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| {{Infobox country | | {{Infobox country |
| |conventional_long_name = Miersan Entity | | |conventional_long_name = Lemovician Entity |
| |native_name = {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Ентітатє Іпаралдекоак<br>{{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: Mierski podmiot | | |native_name = {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Ентітатє Іпаралдекоак<br>{{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: Mierski podmiot |
| |short_name = Miersan Entity | | |short_name = Lemovician Entity |
| |image_map = MiersEntMap.png | | |image_map = LemovEntMap.png |
| |map_width = 275px | | |map_width = 275px |
| |map_caption = <big>Land controlled by the Miersan Entity (red) in [[Lemovicia]] (red and white)</big> | | |map_caption = <big>Land controlled by the Miersan Entity (red) in [[Lemovicia]] (red and white)</big> |
| |common_name = Miersan Entity | | |common_name = Lemovician Entity |
| |image_coat = MiersEntSeal.png | | |image_coat = LemovCoA.png |
| |symbol_type = [[Coat of arms of Lemovicia|Seal]] | | |symbol_type = [[Coat of arms of Lemovicia|Coat of arms]] |
| |image_flag = MiersEntity.png | | |image_flag = LemovEntFlag.png |
| |flag_type = [[Flag of Lemovicia|Flag]] | | |flag_type = [[Flag of Lemovicia|Flag]] |
| |national_motto = Sprawiedliwość i równość<br>{{small|{{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: Justice and equality}} | | |national_motto = Іноїз ере ез назіоен бізіцарен одола!<br>{{small|{{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Never again the lifeblood of any nation!}} |
| |national_anthem = {{wp|Rota (poem)|Rota}}<br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZGweQ2Sxk]] | | |national_anthem = {{wp|Rota (poem)|Rota}}<br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZGweQ2Sxk]] |
| |capital = [[Włocłamyśl]] | | |capital = [[Zubiharra]] |
| |largest_city = [[Sechia]] | | |largest_city = [[Topagunea]] |
| |official_languages = {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}} | | |official_languages = {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}} |
| |regional_languages = {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}} | | |regional_languages = {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}} |
| |ethnic_groups = {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}} (78.5%)<br>[[Lemovician people|Lemovician]] (19.5%)<br>Others (2%) | | |ethnic_groups = {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}} (78.5%)<br>[[Lemovician people|Lemovician]] (19.5%)<br>Others (2%) |
| |ethnic_groups_year = 2017 | | |ethnic_groups_year = 2017 |
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| The '''Miersan Entity''' ({{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Ентітатє Іпаралдекоак, ''Entitate iparraldekoak'', {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Mierski podmiot''), historically known as the '''Miersan Republic of Lemovicia''' ({{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Іпаралдеко ерепубліка Менділура, ''Iparraldeko errepublika Mendilurra'', {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Mierska Rzeczpospolita Łemowicza'') from 1980 until 1992, is a [[Administrative divisions of Lemovicia#Entities|constituent entity]] of [[Lemovicia]], bordered to the south by the [[Lemovician Entity]], to the west and north by [[West Miersa]], and to the east by [[Slirnia]].
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| Initially established in March 1980 by [[Izydor Domzalski]], it was established in reaction to [[Saroi Garnica]]'s policy to encourage Miersans to leave Lemovicia, and Garnica's increasing authoritarianism. Throughout the first twelve years, it sought to set itself up as a {{wp|sovereign state}}, as Domzalski believed it was the only way that the {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}} community can be able to preserve their livelihoods in their homeland.
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| Today, it is the most populous constituent entity in Lemovicia, with nearly two-thirds of the country's population residing in the Miersan Entity, and is the second-largest constituent entity by area in the country.
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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| The name of the '''Miersan Entity''' is based off the fact that the majority population of the Miersan Entity are ethnic {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, who have began moving in large numbers after [[Lemovicia]]'s annexation by the [[Kingdom of Miersa]], but whose population greatly increased with the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}} while Lemovicia and Miersa were under [[Narozalica|Narozalic]] rule.
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| The former name, the '''Miersan Republic of Lemovicia''' was adopted upon their declaration of independence from Lemovicia on 22 March, 1980, as they sought to include "all ethnic Miersans in Lemovicia" under their administration, in addition to the hope by [[Izydor Domzalski]] that the Lemovician government, either under [[Saroi Garnica]] or [[Otxote Sasiambarrena]], would be willing to give the region autonomy.
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Origins=== | | ===Origins=== |
| [[File:Wachtende_stakers_van_de_Leninwerf,_Bestanddeelnr_253-8309.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Protests in [[Sechia]], 5 March, 1980]]
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| After the annexation of [[Lemovicia]] by the [[Kingdom of Miersa]] in TBD, ethnic {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}} began moving in, particularly in the northern regions of Lemovicia. However, while Miersans formed a substantial minority in northern Lemovicia by the start of the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}}, as Lemovicia industrialized, Miersans migrated from [[Miersa]] into Lemovicia, which at the time was part of the [[Narozalic Empire]], which led to a substantial Miersan majority in northern Lemovicia, as well as in mining towns in southern Lemovicia.
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| Following the end of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], and the implementation of the [[Godfredson Plan]] which gave Miersa independence as [[West Miersa]] and [[East Miersa]], substantial immigration from Miersa ceased, although with a significant Miersan population in the region, northern Lemovicia would remain majority-Miersan.
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| After the outbreak of the [[Second Narozalic Civil War]] in 1979, [[Eztebe Tolaregain]] of the [[National Syndicalist Union of Lemovicia|National Syndicalists]] issued a {{wp|unilateral declaration of independence}}. Following the month-long [[Lemovician War of Independence]], [[Saroi Garnica]] emerged as the {{wp|de-facto}} leader of the country. Under his rule, he instituted a [[Constitution of Lemovicia, 1979|constitution]] which restricted citizenship to [[Lemovician people|ethnic Lemovicians]].
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| By early 1980, [[Izydor Domzalski]] and [[Jan Swiech]] began advocating for the separation of the Miersan-majority northern Lemovicia into a sovereign state, as the central government in [[Topagunea]] cracked down on Miersans and other ethnic minorities in an effort to strengthen {{wp|minority rule}} by the ethnic Lemovicians.
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| On 5 March, 1980, protests broke out in [[Sechia]] which were brutally suppressed by the [[Lemovician Armed Forces]]. Throughout the rest of the month, protests in various major cities broke out and were suppressed, leading to [[Otxote Sasiambarrena]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Lemovicia|Liberal Democrats]] to declare himself leader of Lemovicia on 21 March, 1980, leading to the start of the [[Lemovician Civil War]].
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| ===Civil War===
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| [[File:We_are_in_Lviv_(1987)._(16313535058).jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Sechia]], 1987]]
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| On 22 March, 1980, in the city of [[Włocłamyśl]], [[Izydor Domzalski]] declared the independence of the Miersan Republic of Lemovicia from [[Lemovicia]], citing the "efforts made by the central government to destroy our livelihoods and the right to live in our Lemovician homeland," and citing the authoritarianism of [[Saroi Garnica|Garnica]]'s [[National Syndicalist Union of Lemovicia|National Syndicalist]] regime, with himself as President of the Miersan Republic.
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| Despite the ongoing [[Lemovician Civil War]] that involved the Miersan separatists, the opposition forces, and government forces, the Miersan Republic established state institutions, basing themselves in Włocłamyśl (as [[Sechia]] was initially under the control of the opposition forces), adopted the [[West Miersan grosz]] as their own currency, and adopted a constitution of their own, with relatively free and fair elections compared to Lemovicia at that point in time. In addition, as the years progressed, the Miersan Entity became the primary opposition force, displacing [[Otxote Sasiambarrena]]'s [[Liberal Democratic Party (Lemovicia)|opposition force]], until by 1985, they formed a coalition to defeat the government forces.
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| While the Miersan Republic was predominantly dominated by ethnic {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, ethnic [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]] residing in its territory were still allowed to participate in its institutions, as well as exercise human rights, although those who expressed support of the national government were frequently detained on charges of {{wp|treason}}.
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| In addition, as the northern regions of the Miersan Entity were less hard-hit by the war, which included cities such as Sechia or Włocłamyśl, they became major economic centres, as their infrastructure was not as destroyed as [[Loiola]] or [[Topagunea]] as a result of the war.
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| ===Contemporary=== | | ===Contemporary=== |
| [[File:Cepa_volbo.jpg|150px|thumb|left|A farm near [[Włocłamyśl]], 2014]]
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| After the signing of the [[Alikianos Accords]] on 22 June, 1992, which ended the [[Lemovician Civil War]], the Miersan Republic officially became an {{wp|autonomous region|autonomous}} [[Administrative divisions of Lemovicia#Entities|constituent entity]] of [[Lemovicia]]. The accords gave control of territory controlled by the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Lemovicia)|opposition forces]] led by [[Otxote Sasiambarrena]] to the Miersan Entity.
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| Thus, although the Miersan Entity no longer was independent, it still maintained many of its powers, especially after the [[Constitution of Lemovicia, 1992|1992 constitution]] was codified, which included [[Education in Lemovicia|education]], cultural affairs, policing, social policies, and direct taxation within the territory of the Miersan Entity.
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| On 1 November, 1992, as [[Izydor Domzalski]] was voted to become part of the [[Presidency of Lemovicia|presidency]], Domzalski was succeeded by [[Bolesław Buchalski]] as the Chief Executive of the Miersan Entity. Under Buchalski's tenure as Chief Executive from 1992 until 2008, he oversaw the recovery and modernization of the local economy, while overseeing [[Sechia]] become the primary economic centre in not just the Miersan Entity, but all of Lemovicia.
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| Despite this economic growth in the Miersan Entity mostly being concentrated in Sechia and its {{wp|metropolitan area}}, the entity capital of [[Włocłamyśl]] became a secondary economic centre, as it was still home to the governmental institutions, as it was felt by Buchalski and Domzalski that moving the capital to Sechia would result in the rest of the Miersan Entity being neglected in favour of Sechia.
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| In 2008, as Bolesław Buchalski announced his intention to run for the Presidency, he was succeeded by [[Sławomir Rozak]] as the Chief Executive. Under Rozak's tenure, he helped the Miersan Entity exit the recession, while continuing to invest in upgrading the entity so that it would enjoy a standard of living similar to that of [[Narozalica]]. Bozak was re-elected in 2012, before losing in 2016 to [[Fabian Duch]].
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| Fabian Duch marked the first time that the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Lemovicia)|Liberal Democrats]] held the position of Chief Executive, as all the previous holders were members of the [[Socialist Party (Lemovicia)|Socialists]].
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| ==Geography== | | ==Geography== |
| [[File:Bystra_a4.jpg|150px|thumb|right|View of [[Mount Kamienia]], on the border of [[Lemovicia]] and [[Slirnia]]]]
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| The geography of the Miersan Entity largely coincides with the [[Lemovicia#Geography|lowlands]] of [[Lemovicia]], partially due to history, given that many {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}} settled in the lowlands of northern Lemovicia, as it is home to rich soils.
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| However, in the southeast of [[Zelaia Province|Zelaia]], there are some areas which belong to the [[Lemovicia#Geography|Lemovician highlands]], including the highest point in the Miersan Entity, the 2,248 metre tall [[Mount Kamienia]], situated on the border between the Miersan Entity (in Lemovicia) and [[Slirnia]]. Historically, this was home to {{wp|coal}} and {{wp|iron}}, although like in the rest of the country, they have been mostly exhausted since the 1970s.
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| Climatically, the Miersan Entity is largely a {{wp|humid continental climate}}, with warm summers and cool winters: average temperatures there range from a low of −10.7 °C in January to a high of 25.1 °C in July, with the highest recorded temperature set in [[Sechia]] on 13 August, 2019, at 40.3 °C, while the lowest recorded temperature in the present-day Miersan Entity was set on the summit of Mount Kamienia, at −42.9 °C on 2 February, 1957.
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| ==Government== | | ==Government== |
| [[File:Stari_dom_jna_-_narodna_skustina_RS.JPG|150px|thumb|left|Miersan Assembly building in [[Włocłamyśl]], 2015]]
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| As per the [[Alikianos Accords]] and the [[Constitution of Lemovicia, 1992|1992 constitution]] of [[Lemovicia]], the Miersan Entity is an {{wp|autonomous region|autonomous}} [[Administrative divisions of Lemovicia#Entity|constituent entity]].
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| The Miersan Entity is headed by a '''chief executive''' ({{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: бурузаґі наґусія, ''buruzagi nagusia'', {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''dyrektor generalny''), elected every four years by all Lemovician citizens residing in the Miersan Entity. The current holder of the office is [[Fabian Duch]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Lemovicia)|Liberal Democrats]], who was first elected in 2016, defeating the then-incumbent chief executive [[Sławomir Rozak]].
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| The legislature of the Miersan Entity is the '''Miersan Assembly''' ({{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}}: Іпаралдеко бацара, ''Iparraldeko batzarra'', {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Zgromadzenie mierskie''), which is comprised of fourty-seven members, elected every four years via a {{wp|party-list proportional representation}} system, with the next elections scheduled to take place in November 2020. It is currently governed by a Liberal Democratic-[[Northern Alliance (Lemovicia)|Northern Alliance]] coalition.
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| As per the Alikianos Accords, the Miersan Entity is divided into four provinces ([[Czarnoziem Province|Czarnoziem]], [[Równiny Province|Równiny]], [[Zbieg Province|Zbieg]], and [[Zelaia Province|Zelaia]]), with [[Zbieg Province]] in particular being formerly the northern areas of the [[Bidegurutzean Province]] before being divided in the accords into Zbieg Province and [[South Bidegurutzean Province]].
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| ==Demographics== | | ==Demographics== |
| As of the 2017 census, the Miersan Entity is home to 1,642,764 people, or nearly two-thirds of the national population of [[Lemovicia]].
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| Ethnically, the largest ethnic group are the {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, who number 1,288,834 people, making up 78.5% of the population, followed by the [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]], who number 320,563 people, or around 19.5% of the population. Finally, other ethnic groups number 33,367 people, or around 2% of the population.
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| Linguistically, (TBC)
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| Religiously, (TBC)
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| ==Culture== | | ==Culture== |
