Saldia

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Saldian Federation
Flag of Saldia
Flag
of Saldia
Coat of arms
Capital
and
Bauskus
Official languagesSaldian
Siluan
Ethnic groups
Vaunus
Religion
Saldian spirituality
Demonym(s)Saldian
GovernmentStratocracy
• Head of State
Queen Šarune
• Head of Government
Iron Wolf Aras
LegislatureHigh Council of the Saldian Federation
Establishment
• Defeat of Mone the Tyrant by Kaidre the Unforgettable
~631
Population
• 2020 census
11,053,433
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
NS$ 561.216 billion
• Per capita
NS$ 50,773
CurrencySaldian litas
Driving sideright

The Saldian Federation is a landlocked country in northern Eracura with close political, economic and military ties with Silua. Saldia is bordered by Silua to the north, east, and south and by Shalum to the west. The country is a federated stratocracy composed of 45 brigades with federal authorities based in Bauskus. It is geographically divided between the Atrausine Mountains and the Rambynas Hills. The majority of the population of 11 million is concentrated in the Rambynas Hills, where the largest cities and economic centers are.

The establishment of the the Old Saldian Federation in the early medieval period resulted from the defeat of Mone the Tyrant by Kaidre the Unforgettable and the subsequent unification of the Saldian clans in approximately 631. The Bauskus Accord is considered the founding document of Saldia, whice is celebrated on Victory Day. After the unification of the Saldian clans, Saldia did not expand past the ethnically Saldian heartland. Saldian armies though did conduct numerous raids on surrounding territories and were highly sought after as mercenaries by rulers across a large swathe of Eracura. In 1522, after the decisive defeat of a Siluan invasion of Saldia, Saldia and Silua signed the Treaty of Bauskus. This treat saw Silua give up all claims to Saldian territory and also established a military alliance between the two states that would form the basis for the Bauskus-Ravumo Cooperative Sphere (BRCS) that was established in 1892.

Saldia occupies the crossroads between Nordic and Siluan Eracura, though very strict and long standing policies have prevented Saldia from hosting populations of any significant size from either of the two larger ethnic and linguistic families. Also due to its strict linguistic, cultural, and religious policies, Saldia is considered a culturally and linguistically monolithic nation. Despite its strict cultural and linguistic policies, Saldian citizens enjoy a great number of freedoms as the vast majority of Saldian cultural, social, and linguistic policies are applied to citizens of foreign nations.

History

Pre-Federation

Old Saldian Federation

Contact and Confrontation Era

Post Treaty of Bauskus

Modern history

Geography

Panoramic view of the Aukštojas massif in the Atrausine Mountains.

Climate

Politics

Stratocracy and Direct Democracy

The state supreme power is split between the head of government, the Iron Wolf, and the legislature, High Council, while the the the head of state , the queen of Saldia, fulfills a largely ceremonial and religious role. The Iron Wolf is elected directly by all citizens of Saldia for an indefinite term. Members of the High Council are elected by the battalion commanders who are in turn elected the citizens of thier battalions. All candidates for government positions must be active military personnel with at least eight years of military service and must also pass military and governmental competency examinations.

Administrative divisions

The Federation is divided into 45 military-administrative districts known as brigade districts which are administered by brigade commanders who are the equivalent of a brigadier generals in many other armies. The brigades are further divided into regiments administered by regiment commanders (colonels), and battalions administered by battalion commanders (lieutenant colonels).

List of brigades

Brigade Insignia
Iron Guard Brigade Insignia of the Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf".svg
Alytaus Brigade 2 JVBr embleem sakala (png version).png
Alovės Brigade 1st Infantry Brigade (Estonia) emblem.png
Butrimonių Brigade 2. Jalaväebrigaad Tagalapataljon.png
Daugų Brigade Emblème du Erioperatsioonide grupp (EOG).svg
Krokialaukio Brigade Insignia of 2nd Brigade Artillery Battalion (Estonia).svg
Mira Brigade Insignia of the Headquarters Support and Signal Battalion (Estonia).svg
Nemunaičio Brigade Insignia of the Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion.svg
Pivašiūnų Brigade Küberväejuhatuse-embleem.jpg
Punios Brigade Logistikapataljon emblem.svg
Raitininkų Brigade Luurekeskus.png
Simno Brigade Õhutõrjepataljon emblem.svg
Leipalingio Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Viečiūnų Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Būdviečio Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Kapčiamiesčio Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Krosnos Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Kučiūnų Brigade [[file:|100px]]
Lazdijų Brigade [[file:|100px]]
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Foreign Relations

The foreign relations of Saldia are tied very closely to those of Silua and Saldian and Siluan diplomats will freqently act on behalf both nations. This does not however, prevent Saldia from pursuing independent relations with foreign nations. Saldia maintains embassies and consulates in most Tyranian nations, inluding those in which

Military

Economy

Demographics

With a little over 11 million people, Saldia is less populous than many countries in Eracura and Siduri.

Saldia is an outlier among developed countries, particularly in Eracura, for its relatively high rate of natural population growth. Between 2000 and 2020, Saldia saw the second-highest overall increase in population, relative to size, in Eracura and was of among the very few nations in which natural births accounted for most population growth. This was the highest rate since the Growth Spike following the Great Eracuran War and coincides with the rise of the total fertility rate from a nadir of 1.7 in 1994 to 2.5 in 2010.

As of January 2021, the fertility rate remains 2.4 children per woman, above the replacement rate of 2.1, but still below the high of of 4.72 in 1800. Saldia's fertility rate and crude birth rate remain among the highest in Eracura. Unlike many Eracuran nations, the population of Saldia is not aging as severly. The average age is 30.4 years while about a tenth of Saldian people are over 65. Average life expectancy is 84.25 years.

Ethnic groups

Almost all people are of Vaunus origin, with no significant admixture of Siluan or Nordic groups despite centuries of interaction. Unlike many of the larger nations of Eracura, Saldia did not incorporate large numbers of non-Vaunus ethnic groups as demonstrated by numerous comparitive genetic studies.

A lack of of large-scale immigration over the course of Saldia's over 1,300 years of nationhood, has led to a very monocultural society; beginning with the formation of the federation by Kaidre, and further enforced by Aiste in the Immigration Decree of 1601, the government prohibited immigration into Saldia in all but certain rare instances. In 2004, the Saldian Census Bureau recorded that 99.99% of people in Saldia identified as Vaunus.

Language

Almost all adults in Saldia are bilingual in the native Vanuasese and Siluan languages. Vanausese is the official language within the borders of Saldia and among Saldian citizens. The Siluan language is used as the official language outside of Saldia, the most prominent example of this being its use as the sole language of international politics and diplomacy.

The Vanausese language is only widespread within Saldia and there are no known extant populations of Vanausese speakers outside of Saldia. The Saldian government forbids the speaking of the Vanausese language outside of Saldia and also its use with non-Saldians. There are strict prohibitions against any study of the Vanausese language by non-Saldian citizens with very few exceptions and also a complete ban on the exportation of any Vanausese language materials from Saldia. While it has been noted these laws would be very difficult if not almost impossible to enforce by the Saldian government under typical circumstances, support for the government's language policies has consistenly remained very high due in large part to a strong sense of cultural and linguistic protectionism ensconced within Saldian society and this has led to exceedinlgy few instances in which Saldian language laws have been breached.

Religion

The religious and spiritual beliefs of the Vanaus people are very poorly documented outside of Saldia. This is due in large part to strict government policies that prevent non-Vaunus and non-Saldians from participating in or documenting Saldian religious and spiritual beliefs. If there is a name for the religious and spiritual beliefs of the Vanuas people, there is no record of it outside of Saldia. What is known of the religion of the Vanaus people is that there is a belief in an afterlife of some sort and that human skulls and blood seem to figure into the belief system in some way.

Culture

Literature

Music

Sports

Cuisine