Ludvosiya

Commonwealth of Free Republics Садружнасць Вольных Рэспублік Sadružnasć Voĺnych Respublik
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Ethnic groups	See Demographics
Demonym(s)	Ludvosiyan
Government	Republican Confederation
Population
• 2022 census	122,283,213
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$2.703 trillion
• Per capita	$22,101

Ludvosiya, formally the Commonwealth of Free Republics (Ludic: Садружнасць Вольных Рэспублік, Sadružnasć Voĺnych Respublik, SVR), is a confederation of democratic states located in eastern Belisaria. It is bordered by Velikoslavia and Usezoya to the north, Drevstran, Greznea and Mesogeia to the south, and Ostrozava to the west. Ludvosiya commands the eastern shores of Lake Kupalnitsa and is bisected by the Ludic Sea, controlling the strategic overland corridor between these important bodies of water. The Commonwealth state was established by the separatist republics which splint off from the Velikoslavian empire amid the turmoil of the early 19th century. Surrounded by powerful and politically hostile neighbors, such as the Velikoslavian rump state, the Mesogeian empire and the Empire of Transkarminia which governed Ostrozava at the time, these republics banded together in a confederation primarily for the purposes of a collective defense against these threats to their newfound independence. What began as largely an alliance of convenience made on the basis of self preservation would develop into a system of economic, political and military interdependence that has maintained the cohesion of the Commonwealth since its inception.

The Commonwealth continues to face difficult circumstances in its geopolitically divided and contentious local region of eastern Belisaria. The country is surrounded on three sides by hostile or threatening regimes generally aligned against it, including Velikoslavia, Usezoya, Mesogeia and Gresnea. While Ludvosiya has been able to establish friendly cooperation with its fellow Republics to the west including Ostrozava, Drevstran and Merovia, the opposition facing the Commonwealth in its immediate neighborhood has limited its diplomatic flexibility and motivated a level of autarky in parts of the manufacturing sector, in military industries, and other economic sectors considered critical to the security of the Commonwealth. A policy of détente with its local rivals in recent years has eased these impositions on Commonwealth policies somewhat, enabling a more flexible approach to economic and diplomatic affairs.