Brumen

Kingdom of Brumen Königreich Brumen
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Einheit, Wohlstand, Frieden ("Unity, Prosperity, Peace")
Anthem: Vorwärts Brumen Forward Brumen
Location of Brumen highlighted in dark green Continent of Belisaria highlighted in dark grey.
Political Map of Brumen
Capital	Anfang
Largest Metropolitan Area	Anfang Metropolitan Area
Official languages	Brumen
Recognised regional languages	Losh Gariman Gresiye
Ethnic groups (2020)	Brumen 81% Lushyod 12% Ludz 3% Gariman 2.8% Greznean 1.2%
Religion	Irreligious 67% Aletheic Church 33%
Demonym(s)	Brumen
Government	Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch	Anne-Marie I
• Chancellor	Immanuel Vogel
• Chief Justice	Brigitte Schäfer
Legislature	Volksrat
• Upper house	Bundeskonklave
• Lower house	Bundeskongress
Establishment
• Treaty of XX	TBC
• Treaty of XX	TBC
• Treaty of XX	TBC
• Articles of XX	TBC
Area
• Total	334,912 km2 (129,310 sq mi)
• Water (%)	7.95
Population
• 2020 estimate	35,784,336
• 2020 census	32,893,755
• Density	98.21/km2 (254.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$759 Billion
• Per capita	$23,074
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$684 Billion
• Per capita	$20,800 (45th)
Gini (2020)	28.3 low (7th)
HDI (2020)	0.735 high
Currency	Bon (Bn)
• Summer (DST)	Not Observed
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	left
ISO 3166 code	BRU
Internet TLD	.bru

Brumen, officially the Kingdom of Brumen (Brumen: Königreich Brumen), is country located in  South-East Belisaria and is comprised of nine federal states. Its location at South-East Belisaria connects its entire coastline to the Periclean Sea. The country shares land borders with Garima to the north west, Drevstran to the North as well as a maritime border with Greznea to the north east. Brumen covers an area of 334,912 km² (129,310 sq mi) and has a population of 32 million people, making it one of the less-populated countires compared to its immediate neighbors. It is colloquially known as the "Drei Flüsse Reich" (Realm of Three Rivers) due to the three river systems that extend from Brumen's interior to the Periclean Sea. Brumen's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extends 200 nautical miles from the continent's baseline and covers an area of approximately 764.876 km² (475,272 sq mi). During the classical and late antiquity eras Brumen was part of Tervingia, a gothic political state and significant cultural power in East Belisaria that existed from 323 BCE until its dissolution in 429 CE. Due to this the nation has strong-gothic roots. However after Tervingia's dissolution the gothic peoples that inhabited present-day lands of Brumen developed its own unique Gothic-derived cultural identity that is distinct from its neighbors. The nation's capital is Anfang whereas its financial center and largest city is Gelddorf.

Originally a decentralized collection of various kingdoms located in Brumen's present-day lands, the threat of Audonian invasions during the Conquest of Garima between the 11th and 12th centuries as well as during the Alban Crusades of the 12th and 13th centuries, prompted the most powerful of these kingdoms: the Principality of Waldreich to rally the smaller Kingdoms together. Formed in 1198, the Allied Kingdoms is often considered the predecessor of the modern Kingdom of Brumen and served as a military coalition led by Waldreich. The Allied Kingdoms repelled the Audonian invasions during the Conquest of Gariman as well as the Alban Crusades. Using the momentum from these victories, on 10 June 1305 Waldreich used its political capital to co-opt the other kingdoms and establish the Kingdom of Brumen, a sovereign nation uniting all the kingdoms with Waldreich elevated to a position of first among equals amongst its member states. Since its inception Brumen was established as a secular state, its constitution known as the Vereinsartikel (Articles of Union) intentionally omitting any mention of religion or a monarch's divine right to rule. This large shift from a religious to secular society as largely influenced from Brumen's observation of Audonia's conquests, where religion is used to instigate conflicts. The shift within Brumen's society as a whole however happened more gradually. Originally Brumen was a unitary absolute monarchy, but through various reformations and a decade long insurrection amongst its member states, the nation gradually transitioned first into a federation until eventually the monarch's powers were rendered largely ceremonial in nature.

In the present day Brumen is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a directly elected bicameral legislature known as the Volksrat holds legislative power. Meanwhile executive power is divided between the Chancellor who serves as the head of government, and a monarch who serves as a ceremonial head of state. Brumen maintains a mixed economic system which is reflected in the significant presence of both private enterprises and state owned enterprises playing significant roles in the nation's economy. The government exercises some degree of econmic intervention in order to promote the general welfare of the people. Brumen is a developed country and provide a wide range of benefits for its citizens such as: a universal healthcare system, various social welfare programs, free tertiary level education at public universities and vocational schools. Brumen considers itself as a middle power of the Belisarian continent. The nation's unified military arm is the Große Armee des Reiches (GAR) comprised of the Landstreitkräfte, Luftwaffe, Königliche Marine, Küstenwache and the Staatsgarde, the latter forming the nation's organized militia component. The armed forces is comprised of a relatively small number of personnel with approximately 180,000 active personnel across all branches except the State Guard and is supported by a substantial domestic arms manufacturing industry.

History

Establishment

Established in 1198, the Allied Kingdoms was Waldreich's first attempt to unify the region and was established as a loose association of the various kingdoms. It is often considered as the predecessor of the later unified Kingdom of Brumen. The Allied Kingdoms originally served as a military alliance that thwarted the first attempted invasion during the Conquest of Garima. After its first victory Waldreich sought to establish itself as the dominant political, military and economic force of the southern lands. The level of economic & political integration under the Allied Kingdoms was minimal with each kingdom was largely free to pursue its own foreign policies. During this time religion was one of society's central pillars with all members of the Allied Kingdoms adhering to the Aletheic Church as the state religion of the area. However the Alban Crusades of the 12th and 13th centuries would lead to significant changes. Experiencing first hand of the effects of wars of conquest caused by religious beliefs, the Allied Kingdoms sought to diminish the influence of religion within its day-to-day and strategic decision making process. The Allied Kingdoms was dissolved and in its place the Kingdom of Brumen was formed. Led by Waldreich, the founders of the Kingdom wrote down the Vereinsartikel (Articles of Union)establishing Brumen as a sovereign nation representing nine constituent states, Waldreich's status was elevated as first among peers as it spearheaded the defense of the Allied Kingdoms with the Monarch of Waldreich serving as the monarch of Brumen. The Articles of Union explicitly left out the usage of divine right, or God's will, strongly implying the separation of the church and state.

Government & Politics

Brumen is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Its system of government is a unique hybrid model incorporating elements of both federalism and constitutional monarchy. Since the 17th centuries Brumen has been able to maintain a stable democratic political system with citizens at the age of 18 and above granted universal suffrage although this was not achieved until the mid 19th century . The right to vote in Brumen traces its history all the way back to the ratification of the nation's constitution. Suffrage was given initially only to the Nobles who elected the first iteration of the Bundeskonklave.

• Executive:
• Legislative: The Volksrat serves as the supreme legislative body of Brumen and is comprised of the Bundeskonklave (upper house) and the Bundeskongress (lower house). The Bundeskongress (Congress) shares the powers of legislative initiative together with the Chancellor, all laws proposed from within the Bundeskongress and Chancellor must be approved by members of Bundeskongress, it also monitors the nation's executive body. The Bundeskonklave (Conclave) is vested with significant powers as all legislation approved by Congress must be approve by the Conclave first before it becomes law. The Conclave is given the capacity to pass or block legislation that has been passed by Congress. The power of impeachment rests with the Conclave. [[ At its early years, the Volksrat did not exist yet and so the Bundeskonklave acted as the nation's de-facto unicameral parliament. Its duties were similar to a modern upper house, representing the voices of each noble house from every member state of the Kingdom, with the monarch of Brumen bound by law to listen to their advise and opinions on certain matters. Over time this evolved and in the 16th century both the Bundeskongress and Volksrat were established to represent the voices of the common citizens and host both seats of parliaments respectively.
• Judicial: