Eserrei

The Allied States of Eserrei Eser sąjungininkės
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Capital and largest city	Torunzidis
Official languages	Eser
Ethnic groups	78% Eser 12% Other Nortuan 10% Other International
Demonym(s)	Eser
Government	Representative Democracy
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Eserrei Senate
• Lower house	Common Assembly
Population
• 2020 estimate	18,239,200
• Density	30.9/km2 (80.0/sq mi)
HDI (2019)	0.802 very high
Currency	Eser mark
Date format	yyyy.mm.dd
Driving side	right
Calling code	+187
Internet TLD	.ei

The Allied States of Eserrei, or Eserrei, is a nation in the Coalition of Crown Albatross located in the far northwest corner of the continent of Nortua on the Casarta Sea. Eserrei is bordered by the Casarta Sea on the west, Latilli to the south and North Icadania to the east. It covers an area of 589,306 square kilometers (227,532 sq. miles) with a population of 18,639,300. The capital and largest city of Eserrei is Torunzidis, with a population of 1,233,120 people. It sits of the east bank of the Fortis River in the central state of Kalo. Being a relatively young nation and it's remote location in northwest Nortua, Eserrei is a newcomer to the world stage after years of neutrality.

Origin

Unification

Modern day Eserrei began in its current form in 1694 following the union of the 7 independent Eser-speaking city-states of Kalo, Proleis, Burzinai, Etlan, Jovanai, Modil, and Sortinas These city-states often in competition with each other, found external threats to be the larger concern for stability and survival. Additionally political leaders in Kalo and Burzinai had begun having talks of what a single nation of Eser people would look like.

Unification started with the joining of Kalo and Proleis as one state in 1683. Proleis and Kalo were already allies with Proleis needing access to the sea and depending on Kalo"s strength militarilly. This was followed by incorporating Jovanai in 1685. The three states in union now went under the name Eserrei for the first time. with central government in Torunzidis. Burzinai and Etlan joined the union a few years after in 1690 leaving only the southern most states of Modil and Sortinas still independent. The eventually applied for union in 1698 and 1699 respectively.

Demographics

The population of Eserrei as of the 2020 national census was 18,639,300 people spread across 7 states and 23 secondary counties. By 2015 the expected population of Eserrei will be over 20 million. Recently immigration policies have changed to encourage more inbound permanent visas to compensate for a lowering birth-rate. The current birth-rate is 1.96 births per woman. Most immigration comes from other Nortuan states.

Largest Cities

Largest cities in Eserrei 2020 Census
	Rank		Province	Pop.
Torunzidis Hyast	1	Torunzidis	Kalo	1,233,122	Erzytydys Skille
	2	Hyast	Burzinai	753,330
	3	Erzytydys	Etlan	724,252
	4	Skille	Sortinas	695,044
	5	Aptolis	Modil	524,890
	6	Lastelai	Burzinai	521,452
	7	Tahlona	Kalo	310,232
	8	Colmar	Jovanai	282,610
	9	Lycotizis	Proleis	256,030
	10	Trome	Sortinas	229,741

Geography and Climate

Geography

Map of the Allied States of Eserrei

The physical landscape of Eserrei is quite varied when traveling west to east. There can be considered 4 main natural regions. Along the northwestern coastline is a moderately undulating coastal plain which is one of the better agricultural regions with it's abundant rivers and rainfall. Moving south down the coast the landscape beins to get more rugged.

Inland of this is a grassy plateau of river valleys that is Eserei's most successful agricultural region. This encompasses much of the Burzinai and Kalo states.

The eastern and northern portions of the country are very rugged and dominated by the Kyddis mountains. The states of Proleis and Jovanai lie almost entirely in the mountains minus their western edge. In the southeast corner is the state of Modil which lies in its own drainage basin forming the large Lake Celsi. 80% of the Modil population lives near the lake.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, most of the coastal Western Eserrei has a warm-summer maritime climate, which features warm, dry summers, and wet winters with frequent overcast and cloudy skies. Mountainous Eastern Eserrei falls into the cold semi-arid climate, which features drier weather.

Administrative Divisions (States)

The seven states that make up Eserrei are in alphabetical order, Burzinai, Etlan, Jovanai, Kalo, Modil, Proleis, and Sortinas.

Culture

Sports

Vintas National Stadium in Torunzidis

Many Eser enjoy spectacing and participating in sports. The most popular sports nationwide include association football, downhill and cross-country skiing, tennis, cycling, ice hockey and motor racing. Being a colder weather nation in much of the country, Eserrei performs better in these events than traditional warm weather competitions internationally. In the last few decades youth participation in tennis has grown particularly with the construction of indoor tennis facilities to allow for players to compete year round even though the temperatures in most of Eserrei in the winter can be very cold.

Super Kart Race

One of the more popular spectator sports series is the Eserrei Super Kart series. The Super Kart series is a single seat open wheeled car series with races all over the country. The series takes place from April through October and has existed in its current form since 1963.

Eserrei also has national leagues for ice hockey and association football which draw large crowds. Vintas National Stadium is the traditional home for the Eser national football team as well as hosting national competitions. The stadium is in the northeast neighborhood of Ilintai and has a capacity of 59,000. Polva stadium in Tahlona also hosts national football team games in its 52,000 seat stadium.

Government

Executive

The executive branch of the nation is the formal head of state. The office is the President of the Allied States of Eserrei. The president is an elected position using a direct vote of the population. The current president is Laima Parsukine of the Federalist party. The president is tasked with forming an executive Committee of Ministers who each handle an individual portion of the government.

Legislative

The legislative body upper house of Eserrei is the Eser Senate. Members of this body represent the state from which they are elected. Each state is allowed 10 senators to be chosen among among the population in the manner of that state's election preference.

The lower house is the Common Assembly of Eserrei. Voted in members sit in single member assembly districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the Eserrei Census, with each district having one representative. all assembly members are directly elected.

State	Population	Number of Members
Burzinai	4,190,210	35
Kalo	3,783,120	31
Sortinas	3,445,100	29
Modil	2,463,780	20
Etlan	1,758,970	15
Jovanai	1,451,730	12
Proleis	1,246,390	10

Economy

The Central Bank of Eserrei in Torunzidis serves as the central bank for the country. The Eser currency is the Eser mark (Esm).The Eserrei economy has grown substantially in the 20th and 21st centuries due to a stable government and policies that encourage private investment including foreign investment.