Pelemia

Republic of Pelemia Բելեմսգայա Րեսբւպլիգա Pelemskaya Respublika
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Գրայ նաշ բոմորսգիյ Kraj naš pomorskij Our land by the Sea
Capital and largest city	Melnagrad
Official languages	Slabadic
Recognised national languages	Wettish Siltic Lajtan East Tyrnican Jehonan
Ethnic groups (2018)	Severny 71% Žamogusan peoples 14% Keranic peoples 12% Other 3%
Demonym(s)	Pelemian
Government	Federal crowned republic
• Prince-Elect	Vsevolod Lebedev
• Minister of State	Snežana Vukova
Legislature	Great Veche
Population
• 2021 census	102,872,042
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$3.22 trillion
• Per capita	$31,381
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.54 trillion
• Per capita	$15,047
HDI	0.852 very high

Pelemia (Slabadic: Բելեմյա Pelemya), officially the Republic of Pelemia (Slabadic: Բելեմսգայա Րեսբւպլիգա Pelemskaya Respublika), is a sovereign state in northern Auressia. It borders Tyrnica to the west, Sulatia to the south and the Bolshtine Republic to the east. Encompassing INSERT square kilometres, Pelemia is the largest nation in Auressia and Xth largest in the world. It has a total population of nearly 102,872,042 million, which makes it the largest state in Auressia and 3rd largest in the world. Its capital city is Melnagrad, in the southeast of the country, which has a population of TBD. Pelemia is divided into 21 constituent Governorates.

Originally populated by Žamogusan peoples and Keranic peoples, Pelemia remained a sparsely populated region for much of early history. However, the value of its furs and rare woods led to the arrival of the Severny, Slabadic merchants who acted as intermediaries between the northern tribes and the states which surrounded them. These Severny followed the Brahminical traditions which had been popular within Slabadian society, but when this was cast out by the early Bolshtine state the Severny were forced to flee to the north. Welcomed by the Žamogusans, with whom they shared many cultural traits, the Severny began their own statebuilding project centred upon the town of Melnagrad. Already dominant of northern trade, the Severny soon controlled a vast swathe of territory wherein local tribes and towns swore fealty to the Prince, who was elected from among the nobles of Severny society. As its position was cemented, Melnagrad began to push downwards into the land inhabited by the Kevar peoples and by the 16th century had subjugated them as well. However, these gains in the south were soon lost to the expansionist Sulatian state, leading to a series of wars which would eventually result in a stalemate by the end of the century. Though nominally a fellow republic, Pelemia's oligarchic government which concentrated power within the Brahminic Boyars was seen as an elective monarchy by Sulatia and the two states fought during the coalitions against Sulatia. The current borders were established in the peace that followed. The Tyrnican Century had a profound impact upon the noble courts of Pelemia, as Tyrnican culture was imported and several significant cultural changes took place, leading Pelemia to integrate the Galene league in support of Tyrnica in the First Great War. Tyrnica's withdrawal from this pact was seen as a major insult to Pelemia, and the nations' relationship swiftly soured as Pelemia lost much of the support it had held against Bolshtinia. This triggered the Winter Crisis of 1914, a wave of demonstrations against the Prince for his pro-Tyrnican position which eventually forced him to step down in favor of the nationalist candidate Boris Melnesky of the Young Pelemian League. Pelemia was not involved in the second great war, and as such relations were not mended with the western neighbour. In the postbellum period, Pelemia's traditional rivalry with Bolshtinia soon made way for an uneasy form of collaboration as the two states sought to monopolise the price of uranium, which had been discovered in Pelemia in the 1940s. Pelemia slowly began to ease ties with Tyrnica by the 1980s, but tensions still remain due to Pelemia's conservatism and aspirations for regional influence.

The modern Pelemian state is wealthy, owing to its significant natural resources. It is a major exporter of Uranium, natural gas, and rare earth metals, with a developing tourist sector. Nominally a democratic state, Pelemia remains a country with major social divisions. Though universal suffrage was introduced following the First Great War, the old noble families still concentrate a bulk of the wealth in the nation and the political power, leading many to consider Pelemia an oligarchy. A melting pot of cultures, Pelemia's federalism has guaranteed the recognition of minority rights and languages since its founding. The current Prince-Elect is Vsevolod Lebedev of the Young Pelemian League, which has been a major player in Pelemian politics since the Winter Crisis.

Etymology

The name Pelemia is believed to have derived from the Classical Slabadic word Plemę, which means tribe. In older maps, the region which now makes up northern Pelemia was marked as the "Land of the Northern Tribes" or Zemlya Severnykh Plemen, which would be appropriated by the Severny when they were forced out of the central plains. Over time, the name was shortened with regular use, with both Siveria and Pelemia being commonly used. The reason that Pelemia was eventually chosen to represent the nation is believed to be in appreciation of the reception given by the northern tribes to the Severny were forced to flee, and to avoid the name having too close to the Severny ethnic group as well.

The demonym for Pelemia is Pelemian. The term has no ethnic connotations, though some Pelemian nationalists refer to a sort of Pelemian national culture which is defined on cultural rather than racial lines.

History

Early history

• Neanderthals and Denisovans present here
• Modern humans by about 40,000 at the latest in southern bits
• Slow emergence of Samogan and Keranic peoples as distinct cultural groups
• First migration of the Brahmins into Imian lands, religion starts to emerge
• Trade begins

Early Middle Ages

Severny meeting outside of an early guildhall.

• Construction of the first Kremels in northern areas, proto-Severny mercantile groups begin to dominate trading relations
• Melnagrad founded, as are the first Guilds
• Samogan statelets in the west

Late middle ages

• Great Exodus, Staroverists persecuted in Bolshtinia and forced to seek refuge among the Kremel-cities. This growth in population pushes the Severny to adopt a stronger group identity and political organisation. Boyars convened at the first Great Veche of Melnagrad, electing a prince and essentially beginning Pelemia as a state.
• After initial consolidation, Melnagrad begins to expand its influence first to the north and west where it faces minimal resistance, then turns its attention south to the western Imians and Keranics
• Series of wars with Sulatia, as the two states are in a period of expansion

Early Modern period

• Joins coalition against Sulatian republic despite being a republic itself
• Polar exploration, attempts at exerting influence in the east and potentially further abroad
• Potentially some religious strife, gotta sus that

Late Modern period

• Tyrnical century creates a bunch of simps, Pelemia begins its own romantic nationalist movement in response but its very tyrnica-influenced
• Other stuff of some sort

Modern period

• Galene pact, support for Tyrnica until they pull out and we have to fight alone
• Winter Crisis, minor civil disturbance which has some significant effects
• Feeling miffed, stays out of the second great war
• Friendly with Bolshtine Republic in a sus towards the west kind of vibe
• After they get repo'd, become a sort of independent power who do their own thing without much direct resistance
• Some events