Kashubia

Republic of Kaszuby Republika Kaszuby Республика Кашубия Kasuhbia
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Motto: Síla, Svoboda, Solidarita "Strength, Freedom, Unity"
Anthem: To The Allegiant Ones
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Capital and largest city	Kralovice
Ethnic groups (2020)	Kashubian 56.7% Lemovicans 29.1% Tengarian 8.7% Other 8.7%<
Demonym(s)	Kashubian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic (1919–1930) Unitary presidential constitutional republic (1919–1931)
• President	Antonin Jaskowski
Sovereign State
• Independence	1918
• Constitution	1918
Area
• Total Land	265,171.42 km2 (102,383.26 sq mi)does not include inland lakes
• Water (%)	13.41%
Population
• 2020 census	14,861,348
• Density
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$408.465 billion
• Per capita	$27,599
Currency	Koruna (KOR)
Time zone	UTC-1 (Menghean Southwestern Time)
Date format	yyyy-mm-dd; CE(AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+25

Kaszubya (/Ka-shU-bya/ in English), also known as Kashubia is a sovereign nation in central-coastal Kylaris. It is bordered by Vedmed to the north; Amathia to the east; Tengaria to the south, and Yavorstrana to the west. Kashubia's capital and largest city, Kralovice, is situated on the eastern shores of Lake Min. Possessing a unique language and culture, Kashubia was an independent kingdom until its subjugation by the Empire of Tengaria. This occupation ended with the Kashubian Revolution in 1852, though Kashubia was once again occupied, this time by the Soravians, after the Great War (Kylaris). Kashubia’s modern state gained its independence in 1980 after the Sostava War, and was a beacon of liberty and democracy until the 2013 military coup. It has a population of 14.8 billion, and a growing economy based around agriculture, manufacturing, and mining.

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History

Early History

Main article: Early history of Kaszuby

Settlement in the area called Kashubia for the last 1,000 years started by the end of the Glacial Stage, some 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, Baltic peoples, Germanic peoples during the Iron Age and, in the Dark Ages, West Slavic tribes and Vikings. Starting in the 10th century, early Kashubian rulers united the region.

Kingdom of Kashubia

The basis for the development of a Kashubian state was laid by the XXX dynasty, which had been preeminent since the 10th century. The conversion of Duke Mieszko I to Christianity paved the way for Kashubia to become a member of the family of Orthodox kingdoms. In 1000, the Empire of Arciluco officially recognized Kashubia as a sovereign duchy. In 1025, Duke Vaclav I the Brave was crowned King of Kashubia, marking the starting date for a Kashubian Kingdom, though for long years the Kashubians were ruled not by Kings but by Dukes.

Equestrian heraldic of king Stefan III of Kashubia.

The King ruled the country in his own responsibility but was expected to respect traditional customs of the people. The succession to the rule was not legally restricted by primogeniture. All sons of the King or Duke had the same rights of inheritance, and the one that in some way proved the strongest succeeded to the throne.

Duke Stefan III, who reigned from 1102 to 1138, tried to end the repeated struggles between various claimants by setting the government of Kashubia on a more formal footing. In the Testament of Stefan III, he divided his lands into five Duchies and distributed them among his sons, and promised the Burghers and landowning nobles of the regions special privliges. This document is widely considered to be the world's first constitution.

To ensure unity, he established the consultation agreement, which stated that the king would be elected from the sons of the King by the Estates of the realm (Clergy, burghers, and nobility, respectively). To this end, it was decided that the landing of royal sons would be done only during succession, and would give authority over a predetirmined split of the 'Korunapřistane', or "Crownlands."

While the senorial part almost always fell to that member of the Dynasty that happened to be senior, the other four Duchies were inherited in the usual way among the descendants of the King's sons. These provisions were soon broken, however, with the various Dukes trying to gain the position of King for themselves. The provisions, meant to ensure unity fragmented the country even further and resulted in a decline of monarchical power.

Iconoclast Wars

Main article: Kapilist Rebellion

Starting around 1385, priest and scholar Hynek Kapil denounced what he judged as the corruption of the Orthodox Church. Most controversially, Kapil declared that the worship of icons against the will of God, and that man should worship God alone, and not images or iconography of him. His preaching was widely heeded in Kashubia, and provoked suppression by the church, which had declared many of Kapil's ideas heretical.

In , Ecumenical Patriarch Alexander III convened a cardinal council to resolve other religious controversies. Kapil went to the Council, under a safe-conduct from Alexander, but was imprisoned, tried, and burned alive as a heretic on 6 July 1408. This greatly enraged the nobility and local population of Kashubia, who were largely in favor of church reform, and led the King of Kashubia, Vaclav I, to form an alliance with Ravnia. Following almost 20 years of extremely tense relations and minor religious conflict, at Alexander III's request, the Duchy of Pavatria and the Empire of Tengaria declared war on the Kingdom of Ravnia and the Realm of Thorns in 1409, aiming to restore the original Episemialist Church to absolute authority in Western Euclea. They were supported by other minor states.

Final Stand of Valcav V, by Simon Janecek

Disorder broke out in various parts of Kashubia, and drove many priests from their parishes, famously by throwing them from windows. Almost from the beginning the Kapilites divided into two main groups, though many minor divisions also arose among them. Under the leadership of Vaclav V, the Kashubians were initially successful at throwing back the Tengarian invaders. This success continued until 1412 with the death of Vaclav V and the end of the Sedlacek dynasty in battle. Following his death, Kashubia was overrun and occupied by Tengaria, who put a relative of the Tengarian monarch on the throne of Kashubia.

As Part of the Tengarian Empire

Main articles: Empire of Tengaria and Grand Principality

Upon the death of Vaclav V, the Kashubian estates elected (under duress) the Tengarian prince and heir-apparent XXX as king. In 1435, upon the death of the Tengarian King, XXX was crowned King of Tengaria, which he made his primary title. From then on, Kashubia was relegated as a nominal part of the Tengarian Empire.

Though legally required to consult the Kashubian Diet, the Tengarian Emperor did not do so for almost a century, and despite Kashubia’s status as a kingdom under the empire, the Emperor ruled it as little more than an auxiliary province. The Tengarians rarely, if ever, consulted local nobles, and as a result put down a number of minor inssurecctions between 1600 and 1800.

The Kashubian Diet was reconvened in 1825 to handle the dire financial needs of the Tengarian Empire. This allowed for the legal formation of political parties, of which a number formed. The most prominent was a liberal party that emerged and focused on Kashubian autonomy, Obrana Naroda (National Party), which grew to also aspire for the end of serfdom within the Tengarian Empire. Though the Emperor made declarations promising reform and national autonomy, these promises were soon reneged once Tengaria recovered from her financial woes, and the Tengarians quickly banned Obrana Naroda’s official activities. Despite the imprisonment of its leaders and the banning of its publications, the party remained active underground, and proved a crucial force in the 1852 revolution.

Kashubian Revolution

On 29 January 1852, mass demonstrations in Kralovice enabled Kashubian reformists to push through a list of 9 demands, called to history as the Nine Points Delcaration. Under governor Jan Szyechenyi, the Tengarian royal viceroy in Kashubia was dethroned, and a national republic was proclaimed.

In April of 1852 the Kashubian Parliament proclaimed and enacted a constitution, which promised equal citizenship to anyone living in Kashubia regardless of ethnicity. Many non-Kashubian ethnics gained the coveted highest positions within the Army, like General Yuri Maklovich, an ethnic Soravian who became a national hero through his command of the 3rd Kashubian Army Corps.

The Tengarians responded to the demands and subsequent dethronement by mobilizing their armed forces. The Kashubians were met with early defeats, being crushed in early battles due to a chronic shortage of artillery, training, and officers.

International aid from Amethia turned the tide, with Renat de Voron, a Kashubian noble of Amethin descent, taking command of the Kashubian army. de Voron, who had served in the Amethian army, reorganized his forces under Amethian standards and using Amethian weaponry - in open battle in March 1853, he defeated the Tengarians and routed their host at the Siege of Kralovice.

Following the Kashubian victory at Kralovice, the Amethian Empire declared war on Tengaria. In December of 1853, peace was signed, and Kashubia was granted independence.

First Republic

The formal independence of the country was internationally recognised in 1855 during the Treaty of XXX which ended the Amethian-Tengarian War and Kashubian Revolution This treaty, however, prohibited Kashubia from uniting with other Kashubian regions by placing the provinces of Rynbik and Lusatia under Amethian occupation. This would prove a constant source of tension in coming years.

The Republic's early years saw foreign investment, combined with wise economic policies, dratically improve the standard of living for many citizens. Industrial investments, especially in the coal and iron rich regions of the Viery highlands, formed the foundation of Kashubia's domestic industry.

Under the direction of President de Voron in the 1870s, a number of social and political reforms made Kashubia a beacon of liberalization among absolutist regimes.

In 1915, Kashubia fought the Lake Mis War and in the First Kashubian-Vedmedian War. Though losing the former and fighting the latter to a stalemate, it gave the Kashubian army and nation vital experience for the Great War (Kylaris)

The Great War

Main article: Great War (Kylaris)

When the Great War sparked on Feburary 2nd, 1927, Kashubia was originally neutral; however, when it became clear that Tengaria, her primary enemy, was losing the war, Kashubia declared for the Entente and joined Amethia and Ravnia.

The Kashubians scored great success early against the demoralized Tengarians, seizing all of the disputed XXX region and occupying parts of XXX in the north.

Despite initial successes, the arrival of the Soravian Army in the north and the attritional strain of modern war drained Kashubia's ability to fight, especially on two fronts against the resurgent Tengarian National Army. The military situation worsened and Kashubia was defeated. The Soravian Occupation of Kashubia followed. Though a government in exile remained in Amethia, following the defeat of the Entente at the hands of the Grand Alliance, Kashubia was annexed by Soravia.

Kashubia's casulties in the Great War amounted to a staggering 750,000, almost 15% of Kashubia's pre-war size. 52% of its male population perished in the conflict, a casualty rate per capita matched by no other Entente belligerent in The Great War.

Sostava War

Main article: Sostava War

In 1979, President Gardos of Soravia faced military insurrection following his proposed constitutional changes. Gardos' state of emergency in December of that year did more to harm his cause than help it. As civil war gripped the nation, revolutionary elements in Kashubia took to the streets, alongside nationalists from a plethora of Soravian territories.

In what became known as the Feburary Days, Kashubian revolutionary elements seized control of the old capitol. Disarming the Soravian garrisons, though largely a peaceful transition, did meet conflict in some places; however, in March, Amethia became the first nation to recognize Kashubia's independence. This was soon followed by the rest of the Euclean continent.

Second Republic

The Republic is Kaszubya's modern-day state, founded after the Sostava War.

Geography

Lake Min

The coastal highlands of Lake Min in the background and the town of Gdinya in the foreground.

Black Mountains

Cloud-covered slopes of the Black Mountains in northern Kaszuby.

The Black Mountains dominate Kaszuby's northern and western frontiers. The mountains, named for the slate and obsidian that dominate their slopes, are both naturally hazardous and resource rich. The primary range forms an arc throughout Central and southeastern Patrium. Roughly 1,500 km (932 mi) long, the range stretches from the XXX, to Kaszuby's eastern frontier, and down to the southern Patriumonic coast. The highest range within the Carpathians is known as the Tatra mountains in northern Kaszuby, where the highest peaks exceed 2,600 m (8,530 ft).

Government

Military

The Kashubian Defense Forces, abbreviated KDF, are broken up into five branches: Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Air Force, Special Forces, and Territorial Forces. As of 2020, the Kashubian Defense Forces numbers 159,638 personnel, with an annual spending of 20.423 billion koruna, or 5% of its GDP. Kashubia’s 2020 expenditure is more than double what Kashubia spent prior to the elevation of Valcav Cernik as President of the Republic.

The mission of the armed forces is the defence of Kashubia's territorial integrity and Kashubian interests abroad. After the 2013 war with XXX, Kashubian military maneuvers and posturing has been increasingly offensive, drawing ire from the international community.

While Kashubia’s domestic arms industry is nascent, it has seen exponential growth in the last decade thanks to government stimulus programs. Nevertheless, Kashubia’s armed forces relies on foreign military equipment for its forces. Most recently, Kashubia purchased 75 XXX 5th generation strike fighters from XXX.

Economy

The Kashubian economy is a developed, high income economy, with the GDP per capita equalling 78% of the average in 2020. The country has difficulties addressing regional imbalances in wealth and employment. GDP per capita ranges from 188% of EC average in Kralovice to 54% in the north. Although regional income inequality is high, 90% of citizens own their own homes.

The Kashubian economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in Euclea, achieving a GDP growth of more than 3% consecutively for the last decade. Unemployment, peaking at 19% at the end of 1999, decreased to 4.9% in 2019, lowest recorded rate in Kashubian history.

Foreign investment flow grew more than 600% from 2000 and cumulatively reached an all-time high of $17.3 billion in 2006, or around $22,000 per capita by the end of 2008.

The Kashubian government encourages foreign investment since it is one of the driving forces of the economy. Some regions, mostly in the east of the country, have failed to attract major investment, which has aggravated regional disparities in many economic and social areas.

However, due to the regime change in 2013, foreign investment has dropped to 10.6 billion, or just $9,800 per capita.

Energy

The electricity generation sector in Kashubia is largely fossil-fuel based. Many power plants nationwide use Kashubia’s position as a major exporter of coal to their advantage by continuing to use coal as the primary raw material in the production of their energy. The three largest Kashubian coal mining firms extract around 100 million tonnes of coal annually.

Renewable energy production accounts for a smaller proportion of Kashubia’s full energy generation capacity. However, the national government has set targets for the development of renewable energy sources in Kashubia. Increasing the share of energy from renewable sources is to be achieved with the help of biofuels, construction of land and sea wind farms, and hydroelectric stations.

In 2007, Kashubia made a formal request to be granted access to nuclear power, but due to the regime change during the 2013 War of Something and the regime’s bellicosity following it, this request has not been approved.

Kashubia has around 164,800,000,000 m3 of proven natural gas reserves and around 96,380,000 barrels of proven oil reserves, though most of these lie offshore in Lake Min, where access to the reserves is disputed by Ravnia. However, the small amounts of fossil fuels naturally occurring in Kashubia are insufficient to satisfy the full energy consumption needs of the population. Consequently the country is a net importer of oil and natural gas.

Culture

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