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Republic of Schennland Freistaat Schennland
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Schennische Fahnenhymne Schennish Flag Hymn
Capital and largest city	Harburg
Official languages	Dolch
Demonym(s)	Schennish
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
• President	Gustav Hannemann
• Vice President	Markus Hahn
• President of the Nationalrat	Paul Schmidt
Legislature	Nationalrat
Independence  from Dolchland
• Bartel's Rebellion	1812
• Treaty of Wittmund	1829
• Current constitution	1978
Area
• Total	406,207 km2 (156,837 sq mi)
Population
• 2024 estimate	5,829,380
• Density	14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	114.675 billion
• Per capita	19,672
Gini (2020)	41.9 medium
HDI (2020)	.817 very high
Currency	Schilling (S) (SCS)
Time zone	UTC-5
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	right
Calling code	+890
Internet TLD	.sc

Schennland (Dolch: [ˈʃɛnlant]), officially the Republic of Schennland (Dolch: Freistaat Schennland), is a country in southern Aurelia. It lies between the Weissenbergen mountains to the west, the Southern Aurelian plateau to the north, and the southern Oriental Ocean to the south. The country has a population of 5.83 million, covering an area of 406,207 km² and sharing land borders with Zaxar and Côte de Fourrure to the east. The capital and largest city of Schennland is Harburg; other major cities include Wittmund and Bartelshafen.

The lands surrounding the Schennach river have been inhabited by native peoples for millennia, dating back to at least 5000 BCE. By the time of the first Argic explorers, the area was inhabited by the X people. The country was first settled in the 16th century by Dolch settlers and traders, establishing the port city of Harburg at the mouth of the Schennach river. The fertile valleys upstream were later settled for use in farming, vineyards, and livestock. A growing republican sentiment in the late 18th century capitalized on Dolch instability during the War of the Habstrian Succession to revolt and declare independence as an independent Schennish republic.

In the modern day, Schennland is a developing country with a diverse economy, containing growing agricultural, manufacturing, and tourism sectors.

Etymology

The country derives its name from the Schennach river, which starts in the Sila Mountains and flows north through much of the country until it meets the ocean at Harburg. When Dolchic colonists first reached the area, they recorded that the natives called the river Schendag, a corruption of the native Sachendaga. Schendag eventually changed to Schennach, as -ach is a common suffix in Dolch for rivers.

Geography

The country is made up of river valleys running the length of the country, from the Sila Mountains in the south to the river mouth at Harburg in the north. Here lie coastal plains along the Typhon Sea.

Politics

Schennland is a unitary constitutional republic and representative democracy. Multi-party elections are held every five years, unless a snap election calls for elections to come sooner. National elections to the Nationalrat legislature are run using a party-list proportional election.

The country is made up of seven provinces and one autonomous city, Harburg. Each of the eight administrative divisions have limited self-autonomy, with local elections' governance.