Styrick

Republic of Styrick Respubliko de Styriko (Unuigisto)
Flag Coat of arms of Styrick Coat of arms
Motto: Workingmen, Unite!
Anthem: Workers' United Front
Capital	Astham
Official languages	Styrish · Unuigisto
Recognised regional languages	Dahler · Melynkalnian · Narrish · Morsish
Demonym(s)	Styrish
Government	Federal syndicalist directorial republic
• Presidency	Thessa Scorton (President) Sidney Polson Kim Badcock Rhett Gwatkin Claire Greaves Wilf Spackman Catherine Yarborough Phil Snyman Elaine Emery Robert Metcalfe
Legislature	Federal General Congress
Formation
• First Unification	1127
• Second Unification	18 February 1531
• Monarchy abolished	3 August 1917
• Styrish revolution	1 May – 14 May 1931
• Current constitution	27 April 1985
Population
• 2023 estimate	66,028,485
• 2020 census	65,493,955
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Per capita	$37,388
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Per capita	$32,948
Gini	25.3 low
HDI	0.942 very high
Currency	Styrish guild (SGU)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+48
Internet TLD	.sy

Styrick, officially the Republic of Styrick is a country in northern Messenia. It borders Unnamedland and Unnamedland in the north, Unnamedland and Melynkalna in the east, Unnamedland, Unnamedland and Unnamedland in the south and Arlyon, Unnamedland and Wells in the east. It's coastline extends across the eastern coast of the Hallanic Channel in the north and Styrick extends to the Unnamedmountains in the east and south. It is the second largest Messenian country in terms of land area and the largest in terms of population with a total population of 65.5 million. The capital and largest city of Styrick is Astham although other major urban areas include: Stawford, Mansfield, Rotherwick, Rhyemstelis and Iyesfen.

Historically many different !Germanic tribes have inhabited Styrick since antiquity and created many different separate states. The area was first unified by Prince Symonnet the Great in 1127 under the Styrish Commonwealth which was a unique confederation of different Princes and Dukes who collectively met as the Gaderung which settled legal disputes under the Styrish common code known as the Æriht. The commonwealth collapsed after Symonnet's death opening the area to Arlyonish and Hallanic domination. The region was once again unified under the Kingdom of Styrick between 1515 and 1531 and Henry I was crowned as the first King of Styrick. The country was one of the most important powers on the Messenian mainland and held several overseas territories at the peak of its overseas holdings and played a key role in the slave trade. It became heavily industrialised in the midst of the industrial revolution in particular the Leeside region which was the primary industrial centre in Styrick.

Styrish entanglement in Messanic affairs led to its involvement in the First Continental War which saw widespread social and political upheval despite a Styrish victory. The monarchy was abolished during the July Revolution in 1917 which was driven in large part due to the aftermath of the war, the revolution established a presidential republic which was gripped with political instability and was taken over by reactionary elements most notably Cedric Downsborough who became President through a fraudulent election in 1929. A new conservative corporatist authoritarian state was quickly established by 1930 through both legal and violent means. In 1931 the Styrish stock market collapsed and the economy quickly collapsed, this combined with an attempted ban on all opposition unions sparked the 1931 Styrish general strike also known as the 14 Days in May which saw the fall of the Republic and the establishment of a syndicalist republic and the dissolution of the Styrish Empire which was reformed into the Styrish Community of semi-autonomous states in perpetual union, this ultimately sparked the Styrish Bush Wars of the former colonial establishment who were informally aided and supported by an anti-socialist coalition of nations. The Styrish Community's official language became Unuigisto which was created to become the primarily global langauage of communication between workers but failed to spread domestically or internationally. Whilst initially allied to Arlyon during the Second Continental War, the Atomic bombing of Leeside combined with ideological differences and the Treaty of Lysandstad saw Styrick split from Arlyonish socialist doctrine and the creation of an independent syndicalist doctrine. Over the 20th century the remainder of the Styrish Community were granted independence and the community was dissolved in 1993 and was replaced by the Styrophone, a cultural and economic union of Styrish speaking nations.

Styrick remains an important cultural, scientific and economic centre as well as maintaining a large defensive army although Styrick is constitutionally forbidden from posessing weapons of mass destruction due to widespread public opposition. Styrick maintains one of the highest positions in the Human Development Index and has near universal trade union membership and constitutionally guaranteed workplace democracy. Styrick is the birthplace of co-operative economics which are still very influential and common in the Styrish economy. Styrick also has one of the lowest levels of income inequality globally. Despite this Styrick does not rank as highly on rankings of democracies due to its lack of a directly elected legislature or government which is instead indirectly elected through directly elected workplace representatives, trade union representatives and elected representatives of other groups. Styrick maintains a flexible foreign policy and sought reproachment with Arlyon as well as Hallania in the after the Second Continental War. Styrick is a founding member of the Styrophone, X and X and is also a member of X, X and X.