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The Republic of Voidkree "Väțire Ituķur"
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Va'kaśtir vix́ härenka um nërin raki, Ṡast ķi'ërassik tärir ki'ro tëķra q́a alķalë!" "Undimmed by cloud or shade of night, Here shone for ever fair and bright!"
Anthem: My Fatherland Dear
Map of Voidkree
Capital	Ķëdnśtäl
Official languages	Voidite
Recognised national languages	Voiditen, Shibettan
Ethnic groups	76.5% Voidian 23.5% Shibettan
Religion	73.2% No religion 26.8% Shibere
Demonym(s)	Voidian
Government	Parliamentary Republic
• Keier	Belika Na'äkir
• Prime Minister	Veśen Ag-Óțrall
Area
• Total	746,485.46 km2 (288,219.65 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	17,300,000
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$1,687,950,000,000
• Per capita	$72,169.63
Gini (1611)	22.8 low
HDI	0.835 very high
Currency	Ķerel (ĶRL)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+303
ISO 3166 code	VDK
Internet TLD	.vdk

Voidkree [Voiditen: Väțire], officially the Republic of Voidkree [Voiditen: Väțire Ituķur], is a semi-isolationist parliamentary republic located on the eastern coast of Pelia. To north east, across the Merin Maw and Magna Sea , resides Voidkree's closest neighbour, Nova Solarius. The Republic of Voidkree came to be after the former Premier of the Grand Union of Voidkree, Vera Tuirast, resigned after a series of protests in support democracy and a more democratic nation. The recent period of history has been the most peaceful period in Voidkree's history. The population of about 17 million live peacefully spread out across the country with the capital Ķëdnśtäl containing an estimated 2,200,000 people and the second largest city Velkaśtäl having a population of around 1,500,000 people.

In Voidian society magic and the arcane is no mystery there as most if not all of the populace can use magic or spells in some way though to a simple degree which can be used to contact anyone they have met from far away, being able to make a small pocket dimension or generating a small amount of water. These sorts of spell are usually taught to the people around primary school and some can pursue higher magics later in their education.

Etymology

The name "Voidkree" comes from it's native name "Väțire" which is made of two words "väți'o" meaning Void and "ķre" meaning Land, as such the native name "Väțire" infact means "Void Land" or "Land of the Void". This name most likely came from early post-Reset inhabitants who saw the land and thusly the vast and dark jungle as an great and endless unknown to them and having no recollection of ever being here or of it, knowing only that they were surrounded by a jungle so dense, areas beneath the canopy are still to this present day are described as being shrouded in perpetual darkness, only ever broken up by the native bioluminescent plant life. Some old sayings even go as far as referring to the forest as the "Void" and some stories tell of it as "A maze so vast and so dense, even air struggles to find passage through it."

Geography

The geography of Voidkree is rather simplistic with the west containing grassy woodlands with rocky hills and valleys which then gradually becomes more flat and becomes tropical rainforest filled with small rivers, bogs and wetlands as one heads closer to the coast with the coast being entirely covered in tropical peninsulae, islands and capes. The nation's biggest natural landmarks being the Viima Lake, the Viima Spit which separates it from the waters of the Merin Maw and the Mai River.

Administrative divisions

Map of Voidkree and its 29 counties

Containing 29 counties, the nation gives a fair amount of devolution to local authorities, which all have their own councils which hold democratic votes on topic pertaining to local laws, new large constructions such as new roads, power generation facilities, schools and etc. The devolution is partly the reason the nation's people are spread across the country as almost every county has it's own school system and university and the basic necessities that people require meaning, individuals do not have to travel far to get an education or for medical aid.

Location and borders

Located on the equator on the east coast of Pelia. It's closest neighbours being Nova Solarius to it's east across the Magna Sea, Choslow to it's north, Kethes to it's west and Astronia to it's south.

History

Little is know about the origin of Voidkree and it's people as during later civil wars this information was destroyed by parties who deemed it something to be 'forgotten' in an attempt to 'restart' the nation's history, as a result a lot of Voidkree's history are but a series of theories and speculations.

Ancient Times 1200?-921 BR

It is theorized that around 1200 BR to 1000 BR Voidkree was a set of small tribes, kingdoms and queendoms that populated the ancient and now shuffled lands.

First Kingdom 921-853 BR

Presumably around 921 BR the First Voidian Kingdom was formed, at the time known as The Velkan Kingdom with it's capital being known as Velka, though there is a high chance this city has nothing to do with the current one. During the Era of Ruin the Velkan Kingdom was able to mostly avoid war with only a few minor civil disputes and 2 wars with its neighbours but ultimately came to an end in 853 BR when a coup and a ensuing civil war was able to oust the king and his family which was followed by the formation of the Imperial Union of Voidkree.

1st Union Era 853-403 BR

The beginning of the Imperial Union was rough as the civil war had caused several problems such as famine, housing crises and economic crises to name but a few which at one point nearly led to another civil war but after averting the crises and slowly fixing the problems caused by the civil war the nation entered and era of "peace" and expansion. At around 573 BR the Union began a war which would lead soon to its destruction, this war lasted about 34 years and throughout it, the government had broken most of promises that it had made to it's populace and the following years would set the stage for 403 years of brutal bloodshed. The downfall of the Union began with information being leaked that during the war the Union was killing it's own civilians in combat, justified by the government as a sacrifice that needed to be made to ensure victory though most saw it in a different light, an nation that prioritized it's power over it's own civilians and discontent with the nation began to grow in both civilian and political circles. A few years after this more and more corrupt and heinous acts were leaked about the war and the discontent and political shattering continued until it hit it's peak in 403.

Era of Agony 403-0 BR

Political shattering, Rampant protests over war crimes followed by brutal police beatdown, Economic death spiral and formation of rebel forces even within the government were stated to be "but a humble beginning compered to the bloodshed to come". Half way through the year, on the month of Lux, on what was noted by the law enforcement as a "particularly bad" week, began a total of 124 rebellions across the entire nation and would begin what is today known as the Agony Wars after the sheer amount of agony and bloodshed that was caused. Details after this point are incredibly jumbled and new discoveries are still made to this day about the war. The war came to an abrupt close with the Great Shuffle or Great Restart and there onward Voidkree saw relatively peaceful future. Before the war, records from the time say Voidkree had an estimated population of 84 million and from records 0 AR, it seems the Agony war had a death toll of over 73 million. Some have called this period in history, the centuries where Voidkree ventured to hell and back.

2nd Union Era 0-1543 AR

A few days after the abrupt end to the brutal conflict the nation was left in disarray for a few weeks with people working together to rebuild and through this the idea of The Grand Union of Voidkree returned and took on the task of rebuilding Voidkree for the better. The second era came to an end after peaceful protests forced the government to accept democracy.

Modern Voidkree 1543-Present AR

After a peaceful protest the Republic of Voidkree was born and remains to this day and is a staunch protector of the nation's isolationism stating that Voidkree is better off not meddling in other country's affairs.

Politics

Government

The government of the Voidkree is a semi-isolationist parliamentary republic ruled by a prime minister and their chosen government, with the president or locally known as Ķiver as a figure head meant to pick and instate a prime minister. The parliament or locally the Upper Council, has a total of 841 seats in which at maximum have 7 of the largest parties seated in the Upper Council with the current ruling party being the Voidian Centre Reform Party or VCRP. Smaller parties are placed in the Lower Council which is a watered down version of the Upper Council where the 5 most popular smaller parties converse on topics that if agreed upon are sent to the Upper Council to be discussed.

  Voidian Centre Reform Party: 231 seats

  The People's Party: 125 seats

  The People's National Front: 18 seats

  Voidkree 100: 87 seats

  The Forest Brothers: 167 seats

  The Communist League: 38 seats

  The Velkan Unity Party: 175 seats

Foreign Relations

The foreign relations for Voidkree are lack luster to say the least as through most of it's history past the Great Shuffle, the nation entered an era of isolationism that has only in recent years started to dissipate. Currently the foreign relations of Voidkree involve Choslow, Nova Solarius and Santi Rasta.

Military

The current emblem of the AFVK/Armed Forces of Voidkree

The military of Voidkree, Armed Forces of Voidkree or AFVK for short, consists of about 5 main branches; the Voidian Defence Forces, the Voidian Air Force, the Voidian Naval Forces, the Voidian Steel Guards and the Voidian Deterrence Task Forces. It contains the highest amount of magic and arcana in the entire country, which it uses to enchant shell, vehicles, weapons or armour in ways technology would have made costly such as imbuing tanks or soldiers to temporarily make them harder to hit by blurring their image or making shells explode into a massive fireball upon impact.

The foremost goals of the AFVK is to ensure that the air, sea and ground are kept clear of unknown foreign crafts and individuals, either escorting them out of the country's borders or escorting them to their destination if they give identification and intent, if not the military is allowed to shoot down or fire warning shots. The other goal is to ensure the safety of the civilian populace which has prompted the AFVK to set up most of their Ground to Air Systems around civilian centres and almost every civilian center near the borders having fortifications in some way or another, be that concrete fortifications with short and long range AA and AT capabilities to dormant explosives ready to be activated in case of a war.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

The Republic contains 2 major ethnic groups, the larger one being the Voidians taking up 76.5% of the population and the smaller one being the Shibettans who take up the remaining 23.5%. Either ethnic group have their similarities such as their food, music and dances but they also have their differences such as their languages or appearance, with the Voidians being humans with beige tanned skin, usually with brown eyes and hair speaking a Karkiten language while the Shibettans are what appear to be feathered and beaked kobold like creatures with beige, brown to black feathers, usually shorter than a human and speaking an Halmanic language.

Despite the fact that both have equal rights, a small minority of Shibettans in recent decades have formed a faction known as the Shibettan Freedom Front or SFF for short, they believe that their people should govern themselves and that shibettans and accuse Voidkree of secretly oppressing shibettans and express their dislike of the government through means of terror, though this movement is rather niche and even has a large majority of Shibettans wanting it's downfall and some actively working against it.

Health

Voidkree, by constitution, guarantees free, universal health care for all Voidian citizens, through a compulsory state health insurance program. The Ministry of Health of Voidkree oversees the Voidian public healthcare system, and the sector employs more than a six hundred thousand people. Counties also have their own departments of health that oversee local administration.

Voidkree spent 10.7% of its GDP on Healthcare in 1611. In 1611, the overall life expectancy in Voidkree at birth was 94.05 years (91.3 years for males and 96.8 years for females), and it had a very low infant mortality rate (5 per 1,000 live births).

Culture

The culture of Voidkree involves aspects that where indigenous to the area Voidkree presided over before the time of the Great Shuffle, such as saunas, food and social traditions. In modern times the culture has incorporated other aspects such as egalitarianism and work ethic involving diligence, discipline, and frugality. The nation, due to the Great Shuffle, is a unique cultural anomaly in the Magna Region, holding little to nothing in relation to it's neighbours which can also be attributed to the nation's distrust of it's other neighbours, resulting in the nation falling into an era of isolationism. Though in recent years the distrust has declined, as evident in the nation's recent ascession to MEU, there still remains some distrust and is the reason the nation has not seeked futher cooperation with it's neighbours.