flag|Odissia|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Qianrong|size=30px}}'''
| Qianrong and Aucuria have had warm relations since the Qianrongese [[Winter Rebellion]], when a dictatorial regime in Qianrong collapsed and it returned to democracy. The historic high point for Qianrongese-Aucurian relations was between 1928 and 1952, when both countries had anticommunist single-party regimes.
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| '''{{flag|Scotia|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Tuthina|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Vjaarland|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|Vyvland|size=30px}}'''
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| '''{{flag|West Cedarbrook|size=30px}}'''
| Aucurian-Cedarbrookese relations are friendly.  Trade has been negligible, but growing since the early 1990's. 
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===Military===
[[File:AucurianSoldier.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|A member of the [[Aucurian Armed Forces]] during a training exercise.]]
The [[Aucurian Armed Forces]] consists of the Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, National Guard, Special Operations Unit, and Training and Logistics Command. It is generally a paid all-volunteer military, but conscription can be enacted if approved by the Saeimas and the president. All Aucurians ages 18 through 25 who are living in Aucuria- both male and female since 2007- are required to register for a potential future draft. The Aucurian Armed Forces presently consist of some 270,000 active personnel, which may be supported by reserve forces.


==Economy==
==Economy==
Aucurian GDP experienced very high real growth rates in the decade before 2009, peaking at 11.1% in 2007. As a result, the country was often termed as an economic tiger. However, some economic instability in 2008 and 2009 saw the temporary shrinking of the Aucurian GDP. The economy resumed growth in the following years at a lower but more sustainable pace, driven by domestic demand and exports rather than economic bubbles. The unemployment rate was 6.1% in the third quarter of 2014, down from 6.8% in 2010. However, amidst economic troubles within Esquarium as a whole, this rose to 11.3% as of the third quarter of 2015.
[[File:NaujojeBusinessDistrict.jpg|250px|left|thumbnail|A photograph of the business district in Naujoje.]]Aucuria presently uses a progressive scheme taxing system. Under [[Rožė Kulešiutė]], a flat tax was established in late 2002, with a flat personal income tax rate of 20%, a small business tax rate of 5%, and a corporate tax rate of 15%. There are also land values taxes, sales tax, and taxes on capital, but none of these are over 10%, and most are below 5%.; this policy was ended in early 2016 by [[Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius]]. Historically, tax rates peaked under [[Saulė Valantiejutė]], with taxes for the wealthiest 10% of Aucurians reaching 37.5% at the time, while the poorest 10% only paid 2.5%. Curiously, the administrations of Valantiejutė and of Kulešiutė & Jankauskaitė have all seen comparative economic growth for Aucuria.


===Agriculture===
===Agriculture===


[[File:AucuriaFarmland.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|Farmland in a rural region of Dziesmija.]]Agriculture has been one of Aucuria's most important occupations for many centuries, and remains the primary sector of its economy. Most Aucurian farmers operate on small family farms, many of which were granted in a series of land reforms between 1798 and 1832. Principal crops include wheat, potatoes, barley, rye, legumes, rapeseed, tomatoes, apples, mushrooms, cabbage, sugar beets, and plums; several other crops are also grown across the country. About fifty percent of Aucurian farm products are exported. Numerous animals, primarily pigs, cows, sheep, goats, and rabbits, are raised in Aucuria; dairy products such as butter, milk, and cheese are also produced.
===Forestry and mining===


In the country's cities and towns, it is common for families to have plots in community gardens or window boxes in which to grow herbs and vegetables. The produce of these plots and window boxes are almost exclusively for the use of the family maintaining the plot, and are rarely sold domestically or for export.
===Industry===
[[File:AucuiranAmber.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|Several pieces of Aucurian amber.]]


===Mining and Timber===
===Commerce and finance===


Traditionally, the most prevalent form of "mining" in Aucuria has been the harvest of amber on the country's coastlines. For centuries, Aucuria has been [[Esquarium|Esquarium's]] leading source of amber, with about 90% of Esquarium's extractable amber still located in the Aucurian area. Pieces of amber torn from the seafloor are cast up by the waves, and collected by hand, or through dredging and diving. In other locations, however, amber is truly mined, both in open works and underground galleries. Because Aucurian amber contains about 8% succinic acid, it is also termed succinite.
===Science and technology===


Timber remains another major sector of the Aucurian economy, bolstered by the thick woodlands and forests that span much of Aucuria. Aucurian lumber is used for a wide variety of purposes, including home construction, flooring, furniture manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
===Media===
 
The country has some mineral potential in the forms of coal, limestone, iron, gypsum, glass sand, oil shale, and quicklime, but this sector of the economy is generally considered to be underdeveloped. There is a decent peat extraction industry, but Aucurian peat is generally extracted for domestic use, not export.
 
===Industry===
[[File:Chemical-factory.jpg|225px|right|thumbnail|A chemical factory in Vistytopole.]]Industry remains a comparatively small segment of the Aucurian economy. Industrial products made in Aucuria include machinery, electrotechnical, textile, weaponry, and chemical factories, as well as food-processing plants. Many of these factories remain open today, albeit now under private ownership. There is also industry in Atlia, which has pursued a far more industrial policy than the rest of the country; much of Atlia's industry based around consumer products, textiles, locomotives and automobiles, steel, and electronics.
 
===Commerce and Finance===
 
Many local governments in Aucuria, particularly those in major cities, have encouraged the growth of the service sector in Aucuria, though these efforts have often not been supported by the national or provincial governments. Among the attempts to encourage the rise of the commerce and service sectors was the creation of the Laizuotas Stock Exchange in 1990. Telecommunications, international trade, banking, finance, and technical support industries have all been supported by local governments.
[[File:Aukuribankas.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|The [[Aukuribankas]] headquarters in Kalnaspilis.]]
Tourism has become an increasingly prominent sector of the economy in Aucuria, with tourists coming to visit the historic castle at [[Ežekai]], the old towns of Kalnaspilis and Sehiray, and the country's national parks, among other locations. Much of Aucuria's service industry revolves around hospitality and tourism, and large amounts of infrastructure has been built to accommodate the lucrative tourist industry.


===Infrastructure===
===Infrastructure===
====Energy====
Many Aucurians in rural areas continue to use wood and peat for energy. In urban areas, much of the country's power is derived from natural gas, oil, and coal; some coal and shale oil is locally produced, but most fossil fuels used in Aucuria are imported. Some cities do utilize nuclear power; the two largest nuclear power plants in the country are the Kartupils Nuclear Power Plant near Laizuotas and the Visanpaja Nuclear Power Plant near Vistytopole. There are plans to construct a third major power plant, the Kruonas Power Plant, near Mariunis, but prospects are cloudy after a referendum held by municipal and regional authorities found 63% of respondents opposed the plant. There is also a growing renewable energy industry in Aucuria, with several wind farms dotted across the country and some hydroelectric dams constructed on the country's major rivers.


====Transportation====
====Transportation====


[[File:LaizuotasPort.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|The port in Laizuotas is Aucuria's busiest.]]The country of Aucuria boasts a well-developed modern infrastructure of railways, airports and four-lane highways. Aucuria has a well-developed network of motorways. Aucuria received its first railway connection in the middle of the 19th century, when the Zasales-Mariunis Railway was constructed. [[Aucurian Railways]]' main network consists of broad gauge railway of which 122 kilometers are electrified. They also operate 22 km (14 mi) of standard gauge lines.
====Telecommunications====


Aucuria, as an island nation, has no road or rail connections to the mainland; there are several ferry routes between Zasales and the peninsula linking the two areas. Proposals to build a rail tunnel across the channel have generally been turned down over funding concerns. There are international airports in Kalnaspilis, Sehiray, and Laizuotas; major intranational airports are located in Vistytopole, Zasales, Naujoje, Zalovejantis, Miezislaukai, Qimit, and Diencausas. Aucuria's national carrier is [[Aerolaivynas]].
====Energy====


====Communication====
===Tourism===


The widescale construction of broadcast towers means that access to radio and television are prevalent. Much of the country is also connected to a landline or have cell phone service.
==Demographics==


[[File:LaziuotasTVTower.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|The Laizuotas TV and Radio Tower.]]Aucuria has consistently ranked highly in the region by the internet upload speed and download speed, schools and corporations ignored; despite its comparatively rural nature, much of the population is connected to the internet and to a fiber optic network.
===Ethnicity===


====Healthcare====
[mostly aucurian; 10=15% atlian; some other minorities]


Aucurian healthcare is a universal program provides by the government, a product and a remnant of the push to the left in the late 1970s and 1980s in Aucuria. Poor funding in recent years has left this program as one of the poorer health programs in the region, due to excessive wait times and a lack of access to modern medicine and technology. As a result, many Aucurians have turned to private hospitals and insurers. In spite of this, attempts to abolish the program entirely have met stiff opposition.
===Religion===


====Education====
[miskism makes up the majority of aucurians, kelemism the majority of atlians; tastanist and cositene minorities along the eastern coast]


[[File:KalnaspilsUniv.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|Founded in 1579, Kalnaspilis University is the oldest university in Aucuria.]] Aucurian education is split into four stages: pre-primary, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Of these, only primary and secondary are required, with attendance mandatory for children enrolled in those levels; pre-primary and tertiary education are encouraged, but not required.
===Education===


Pre-primary education, often referred to as preschool, is generally for children who are four to six years old, and attempts to prepare them for primary education. Primary and secondary education are divided into twelve "grades" for students between six and eighteen years old, with a student ideally advancing a grade each school year. Primary education consists of grades one through seven; secondary education consists of grades seven through twelve. The parents or legal guardians of a student may send them to a public school, or they may choose to send them to a private school or academy. After completing primary and secondary education, a student may choose to enter into tertiary education, generally by entering into a university or vocational school. Some universities and vocational schools are publicly owned, especially in the north, but many are private. The length of tertiary education varies; some vocational schools offer courses that are as short as two years, whereas a law or medical student may spent six to ten years in tertiary education.
===Healthcare===


==Culture==
==Culture==
[[File:MilzinasPoem.jpg|275px|left|thumbnail|A painting depicting a scene from the [[Milžinias-ir-Paujatė Eilėraštis]], considered the national epic of Aucuria.]]
===Art and Architecture===


Aucuria's art community is famous for Jonas Čiurlionis, who lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Čiurlionis was a nationally renowned painter and sculptor in Aucuria; he also dabbled in music, though his musical works are not considered to be as impressive as his visual artwork.
===Art===


A large number of visual art museums exist in Aucuria. The Aucurian Art Museum was founded in 1833 and is the largest museum specializing in art preservation and display in Aucuria. It moved into its present building, the Kadironas Palace, in 1921. The National Amber Museum, also located in Kalnaspilis, focuses on amber carvings and jewelry. The Aucuria National Theatrical Company was founded in 1780 by Eimuntas Mekras, and represents the beginning of Aucurian theater; many Aucurian playwrights are also composers. A famous Aucurian playwright was Vijoleta Koršunovaitė, who gained national acclaim in the early 1900s for her plays.
===Architecture===


Atlian visual art has combined traditional Turkic styles with Islamic tradition, creating a unique style. Much of the focus is on decorative and figurative art, with the presence of patterns and vivid colors omnipresent in Atlian artwork, including Atlia's famous pottery and rugs. Calligraphy, particularly in Arabic, is also a famous example of Atlian artwork; as Atlian only uses Arabic script in formal situations, Atlian Arabic is often seen in religious calligraphy such as the diwani and hilye styles, and the famous "tughra" style of signature.
===Cuisine===


Traditional Aucurian and Atlian architectural styles were very different. Aucurian architectural styles have traditionally reflected those of Germanic and Slavic cultures near Aucuria. While Atlian architecture did draw somewhat from the Hellenic style, much of it has been influenced by Turkic and Arabic styles.
===Holidays===


===Literature===
===Literature===
There is a great deal of Aucurian literature written in Latin, the main scholarly language of the Middle Ages. The edicts of King Viltautas are the prime example of the literature of this kind. The edicts of Vytautas, Vladislovas, and Feliksas I are other prominent examples of the Aucurian Latin writings.
Atlian literature is based in traditional folklore, an oral tradition deeply rooted in nomadic traditions. However, in its themes, Atlian folk literature reflects the problems peculiar to a settling or settled people who have abandoned the nomadic lifestyle. Atlian literature carried the tradition of epic poems and prose into the Middle Ages, turning into ritualized and symbolic poetry.
[[File:Katekizmas.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|The Latin title page of the first book printed in Aucurian.]]Literary works in the [[Aucurian language]] begin to appear in the 16th century. The Naujoji Katniava Catechism, written in 1522 by Liudvikas Račkauskas, is one of the earliest major writings of this period. In 1547, Martynas Mykolevičius compiled and published the first printed Aucurian book, ''The Simple Words of Catechism'', which marks the beginning of printed Aucurian literature. He was followed by Ezečielis Mažvydas and Abdijas Kiviriskus with ''Katekizmas''. In the 16th and 17th centuries, as in the whole of Esquarian Christendom, Aucurian literature was primarily religious. The period of old Aucurian literature ends in the 18th century with the rise of authors like Oskaras Daukša, one of the most prominent authors of the Age of Enlightenment. Daukša's poem ''The Seasons'' is a landmark of Aucurian fiction.
With a mix of Classicism, Sentimentalism, and Romanticism, the Aucurian literature of the first half of the 19th century is represented by Maironis Baranauskas, Simonas Vienuolis and Antanas Stanevičius. 20th century Aucurian literature is represented by Jonas Vaižgantas, Juozapas Mačernis, and Metjūs Markinevičius. In Atlia, Mehdi Mevlevi and Hurşidbanu Yalçınkaya are the most notable authors of the 20th century. After the rise of of strict censorship in Aucuria in the late 1800s, the Knygnešiai- or book smugglers- movement rose, spreading banned literature. The Knygnešiai movement continued in some form until after the Velvet Revolution


===Music===
===Music===


Traditional Aucurian folklore, especially folk songs and traditional dance, dates back well over a thousand years. More than 1.2 million texts and 30,000 folk melodies have been identified. Such folk music often features wind instruments and a string instrument known as the {{wp|kanklės}}. Aucurian folk music was often originally used for ritual purposes, containing elements of traditional pagan worship. There are three ancient styles of singing in Aucuria connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, heterophony and polyphony.
===Theater===
 
In South Aucuria, Gediminas Miškinis and his son Konstantinas Miškinis were prominent composers in the 1800s and early 1900s. Many of their songs were nationalistic, but they also made several operas about romance and loss. Two of Konstantinas' most famous pieces, a pair of operettas named ''Miške''(In the Woods) and ''Jūra''(The Sea), were not played until after his death.
 
[[File:KapnaspilsTVTower.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|The Kalnaspilis TV Tower.]]Theater, choir music, and classical music are notable branches of Aucurian culture. Marijos Mikutas, a composer, cellist, and conductor, has become internationally famous as a composer. Pop, rap, and rock have also gained popularity in Aucuria, though there are comparatively few Aucurian artists in those genres. Famous modern musicians include pop artist Aušra Padartytė, pop artist Jurgis Rykantas, and Atlian rock band Northern Development.
 
===Media===
 
Aucuria is home to several newspapers and publishing firms. The three largest newspapers in Aucuria are [[Aukurija Šiandien]], [[Liaudies Tiesa]], and [[Žinia Respublikos]]. In Atlia, the most popular newspaper is [[Atlik Hürriyet]]. There are numerous radio stations, both public and private, as well as multiple television channels. The national public broadcasting company is [[Aucuria National Radio and Television]]. Other television channels available are the channels provided by [[Modern Television]], [[Sports Network Aucuria]], and [[Independent Aucuria Television]], and the [[Atlian Radio and Television Corporation]]. Several regional and local television and radio channels can also be accessed.
 
===Cuisine===
 
Aucurian cuisine features the products suited to the cool and moist northern climate of Aucuria: wheat, barley, potatoes, rye, beets, radishes, greens, and mushrooms are locally grown, and dairy products are one of its specialties. Rye and wheat were traditionally the most widely used staple crops, but the usage of potato increased dramatically from the 1600s and is now considered a staple of Aucurian cuisine. Fruits commonly used include apples, cherries, pears, plums, and berries; pork is the most common meat, though beef, lamb, chicken, duck, and rabbit are also used. Fish- including perch, herring, and eel- are commonly found in coastal areas. Widely used herbs include dill, garlic, caraway, and bay. Among the most notable Aucurian dishes are ''koldūnai'' (stuffed wheat dumplings), ''cepelinai'' (stuffed potato dumplings), ''pīrādzinai'' (semicircular dumplings), ''virtiniai'' (dumplings made with unleavened flour), ''blynai'' (crepes or pancakes), ''vėdarai'' (sausages of meat and potato), ''kugelis'' (potato pudding), ''kibinai'' (mutton-filled pastries), ''barščiai'' (beet soup), ''juka'' (poultry blood soup), ''kotletai'' (meat-and-onion patties), ''bigos'' (meat-and-vegetable stew), ''balandėliai'' (cabbage leaves stuffed with meat), ''zrazai'' (beef rolls), ''sklandrausai'' (carrot pie), ''grūdėtoji'' (rye bread with seeds inside), and ''šakotis'' (traditional spit cake). Beer, vodka, tea, milk, and fruit juices have traditionally been beverages of choice in Aucurian cuisine.
 
[[File:Shashlik.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|This item, known as šašlykas in Aucurian and şaşlık in Atlian, is a form of kabob popular across Aucuria.]]Atlian cuisine draws together aspects of traditional Turkic cuisine with elements of foreign foods, with all items being halal. Atlian food is often highly spiced. Lamb, beef, chicken, eggplants, onions, garlic, nuts, and- when available- olives are common. While alcohol- as it is generally not seen as in line with Islamic law- is rarely found, a yogurt drink called ayran, as well as coffee and tea, are common. Notable Atlian dishes include ''sucuk'' (spiced sausage), ''simit'' (bread with sesame seeds), ''döner kebap'' (meat prepared on a rotisserie), ''cacık'' (yogurt sauce), ''lahmacun'' (flatbread topped with minced meat and vegetables), ''köfte'' (small meatballs), ''çılbır'' (poached eggs with yogurt and garlic), ''börek'' (stuffed phyllo pastries), ''pilav'' (rice prepared in broth), ''tuzlama'' (tripe soup), ''şiş kebap'' (meat cooked on a skewer), and ''sütlaç'' (rice pudding).


===Sports===
===Sports===
The most popular sports in Aucuria are generally agreed to be basketball, ice hockey, cycling, soccer, and rugby. The first three are generally considered to be more popular in ethnic Aucurian regions, whereas the latter two are generally considered to be more popular in Atlia. In truth, however, all five are popular to some extent across the country. Of the five, basketball is the most popular nationwide, once being described by star basketball player Arvydas Helmutavičius as "the national sporting phenomenon of Aucuria". The [[Aucurian Basketball Association]] oversees the sport in Aucuria. There is also the associated [[Aucurian Women's Basketball Association]] for female teams. Hockey is more popular in the colder northern and inland regions of the nation, with the [[Aucuria National Hockey League]] overseeing the sport. Cycling grew popular in the late 1950s as a form of competitive sport between north and south; the [[Tour of Aucuria]] is a twenty-one-day-long stage race that traverses much of Aucuria. Soccer is often viewed as the "Atlian national sport" but is also popular in ethnic Aucurian regions; Aucurian men's soccer is overseen by the [[Aucurian Soccer Confederation]] in most of Aucuria, and by the [[Atlian Soccer Federation]] in Atlia. [[Atlian national soccer team|Atlia's soccer team]] rose to international prominence when the won the [[Coupe d'Esquarium VI|sixth Coupe d'Esquarium]] as a debuting team. The [[Aucurian Women's Soccer Confederation]] and [[Atlian Women's Soccer Federation]] play similar roles for women's soccer. Rugby is monitored by the [[Rugby Association of Aucuria]], and has grown popular comparatively recently compared to some other sports.
While many of them have declined in popularity, there are are also several traditional sports in Aucuria. For centuries, events focused around running, shooting, racket sports, and swimming have been common in Aucuria; equestrian events, archery, and wrestling have long been traditional sports in Atlia. Many local governments have begun programs to return public interest and attention towards traditional athletic events.
===Holidays===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Holiday !! Aucurian<br>Atlian !! Date !! Description
|-
| {{wp|New Year's Day}} || Naujoji Metai<br>Yılbaşı || January 1 || Celebrates the beginning of a new year in the {{wp|Gregorian calendar}}.
|-
| [[Day of the Revolution (Aucuria)|Day of the Revolution]] || Revoliucijos Diena<br>Ihtilal Günü || January 6 || Commemorates the beginning of the [[Aucurian Revolution]] and the end of the [[Velvet Revolution (Aucuria)|Velvet Revolution]].
|-
| {{wp|Ash Wednesday}} || Peleninė<br>Kül Çarşambası || ''46 days before Easter'' || Marks the beginning of Lent.
|-
| [[Flag Day (Aucuria)|Flag Day]] || Vėliavos Diena<br>Bayrak Günü || March 22 || Commemorates the creation of the [[Flag of Aucuria|Aucurian flag]].
|-
| [[Freedom Day (Aucuria)|Freedom Day]] || Laisvības Diena<br>Hürriyet Günü || April 7 || Commemorates the ratification of the [[Declaration of the Rights of the People]].
|-
| {{wp|Good Friday}} || Gedulinė<br>Kutsal Cuma || ''Second Friday in April'' || Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
|-
| {{wp|Easter}} || Velykos<br>Paskalya || ''Second Sunday in April'' || Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
|-
| {{wp|International Workers' Day|Labor Day}} || Darbo Diena<br>Işçi Günü || May 1 || Celebrates the Aucurian labor movement and working class.
|-
| {{wp|Mother's Day}} || Motinos Diena<br>Anneler Günü || ''First Sunday in May'' || Celebrates Aucurian mothers and motherhood.
|-
| {{wp|Pentecost}} || Sekminės<br>Hristiyan Şavuot || ''49 days after Easter'' || Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.
|-
| {{wp|Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi}} || Devintinės<br>Mesih Yortusu || ''60 days after Easter'' || Celebrates the Eucharist.
|-
| {{wp|Father's Day}} || Tėvo Diena<br>Babalar Günü || ''First Sunday in June'' || Celebrates Aucurian fathers and fatherhood.
|-
| {{wp|Saint Jonas' Festival|Rasos}} || Rasos<br>Çiy Günü || June 24 || Celebrates the birth of Saint John the Baptist and the summer solstice.
|-
| {{wp|Assumption of Mary|Assumption}} || Žolinė<br>Göğe Kabulü || August 15 || Celebrates the ascension of the Virgin Mary to Heaven.
|-
| [[Memorial Day (Aucuria)|Memorial Day]] || Pieminas Diena<br>Hatıra Günü || ''Last Monday in August'' || Commemorates Aucurian soldiers, especially those who died while serving.
|-
| [[Remembrance Day (Aucuria)|Remembrance Day]] || Atminimas Diena<br>Anma Günü || ''Last Monday in September'' || Commemorates all persons who died fighting for liberty.
|-
| [[Day of the Republic (Aucuria)|Day of the Republic]] || Respublikos Diena<br>Cumhuriyetin Günü || October 14 || Commemorates the ratification of the [[Constitution of Aucuria]].
|-
| {{wp|All Saints' Day}} || Višventinės<br>Azizler Günü || November 1 || Remembers all Christian saints, known or unknown.
|-
| {{wp|All Souls' Day}} || Vėlinės<br>Ruhlar Günü || November 2 || Remembers the souls of deceased Christian faithful.
|-
| [[Statehood Day (Aucuria)|Statehood Day]] || Valstybės Diena<br>Devlet Günü || November 25 || Commemorates the unification of Aucuria by [[Viltautas the Great]].
|-
| {{wp|Christmas Eve}} || Kūčios<br>Netal Arifesi || December 24 || The day preceding Christmas.
|-
| {{wp|Christmas}} || Kalėdos<br>Netal || December 25-26 || Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
|-
| {{wp|New Year's Eve}} || Naujojų Metų Vakaras<br>Yılbaşı Arifesi || December 31 || The day preceding New Year's Day.
|-
| {{wp|Passover|Pesach}} || Pesačas<br>Fısıh  || Nisan 15-21 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery.
|-
| {{wp|Shavuot}} || Šavuotas<br>Şavuot || Sivan 6-7 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the revelation of the Torah.
|-
| {{wp|Rosh Hashanah}} || Roš Hašanas<br>Roşaşana || Tishrei 1 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the beginning of a new year in the {{wp|Hebrew calendar}}.
|-
| {{wp|Yom Kippur}} || Jom Kipuras<br>Yom Kipür || Tishrei 10 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Day for atonement and repentance of sins.
|-
| {{wp|Sukkot}} || Sukotas<br>Sukot || Tishrei 15-21 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Commemorates the wanderings of the Jews.
|-
| {{wp|Hanukkah}} || Hanukas<br>Hanuka || Kislev 25-Tevet 3 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple.
|-
| {{wp|Purim}} || Purimas<br>Purim || Adar 14 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from attempted extermination.
|-
| {{wp|Islamic New Year|Ras as-Sanah}} || Musulmonų Naujoji Metai<br>Hicri Yılbaşı || Muharram 1 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the beginning of a new year in the {{wp|Islamic calendar}}.
|-
| {{wp|Laylat al-Qadr}} || Koranas Naktis<br>Kadir Gecesi || Ramadan 23 ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the revelation of the Qur'an.
|-
| {{wp|Eid al-Fitr}} || Idalfitras<br>Orucluk Bayramı || Shawwal 1  ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
|-
| {{wp|Eid al-Adha}} || Idaladas<br>Kurban Bayramı || Dhu al-Hijjah 10  ''(non-Gregorian)'' || Commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son.
|-
|}


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Aucurian Republic
Aukurijos Respublika
Avkür Respublika
Coat of arms of Aucuria
Coat of arms
Motto: Libertas Omnia Vincit
Liberty Conquers All
Anthem: Aucurian name here
TBD
Political map of Aucuria
Political map of Aucuria
Physical map of Aucuria
Physical map of Aucuria
Capital
and largest city
Kalnaspilis
Official languagesAucurian
Recognised regional languagesAtlian
Demonym(s)Aucurian
Governmentunitary presidential republic
• President
Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius
• Speaker
Sulislova Petraitytė
LegislatureSaeimas
Establishment
• Unification
1025
• Republic
1790
Area
• Total
66,002 km2 (25,484 sq mi)
• Water (%)
1.77%
Population
• 2014 estimate
11,360,284
• 2012 census
11,335,067
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
• Total
$365.96 billion
• Per capita
$32,285.64
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
• Total
$404.28 billion
• Per capita
$35,666.30
Gini (2014)Steady 35.4
medium
HDI (2014)Increase 0.863
very high
Currencysvāras (₺) (ASV)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+372
ISO 3166 codeAK
Internet TLD.ak

Aucuria (Aucurian: Aukurija; Atlian: Avküriye), officially the Aucurian Republic (Aucurian: Aukurijos Respublika; Atlian: Avkür Respublika), is a unitary presidential republic located in the Esquarian continent of Borea. An island country located in the Central Ocean off the coast of West Borea, Aucuria shares naval borders with Razaria and Nunalik to the northeast. It has a population of roughly 11.3 million people; its capital and largest city is Kalnaspilis.

Aucuria's history is unclear before its conquest in 416 CE by the Neo-Sepcan Empire. Located on the fringes of the empire and across the Cursenic Strait, Sepcan control over Aucuria was tenuous and periodically intermittent, with Aucuria serving as a shelter for rival courts on at least one occasion and becoming effectively, though not formally, independent by the 8th century. Nominal control of Aucuria by Sepcan pretenders was finally destroyed by the 917-922 Atlian invasion. The country was reunified in 1025 by Viltautas I, who subsequently proclaimed himself king. Territorial conflicts between the Kingdom of Aucuria and Atlian Khanate over the country's southwest dominated much of the Middle Ages; increased contact with Nordanoconitia in the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately gave Aucuria the upper hand in these conflicts, and Atlia was annexed in 1773. Increased contact with Nordanoconitia also led to the spread of Renaissance and Enlightenment ideals, manifested as syncary, in Aucuria during this period. Several years of intense famine led to the 1790-1792 Aucurian Revolution and the establishment of the Aucurian Republic. The country was run as a dictatorship for roughly eighty years following the Grey Putsch, but democracy was restored and equal rights extended to Atlians following the 1952 Velvet Revolution.

Located across the coast of western Borea, Aucuria has a maritime climate, with comparatively mild summers and winters. The country's terrain is largely flat, dotted with small lakes and swamps and covered with a mixture of grassland, farmland, and forest. Aucuria is particularly known for the fertility of its soil. Nowadays the country has a high-income mixed service economy, though industrial and agricultural production remain important economic sectors. Aucurian agriculture is dominated by the production of cereal crops, sugar beets, rapeseed, and dairy products; Aucurian industry, meanwhile, consists mostly of light industry, textile and furniture manufacturing, and food processing. Mining, timber, and tourism form smaller segments of the country's economy. The country scores highly on human development indices and has a moderate Gini coefficient.

Aucuria is a unitary presidential republic. Executive power at the national level is held by the President of Aucuria, currently Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius, elected by a two-round vote every five years. Legislative power is held by a unicameral legislature, the Saeimas, which consists of 246 members elected using a system of party-list proportional representation. The country's judiciary has two apex courts: the Supreme Court of Aucuria for judicial or criminal matters, and the Constitutional Court of Aucuria for constitutional matters. The country has twelve first-level administrative subdivisions: eleven provinces, and the autonomous province of Atlia. These provinces exercise relatively little autonomy under Aucuria's unitary system, except for Atlia, which exercises substantial devolved powers as per the 1952 Kelbecer Agreement. Aucuria is a member of the Esquarian Community and the International League. Regarded within Esquarium as an exemplar of liberal democracy, the Aucurian government is known for its fervent espousal of human rights internationally and the country is host to several prominent NGOs, including the Barauskas Foundation, Tamkevičius Organization, and Sergėtojai International.

Aucuria is home to two main ethnic groups, the ethnically-Baltic Aucurians and the ethnically-Turkic Atlians. Ethnic Aucurians make up roughly 80% of the country's population, with ethnic Atlians forming another 15%. The remaining 5% consists of various other ethnic groups, many of them asylees sheltered by the Aucurian government. While country has a substantial Tastanist minority, the majority of Aucurians practice the traditional religion of Miskism, while Atlians largely practice their own traditional religion, called Kelemism. Aucuria has a strong artistic tradition, particularly in the areas of music and dance, but the country is also known for its literature and visual art.

Etymology

Most linguists agree that the English "Aucuria" is ultimately derived from the Aucurian word aukuras, referring to the fire altars typically used in Miskist rituals, as are its Aucurian and Atlian equivalents. Aukuras, related to the term auka ("offering" or "sacrifice") is believed to come from the proto-Pan-Esquarian verb h₂ewg-, literally "to grow" or "to increase", but often used to mean "to honor" or "to exalt".

Aucuria was referred to by the Neo-Sepcans as Silari (Literary Vitrian: Selariska; Aucurian: Selarija), literally meaning "black duck". This term refers to an avian creature in Sepcan mythology known as the silari, frequently depicted as a giant black-feathered duck with the head of a woman and believed to deliver prophecies and divine revelations. Neo-Sepcan folklore held either that the silari resided in Aucuria, or that the body of the silari became Aucuria after being slain by a hero who disliked the prophecy it gave him, with its black feathers becoming the country's rich black soil.

Silari appears in Neo-Sepcan records dating back to the 2nd century CE, and appears to have been the primary name for the country during the existence of the Neo-Sepcan Empire; Aukurija, by contrast, is not attested before 779 CE. Silari appears to have rapidly fallen out of favor after the empire's collapse, however, and was wholly supplanted by Aukurija by the 11th century.

History

Prehistory and Antiquity

[prehistory]

[400s - neosepcans conquer aucuria, but precarious political position on the edge of the empire forces them to make compromises with local lords; they last for a bit]

[900s - atlians, under a warrior-sailor-king, come in and sack everything, driving the neosepcans out]

Medieval period

[1025 - aucurian warlord unifies enough to declare himself king; during this period most cultural alignment is with borea; rytokai-bajorai/leičiai-laukininkai-šeimynykščiai arrangement]

[atlian-aucurian wars throughout middle ages; atlia flourishing at this point]

[1500s-1600s, laukininkai become the miestininkai, aucurian trade ties with nordanoconitia grow just in time for the renaissance; aucuria flourishes culturally and gains the upper hand militarily]

Modern era

[1700s - aucuria conquers atlia; nordanoconitian connections mean that the enlightenment hits like a ton of bricks and the entire country larps latins while reimagining sualny]

[this plus famine means aucurian revolution; early republic does well for itself but shits on atlians; things go downhill 1850s-1870s and grey regime happens]

[factional divisions in the grey regime eventually end it; aucurian democracy restored; up to the present]

Geography

[flat; some topography in atlia, though; rivers, swamps, small lakes; something like 40% of the country is forest]

Climate

[maritime climate; insert climate chart here]

Wildlife

Politics

Governance

Aucuria is a unitary presidential republic, known in Esquarium for its strong liberal, democratic, and republican traditions. The Aucurian government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined in the country's constitution and its amendments, and by the Declaration of the Rights of the People, the Aucurian bill of rights.

The President of Aucuria oversees the executive branch of the government, serves as the country's head of state and head of government, acts as commander-in-chief of the Aucurian Armed Forces, can veto bills before they become law (unless overruled by a two-thirds majority in the Saeimas) and issue executive orders, and nominates cabinet ministers, judges, and other national officers (who must be approved by the Saeimas). The president is elected directly in a two-round vote for a five-year term, and is limited to two terms in office. The current president is Pantaleimonas Uspelevičius, who was elected in 2017. Directly beneath the president is the Cabinet of Aucuria, which serves as an advisory body to the precedent and oversees Aucuria's fifteen government ministries and various independent agencies.

Aucuria's legislature is the Saeimas, a unicameral body with 246 seats. These seats are apportioned among Aucuria's provinces by population following each census. Members are elected by province every two years using a system of party-list proportional representation; a party must receive at least 5% of the vote to receive representation. The Saeimas holds the legislative initiative and must approve all national laws, approves treaties, declares war, and holds the power of the purse, and the ability to bring impeachment proceedings before the Supreme or Constitutional Court. Since 1952, the Saeimas has typically been dominated by the Labor Party, National Alliance, and Agrarian League, leading some political analysts to term Aucuria a "three-party system"; the breakdown of seats between these three parties has almost always required a coalition between at least two of the three major parties, as well as the support of smaller parties, in order to pass legislation. The current majority legislative coalition in the Saeimas consists of the Labor Party, Agrarian League, and Left Alliance.

Since 1952, Aucuria has had two apex courts: the Supreme Court of Aucuria and the Constitutional Court of Aucuria.

Administrative divisions

Province Governorship Municipality Capital
Alytija.png Alytia POL Szczecin flag.svg Upėtils Hälsingland landskapsvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige.png Molėtai Molėtai
Medelpad vapen.svg Telšiai Telšiai
POL Szczecin COA.svg Upėtils Upėtils
ZasalesVoivodeFlag.png Žašales Västerbotten vapen.svg Akmenas Akmenas
Coat of arms of Mazeikiai (Lithuania).png Kazimierapolė Kazimierapolė
Wappen Ostein.svg Vištytis Vištytis
Coat of arms of Širvintos (Lithuania).png Žašales Žašales
 Atlia Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983).svg Ayınehir Coat of arms of Illyria.png Ağrı Ağrı
Insigne minus Turciae.svg Ayınehir Ayınehir
Coat of Arms of Ilūkste.svg Kayalıklar Kayalıklar
Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg Çomertdağ File:ComertdagCoat.png Çomertdağ Çomertdağ
Coat of arms of Lviv.svg Malatya Malatya
Flag of Algeria.svg Qımit Coat of arms Algeria (1830-1962).svg Kavlatan Kavlatan
Coat of Arms of Algeria (1962-1971).svg Qımit Qımit
Kokbayraq flag.svg Şehiray Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg Ayancık Ayancık
Герб Мурманской области.svg Esbüyeli Esbüyeli
Coat of arms of Sarajevo.svg Kelbecer Kelbecer
Sehirayshield.png Şehiray Şehiray
Atverija.png Atveria Flag of Hrodna.svg Auksūdys Coat of arms of Hrodna.svg Auksūdys Auksūdys
LVA Lutriņu pagasts COA.png Rūdiškiu Rūdiškiu
ElektrenaiVoivodeFlag.png Elektrėnai Elektrenai COA.svg Elektrėnai Elektrėnai
DEU Wurmannsquick COA.svg Kaišiadorys Kaišiadorys
KalvarijaVoivodeFlag.png Kalvarija COA family pl Jagiellon.svg Kalvarija Kalvarija
Wappen Duggendorf.svg Malienas Malienas
Flag of the city of Polotsk Belarus.svg Laižuotas Coat of Arms of Połack, Belarus.svg Laižuotas Laižuotas
Brdy CZ CoA.png Lapius Lapius
Utena County COA.png Revoliūciapolė Revoliūciapolė
Wappen Zuettlingen.svg Šakynos Šakynos
Royal Arms of Belgium.svg Skuodas Skuodas
Flag of Thuringia.svg Rietavas DEU Landkreis Birkenfeld COA.svg Kužius Kužius
POL województwo lubelskie COA.svg Rietavas Rietavas
Flag of Canton of Bern.svg Sūrokaspilis Läänemaa vapp.svg Ignalina Ignalina
Skene-vapen.svg Pakruojis Pakruojis
Coa Switzerland Town Bern.svg Sūrokaspilis Sūrokaspilis
File:Kalvonija.png Calvonia Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg Laukuvos Karpatska Ukraina-2 COA.svg Laukuvos Laukuvos
Viljandimaa vapp.svg Pravieniškės Pravieniškės
SvetkiaiVoivodeFlag.png Švētkiai Võrumaa vapp.svg Aknīste Aknīste
Uusimaa.vaakuna.svg Švētkiai Švētkiai
Maziaulija.png Masialia Svensk flagg 1815.svg Ežekai Armoiries Suède moderne.svg Ežekai Ežekai
Et-Pärnu maakond-coa.svg Raudėnas Raudėnas
KalnaspilsVoivodeFlag.png Kalnaspilis LVA Ērgļu novads COA.png Antakalnis Antakalnis
Et-Järva maakond-coa.svg Kalnaspilis Kalnaspilis
Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg Kupiškis Kupiškis
Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg Lazdynai Lazdynai
SiejnisaVoivodeFlag.png Kupraliai Akershus våpen.svg Biržai Biržai
COA family sv Magnus Ladulås.svg Kupraliai Kupraliai
MariunisVoivodeFlag.png Mariunis Värmland vapen.svg Anykščiai Anykščiai
Rietavas COA.gif Mariunis Mariunis
Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).png Vilkpėdė Vilkpėdė
POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie flag.svg Tiškevičiai Halland vapen.svg Paneriai Paneriai
POL województwo kujawsko-pomorskie COA.svg Tiškevičiai Tiškevičiai
File:Pankrateja.png Pancratea CelunasVoivodeFlag.png Cēlunas POL powiat szczecinecki COA.svg Cēlunas Cēlunas
Coat of Arms of Slutsk, Belarus.svg Vilhelmapolė Vilhelmapolė
VilkietaiVoivodeFlag.png Vilkietai Värmland vapen.svg Dainava Dainava
Dalarna vapen.svg Skverneliai Skverneliai
POL gmina Bielice COA alt.svg Vilkietai Vilkietai
Pusisalija.png Pusisalia Flag of Alytus.gif Dienčausas Østfold våpen.svg Aukštelkės Aukštelkės
Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).png Dienčausas Dienčausas
Rogaland våpen.svg Obelius Obelius
MiezislaukaiVoivodeFlag.png Miežislaukai Hedmark våpen.svg Kėdainiai Kėdainiai
Coat of arms of Vidzeme.svg Miežislaukai Miežislaukai
SciopileVoivodeFlag.png Saldutiškis Vest-Agder våpen.svg Saldutiškis Saldutiškis
Öland vapen.svg Telšius Telšius
File:Salonija.png Salonia BaznyciaVoivodeFlag.png Baravykas Coat of arms of Zemgale.svg Baravykas Baravykas
Coat of arms of Hungary (1918-1919).svg Žaliakalnis Žaliakalnis
RomunasVoivodeFlag.png Romunas Saaremaa vapp.svg Rinčēvežys Rinčēvežys
Gargzdai COA.gif Romunas Romunas
File:Dziesmija.png Sesmia Jõgevamaa lipp.svg Luokė Jõgevamaa vapp.svg Luokė Luokė
Valgamaa vapp.svg Mālupe Mālupe
KrisjansVoivodeFlag.png Mažeikiai Russian coat of arms of Volga Bulgaria.svg Mažeikiai Mažeikiai
Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands.svg Miežiškas Miežiškas
File:Suvanija.png Suvania War ensign of the First Slovak Republic.svg Raseiniai Sør-Trøndelag våpen.svg Buivydžiai Buivydžiai
Coat of Arms of the First Slovak Republic.svg Raseiniai Raseiniai
Buskerud våpen.svg Videniskius Videniskius
TauriusVoivodeFlag.png Taurius Kainuu.vaakuna.svg Pavirinčiai Pavirinčiai
Pagegiai COA.gif Taurius Taurius
File:Telsunija.png Telsunia Flag of Denmark.svg Katniava Azure, a bend Or.svg Deltuvos Deltuvos
Coat of arms of Tallinn (small).svg Katniava Katniava
Troms våpen.svg Tverečiaus Tverečiaus
Small Coat of Arms Belgrade.svg Užusaliai Užusaliai
ViliskiusVoivodeFlag.png Viliškius Counts of Holland Arms.svg Kainavos Kainavos
Arms of the Dutch Republic.svg Viliškius Viliškius
File:Videnija.png Videnia POL Sejny flag.svg Pilsēkai Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg Gardinys Gardinys
POL Sejny 1 COA.svg Pilsēkai Pilsēkai
SenacykusVoivodeFlag.png Senačykus POL województwo śląskie COA.svg Pabradės Pabradės
Coat of Arms of Jēkabpils.svg Senačykus Senačykus
Flag of the Free City of Danzig.svg Vytautopolė Pohjois-Savo.vaakuna.svg Kainavos Kainavos
Taurage County COA.png Pajūris Pajūris
Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunnan vaakuna.svg Seiniai Seiniai
Wappen Freie Stadt Danzig.svg Vytautopolė Vytautopolė
 Aucuria Kalnaspilis

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[mostly aucurian; 10=15% atlian; some other minorities]

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[miskism makes up the majority of aucurians, kelemism the majority of atlians; tastanist and cositene minorities along the eastern coast]

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