Esthursia

Union of Esthursia Undebau yr Esddŵrsu
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Y Cywmp Gwan The Weak Fall (Sé Wancol Forwyrd)
Esthursia, upon the west of Auroria.
Status	Federal semi-direct constitutional monarchy
Location	Western Auroria
Capital	Chartholme 40°15'N, 96°34'E
Largest city	Weskerby
Official languages	Osynstric, Asthoric
Recognised national languages	Osynstric, Asthoric, Ezhoneg, Consence
Recognised regional languages	Late Cymbrish
Religion (2019)	Irreligious (68.2%), Church of Athers (28.7%), Messianism (1.0%), Other (2.1%)
Demonym(s)	Esthursian, Esthur/Esther
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• King	Arthur VII (1949-, b. 1930)
• Forescealc or President	Edmund Newboke (2006-, Labour)
• Othrescealc or Prime Minister of Osynstry	Jeremy Wilson (2013-, Socialist)
• Astjórn or Prime Minister of Asþorhelm	Ragnar Þorsenn (2016-, Socialist)
• First Minister of Ezhonyth	Perran Trefordh (2019-, Ezhoneg)
• First Minister of Meathere	Morwen Llawyseg (2003-, Maeddyr)
• First Minister of Consewent	Hedrek Lanenys (2019-, Mebyon Cŵnywr)
Capitulation of Caerllwyfen to Classical Osþursian Empire  May 11, 298
• Rising of Elmcæstre, Proclamation of Asynstycg	January 15, 466
• Oswynht Uprising (Grand Revolution)	August 3, 1161
• Democracy Act of Osynstry	November 22, 1303
• Union of Osþursia	June 30, 1568
• Declaration of Chartholme	February 26, 1622
Area
•	687,011 km2 (265,256 sq mi)Includes rivers and water
Population
• 2020 estimate	131,639,574
• 2017 census	129,684,112
• Density	191.61/km2 (496.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	5,171,006,526,000 IBU
• Per capita	39,281.55 IBU
Gini (2019)	26.1 low
HDI (2019)	0.946 very high
Currency	Esthursian royal arian (Ꜹ) (EAN)
Time zone	UTC+6, +7 (CWT, WWT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+7, +8 (CWT, WWT)
	First Sunday of March - First Sunday of October
Date format	CE and 3E
Driving side	left
Calling code	+44
Internet TLD	.oy

Esthursia, officially the Union of Esthursia (Cymbrish: Undebau yr Esddŵrsu) is a developed sovereign state in the west of Auroria. It is bordered by Weskermere to the east, and Ocean of Consence to the west, with Perran's Channel passing within its borders.

Osynstry, the principal nation of Esthursia, was formed gradually between the fall of Caerllwyfen at the end of the 3rd century, through the Rising in 466, until the Classical Osþursian Empire's recognition of Asynstycg - Osynstry's direct ancestor state - in 514. Thereafter, it slowly grew - especially after the Grand Revolution of 1161 - and unified Osynstry, the fractured Cambrion and Asþorhelm under the Osynstric-led Union of Osþursia thereafter, with this Union cemented and Asynstised in 1622 into the Union of Esthursia.

Esthursia has a long history of infighting that has arguably persisted into the present day, with civil and social unrest in the western extremities continuing, albeit less than in the late 20th century. The nation is renowned for its rich culture, its varied climate which makes it a destination of tourist interest in both summer and winter, and its place in the world stage as an ardent defender of human rights worldwide.

In spite of recent economic turmoil, caused by Black Monday and escalated further by the prospect of a second Black Monday in Wilson's second term, Osynstry remains a relatively prosperous, and ardently representative nation. Osynstry is a member state of the Auronian Economic Alliance, as the previous and current Forescealcs have both pursued for the nation to solidify its place on the world stage.

Etymology

Osynstry is derived from the Old Lower Osynstric "Asynctria" - meaning "synchronised state". This is due to the fact that from a relatively primitive time, Osynstry functioned as a federalised, or localised state under one King. Cymbria is derived from the Cymbric "cwm" - meaning valley - which reflects the terrain that the capital, Yr Gwynydd, resides within. Cymbria ceased to be a homogenous entity between the 1100s - when its final Kings began to lose grip over the external regions - and the 1500s - by which point Cymbrish had more or less lost its mutual intelligibility.

Geography

Esthursia is situated in the temperate zone, near Ocean of Consence - from which it receives tropical winds, nicknamed the "Consent Stream" - and between two seas. Weskerby, the capital, is situated on the east peninsula, next to the eponymous Weskermere - and receives a large quantity of rain every year. Apart from the far south, all of the country receives over 500mm of rain a year, with some mountains in the south receiving a smaller amount on some years, distorting the levels and reducing their annual rainfall. The north and south borders are home to the Asthoric and Osynstric mountain ranges respectively. The entire country receives snowfall every year for at least a month, as the rolling hills of the central isthmus provide the perfect climate for snow settling and the Consent Stream weakens from ice melting in the mountains leading to cold water north and south of where it passes during the summer - meaning the temperature often varies, nicknamed the "Frozen" and "Green" winter years.

Regions

Shire and Region Map of Osynstry

Osynstry (south-east) Asthorhelm (north-east) Ezhonyth (mainland, south-west) Meathere (island, south-west) Consewent (island, north-west)

Demographics

General

The population of Esthursia is projected to be 131,639,574, having passed the 130 million mark about two years ago. Population growth has remained steady since the 1990s, driving an equally steady birth rate. 96.9% of Esthursian residents were Esthurs and Esthers (those born within Esthursian borders) at the 2017 census.

Government

The current devolved government in Osynstry is led by the Socialist Democratic Party of Esthursia, whose leader and thus Prime Minister / Othrescealc is Jeremy Wilson. They currently hold 465 seats of 1050 in the House, and 152 of 201 seats in the Senate, not counting the Speakers of both. The Deputy Prime Minister is Harold Osborne, elected by the House after the election. The House uses proportional representation (PR), meanwhile the Senate uses first-past-the-post (FPTP). This results in most administrations controlling a coalition in the House and an outright majority in the Senate, in a move hoped to cause more co-operation. This is the third term for Wilson.

Residing over both houses is the Elder Council and the King. Although they have few powers, they do have the collective power to dismiss leaders and parties. The last time this was used was 1993, upon (Former Prime Minister) Charlotte Greenwood of the Conservative Party.

After the Act of Parliament 2021 passed on November 12, 2021, the Senate and House will now both dissolve on March 15, 2025, to have their election on March 21, 2025.

Date of poll	J. Wilson (WRK)	O. Ledbury (ATH)	A. Charles (SOC)	R. Gordon (LIB)	A-M. Bailey (GRN-PRG)	H. Stewart (CON)	E. Skipton (COM)
13/11/20	45	10	11	8	7	6	4
12/11/20	43	11	12	8	6	7	3
11/11/20	39	13	13	9	4	8	2
11/11/20	38	14	13	8	4	9	3
10/11/20	33	16	15	10	3	9	3
09/11/20	29	18	16	11	3	10	2

2020 Election

Senate, November 12, 2020 - March 21, 2025

House, November 12, 2020 - March 21, 2025

Party		Leader	Members of the House			Votes
			Seats	Of total		Seats	Of total
	Osynstric Workers' Party	Jeremy Wilson	465	7001443000000000000♠44.3%	465 / 1,050	50,981,886	44.2%
	Social Liberal Party	Albert Charles	120	7001114000000000000♠11.4%	120 / 1,050	13,184,970	11.4%
	Athersic Democrats	Olivia Ledbury	103	7000980000000000000♠9.8%	103 / 1,050	11,317,101	9.8%
	Osynstric Liberal Party	Robert Gordon	98	7000930000000000000♠9.3%	98 / 1,050	9,834,392	9.3%
	Conservative Party of Osynstry	Howard Stewart	55	7000520000000000000♠5.2%	55 / 1,050	6,043,111	5.2%

Economy

The GDP of Osynstry is just over 5 trillion IBU. Economic growth in recent years has remained fairly strong, ranging between 2% and 4%, however some have attributed this to recovering wages from the financial meltdown of 2012-4 coupled with high inflation and a strong arian.

Economic Growth - 2010s

Year	GDP	GDP per capita	GDP Growth	Population	Population Growth
2015	7,185,528,620,000	45,580.51	-0.9%	157,644,759	+0.19%
2016	7,264,569,430,000	45,989.92	+1.1%	157,960,049	+0.20%
2017	7,286,363,140,000	46,026.63	+0.3%	158,307,561	+0.22%
2018	7,417,517,680,000	46,738.26	+1.8%	158,703,330	+0.25%
2019	7,588,120,590,000	47,689.25	+2.3%	159,115,959	+0.26%
2020 (projected)	7,808,176,090,000	48,959.63	+2.9%	159,481,926	+0.23%

Structure

The Esthrsian economy has long been relatively mixed, with recent trends towards nationalisation over the previous 30 years being rather clear.

Under George Asmont, it became clear that the economy would move to be a "social market economy", as he called it - and the utilities became free of charge. He soon instituted reforms to make water, gas and electric completely free to the taxpayer, and the utilities and later broadband became fully nationalised.

A brief period of co-operative capitalism under Thomas Walston - which was well-received as modernisation - was quickly disrupted by Greenwood's neoliberal capitalism, which proved less popular. The ensuing riots and civil unrest over the next 5 years would firmly cause the nation to go back to social markets and nationalisation. The current President, Edmund Newboke, has promised further nationalised reforms over the following five years.

Culture

See History

Infrastructure

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