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Republic of Satavia
Republiek van Satavia
Flag of Satavia
Motto: Baie mense, Een land
(Satavian)
"Many People, one Country"
Anthem: Die Glorieryke lied van Vryheid
(Satavian)
"The Glorious song of Freedom"
Location of Satavia, in Green, in Asteria Inferior
Location of Satavia, in Green, in Asteria Inferior
Capital
and largest city
Hopetown (Hoopstad)
Official languagesSatavian, Estmerish
Recognised national languagesMa'swa, Tuz'wahli'an among others
Ethnic groups
(2015)
By race:
  • 65% White/Euclean (or of Euclean descent)
  • 14% Native/Indigenous
  • 11% Black/Bahian (or of Bahian descent)
  • 7% Mixed (paticularly of Coian descent)
  • 3% Others
Demonym(s)Satavian
GovernmentParliamentary republic
• Governor
Lord Ashpoint
Johan de Vilock
LegislatureParlement Satavianen
Provinciale Rechtbank
Volksrechtbank
Establishment
• Colonisation by Hennehouwe
March 1677 (c.)
• Transferal to Estmere
17th August 1747
• Home Rule
1816
• Independence
31st December 1899, at 23:59
Population
• 2018 estimate
21,501,500
• 2015 census
21,499,000
GDP (nominal)2015 estimate
• Total
$462.2 Billion
• Per capita
$21,500
Gini (2015)Negative increase 54.3
high
HDI (2015)0.661
medium
CurrencySatavian Guilders (SAT)
Time zoneUTC+ 11 (Satavian Standard Time (DST Not Observed))
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+47
Internet TLD.sa

Satavia, officially the Republic of Satavia (Satavian: Republiek van Satavia) is an island nation off the coast of Nuvania, located in Asteria Inferior. Satavia shares no land borders with any other recognised countries, but shares a Maritime Border with Nuvania. The Capital and Largest City is Hopetown, also called Hoopstad in Satavian. The Country has two official languages: Estmerish and Satavian, a creole largely consisting of Estmerish and Hennish. One of the country's two largest industry is Viticulture, commonly called 'Wine Growing'. Specifically, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec are the most common grapes grown, as the country's climate accomodates the grape's perfectly. The Sheep and Cattle rearing industry are also a prominent part of the Country's economy. Satavia is a member of the inter-governmental organisation ASTCOM.

According to the Community of Nations, Satavia is one of, if not, the most corrupt democracy in Asteria Inferior, and the wider world. Internal unrest is common, with the last major armed uprising being the Monarchist Revolt, which evolved into the Satavian Civil War.

Etymology

'Satavia', or in it's native form 'Sátiva', a given name from the Muisca Peoples, also refered to as the 'Muisca Tribe'. Post independence, the newly-elected government, lead by Sir Cecil Browning, wishing to distance itself from the colonial name of the 'Hope Colony', and later, the 'Dominion of Hope', chose to adopt a new name. The previous name, 'Hope' came from the Hennish 'Hoop', derivating from the 'River Hope', or in Satavian 'Rivier Hoop'.

History (Under Re-Construction)

Pre-Historic

Pre-Eucelan

Hennish Colonisation (Under Re-Construction)

At some time around March 1677, the Hennish explorer and poet, Jan van Breyetenbach, landed at the mouth of the River Hope. Van Breytenbach established the settlement of 'Hoopstad'. During September of that year, van Breytenbach was officially appointed 'Gouverneur van de Hoop Kolonie', or in Estmerish, 'Governor of the Hope Colony'. The colony was plagued by difficulty to begin with - a lack of sanitation in Hoopstad lead to an outbreak of Dysentery among the settlers. The colony also had trouble with the native population - up until 1679, when Chief Uk'anwa met with Jean de Flaissane, a colonist who arrived from Gaullica with the task of promoting Gaullica's interests in the colony, negotiated a treaty. The Treaty, often erinously refered to as the Treaty of Hoopstad, although actually called the ''Native-Flaissane Agreement'', ended hostilites with natives for the next 150 years.

A Slave Beating (1733), by Estmerish artist James Brown, depicts a slave beating in Naadsvaal Province. It's exact location is unknown.

During the Hennish Administration of the Hoop Kolonie, unrest was common among the settlers, often caused by high taxes and little to no representation. The most infamous revolts included the Farmer Rebellion (1708) and the Ink Revolt (Satavia).

The Hennish colonists imported thousands of slaves from Bahia, and by 1745 there were an estimated 30,000 colonists and a further 10,000 slaves, taken from the coast of Bahia. Compact housing and appauling conditions meant that outbreaks of diseases were commonplace, and would lead to the deaths of hundreds of slaves. The lack of adequate medication meant that many slaves contracted diseases that in practice were curable, but due to the lack of doctors willing to administer what little medication they had to unpaying slaves. This lead the Hoop Kolonie to be known as the 'Slave Abattoir'.

The colony was centered around Hoopstad, and the wider province of Hoop Provincie. The Governor was the representitive of the Monarch in the colony, whilst absoloute power was appointed to the governor, and the Mayor of Hoop Povincie.

During Hennish control, settler's rarely entered the interior. This was due to a fear of upsetting the natives, as agreed by the Native-Flaissane Agreement.

Hoop Kolonie (1711) by Adriaen de Wiart depicts the Hennish Settlement at Hoopstad. In reality, the painting is highly inaccurate, and de Wiart never visited the Hope Colony. Instead, he painted it off descriptions of the colony.

Hennish control over the Hoop Kolonie ended following the Estmerish-Hennish war of 1747, which saw the transfer of the colony over to Estmere.

Estmerish Period

Home Rule

War of the Arucian

Post-Independence

- To be devided into: Kingdom of Satavia, Republic of Satavia and Satavian Civil War

Periods: The Great Collapse, The Great War, December Coup, White Satavia and Modern Period

Geography

Climate

Historical Impact

Politics (Under Re-Construction)

Satavia has a Left-Right multi-party system. Since the 2016 General Election, the biggest parties in the Volksrechtbank are the center-right Unity Coalition, who itself did not achieve a majority of 100 seats, so formed a coalition with the Centraal (Satavia) party, the second largest party. Since 2017, the coalition has attempted on mulitple occasions to pass a law, known as the Electoral Reform Act (Satavia), which would allow for the creation of up to 150 more seats. This has been blocked by the remaining parties on mulitple occasions.

2016 Election Chart


An election results chart showing the two ruling parties pitted against the remaining parties in the Volksrechtbank

Government

Prime Minister

Governor

The 'Governor of Satavia' has been an official position since September 1677, when it was appointed to Jan van Breyetenbach. The current Governor is Lord Ashpoint, who is also the leader of the Groep voor de Troon, a royalist party. The Governor was ceremonially appointed by the King of Estmere, until 1936, with the abolishment of the monarchy. Lord Ashpoint and his 'GVDT' party believe in the restoration of an elective monarchy to Satavia.

Constitution and Rule of Law

Administrative Divisions

Foreign Relations

Military

Economy

Transport

Energy

Education and Science

Demographics

Urbanisation

Language

Health

Religion

Culture

Literature and the Arts

Cuisine

Sports