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Free State of Dahemia
Fräie Staat Dämen (Dahemian)
Freistaat Dähmen (German)
État libre de Dahême (French)
Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Cambran)
"Neither rashly nor timidly"
Anthem: Dämeschhymn (Dahemian)
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Location of Dahemia (dark green)
Location of Dahemia (dark green)
Capital
and largest city
Gonece
WMA button2b.png 49°42'N 05°59'E
Official languagesDahemian
Administrative languagesDahemian
German
French
Ethnic groups
X
Religion
X
Demonym(s)Dahemian
GovernmentFederal constitutional republic
Ulrich Barschel
Karl Egon Distille
Annaliese Straack-Zorn
LegislatureChamber of Deputies
Independence
• A
X
• B
X
• C
16 June X
• D
X
Area
• Total
2,599.3 km2 (1,003.6 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.4%
Population
• December 2023 estimate
2,183,805
• 2021 census
2,066,579 (14th)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $153.6 billion (8th)
• Per capita
Increase $70,354
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $148.3 billion (8th)
• Per capita
Increase $67,901
Gini (2021)Negative increase 30.3
medium
HDI (2020)Increase 0.929
very high
CurrencyX
Time zoneUTC+1
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+616
Internet TLD.dh

Dahemia (/ˈtæˈhmiə/; Dahemian: Dämen [ˈdæːmən]; German: Dähmen [ˈdɛːmən]; French: Dahême [dɛ‿ɛ̃ːm]), officially the Free State of Dahemia[a], is a sovereign landlocked country in Central Calesia. It is bordered by Germany to the north and west, France to the east, and Switzerland to the south. With an area of 2,599.3 km2 (1,003.6 sq mi) and a population of 2,183,805 in 2023, Dahemia is Calesia's smallest and least populous country, but the 3rd most densely populated, with a density of 840/km2 (2,175.9/sq mi). Gonece is its capital and largest city; other major cities include Greven, Cherms, Meinfeld, Karlsbad, Verniers, and Saldenbroich.

The term referring to the historical region of Dahemia has been in use for over a millenium, beginning with the conquests of the Cambran Empire in the first century BC. A distinct political entity comprising the region only arose in the mid-17th century with the Duchy and later in the 19th century with the Kingdom of Dahemia respectively, before being absorbed by the fledging French Empire in 18X amidst German unification. Its wealth of coal and iron ore deposits made it a central focal point of the Industrial Revolution.

Following the Great War in Calesia, it was occupied by German forces and became the United Congress-mandated Dahemian Protectorate in late 1941. After the 1957 Lonane Statute referendum and unsuccessful attempts made by Germany to annex Dahemia proper, it gained its independence as the Free State. Since, tensions between German-speaking and French-speaking communities have persisted; the 1980s saw far-reaching state reforms and a political transition towards state federalism, but irredentist and nationalist movements (such as the X Movement and the Fatherland Party) continue to be popular.

Dahemia is an federal constitutional republic headed by the Minister-President, currently Ulrich Barschel since 2020. It is a founding member state of the United Congress, X. As a developed country and high-income economy, it ranks highly in HDI and Gini indexes, and has among the highest GDPs per capita (both nominally and by PPP) in Calesia. Dahemian culture is largely shaped by German and French influences, but remains distinct because of its X heritage, traditional cuisine, and customs. Home to three main linguistic communities, the country is officially trilingual, although NotGerman is the majority language and the lingua franca.

History

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Duchy of Dahemia (16X–18X)

Kingdom of Dahemia and industrialization (18X–18X)

!French rule (18X–1936)

Great War and post-war period (1936–)

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