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Republic of Wetumka Hyacinthean: République de Ouétouque !Choctaw: Witumpka Ikvni Ulihpi !Muscogee: Vetumka Hako Hvlwa
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Anthem: "Un Cri des Plaines"
Location of Wetumka in Elia Borealis (dark green)
Capital	Dulac
Official languages	Hyacinthean
Recognised national languages	!Choctaw !Muscogee !Chickasaw
Ethnic groups	52.3% White 43.2% Native 4.5% others
Religion	63.6% Gregorianism 24.3% folk religion 10.1% no religion 2.0% others
Demonym(s)	Wetumkan
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Baptiste Thibodeau
• Prime Minister	Alain Oconee
• Speaker of the Parliament	Noé Barnabe
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Tanchi Kinta
Legislature	Parliament
Independence  from Hyacinthe
• Elian Wars of Independence	15 June 1759
• Treaty of Lisieux	2 August 1776
• Treaty of Dulac	27 October 1895
• Carnival Revolution	21 February 1950
• Current constitution	14 July 2012
Area
• Total	322,392 km2 (124,476 sq mi)
Population
• 2024 estimate	11,543,982
• Density	63.29/km2 (163.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$370.3 billion (18th)
• Per capita	$49,736
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$246.9 billion (19th)
• Per capita	$32,290
Gini (2020)	27.6 low
HDI (2019)	0.857 very high
Currency	Wetumkan livre (£, WEL)
Time zone	UTC+4 (Eastern Elian Time, EET)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+74
Internet TLD	.we

Wetumka, officially the Republic of Wetumka (Hyacinthean: République de Ouétouque) is a sovereign state in Elia Borealis. It is bordered by the North Medan Ocean to the south, Free States and Kahneska to the east and X to the north. Dulac is the capital of Wetumka and is also the country's largest city. Wetumka covers a land area of 322,392 km² (124,476 sq mi), making it the third-largest sovereign state by area in mainland Elia Borealis, following the Free States and Kahneska. It is also the third most populous sovereign state on the continent. Hyacinthean is the official language, though a significant portion of the population is bilingual, speaking both Hyacinthean and indigenous languages.

The earliest well-dated evidence of human habitation in Wetumka traces to around 9500 BC with the first documented Elians. By 800 AD, the mound-building Okoloman culture dominated the region, establishing trade networks from the Empire Coast to modern-day Josephinia. This civilization was already declining when Calesian explorers arrived. Laurentin Laurent founded the first colony, Dulac, at the eastern peninsula’s tip, while inland regions remained largely unsettled. By the 17th century, Hyacinthean immigrants concentrated along the southern coast. In 1778, the Colony of Wetumka joined the Elian Wars of Independence as Hyacinthean settlers, wary of instability in continental Hyacinthe, sought independence. The colony joined the Grand Federation in 1790. Natives and settlers coexisted until the gold rushes of 1812. From that point on, aggressive settlement inland in the 19th century led to violent upheaval with the !Choctaws and !Muscogees, who launched the First Rebellion in 1843.

By the 1880s, calls for autonomy in Wetumka intensified, culminating in the Elian Civil War. On January 2, 1890, Governor Geoffroy Cochet declared independence with native support against the Federal government. Free States gave up their claims on Wetumka in 1895 after losing the strategically important Battle of the Verret River and pushed out of the province. Ruling as an autocrat until 1916, Cochet was succeeded by General Barthélemy Boffrand, initiating decades of military control, interrupted briefly by civilian rule from 1922 to 1925. Under the juntas, segregation and discrimination against natives was widespread and encouraged by the government. By 1950, economic collapse following the cotton industry’s decline and unpopularity of Gérôme Colbert led to the Carnival Revolution. Protestors overthrew Colbert, who fled abroad. Free elections were held, the constitution was amended for native rights and the country supported Kahneska during the Elian Border Wars under President Jean-Luc Leclerc. Corruption remains a major problem. In the 21th century, three presidents have been jailed for corruption.

History

Independence

The major military rulers of Wetumka, clockwise from top left: Geoffroy Cochet (1895–1916), Loïs Lemarquis (1925–1939), Jean-Yves Colbert (1939–1942) and Gérôme Colbert (1942–1950).

From independence until 1916, the country was led by the authoritarian regime of Geoffroy Cochet, which laid the foundation for the military juntas that would rule the country until 1950. The era of the military juntas was extremely harsh for the country's minorities. During Cochet's tenure, the country was relatively stable, and ethnic groups lived in harmony, but his successor, Barthélemy Boffrand, implimented policies of systematic racial segregation, which was reinforced during Loïs Lemarquis's presidency from 1925 to 1939. Lemarquis made few changes to the country's struggling economy, and his successor, Jean-Yves Colbert, was young and unprepared for leadership. The cotton industry, which had dominated the country for decades, was in trouble due to declining demand.

Colbert died in a traffic accident in 1942, and was succeeded by his older brother, Gérôme Colbert. When Gérôme came to power, the country was on the brink of bankruptcy—since 1946, hyperinflation plagued the nation, and it was the first in the world to seek economic assistance from the newly established !International Monetary Fund in 1948. In 1949, a new currency was introduced. On February 21, 1950, the Mardi Gras carnival in Dulac took place amidst massive student riots. In the afternoon, a group of armed rioters stormed the presidential residence, taking the president's family members and aides hostage. Colbert promised to step down if they were freed, and fled to Josephinia when this happened on February 23. The leader of the protests, Professor Jean-Luc Leclerc, assumed power.

Tanks in the streets of Dulac during the Carnival Revolution in 1950.

In 1952, large oil deposits were discovered off the southern coast of the country. The country initiated a massive offshore drilling project at the Merexter field. Merexter became one of the largest underwater oil fields in the world. The field produced vast amounts of oil and was vital to Wetumka's economy. It made the country one of the world's largest oil producers in the 1960s. The Leclerc administration paid off the country's foreign debt and gained the trust of foreign powers. Oil production has decreased over the years, especially after the 1970s oil crisis. Its reputation was severely damaged by a tanker collision and subsequent major oil spill in 1994. 270,000 tons of crude oil were spilled into the sea.

Culture

Art

Tristesse (1921) by Clémence Rousselle

Architecture

The famous main house of the Moitessier cotton plantation in Le Roux

Cuisine

Dishes typical of Wetumkan cuisine, including gumbo, jambalaya and boiled crayfish

Sports

The Wetumkan men's national football team in 2016. The team is often regarded as among the best in the Elias.