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Almost all people are of Vaunus origin, with no significant admixture of Siluan or Nordic groups despite centuries of interaction. Unlike many of the larger nations of Eracura, Saldia did not incorporate large numbers of non-Vaunus | Almost all people are of Vaunus origin, with no significant admixture of Siluan or Nordic groups despite centuries of interaction. Unlike many of the larger nations of Eracura, Saldia did not incorporate large numbers of non-Vaunus ethnic groups as demonstrated by numerous comparitive genetic studies. | ||
A lack of of large-scale immigration over the course of Saldia's over 1,300 years of nationhood, has led to a very monocultural society; beginning with the formation of the federation by Kaidre, and further enforced by Aiste in the Immigration Decree of 1601, the government prohibited immigration into Saldia in all but certain rare instances. In 2004, the Saldian Census Bureau recorded that 99.99% of people in Saldia identified as Vaunus. | |||
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Revision as of 19:10, 24 May 2022
Saldian Federation | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and | Bauskus |
| Official languages | Saldian Siluan |
| Ethnic groups | Vaunus |
| Religion | Saldian spirituality |
| Demonym(s) | Saldian |
| Government | Stratocracy |
• Head of State | Queen Šarune |
• Head of Government | Iron Wolf Aras |
| Legislature | High Council of the Saldian Federation |
| Establishment | |
• Defeat of Mone the Tyrant by Kaidre the Unforgettable | ~631 |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 11,053,433 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | NS$ 561.216 billion |
• Per capita | NS$ 50,773 |
| Currency | Saldian litas |
| Driving side | right |
The Saldian Federation is a landlocked country in northern Eracura with close political, economic and military ties with Silua. Saldia is bordered by Silua to the north, east, and south and by Shalum to the west. The country is a federated stratocracy composed of 45 brigades with federal authorities based in Bauskus. It is geographically divided between the Atrausine Mountains and the Rambynas Hills. The majority of the population of 11 million is concentrated in the Rambynas Hills, where the largest cities and economic centers are.
The establishment of the the Old Saldian Federation in the early medieval period resulted from the defeat of Mone the Tyrant by Kaidre the Unforgettable and the subsequent unification of the Saldian clans in approximately 631. The Bauskus Accord is considered the founding document of Saldia, whice is celebrated on Victory Day. After the unification of the Saldian clans, Saldia did not expand past the ethnically Saldian heartland. Saldian armies though did conduct numerous raids on surrounding territories and were highly sought after as mercenaries by rulers across a large swathe of Eracura. In 1522, after the decisive defeat of a Siluan invasion of Saldia, Saldia and Silua signed the Treaty of Bauskus. This treat saw Silua give up all claims to Saldian territory and also established a military alliance between the two states that would form the basis for the Bauskus-Ravumo Cooperative Sphere (BRCS) that was established in 1892.
Saldia occupies the crossroads between Nordic and Siluan Eracura, though very strict and long standing policies have prevented Saldia from hosting populations of any significant size from either of the two larger ethnic and linguistic families. Also due to its strict linguistic, cultural, and religious policies, Saldia is considered a culturally and linguistically monolithic nation. Despite its strict cultural and linguistic policies, Saldian citizens enjoy a great number of freedoms as the vast majority of Saldian cultural, social, and linguistic policies are applied to citizens of foreign nations.
History
Pre-Federation
Old Saldian Federation
Contact and Confrontation Era
Post Treaty of Bauskus
Modern history
Geography
Climate
Politics
Stratocracy and Direct Democracy
Companies
Regiments
Foreign Relations
Military
Economy
Demographics
With a little over 11 million people, Saldia is less populous than many countries in Eracura and Siduri.
Saldia is an outlier among developed countries, particularly in Eracura, for its relatively high rate of natural population growth. Between 2000 and 2020, Saldia saw the second-highest overall increase in population, relative to size, in Eracura and was of among the very few nations in which natural births accounted for most population growth. This was the highest rate since the Growth Spike following the Great Eracuran War and coincides with the rise of the total fertility rate from a nadir of 1.7 in 1994 to 2.5 in 2010.
As of January 2021, the fertility rate remains 2.4 children per woman, above the replacement rate of 2.1, but still below the high of of 4.72 in 1800. Saldia's fertility rate and crude birth rate remain among the highest in Eracura. Unlike many Eracuran nations, the population of Saldia is not aging as severly. The average age is 30.4 years while about a tenth of Saldian people are over 65. Average life expectancy is 84.25 years.
Ethnic groups
Almost all people are of Vaunus origin, with no significant admixture of Siluan or Nordic groups despite centuries of interaction. Unlike many of the larger nations of Eracura, Saldia did not incorporate large numbers of non-Vaunus ethnic groups as demonstrated by numerous comparitive genetic studies.
A lack of of large-scale immigration over the course of Saldia's over 1,300 years of nationhood, has led to a very monocultural society; beginning with the formation of the federation by Kaidre, and further enforced by Aiste in the Immigration Decree of 1601, the government prohibited immigration into Saldia in all but certain rare instances. In 2004, the Saldian Census Bureau recorded that 99.99% of people in Saldia identified as Vaunus.