Hrvada

Hrvadan Federation Federacija Hrvada
Flag Great Seal
Motto: Bog, Obitelj, i Nacija God, Family, and Nation
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Capital	Hrvadagrad
Largest	Imperia
Official languages	Hrvadan
Demonym(s)	Hrvadans
Government	Federal semi-parliamentary republic
• President	Danijel Rukavina
• Prime Minister	Elizabeta Stjepanić
Legislature	Sabor
Area
• Total	5,501,285 km2 (2,124,058 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	232,267,728
• Density	109/km2 (282.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	₭11.773 trillion
• Per capita	₭55,426
Gini (2020)	34.0 medium
HDI (2020)	0.938 very high
Currency	Hrvadan kuna (₭) (HFD)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1

Hrvada, officially the Hrvadan Federation is a large country located on the continent of Ita. It consists of 14 provinces and one federal territory. At 5,501,285 square kilometers (2,124,058 square miles), it is the world's #th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 232 million people, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Hrvadagrad and the largest city is Imperia.

Etymology

Main article: Names of Hrvadans and Hrvada

The name of Hrvada derives from the name of the Hrva people. It is a general consensus among historians, etymologists, and researchers that the word "Hrva" means "old Poyoinens" and the suffix da is a corruption of the Hrvadan word "de" meaning "promise." Thus "Hrvada" loosely translates to "promise of the old Poyoinens." There is great debate regarding what this exactly means, but the leading theory has to do with a Hrva folk deity promising to deliver the modern-day country to the Hrva people.

History

Main articles: History of Hrvada and Outline of Hrvadan history

Paleolithic era and Hrva settlement

Thanks to evidence of paleolithic technology found in cave sites near Bijehrast, Pustinja, it is generally accepted by historians and other researchers that Homo sapiens first started inhabiting modern-day Hrvada between 80,000 and 170,000 years ago. These original inhabitants of Hrvada were known to be dark skinned thanks to the country's location along the equator and maintained a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Today, around 10% of Hrvadans can trace their ethnicity back to the original paleolithic inhabitants.

Hrva people began migrating south from the continent of Poyoinen at least 15,000 years ago; however, some evidence suggests an even earlier date of arrival. By 14,000 BC, a massive influx Hrva migrants violently murdered or enslaved the original paleolithic inhabitants. Over time the Hrva population grew increasingly complex developing advanced agriculture, architecture, and complex social and cultural traditions. Unlike their predecessors the Hrva had lighter skin and eventually maintained a sedentary lifestyle, founding major settlements like Diguskia near modern-day Sveti Josip, Kanui which is one of the first and most complex Hrva archaeological sites in modern-day Hrvada. Today, around 85% of Hrvadans can trace their ethnicity back to the Hrva settlers.

Early Hrvadan Empire, ministry of Isus, and Jewish diaspora

By 27 BC, Hrva people had already settled the entirety of modern-day Hrvada and united it under the banner of the autocratic Hrvadan Empire, led at that time by Emperor Dioklecijan who managed the country from his seat of power in Hrvadagrad. During this era, the Hrvadan underclass congregated in major cities and made a living as soldiers or laborers. Wealthier Hrvadans mostly lived on large plantations in rural areas where they managed major agricultural operations specializing in mainly rice, beans, coffee, and tobacco crops grown and harvested almost exclusively by Black Hrvadan slaves. With the exception of a notable Jewish population in the northeastern part of Hrvada dating back to at least 2000 BC, the majority Hrvadans adhered to Hrvadan folk religion.

According to the consensus of most historians; in 4 BC, Jewish preacher and central figure in Christianity, Isus Christ, was born in the city of Betlehem, Uljeska. According to the Christian gospels, after his baptism in the Vojnik River, Isus started his ministry across the mainly Jewish parts of Hrvada. Along with his twelve appointed apostles, he preached and administered miracles around his home region of Uljeska and then later in and around the at the time largely Jewish city of Imperia where he was ultimately rejected and crucified in 33 AD. After the crucifixion, Petar one of the twelve apostles, left Hrvada to preach Christianity and establish the seat of the Christian church in Attancia.

In 45 AD, inspired by what he claimed was "vision from the Jewish God" instructing him to "punish the Jews for rejecting the Son of God," Hrvadan Emperor Hadrijane marched northeast along with thirteen legions with the goal of the complete eradication of Judaism in Hrvada. When he reached Imperia he prohibited the adherence of Torah law in the city, installed a statue of himself in the Jewish Temple sanctuary, burned the sacred scrolls of Judaism that were stored in the Temple, and executed Jewish scholars. Overall as a consequence of this event; practice of Judaism was prohibited in Hrvada, over 500,000 Hrvadan Jews were exterminated, and the massive death and destruction led to the Jewish diaspora.

Late Hrvadan Empire

In 306 AD Konstantine was coronated Emperor of Hrvada. In addition to enacting administrative, financial, social and military reforms to strengthen the empire, Konstantine was also known for being the first Christian leader of Hrvada. His reign yielded the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of Hrvada as well as the construction of the Church of the Resurrection on the purported site of Isus' tomb in Imperia, greatly accelerating the conversion of the Hrvadan people from the ancient folk religion to Christianity. According to the consensus of most historians, the Hrvadan Empire reached its apex under Konstantine.

Concerned with the apparent decline of the Hrvadan Empire's military and economic strength, a breakdown in social order and cohesion, rampant degeneracy, and the throne's attempts to abolish slavery; on 1 March 476 a group of twelve affluent Hrvadans known as the Grand Council marched into Hrvadagrad along with an army consisting of 100,000 people, meeting little resistance. As a response to this, Emperor Romul abdicated the throne and ceded power to the Council, beginning the Hrvadan Oligarchy era.

Oligarchy and antebellum eras

From the 476 Black March coup to the start of the Hrvadan Civil War in 1859, the Oligarchy era spanned a period of major development, reform, and stability in Hrvada under the leadership of the Grand Council. On 17 July 1191 the Council officially divided the country into 14 provinces, granting each limited self-governmental powers (including the power to levy taxes). On 29 July 1776, the Grand Council ratified the Hrvadan Charter of Freedoms which expanded the civil rights and individual liberties afforded to the Hrvadan citizenry.

Nearing the end of the Oligarchy era, the council passed a series of reforms that some argue led to the Hrvadan Civil War. Most historians consider this period of time to be Hrvada's antebellum era. On 2 January 1807, in a complete reversal of its pro-slavery position leading up to and during the 476 Black March coup, the Grand Council issued a historic proclamation emancipating all enslaved peoples within the borders of Hrvada as well as prohibiting the sale of slaves at Hrvadan ports. In 1845 the Grand Council levied Hrvada's first ever tax on the national level, a 1% tax on the sale of all goods and services within Hrvada in order to pay for the construction of the Transcontinential Railroad which would eventually connect Imperia to Sveti Franjo. These actions angered many Hrvadans, especially business owners and slave owners in the southern provinces, and initiated the debate regarding the Grand Council's absolute power as well as provincial rights that ultimately led to the Civil War.

Civil War and Reconstruction era

Sectional conflict regarding political representation, provincial rights, and economic disparities between the industrial north and agricultural south ultimately led to the Hrvadan Civil War. Between 3 August and 5 October 1859, five southern provinces (Cvijecia, Juzetarska, Pijemont, Prijat, and Velrika) seceded from the rest of the country to form Federalist Hrvada; while the central government, known as Council Hrvania, maintained that such actions were illegal.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired on 11 October 1859 near Prolaz, Prijat when Federalist militiamen successfully took over an isolated Council outpost that refused to transfer control to the newly formed Federalist government. Other notable battles and campaigns during the Civil War include: the Battle of Ferfaks on 1 December 1859 when Council troops took control over the city of Ferfaks, Pijemont creating a buffer between the Council capital city of Hrvadagrad and the Federalist army. Stošija's March to the Lakes between February 1860 and March 1861 when Federalist General Denis Stošija marched his army from Kraljev, Pijemont to Ravno, Prerija wrecking havoc across the Council-controlled province of Prerija and cutting Council Hrvada into two separate parts. Darko's Mountain Campaign between January 1861 and November 1861 where Council General Gabrijel Darko halted Federalist efforts to march west into the Council-controlled province of Pustinja while outnumbered and under-supplied. And the Battle of Vukovar on 4 April 1863 where Council troops failed to capture the strategic port city of Vukovar, Juzetarska and set up a foothold on the Juzetarska River.

By late 1863, citing high casualties on both sides as well as a stalemate on all fronts; both sides agreed to the Treaty of Alexandria which mandated a white peace as well as the formation of a Reconstruction Council made up of both Council and Federalist representatives who would be tasked with creating a compromise form of government for Hrvada.

The Hrvadan Reconstruction Council convened following the Treaty of Alexandria on 25 December 1863. Members of the reconstruction council included Federalist Prime Minister Davor Josip, Federalist General Denis Stošija, Council Hrvada representative Aljoša Lončar, and others. After more than a year of deliberations on 9 April 1865, the reconstruction council ratified the Constitution of Hrvada. The new "compromise constitution" preserved the Grand Council which Federalists saw as "oligarchic" and "undemocratic", created the democratically elected Sabor which could put checks on the Grand Council, and vastly increased provincial autonomy.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Hrvada

Köppen climate classifications of Hrvadan provinces and territories

The 14 provinces and the Hrvadan Capital Territory occupy a combined area of 5,501,285 square kilometers (2,124,058 square miles).

The rainforests of southeastern Hrvada gradually give way further north to the grasslands and savannahs of the flat and fertile Midwestern Plains which stretch west from the Krošnja Mountains and occupy much of the Midwest. The Krošnjas separate the Midwest from eastern seaboard. The Juzetarska-Kanui River, Hrvada's longest river system, runs through the heart of the country. Significant settlements in this part of Hrvada include the country's largest city and main finance center Imperia, Vjetragrad, petroleum and natural gas powerhouse Dugrad, Philadelphia, and the country's capital Hrvadagrad.

West of the Midwestern Plains are the Stjenjak Mountains which extend north and south across the country, peaking around # meters (# feet). Farther west are deserts such as the Sunce and the Vega. At an elevation of # meters (# feet), Srebro's Mount Otkupitelj is the highest peak in the country. Significant settlements in this part of Hrvada include the country's entertainment capital Andeli, mining powerhouse Feniks, Sveti Ivan, technology and innovation center Sveti Franjo, and Kraljevgrad.

Government and politics

Hrvada is a federal semi-parliamentary republic of 14 provinces and a federal territory.

Parties and elections

Main articles: List of Political Parties in Hrvada and Elections in Hrvada

Hrvada has operated under a multi-party system for most of its history. Major political parties in Hrvada include the Republican Party, Social Democratic Party, Liberal Party, Confederation, Green Party, Conservative Party, and Communist Party.

In Hrvadan political culture the broad political center is represented by the three parties that consist of the Onward Hrvada coalition: the center-right Republicans, center-left Social Democrats, and centrist Liberals. The Hrvadan political right is represented by the two parties consisting of the Hrvada First coalition: the right-wing Conservatives and the far-right Confederation. The Hrvadan political left is represented by the two parties consisting of the Red-Green coalition: the left-wing Greens and the far-left Communists. Onward Hrvada parties have historically dominated in federal, provincial, and local elections across Hrvada but the other parties have seen increasing success in the modern era.