Lissatha
Republic of Lissatha Demokratia dou Lissatha | |
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Motto: Unosi, Forzami, kai Libertheria Union, Strength, and Liberty | |
Anthem: Innos to Libertheria (Hymn to Liberty) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Odiola |
| Official languages | Lissathan |
| Ethnic groups | Raguran 45% Cryotirian 43% |
| Religion | Catholic 45% Orthodox Christian 43% |
| Demonym(s) | Lissathan |
| Government | Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic |
| Klaudio Angela | |
| Xaviero Mazzeo | |
• President of the Delaïkó | Stephanos Michelakis |
| Legislature | Delaïkó |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
• Crowning of King Alexander | 254 |
| June 3, 1931 | |
| Area | |
• | 423,000 km2 (163,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 39,273,000 |
The Republic of Lissatha (Lissathan: Demokratia dou Lissatha) is a country located in north east Euronia, it's population is approximately 39.2 million as of 2018, Odiola is it's capital and largest city with a population of 1.3 million, followed by Gakretta.
Ancient Lissathan city states are known for their beautiful architecture and their advances in human thought, with the Lissathan Golden Age lasting from the 4th century BC to the 2nd century BC, and ended after a 37 year war between the city states of Odiola and Brissarta which nearly destroyed the two cities and devastated the city states along the coastline. The nation was first united by King Alexander III, and his son Caesar created a large eastern Euronian empire before his eventual death in 299. The empire was significantly reduced in size to Lissatha's current borders. The monarchy ruled for centuries before the June 3 1931 Revolution where members of the Republican-Federalist Party overthrew King Benito.
Lissatha is a Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic and a developed nation.
Etymology
The name Lissatha means beautiful sea.
History
Prehistory
Ancient Lissathan city states are known for their beautiful architecture and their advances in human thought, with the Lissathan Golden Age lasting from the 4th century BC to the 2nd century BC, and ended after a 37 year war between the city states of Odiola and Brissarta which nearly destroyed the two cities and devastated the city states along the coastline.
Lissathan Empire
Monarchy Era
Revolution and Civil War
In 1931 after years of anti-monarchist sentiment, including the assassination of King Alfonso members of the Republican-Federalist Party organized a coup against King Benito. In the aftermath of this revolution the King fled south to Gakretta, a civil war raged in Lissatha for the next 5 years before Benito was captured and arrested in 1936.
Modern Period
In the 1938 Lissathan Election Appolon Pachis won in a landslide, he spent his first two terms rebuilding Lissatha after the civil war, Pachis would serve as president for 6 terms from 1938 until his death from a stroke in 1961. He would be succeeded by his Vice President Diego Monaldo, who was only 43 at the time and very unexperienced, having served just 4 years in the Delaïkó before being chosen as vice president. Monaldo inherited a strong economy and rode that to re-election in 1962, but the economy crashed in 1965, leading to him losing in a landslide in 1966 to Nerio Iordanou, Nerio managed to bring the economy back to normal levels and passed the 6th amendment, setting a two term limit.
Over the 2000s the economy boomed and spending increased during the presidency of Akakios Bondesan but the economy crashed in 2008, leading to a massive debt crisis.
Geography
Lissatha is located in Northeastern Euronia, and covers an area of 423,000 km2 (163,320 mi2). Lissatha has about 168,000 lakes (of area larger than 500 m2 or 0.12 acres) and 179,000 islands. Its largest lake, -insert name-, is the tenth largest in Euronia. The Southern Lissathan Lakeland is the area with the most lakes in the country; many of the major cities in Lissatha, most notably Odiolan, Brissarta and Portopesia, are located in the immediate vicinity of the coast. The greatest concentration of islands is found in the north, in the Lissathan Archipelago in the Vasilin Sea. Much of the geography of Lissatha is a result of the Ice Age. The glaciers were thicker and lasted longer in Lissatha compared with the rest of Euronia. Their eroding effects have left the Lissatha landscape mostly flat with few hills and fewer mountains. Its highest point, Picgranfí at 1,324 metres (4,344 ft), is found in the extreme southwest border with South Kandson. The highest mountain whose peak is entirely in Lissatha is Lóthón at 1,316 m (4,318 ft), directly adjacent to Olimpos.
There are some 187,888 lakes in Lissatha larger than 500 square metres and 75,818 islands of over 0,5 km2 area, leading to the denomination "the land of a hundred thousand lakes". The retreating glaciers have left the land with morainic deposits in formations of eskers. These are ridges of stratified gravel and sand, running northwest to southeast, where the ancient edge of the glacier once lay. Among the biggest of these are the three Infater ridges that run across northern Lissatha in the divide between the much more fertile southern region. Having been compressed under the enormous weight of the glaciers, terrain in Lissatha is rising due to the post-glacial rebound. The effect is strongest around Esaset Bay (shared with North Kandson), where land steadily rises about 1 cm (0.4 in) a year. As a result, the old sea bottom turns little by little into dry land: the surface area of the country is expanding by about 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) annually. Relatively speaking, Lissatha is rising from the sea.
The northern landscape is covered mostly by coniferous taiga forests and fens, with little cultivated land. Of the total area 6% is lakes, rivers and ponds, roughly 25% agriculturally distinct, and 68% forest. The forest consists of pine, spruce, birch, and other species. Lissatha is the fifth largest producer of wood in Euronia and among the largest in the world. The most common type of rock is granite. It is a ubiquitous part of the scenery, visible wherever there is no soil cover. Moraine or till is the most common type of soil, covered by a thin layer of humus of biological origin. Podzol profile development is seen in most forest soils except where drainage is poor. Gleysols and peat bogs occupy poorly drained areas.
Biodiversity
The territory of Lissatha can be subdivided into three ecoregions: the Lissatha taiga, Kandson mixed forests, and Kandson Montane Birch forest and grasslands. Taiga covers most of Lissatha from northern regions to the midlands. On the northern coast, forests are characterized by mixed forests, that are more typical in the Vasilin Sea region. Similarly, Lissatha has a diverse and extensive range of fauna. There are at least sixty native mammalian species, 248 breeding bird species, over 70 fish species, and 11 reptile and frog species present today, many migrating from neighboring countries thousands of years ago. Large and widely recognized wildlife mammals found in Lissatha are the brown bear, gray wolf, wolverine, and elk.
Three of the more striking birds are the Euronian swan; the Western capercaillie, a large, black-plumaged member of the grouse family; and the Euronian eagle-owl. The latter is considered an indicator of old-growth forest connectivity, and has been declining because of landscape fragmentation. Around 24,000 species of Insects are prevalent in Lissatha some of the most common being hornets with tribes of beetles such as the Onciderini also being common. The most common breeding birds are the willow warbler, common chaffinch, and redwing. Of some seventy species of freshwater fish, the northern pike, perch, and others are plentiful. Northern salmon remains the favourite of fly rod enthusiasts. The national animal is the Northern white-sided dolphin, which is one of two dolphin species in the Northern Ocean and its subseas, the other being the killer whale.
The endangered Livotasa ringed seal, one of only three lake seal species in the world, exists only in the coastal inlet system of northwestern Lissatha, down to only 390 seals today. The Livotasa ringed seal has become the emblem of the Lissathan Association for Nature Conservation. The Livotasa ringed seal lives nowadays mainly in conservation areas, but strays have been seen in a much larger area, including near Livotasa's city centre.
Climate
The main factor influencing Lissatha's climate is the country's northern geographical position in Euronia's northern coastal zone. In the Köppen climate classification, the whole of Lissatha lies in the boreal zone, characterized by warm summers and freezing winters. Within the country, the temperateness varies considerably between the southern interior regions and the extreme coastal north, showing characteristics of both a maritime and a continental climate. Lissatha is far enough away from the Samson Ocean that it is not continuously warmed by a gulf stream. However, the coast does have more mild winters due to its lower elevation.
Winters in southern Lissatha (when mean daily temperature remains below 0 °C or 32 °F) are usually about 100 days long, and in the inland the snow typically covers the land from about late November to April, and on the coastal areas snow often covers the land from late December to late March. Even in the south, the harshest winter nights can see the temperatures fall to −30 °C (−22 °F) although on coastal areas temperatures below −30 °C (−22 °F) are rare. Climatic summers (when mean daily temperature remains above 10 °C or 50 °F) in southern Lissatha last from about late May to mid-September, and in the inland, the warmest days of July can reach over 35 °C (95 °F). Although most of Lissatha lies on the taiga belt, the southernmost coastal regions are sometimes classified as hemiboreal.
The Lissatha climate is suitable for farming mainly in the southernmost regions, while the northern regions are suitable for animal husbandry and some cereal farming.