Arcanstotska

Second Arcanstotskan Republic Вторая Арканская Республика (Obshchiy-Yazk) Vtoraya Arkanskaya Respublika
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Свобода Процветание Братство (Obshchiy-Yazk) Svoboda Protsvetaniye Bratstvo Liberty, Prosperity, Fraternity
Anthem: "Воля народа" "Volya Naroda" "Will of the People"
Capital	Siloyev
Largest	Ramelensk
Official languages	Obshchiy-Yazk
Recognised national languages	Aleman, Norsian, Mercanti, Prydanian
Religion (2019)	37.6% Irreligious 26.3% Orthodox Messianist 14.2% Courantist 8.5% Borseanist 4.2% Laurennist 4.4% Mehrab 2.7% Shaddaist 2.1% Drykkenist
Demonym(s)	Arcanstotskan (Noun, adj.) Arcanstotskans (plural)
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
• President	Sidorov Pevlovich
• Vice President	Anton Yanovich Tsvetayev
• Speaker of the National Assembly	Selinka Sychyova
• Chief Justice	Anastasiya Kublanova
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Representatives
Independence from Maloria
• Kingdom of Arcanstotska	WIP 1209
• Revolution of 1807	8 October, 1807
• First Arcanstotskan Republic	9 October, 1807
• Monarchy Restored	WIP 1819
• Revolution of 1848	19 August 1848
• Second Arcanstotskan Republic	2 August 1849
• Current constitution	2 August 1849
Area
•	144,150 km2 (55,660 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	54,300,000
• Density	376.7/km2 (975.6/sq mi)
Currency	Arcanstotskan Tula (ATA)
Driving side	right side
Calling code	+842

Arcanstotska, officially the Second Arcanstotskan Republic (Obshchiy-Yazk: Вторая Арканская Республика, Obshchiy-Yazk Transliterated: Vtoraya Arkanskaya Respublika), is a country located in Inner Craviter. Covering an area of 144,150 square kilometers (55,657 sq mi) it lies between the Phoenix Sea to the west and the Auburn Sea to the northeast. It borders Malor-Kanada and Norsia to the north and Highton to the south. Siloyev is the nation's current capital and second largest city. Other major urban areas include Ramelensk, Kropolym, Stavrozniki, Liyev, Sirinsk, and Klikhov.

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Currently Arcanstotska is a federal presidential constitutional republic led by a President. With 54.3 million inhabitants across its WIP constituent provinces, it is the XXth most populous country on Craviter and the XXth most populous in Eras.

Etymology

The Ylkentic peoples who migrated into Arcanstotska named the region "Aracasaskoyus," meaning "Homeland of Peaks and Fields," referring to the mountainous terrain of the region and the valleys between. The word was translated into Obshchiy-Yazk as "Arkanskaya," which was then translated into Mercanti as "Arcanstotska."

History

Early History

The earliest archaeologically confirmed permanent human residence within the region that would eventually come to be Arcanstotska dates back to the arrival of the Ylkentic peoples from the north in roughly 7,500 BCE. The Ylkentic peoples settled in the Yulia Valley between the eastern Kurtenko mountain range and the western Tarkene mountain range. From there, the Ylkentics expanded westward to the Phoenix Sea coast. Within the Yulia Valley, the largest Ylkentic settlements were centered around the Nabevsk River and Lake Tarasik, forming the first Ylkentic civilizations.

In 4,500 BCE, the arrival of the Szlavic peoples on the Phoenix coast began the slow end of Ylkentic dominance of the west through a series of wars between the two groups. In 210 CE, the Szlavic settlers on the Phoenix coast converted to Orthodox Messianism and attempted to enforce conversion upon the Ylkentics. The Ylkentics were forced to convert to Orthodox Messianism, though some groups of Ylkentics continued to secretly practice the old Ylkentic religion. Relations improved between the Szlavs and Ylkentics, with the peoples frequently engaging in trade and commerce.

By 500 CE, the land west of the Tarkene mountains had become home to the Kingdom of Kalinia, which, in 600 CE, was conquered by Bergum.

Bergum Era

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War for Independence

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First Kingdom of Arcanstotska

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Revolution of 1807

By 1710, liberal ideas had begun to emerge in lower and middle class society. These ideas were suppressed by Arcanstotskan monarchs, however, and many liberal circles were forced to gather exclusively in secret. In 1792, Queen Alexandria I was coronated as Queen of Arcanstotska after a coup against her liberal-minded husband, King Isaak I. She immediately began a campaign to shut down known liberal groups. Alexandria I was a devout Orthodox Messianist and made a series of laws which made forbidden any religious faith seldom Orthodox Messianism. These religious restrictions sparked a wave of Drykkenist rebellions, riots, and protests which were put down by the Royal Army. She ignored a famine in 1799 caused by bad harvests and rising bread costs.

On October 4, 1807, a protest in Siloyev organized by an Orthodox Priest, Fr. Dmitriy, was fired upon by Royal Army soldiers at Alexandria's command in the plaza of the Royal Palace. By now, many liberal revolutionary circles had been gathering in secret and planning an overthrow of the monarchy. Following what would become known as the First Palace Plaza Massacre, these revolutionary groups sprung into action under Royal Army commander Stanislav Stepanovich Vedenin. Vedenin lead an armed march on the city and forced Alexandria I to abdicate on October 8. On October 9, Vedenin declared himself Consul of the Republic, the abolition of the Arcanstotskan monarchy, and the creation of the First Arcanstotskan Republic.

First Arcanstotskan Republic & Chevalier Wars

After becoming Consul, Vedenin passed numerous laws which alleviated the famine and abolished the Arcanstotskan aristocracy. He ordered the creation of a new secular state religion, the Church of Reason, despite promises of religious freedom to religious minorities such as Shaddaists and Drykkenists. Although Vedenin at first promised a new Arcanstotskan democracy, he would continue to hold onto dictatorial powers until his death.

On June 4, 1810, Drykkenist and Shaddaist communities across the First Republic began to organize protests against the enforcement of the Church of Reason. Additionally, political opponents and former followers began demanding the establishment of democracy and the adoption of a constitution. These protests were fired upon by units of Vedenin's National Revolutionary Guard. Messianist churches, Shaddaist synagogues, and Drykkenist temples across the nation were burned down and replaced with Churches of Reason. Political opponents and those who didn't conform to the new state religion were killed or were held in ghettos under the watch of the National Revolutionary Guard.

The nation aligned itself with the Callisean Republic in the Wars of the Callisean Republic. Under Vedenin, Arcanstotskan armies joined with Chevalier in his conquests of northern Craviter. After the combined forces of Arcanstotska and Callise were forced to retreat from Prydania in 1818. Coalition armies entered Arcanstotska and laid siege to Siloyev, aided by monarchist rebels. Vedenin was killed in battle and his generals formally capitulated on WIP. The monarchy was restored in Arcanstotska on WIP, with Arcanstotska thereafter switching sides in the conflict.

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Revolution of 1848 & Arcanstotskan Civil War

On August 18, 1848, a protest secretly organized by the Underground Republic was gunned down by the Royal Guard. Riots broke out across the capital city over the following days. Royal Army regiments loyal to the Underground Republic stormed various government buildings throughout Siloyev, including the Royal Palace. Alexei III was captured by republicans and later executed alongside his wife and three children. The republican soldiers, under the orders of colonel Sergei Kariyev, began to break up the rioting in Siloyev which had caused considerable damage to the city. Kariyev, alongside the leadership of the Underground Republic - a group of lawyers, judges, journalists, and military officers, commonly referred to as "The Circle" - declared the creation of a provisional republican government on August 24.

On October 2, Duke Seveliy of Gorbunov announced his attention to restore the Kingdom of Arcanstotska with himself as King in the Koretsk Declaration. Over the course of the following weeks, sporadic skirmishes broke out across the Yulia Valley. Republican and monarchist forces clashed for the first time in the First Battle of Liyev on November 26, resulting in a monarchist victory. The monarchists continued to win a string of victories, pushing all the way to the city of Aleski on December 22.

The Battle of Aleski lasted for three days and resulted in a disastrous defeat for the monarchists. After the battle, Gorbunov was forced to retreat back to Liyev. After losing Liyev on March 13, 1849, Gorbunov officially surrendered to the republicans, bringing the Arcanstotskan Civil War to a close.

Second Arcanstotskan Republic

In the months after Gorbunov's surrender, Kariyev oversaw the constitutional negotiations, debates, and compromises which both solidified the new republican government and brought the various groups of the republican faction together and preventing a second civil war immediately after the defeat of the monarchists. The Constitution of the Second Arcanstotskan Republic was officially and unanimously adopted by the National Constitutional Convention on August 2, 1849, with the Second Arcanstotskan Republic officially proclaimed on the same day. Kariyev would serve as the nation's first president until 1859.

Both Kariyev and his successor, Fyodor Khalski, spearheaded numerous national reforms which were aimed at industrialization, modernization, greater equal education opportunities, better working conditions, among other objectives.

Geography

Climate

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Biodiversity

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Topography

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Politics & Government

Governance

According to the Constitution of 1849, Arcanstotska is a federal presidential constitutional republic divided into three separate branches of government. Each branch is restricted by an enshrined system of checks and balances which prohibit any governmental office or branch from becoming powerful enough to threaten democratic authority.

• Legislative: the bicameral National Assembly made up of the Senate (which represents the nation's constituent states) and the Chamber of Representatives (which represents the people directly). The Senate is comprised of 14 seats (two for each constituency) and the Chamber of Representatives is comprised of 543 seats, with one seat equating to 100,000 people. The National Assembly has the responsibility to adopt federal law, declare war, approve of and propose treaties, and power of impeachment over the President.
• Executive: the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and appoints members of the National Executive Cabinet (subject to approval from the National Assembly) who administer and enforce federal laws and policies. There is also the National Council, comprised of the head officials of the nations WIP federal executive departments, such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Defense. Their job is to advise the President's decisions on any subject relating to the duties of each member's respective office.
• Judicial: the National Constitutional Court, the National Supreme Court, and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the National Assembly with Presidential recommendation, have the responsibility of reviewing laws and overturning laws they deem unconstitutional.

The President of the Second Arcanstotskan Republic (POTSAR) is elected directly by the people via the popular vote for a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms, after which he/she will no longer be capable of serving any more terms in office.

Political Parties

The National Assembly operates on a multi-party system, and a political party must meet a membership requirement of 100,000 people in order to receive a seat in parliament.

Since the 1950's the leading political parties have been the liberal National Fraternity Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Conservative Union of Arcanstotska. Other notable parties include the Syndicalist Front, the progressive Peace & Love Party, the National Green Party, the Union of Arcanstotskan Communists, and the right-wing populist Arcanstotska First League.

Political Divisions

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Foreign Relations

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Military

Arcanstotska's military, the Arcanstotskan Armed Forces, is comprised of three primary branches; the Army (with special forces SSO), the Navy, and the Air Force. There are also three independent arms of service; the Airborne Forces, the National Guard, and the Military Police. The total number of service members across the ARA in 2019 totaled 1.08 million across all service branches (25,000 active duty, 1,061,000 in reserve). In absolute terms, Arcanstotska's military expenditure is equal to WIP billion IBU, roughly WIP% of the nation's GDP and WIP in the world. In times of peace, the Armed Forces fall under the authority of the Minister of Defense, however, in times of war, the Armed Forces instead fall under the command of the President.

The Arcanstotskan Armed Forces is a completely voluntary force in peacetime, though conscription may occur in times of war.

Economy

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Energy

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Industry

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Infrastructure

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Transport

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External Trade & Investment

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Tourism

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Mining

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Science & Technology

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Space Exploration

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Demographics

Language

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Education

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Religion

According to the 2019 General Census, 37.6% of Arcanstotskans identify themselves as irreligious (atheist or agnostic), 34.6% identify themselves as Messianist (26.3% Orthodox Messianist, 4.2% Courantist, 4.1% Laurennist), 12% identify themselves as Drykkenists, 4.4% identify as Mehrabs, 2.7% as Shaddaists, and 0.2% as other faiths.

Largest Cities

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Culture

Music & Dance

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Art

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Literature & Philosophy

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Architecture

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Cuisine

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