Beatavic

The Republic of Beatavic De Republiek van Mooie Kust
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Vrede en gerechtigheid Peace and Justice
Location	Western Nortua
Capital	Gran Telea Amstelvoort (Temporary)
Official languages	Caticeze-English Beatavician
Recognised regional languages	Berganzi
Religion (2019)	84.1% Christianity 12.7% Islam 4.2% Other/None
Demonym(s)	Beatavician
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
• Prime Minister	Marlijn Zallandt
• Deputy Prime Minister	Marjolein Pijpenbroek
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Commons
Establishment
• The Republic of Beatavic	September 1st 1531
Population
• 2020 estimate	46,000,000
• 2020 census	46,732,153
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	642.121 billion (19th)
• Per capita	35,957 BEM
Gini (2020)	28.1 low
HDI (2020)	0.93 very high
Currency	Beatavician Mark (BEM)
Time zone	UTC+10
Driving side	right
Calling code	+120
Internet TLD	.be

Beatavic (Beatavician: Prachtige Kust), officially the Republic of Beatavic (Beatavician: De Republiek van Mooie Kust), is a nation located in Nortua bordering Albanovi to the east, Birnir and Acdia to the south, Artaska, Cechena and Constantio to the north and the Samson Ocean to the west. It consists of -- provinces, and is governed by Prime Minister Marlijn Zallandt. The federal capital is Gran Telea however, the status of capital city has been temporarily moved to Amstelvoort due to the 2021 Beatavic Tsunami and Earthquake.

The territory of Beatavic emerged as an early power in Western Nortua in the early 500s, building up a prominent empire in the region. In the late 1500s, its empire declined and was absorbed by the Constantioans, of which it remained governed by until independence was won in 1822 during the War of Independence. The nation adopted a democratic government and incredibly diverse cultural dynamics, which remained steady until the 1990s when a multitude of factors, including the 1990 Gran Telea Riots and the Chezian War resulted in a violent civil war that lasted from 1998 until 2002. Since then, however, the economy of Beatavic has climbed sharply and the nation is a leader on the Nortuan continent.

Beatavic is a member state of the Coalition of Crown Albatross, the Sotoan Basin Union, the Coalition Trade Organization, and the C21. With a GDP of 642 billion, it is the third largest economy in Nortua after Besmenia and Elbresia, as well as the largest economy in the SBU.

Etymology

The origin of the name of Beatavic comes from the word Beatóvïc used by tribes in what is now Beatavic to describe the area they settled in. The meaning remains disputed however most sources claim it means Temperate Mountainside

History

Prehistory

The oldest traces of human life in what is now Beatavic date from approximately 800,000 years ago. For over 2000 years, the inhabitants were confronted with harsh weather conditions as inhabitants settled in what is now northern Neskauhólmur along with living a Nomadic hunter-gatherer life.

Areas of Beatavic independent of Outas control were referred to as Magna Beatavici. Modern scholars sometimes refer to the Magna Beatavici as Free Beatavic or Beatavic Barbaricum. As parts of Outas social engineering efforts, large numbers of Beatavicians were settled within Outas territory in order to prevent revolts by resident tribes.

Empire of Beatavic

The Kingdoms of Acdian and Artaskan tribes held varying degrees of control over the Beatavician expanse from 500-982 AD, with constant warfares plaguing the region. In 1012, Florentijn Stuiverman began his conquest of The Kingdom of Artaska and established the Beatavician empire. After conquering southern Artaska and northern Acdia, Florentijn Stuiverman would conquer Acdia and slaughtered the populous, approximately 1/5 of Acdia's population were killed in what is known as the Great Acdia Slaughter.

In 1102, Korneel Fijnewever conquered the Kingdom of Birnir, but was pushed back in 583.

Constantio Empire

Derhame Palace was the vacation home for Constantioan emperors in Gran Telea from 1603-1820

In 1599, Constantio invaded Beatavic and swiftly conquered it under Justano II, who had previously led a brutal conquest of neighboring Cechena. Beatavic remained a vestige for the Constantioan empire for more than 200 years, as Constantioans made use of Beatavician innovations in road-making, aqueduct construction, and adopted some cultural elements like cuisines, music, and art. In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Constantio Empire came under increasing strain from inflation and the rapidly rising costs of warfare and expansion that were impacting both Constantio and the rest of their empire across Nortua. These pressures led to a series of crises around the year 1750, placing great strain upon the Constantioan system of government. The empire underwent a series of transformations of its political and military institutions in response to these challenges, enabling it to successfully adapt to the new conditions of the last half of the century and remain powerful, both militarily and economically.

Independence

Beatavic War of Independence

In 1820, as the Great Nortuan War was breaking out across territories of the Constantioan Empire, rebellious factions in Beatavic declared independence from Constantio and began to wage a guerilla conflict against imperial forces. In the process of the conflict, a prominent general named -insert name- annexed the southeastern shoreline region of Gadyural, giving Beatavic direct access to the Sotoa Sea. Imperial forces withdrew fully from Beatavic on January 5th, 1822

Shortly after establishing a government, the Constitution of Beatavic, and a permanent capital city in Gran Telea, Nije-Twilhaar Hengelaar, a former merchant and rebel fighter, won the 1824 Beatavic prime ministeral election in a landslide.

In 1863 while Prime Minister Naud Essen was riding his horse, he was fatally stabbed by an assailant, marking the the first assassination of a Beatavician prime minister.

20th Century

Beatavician forces participated in the World War alongside the allied forces in 1951-54. They were drawn into the war after their forces were attacked in the Battle of Port Badmun in Vulkaria, as they had been stationed in Ausiana for a diplomatic stopover.

Chezian War and Civil War

Amstelvoort burns during the Beatavic Civil War

The 1990 Gran Telea Riots were a series of riots and civil disturbances which occurred after a series of instances of police brutality. The incidents served to deepen ethnic and political tensions in Beatavic, which contributed to the country's involvement in the Chezian War (1992-95). The war began after Syraranto withdrew from the Chezia Alliance and invaded Constantio, threatening all other Chezian nations. Beatavic joined their allies, throwing support behind the Constantioans and Cechena. While Beatavician forces were largely confined to fighting in other nations, some flareups of insurrectionist violence occured within Beatavic itself as nationalist and secessionist groups clashed. While the Chezian War concluded in 1995, tensions continued to simmer in Beatavic until a civil war broke out in 1998. Secessionist ideology largely declined, but nationalist groups wanted more influence in government and attempted to overthrow the federal forces. Nationalists and federalist factions fought for four years, with nationalists specifically committing many war crimes including massacres and the use of child conscripts. At the conclusion of the war in 2002, nearly than 92,000 people were killed. Nearly 5,000 of those killed were civilians. Nationalist leaders were put on trial for their roles in the fighting, and they were either sentenced to life or death.

21st Century

Beatavic joined the Sotoan Basin Union on January 1st, 2005, after negotiations in Norasa grew confidence that the nation had finally recovered from the 1998-2002 civil war.

On September 5th, 2012, Al-Fijar committed a series of bombings against hotels and government buildings in Amstelvoort, killing 201 people and wounding more than 300.

In 2019, Beatavic joined the C21 after replacing Utobania. Beatavic's economy had spiked with its inclusion in the SBU and a surging automobile market, with Amstelvoort being the largest automobile manufacturing site in Western Nortua fueling much of the economy.

Geography

Landscape and topography

The topography of Beatavic is extremely varied, from lowlying coastal plains to prominent Chezian Alps peaks

-- Mountain, an active stratovolcano and the highest peak in Nortua (4,577 m or 15,016 ft), runs along the border of Beatavic and Albanovi

Beatavic is located in Western Nortua, bordered by Artaska, Cechena, and Constantio to the north, Albanovi and the Sotoa Sea to the east, Birnir, Acdia, and the Konkurso Gulf to the south, and a shoreline along the Samson Ocean to the west.

Beatavic is crossed from north to south through the center of the country by the Chezian Alps, and a second mountain range runs along the eastern border with Albanovi. The highest peak in Nortua, an active stratovolcano called -- Mountain (4,577 m or 15,016 ft), is located in Beatavic along the border with Albanovi.

Politics

The Republic of Beatavic is a Federal parliamentary constitutional republic. Marlijn Zallandt is the Prime Minister and head of state.