Volta
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Socialist Federal Republic of Volta Sozialistische Föderativen Republik Voltaern | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Anthem: Die Lied von Vaterland | |
| Capital | Vien |
| Largest | Köstritz |
| Official languages | Voltan |
| Recognised regional languages | Tlaloc |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Legislature | Federal Assembly |
| Federal Council | |
| Federal Chamber | |
| Establishment | |
• Independence from Shffahkia | 12 December 1857 |
• Establishment of the Republic | 17 May 1858 |
| 14 April 1870 | |
| 14 April 1921 | |
• End of the Voltan Civil War | 21 May 1921 |
| Area | |
• Total | 349,800 km2 (135,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Census | 29,859,313 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Per capita | $14,561 |
| Currency | Voltan Tepos (Ⱦ) (VLT) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Voltan Standard Time (VST)) |
| Date format | YYYY/MM/DD |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .vo |
The Socialist Federal Republic of Volta, commonly referred to as Volta, is a sovereign state located in Aurelia.
Etymology
History
Ancient Cultures
Before 1662, Volta was populated largely by various native peoples. The most prominent of these were the Tlaloc people.
Colonization
Dolchland claimed the area of land that would become Volta in 1612, although at the time there was no Dolch presence on the land. The first attempt at the colonization happened in 1631, when Nikolaus von Wesler, a wealthy Dolch banker at the time, was given the right to colonize the land. He arrived on 19 April 1631 with roughly 300 Dolch colonists, and established the Neu-Schlammburg Colony within several months. The native Tlaloc people, then governed as a part of the Crescent Empire, were quite surprised at the sudden arrival of colonists. There were several initial attempts to establish a mutually-beneficial trading relationship. However, these attempts were ended when Nikolaus left for Dolchland on 22 May 1632 with the intention of returning with more colonists. In lieu of his absence Nikolaus granted Georg von Hutten control over the colony. Shortly after he left, there was an outbreak of tropical diseases from which they had no immunity, killing roughly 1/3 of the colonists. The colonists blamed the Tlaloc people for the outbreak, claiming the diseases had spread to them as a result of the "uncivilized" Tlaloc lifestyle. At the same time Dolch diseases had become an epidemic among the Tlaloc people, causing more tension. Relations further soured when an party exploring deeper inland found a Tlaloc settlement, which the Tlaloc interpreted as a scouting party for an invasion and attacked.
After this the Tlaloc people began planning for what they believed would be an inevitable war. Though the elders weren't keen to start a war, a young man named Itzcoatl took things into his own hands. He began raising a small band of like-minded people to attack the colony. By July 1632 he had enough people and began planning his attack, not so secretly. Tlaloc elders repeatedly told Itzcoatl not to go through with his plans, fearing retaliation, but he ignored the elders and proceeded anyway. Nikolaus returned on 13 August 1632 with another 230 colonists. Upon arrival he was informed by Georg about everything that had transpired. Knowing that the situation had drastically changed since he had left, he began discussing what to do with Georg immediately. However, 2 days after Nikolaus arrived, Itzcoatl launched a surprise attack on the colony, killing most of its inhabitants in what would be known as the Neu-Schlammburg Massacre. Nikolaus was killed during the fighting, and Georg escaped along with roughly 40 other colonists by ship. They abandoned the colony and, after resupplying at a nearby port, returned to Dolchland.