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Staalmark, officially '''The Kingdom of Staalmark''' is a state in [[Ottonia]]. It is the third-largest state in the Federation by population with well over 14 million inhabitants. Geographically, it is dominated by the Jormundean Highlands, a region of mountains and plateau that covers the Northeastern portion of Allamunnika.
Staalmark, officially '''the Staalmark Folk Republic''' is a [[Constituent Republics of Ottonia|constituent republic]] of [[Ottonia]]. From 1922 to 2022, it was part of [[United Kingdom of Ottonia|South Ottonia]] as the '''Principality of Staalmark''' and prior to that it was a member of the Ottonian Federation (and before that, independent) as the '''Kingdom of Staalmark'''. It is located in the south-central region of Ottonia, bordered to the east by [[Bluwaald]] and [[Meuse]], to the immediate north by [[Bluwaald]] and [[Eona]], and to the west by [[Haelynd]] and [[Kanketya]].


The Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with its executive position occupied by [[Rodrik IV of Staalmark|King Rodrik IV]] of the [[House of Sproek]]. The state is also governed by a 287-seat legislature which represents the citizenry of Staalmark. The state government is centered in the city of [[Rikardsburg]].
=History=


==History==
=Geography & Climate=
The area was first inhabited by the Corvae people in the Eastern Bluwaald Mountains, as well as the settlement of Germanic-speaking settlers in the Innus River Valley, with both groups settled by approximately 1000 BCE. The area around the Innus and Maar River Valleys became quickly associated with iron and steel working, with the city of Staalburg becoming especially renowned for the quality of the steelwork that would come out of the city in the form of swords and armor.  
Staalmark is situated in a foothill and grassland region as the Kanketyan Coastal Plains give way to the foothills of the [[Bluwaald Mountains]]. This, along with the mild {{wp|rainshadow effect|rainshadow}} provided by the mountains help make Staalmark agriculturally quite productive relative to the waterlogged, mountainous terrain further north. Rivers flowing down from the mountains crisscross the rolling plain, giving the region the name of Ainslynd, or, in modern Allamunnic, the Riverlands.  


The Innus River Valley and the city-states of the Eastern Bluwaalds were conquered by [[Emperor Otto the Invincible]] between 487 and 491 CE. After the death of Otto I in 531 CE, the Bluwaalds and Jormundsea Basin, along with the western Allamunnic coast, became part of the realm of [[Magnus I the Apostate]]. Magnus I and his son, [[Magnus II]] ruled a unified western Allamunnika until Magnus II's death in 564 CE, at which point Tyrrslynd, Ardraakurr, and Innia (as it was called then) were divided among his children, with his brave son, Riktun, who, due to his temperament and his decision to base his seat in [[Rikardsburg|Staalburg]], earned the cognomen [[Riktun I Staalhart]]. Riktun's heirs came to rule a kingdom that came to carry his nickname, calling it "Staalmark".  
The relative separation from the coast means that while Staalmark does not receive as much rainfall as the coast and is largely sheltered from the worst of the Salacian Ocean's storms, it also means that Staalmark has a relatively high degree of seasonal temperature variation, with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.


==Geography & Climate==
=Politics=
Staalmark sits on the Jormundean Highlands region which dominates the northeastern portion of the Allamunnic States. Inside of that, Staalmark is divided into three geographic subregions. The western part of the state, including the whole of the province of Andersburg, Keldis Prefecture in Nyurdlynd, and most of Staalmark proper sit in the Bluwaald Mountains or its foothills. The Bluwaald Mountains are a relatively low mountain range, and densely forested.
Up until March of 2022, Staalmark was a province of [[United Kingdom of Ottonia|South Ottonia]], which enjoyed some devolved powers under the direct rule of the [[House of Trynt]]. Following the [[Ottonian Reunification|South Ottonian Revolution]], Staalmark was reestablished as the Staalmark Folk Republic, with a democratic government and a socialist economy on the model of the North Ottonian republics. It was formally admitted into the [[Ottonia|Federation of Ottonian Republics]] on May 2nd, 2022. At time of writing, the drafting of Staalmark's new constitution is an ongoing process, and the republic is administered by the provisional government of [[Soren Faalk]].
 
To the north, the forests persist but the hills give way to a glacial plain, where hills and mountains were scoured flat by retreating glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age. This covers most of Nyurdlynd, where the plain reaches the sea, and the northern portion of Sproek near Riktunspurt.
 
To the east, the foothills of the Bluwaalds give way to the grassy plains of Skraelingia, which take up much of the province of Sproek. The plains are fairly fertile and are covered by farmland. Copses of trees form around rivers and creeks that crisscross the plain, but otherwise the area is fairly open. The area receives less precipitation than the wetter mountains, but still receives regular rainfall.
 
All three geographic regions receive regular to heavy precipitation year-round, receiving rain in the warmer months and snow in the colder ones. High temperatures in the summer rarely exceed 26 degrees Celsius, and winter highs are frequently below 0 degrees Celsius, and in the flatter regions can reach -20 C in the depths of winter.
 
==Politics==
Staalmark is a member state of the [[Allamunnic States|Federation of Allamunnic States]]. As such, it is beholden to the federal laws of the Allamunnic States, although it receives a degree of autonomy in fine-tuning its regulations and government services to local needs. The state is divided into four provinces, which are in turn divided into 21 prefectures.
 
At the state level, the state is governed by a constitutional monarchy. The head of state is the [[House of Sproek|King of Staalmark]] [[Rodrik IV of Staalmark|King Rodrik IV]], who wields the executive office of the state and is able to call for new elections to Parliament in the even of a hung Parliament.  
 
He is charged with enforcing the laws passed by the [[Parliament of Staalmark]]. The Parliament is divided into two chambers, a House of Commons, which represents the general public of Staalmark, and a House of Lords, which represents the traditional nobility and landed gentry of Staalmark, along with other notables. Since [[Allamunnic Wars of Unification|Unification]], the House of Commons has wielded most of the legislative authority within the state. The House of Commons has 287 seats, which are allocated by open party list elections in which each seat is roughly-equivalent to 50,000 persons. The head of the elected government of Staalmark is the Chancellor, who is elected by the members of the House of Commons, with the approval of the monarch. The current Chancellor is [[Walder Filius]].
 
As at the national level, within Staalmark there are three broad political coalitions. There is the left-wing [[Popular Front (Allamunnika)|Popular Front]], the centrist [[Federalist Alliance (Allamunnika)|Federalist Alliance]], and right-wing [[National Front (Allamunnika|National Front]]. At present, the Federalist Alliance holds a plurality in Parliament, with 123 out of 287 seats. The Popular Front holds the second-most seats with 91, and the National Front holds the fewest, with 73. The current government is Federalist led but is generally a coalition between the Federalists and Popular Front.
 
Echoing this electoral composition, the state is represented at the federal level in the [[Federal Assembly]] by 25 Federalist Delegates, 18 Popular Front Delegates, and 14 National Front delegates.


==Provinces==
==Provinces==
Staalmark is divided into four provinces for purposes of representation and administration of government services. These are, in turn, divided into 21 prefectures.
* Staalmark - consists of the prefectures of Waaldhuld, Hendriksburg, Kynyksburg, Staalburg, Kohlenburg, and Tussey. For functional purposes, this province is oriented on the [[Rikardsburg]] metropolitan area, which is centered in Staalburg Prefecture. The province sits mostly in a series of ridges and valleys, and serves as a major center of commerce and finance for the state. It is also the center of state government, with the [[House of Sproek]] and the [[Parliament of Staalmark]] making their seat in Rikardsburg. There is also a substantial amount of manufacturing, and the valleys of Staalmark proper also house well-known apple orchards. This province has a population of 4,821,577 people, dispersed between Waaldhuld (581,103 people), Hendriksburg (791,953 people), Kynyksburg (802,557 people), Staalburg (1,184,807 people), Kohlenburg (848,421 people), and Tussey (612,736 people).
* Nyurdlynd - the northern province of Staalmark primarily lives and dies by the sea. Serving as the former independent kingdom's primary marine entry point, Nyurdlynd still holds the Federation's northernmost ports. The port of Spaal both serves as a major point of rest and embarkation for sea trade into Central Belisaria, as well as a safe harbor for cold-water fisheries and, in earlier times, for whalers. Outside of the coast, Nyurdlynd is more lightly-populated, and is reliant primarily on lumber and forestry for its economy. Nyurdlynd has a population of 3,547,745 people, dispersed between the prefectures of Spaal (962,556 people), Kortlynd (658,713 people), Forsburg (574,463 people), Orynnsburg (940,284 people), and Keldis (411,729 people).
* Andersburg - the inland western province of Staalmark, Andersburg sits in the heart of the Bluwaald Mountains. Economically, Andersburg is reliant on heavy industry in its river valley cities, and resource extraction (primarily lumber, coal, and nuclear power plants) in the mountainous areas. Andersburg also generates revenue through ecotourism, being home to two of the largest nature preserves in the Federation, including the Corvik Mammoth Preserve. Andersburg is the most-lightly populated of Staalmark's provinces, with 2,940,472 people spread between the prefectures of Redding (487,251 people), Gaethyr (461,692 people), Corvik (708,758 people), Mullenburg (450,301 people), and Andersburg (832,470 people).
* Sproek - the province of Sproek is what passes for "lowland" in Staalmark, where the mountains give way to the Skraelingian plains approaching the border with Deweden. Sproek is an agriculturally-productive area, deriving its economy from farming as well as the movement of trade goods further east into Deweden. The province is also the original seat of the current ruling family of Staalmark. The province holds 3,030,125 people, divided between the prefectures of Riktunspurt (923,604 people), Arken (665,409 people), Nordfurt (382,618 people), Sproek (530,601 people), and Broomfield (527,893 people).
==Economy==
The Staalmarker economy is skewed toward the primary and secondary sectors relative to the Allamunnic states further west. The dense forests of the Bluwaald Mountains are conducive to mining of various minerals (and coal), and provide sparsely-populated real estate in a geologically-stable area for nuclear power generation. There is a substantial number of factories and manufacturing centers in the river valleys of Andersburg and Staalmark, while the movement of goods by land and sea are key to Sproek and Nyurdlynd. Agriculture and aquaculture take up substantial parts of the workforce in Nyurdlynd and Sproek as well, with agriculture present but not contributing much to GDP in Staalmark and Andersburg.
==Culture==
Staalmark has what is, in some ways, considered the most "typically Allamunnic" culture of the states, perhaps due to a greater degree of cultural isolation from other regions of Belisaria than the more cosmopolitan coastline.


===Religion & Holidays===
=Economy=
Staalmark is religiously-divided; like much of Allamunnika, the region was significantly impacted by the [[Tyrrian Reawakening]], an event in which the [[Tyrrism|Tyrrian]] religion of Allamunnika swept through the country and won many converts back to a reconstructed indigenous Allamunnic faith. Although adherents of the [[Honorian Church]] remain a significant minority in Staalmark, they make up approximately 31% of the population, relative to the 64% Tyrrian majority.  
Up until March of 2022, Staalmark was part of the South Ottonian economic system, a semi-{{wp|state capitalist}} system in which the means of production, land, and most public spaces were owned or monetized by the ownership class, which included industrialists, aristocrats, and the monarchist government. Following the South Ottonian Revolution, Staalmark's model of economic structuring is undergoing dramatic reforms, with the republic poised to formally abolish private property on the same model as the rest of the FOR. Between these expected reforms and the flight of a large number of property owners, this has left the Staalmarker economy in a state of flux.


Regardless of religion, most Staalmarkers observe similar holidays; although Christians observe specifically-Christian holidays, they also frequently join their Tyrrian neighbors for celebrations of [[Midwinter Festival (Allamunnika)|Midwinter]] and [[Midsummer Festival (Allamunnika)|Midsummer]], which are both typically week-long festivals involving food, drinking, and dancing, alongside more religious-specific observances.
Staalmark operates a fairly diverse economy, with a substantial amount of agriculture and mining supplemented by heavy industry and manufacturing complemented by a modest, but significant service sector. Mines have typically been concentrated in the areas adjacent to the Bluwaald Mountains, where the foothills contain a number of industrially-useful minerals, while the more lowland regions have typically been dominated by agriculture.


===Food===
=Demographics=
Staalmarker cuisine disproportionately makes use of root vegetables and potatoes, which grow better in the mountainous environment of the Bluwaalds. Like most Allamunnae, Staalmarkers generally use lighter quantities of meat in their cooking than other western diets, generally due to cost. Because of this, Staalmarker cuisine disproportionately makes use of dairy, vegetables, and starches, often in stews and soups that allow lighter amounts of meat to be stretched farther.  
Staalmark is an ethnically fairly-homogenous republic, and religiously it is dominated by the [[Fabrian Catholic Church#Honorian Catholic Church|Honorian Church]], with modest minorities of [[Reytled]] practitioners and [[Corsanguine]] Sarpetics, although prior to 2022 both faiths were officially suppressed. Relative to points north, Staalmark has a relatively widely-dispersed population, with many people living outside of formal municipalities.  


Perhaps the most quintessentially-Staalmarker dish is known as Andersburg Stew. Although localized recipes may vary, this dish typically utilizes venison or small game meat in a cream base, mixed with potatoes, carrots, onions, and celery, cooked for several hours in large pots. The stew is typically cooked in large amounts, and "stewhouses" are a common sight in towns throughout Staalmark, especially in the Bluwaalds.
The republic's largest city is its capital, [[Staalburg]].


===Dress & Fashion===
=Culture=
Particularly in the countryside, traditional modes of dress persist in Staalmark, meaning that while women in trousers for work is not unusual, the garments are generally worn by men while women wear dresses or skirts with leggings. Head coverings of various sorts are also common, with men often opting for flatcaps while women often wear a bandana over their head, or, in more formal settings, a more elaborate hat. Layers are the norm outside of work attire, where even in less formal situations it is common for a person to wear a jacket over their top. Plaids and checker patterns are common.


===Sports & Entertainment===
Like in much of Allamunnika, the most popular sports in Staalmark are {{wp|ice hockey}} and {{wp|American football|gridiron football}}, with {{wp|association football}} as generally the third most-popular sport. The state is well-represented at the major- and minor-levels of professional play, and amateur and municipal league games are often well-attended by friends of those involved. Staalmarkers generally consider both types of football to be fundamentally outdoor, all-weather sports to be played in the sun, rain, or snow, and the resultant styles of play tend to emphasize ball control and strong defense, which then also prove popular with fans at the professional level.


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The Staalmark Folk Republic
Flag of Staalmark
Flag
Motto: "Justice burns hotter than the forge."
Capital
and largest city
Staalburg
Official languagesAllamunnic
Recognised national languagesEonese
Demonym(s)Staalmarker
GovernmentFederal Semi-Presidential Democratic Republic
• Premier
Annette Muellenburg
• Chancellor
Soren Faalk
Establishment
• Creation as a March of the Ottonian Empire
985 CE
• Creation of the Principality of Staalmark
1922 CE
• Admittance to the FOR as the Staalmark Folk Republic
May 2nd, 2022
Population
• 2020 census
6,243,419
CurrencyOtomark (OFØ)

Staalmark, officially the Staalmark Folk Republic is a constituent republic of Ottonia. From 1922 to 2022, it was part of South Ottonia as the Principality of Staalmark and prior to that it was a member of the Ottonian Federation (and before that, independent) as the Kingdom of Staalmark. It is located in the south-central region of Ottonia, bordered to the east by Bluwaald and Meuse, to the immediate north by Bluwaald and Eona, and to the west by Haelynd and Kanketya.

History

Geography & Climate

Staalmark is situated in a foothill and grassland region as the Kanketyan Coastal Plains give way to the foothills of the Bluwaald Mountains. This, along with the mild rainshadow provided by the mountains help make Staalmark agriculturally quite productive relative to the waterlogged, mountainous terrain further north. Rivers flowing down from the mountains crisscross the rolling plain, giving the region the name of Ainslynd, or, in modern Allamunnic, the Riverlands.

The relative separation from the coast means that while Staalmark does not receive as much rainfall as the coast and is largely sheltered from the worst of the Salacian Ocean's storms, it also means that Staalmark has a relatively high degree of seasonal temperature variation, with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.

Politics

Up until March of 2022, Staalmark was a province of South Ottonia, which enjoyed some devolved powers under the direct rule of the House of Trynt. Following the South Ottonian Revolution, Staalmark was reestablished as the Staalmark Folk Republic, with a democratic government and a socialist economy on the model of the North Ottonian republics. It was formally admitted into the Federation of Ottonian Republics on May 2nd, 2022. At time of writing, the drafting of Staalmark's new constitution is an ongoing process, and the republic is administered by the provisional government of Soren Faalk.

Provinces

Economy

Up until March of 2022, Staalmark was part of the South Ottonian economic system, a semi-state capitalist system in which the means of production, land, and most public spaces were owned or monetized by the ownership class, which included industrialists, aristocrats, and the monarchist government. Following the South Ottonian Revolution, Staalmark's model of economic structuring is undergoing dramatic reforms, with the republic poised to formally abolish private property on the same model as the rest of the FOR. Between these expected reforms and the flight of a large number of property owners, this has left the Staalmarker economy in a state of flux.

Staalmark operates a fairly diverse economy, with a substantial amount of agriculture and mining supplemented by heavy industry and manufacturing complemented by a modest, but significant service sector. Mines have typically been concentrated in the areas adjacent to the Bluwaald Mountains, where the foothills contain a number of industrially-useful minerals, while the more lowland regions have typically been dominated by agriculture.

Demographics

Staalmark is an ethnically fairly-homogenous republic, and religiously it is dominated by the Honorian Church, with modest minorities of Reytled practitioners and Corsanguine Sarpetics, although prior to 2022 both faiths were officially suppressed. Relative to points north, Staalmark has a relatively widely-dispersed population, with many people living outside of formal municipalities.

The republic's largest city is its capital, Staalburg.

Culture

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