Ravetia

Ravetian Republic Repubblica Ravetiana (Italian)
Flag of Ravetia Flag Coat of Arms
Motto:  Terra de Corvidae (Latin) Land of the Corvids
Anthem: Marcia Ravetiana
Location of  Ravetia  (green) in Nordania  (grey & green)
Capital and largest city	Varvz-Evonia
Official languages	Italian French
Ethnic groups (2016)	89% Ravetian 8% Nymandine 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Ravetian
Government	Unitary republic
• President	Vittorio Giuseppe Arlean
• Prime Minister	Alessandra Montecelli
Legislature	Parliament
Formation
• Vettoren City States	c. 604
• Kingdom of Ravetia	c. 1579
• Establishment of the Monseran Government	February 7th, 1788
Population
• 2016 estimate	23,547,551
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	₺ 11.865 trillion
• Per capita	₺ 503,883
Gini (2015)	25.1 low
HDI (2015)	0.90 very high
Currency	₺ Ducat (RDU)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
ISO 3166 code	RA
Internet TLD	.rav

The Ravetian Republic, otherwise known as Ravetia is a unitary republic located the continent of Conitia in Esquarium. Ravetia is bordered by Nameria to the south and Hagieria and Agrilan to the west. Ravetia is a unitary republic with a dualistic executive system with a prime minister and president, a unicameral legislature as the Parliament and an autonomous judiciary known as the National Court. The nation consists of a total of 13 provinces, 5 federal cities and 1 federal district containing a total population of 23.5 million The capital, Varvz-Evonia, is the largest city of Ravetia with a population of 4.3 million within its metropolitan area. Varvz-Evonia is a coastal city settled in the Evonian Bay and the surrounding Varvz plains. The nation's population is mostly concentrated in coastal cities, with the rest of the territory being sparsely populated.

Modern day Ravetia is known as an advanced economy, with a high standard of living as is showed by the high level of human development. The economy is largely service based economy with a significant high-tech manufacturing presence. Despite some mineral wealth, Ravetia relies heavily on imports for food and other agricultural resources. Given its reliance to the market, the nation has pursued free trade agreements with its import partners to ensure competitiveness of its market.

History

Post Latin Kingdom

As the latin kingdom collapsed, wherever armies remained in the garrisons in the Ravetian lands formed their own city states. For a brief moment, around 400 CE, the first Kingdom of Ravetia was formed by the treaty of Alcoponti-Curusium. The Mossarni family intermarried the Namerian Crescenzi dynasty, eventually leading to a forced dynastic union when the Mossarni's line of succession was made extinct from pest, assassinations and constant border wars with barbarians. The Crescenzi nobles pressed their claims to the Ravetian throne after pretenders rose to claim the throne for themselves. The First War of Ravetian Succession began in 560 CE after numerous heated discussions and violent brawls, aside from border skirmishes that would lead into over a millennia of constant war.

By 600 CE, much of the southern part of modern day Ravetia was under the control of feudal lords loyal to the Namerian crown. The rest of Ravetia returned to a chaotic set of city states, of which, the Meduccian Confederacy was the most prominent. The majority of Namerican incursions were successful, however, the Meduccians continually skirmished and repelled them little by little. As a stalemate was achieved in 1052, the Meduccians began to invest heavily into naval dominance between the Nordanian-Conitian trade waters.

16th Century

The concept of a reunited Ravetia had been floating around centuries prior to the creation of the League of Ravens in 1506. The formation of the league was a direct response of increased aggressions of ambitious Nordanian nations seeking to conquer the smaller feuding Ravetian city states. The league, however, did not prevent the city states to stop their infighting, but it did successfully repel hostile invasions in the form of military coalitions. During this time, it would be common that after a coalition war, the armies would immediately turn on each other and continue the petty squabbling that had been ongoing for numerous centuries.

Great thinkers and military tacticians were formed around this constant cycle of war, betrayal and deception, leading to the Ravetian school of thought to be cynical and individualistic. Vavaldanian writer, Gregorio Munacelli's works show the impact that the political situation of the 16th century had on the literature and art.

Government & Politics

Main articles: Politics of Ravetia and Republican Government of Ravetia

Ravetia is a federal parliamentary republic with division of powers followed by the tripartite system, with a dual executive executive system with the president taking role of head of state and the prime minister as the head of government. The cabinet is formed by several directories, with some directors positioned on a similar level of hierarchy as both the prime minister. The current Ravetia constitution was established in 18__ that establishes the basic laws and political structure of the nation.

The executive power is conformed of the president, prime minister and the directories while the legislative power is controlled by a unicameral parliament. The Ravetian Parliament has a total of 350 seats who are elected every 4 years with a total of 100 electoral districts. The judiciary is independent, headed

Economy

Economic growth since 2008 has maintained a steady growth contributing to the nation's high index of human development and high income mixed economy. In 2018, the GDP (PPP) is of ₺ 11.865 trillion with a GDP per capita (PPP) of ₺ 503,883. Ravetia is considered a middle income economy with a current recorded economic growth of 3.5%.

In 1968, Ravetia suffered a severe economic crisis mostly due to the lack of modern infrastructure and increasingly expensive manufacturing costs. The Economic Modernisation Act of 1971 introduced some emergency economic stability measures, which lead to the outsourcing of a grand majority of the Ravetian manufacturing base to Nameria and the sell of several state-owned enterprises. Other incentives were implemented, such as the introduction of semi-computerised automation, economic subsidies for STEM related studies and a revitalisation of the national infrastructure. Despite some successful results, Ravetia was left with a rather extensive public deficit that has only been decreased within the last decade.

Results of the extensive economic restructuring resulted fruitful by the early 1990s. Ravetia boasted a healthy, but much reduced manufacturing based, a modernised agricultural base and an ever increasing services base. The years from 1989 to 1996 had the highest reported economic growth percentage and a low unemployment rate. 1994 was the year with the highest economic growth, with a reported 9%, according to the Directory of Economy.