Vierzland

Vierz Federation Vierze Föderation
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Gott und volk" "God and people"
Anthem: O Vierzland hoch in Ehren O highly esteemed Vierzland
Location of Vierzland
Capital and largest city	Adtrus
Official languages	Vierz
Recognised national languages	Hauvic Isheric
Ethnic groups	92.8% Vierz 3.5% Nahorientalisch—3.2% Caraqis —0.3% Njataris 1.2% Artalians 0.8% Luepolans 0.2% Jews 1.5% other
Demonym(s)	Vierz
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Chancellor	Kaspar Vahl
• Deputy Chancellor	Klements Brandt Paulina Krehl
• Speaker of the Federal Assembly	Eva Weiskopf
• Chair of the Supreme Federal Court	Thorsten Hopfer
Legislature	Federal Assembly
Area
•	531,756 km2 (205,312 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	95,613,152
• 2015 census	94,295,581
• Density	177/km2 (458.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$4.512 trillion
• Per capita	$47,859
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$4.022 trillion
• Per capita	$42,663
Gini (2018)	35.6 medium
HDI (2018)	0.913 very high
Currency	Vierzmark (ᛗ) (VZM)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+55
Internet TLD	.vz

Vierzland, officially the Vierz Federation (Vierz: Vierze Föderation), is a sovereign state in central Patyria. It is bordered by Vyzinia to the northeast, Luepola to the east, Lairea to the south, and Borland and Apelia to the west. Vierzland's total population of 95 million people, the highest in Patyria, is spread across 14 states, with many located in major cities such as the capital Adtrus, Bertenau, or Kasenberg. The country's land area is the second-largest in Patyria, totaling 531,756 square kilometres (205,312 sq mi).

Settlement by Vierzic tribes around the Bertenau Delta in antiquity gradually led to the establishment and expansion of numerous Vierz kingdoms in central Patyria. These states eventually united to form the Vierz Kingdom in 1610 AD as a result of the Eastern Patyrian War. The Vierz Kingdom, situated in western Vierzland, united with its eastern counterpart in the aftermath of the First Apelic War in 1766, with Constantine the Great the first Kaiser of the united Vierz Empire. Over the next 150 years, Vierz colonial holdings in West Oridia, Tusola, and South Artalia expanded considerably, especially in the aftermath of Vierz victories in the Vierz-Borish Wars and the Oridian War in the early-mid 19th century.

Colonial conflicts with other Patyrian states, its defeat in the Volgarian Revolutionary War, and the worldwide economic crisis of the early 1920s led to the creation of a military dictatorship in 1929 under Hermann Eschau. Worsening geopolitical disputes led Vierzland to invade Luepola in 1942, sparking the Great War, which swiftly became a worldwide conflict - the deadliest in world history. Vierzland allied itself with Savland, Apelia, Tierada, and others to defeat the SIC, a coalition of socialist and communist states in Patyria. Despite the victory of its alliance, relations with Tierada and Apelia went sour over Vierzland's continued occupation of North Granzery, Luepola, and southern Patyrian states. Disagreements quickly morphed into a lengthy period of geopolitical tension, termed the Silent War, between the Vierz Empire and an alliance of Tierada and Vonzumier; all three of which were nuclear-armed superpowers.

Economic difficulties onset by falling oil prices and worsening conflicts in West Oridia hindered Vierzland's ability to project power. Relations with Tierada, after a brief period of Détente in the 1960s, went sour over the 1974 Straits of Vell crisis and the Luepolan Uprising and ensuing war. Political instability worsened after Vierzland's defeat in Luepola, and republican sentiment advanced under Chancellor Heinrich Werner led to Kaiser Viktor IV's abdication in 1989. This was followed by the official dissolution of the empire in 1990, and the ratification of the new constitution in 1992, which created the Vierz Federation. The new constitution reestablished the country as a federal parliamentary republic, and Vierzland relinquished all of its overseas holdings by 1994.

Vierzland is officially a nation-state for the Vierz people, who constitute 92.8% of the population, the remainder consisting of minority groups such as Caraqis, Artalians, and Luepolans, who immigrated from former Vierz colonies or neighbouring states. Three-fourths of the country is Catholic, with significant populations of Tariqas and irreligious people. Vierzland is a member of the Group of Ten, and is the founder of the Vierz Community and the Vierz Language Organization. A great power, the country enjoys a high standard of living, ranking highly in areas of productivity, education, and healthcare, while being one of the world's largest economies. Vierzland has a significant number of tourist sites and world-renowned universities. It is one of the only countries in the world in possession of nuclear weapons.

Etymology

The name "Vierzland" is derived from the name of a Vierzic tribe, the Virsi (Wiersi), that inhabited the area around the Abenhal River from the 4th century BC. "Wiersi" comes from the Proto-Vierzic word "weraz," meaning "man." This word is derived from the Proto-Bahsaro-Patyrian "wiHrós," which carries the same meaning.

The term "Vierz" was first used to describe the Vierz ethnic group in the 1100s (then written as Wirz), as a self-descriptor by early Vierz nationalists who aimed to create a sense of identity among the Vierzic tribes who inhabited north-central Patyria. The term was first used officially in 1610, after the western Vierzic states united to form the Vierz Kingdom in 1610, which was then written as Wierzes Kjennichrikj due that region's use of the Hauvelic dialect of Vierz. In the east, the states referred to themselves as the Virse Bund, meaning the "Vierz League."

When the Vierzic states united to form the Vierz Empire in 1766, a compromise was reached between the Western and Eastern counterparts to use the term "Vierz" to describe the country and the ethnic group. The imperial government used the formal name Vierzes Reich ("Vierz Empire"), and the short name Vierzland. The practice continued with the establishment of the Vierz Federation; Vierze Föderation.

Geography

Urbanization

Largest cities and towns in Vierzland Federal Statistical Office
	Rank		States of Vierzland	Pop.
Adtrus Bertenau	1	Adtrus	Adtrus Capital Region	5,103,837	Kasenberg Friedrichstadt
	2	Bertenau	Hauvel	4,252,458
	3	Kasenberg	Lonzig	2,344,591
	4	Friedrichstadt	Hauvel	1,894,342
	5	Tilleda	Vogach	1,523,293
	6	Strauben	Geismar	1,246,785
	7	Talheim	Kastor	1,187,474
	8	Schattendorf	Annahof	1,108,245
	9	Gidenburg	Rastede	1,051,959
	10	Jesselitz	Jeien	998,043

Politics

Kaspar Vahl, Chancellor since 2012

Vierz politics take place within the framework of a federal, constitutional, parliamentary republic. The Constitution of Vierzland (Verfassung), ratified in 1992, creates the governmental structure of the federation in its first four chapters. Broadly, the constitution separates the government into three separate branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.

Legislative matters are handled by the unicameral, 745-member Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung), which is elected by a system of mixed-member proportional representation every five years. The Federal Assembly is tasked with declaring war, making federal law, approving treaties, controlling the budget and taxation, and both selecting the Chancellor and removing them from office if need be.

The executive branch consists of the Chancellery (Kanzlerei) and the Federal Cabinet (Bundeskabinett), the entirety of which is led by the Chancellor (Kanzler[in]), who is both the head of state and head of government. The Chancellor serves at the confidence of the Federal Assembly, and is elected by a ballot of the assembly a month after a general election. The Chancellor and the Federal Ministers (Bundesminister), comprising the Federal Cabinet, are responsible for implementing laws, commanding the military, directing policy initiatives, and overseeing the activities of the Federal Regions.

The legal system in Vierzland operates under the system of civil law with the inquisitorial format. The judicial branch is compromised of the Supreme Federal Court (Oberstes Bundesgericht, OB), which handles matters of constitutional law and maintaining the rule of law, and the High Criminal Court (Hoher Strafgerichtshof, HS) which is responsible for criminal procedures at the national level. Both courts are staffed by 7 judges (Richter), who are appointed by the Chancellor and approved by the Federal Assembly, and three investigators (Ermittler), who are appointed by the government-independent Federal Judicial Office (Bundesamt für Justiz).