Artadesia

Artadesia, officially the Commmonwealth of Righteous Artadesian Socialist States (Norrsk: Samveldet av Rettferdige Artamarks Socialistike Republikker) (IAAT: Artī Artadeś kī Samajāvādī Gaṇasaṅgha ka Rāṣtramandal) is a country in South Sorenway. A federation of 11 National Republics, 19 Protected Autonomous Communities, 5 National Territories, and 2 Union Territories. Artadesia is the world's [X]-largest country in terms of land and [Y]-largest country in terms of population. It directly borders Elesthra, [Y], [A], and [Z]. Artadesia is a Multiparty Councilist Republic, with a bicameral legislature consisting of the Folksforsamling and the Nasjonsforsamling, a Three-person Executive, a national court system, and a bureaucracy. The capital city of Enqilapur is the nation's most populous with a metropolitan population of around 32 Million. Other major cities are Gaonitan, Hvarapat, Mauryabad, Zikam, Cochit, Vritranagar, Mailaab, Foreighi, Sohanpuram, Ayunagaram, and Tasvin.

Commonwealth of Artadesian Socialist States Samveldet av Rettferdige Artamarsk Socialistike Republikker
Flag Emblem
Motto: Enhet i Mangfold Unity in Diversity
Anthem:  Jaga Kar, Artadesh (official) Wake Up, Artadesia
Map of Artadesia
Capital and largest city	Enquilapur
Official languages	Norrsk
Recognised national languages	Airya Venikari Haomi Tahari Hwari Zevyan Sauvi Mitayar Charkha Standardized Adipashratti Paali Sondhyari Chorapi
Recognised regional languages	Isabellan Nacadian Arnynsh Ilbonese Elesthran
Ethnic groups	over 800 Nations
Demonym(s)	Artamarsk(official) Artadesian
Government	Federal Mauryite Republic
• Premier	Vritran Prishant Puranmalka
• First Assemblywoman of the Workers	Prajina Kandiyar Pochaliyan
• General-Secretary of the Assembly of Nations	Kurus Qarinvand
• Upper house	Artamarks Nasjonsforsamling
• Lower house	Artamarks Folksforsamling
Establishment
• Third Righteous Empire	1231 CE
• Commonwealth of Artadesia	1905
• Republic of Artadesia	1915
• Councilist Republic of Artadesia	1923
• Commonwealth of Righteous Artadesian Socialist States	1971
Population
• 2020 estimate	1,150,000,000
Currency	Artamarsk Arbeidsnotat (Internal) Artadesian Rupiya (External) (AAN (₳) ARP (Ꞧ))
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left
ISO 3166 code	ART
Internet TLD	.art

Etymology

The name "Artadesia" comes from the Airya word for the country "Artadesh" or "Auratdaeśa". The name "Artadesh" means "Nation of Righteousness" from Airya "Desh", meaning Nation and "Arta", meaning righteousness. The usage of the term Artadesia in Arnynsh was only widely adopted in the 1950s, before which the archaic term "Udesia" was used instead. The third official short name for the country, "Artamark", is a combination of Norrsk "Mark", meaning land and "Arta". The official demonyms for the people of the country are "Artadesian", "Artadeshi", and "Artamarsk".

History

Antiquity

The first humans to inhabit Artadesia arrived around 55 kya ago, likely from northern Sorenway where they had previously migrated. Little is known about their lifestyle due to the fact that the vast majority of them were hunter-gatherers. Their exact range is not known, however the most recent estimates include most of what is now eastern Hwarsan, northern Chakadesh, Chorap, and parts of easter Airyavej as well as much of Haomkisak, Tahar Nadu, and northern Venikarikam. The leading theory for their absence from other regions is that they were unable to clear the thick jungles of southern Chakadesh, Airyavej, and Venikarikam. The largest archaeological site of importance left by them is the ruins Ikarya-Mithlavati River Valley Civilization which existed from around 2300 BCE, populated by around 10-14 major city-states and dozens of other smaller ones around the Ikarya and Mithlavati rivers in Chorap. These city-states are believed to have been largely unhierarchical, with no depictions of priest-kings like in other early societies, and engaged in large amounts of stone and clay work. These city-states began a slow decline around 1850 BCE and eventually totally collapsed some time around 1800 BCE, paving the way for a new people to appear.

Arti-Hwari Migration

Around 1900 BCE, a people known as the Hwari-Airya people began to move into much of Hwarsan and Adipashratta. They would eventually push farther down, and with the help of iron tools, would manage to conquer much of the remaining city-states around the Ikarya valley. By about 1700, they had established a firm presence in most of northern Artadesia, up until what is now Mehrdesh. They were able to clear out the jungles of southern Chakadesh and Airyavej, and mass settlement around these fertile areas began by around 1300 BCE. During this time, the Vidani texts were compiled, leading to the beginning of First Cycle Vidanism, which intermixed the Hwari-Airya religion with that of the local Risani, or southern Artadesians. Vidani's flexibility and ability to adapt to local customs, as well as its translation into Venikar, meant that it took a strong hold over much of Artadesia.

Early Kingdoms

By about 1100 BCE, various true states had sprung up in Chorap, Venikarikam, Chakhadesh, Hwarsan, and Airyavej, with the most prominent being the Yalamit kingdom in eastern Hwarsan, and the Kalakritya kingdom in central Artadesia, both of which are noticeable for having a level of cultural and economic dominance over their smaller neighbors, often forcing them to pay tribute. These states also oversaw the creation of the earliest law codes deriving their authority in part from kings, and not simply gods. These states would slowly decay, however, and by 850 BCE they had nearly vanished entirely. This time also corresponded with the founding of [MAZDAYASNA EQUIV.] by the prophet [ZARATHUSTRA EQUIV.], which gained a mass following in Spentavrat and eventually Adipashratta and Hwarsan due to the political instability of the region. By 600 BCE, a large population boom was in full flow, and many new cities were founded. New settlements formed along the Ikaarya, Natuvalati, and Pashtritalita rivers in Chorap, Airyavej, and Venikarikam respectively. These settlements would often converge into larger confederations, whose wars would dramatically influence the political landscape of the area. The largest cities often were well-protected by walls, man-made moats, and large towers. This urbanization process would continue up to 250 BCE, when the growth of these towns would dramatically slow. Around 290 BCE, the prophet Astiki founded Astikism, which spread across Airyavej and Spentavrat. It's messages of anti-kingship lead to paranoia from the surrounding Vidani kingdoms, which would begin a war with the neighboring Astikite states in around 215 BCE. The Astikite states banded together, and after four decades of grueling conflict, won the war with the treaty of Akrapaal, which secured the rights of Vidani practitioners but affirmed Astikite control of much of Airyavej. These victorious states would then be united under the guidance of the adoptive great-great-grandson of Astiki, Sadvicarah I, who would found the First Realm of God in 470 BCE, governed by the Astikite high priests whose adoptive lineage would trace back to Astiki.

First Artadesian Civil War & Republican Period

By the 1890s, widespread resentment had taken hold of the populace, who blamed the Imperial government for being unable to stand up to imperialist powers, and support for Dr. Jhunjhunwala's Nationalists grew, allowing him to begin organizing an eventual revolution. In 1903, after a failed Imperial raid on a group of soldiers who had agreed to join the revolution in Palikaav meant that the uprising began nearly two years earlier than planned, and soon Artadesia found itself divided between the Nationalist strongholds in southern and eastern Airyavej and western and central Chakhadesh. With support from Ilbon and with the Imperial government unable to cope with rising strife in Venikarikam, the Nationalists managed to take all of Airyavej by 1904, and in 1905 the Soshant signed a declaration declaring the end of the Third Realm of God, and the Republic of Artadesia was declared soon after.

Dr. Sohan Jhunjhunwala, 1906

Dr. Jhunjhunwala was declared first president of the RoA, and his first term was mostly spent on quelling disputes between military officers and securing recognition for the new republic. Despite his government's nominal control of all of Artadesia, in reality, the nation was de facto divided into regions controlled by local warlords and political groups. Jhunjhunwala's second term, from 1910-15 was focused on securing Hwarsan and Adipashratta, which had been under the control of fragmented groups ever since 1904. Although able to secure Nationalist control over Hwarsan, the Nationalists were unable to take Adipashratta. By the end of his second term in 1914, some strides had been made in improving the economy, education, and general civil rights, however the nation was still in a poor state. Notably, no elections had been held, with Jhunjhunwala's defense being that Artadesia was simply too young of a republic to have mass elections. In 1917, two years into his third term, Dr. Jhunjhunwala suffered a heart attack at his home his residence in Vritranagar in Chorap, renamed from Adhyavanagar. He was pronounced dead on November 13, 1917, and while his Vice President Akshaya Maity was named President, de facto power was held by a group of military officers and high-level bureaucrats. Notably, in 1914 in Airyavej, young member of the Councilist Party of Artadesia, Satrap Humayun, proclaimed a new 'Guiding Hand' of Astikism, named the 'Guiding Hand of Liberation' This quickly gained popularity among the rural peasantry, undermining Republican control..

Domestic problems began to spiral, with attempts to take control of Adipashratta and Mehrdesh failing and costing valuable resources, and a lack of promised economic improvements such as land reform caused radicalism to take hold of both peasants and industrial workers from Airyavej and Chakhadesh. The already powerful Councilist Party, which had been renamed the United Artadesian Forwards Alliance in 1919 grew even more powerful under the leadership of new general-secretary Ashok Maurya. His effective organizational tactics combined with his incorporation of Astikism into the party line, something which the CPA had historically rejected, allowed the party to become a dominant force within Airyavej, Chorap, and Chakhadesh. Eventually, in 1920, after President Maity was declared President again, a general strike was called by various groups in Artadesia in order to both force economic reforms and pressure the government into beginning elections. Instead, strikers in Zikam were fired on by police, triggering violence between strikers and police.

Second Artadesian Civil War

The strikers soon massed in the center of Zikam, where most of the offices of the regional administration were, trapping in the Governor of Chakhadesh and siezing communication lines, train stations, and factories. Soon, an area known as Red Zikam was taken over, and barricades were set up. Various socialist and councilist groups agreed to collectively support the workers, with the UAFA and the United Udesia Workers Party, or the UUWP, a rival councilist party setting aside their differences and forming a united front. Eventually, the offices of the Chakhadesh parliament were taken over and Zikam was fully occupied. Other strikes across Airyavej and the rest of Chakhadesh lead to councilist forces taking over much of the industrial heartland of Zikam, and the Republican forces being paralyzed.

Strikers in Zikam

By 1921, the situation had slightly calmed down, with southern Airyavej and much of Chakhadesh being under Councilist control in a situation reminiscent of the first civil war just 18 years earlier. As the situation stabilized, cracks began to show in the unity of both the Republican and Councilist forces, with various Republican generals vying for power and President Maity attempting to gain a semblance of real power, and the UUWP and CPA also vying for the support of the workers councils of their respective movement. By 1923, the UAFA had managed to sway most of the councils and marginalized the UUWP, while Republican chain of command broke down, with commanders disobeying the orders of the government in Etilanagar and the councilists making large gains.

In 1924, the Councilists had reached Etilanagar, and after the fall of Vritranagar on June 13, the Republic of Artadesia was officially dissolved, and on July 17, 1924, the Artadesian Councilist Republic was officially proclaimed by A.K. Maurya, with him becoming its first Premier. Over the next few years, the ACR, with support of councilist organizations across Artadesia as well as Ilbonese and Druermark support, swept through much of the rest of Artadesia, taking Hwarsan in 1924, Mehrdesh in 1925, Haomkisak and Tahar Nadu in 1926, and Venikarikam in 1928 after defeating the 'Blue Marshal' Malhar Utanghatakar, a Mehrdeshi noble whom crowned himself Emperor of Artadesia.

The Artadesian Councilist Republic

Immediately after the civil war, the Councilists began to focus on a policy of reconstruction and self-strengthening. The early ACP was fragmented, with various non-UAFA councilist parties vying for power with the UAFA, including the 'National Alliance' led by the UUWP. The Mauryites attempted to strengthen their positions but failed to gain the full support of the Artadesian peasantry, with agrarian socialist groups flocking to the UUWP. This hampered Artadesian reconstruction, with [NEWSPAPER] describing Artadesian economic policy as 'senseless; like a chicken running around without a head'. Food shortages threatened to unseat the revolutionaries, with notable events being the 1929 peasants uprising in Adipashratta that was violently put down by the Artadesian Red Army. By 1932, the worst food shortages had ended and Artadesia's economic outlook began to turn more positive. Foreign socialist nations were invited to effectively serve the role of foreign capital, providing material investments in Artadesia in order to begin the program of modernization championed by Maurya. Increasing UAFA control over the Red Army and the KSRS (Standardized Airya: क्रांति की सुरक्षा के लिए राष्ट्रीय सेवा transl. 'National Service for the Security of the Revolution'), the secret police force, led to the National Alliance slowly losing political power and being marginalized again.

The 4th Chorap Rifles fighting in the Battle of Ayunagaram

In 1931, Artadesia began publicly pressuring the Ilbonese government to cede the highly-developed and majority Venikari colony of Tondavil Nadu to Artadesia. This escalated over the year and in 1932, on pretext of alleged Artadesian saboteurs assasinating the colonial governor, Ilbon declared war on Artadesia. The first few years marked limited success for Ilbon, however the Ilbonese army was able to capture much of the tip of Venikarikam and the south of Parativu island. The initial invasion marked chaos in the Artadesian government, and the Red Army was simply ineffectual at fighting Ilbonese forces. A lack of aid from the other Councilist nations of the world worsened the problem, with the international councilist movement split on whether to support Ilbon or Artadesia. In 1935, Ilbon began a grand offensive across southern Artadesia, bringing the full weight of its naval and military power to bear on Artadesia. Although Ilbonese attempts to land in Airyavej and Chakhadesh were stopped, the Ilbonese army swept through all of Venikarikam, and captured much of the more developed south of Mehrdesh. The people of occupied Artadesia suffered horrible working conditions as the Ilbonese attempted to extract the most profit they could from the area. Using the war as pretext, Maurya fully siezed state power and rooted out much of the internal opposition to his rule, both inside and outside the UAFA. A mass push to develop industry within Chakhadesh, Chorap, and Airyavej began, and by 1937 the Artadesian forces managed to stall the Ilbonese advance. The Ilbonese attempted to create a puppet government that claimed to be a continuation of the Third Righteous Empire, led by the self-proclaimed Soshant Yadgar IV. This puppet state was not viewed as legitimate by much of those it ruled, and support for it was limited throughout its existence. By 1938, the Red Army, restrengthened and under the visionary leadership of general Nejat Roshinda began to chip away at Ilbonese control, taking much of the interior of Venikarikam and confining the Ilbonese to the coast. By 1939, both nations were exhausted and locked in stalemate, and many foreign commentators remarked that it seemed that both states would destroy each other. Any attempts at peace negotiations were halted by Maurya, who was reported as 'wishing to see Ilbon burn'. The Wormwood Impact's devastation of Ilbon completely destroyed Ilbons war effort, as their ability to supply their soldiers was severely limited, resources were needed to deal with the immediate aftermath, and already low morale became even worse. Artadesian forces swept through the ghost of the Ilbonese army, and the Artadesian navy secured control of the strait for the first time in the war. With initial Artadesian invasion of Tondavil Nadu being extremely successful, peace talks began promptly. In the peace, Artadesia retained all land and gained much of the more Venikari parts of Tondavil Nadu, giving it access to a large industrial base.

The end of the war marked a shift in the fortunes of the UAFA, who now held complete control over Artadesian politics. The asteroid impact did not majorly effect Artadesia, shielded by Nuwea and Ilbon which took the brunt of the calamity. Despite that, the war economy was not able to meet the demands of the populace and much of Venikarikam was left destroyed by the war. The acquisition of Tondavil Nadu helped, and slowly Artadesia transitioned into a more civilian-focused economy. Industrialization was encouraged, and a Command Economy was solidified in order to direct modernization programs. Farm mechanization and the construction of factories across the country became the main goal for the Ministry of Economic Planning. Incompetence, corruption, and the prioritization of funds and resources towards industry and away from what was considered 'lower-scale' agriculture lead to food shortages, with the most drastic happening in 1944 in the states of Haomkisak, Mehrdesh, and Spentavrat, known as the Great Hunger, where nearly 6 million were killed and a futher 7 million were displaced, as well as the Two-Year Famine in Chakhadesh which killed almost 2.5 million, and the Famine of 1952 in Hwarshan and Adipashratta, where almost 900,000 died. Other intermittent famines lead to a total death toll that is estimated by historians to be from 14 to 35 million. Artadesia also began to distance itself from the other councilist powers, resenting the fact that various councilist states had either tacitly or materially supported Ilbon. The reconstruction of much of Venikarikam coincided with a wave of planned cities, with Sohanpuram and Ayunagaram's reconstruction involving heavy planning, championed by Maurya himself. The city planning expertise used in Venikarikam would then be used to begin the mass expansion of the small city of Attrikhanagar in 1948, which had been renamed to Enqilapur, literally 'Revolution City'. The city was intended to be the new administrative capital, and its construction was used as a way for Maurya to push 'councilist' art styles, as a way to 'champion the progress that Councilism brings to the world'. After the first two major expansions were completed in 1955, many migrants flocked to the city, and to other major cities across Artadesia. This wave of urbanization was spurred by the growing mechanization of farming as well as propaganda programs that idealized city living. At the beheset of Maurya, programs began to teach children and adults Norrsk, so that it could become the official language of government. This was seen by Maurya as ideal, due to widespread political sentiment against any one Artadesian language gaining dominance (especially in the south where Airya was unpopular), and due to not being a language of any of Artadesia's historical colonizers, instead being the language of what he considered the 'birthplace of the world revolution'.

Agnikaadu Policeman orders locals to leave a blocked area

The growth in the power of the UAFA and Maurya marked even more of a descent towards authoritarian governance. The KSRS, renamed the NSFR (Norrsk: Nasjonalt Sekratariat for Forsvar av Revolusjonen transl. 'National Secratariat for the Defense of the Revolution') increased its reach across Artadesia, arresting and torturing dissidents and allegedly organizing multiple assasinations of high-profile critics of the state. A cult of personality was built around Maurya, proclaiming him as the 'Sher Artasya' (transl. 'Lion of Righteousness/Artadesia') and revering him as the 'Father of the Revolution'. This culminated in the renaming of X to Mauryabad. In 1942, all opposition parties were banned via an amendment to the constitution that elevated the UAFA as the 'party of the revolution'. Political freedoms, which had already been curtailed during the war, were reduced further. Elections, especially national and state-level ones, were rigged in favor of one candidate. Most opposition candidates were planted, and those that weren't were massively disadvantaged, receiving little to no party support. Protests were often suppressed with police force, with the most famous example being the 1956 Tondavil Nadu Protests against the imposition of Norrsk and the low quality of schooling received by the regions ethnic minorities compared to the Ilbonese and Venikari people of the state. While initially ignored, when the protests grew they were suppressed by local police and the NSFR arrested dozens of protest leaders as well as hundreds more protestors. Artadesia's relationships with the rest of the socialist world deteriorated as it mostly completed foreign policy initiatives on its own, forming its own bloc of pro-Artadesian states in Sorenway while denouncing what Maurya declared to be "Cesyllian and Marisian Chauvinism", and Artadesia left the Association for Socialist Liberation in 1954. Various members of government who were deemed anti-Maurya were removed from power, such as Mahyar Pasdar, Director of the Councils for Revolutionary Organization, the UAFA's community organizations, or Vikrant Singh, head of the publicity department

As Maurya's rule was increasingly challenged and he began to view those around him with suspicion, he began to call for a "Purge against the Reactionary elements of [Artadesian] society". In July of 1956, during a meeting of the National Administrative Congress, the highest organ of the UAFA, Maurya and his allies gave speeches laden with his traditional rhetoric, and Maurya published his Document of July 26, in which he accused multiple high-ranking members of the UAFA of being bourgeois Counter-revolutionaries that sought to undermine the Artadesian system, starting what is typically called the Revolution of Correct Doctrine. It also claimed that the only way to oppose this was through the proper implementation and adherence to Sorenweian Revolutionary Doctrine. This lead to a wave of government and non-government persecution of supposed counter-revolutionaries. Prominent officials accused of anti-Artadesia behavior were often dragged into the street by the People's Revolutionary Guard, a mostly student organization that had been founded by the UAFA in 1945 but had mostly been marginal until 1953 when they began mass recruitment. Posters were spread across cities like Enquilapur, Mauryabad, Zikam, Sohanpuram, as well as others, warning would-be reactionaries of punishment and extolling the virtues of the UAFA and Maurya. Throughout 1957 they remained a major force in Artadesian life in the cities, and even began expanding to the countryside, however as the year went on cracks began to form in and outside of the organization. PRG members often got into conflicts with the Red Army, requesting munitions and aid which were routinely not given. They also began to agitate against party officials who criticized them, and efforts to contain them and direct their anger were mostly unsuccessful. Often, they would target ethnic and religious minorities as reactionary, with the most famous example being the standoff between members of the Hwarshan police force and PRG members whom attempted to break into a Vidani temple, only stopped by a personal order from Maurya to the PRG to stand down. By late 1957, with the direct and indirect death toll of the PRG rising, Maurya had been convinced by various party leaders that they were a threat to him and the country and that they were too uncontrollable to stay useful. Rather than directly criticizing them, Maurya directed his criticisms through people such as General-Secretary Vritran Asyash, and privately told various party officials to fix the problem of the "radical students". This emboldened then-Prime Assemblyman of Chorap Harshavardan Rishabha to begin what are now considered the first phases of the Corrective Revolution, his personal endeavors to reform the Chorap and eventually national UAFA, beginning with dismantling the power of the PRG. The Red Army, in tandem with the NSFR, local police, and local Workers' councils resisted the PRG, with masses of workers protected by NSFR or Red Army units often simply massing in universities and schools that served as PRG headquarters, peacefully demonstrating. Often these demonstrations turned violent, and clashes erupted between the PRG and these organizations, with workers often attacking PRG units who entered factories. Eventually, by early 1968, Maurya himself made public statements issuing the PRG members to cease violence and disband. This had an effect on some of the less radical members of the PRGs and weakened their support even more, leaving the remaining members embittered and further radicalized. PRG leadership quickly disintegrated and chaos ensued in the ranks, further deteriorating the situation and turning the loose organization of the group into a completely fragmentary one. The situation came to a head when on February 11, 1968, members of the Enquilapur PRG attempted to kidnap General-Secretary Vritran Asyash after a factory tour, blaming him for turning Maurya against him and accusing him of being a counter-revolutionary. They were stopped by a pro-Asyash crowd of factory workers and civilians who according to some reports nearly killed the students until policemen intervened. What followed was a full crackdown against the remaining sections of the PRG, with Red Army and NSFR units storming areas suspected to be PRG strongholds and arresting PRG members by the thousands. By the end of March, the PRG had been disbanded as an organization and its leaders were imprisoned, had fled, or had already left the group. This lead to the effective end of the Revolution of Correct Doctrine.

After the end of the Revolution of Correct Doctrine, Maurya began to appear less and less in public life while also slowly leaving the day to day matters of administration to other top-ranking party and government leaders. At this point Maurya was 69 and his health had begun failing him, and though he never stated it publically, it is reported that he privately held the Revolution of Correct Doctrine to be a colossal failure. Chorapi Prime Assemblyman Harshavardan Rishabha became a leading force in the so-called New Guard of the party at this time, composed mostly of younger party members who sought reform. He enjoyed mass popular support for what was seen as his decisive role in ending the RCD, and had begun to cultivate support among party leadership. He vied for power with the so-called Old Guard (UAFA), headed by Vice Chairman of the UAFA and Prime Assemblyman of the Supreme Workers Assembly Veeraj Pranapath. Rishabha built up support from various groups within and without the party, and gained the support of the Prime Assemblymen of many states, most importantly Chakhadesh, Airyavej, and Venikarikam, giving him a strong base of power with which to build on. In order to placate and potentially control him and his faction of the party, he was offered the role of Director for the Councils of Revolutionary Organization, granting him a seat on the Executive Organizing Committee in 1960 when the previous holder of the position died. He retained his position during the NAC election of 1962, and his ally Manuel Narasimha Gupta took the position of Vice-Director of the Secratariat of the UAFA, strengthening their positions.

Politics

Artadesia is a Federal Council Republic consisting of 11 National Autonomous Socialist States, 52 Protected Autonomous Communities, and 3 Commonwealth Nations. It is a mixed representative democracy/direct democracy operating on the Mauryite principle of Tripartite Government, with all Artadesians allowed to participate in their local Community Councils (Norrsk: Samfunnsråd) that perform local administrative functions and all Artadesian workers participating in local Workers Councils (Norrsk: Arbeiderråd), that then elect representatives to higher-level workers councils up until the Supreme Workers Assembly (Norrsk: Øverstarbeidersforsamling). Artadesians also directly elect the Premier of Artadesia and the other house, the Assembly of Nations (Norrsk: Nasjonsforsamling).

The Ordained Constitution of the CRASS is the nation's supreme legal document, setting up the structure, responsibilities, and power of the national and regional governments, as well as establishing the fundamental rights of Artadesian citizens, and the goals of both the government and the Artadesian citizenry at large. It establishes the role of Artadesia and the Artadesian Government as a Tripartite Government, as the "Vehicle by which the Working Class exercises state power in pursuit of the building of Councilism", as the "Commonwealth of the peoples of Artadesia, founded on the historical alliance of the Nations of Artadesia" and as the "Civic Government that maintains the safety, rights, and prosperity of the People".

United Artadesia Forwards Alliance

Artadesia operates under a nearly one-party system, with the only legal political party on the national level being the United Artadesian Forwards Alliance, officially representing Sorenweian Revolutionary Doctrine, also known as Mauryism. Unofficially, however, the party has transitioned far away from Orthodox Mauryism into what has been dubbed Neo-Mauryism, with far more socially progressive and less economically rigid views. The party is divided into various Caucuses, which more or less act like political parties, with the current 'dominant caucus' being the Peace and Prosperity Caucus. Other caucuses include the Bergist-Sorenweian Caucus, the Libertarian Councilist Caucus, and the Red Nation Caucus. There also exists the 'Orthodox Mauryite' wing of the party, which does not constitute a specific caucus. The one-party system means that party politics are often instrumental to whether or not governmental efforts succeed.

The internal organization of the party begins with it's members, whom the UAFA claims to number nearly 120 million people, almost 15% of the adult population of Artadesia. This figure would make it the largest party in the world. These members participate in local chapters of the UAFA, which organize democratically, electing an administrative congress, which elects the administrative congresses of higher levels of organization, up until the National Administrative Congress, the highest main organ of the Party. Within the National Administrative Congress exists a group of 11 leaders that form the Principal Executive Organizing Committee of the UAFA, serving as the de-jure executive of the party and lead by the Chairman of the UAFA.

After Premier Harshavardan Deepadata's tenure ended in 1985 to the start of Premier Vritran Prishant Puranmalka's tenure in 2015, no Artadesian Premiers have been both Chairman of the UAFA and Premier, although all have taken some senior leadership position in the UAFA. Premier Puranmalka broke this trend when he did not resign from his post as Chairman after his confirmation as Premier in 2015.

The party also holds major influence in social life through its involvement in communities, mainly via it's Community Councils for Revolutionary Organizing. The party also publishes newspapers, with the main one, Den Revolusjonære Arbeideren being the second-biggest newspaper in the country. The party also engages in 'communal services', requiring members to work in communal kitchens and volunteer for various partner organizations.

Governance

The Artadesian National Government is split into four major divisions. The Directorate of Artadesia, the Øverstarbeidersforsamling, the Nasjonsforsamling, and the Highest Court of Artadesia

The Nasjonsforsamlinghus, where the Nasjonsforsamling meets

The Øverstarbeidersforsamlinghus , the new meeting place of the Øverstarbeidersforsamling under construction

Power is intentionally balanced between these bodies to force consensus, both inside and between them. Nasjonsoforsamling elections occur on the regional levels, each NASS PAC, NT, and one CN electing members. The Øverstarbeidersforsamling elects a Primary Assemblyman to head it while the Nasjonsforsamling elects the General-Secretary of the Nasjonsforsamling as its head. The PA and GS both serve as members of the Directorate, whose head is the Premier of Artadesia, directly elected by the Artadesian people.

The Directorate collectively serves as the head of state and government of Artadesia, voting on executive decisions (if one of the members of the Directorate is not present to make the decision, the decision will be made by the Premier directly). Approval of executive decisions is contingent on two of the three members of the Directorate agreeing to them, with the Premier holding a veto. Often, the Premier is referred to as the de facto Head of State and Government of Artadesia, and it is very rare for even one member of the Directorate to vote against a decision.

Administrative divisions

The primary administrative divisions in Artadesia are the Righteous National Socialist State (RNSS), Protected Autonomous Communities (PAC), National Territories (NT), and Commonwealth Nations (CN). Each RNSS holds jurisdiction inside their borders and share sovereignty with the National Government. The RNSSs are also subdivided into provinces, which are further divided into municipalities. PACs exist within the borders of RNSSs but are not subject to its jurisdiction on various matters and posess semi-independent governments. Most PACs govern the smaller ethnolinguistic minorities in Artadesia, with Agnikaadu and Haomkisak posessing the largest number of PACs of any of the RNSS. Commonwealth Nations are defined as 'Nations which are not members of the Commonwealth but accept the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Government'. These are typically territories that Artadesia disputes with other nations, and their genuine existence as a part of Artadesian administration can be questionable at times, due to the fact that many of the governments of the Commonwealth Nations do not control any of the land they lay claim to.

States

Righteous National Socialist States, or simply called States are the largest and first division of Artadesia, serving as the bedrock of it's federal system. Each RNSS is governed by its Workers' Assembly ((Norrsk: Arbeidersforsamling), elected by the provincial workers' councils, and by an Assembly of the People ((Norrsk: Folksforsamling) elected directly by the populace per municipality and Protected Autonomous Community. The Head of State Government is the State Directory, headed by the Prime Assemblyman of the Arbeidersforsamling, Secondary Assemblyman of the Arbeidersforsamling, and the General-Secretary of the Folksforsamling. In practice this means that the dominant group in the Arbeidersforsamling has control over the executive branches of government.

VK TN TH SK TB MD SR SV AR AS KD CH CK KS EQ GN A map of the States

State	Population (Estimated)	Prime-Assemblyman	General-Secretary	Governing party/Dominant Caucus (Arbeidersforsamling)	Governing party/Dominant Caucus (Folksforsamling)
Adipashratta	52,440,000	PA of Adipashratta	GS of Adipashratta	Torsten Berg Thought Caucus	Torsten Berg Thought Caucus
Airyavej	153,180,000	PA of Airyavej	GS of Airyavej	Peace and Prosperity Caucus	Peace and Prosperity Caucus
Chakhadesh	143,765,000	PA of Chakhadesh	GS of Chakhadesh	Peace and Prosperity Caucus	Peace and Prosperity Caucus
Chorap	87,630,000	PA of Chorap	GS of Chorap	Red Nation Socialist Caucus	Red Nation Socialist Caucus
Enquilapur	29,158,000	PA of Enquilapur	GS of Enquilapur	Libertarian Councilist Caucus	Libertarian Councilist Caucus
Gaonitan	13,915,000	PA of Gaonitan	GS of Gaonitan	Peace and Prosperity Caucus	Peace and Prosperity Caucus
Kharshan	82,110,000	PA of Kharshan	GS of Kharshan	Peace & Prosperity Caucus	Athadah-e-Kearaguran Xaršan
Khempudesh	78,200,000	PA of Khempudesh	GS of Khempudesh	Red Nation Socialist Caucus	Red Nation Socialist Caucus
Mehrdesh	84,410,000	PA of Mehrdesh	GS of Mehrdesh	Peace & Prosperity Caucus	Peace & Prosperity Caucus
Somkisak	77,050,000	PA of Somkisak	GS of Somkisak	People's Caucus (Somkisak)	Somuratu Rashtriya Paksha
Sonratha	31,050,000	PA of Sonratha	GS of Sonratha	Red Nation Socialist Caucus	Torsten Berg Thought Caucus
Spentavrata	21,850,000	PA of Spentavrata	GS of Spentavrata	Peace & Prosperity Caucus	Peace & Prosperity Caucus
Tahar Nadu	73,945,000	PA of Tahar Nadu	GS of Tahar Nadu	Libertarian Councilist Caucus (Rejuvenationist)	Libertarian Councilist Caucus
Tanbagha	69,575,000	PA of Tanbagha	GS of Tanbagha	Red Nation Socialist Caucus	Red Nation Socialist Caucus
Tondavil Nadu	46,000,000	PA of Tondavil Nadu	GS of Tondavil Nadu	Libertarian Councilist Caucus (Rejuvenationist)	Libertarian Councilist Caucus (Rejuvenationist)
Venikarikam	105,570,000	PA of Venikarikam	GS of Venikarikam	Libertarian Councilist Caucus	Peace and Prosperity Caucus

Largest cities

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Largest cities

Largest cities in Artadesia Artadesian Census 2020
	Rank		Province	Pop.	Rank		Province	Pop.
Enquilapur Zikām	1	Enquilapur	Enquilapur	33,670,000	11	Mailaab	Mehrdesh	7,978,000	Sohanpuram Mauryapur
	2	Zikām	Chakhadesh	20,771,000	12	Simhanagar	Airyavej	7,830,000
	3	Sohanpuram	Venikarikam	18,906,000	13	Kaaryakartanagar	Airyavej	6,559,000
	4	Mauryapur	Airyavej	15,247,000	14	Shashnitnagar	Tahar Nadu	6,294,000
	5	Tashvin	Kharshan	13,157,000	15	Banavinagar	Sonratha	5,931,000
	6	Cochit	Chakhadesh	12,033,000	16	Parshapuram	Mehrdesh	5,839,000
	7	Gaonitan	Gaonitan	10,476,000	17	Sutuntel	Hwarhsan	5,347,000
	8	Ayunagaram	Venikarikam	9,821,000	18	Madapur	Airyavej	5,312,000
	9	Cochit	Chakhadesh	7,533,284	19	Koyartshar	Chakhadesh	5,179,000
	10	Vritranagar	Chorap	8,351,000	20	Gonakanda	Venikarikam	5,003,000

Foreign relations

Artadesia is a member of the International Assembly and Association for Socialist Liberation. Under Premier Maurya, Artadesia did not hold strong relations with other socialist countries, not joining the ASL and pursuing only limited cooperation with countries like Druermark, with its closest connections being with the members of the Sorenway Pact for Mutual Defense and Assistance or SOPAMDA. However, since the Post-Maurya Thaw, Artadesia has become a leading member of the ASL, joining it in 1969 and being supported by it in its transition towards democracy. Artadesia has been supportive of providing military and economic aid to ASL member nations and to councilist nations around the world, and successive Artadesian governments have vocally advocated against what is seen as Marisian neo-colonialism.

Artadesia posesses a permanent seat on the IA Security Council and has been one of the top contributors to IA peacekeeping forces since 2003. It has undergone rapprochement with nations like Ilbon, establishing economic ties, however relations are still tense between these countries. Artadesia especially holds an antagonistic relationship with Elesthra, having engaged in many wars and proxy wars with its neighbor and the two countries have been in competition over influence in West Sorenway over the past few decades. Relations have been tense since the Third Elesthra-Artadesia War, and the two nations disagree on their borders, with Artadesia holding disputed Elesthran territory and Elesthra holding disputed Artadesian territory.

Artadesia is regarded as a Great Power, and holds significant hard power as well as soft power through language, cuisine, music, and movies.

Economy

Artadesia has one of the world's fastest growing economies, with its GDP, Nominal and PPP going from X and X during the implementation of the first economic reforms in 1968 to X and X by 2022, and it's GDP per capita went from X and X to X and X in the same timeframe. Artadesia has historically been one of the world's foremost economic power, with an estimated X% of global GDP at the height of the Third Righteous Empire. It declined massively during colonization, however after reforms it has grown into a diverse economy with a strong manufacturing sector that produces a variety of goods including electronics, a large mining sector that supplies many of the world's natural materials, a strong agricultural sector, a large service-focused portion of its economy, and a growing tourist sector. Artadesia operates under a socialist mixed Market/Decentrally Planned/Planned economy. Economic planning is largely done on a council level, and thanks to initiatives to increase computerization, decentralized planning has taken up a larger share of the Artadesian economy. Planning is divided between the Workers' Councils and Consumers' Councils, and cooperation is done through Economic Oversight Councils, which are mostly computerized. In cities, especially large one, most purchases and allotments are tracked by individual distribution centres from both online and in-person requests, with data sent to the EOCs that then use this data to advise the Workers' and Consumers' Councils. Unlike in a traditional decentrally planned economy, the EOC's typically have some decision-making abilities, especially at the higher levels of government, with State EOCs and the National EOC advising governments on expenditure and savings to ensure proper economic growth. Some nationalization exists with various sectors under national control and services like healthcare and education provided on a national level and organized nationally. Some market systems exist, with various workers' co-operatives from various Market Socialist states being allowed to set up shop, along with an informal black market Artadesia operates using an internal system of labor vouchers, known as the Artamarsk Arbeidsnotat, used to redeem goods for personal use. A trade currency also exists, the Artamarsk Rupiya, used for imports and exports, gained through various methods, including exports and remittance.

Agriculture

Farmers in the state of Chorap, where farming is one of the most popular professions.

Farmers account for around 23% of Artadesia's population, and farming accounts for approximately 16.3% of Artadesia's GDP. Historically, farming was done on peasant plots and state plots, however since the colonial period more and more farmers have moved to cities and have become industrial laborers. In 1945, farmers accounted for approximately 76% of Artadesia's population, however that number has rapidly decreased due to mechanization and the growth of industry across the country. Currently, Artadesia is one of the world's fastest growing exporters of agricultural goods, with exports increasing in value nearly 600% from 2000 due to developments in infrastructure causing less food wastage and cheaper transport of food to population centres. Aquaculture has also seen an increase over the last years, and Artadesia has one of the fastest growing catch fishing industries in the world. Historically, most Artadesians have abstained from meat either partially or entirely, and especially from Beef. Nowadays, the meat market is rapidly expanding and Artadesia is becoming a major importer of beef, especially in the areas of Hwarśan, Haomkisak, and Tondavil Nadu. Important staple crops include Millet, Barley, Wheat, and especially Rice, supplemented by a variety of fruits and especially vegetables like Okra, Chickpea, and Potato. Spices are also an important part of Artadesian agriculture, accounting for a modest portion of it's exports. Various cash crops are also farmed for export, chief among them Sugarcane, Jute, Cotton, Tobacco, and Tea, however despite the volume of sales consistently increasing they have been becoming a less important part of the Artadesian GDP for the last 4 decades, and are speculated to continue to decline as a % of GDP. Artadesia's own Ministry of Agricultural Affairs states that Artadesia can continue to produce staple crops at a rate to feed its growing population for the foreseeable future, however various analysts from Maris such as agronomist Peter Vaude claim that Artadesian consumption will soon begin to overtake production.

Historically, Artadesian farming has been done on small peasant plots, however ever since the accession of the Councilists to power and especially after the Corrective Revolution, small peasant plots have been largely collectivized and turned into large communal plantations. Mechanization was widely promoted during the 90's and 00's, leading to a modernized agricultural system that nearly quintupled average farm output for most crops and allowed for continued explosive population growth. Communal gardening in cities has also become popular, both as a way to supplement nutrition and as a hobby.

Mining

The Gorachula Bauxite mine located in Chakhadesh, the largest bauxite mine in Artadesia

Artadesia is very mineral rich and despite the still developing nature of the mining industry, ranks highly among the world's top mineral producers. The main organization allowed to operate in Artadesia in regards to mining is the National Extraction Organization, meaning mining is mostly nationalized, with profits from export going first to the National Fund. Due to nationalization, the mining industry has historically been weaker due to a lack of foreign capital nd technology when compared to the mining industries of other countries, however recently the mining industry has been one of the most invested in in Artadesia, both by the government and by approved foreign investors, mostly from other councilist countries. Nowadays, mining is an important sector of the economy and comprises a significant percentage of the economy, fueling Artadesia's manufacturing boom and being a key part of its exports. Mining has grown both in gross terms and as a percentage of economic activity, and is predicted to continue to be an important part of Artadesia's economy as the domestic manufacturing market grows. Artadesia has historically been a major supplier of iron ore, bauxite, manganese, zinc, copper, gold, and coal. Many precious stones are also found in Artadesia, especially in the regions of Mehrdesh, Tahar Nadu, and Chorap, and form a key part of exports to other countries as well as an important piece of local art. Artadesia is also believed to have major stores of lithium and uranium, however the extraction of these metals is still underdeveloped as of now. Mining has historically been a dangerous job due to lack of safety equipment and the state-run nature of the industry making it less directly accountable to miners, however recent reforms have helped give miners more of a direct say in day-to-day operations and modern safety equipment has been adopted, making the job markedly less dangerous.

Industry

Artadesia possesses a sizeable industrial base focused on the manufacture of various goods. Before the Corrective Revolution most industry in the nation was Heavy Industry, promoted in order to increase Artadesia's economic standing. After the economic reforms of Premier Rishabha, Light Industry has also developed at a rapid pace to produce consumer goods both for local consumption and international trade. Due to a historically weak trade currency Artadesia has become a popular place for foreign companies to manufacture goods, leading to it gaining the nickname as the "Factory of the World" from noted economist Paul Lavrangier. Industry is owned either collectively or by the state Secretariat of Economic Planning, divided up into organizations based on specialty. Steelmaking is a major industry in the nation, being the top producer of steel in the world with Artadesia supplying most steel for domestic use and exporting major amounts of steel. Other major industrial sectors include Chemical Manufacturing, the Textile Industry, the Ship-and-Aerospace Manufacturing industries, the Electronics Industry and the Textile Industry. Textiles have massively declined as a share of Artadesian manufacturing and GDP since the 1700s where they made up the majority of industry, however they have become a crucial part of Artadesia's industry.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census report, Artadesia has approximately 1,132,750,000 people and according to government estimates it likely has around 1,154,300,000 people in 2024, making it the worlds most populous country by far. Artadesia has X% of the global population, outpacing second-place Nuwea (with Y%) by Z%. The population grew by around 8.4% from 2011 to 2021, compared to 13.1% growth from 2001 to 2011 and 23.35% growth from 1991-2011. Artadesia has around 961 females to 1000 males, and the median age is 29.8. Thanks to increased agricultural productivity spurred on by the Green Revolution, Artadesia's population has soared from around 412,000,000 in 1951 and 635,000,000 in 1971.

Religion

Religion in Artadesia

  Astikism (63%)

  Vidanism (21%)

  Other (9%)

  Irreligious (7%)

Religion in Artadesia has a complicated history of state involvement and fluctuating dominance. Officially, Artadesia has been a secular state since the establishment of the Artadesian Republic, although under Maurya this was more in name than in practice with major favor given to the Astikite faith. Astikism is one of the world's oldest religions, founded circa 600 B.C. by the prophet Astika, and it has long been the dominant religion in Artadesia. Historically, it was the state religion of the Three Righteous Empires, whose rulers were also the Saoshants or religious leaders of the dominant Astikite branch. Astikism in Artadesia is mostly split between the Liberatory and Orthodox branches and the Exultatory school of thought which encompasses many different branches of Astikism.

The other major religion in Artadesia is Vidanism, the world's oldest extant religion, based on the Vidani texts compiled between 1400 and 900 BCE. Vidanism can be described as more of a group of religions rather than one strict one, with various branches of Vidanism exalting different Vidanic deities. The largest Vidanic traditions are Vritrism and Sauvrism. Other major religions in Artadesia include Lumenism, which exists in areas like Gaonitan, !Judaism, !Buddhism? !Islam?, and various local religions which exist in small numbers throughout the country. Atheism is also rapidly growing, however unlike other socialist countries Artadesia has never practiced a policy of state atheism, meaning that it is relatively less popular than in other councilist states.