Rocia

Republic of Rocia República del Roca (Veleazan)
Flag National Cockade
Capital	Sierra Blanca
Largest city	Verbo Divino
Official languages	Veleazan
Ethnic groups	see Demographics
Demonym(s)	Rocian
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Federico de Riviera-Murillo
• Vice President	Alejandra Corral
•      Premier	Estéban Tinoco
Legislature	Congress of the Nation
Independence from the Kingdom of Veleaz
• Declared	18 January 1797
• Recognised	26 August 1800
• Dissolution of the Aillaca-Rocia Union	1906
• Current constitution	2006
Population
• 2019 census census	31,403,515
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Per capita	$15,039
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Per capita	$8,717
HDI (2019)	0.752 high

Rocia (Veleazan: Roca), officially the Republic of Rocia (Veleazan: República del Roca), is a country in Rennekka. It is bordered by Aiyaca to the north, Renneque to the east, Pending to south, and Pending to the west. The country claims a larger border than it controls with Pending through the disputed territory of Pending. The capital is Sierra Blanca, located in the center of the country. Verbo Divino is the largest city and historical administrative center. Other major cities are Abancay, Carro, Jaén, and Ica.

Rocian territory has been home to human civilizations dating as far back as 3000 BCE. The [to be named] Civilization, which originated in neighboring Aiyaca, was the first civilization in Rocia. The last major civilization prior to colonization was the Amaru Empire empire. The Amaru controlled much of the territory including Rocia for over two centuries after it established hegemony over the region. Rocia's territory has one of the oldest histories of human settlement and civilization in the world, dating back to the 4th millennia BCE. Starting in the 16th century, the Kingdom of Veleaz came to control the region following a series of conquests. It established the Viceroyalty of Rocia which encompassed much of western Rennekka. The Viceroyalty was centered in Ciudad del Verbo Divino and was one of Veleaz's wealthiest and largest colonial possessions. During the Rennekkan Wars for Independence, parts of Rocia declared their independence from Veleaz in 1790. Fighting between loyalists and separatists, backed by foreign revolutionaries continued until 18XX. Rocia formally declared independence in 18XX and shortly after formed the Aillacan-Rocian Union. In the years after its formation, the Union experienced relative economic and political stability. It also came to enjoy significant influence in continental affairs. Growing internal divisions and external threats resulted in the break-up of the Union in 1906 following the War of the Four Nations.

The current Rocian state was established in 1906. Throughout the first half of 20th century, the country had a series of conservative and authoritarian governments. Reformists and liberals made significant changes to Rocian society and from 1940 to 1960 conditions improved and the economy grew. Coups, social unrest, territorial disputes, economic inequality, ethnic tensions, and armed insurgencies characterized much of the late 20th century. The country underwent a period of democratization in the early 1990s and Horacio Calixto-Ortega was elected president in 1992. His government was credited with stabilizing the country, ushering in a period of economic development. However, Calixto-Ortega was heavily criticized for the suppression of political dissent and face allegations of human rights violations. Fernándo Ortolano was elected to the presidency in 2002 and was credited with ending the ongoing insurgencies, improving living conditions, and increasing rights for the Native population. The current constitution was implemented in 2006 and defines the country as a Unitary presidential
republic. Ortolano was removed from office in 2012 following allegations of corruption and the Chawpisuyu conflict began when several Native majority provinces declared independence.

Rocia, which has a population of over 31.4 million inhabitants, is a multiethnic country. Its population includes Natives, Mestizos, Asurans, and Mujalans. The official and predominant language is Veleazan. Since 2006, Runakuna and [language] have been co-official languages. Over 40 additional indigenous languages are spoken in Rocia however none have co-official status.

Etymology

The name of the country is believed to be derived from Ruq'a, the name of a the !Incan ruler. When his possessions were visited and explored by Asuran explorers in the 16th century, they came to be designated Ruqa. This was !hispanicized as Roca and Rocia in Newreyan.