Ellese

Fersmore of Ellese Тан Ферсморе Варз Арисхестан
Motto: "Верд зарс бел Перд" "Unity Under The Fatherland"
Anthem: "Torsvilo"
Capital and largest city	Torsvilo
Official languages	Ellesean
Ethnic groups (2021)	91.1% Ellesean Non-Jew 5.3% Ellesean Jew 2.9% Circassian 0.7% Other
Religion (2021)	85.9% Ellesean Orthodox Christianity 5.5% Judaism 2.4% Other Religion 6.2% No religion
Demonym(s)	Ellesean, Arish
Government	Federal Semi-Constitutional Monarchical Fersmoar
• Fer	Misrl Salle
• Sas Feztson	Tachen Amonst
Legislature	Feztsonser
• Upper house	Tamanakar
• Lower house	Tamankar
Independence from Russian Empire
• Declared	September 19, 1922
Population
• 2021 census	6,927,407
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Per capita	$56,511 (23rd)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Per capita	$28,213 (38th)
Gini	32.1 medium (41st)
HDI (2022)	0.901 very high (21rd)
Currency	Ellesean Kar (ɟʎ̝) (ELK)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Date format	mm-dd-yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+75
Internet TLD	.el

Ellese, officially The Fersmore of Ellese (Ellesean: Тан Ферсморе Варз Арисхестан, Romanised Tan Fersmore Varz Arishestan), is a non-landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the North and East, Ukraine to the West and Georgia to the South. It is also called by the native name of Arishestan. It has a population of approximately 6.9 million as of 2021, with nearly a third of those living in the capital and largest city of Torsvilo.

Ellese has its roots in the loose unification of a number of Iranic Sarmatian tribes in around 204 AD. Over the years, this confederacy managed to survive due to its great military strength and ability. It fought off the Huns in 456-461 AD, the Khazars in the 650s (converting to Judaism, like them, in 861) and various other mostly Turkic groups before finally being conquered by the Mongols in 1259. After the breaking apart of the Mongol Empire in 1294, the country became part of the Golden Horde. Over time, Elleseans gained much power in this empire, and by 1391 an independent Ellesean Fersmoar managed to form, in all of the area Ellese possesses today, plus much more. This prompted the Golden Age of Ellese and the Ellesean. After a period of instability and decline, which started in approximately 1651, the country was absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1723. The country had converted to Orthodox Christianity in 1555, due to the antisemitism of Tsar Ivan of Russia.

In 1917 it gained independence from the Russian Empire. However, just nine years later, it became part of the Soviet Union. In 1941, it was invaded by the Axis Powers. They did not succeed, instead, the invasion sparked a new movement for independence from the Soviet Union, after there had been a number of insurgencies in the late 1920s with that aim. They did not succeed at first but the movement (new insurgencies) continued until 1953 when the country got military backing from capitalist countries, and half of it (South Ellese) gained independence from the USSR. It immediately came under the rule of a semi-autocratic monarch, Szen Salle. He founded the Second Fersmore of Ellese, a dynasty which so far has included him, the next Fer Alchar Salle and the current Fer Misrl Salle.

The country has generally been officially neutral in all matters of international affairs since the War of Independence from the 1940s-1950s. During the Salle dynasty's rule, the country has seen great economic improvement and development but also much suppression of dissent and other undemocratic actions and policies. In 2022, the country proceeded to invade the region they called "North Ellese" but is administered by Russia, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The country has a democracy index score of 4.14. It has a HDI of 0.901, classed as "very high". It is ranked as a middle power in international affairs, and has historically been an important country geopolitically due to being at the crossroads of East and West. It was the initiator of EAGA, an organization dedicated to efforts aimed at decreasing corruption and preserving peace in the Caucuses region, and is also a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the OSCE, among others.

Etymology:

The name of the country in Ellesean, Arishestan, comes from the name the ancient Sarmatians gave themselves, "Ari". The Persian suffix was added in the 15th century, with the Fersmore being called "Arishei" before that. The self-descriptor "Ari" probably came from the Indo-European root language originally, and in modern (and presumably ancient) Ellesean it means "Noble." The name generally used in English, Ellese, is said to have come from French, meaning He Wronged (Anglicized, with the words added together and the accents removed.) This is due to the voyages of Jacques Roix, who came across the country in 1676, and was used to describe the indignation the Ellesean leaders, constantly fighting at the time, often felt towards each other.

History:

Modern humans have inhabited the region of the country for approximately 45,000 thousand years, having come from either the North Caucasus or Siberia, through the continental-climate areas above the steppe. Before that, Neanderthals, Denisovans and members of the Homo Erectus species lived in the area. The Neanderthals only died out from the area approximately 45,000 years ago. During the late Copper-early Bronze age period, area was home to a number of tribes part of or affiliated with the Yamnaya culture, where it is hypothesised the Indo-European peoples first came from, before their migrations. These tribes lived in chiefdoms as nomadic pastoralists.

From around 800 BC to 200 BC, most of the land was controlled by Scythians (Cimmerians), who are classified as Iranic, due to their language and culture, and therefore at least some of them came from Iran. However, they were also connected to a Volga culture. The related Sarmatians established a hegemony in the region in around 200 BC. There were three main tribes of these in the area Ellese controls today: Siraces, tbe Alans and Roxolani. They were all about as powerful as each other. Usually, they were constantly fighting. However, in 204 AD, they were unified by the Great Fer, First Fer, Szaman. He established a system of devolution and autonomy for all groups, while still being unified under the authority of the Fer. Sometimes, the Fer would have his decisions overruled by the Council, made up of the three leaders of each tribe. The first they had to deal with was the invading Huns, in around 456 AD. By this time they had established much infrastructure in the country and many of the population had become settled farmers instead of nomadic pastoralists. However, fighting was still highly valued in the society.