Vistulzka

This article is about the country. For other uses, see Vistulzka (disambiguation).

Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka Prawosławna Republika Wiślańska (Vistulzkan) Visztula ortodox köztársaság (Hetumogyer) Православна республіка Вісульська (Karpatska)
Flag Coat of arms of Vistulzkan Coat of arms
Anthem: Na zawsze! (Vistulzkan) "Forever!"
Capital	Włocławek
Largest city	Ásotthalom
Official languages	Vistulzkan
Recognised national languages	Hetumogyer Karpatska
Ethnic groups (2020)	87.1% Viswe 6.3% Hetumogyars 5.1% Karpathska 1.5% Other
Religion	X% Gregorianism X% Presterist X% Northern Cathedralist X% other Gregorians X% no religion X% Tahir X% others
Demonym(s)	Viswe
Government	Unitary semi-presidential Orthodoxist republic
• President	Józef Wojciechowski
• Marshal	Małgosia Lemańska
• Head of the Ducal Council	Bálintka Bondarenko
Legislature	National Legislature
• Upper house	Sejm
• Lower house	Sejmik
Formation
• Three Duchies Era	c. 850
• Grand Duchy of Vistulzka (Gregorianisation)	922
• Sarmat-Hetumoger Kingdom	953
• First Noble Republic	1211
• Second Duchy of Vistulzka	X
• First Republic	X
• Second Noble Republic	X
• Second Republic	X
Area
• Total	396,297 km2 (153,011 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.1%
Population
• 2024 estimate	X
• 2024 census	X (Xth)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$X billion (Xth)
• Per capita	$X
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$X billion (Xth)
• Per capita	$X
Gini (2023)	27.2 low
HDI (2021)	0.871 very high
Currency	X (X, VIS)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Western Calesian Time, WCT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+X
Internet TLD	.vz

Vistulzka (Vistulzkan: Wiślańska), officially the Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka (Vistulzkan: Prawosławna Republika Wiślańska) and often times simply called the Orthodox Republic, is a sovereign country located in Western Calesia. It borders X to the north, X to the west, X to the south, and Falland to the southeast, and it shares a maritime boundary with Waldrich across the Svalish Sea. Consisting of 54 states called Voivodeships, it is the third-largest country in Calesia, covering over 396,297 km², and the fourth-most populous with over X million inhabitants. Additionally, Vistulzka holds two island overseas territories in the Medan Ocean: Casimir and Nowa Sarmat.

Vistulzka has been inhabited since the Last Glacial Age with various sets of artifacts dating back to the Lower Paleolithic period when the area was dominated by various hunter-gatherers cultures. Vistulzka in late antiquity was inhabited by a mix of tribes, known as the Proto-Sarmats. By the time of the 800s, the area of Vistulzka was controlled by three various paganistic duchies: Sarmat, Géza and the Pereya. The Duke of Sarmat, Casimir III, converted to Presterist Gregorianism and engaged in the Sarmat Wars, uniting part of the Duchy of Géza and absorbing the entirety of the Duchy of Pereya under the Treaty of Wełnica. The Duchy of Sarmat became the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka. The remaining parts of the Duchy of Géza became the First Kingdom of Hetumoger, under Presterist Gregorianic auspices; the Duchy of Sarmat became the dominant power in Western Calesia.

In 953, the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka and the First Kingdom of Hetumoger unified, creating the Vistulzka-Hetumoger Kingdom. In 1211, Vistulzka-Hetumoger entered the First Odrodzenie, a revolutionary cultural and political movement that coincided with a change of internal politics of the Kingdom. Internal changes to the Kingdom's inner workings was uniquely liberal for the time and was driven primarily though the advocation of civil liberties and subsequently cemented Vistulzka's tradition of progressivism. Under calls for a new government to be established, King Ziemomysł II reorganized the country and renamed it from the Kingdom to the Vistulzka-Hetumoger Noble Republic. The new political system was based off of several ideas promogulated during the First Odrodzenie that culminated into the political system known as a Noble Republic. Ziemomysł II also commissioned the Calesia's first constitution that limited the power of the monarchy, created and granted power to a new state-backed legislature. This was known as the First Noble Sjem. The Noble Republic collapsed in 1375 when King Ziemomysł IV and Noble Sjem Head Árpád III could not reconcile the political disalignment between Vistulzkans and Hetumogerians. The aftermath of political disalignment created separate noble classes unique to their cultural alignment, the Nemesseg, the Szlachta and the Lytsari.

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Vistulzka has a developed market and is considered to be a regional power alongside X. Officially, Vistulzka is still considered to be an "Orthodox Gregorianic" nation. However, Vistulzka provides both freedom of religion and over high standard of human rights. Vistulzka is a founding member of the United Congress, and the X.

Etymology

Main article: Name of Vistulzka

History

Main article: History of Vistulzka

Antiquity

Vistulzka has been inhabited since the Stone Age by modern homo sapiens with archaic tools and artifacts being dates as far back as 20,000 years ago. It is believed that while Vistulzka alongside some neighboring countries have been inhabited since the Last Glacial Period, the climate conditions made the area inhospitable to permanent habitats. Archaic humans are believed to have began permanently settle Vistulzka in the 11,000 years ago with the rise of the neolithic Wełnica culture. Agricultural prospects in the area were meddling and as such, Vistulzka did not see any form of agriculture until 5,000 years ago. Before that, Vistulzka was dominated by various hunter-gatherer societies.

Agriculture and more formative tribal identities emerged in around 4,000 years ago where tools suitable for agriculture emerged. Wełnican tribes and settlements were aware of the Hernician Empire, and several settlements were on the Minervan Trail that crossed through Western Calesia from Central Calesia. Unlike the hostile tribes that inhabited Cheruscia in modern day X, X; the Wełnica openly traded with the Hernicians.

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Three Duchies and Gregorianism

Main article: Three Duchies of Vistulzka

In the 9th century, three major powers had emerged within modern-day Vistuzka. The Duchy of Sarmat, the Duchy of Géza and the Duchy of Pereya. These duchies were all paganistic in nature, and frequently entered into small wars with each other, known as the Three Duchy Wars. The three duchies had loosely followed Western Calesian paganism until the breakup of the First X Empire in 851. The breakup directly led to refugees entering the three duchies and subsequently introducing Gregorianism. The Duke of Sarmat, Casimir III converted to Georgianism in 855, and subsequently engaged in the Sarmat War in an attempt to unite the Duchies of Géza and Pereya under his banner. The Duchy of Sarmat and the Duchy of Pereya unified under the Treaty of Wełnica to become the Grand Duchy of Vistulzka

The Duchy of Mazowszanie initially rebuked the idea of conversion.

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Geography

Main article: Geography of Vistulzka

Vistulzka is located in Western Calesia, bordered by the countries of X (X km; X mi) to the east, X (X km; X mi) to the west, and X (X km; X mi) to the southwest and south. Vistulzka is the single largest country within Western Calesia and the third-largest country in Calesia proper.

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Government

Main articles: Government of Vistulzka and Politics of Vistulzka

Józef Wojciechowski
President
since 2020

Małgosia Lemańska
Marshal
since 2020

Bálintka Bondarenko
Head of the Ducal Council
since 2020

The Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka is a unitary semi-presidential republic that is governed on the basis of a multi-party democracy that utilizes a "Common Government", a form of government that emerged during the Political Odrodzenie. The current form of the government of Vistulzka is codified in the 1920 Constitution, which is the governing principle and establishing document of Vistulzka. Officially, Vistulzka and its government calls itself an Orthodox Republic. Orthodox Republicanism is considered an evolution of Common Government ideology and was one of the new political ideas formed during the Political Odrodzenie. Vistulzka has three branches of government, all of which arew "separate but intertwined" government where all branches of the government were intertwined with each other.

The Włocławek National Legislative Building, the seat of the Viswe national government.

Officially, the Office of the President is elected within the Sjem, where the members of the Sjem elected a member of their own. Both houses of the National Legislature, the Sjem and the Sjemek are elected through direct election. The National Legislature is a bicameral parliament that consists of the Sjem (upper house) and the Sjemek (lower house).

The powers of the president are executive in nature and split between the Office and the Sjem. The Office of the President is designed by the 1920 constitution to have powers traditionally reserved by both the head of state and the head of government. The President is responsible for the appointment of the Marshal and the Ducal Council, the executive branch's cabinet. The Marshal and Ducal Council are responsible to answering to daily affairs. The President of Vistulzka is considered to be a ceremonial role if the Marshal and the Ducal Council are able to function and hold support of both the President and the Sjem. However, if the Sjem initiates a centure vote, the powers of the Marshal and the Ducal Council are significantly diminished and the powers of the President and the Sjem are enhanced significantly. If confidence of the Marshal and the Ducal Council is low, the Sjem has the ability to create a Council of Confidence. The Council of Confidence vacates and takes over the Office of the Marshal.

Vistulzka has historically been a hotbed for political organizations with three parties making up the dominant block since 1925. The New Republican Coalition (NKR) have ruled Vistulzka since the end of the Second Cuthish War, and is comprised of three dominant parties: the Orthodoxist Republican Party (PPR), the Janssian-Orange Republican Party (PRJP) and the Blue Movement Party (PBR). All three of these parties were founded in the immediate aftermath of the Recession of 1924. The other smaller block is the Three Torches Bloc.

Law

Main article: Milicja Zbrojne

Law enforcement in Vistulzka is primarily performed by the National Police (Milicja Zbrojne) and is assisted by various agencies that belong to the Internal Public Security Commission. The National Police is considered to be an independent branch of the Armed Forces, and reported to the Department of Law. The National Police investigates crimes and transgressions, and acts as a general purpose response unit on a Voivode and municipal level.

Private security firms are often utilized by companies due to the military industry of Vistulzka. The most notable being the Stellaris Conglomerate. Private security firms are viewed as extremely controversial due to their lack of legal authority and extensive legislation efforts for both allowing and outlawing their existence.

The Internal Public Security Commission is conglomerate of various federal law enforcement agencies that have a seat on the Ducal Council. The IPSC is extremely structured, as each agency under its jurisdiction has very well-defined boundaries as to its limitations and its departmental goals. IPSC's reach under wartime is limited and can be temporarily absorbed under the jurisdiction of the National Police during times of war.

Demographics

Urbanization

Largest cities or metropolitan areas in Orthodox Republic of Vistulzka Seneca
	Rank		Voivodeships	Pop.
Ásotthalom Włocławek	1	Ásotthalom	Ásotthalom	5,861,242	Lybid New Pereya
	2	Włocławek	Włocławek	3,114,451
	3	Lybid	West Prykordonnya	1,563,012
	4	New Pereya	East Prykordonnya	801,524
	5	Wełnica	Wełnica-Poznań	581,942
	6	Salgótarján	Somogy	391,784
	7	Fehérvár	Somogy	211,892
	8	To be named	To be named	To be calculated
	9	To be named	To be named	To be calculated
	10	To be named	To be named	To be calculated

See also

Outline of Vistulzka