Ravnia
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Republic of Ravnia Республика Равиния | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: Вместе мы стоим (Together we Stand) | |
| Capital | Novigrad |
| Official languages | Ravnian,Ilmenian, and Narodyn |
| Ethnic groups | Ilmenian 63%, Ruthenian 21%, Narodyns 8.3%, Other 7.7% |
| Demonym(s) | Ravnian |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Republic |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 68,000,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Per capita | $10,000 |
| Currency | Ravnian Dollar |
| Date format | "dd-mm-yy" |
| Driving side | right Side |
| Internet TLD | Rav. |
History
Politics and Government
Ravnian politics is split between two main political parties, the National Conservative Front (NCF) and the Ravnian Socialist Front (RSF). The NCF and the RSF have largely differing views on how the Republic should be run. The NCF believe that Ravnia should remain a Federal Parliamentary Republic, the market should remain a mixed economy, and that Ravnia should hold on to tritonal values. The RSF on the other hand believes that the Republic should become a Direct Democracy with all Ravnian land holders getting an equal vote in the parliamentary elections, they also believe that the market should fall under government jurisdiction in order to safeguard the rights of the working class.
Ravnia is a Federal Parliamentary Republic, with primary legislative organ being the Ravnian Parliament. The size of Parliament is determined by the populations of Ravnias six states, which are counted every 10 years by the census bureau. This has caused parliaments size to fluctuate over the decades, with its largest size consisting of 530 MP's, and its smallest size consisting of 290 MP's. The Ravnian government is led by the Presidency, with the current President being President Pyotr. A Presidential term lasts for eight years, and there is no term limit for the Preaidency. The office of the Presidency holds Ravnias executive power, with the President being able to VETO any legislation presented by Parliament. The Presidents VETO power is not absolute, with Parliament being able to overrule the Presidents VETO is 2/3 of Parliament vote to pass the legislation a second time.
Ravnias Judicial branch of government is made up of the Ravnian Low Courts which operate on local and state levels, and the Ravnian High Court which acts as Ravnias Supreme Court. The Ravnian High Court is the supreme judical body in Ravnia, as such the rulings of the High Court are final unless they are changed by the High Court. There are seven judges on the High Court, these judges serve on the High Court for 50 years, which for most is a lifetime term. When a judge on the High Court dies or retires, it is the responsibility of the President and Parliament to choose a new Judge. A new High Judge cannot be appointed unless both the President and 2/3 of Parliament approve of the judge.
Military
The Ravnian military is a large and respectable fighting force, and while it has been relegated to a more defensive role in recent decades, it does possess the ability to carry out offensive actions. The Ravnian Armed Forces (RAF) is divided into two main branches, the Ravnian Army (RA) and the Ravnain Navy (RN). Ravnains air force, the Ravnian Army Air Force (RAAF) is not an independent military branch, rather it is subservient to the RA. The RAF, as mentioned earlier, is a large military force. With the total number of active service men across both of its branches being 560,000 men, with around one million men in reserve.
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The RAF, while being one of the larger militaries in Euclea it is not the most advanced, with most of the militaries equipment being dated to the late 1990's and early 2000's. This puts the RAF at a disadvantage when compared to other nations militaries such as its neighbor Narozalica. The largest of the RAF's branches is the Ravnian Army (RA). The RA is a mechanized army, fielding a large number of MBT's, APC's, self-propelled Howitzers, etc. The Ravnian Army Air Force (RAAF), Ravnias army-subordinate air force currently fields around 480 aircraft. 60 of these aircraft make up Ravnias strategic bombing force, which was mothballed in 2012. This brings Ravnias number of active aircraft to 420.
The Ravnian Navy (RN) is the smaller of the RAF's two branches. The RA currently fields around 50 ships, it does not operate any aircraft carriers or Amphibious assault ships. Instead, the RN is mainly comprised of destroyers and frigates. The RN does also operate a small cruiser force. The RN fields a small submarine fleet comprised of eight Hunter (Охотник) class attack submarines.