Sateroc
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Second Republic of Sateroc deuxième république de sateroc | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: Pour nous For us | |
| Anthem: Glory to the land of the stone and snow | |
 Map of Sateroc | |
| Capital | Kolkesburg |
| Largest city | Capital |
| Official languages | Saterocian, Cascutian |
| Recognised national languages | Saterocian, Cascutian, Saroqi dialects |
| Ethnic groups (2017) | Saterocians, Cascutes |
| Religion (2017) | Catholicism |
| Demonym(s) | Saterocian |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
• President | Jonrov Mornes |
• Prime Minister | Edwardte Louves |
| Legislature | Saterocian National Assembly |
| Supérieur national | |
| Baisse nationale | |
| Establishment | |
• Sietatia and Rocean unification | August 5, 1697 |
• Annexation of Aungoland | September 3, 1706 |
• Annexation of Cascutia | April 23, 1817 |
• 1923 Constitution | March 19, 1923 |
• Republic of Sateroc | September 18, 1953 |
• Peoples' Glorious Revolutionary State of Sateroc | October 20, 1973 |
| May 23, 2019 | |
| Area | |
• | 1,300,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi) (Unranked) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 32,238,740 (50th) |
• 2020 census | 32,089,223 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $265 billion (41) |
• Per capita | $28,210 (Unranked) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $223 billion (Unranked) |
• Per capita | $16,550 (Unranked) |
| Gini (2019) | 38.3 medium (Unranked) |
| HDI (2022) |  0.687medium (Unranked) |
| Currency | Sare (SRE) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +53 |
| ISO 3166 code | SR |
| Internet TLD | .sr |
Sateroc, officially the Second Republic of Sateroc, is a country located in northeastern Euronia. It has the 13th largest population on its continent, which is around 32,000,000, and also has one of the biggest cities on the continent, Kolkesburg. The country is divided into 22 departments, two autonomous regions, and one administrative capital sector. To the south, Sateroc shares a small border with the country of Vœyetska, along with the Vasilin Sea. To the north, the Saterocian coastline borders the large Northern Ocean, where a majority of its coastline extends. Other large cities in Sateroc include Coretas, Elmonton, and Karinmaneno.
Various tribes inhabited the lands considered as Sateroc in the BC era, and these tribes soon turned into kingdoms and clans battling for control over different lands. The Cascutian Kingdom rose to prominence in the 13th century, followed by Sietatia and Rocea in the 14th and 15th centuries respectively. Afer multiple large wars between the three nations, Sietatia and Rocea united to form Sateroc in the late 17th century, and invaded the Aungoish state just a few years later. After experiencing rapid growth for a century, Sateroc invaded and annexed the remnants of Cascutia, which had been undergoing a bloody multi-sided civil war up to that point. Sateroc continued rapid growth throughout the 19th century which would slow down only in the beginning of the 20th.
By 1923, an economic crisis and harsh policies being put in place by previous monarchs resulted in the 1923 constitutional reform, which saw the creation of a parliament in Sateroc alongside the monarchy, along with the independence of Saroq. The next two decades saw a political struggle between the National Revolutionary Party and the Saterocian Peoples' Party, which resulted in numerous terrorist attacks such as the 1948 parliament bombing. Due to economic struggles and a poor monarchy, an assassination attempt was made on King Mirnesc V on December 29th, 1952, which prompted him to use the military to suspend parliament and declare a nationwide state of emergency. Protests emerged, and soon a revolution occured in which the monarch was overthrown and killed, which caused a 7 month-long civil war. After the civil war, the short-lived republic was overthrown by prominent General Arnaud Puoc following disagreements amongst high-ranking commanders. He quickly used his popularity within the military to establish a one-man dictatorship, along with a personality cult centered around militarism and anti-communism. The Puoc dynasty, as it is commonly referred to, lasted 63 years, and saw the First and Second Wheat Wars, along with a separatist conflict in Cascutia ongoing to this day. 2014 saw the Third Wheat War, Sateroc's successful invasion and re-annexation of Saroq, which had been de facto independent up to that point. In 2019, protests against the regime culminated in the 2019 Saterocian Revolution after George Puoc was forced out of office and arrested by the military, and he was replaced by Jonrov Mornes as the first president of Sateroc since 1954. Despite being a semi-presidential republic, Sateroc still continues to face problems with corruption and authoritarianism.
Sateroc has a relatively weak economy for its size, however retains a large military due to large amounts of equipment and vehicles having been manufactured during the Puocist era. It is considered developing, due to its large amounts of impoverished citizens, along with restriction of civil rights for certain groups of people, specifically ethnic Cascutes and religious minorities. President Mornes, who has been accused of sponsoring a genocide in Cascutia during his years as a commander for George Puoc, has been heavily criticized for purposefully delaying elections and arresting political opponents in order to remain in power. Sateroc has also regularly been referenced as one of the worst countries to live in, considering its economic state, authortiarian government, and frequent terrorist attacks as a result of the conflict in Cascutia.