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Federated Commonwealth of Walzenia
4 other official names
  • Waltch:Federéierte Communbeschte Valzenja
    Oniegamé:Mikinaak-minising Mishkodewinan
    Masenatau:Machkacnāh-menaes Nātamatowak
    Hitena:K’ečáñgara Hižąkirakį
    Onacheno:Hahnunah Rotinonshóni
Motto: "Ënnert de Trëttoir, d'Strand."
"Beneath the pavement, the beach."
Anthem: Dëst Land Es Äert Land
"This Land Is Your Land"
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Political Map of Walzenia
Political Map of Walzenia
CapitalMoienrout
Largest cityLenzneuve
Official languagesnone at the federal level

Recognised national languages
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
List of ethnicities
Religion
List of religions
Demonym(s)Walzer (noun)
Waltch (adjective)
GovernmentLibertarian socialist federated semi-direct democracy
• Secretary-General
Aaa
• Presiding Speaker
Aaa
LegislatureCommonwealth Congress
General Committee
Federal Assembly
Area
• Land
1,854,816 km2 (716,148 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census
47,703,216
• Density
25.71/km2 (66.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
$1,403,905,646,880
• Per capita
$29,430
Gini (2015)Positive decrease 12.7
low
HDI (2015)Increase 0.816
very high
CurrencyWaltch guilder (Wƒ) (WZG)
Time zoneUTC -4 to -5
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+48
Internet TLD.wz
a: Languages that hold official status in at least one commune.
b: Mixed Belisarian-Indigenous individuals historically report themselves as Belisarian.

Walzenia, officially the Federated Commonwealth of Walzenia), is a country in northeastern Norumbia. Its 27 states, consisting of over 1200 communes, cover an area of approximately 1,854,816 square kilometers (716,148 square miles), situated between the Sea of Dakmoor in the north and northeast, North Thalassian Ocean in the southeast, Habbakuk Bay in the west, and bordering Placeholderland in the south. The capital of Walzenia is Moienrout, and its population of 47,703,216 people lived mostly in the region surrounding Lake Sovereign and the Saint Anne River, with its largest city, Lenzenueve, forming the core of a megalopolis whose other notable cities include Zurin, Jubeugon, Moienrout, Hannes, and Minouche. Walzenia is a highly multicultural country, with approximately 30% of Walzenia's population being of indigenous ancestry and another 20% being of non-Belisarian descent.

Various indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Walzenia for thousands of years before Belisarian colonization. Four major polities, the Odakiimin, ruled the region and repelled Ottonian incursions as early as the 12th century, with records of their formation dating back to at least the 9th century. Following the Great Lake War in the 16th century, the Odakiimin's weakened state allowed the Ottonians to gain a foothold along the eastern coast and populate it with persecuted minorities from Staalmark. Walzenia was formed when this colony gained its independence in 1639, at which point it began gradually absorbing the remaining indigenous polities in the region through both diplomacy and warfare, reaching its modern borders by 1782. The early 19th century was marked by a series of successive socialist reforms and revolutions, galvanizing into the contemporary political structure by 1924.

Walzenia is a libertarian socialist federation in the communalist tendency, with a unicameral legislature which elects a steering committee to carry out executive functions, as part of a system of council democracy. It possesses an advanced manufacturing-service economy revolving around foodstuffs, wood and paper products, telecommunications, and tourism. Walzenia ranks highly international measurements of civil liberties, government transparency, economic freedom, education, and quality of life. It is a regional power and a member of several international organizations and alliances, including the Forum of Nations, Joint Space Agency, <<LeftyBloc?>>, and <<NorumbiaOrg>>.


Etymology

The origins of the name Walzenia are historically obscure, but there are two generally accepted theories: the first, arising in the 19th century, was that the name derived from XXth century <<Ottonian?>> noble Mitchellet Alvare ----

XXth century explorer Dietrich Valza, who was notable for his inland expeditions. The earliest use of the name seems to be in writings of cartographer Armand Weber from 1581, as Valzia, which then entered into common usage over the next several decades and eventually evolved into Valzenjia, which was then first anglicized into Walzenia in the appendix of Weber's popular 1644 atlas.

The demonym of "Waltch" is historically contentious but remains in official and colloquial use in most places. Some groups claim that the word Waltch as a nationwide demonym marginalizes some minority groups, such as the indigenous First Nations, who did not willingly adopt the Waltch language, or who feel that the name Waltch describes historical white Belisarian colonizers and not other minority groups.


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