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'''Valimia''' ({{wp|Fnnish language|Valimian}}: ''Liiva'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Finnish|[li:ʋɑ]}}), officaly the '''Federation of Valimia''' ({{wp|Fnnish language|Valimian}}: ''Liivan liittovalta''), is a {{wp|federation|federal}} {{wp|republic}} located in [[Berea|Eastern Berea]] and [[Pamia|Northern Pamia]]. It is the largest country in the world by land area bordering [[Mascylla]] to the west, the [[North Sea]] to the north, [[Kodesh]] to the south and the [[Iremic Ocean]] to the east.  
'''Valimia''' ({{wp|Fnnish language|Valimian}}: ''Liiva'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Finnish|[li:ʋɑ]}}), officaly the '''Federation of Valimia''' ({{wp|Fnnish language|Valimian}}: ''Liivan liittovalta''), is a {{wp|federation|federal}} {{wp|republic}} located in [[Berea|Eastern Berea]] and [[Pamia|Northern Pamia]]. It borders [[Mascylla]] and [[Valtriva]] to the west, the [[North Sea]] to the north, [[Kodesh]] to the south and the [[Iremic Ocean]] to the east. Valimia is the world's largest country by land area comprising one-fifth of all land on Earth. Despite its population of 112 million, it is one of the most sparcely-populated countries. Almost 80% of its population is located either around the [[Gulf of Valimia]] or in the metropolitan area of its largest city [[Festunki]]. The capital of Valimia is its second largest city [[Paavalpori]] that holds significant historic and cultural influence.
 
Valimia is a {{wp|constitutionalism|constitutional}} {{wp|parliamentarism|parliamentary}} {{wp|asymmetric federation}} since the passing of the [[1981 Constitutional Reform|1981 Constitution]]. The {{wp|President}} serves as the {{wp|head of state}} and the [[Prime Minister of Valimia|Prime Minister]] serves as the head of government at the behest of the [[Valtiopäivät]]. Highest political authority in the country recides in the democratically-elected [[Valtiopäivät]] that is composed of the [[Eduskunta]] and the [[Senaatti]]. Highest executive authority is exercised by the [[State Council of Valimia|State Council]] ({{wp|Fnnish language|Valimian}}: ''Valtioneuvosto'') led by the [[Prime Minister of Valimia|Prime Minister]] while the [[Valimian Supreme Administrative Court]] holds highest judicial authority.
 
Valimian statehood traces its existence back to the Valimian Duchies formed around the [[Gulf of Valimia]] as a result of [[Semitarism|Semitarian]] conversion and crusades during the late 900s. Despite later [[Chaghanid Empire|Chaghanid]] conquest and rule, [[Semitarism]] would continue to spread across Valimia consolidating power in the [[Duchy of Taijasmaa]]. The weakening position of the [[White Horde]] in the late 1500s and the increasing discontentment of the Valimians towards their [[Semitarism|non-Semitar]] rulers resulted in the Valimian Revolt in 1603 that ultimately established the [[Kingdom of the Valimians]]. Expansions of territory and power by the Valimian state would result in the proclamation of the [[Valimian Empire]] in 1702. The empire expanded continuesly throughout the 18th century going beyond its geographic limitations and becoming one of the most signficant powers of its time. By the turn of the 19th century, Valimia would be sidelined by other rising powers in [[Berea]] but would remain a significant player on the world stage due to its massive population and area. Valimian stagnation was made evident  by the end of the century with the Valimian defeat in the [[Valimo-Cuthish War of 1882]]. Bitterness over lost prestige and national humiliation would cause Valimia to join the [[Great War (Aurorum)|Great War]] as a belligerent. The war was disasterous to the [[Valimian Empire]] with its outdated army unable to defend against the advance by the [[Central Alliance(Aurorum)|Central Alliance]] which had brought the empire near to capitulation although utlimately it would emerge victorious from the war.
 
During the post-war period, Valimia experienced a six-year-long period of instability fighting several civil and separtist conflicts. The weakening position of the country would result in the abolition of its monarchy  and the dissolution of its empire. In its stead, a {{wp|democracy|democratic}} {{wp|federation}} was established during which Valimian society was almost completely reorganised. Extensive internal reform and Valimian bitterness over the [[Treaty of Lehpold]], would keep the country isolated and officially neutral throughout the post-war period. Valimia played a neutral {{wp|anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist}} role during the [[Great Game(Aurorum)|Great Game]] often acting as a mediator between the two sides rising to prominence once more on the international stage. From the 1960s onwards, Valimia would begin opening itself further to the world seeing significant liberal economic reforms.
 
Today Valimia is a [[Regional Power(Aurorum)|regional power]] able to exercise its influence in [[Berea|Eastern Berea]] and [[Pamira|Northern Pamira]]. It is a {{wp|pluralism|pluralistic}} multinational society that is supported by a robust {{wp|welfare state}} boasting a very high standard of living . Valimia posesses some of the largest deposists of natural resources in the world being one of the world's largest oil and gas exporters. As a nation with a long and varied history, it is home to several different [[Union for the Protection of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Heritage|UPESCH World Heritage sites]]. Valimia holds a permanent seat in the [[Assembly of Nations|Security Council of the Assembly of Nations]] and is a member of several international organisations.  
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name Valimia is derived from the {{wp|prot-uralic language|proto-emic}} words ''*walka'' and ''*maɣe'' that mean 'white' and 'land' respectively. This refers to the long winters the country goes through yearly often occampanied by heavy snowfall. The name is used by various {{wp|Uralic people|Emic peoples}} to refer to the Valimian Hinterland. The {{wp|Finnish language|Valimian-language}} name ''Liiva'' is believed to be of {{wp|Karelian language|Rortvalian}} origin from the word ''liivu'' meaning 'blue-green alga bloom', however it is also a cognate with the {{wp|Estonian language|Erjarvian}} word ''liiv'' which means 'sand' suggesting a more general beach-oriented meaning oiriginally.
==History==
==History==
===Prehistory===
[[File:Emic Immigration Hypothesis Map.png|300px|thumb|left|Map showing the Lake Köösseli Urheimat Hypothesis suggested by Becka Traumwert]]
Neanderthals lived in anround the Valimian Hinterland during the paleolithic period some 100,000 years ago. They would go extinct in Northern Pamira some 60,000 years later. Modern humans would make their way into Valimia following the edges of the receding {{wp|ice sheet}}. It took the ice sheet almost 48,000 years to fully melt parts of it remaining over the Gulf of Valimia. Advances in tool making and huntig tactics allowed hunter-gatherers the ability to hunt larger animals such as the {{wp|woolly mammoth}}. Large parts of Valimia were dominated by tribes practicing nomadic pastoralism, while evidence of agriculture has been traced to the 7,000s BCE in the [[Torro|Torro region]].
Several {{wp|germanic tribes|Telmeric tribes}} inhabited large parts of Western Valimia during antiquity. Many of these tribes were pushed away as a result of {{wp|Finnic people|Valimic}} migration northward. This would come to a peak in the 300s CE when migrating {{wp|Finnic people|Valimic}} {{wp|tribes}} into [[Berea|Northern Berea]] caused a migration movement of several Anglish, Duleby, Welbarian and Alden tribes to the [[Cambran Empire]].
However, the {{wp|Linguistic homeland|Urheimat}} of the {{wp|Uralic people|Emic people}} is still contested today by historians with paleolinguistic evidence supporting multiple theories to different extents. Many theories supported by the historical record of {{wp|Finnic people|Valimic}} migration into [[Berea]] place the supposed Emic homeland east of the Gulf of Valimia some even as far as [[Lake Köösseli]]. Genetic research has linked {{wp|Finnish people|Valimian people}} to people from East Central Pamira. Other historians have put forward the idea that the {{wp|Uralic people|Emic people}} originated in Eastern or even Central [[Berea]].
===Early Valimia===
[[File:Luistarin hauta 56.jpg|thumb|Burial site of the "Räimö Queen" an ancient Valimic woman who died in her 40s around 1010 CE]]
By the 10th century, the [[Gulf of Valimia]] had been settled by {{wp|Finnic people|Valimic people}} with {{wp|germanic people|Hesurian}} {{wp|tribes}} remaining on the western side. The Valimic tribes developed a {{wp|Anarchy|near-Anarchic}} societal system in stark contrast to the rest of [[Berea]] where {{wp|feudalism}} became the dominant societal order. What differentiated early Valimian society from {{wp|feudal}} states was its lack of any overarching political authority. Land was seen to belong to a specific family who was headed by a talonherra (''house lord''). Land was exchanged commonly through a myriad of ways such as selling or as {{wp|dowry}}. Recognized far-reaching authority either political or religious did not exist beyond a single house lord and their family. The rules of a specific community were largely agreed upon collectivily in meetings called "kokous" where local house lords met to discuss affairs. This early Valimian society was largely agrarian and lacked the specialization capacities of other Berean societies at the time.
[[Semitarism|Semitarian]] {{wp|missionaries}} had began making their way to Valimia by the 900s CE. Initial attempts to convert the pagan population were largely met by failure which can attributed to the area's sparse population and the hesitancy which many Valimians held towards [[Semitarism]]. Demographic and societal changes within Valimia would significantly alter the situation and lead its labefaction; traditionally, the land of a particular family was divided between the house lord's sons equally through a practice known as {{wp|Gavelkind|Tosijako}}. However, due to population growth in the mid 11th century, a system of male {{wp|primogeniture}} began to permeate Valimian society particularly in large cities and towns. This caused the growth of the casteless population, known as ''perittömät'' (singular ''peritön''), in populated areas. The casteless ''perittömät'' faced deteriorating societal prospects and were converted to [[Semitarism]] in signficant numbers.
In the 1100s CE, {{wp|germanic people|Hesuric}} kingdoms and duchies began to expand further down the gulf through several {{wp|crusades}}. These crusades led to the creation of {{wp|fiefs}} that spread both [[Semitarism]] and {{wp|feudalism}} further within Valimia. Crusading armies were often more numerous and better equipped than their pagan counterparts. Ultimately, the Valimian societal order was unable to maintain armed resistance against feudal [[Berean]] fiefs which could arm and support large armies. Many Valimian converts to [[Semitarism]] also fought against the pagan population often for promises of land and/or titles. The [[Duchy of Loivalinna]] was established from such lands gained from crusades in 1132 and was largely populated by Semitarian Valimians. Because of its location between the western feudal states and the eastern pagan communities, the duchy became the central point from which crusades were launched into pagan territories. The sheer number of crusades the duchy partook in gained it the title of "Sword of Semitar".
===Chaghanid Rule===
===Hesurian Era===
===Imperial Era===
===Great War===
===Federation of Valimia (1922-1981)===
====Consensus Valimia====
====Epoch of Openness====
===Contemporary Valimia===
==Politics==
==Politics==
===Governance===
===Foreign Relations===
===Administrative Divisions===
==Geography==
==Geography==
==Economy==
==Economy==
==Demographics==
==Demographics==
===Urbanization===
===Ethnic Groups===
===Languages===
===Religion===
==Culture==
==Culture==
[[Category:Countries of Aurorum]]
[[Category:Countries of Aurorum]]

Latest revision as of 13:54, 18 September 2021

Federation of Valimia
Liivan liittovalta (Valimian)
Liivan liittovaldu (Rortvalian)
Föderation Liewoland (Hesurian)
Motto: "Kansojen ystävyys murtumaton"
"The friendship of nations is unbreakable"
Anthem: "Vaalean Maan Marssi"
"March of the Pale Land"
MediaPlayer.png
Location of Valimia (green)
Location of Valimia (green)
CapitalPaavalpori
Largest cityFestunki
Official languagesValimian, Hesurian, Rortvalian
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Valimian
GovernmentFederal Constitutional Parliamentary Republic
• President
Seppo Toivalo
Katariina Järvenpää
LegislatureValtiopäivät
Senaatti
Eduskunta
Establishment
• Valimian Revolt
March 12 1603
1702
• Proclamation of Federation
1922
• Current Constitution
1981
Population
• 2018 census
115,991,961
GDP (PPP)estimate
• Total
$4,3 trillion
• Per capita
$36,721
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$1,7 trillion
• Per capita
$14,581
Gini (2018)Positive decrease 44.2
medium
HDI (2018)Increase 0.878
very high
CurrencyTaaleri (₮ (T))
Date formatdd-mm-yy
Driving sideright
ISO 3166 codeVLM
Internet TLD.va

Valimia (Valimian: Liiva [li:ʋɑ]), officaly the Federation of Valimia (Valimian: Liivan liittovalta), is a federal republic located in Eastern Berea and Northern Pamia. It borders Mascylla and Valtriva to the west, the North Sea to the north, Kodesh to the south and the Iremic Ocean to the east. Valimia is the world's largest country by land area comprising one-fifth of all land on Earth. Despite its population of 112 million, it is one of the most sparcely-populated countries. Almost 80% of its population is located either around the Gulf of Valimia or in the metropolitan area of its largest city Festunki. The capital of Valimia is its second largest city Paavalpori that holds significant historic and cultural influence.

Valimia is a constitutional parliamentary asymmetric federation since the passing of the 1981 Constitution. The President serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister serves as the head of government at the behest of the Valtiopäivät. Highest political authority in the country recides in the democratically-elected Valtiopäivät that is composed of the Eduskunta and the Senaatti. Highest executive authority is exercised by the State Council (Valimian: Valtioneuvosto) led by the Prime Minister while the Valimian Supreme Administrative Court holds highest judicial authority.

Valimian statehood traces its existence back to the Valimian Duchies formed around the Gulf of Valimia as a result of Semitarian conversion and crusades during the late 900s. Despite later Chaghanid conquest and rule, Semitarism would continue to spread across Valimia consolidating power in the Duchy of Taijasmaa. The weakening position of the White Horde in the late 1500s and the increasing discontentment of the Valimians towards their non-Semitar rulers resulted in the Valimian Revolt in 1603 that ultimately established the Kingdom of the Valimians. Expansions of territory and power by the Valimian state would result in the proclamation of the Valimian Empire in 1702. The empire expanded continuesly throughout the 18th century going beyond its geographic limitations and becoming one of the most signficant powers of its time. By the turn of the 19th century, Valimia would be sidelined by other rising powers in Berea but would remain a significant player on the world stage due to its massive population and area. Valimian stagnation was made evident by the end of the century with the Valimian defeat in the Valimo-Cuthish War of 1882. Bitterness over lost prestige and national humiliation would cause Valimia to join the Great War as a belligerent. The war was disasterous to the Valimian Empire with its outdated army unable to defend against the advance by the Central Alliance which had brought the empire near to capitulation although utlimately it would emerge victorious from the war.

During the post-war period, Valimia experienced a six-year-long period of instability fighting several civil and separtist conflicts. The weakening position of the country would result in the abolition of its monarchy and the dissolution of its empire. In its stead, a democratic federation was established during which Valimian society was almost completely reorganised. Extensive internal reform and Valimian bitterness over the Treaty of Lehpold, would keep the country isolated and officially neutral throughout the post-war period. Valimia played a neutral anti-imperialist role during the Great Game often acting as a mediator between the two sides rising to prominence once more on the international stage. From the 1960s onwards, Valimia would begin opening itself further to the world seeing significant liberal economic reforms.

Today Valimia is a regional power able to exercise its influence in Eastern Berea and Northern Pamira. It is a pluralistic multinational society that is supported by a robust welfare state boasting a very high standard of living . Valimia posesses some of the largest deposists of natural resources in the world being one of the world's largest oil and gas exporters. As a nation with a long and varied history, it is home to several different UPESCH World Heritage sites. Valimia holds a permanent seat in the Security Council of the Assembly of Nations and is a member of several international organisations.

Etymology

The name Valimia is derived from the proto-emic words *walka and *maɣe that mean 'white' and 'land' respectively. This refers to the long winters the country goes through yearly often occampanied by heavy snowfall. The name is used by various Emic peoples to refer to the Valimian Hinterland. The Valimian-language name Liiva is believed to be of Rortvalian origin from the word liivu meaning 'blue-green alga bloom', however it is also a cognate with the Erjarvian word liiv which means 'sand' suggesting a more general beach-oriented meaning oiriginally.

History

Prehistory

Map showing the Lake Köösseli Urheimat Hypothesis suggested by Becka Traumwert

Neanderthals lived in anround the Valimian Hinterland during the paleolithic period some 100,000 years ago. They would go extinct in Northern Pamira some 60,000 years later. Modern humans would make their way into Valimia following the edges of the receding ice sheet. It took the ice sheet almost 48,000 years to fully melt parts of it remaining over the Gulf of Valimia. Advances in tool making and huntig tactics allowed hunter-gatherers the ability to hunt larger animals such as the woolly mammoth. Large parts of Valimia were dominated by tribes practicing nomadic pastoralism, while evidence of agriculture has been traced to the 7,000s BCE in the Torro region.

Several Telmeric tribes inhabited large parts of Western Valimia during antiquity. Many of these tribes were pushed away as a result of Valimic migration northward. This would come to a peak in the 300s CE when migrating Valimic tribes into Northern Berea caused a migration movement of several Anglish, Duleby, Welbarian and Alden tribes to the Cambran Empire.

However, the Urheimat of the Emic people is still contested today by historians with paleolinguistic evidence supporting multiple theories to different extents. Many theories supported by the historical record of Valimic migration into Berea place the supposed Emic homeland east of the Gulf of Valimia some even as far as Lake Köösseli. Genetic research has linked Valimian people to people from East Central Pamira. Other historians have put forward the idea that the Emic people originated in Eastern or even Central Berea.

Early Valimia

Burial site of the "Räimö Queen" an ancient Valimic woman who died in her 40s around 1010 CE

By the 10th century, the Gulf of Valimia had been settled by Valimic people with Hesurian tribes remaining on the western side. The Valimic tribes developed a near-Anarchic societal system in stark contrast to the rest of Berea where feudalism became the dominant societal order. What differentiated early Valimian society from feudal states was its lack of any overarching political authority. Land was seen to belong to a specific family who was headed by a talonherra (house lord). Land was exchanged commonly through a myriad of ways such as selling or as dowry. Recognized far-reaching authority either political or religious did not exist beyond a single house lord and their family. The rules of a specific community were largely agreed upon collectivily in meetings called "kokous" where local house lords met to discuss affairs. This early Valimian society was largely agrarian and lacked the specialization capacities of other Berean societies at the time.

Semitarian missionaries had began making their way to Valimia by the 900s CE. Initial attempts to convert the pagan population were largely met by failure which can attributed to the area's sparse population and the hesitancy which many Valimians held towards Semitarism. Demographic and societal changes within Valimia would significantly alter the situation and lead its labefaction; traditionally, the land of a particular family was divided between the house lord's sons equally through a practice known as Tosijako. However, due to population growth in the mid 11th century, a system of male primogeniture began to permeate Valimian society particularly in large cities and towns. This caused the growth of the casteless population, known as perittömät (singular peritön), in populated areas. The casteless perittömät faced deteriorating societal prospects and were converted to Semitarism in signficant numbers.

In the 1100s CE, Hesuric kingdoms and duchies began to expand further down the gulf through several crusades. These crusades led to the creation of fiefs that spread both Semitarism and feudalism further within Valimia. Crusading armies were often more numerous and better equipped than their pagan counterparts. Ultimately, the Valimian societal order was unable to maintain armed resistance against feudal Berean fiefs which could arm and support large armies. Many Valimian converts to Semitarism also fought against the pagan population often for promises of land and/or titles. The Duchy of Loivalinna was established from such lands gained from crusades in 1132 and was largely populated by Semitarian Valimians. Because of its location between the western feudal states and the eastern pagan communities, the duchy became the central point from which crusades were launched into pagan territories. The sheer number of crusades the duchy partook in gained it the title of "Sword of Semitar".

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Federation of Valimia (1922-1981)

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