Korova

Republic of Korova Respublika Korovy (Koroviy) Kanestvo Raë’e (Raë’a)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Sila cherez Yedinstvo, Yedinstvo cherez Silu" "Strength through Unity, Unity through Strength"
Anthem: "Pozitsii (Positions)".
Capital and largest city	Korovka
Official languages	Koroviy Raë’a
Recognised national languages	Kalmoviy Yeizhka Nazkiy Pridaniy Torogvetsiy Loukhskiy
Demonym(s)	Koroviy
Government	Parliamentary democracy
• Veduministr	Idowu Oke
• Zaministr	Feofil Novikov
• Prezident	Juri Sokoloa
• Predsedatel	Lidiya Dmitrieva
• Glavnyy Sud'ya	Shiro Matsukiro
Legislature	Velikiy Sobraniye
• Upper house	Boyaduma
• Lower house	Obshduma
Establishment
• Unification under Yuri III Zhurov	1820
• Establishment of Syndicalist Republic	2008
• Restoration of Tyraniya by Arthur I Tatarov	2019
• Establishment of Korovan Republic	2021
Area
• Total land area	190,728 km2 (73,640 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	19,189,200
• 2011 census	23,192,300
• Density	101/km2 (261.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	17.26 billion IBU
• Per capita	899.30 IBU
HDI (2020)	0.548 low
Currency	Pridaniy Krest (X) (PKR)
Time zone	SET +2
Driving side	left
Calling code	+43
Internet TLD	.co.kr

Respublika Korovy, commonly called Korova, is a parliamentary democracy in Northeast Korozemlya. It is bordered on the northeast by the Zem Bledno, on the south-west by Norvesk, and the west by Pridansk. Korova covers 190,728 square kilometers and has an estimated population of 19,189,200. Korova comprises of 26 subdivisions with its capital in Korovka on the country's largest island, Novaya. A country of towering highlands, fertile river valleys, and rolling plains, Korova is home to a diverse range of ethnicities and cultures, including Novayans, Kalmovites, Bayardiy, Ad' Cane, Yeizhka, and Loukhskiy. Religious groups include Lorentiy, Kurantiy, Bayardiy Pagans, Taunskiy, Ad' Cane Revivalists, Borzeyskiy Pagans, and Atheists. Korovans and Kalmovites are the largest ethnic groups, while Laurentists are the largest religious group.

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The first inhabitants of what became Korova were various societies of Ad' Cane who thrived in primarily cave-dwelling communities and existed somewhat ahead of human technological development. This lasted until the appearance of the ancestors to the Louha people, a Vaniriy people who migrated to the northwestern coast from an undetermined direction in approximately 5000DNE, where both societies engaged in amicable syncretisation. In several areas, the two groups are known to have lived alongside eachother in joint communities and the Loukhskiy religion became increasingly influenced by that of the Ad' Cane's. In the 3500DNEs Bayardiy Shlavs had begun to migrate onto Novaya's east coast from northern Korozemlya. Violence was common between the new and old societies of Novaya and this eventually culminated in the Bayardiy dominating the island culturally and ethnically, leaving only the Papinsaari islands uncolonised.

In the early 1st century, colonists from Norvesk began to found settlements on the Pyasiniy Coast of western Novaya and the colony, called Nový, was an autonomous subject of the mainland Norveskiy state. Despite initial opposition from the existing Shlavich tribes, they were successfully norvified and cities such as Těšany, near modern Tura, and Rašov, a predecessor to Korovka, rivalled the already entrenched Shlavich tribes. At their furthest extent, the colonies reached from modern Zhizny, to the Tarkhov Range, to the River Yurga. In the 5th century the Norveskiy state collapsed, rendering the cities of the colony independent polities which in practice only cemented their increasing autonomy from Norvesk. For the next three centuries the Pyasinan Coast would be the hub of intellectualism and the wealthiest part of Korova, bolstered by the local naval culture and democratic thought. However, the late 8th century brought the rise of the Buzhan tribe which had been successfully uniting the Korovan inlands and raiding the outlying territories of the Norveskiy cities, increasing economic and security pressure amongst the cities.

The first act of armed conflict between the Buzhan tribe and the Norveskiy cities was the seizure of the cities encompassing modern Merya and Pomorye, the most important of which being Strhaře that was home to the island's largest iron mines. After three decades of conquest and internal strife within the Norveskiy colonies exacerbating the conquests, the Buzhan conquest of Novaya reached its conclusion with the siege of Těšany, the last Norveskiy city on Novaya, that ended in a violent and symbolic razing of the city down to its foundation. As a result, the Kingdom of Koro' was proclaimed by Aleksandr Votoynsky which marked the birth of the first Korovan state and its capital would be Korovka, built on top of Rašov.
However, Koro' was a shortlived Kingdom due to the violent migration of Zelstoviy Vikings from Kheorot to Northern Korozemlya in the early 9th century. Having already supplanted the Bayardiy of Pridansk, a number of vikings led by Halfand Kalmov turned towards the northern regions of Novaya where populations were relatively sparse, and the defensive capabilities were lesser than that of the Novayan Inland and Pyasinan Coast. The fallout of this new migration was the dissolution of the state only two decades of it formed, with the prior death of Aleksandr Vorotynsky and the loss of such a large swathe of territory the central authority had diminished so much so as to begin splintering.

While Koro' itself was short lived, it layed the foundations of the many states that succeeded it. In the north, known as Kalmov by this point, the duchies of Bakhta, Penza, and Tuvosk inhabited the mountain valleys while the Pyasinan Coast was yet again home to assorted city-states which laid claim to the prestige that the cities of Nový had. The lands following the fertile Tamyara river valley were largely united under the Kurskov principality however, with the states of Merya and Psokopets-Kostroma left independent. These borders were largely defined in the Convent of Saakadzovka in 854, an assembly of every major tribe and lord in the former Koro' land to prevent the outbreak of war which was deemed to be too high of a risk with the northern Kalmoviy, who were known for their martial culture, now present on the island. The genocidal aggression towards the prior-Bayardiy Principality of Mstiszlav from Bakhta had previously shown the Convent's concerns valid, and the uneasy association successfully prevented further direct conflift with the Kalmoviy.

In the late 10th century, the city of Korovka, an independent city-state since the Convent, fell into civil disarray as the Torgovtsy burgher-class triggered the Seven-Hour Rebellion in response to repeated failures by the Knjaz to satisfy the demands of the city guilds.

Currently, Korova is a poor but rising country that is recovering from the Korovan Anarchy that followed the Syndicalist regime, having been notably described as the world's most violent country by IBC News. Tiran Arthur Tatarov is leading this effort as an interim dictator for three years with support from Norvesk, Zem Bledno, and other countries partaking in the Yellowtail rehabilitation effort.

Korova is a part of the Craviter Economic Association, the Bergum Pact, the Luscova Pact, and is the founder of the Association of Shlavich Nation.

Etymology

The name Korova is ultimately derived from the term Koro', which refers to the early medieval state founded by the Vorotynsky conquerors. The formation of Koro' was the first time the Southern Auburn Isles had been united as one state, and also resulted in the expulsion of many Norveskiy and Louhiy, which together resulted in the standardisation of the island's lexicon and thus the spread of the term. It is believed that Koro' itself originates from the Korovan word for cow, 'korav', which is likely due to both the high populations of Korovan Cows in central Novaya and the semantic associations of cows, that being characteristics such as valour, magnamity, and bravery.

The development of the -ova/-va suffix of the name 'Korova' has been harder to discern however. There are two primary theories as to its development. Some researchers, such as Korovologist Dmitry Makarov, believe that the -ova suffix is both a shortening and corruption of the word 'oblast', or 'region' in Torogvetsiy. It is suggested that the term would have been colloquially shortened to 'oba' and later corrupted into 'ova' which would then become merged with the older 'Koro' term.
In opposition, others theorise that the suffix originates from the city of Korovka, a city built for the purpose of being Koro's capital that later became its own republic after the nation's collapse. As the Republic of Korovka gained international influence during the middle and later medieval period, some communities and cultures would begin to only know the area of the Korovan states by the term Korovka. It is believed that overtime the k of the -ovka suffix was dropped as a result of language corruption or intentionally as a way of differentaiating Korovka from the concept of Korova.

The standard way of referring to a citizen of Korova is 'Korovan' or 'Koroviy'.

History

Prehistoric Korova

The earliest evidence of humanoid neolithic society on Novaya is dated to approxiamtely 17,500DNE around which Ad' Cane neolithic societies began to arise across the island. Archeological finds, primarily stone carvings, indicate that the neolithic Ad' Cane had adopted agricultural grain-grinding culture that created pottery, farmed, and herded having transitioned to a sedentary lifestyle.

An example of a Sawi-Cane cave dwelling.

The oldest confirmed, continuously-inhabited settlement of the neolthic Ad' Cane is located at the Ceki-Sawi Caves in modern southern Pomorye, dated to 14,000DNE. Cave dwelling was a common practice among the Ad' Cane of southern Novaya, being seperately identified by the name Sawi-Cane, and the Ceki-Sawi caves specifically show signs of being inhabited until approximately 8500DNE. Cave-dwellings are believed to have been utilised by the Sawi-Cane out of convenience, southern Novaya is home to an unusually high amount of caves that would've been appropriate sizes for the small community units of early Ad' Cane society. As well as this, later Ad' Cane mythology suggests that cave-dwelling might have had some level of religious significance to some of the population, being viewed as living closer to nature.

Alongside this, the Ceki-Sawi cave site also houses a well-preserved example of Sawi-Cane terracing and irrigation. This form of terracing was the first developed in Novaya and was typically build onto the hills that many Sawi-Cane cave-dwellings are located. However the introduction of terraced agriculture was spread and highly integral to the development of the northern Vesu-Cane in modern Kalmov who otherwise would've remained a coastal culture.

Antique Korova

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Koro' Kingdom

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Convent of Saakadazovka and the Ganze Liga

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Union with Pridansk

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Lumay Dynasty and Zelstoviy Overlordship

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Tyranny of Korova

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Fascist War

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Syndicalist Coup & Korovan Anarchy

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Reestablishment of Korova

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Geography

Korova has no land borders as it is surrounded by the Auburn Sea to the southwest, the Pale Sea to the northwest, and the White Sea to the east. The nation consists of five primary islands named Novaya, Gavan', and the Papinsaari island chain; consisting of Tytarsaari, Kaunisaari, and Majasaari from south-to-north.

A topographical map of the Southern Auburn Isles

Korova's geopolitical role stems from the location at the northern edge of Korozemlya which has historically been the first and most accessible mainland port of Korozemlya for the northern ship routes with Avrokheyviya, the Second Unification Boom can be attributed to this. The strait created by the peninsula also allows for tolling for access between the two halves of the Auburn Sea. Aside from extensive coastlines, the majority of Korova's landscape consists of river valleys and grassland plains. Korova, and notably the historic Principality of Krivich, has long benefited from this for agricultural purposes having the lowest recorded number of famines of all North Korozemlya states despite the country's famously harsh winters.

Northwestern Korova, primarily the Kalmov cultural nation, is dominated by four mountain ranges. From northwest to southeast they are known as: the Lobno Range, the Kodar Range, the Ilmensky Range, and Mt. Opala. Mt. Opala can be denoted as the nation's highest peak, at 2970m in height. These ranges have historically been a defensive bulwark for Kalmov but are nowadays a rising skiing and alpine resort location during the longer-than-average Korovan winters. There is also the lower-lying Tarkhov Range in southern Korova which seperates the cultural nations of Korovka and Krivich.

Climate

Korova has a temperate climate, characterised by strong winters, with mean temperatures in February of -9.6 °C (14.7 °F), and cool summers, with a mean temperature in August of 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The most extreme temperatures recorded in Korova, since 1874 when recordings began, was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) in 1975 and -47.3 °C (-53.14 °F) in 1982. Korova has an average of 179 days per year with precipitation, on average receiving a total of 766 millimetres (30 in) per year; autumn is the wettest season and spring the driest. The position between a continent and an ocean means that the weather is often unstable.

Because of Korova's northern location, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. There are short days during the winter with sunrise coming around 8:45 am and sunset 3:45 pm , as well as long summer days with sunrise at 4:30 am and sunset at 10 pm.

Snow cover usually lasts from early-December to March, being deepest in the north of Novaya and the Papinsaari Islands.

Biodiversity

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Administrative Divisons

The lands making up the Republic of Korova. Coloured coded to each respective cultural kingdom.

The Respublika Koroviy is divided into 22 principalities, 3 autonomous communities, and 1 greater municipality - all being equally first-order divisions. They are also organised into 3 cultural nations, which represent historic cultural associations. Principalities are divided into counties which are then divided into communes, or municipalities in cases of the most urban communes. Autonomous communities, being afforded higher autonomy, organise themselves on an individual basis but largely follow the national structure while the greater municipality is organised into districts, and then into zones.

Cultural Nations

The are three cultural nations in Korova: Korovka, Krivich, and Kalmov. They are designed on the basis of the three historic states that coexisted in Korova's territory prior to the nation's formation, with the boundaries being based upon the national borders in the early 19th century.

Principalities

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Principality	Cultural Nation	Capital
Tivertsi	Korovka	Chingysy
Murom	Korovka	Babezh
Yudonya	Korovka	Suzdal
Mordva	Korovka	Tura
Krivich	Krivich	Zhurovka
Tula	Krivich	Vodny
Psokopets	Krivich	Novovka
Veshynov	Krivich	Tagil
Kurskov	Krivich	Saakadzovka
Tmutarakan	Krivich	Tarusovo
Slutsk	Krivich	Plota
Merya	Krivich	Brasovo
Kostroma	Krivich	Kosa
Bakhta	Kalmov	Susli
Mstiszlav	Kalmov	Vedenka
Opala	Kalmov	Nytva
Drevlyan	Kalmov	Ukhta
Tuvosk	Kalmov	Karpova
Vyatich	Kalmov	Myshkin
Penza	Kalmov	Kizel
Vologda	Kalmov	Strelka
Kirov	Kalmov	Gubakha

Autonomous Communities & Greater Municipalities

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Division Name	Cultural Nation	Capital	Division Type
Korovka	Korovka	Korovka	Greater Municipality
Pomorye	Krivich	Laaste	Autonomous Community
Gavan'	Kalmov	Gavan	Autonomous Community
Loukhskiy	Kalmov	Karyalanpohya	Autonomous Community

Demographics

Population

Ethnic Demographics of Korova

  Novayiy (27%)

  Kalmoviy (19%)

  Ad' Cane (18%)

  Yeizhka (13%)

  Nazkiy (10%)

  Loukhskiy (5%)

  Other (8%)

Korova has an estimated population of 19,189,200, ranking 40th on the world charts. The birthrate is 24 per 1000, however the population growth rate is 2.85% due the mass immigration of expats as a result of the restoration of Korova. A census is taken every five years.

The largest ancestry groups in Korova include, but are not limited to, Novayans, Kalmoviy, Yeizhka, and Ad' Cane. Korova is culturally and ethnically a minority-majority country: 27% of the population are Novayiy, 19% Kalmoviy, 18% Ad' Cane, 13% Yeizhka, 10% Nazkiy, 5% Loukjskiy, and 8% Other groups. Korovans also exist as a large refugee population in other countries, such as Zem Bledno, Norvesk, Malar-Malenansk, and Sentonzh. It is estimated there are as many as 1,700,000 refugees globally.

Language

Korovan is the de facto language of Korova. Approxiamtely 62% of the population speaks Korovan as a first language, with 18% speaking Kalmoviy and 12% speaking Yeizkha as their first languages. The remaining 8% speaks an array of local and neighbouring languages as their first, including but not limited to Nazkiy Pidgin, Pridaniy, and Bledniy.

Korova has a notoriously poor rate of learning non-Korovan languages due to the lack of education and availability of other-language resources as a result of the Korovan Anarchy.

Religion

Religious Demographics of Korova

  Lorentiy (29%)

  Kurantiy (13%)

  Other Mesiyanstiy (4%)

  Ad' Cane Revivalists (13%)

  Taunika (12%)

  Borzeyskiy (5%)

  Nonreligious (24%)

The plurality of Korova's population is Mesiyanstiy, with 29% identifying as Lorentiy, 13% identifying as Kurantiy, and 4% identifying as other denominations. Old Pagan faiths, primarily Borzeyskiy and Taunika, are adhered to by 15% of the population while Ad' Cane Revivalism is a growing neo-pagan faith in Korova and is adhered to by 12% of the population. 3% of the population identify as adherents to Other faiths, while 24% identify as atheist or non-religious.

Surveys indicate that religion plays a "very important role" to roughly 57% of religious Korovans, with Kurantiy and Borzeyskiy Pagans being identified as the most devout faith adherents in Korova. The number of irreligious people in Korova is steadily rising, showing a decline of the religious spike caused as a result of the Korovan Anarchy.

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