Sol'Vin
Sol'Vin Kingdom 2 official names
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| Capital | Askeros | ||||
| Largest city | Hyelane | ||||
| Official languages | Solvindi | ||||
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| Demonym(s) | Solvindi | ||||
| Government | Federal directorial constitutional elective monarchy | ||||
• Monarch | Katerina II | ||||
| Lubor Kovalas | |||||
| Katerina Orokos | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Established | |||||
| 3 March 1861 | |||||
| 14 June 1919 | |||||
| 9 April 1940 | |||||
| 31 October 1956 | |||||
| 31 June 1983 | |||||
| Population | |||||
• 2020 estimate | 64,000,000 | ||||
• 2018 census | 63,102,048 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate | ||||
• Total |  ₭2.18 trillion | ||||
• Per capita | ₭34,129 | ||||
| Gini (2022) |  53high | ||||
| HDI (2022) |  0.789high | ||||
| Currency | Sol'Vin Tenner (₮) (SVT) | ||||
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy | ||||
| Driving side | left | ||||
| Calling code | +09 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | SV | ||||
| Internet TLD | .sv | ||||
Sol'Vin, officially the Kingdom of Sol'Vin, is a country in Northwestern Abos. The country is bordered by the Mogus Sea to the west, Greater Niagara to the north, and Gryva to the South. It covers an area of XXX and has a population of over 64 million. The capital of Sol'Vin is Askeros but the largest city is Hyelane. Other major cities include Phraxos, Aton, Sim'iw, Hamerfel, and Olphi.
Sol'Vin is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a directorial system. Its institutional organization is complex and structured along linguistic and cultural grounds. It is divided into several four autonomous regions: The Solvindi-speaking Vinders Region, the Kindi-speaking Nikt Region, the Niagaran-speaking Boovarsholt Region, and the constitutionally multilingual Askeros Region. The Askeros Region, which consists solely of the city of Askeros and the surrounding suburbs, is the smallest region by area and the third smallest by population. However, it is the wealthiest region by GDP per capita and the most densely populated region in the country. The most populous region is, by far, Vinders, constituting close to 26 million people. The least populated region is Boovarsholt, with a little over 8.8 million. Sol'Vin's linguistic diversity has led to tensions, reflected in a complex governing system with considerable local autonomy.
The large gold deposits and access to fertile coastal farmland meant that Sol'Vin was a valuable location for the burgeoning empires neighboring the region, and leaving it connected with its several neighbors, although the mountainous terrain meant that control was often difficult to establish over the region. The country as it exists today was established following the 1861 Solvindi Revolution, when it successfully seceded from Greater Niagara, which it had incorporated as several provinces over a series of several decades earlier. The name chosen for the new state is derived from the word "Solosvin", a term found in several ancient local languages that roughly translates to "mountainous".
Sol'Vin participated in the Industrial Revolution, and during the course of the late 1800s to early 1900s established itself as a prosperous mercantile state. After the First Great War, Sol'Vin's republic was dismantled and replaced by a Niagaran-born noble, King Michail I. During the Second Great War, Sol'Vin was occupied by Gryva and Niagara. During the 1950s, the northern half of the territory became independent as Niagara released it. The southern half would be forcibly reunited with Sol'Vin in 1983, as the Third Coalition recaptured its former territory and rejoined it to the northern half.
The decades since the end of the Third Great War has been marked by rising tensions between the Solvindi-speaking and Kindi-speaking citizens, tensions fueled by differences in language and culture and the unequal development of Vinders and Nikt. This antagonism has led to several far-reaching reforms, including increased federalization in the 1990s and the implementation of a directorial system in 2002. Despite the reforms, the tensions between the groups have remained. There is signifigant separatism among the Kindi and other non-Solvindi groups. Controversial language laws exist on the local level and the formation of governing coalitions has been historically difficult in recent years, including a 14 month attempt after the 2010 election. However, despite increasing separatism, Sol'Vin has been praised for its linguistic preservation efforts.
Sol'Vin is one of the founding countries of the Global Community. While nominally aligned against Gryva, Sol'Vin is not an active member of the COKC Bloc but rather has a singular alliance with Greater Niagara and takes a more neutral approach in international affairs. Sol'Vin is relatively middle-developed as a country, with progress being made in the decades after the Third Great War, although the country is still not equivalent to its more developed neighbors.
Politics
The 2002 Constitution forms the basic law of the country and is the foundation of the country's current directorial system. It outlines the rights of citizens and limits of the federal government's powers. It superseded the 1959 Constitution after popular referendum and replaced the parliamentary unitary state (albeit with considerable devolved government) with the current federal directorial constitutional elective monarchy.
Government
Executive Powers
Sol'Vin is described as being a democratic constitutional monarhy, with a tradition of liberalism, constitutionalism, and a moderate ideology. At the federal level, Sol'Vin has been dominated by several parties. While the ideology of the country's legislature can be divided into broadly center-left and center-right factions, linguistic-based parties are the norm. Seven parties have representatives in Parliament. The center-left is dominated by the Kindi-speaking Liberal Party and has considerable support from the Solvindi-speaking Social Democratic Party and Niagaran-speaking Northern Alliance. The center-right is dominated by the Solvindi-speaking Conservatives and Kindi-speaking Democrats. In addition, the Sol'Vin Green Party and the Kindi nationalist left-wing Kindi Bloc. As of the 2022 election, a coalition of the Conservatives and Democrats forms the majority bloc in parliament.
The head of state is the monarch, who officially retains executive power, but in practice a combination of constitutional law, statutes, and tradition have limited the role of the monarch to a strictly representative and ceremonial role, such as the appointing on the Royal Council and the formal dismissal of ministers and members of the Royal Council. Accordingly, the monarch is the chief diplomat and both receives and issues letters of diplomatic accreditation. Additionally, the monarch is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but a clause in the Solvindi Constitution mandates that the monarch only exercise that power with the advice of the Royal Council. The current monarch is Katerina II, who has been queen since 2009.
While the monarch holds official powers, the Royal Council, in practice, exercises the executive powers. The Royal Council is elected for a six year term and can serve an unlimited number of terms. Constitutionally, legislative power is vested with both the Parliament of Sol'Vin and the Council, but the former is the supreme legislature and a unicameral body. Sol'Vin is fundamentally structured as a representative democracy. The Parliament can pass a law by simple majority of the 300 representatives, elected on the provincial level. Certain laws, such as those affecting the powers of the regions, must be cross-regional, getting a majority of every region in order to pass. The Royal Council also elects a prime minister who acts as a representative of Sol'Vin abroad, chairman of the Royal Council, and also has power to act without the rest of the Council in emergency situations. While councilors can serve an unlimited number of terms, they cannot be elected prime minister more than once. In addition, by tradition, the prime minister does not run for re-election after their term expires. In general, councilors serve roughly three to five terms.