Sauthar

Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar Sáðar Õðäälina (Sautharian) Хамайӹп Сӹтарта (Yurta)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Éþkäärkor vii sõkkae" (Sautharian) ("Through love we advance")
Anthem:  "Vii gáliiv hildáven." (Sautharian) ("May We Live Prosperously.")
Sauthar in Thuadia
Capital and largest city	Röðväärt
Official languages	Sautharian
Regional languages	Yurta
Ethnic groups (2018)	71.80% Sautharian 13.18% Yurta 15.02% Others
Religion (2018)	44% No religion 35% Nordic Paganism 21% Christianity
Demonym(s)	Sautharian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Royal Sovereign	Kvieela II (full name: Kvieela Ülja Véþerna Irnatról)
• Prime Minister	Ilean Higraaþur Ärteatról
Legislature	Rékþinog
Formation
• Settlement	823
• Adoption of Christianity	1092
• Establishment of the Sautharian Empire	1105
• Establishment of the Rékþinog parliament, first constitution	1687
• Demolition of absolute monarchy, new constitution	19 November 1817
Area
• Total	228,686 km2 (88,296 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	6,351,648
• 2018 census	5,941,706
• Density	27.8/km2 (72.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$271.6 billion
• Per capita	$49,821
Gini (2018)	23.4 low
HDI (2018)	0.951 very high
Currency	Véðar (Ꝟ) (VDR)
Time zone	UTC-5
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+754
ISO 3166 code	SA
Internet TLD	.sa

The Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar (Sautharian: Sáðar Õðäälina/Sáðar Œðæælina [sɑʊ̯ðɑr oɪ̯ðæːlinɑ] ( listen); Yurta: Хамайӹп Сӹтарта [xamaˈɪ̯ʌ̹p sʌ̹taɾˈtʌ̹]) is a country located on the Tünmeer archipelago in the Njorish Sea to the north of Thuadian continent. The country consists of 15 rékan (Sautharian: counties), with the only one that has an autonomous status being the Yurta Autonomous Region - the land of the indigenous people of the archipelago - Yurta.

Sauthar has a total area of 228,686 square kilometres (88,296 square miles) and has a population of about 6,351,648 people as of 2022. It is comprised of five main islands and a number of smaller islands near its main coastline. Sauthar is located in the northern hemisphere, with a humid and cold climate year round. The capital and other areas see precipitations on at least 216 days a year, as the average, with northern Sauthar being known for having heavy snowfall during winter

Kvieela II Ülja Véþerna Irnatról is the current monarch of the Royal Sovereignty. Ilean Higraaþur Ärteatról of the Prosperity Party is the current Prime Minister since 2022, replacing Jöland Ingvar Karltról of the Voice of the Nation party. The state is a unitary constitutional monarchy, where the power is divided between the Rékþinog parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court.

The settlement of the isles took place in approximately the 9th century CE. The predecessor of the current Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar - the Sautharian Empire, however, was established later - in 1105 CE, when Ůlja I has managed to unite all of the major réks of the islands.

Sauthar has two levels of subdivisions: rékan (counties) and kämoonan (municipalities). There are, however, several entities within the Royal Sovereignty that don’t fit in either of the subdivisions. Such entities are: Röðväärt (the capital is both a rék and a kämoon) and the Jurta Sälvrõð Peeläjopp (Sautharian: Yurta Autonomous Region).

The Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar is one of the founding members of the Norterric Assembly and is currently establishing bilateral bonds with the Sekidean Union via the NA.

The country maintains the Norterric welfare model with universal healthcare, high attention to social security and ecology.

Despite christianity being the state religion in the early years of the Sautharian Empire, nordic paganism has again become the most wide-spread religion of the islands in the last two centuries, now accounting for 35% of the population. However, the country has a very large percent of atheistic population - 44%, which has led to a moderate decrease in monarchy's popularity, although many atheists don’t express much contempt for the current constitutional monarchy.

Etymology

According to historians, when the first settlers arrived onto the archipelago, to explain who they were to the natives, they described themselves as the Sůðarõniin (Sautharian: southerners). Later on, the land itself was proclaimed by the settlers as the "land of the southerners" - Sůðarvaranland, but with subsequent generations the name evolved into Sáðar

History

Settlement

Some of the reconstructed viking ships from the time of the settlement

According to the Jórmunbók, first settlers came to the Tünmeer archipelago in 823 CE. They were one of the many tribes, that were attacked during the Sebric feudal wars of the 9th century.

It is said in the Diary of Jórmun that the tribe of Révaõraan was defeated during an attack led by one of the feudals, after what the survivors were sent into exile on their remaining ships.

Arter several harsh weeks of travelling and the deaths of about a fourth of the tribe, Révaõraan have reached the beaches of the Tünmeer archipelago.

During the process of their rapid expansion on the islands of future Sauthar they encountered the native inhabitants of the archipelago - the Yurta.

In their claim of the islands, future Sautharians pushed the Yurta further to the northernmost parts of the land, creating what will be later known as the Yurta Autonomous Region.

The first man to ever map the islands was Ulvar Trán Jellatról by the order of the current monarch of the Nórðrék (Sautharian: the northern realm) - Riel I.

Throughout the 9th century trade with some other nations was established. However, sautharian raids won't begin until the early 900-s.

Period of tribes and Réks

Soon after the arrival on the islands Sautharian society began to split into a number of tribes.

First and biggest tribes split off in the beginning of the 10th century, forming large communes in different parts of the islands. Each tribe established their own Rék (Sautharian: realm), the rulling system of which consisted of the Éþrõðvar (Sautharian: ruler/governor) and the Rékluut - the first analogue of the modern-day parliament, that included the families, that comprised the tribe, and the éþrõðvar as the speaker.

Many of the tribes that lived on the shores of the Tünmeer islands both traded with and raided the near-laying countries, as well as pirated on the trading routes. One of the main trade partners and targets was the reunifying Sivuk Empire.

In their trade the main exports of the Sautharian réks would be sheep, wool, cloth, clothing, ships and fish. Main imports however would be iron and steel, arms, armour, wood.

Establishment of the Sautharian Empire

According to historic studies, the Sautharian Empire (Sáðar Stórmæækjt/Sáðar Stórmäächt) was established in 1105 CE.

The first Stórmääkjtvar/Stórmæækjtvar (Emperor/Empress) of Sauthar was Ůlja Véla Ingvartról. Before the full unification of Sauthar, her father - Ingvar Ůltag Vóltról (Ingvar I) - was a ruler of one of the biggest tribes of Sauthar that got separated from the original Révaõraan tribe.

Ingvar I spent many resources on establishing and supporting trade routes throughout the islands. One of the main areas of his rulling was the enhancement of knowledge exchange and spiritual interaction between the réks.

All of his and his accomplices efforts led to what was known as the Éþrõðvarhitt (Sautharian: the meeting of rulers), where the unification of eight major réks took place. The chosen supreme éþrõðvar - Ingvar I proclaimed the establishment of the Sáðar Stórrék (Sautharian: the Great Rék of Sauthar).

Several years later, after the demise of Ingvar I, the throne was passed on to his daughter - Ůlja I. Throughout her rule Ůlja I payed a visit to the countries across the golf. There she accepted Christianity and brought it back to Sauthar, making it the official religion in 1092 CE.

Two years later Sauthar started making further efforts for the unification of the islands. 13 years later all of the major réks of the Tünmeer archipelago were unified under Sautharian rule. The same year the Sáðar Stórmæækjt was established with the first Stórmæækjtvar being Ůlja I.

Geography

Picture of the coast near a small city of Sténströönd, Süðarrék

The territory of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar is comprised of 5 main islands and many smaller ones. The isles – É Niirland, Stóré, Blooþbettarõni, Gůnnaré and Otlangrei – comprise the main area of the Tünmeer archipelago that’s located in the Njorish sea. The country lies between latitudes 40 and 47°N, and longitudes 69 to 75°W.

The country’s two closest neighbours are Sventsa to the south (246.3km, 153mi) and Njordlann (317.8km, 197.5mi). Sauthar, despite it not being in the geographical region of the Norterrics, is however considered a norterric nation due to historical, political, cultural, linguistic and practical reasons. Geologically, Sauthar is located deep inside the Thuadian tectonic plate, which minimises any risk of earthquakes, tsunamis and anything of the like.

The country occupies the area of 228,686 square kilometres (88,296 sq mi).Much of Sautharian land is comprised of hills and mountains and its coastline in many places consists of cliffs. Much of the scenery is taken by waterfalls and streams, that are considered one of the main attractions of Sauthar and, along with its fjords, bring many tourists to the isles. However the rest of the land is considered to be flat, without sudden changes in elevation.

The coastline of Sauthar is punctuated with fjords, where many settlements are situated. There are more than 120,500 lakes in Sauthar and about 132,423 registered islands (apart from the 5 main ones).

Climate

Sauthar has a temperate climate, characterised by mild winter, ensured by the warm current of the Njorish sea, with mean temperatures in January of -10 °C (14 °F), and cool summer, with mean temperatures in August of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F). Sauthar has annual precipitation of 216 days, with 1000 to 4200 mm on average. Normally, northernmost parts of Sauthar face the most precipitation. The most extreme temperatures ever seen on the archipelago were 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) in August 1969 and -32.2 °C (-26 °F) in December 1942.

Due to Sauthar's northern location, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. Shortest duration of day is in winter, when the sun rises at 9:47 am and goes down at 3:42 pm, and the longest day in summer, when the sun goes up at 4:05 am and down at 10:34 pm.

Climate data for Röðväärt, Sauthar (2012-2022)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	4.2 (39.6)	5.0 (41.0)	7.2 (45.0)	10.6 (51.1)	12.3 (54.1)	14.5 (58.1)	16.2 (61.2)	13.3 (55.9)	10.4 (50.7)	6.2 (43.2)	4.4 (39.9)	9.0 (48.2)
Average low °C (°F)	−10.4 (13.3)	−8.6 (16.5)	−3.2 (26.2)	4.2 (39.6)	6.7 (44.1)	8.1 (46.6)	9.7 (49.5)	10.5 (50.9)	5.4 (41.7)	2.1 (35.8)	−2.3 (27.9)	−6.2 (20.8)	1.3 (34.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	270.2 (10.64)	235.3 (9.26)	215.1 (8.47)	161.9 (6.37)	126.7 (4.99)	157.5 (6.20)	185.7 (7.31)	219.2 (8.63)	276.9 (10.90)	292.1 (11.50)	283.5 (11.16)	297.4 (11.71)	2,721.5 (107.14)
Source: Sautharian Meteorological Office

Government and politics

Largest settlements

Map
Röðväärt Чутайӹп/Tkjuutajopp Саппӹр/Sääppor Fräsveelittan Kiln Tör Gůttabůůrg Óðinvææg Vestarbüürg Njeliaane Gunnarhémm

Rék	Capital	Population
Röðväärt	Röðväärt	825,714
Yurta Autonomous Region	Саппӹр/Sääppor	TBA
Süðarrék	Njeliaane	TBA
Œgetindær	Óðinvææg	TBA
Raavenvehémm	Vestarbüürg	TBA
Jüüka	Liitilstáþ	TBA
Frigghaag	Kiln	TBA
Aavervööller	TBA	TBA
Stóré	Gůttabůůrg	TBA
Gamallilandsand	TBA	TBA
Mälströönd	Fräsveelittan	TBA
Havrãkk	Gunnarhémm	TBA
Álffjäl	Tör	TBA
Jötunnanströönd	TBA	TBA
Güttaanland	TBA	TBA