Aimilia

Aimilian Republic Despublika amideziz
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Capital	Kakzazna
Official languages	Aimilian
Ethnic groups	Aimilian, Gaullican
Demonym(s)	Aimilian
Government	Democratic parliamentary republic
• President	Kabentim Teguzboded
• Chancellor	Manham Batsatindim
Legislature	Kazbastad
Independence from Gaullica
• Granted	1935
Area
• Total	60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	6,700,000
• Density	111/km2 (287.5/sq mi) (167th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$100 billion
• Per capita	$15,021
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$80 billion
• Per capita	$12,090
Gini (2018)	41.5 medium
HDI (2018)	0.798 high
Currency	Katap (KAT)
Time zone	UTC-1 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.ai

Aimilia is a landlocked country in northeastern central Euclea. It has a population of 6.7 million and a land area of almost 60,000 square kilometres. The official and most spoken language is Aimilian. The country is largely flat, of temperate climate, and touches two of the Eleutherian lakes. Its capital is Kakzazna.

The Aimilii tribes inhabited the area at the time of the Solarian Empire, resisting its expansion out of modern Gaullica in the Aimilian Wars. After several unsuccessful military attempts to take over the area, with the Aimilii tribes having united under a single leader to prosecute the war, the Solarian Empire offered special status to the Aimilii which would allow them to stay and settle on the land but enjoy the benefits of connection with Solarian civilisation; in exchange, they would defend the frontier. This agreement was accepted, and the five main surviving tribes of the Aimilii settled roughly in the areas of the five Judicatures, which in turn correspond to the provinces of modern Aimilia. The largely successful defence of the Aimilii against those to the west has had the survival of Solarian civilisation in Gaullica attributed to it by some historians. In the medieval age, unity largely broke down, with the Judicatures being at various times independent, conjoined, or part of neighbouring powers such as Gaullica or Sunrosia. By the time of the Great War (Kylaris), four Judicatures had been Gaullican for some time, and one Swetanian. After the war, independence was granted to the traditional territory of the Aimilian Judicatures which were part of Gaullica, forming the Aimilian Republic. Shortly after establishment, a dictatorship took over, ruling with support from Estmere and Werania until the 70s. The lengthy Aimilian Spring eventually saw the country turn into a unitary, liberal, constitutional, parliamentary, multiparty democracy, with a notably strong judiciary.

In part owing to its history, Aimilia is among the countries of Euclea with weaker institutions and economy. It is nonetheless capable of being characterised as medium or high income, with a nominal GDP per capita of €12,090 and PPP of €15,021, giving it a total GDP of €100 billion PPP and €80 billion nominal. A notable proportion of the country's national income comes from those working in the Euclean Community or Swetania. It is the only country in Euclea with a high HDI, as opposed to a very high HDI. At times Aimilia has been a candidate for accession to the Euclean Community, but has never met its requirements. Contemporarily, Aimilia is known for its musical scene, which often makes use of the Aimilian language.

Etymology

"Aimilia" comes from the Solarian Aimilii, which was the name for the tribes living in the area given by the Solarian Empire. It is generally accepted that it comes from a self-designation of the tribes in Old Aimilian, related to the contemporary Aimilian amideziz, meaning "Aimilian". It is speculated that this appellation meant something along the lines of "free people" or "independent people".

History

The Aimilii peoples moved into the area around the time of the Solarian conquest of Gaullica. During Solarian fighting, various battles, costly for both sides, were fought around the modern territory of Aimilia. Eventually, the Aimilian peoples, organised as five tribes, agreed to become clients of a sort of Solaria. Over time, they were increasingly integrated, but by-and-large maintained the Aimilian language, culture and borders, fighting very successfully against barbarians to the west on behalf of Solaria.

When Solaria fell, the Aimilian subdivisions, known as Judicatures and ruled by a Judge, became independent. During the medieval era their basic units were preserved, but frequently ruled from abroad such as from Sunrosia or Gaullica, or were partially united by a local ruler.

At the time of the Great War, four of the five Judicatures were ruled by Gaullica, and one by Swetania, all fully integrated with their respective states. During the war, many Aimilians were conscripted by the Gaullican state, but some also joined an Aimilian Legion fighting against the Entente.

After the war, the Gaullican Aimilian territories were split off as the Aimilian Republic by the Grand Alliance as a buffer state and seeking to reduce Gaullica's dominance in Euclea. This new state's first action was to expel Gaullicans and encourage those abroad in Gaullica to return. However, many Gaullicans in Aimilia simply claimed to be Aimilian rather than leaving, and so stayed.

The regime, while nominally democratic, failed to build robust institutions and became a dictatorship. Despite a succession of dictators and the involvement of the military in politics, the postwar economic boom and the support for the regime by Estmere and Werania kept things quiet. However, by the 70s, the economy was in a very poor state, and welfare programmes could no longer be maintained, and a wave of liberal sentiment saw the largely bloodless ouster of the dictatorship, in favour of a liberal democracy.

The Conservative Group came into government at the head of a coalition in 2015, becoming the largest party for the first time, ending several terms of National Liberal-led government.