Greater Normark
Kingdom of Greater Normark Större Normark | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Mother Nature smiles at its sons and daughters | |
| Anthem: Past the seven rivers and the seven valleys, seven kings rest for seven eras | |
| Capital | Oskarsviik |
| Official languages | Normanish, Lojka, teuqepp |
| Ethnic groups (2016) | Normarkians, Sunuuts, Vaali |
| Demonym(s) | Normarkian |
| Government | Parliamentarian Monarchy |
• King | Valdemar VII |
| Dan Haugen | |
| Establishment | |
• Kingdom of Normark | January 15, 1604 |
• Kingdom of Normark and Vapmi-Nuunusaq | September 2, 1886 |
• Kingdom of Greater Normark | February 27, 1945 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,093,190 km2 (808,190 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 8.92 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 8,582,079 |
• Density | 4.1/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| Currency | Normarkian Crown (NMK) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Normark, officially known as the Kingdom of Greater Normark (Norwegian: Rike av Større Normark) is a democratic constitutional monarchy located on the continent of Nortua in the Coalition of Crown Albatross. It is bordered by New Anea to the east, Bikal, Norlansia and Mobina to the south and Sprotavia to the west. It is also bordered to the north by the Northern Ocean. By geographical area, it is one of the largest countries in Nortua with an area of 808,190 square miles and one of the least densely populated countries on the planet Iearth with a population of 8.6 million. The administrative capital and largest city is Oskarsviik, and with a population of 1.72 million it has a fifth of the normarkian population. 90% of the population inhabits the southern and southeastern parts of the country, due the inhospitable and close to inhabitable very cold permafrost and tundra climate of the northern and northwestern parts of the country.
Normark was first inhabited by adulan folks migrating from northeastern Adula to southwestern Beatavic and then continued migrating northeast when the ice sheets began to slowly retreat until they reached Lake Presyk and the area around modern Bikalian and Normarkian borders around 9000 years ago. These adulan migrants would later migrate east and south, roaming around as smaller nomadic tribes. It wasn’t until around 7000 years ago that the earliest agricultural settlements appeared east of Lake Presyk and around the river Bjurå where the towns of Bjure and Veiranger are now. Nomadic vaali tribes migrated from the east and had their reindeer driven livestock in the central parts of modern Normark around 7000 years ago. Around 5000 years ago were the first vaali agricultural settlements created around the Golden Valley, and over the next thousand years different vaali tribes migrated east and south, creating their own cultures, chiefdoms and ways of sustaining themselves. Many different tribes, kingdoms and chiefdoms were formed where Normark now is, after the migration and expansion of the Bjurå settlers. Around the 7th century was the Kingdom of Nor created, by Norfolk and the legendary King Sveinir the blind around the river Bjurå, which would become the predecessor to Normark.
Around the early 17th century the Kingdom of Nor expanded from just around Bjurå westwards toward Lake Presyk and eastwards toward the modern norlansian border. During this period were the southern parts of modern day Normark consisting of several smaller kingdoms, with Nor being the largest of these ones. During a period of four years were the other kingdoms either annexed by Nor or joined as a vassal under King Oscar the prosperous to defend their own people from a rising threat from the south. The Kingdom of Normark was created 1604, when the kings of Østerdaal, Brekket, Nor and Sunnerland signed the treaty of Oskarsviik, integrating the former kingdoms as vassals under the kingdom of Nor and with Oscar the prosperous as the king. The kingdom changed name from Nor to Normark, to encompass that the kingdom was the land of the northern people, not only the norfolk. During the next centuries the kingdom expanded both east and north, and by the 20th century Normark encompassed an area stretching from the border of Mobina in the south, to the new Anean border in the east, Lake Baffan in the west and the ocean in the north. 1886 was the constitution rewritten and the name changed, to encompass the creation of two normarkian protectorates in the form of the vaali inhabited state of Vapmi and the sunuuti inhabited state of Nuunusaq. During the world war was normarkian nationalism rising and the normarkian government worried that neighbouring states would try to land grab or start rebellions in their protectorates, so they rewrote the constitution to integrate Vapmi and Nuunusaq into Normark and to create a more unified normarkian integrity. The former protectorates became normarkian regions but they still kept some autonomy, for example they were allowed stronger juridical power over certain regions were their respective ethnicities were a majority. The state also changed its official name to Greater Normark, to include Vapmi and Nuunusaq, not only the original normarkian region.
Normark has advanced rapidly in the fields of technology while maintaining the steady economic gains of mining, logging, and fracking. Normark is known for its cultural diversity, stunning natural beauty, and social liberties. Same-sex marriage was legalized in 1979, and marijuana has been legalized since 2011. Tax rates tend to be high thanks to public healthcare and a strong welfare system. Normark is a highly developed nation, with high standards of living, a relatively strong military and a strong government relatively free of corruption.