East Ruthen

"Republic of Ruthen" redirects here. For the People's Republic of Ruthen, see West Ruthen. For the shortlived republic in 1940, see Ruthish Republic (1940).

Republic of Ruthen Republik Ruthen (Ruthish)
Flag of East Ruthen Coat of arms
Motto: Du schönstes Land von Uns ("Thou fairest land of ours")
Anthem: "Einheitshymne" "Unity Hymn"
Territory controlled   Territory claimed but not controlled (West Ruthen)
Capital and largest city	Sagard
Official languages	Ruthish Ruthish Sign Language
Ethnic groups (2021)	88.9% Ruthish background 11.1% Other background
Religion (2021)	65.8% Gregorianism 29.7% Irreligious 4.5% Others
Demonym(s)	East Ruthish · Ruthish
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Johanna Kohnstamm
• Minister-President	Rebecca Blankenburg
• President of the Staatsrat	Stephen Waldschmidt
Legislature	Staatsrat
Establishment
• North Ruthenic Kingdom	9 December 987
• Ruthish Confederation	9 September 1438
• February Revolution	27 February 1862
• Unification	28 November 1864
• First Provisional Government	14 July 1943
• Establishment of East Ruthen	24 December 1944
• Current constitution	24 November 2000
Area
• Total	199,523 km2 (77,036 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2023 estimate	18,382,287
• 2021 census	17,736,242
• Density	92.131/km2 (238.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$982.956 Billion
• Per capita	$53,473
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$742.130 Billion
• Per capita	$40,372
Gini (2020)	33.9 medium
HDI (2022)	0.926 very high
Currency	Ruthische Mark (ʀ̩) (ERM)
Time zone	UTC+1 (East Calesian Time, ECT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (East Calesian Summer Time, ECST)
Date format	dd-mm-yy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+24
Internet TLD	.rr

East Ruthen (Ruthish: Ost-Ruthen), officially the Ruthish Republic (RR; Ruthish: Republik Ruthen: RVR), is a sovereign country in Central Calesia. The country's northern border is defined by its coastline on Swarin Sea and the Selenter straits. To the east and south it borders Undefinedland whilst in the west it shares a border with West Ruthen along the Ruthish Demilitarised Zone although it claims sovereignty over the entirety of West Ruthen as the sole legitimate Ruthish government and thus claims to share land borders with Dahemia, Dutchland and Hyacinthe in the west. East Ruthen has a population of 17.74 million and occupies a total area of 199,523 km² (77,036 sq mi) and has a considerably lower population density than many of its neighbours at 92.131/km² (238.6/sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Sagard am Möhne which is the only city in East Ruthen with an urban population in excess of 800,000. Other urban areas in the country include Jübek, Waren, Penkun, Leezen and Staßfurt.

The area encompassing greater Ruthen has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era and from the Neolithic era by various Celts and later Waldic tribes in the north of the country. The area to the south of the Hunsrück river which today forms the boundary between East and West Ruthen fell under the control of the Hernician Empire who first named the area Maior Ruthenia. After the fall of the Hernician Empire by tribes such as the Ruthenii, various Waldic states emerged before eventually being united into the first North Ruthenic Kingdom. Ruthen enjoyed a period of relative stability until the Catabolic Crisis which saw the collapse of the North Ruthenic Kingdom in 1355. The subsequent Ninety Years' War and the Peace of Sallahn led to the creation of the Ruthish Confederation which saw Ruthen re-emerge as a major power in North Central Calesia albeit as a loose confederation of several dozen independent states. During the !Reformation, the Ruthish Confederation was divided on religious lines with the northern and coastal regions falling under the influence of states loyal to the Northern Cathedralist Church whilst states more central in the Confederation remained loyal to the Presterist church.

The Renaissance in the 17th century allowed for the development of liberal and pan-Ruthenic thought, advancements in technology and communication also allowed these ideas to spread more rapidly throughout the Confederation. The Twelve Years' War and Elizabeth Square Declaration in Falland were the catalysts for events in Ruthen as liberal bourgeois revolutionaries were able to seize swathes of territory. The Thessen Parliament in February 1862 saw the first Ruthish Constitution adopted by Radical and Liberal politicians and the establishment of the constitutional Kingdom of Ruthen in 1864 after the War of Ruthish Unification. Ruthen was a key colonial power during the late 19th century, openly pursuing the creation and expansion of overseas colonial holdings culminating in the establishment of one of the largest Calesian empires at the time. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ruthen became deeply politically divided between the emerging socialist parties and the governing liberal parties which sparked the Roter Sommer in 1923.

East Ruthen traces its political legitimacy to the actions of the Staatsrat's emergency interim government in the closing days of the Great War and the shortlived Ruthish Republic in 1940 prior to the Ruthish surrender to the Transmedan Powers. East Ruthen was formed on 24 December 1944 in the midst of the Ruthish Crisis with external support from Waldrich. East Ruthen initially struggled to gain political or social legitimacy as a state and failed to be recognised by several nations for the majority of the 20th century; the period of Grenzpolitik pursued by both Ruthish governments allowed for East Ruthen to secure legitimacy as a sovereign nation. However, in the late 20th century, East Ruthen enjoyed a period of political and economic stability as well as warmer inter-Rutish ties as a result of Grenzpolitik. In July 1999 after a period of worsening relations, West Ruthen invaded East Ruthen sparking the Six-Day War and the establishment of the Ruthish Demilitarized Zone and the United Congress Monitoring Authority for Ruthen (UCMAR). The Six-Day War allowed for East Ruthen to secure international support and secure its position as a member of the international community.

East Ruthen is a unitary parliamentary republic with a directly elected Staatsrat with an indirectly elected President as head of state and a Minister-President as head of government. East Ruthen has a high nominal GDP per capita as well as a high rank on the Human Development Index. It has been a member state of the United Congress since 2001 which it joined alongside West Ruthen as part of the Inter-Ruthish peace process. Since 2005 it has also been a full member of the Nordbund.

History

Six-Day War

The view over Sagard am Möhne during the opening hours of the Six-Day War

Government and politics

Johanna Kohnstamm (Rad.)
President

Rebecca Blankenburg (RBP)
Minister-President