Prossinia

Republic of Prossinia Republikinn Prossinië ᠫᠷᠣᠰᠰᠢᠨᠢᠶᠠ
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Yakatra
Largest largest city	Joblianja
Official languages	Prossinian, Karkut
Demonym(s)	Prossinian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Markus Nalstrayva
• Prime Minister	Gertrev Jasko
• Speaker of the Parliament	Sonja Lorechev
Legislature	Parliament
Establishment
• Under Karkut Empire	1250-1320
• Empire of Prossinia	1530-1815
• Revolt of 1815	1815
• Revolt of 1864	1864
• Republic of Prossinia	1864
Area
•	2,234,899 km2 (862,899 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	35,789,000
• 2016 census	33,488,989
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.2 trillion
• Per capita	$24,244
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.6 trillion
• Per capita	$22,650
Gini (2020)	31.6 medium
HDI (2020)	0.869 very high
Currency	Prossinian Dinar (PRD)
Date format	yyyy/mm/dd
Driving side	right
Calling code	+677
Internet TLD	.ps

Prossinia (Prossinian: Prossinië), officially the Republic of Prossinia (Prossinian: Republikinn Prossinië), is a landlocked country located in the continent of North Utopia. It is bordered by Regmotto, Karkutia, Narvistan, Danitriss, and East Cammotand. Prossinia covers two million kilometres squared which includes plains, arid steppe and tundra in the north, the majority live in the centrak low lying plain. Prossinia is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic. Prossinia has made a slow recovery in both demographics and economy since the end of the expansionist era. Prossinia is a member of the Universal Pact and Utopian Union after a referendum in 2021.

Geography

Prossinia is located in the northern uplands of North Utopia and has an area of 2 million square kilometres. Prossinia covers steppe in the south, vast regions of forrested plateau and agricultural land in the west and centre and tundra in the north and east. Prossinia is bordered to the north by Regmotto to the south by Karkutia, to the west by Narvistan and to the east by East Cammotand and Dantriss. The largest mountain chain in Prossinia is the great southern mountains which make up part of the Great North Utopian Steppe. Other large mountain chains include the Lurenesk mountains in the east of the country. There are minor ranges such as the Baiak range in the north and the Muskavy hills in the north west. The south of Prossinia is made up of steppe and is the least populated part of the country. It is home to Prossinian-Karkuts this is the harshest and most mountainous part of Prossinia. The centre of Prossinia is flatter with rolling hills and is dominated by forests and rivers it in contrast is the most populated part of Prossinia and is home to the largest city Joblianja and the capital Yakatra. The north of Prossinia is just under the arctic circle and as a result is filled with tundra and permafrost. There are several areas such as the Baiak region that are populated along the coast of Lake Baiak which is the largest and deepest lake in the world. In terms of rivers the Ydsestra is the longest river in Prossinia and flows through the capital Yakatra, it was so important to the development of the nation that it is represented on the national flag. It flows from the Southern mountains into the central Prossinian plateau.

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  The forests of central Prossinia.

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  Baiak national park.

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  The Southern Prossinian Steppe.

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  Yakatra in the snow.

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  Agricultural land in central-western Prossinia

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  Tundra in the North-East.

Climate

Prossinia as a consequence of its vast size covers a number of different climates and thus has varied climate areas dotted around it. In the Prossinian north which reaches the Arctic circle the climate is classed as tundra with very little vegetation able to breach the permafrost this area of Prossinia is one of the most difficult to live in. Due to this it is the least populated part of the country and is mainly populated to nomadic peoples. The further south you go into the central belt of Prossinia the more temperate and less hostile the climate becomes. Temperatures in Prossinia’s central area where nearly three quarters of the population are situated reach an average of 25°C in the summer and -7°C in the winter. Further south than the central belt is the Prossinian steppe which is the highest and most arid part of Prossinia. This part of the country is mainly populated by Karkuts and other nomadic people.

Politics

Politics in Prossinia take place in a presidential Parliamentary system. The head of state is the President of Prossinia and the Prime Minister or Premier is the head of government. Over the years political freedom in Prossinia has greatly increased and the level of independence and transparency in Prossinian politics is currently recognised as being one of the highest in the world with a highly independent judiciary.

Executive power is held by the Prime Minister’s cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Prossinia, a Bicameral legislature which is made up of the higher chamber and national chamber. The judiciary power is structured with the high court at the apex followed by the regional courts in each region, members are nominated by the executive and formally appointed by the president.

Prossinia follows a multi party system however two main parties dominate the political landscape. They are the peoples party for social progress (PPSP) and the New Alternative People’s choice (NAPC). These two parties have either been in government or as the main opposition to the government for the past sixty years. The PPSP is a centre-left party which believes in the Prossinian welfare model and Utopian integration where as the currently ruling NAPC is a centre-right party whose main ideology is conservatism. Over the past decade wider parties have begun to become more popular as the Prossinian people have begun to expand their voting choice to incorporate a wider variety of options such as the Green Progress Party and the Democratic Alternative Party.

Economy

Prossinia is a high-income social market economy and has a skilled labour force. Prossinia has an expansive welfare model thanks in part to the era of Socialist party rule from the 1970’s-1990’s in which Prossinian infrastructure, People’s comfort and working lives were changed for the better. The most important sectors of the Prossinian economy are the creation of Wood Pulp and the steel and coal industries. In recent years many tech companies and businesses have moved their headquarters to cities in Prossinia including Yakatra and Joblianja further heightening Prossinia’s importance on the global stage. Prossinia's agriculture sector contributes about 3% of the country's total GDP. However, due to the harshness of its environment, about 16.2% of its land is agricultural, and only 25% of its land is arable. The main product of Russian farming has always been grain, which occupies considerably more than half of the cropland. Prossinia’s automotive industry has led to some of the worlds leading car brands like Ludskè, Gorska and Valkor. Along with this Prossinia is also one of the worlds leading exporters of Oil and Gas although this industry has come under pressure from environmentalists with pledges from the government to lower its impact on the environment by 2025.

Culture

Literature

Albert Gholakin was one of Prossinia's leading writers in the late 1800's

Prossinia has a long legacy of literature and arts and is considered to have some of the most influential and developed literary spheres. The most influential Prossinian writers have all come in the 1860’s with the likes of Albert Gholakin and Androv Nasyvzin being the most famous. In the late 1800’s Prossinian literature went through its golden age where it was renowned for its political satire and wit. Prossinian philosophy has gone on to influence several political movements including both the current government and opposition through ideas which led to the creation of the Prossinian welfare system and its current political freedoms and freedom of the press.

Media

Prossinia has thousands of media outlets across a vast range of mediums. In newspapers the most popular tend to be Prossinii Liiset which is a centre left newspaper. The main centre right newspaper is the Siiudi. There are others that cover the rest of the political spectrum. The state television corporation runs across four channels with there being at least fifty other independent television stations. Radio is also run by hundreds of independent stations as well as there being four state run stations. The Prossinian press is one of the freest in the world and as such churns out high quality journalism on a daily basis.