Bretislavia

Kingdom of Bretislavia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Lord Guide thy Country
Capital and largest city	Dutchberg
Official languages	English
Religion	None at the federal level
Demonym(s)	Bretislavian
Government	federal parliamentary, constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	James IV
• Prime Minister	Scott Ford
• Deputy Prime Minister	Ashley King
Legislature	Parliament of Bretislavia Royal Parliament
Establishment
• Establishment of the Bretislavia Region	August 9, 970
• Declaration of Independence against Tiskaiya	May 11, 1048
• Proclaiment of the Kingdom of Bretislavia	May 1, 1049
• Royal Council Established	May 11, 1345
• Constitution Adopted	May 21, 1892
Area
• Total	1,367,737 km2 (528,086 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	92,421,280
• Density	70/km2 (181.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Per capita	$57,102
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	5.31 Trillion
Gini	33.2 medium
HDI	.899 very high
Currency	Bretislavian Dollar (BD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+71
ISO 3166 code	BRT
Internet TLD	.bt

Bretislavia, officially the Kingdom of Bretislavia is a sovereign nation located on the continent of Thuadia. It borders Fichmanistan to the west, Torvon, Kentalis, Shaunteville-La-Patrici to the south, and Tiskaiya & Krenya to the east. It is made up of 30 states and has a population of 92 million Bretislavians. The most commonly spoken language is English, with a strong Russian minority, followed by languages of Kentalian origin and Torvoneese.

There are 7 major cities in the country (including the capital of Dutchberg): Anton, Earlton, Mooresburg, Anatom, Cambrin, and Pennsburg. Due to the smallness of the Bretislavian coast, Earlton is the only large port city, hosting the Bretislavian Naval Headquarters and Coastal Defense Fleet.

Bretislavia is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The monarch is James IV, who has ruled since 1959.

Etymology and terminology

Before the Bretislav-Tiskai breakup in the 11th century, Bretislavia was the eastern part of the kingdom across the lake from Tiskaiya. While the name of the region is a mystery too as how it came to be, the "slav" in the name comes from the region's Slavic roots.

History

Background

56,000 years ago early modern humans settled what would become the lands of Bretislavia. These early modern humans (EMH) were a largely Germanic group, with Slavic cultural ideas embedded in their society. These EMHs would later transform into large tribal kingdoms, who ruled the area and surrounding areas well into the 10th century, until the Bretislavian conquest by the Tiskai czar in 970. After the war, the tribal lands were united into a single entity to be ruled by the Tiskai Czar under the Tiskai-Bretislav United Kingdom (970-1048).

Tiskai-Bretislav United Kingdom (970-1048)

In 970 the Czar of Tiskaiya ventured west of his lands to conquer the Bretislavian tribes. In the 8 month conquest, Beginning in January and ending in August, he successfully defeated the 13 tribal kingdoms ruling most of Bretislavia's current lands. The young Czar would go on to create the Tiskai-Bretislav United Kingdom. This partnership would last 78 years and somewhat thrive during his rule. Creating a united economy and social structure, leading to a mass Slavic immigration from the dense lands of Tiskaiya to the relatively sparsely populated lands of Bretislavia. These Slavs would settle in the southeast of the country closest to their native land of Tiskaiya. In order to help bypass the language barrier between the early English language and Slavic language, the czar would allow each county to have certain freedoms with regards to military, education, and other things to avoid confusion. It was only really in the southeast where early English languages were intertwined with Slavic ones. Due to the language barrier and high levels of local bureaucracy, a rivalry would grow in the late years of the Kingdom, becoming a contributing factor to the later war between the two regions.

While the difference in culture was massive at times, Bretislavian tribes and Tiskaiyans shared a love of militarism and bonded cultures over activities such as jousting, dueling, and hunting. The combination of these two cultures resulted in a culmination of western and eastern technology and medicines, boosting the countries growth but also serving to hamper it.

While the Tiskai Czar was benevolent and chivalrous to the Bretislav people, he was still a foreign ruler, and was not the most popular figure, even in newer generations of Bretislavians; who had only known Tiskai leadership since birth. Even with the concessions made to Bretislavians by the Czar, he never could remove the Bretislavian spirit from the region, leading to harsh military reactions by the czar when Bretislavians dissented against his rule and plead for a return of Bretislavian independence.

Tiskai-Bretislav War

In 1000 the Tiskai Czars wife gave birth to a child, this child would become heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. The very same month, 1 week later another child would be born, this was the result of an affair the Czar had had with a Bretislavian servant, this son would be named Pavel, or Paul (his Bretislavian name). Both sons would grow up separated and it wasn't until 1047 when their father told them the truth and introduced the half-brothers to each other. When the Czar died in 1048 the Bretislavian son sought to free Bretislavia from Tiskaiya. After rallying Bretislavian low-nobles under his rule he declared Independence from Tiskaiya on May 11, 1048. The Recently crowned Tiskai Czar would quickly retaliate by raising the much more organized Tiskai army. Over the next year, brutal fighting would occur between the brother's nations, leading to thousands of deaths. It wasn't until May 1st of 1049 when the conflict would end and the Kingdom of Bretislavia would be proclaimed.