Ostlichtor

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The Eastern Realm
Östlichereiche
Flag of Ostlichtor
Flag
of Ostlichtor
Coat of arms
CapitalSudentor
Largest cityHoffnung
Official languagesOstlander
Demonym(s)Ostlander
GovernmentUnitary authoritarian dictatorship
• Obersteführer
Volker Altendorf
• Kanzler
Rolf Visel
Population
• 2019 estimate
79,330,200 (4)
• 2019 census
79,321,502
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
1.2 trillion
• Per capita
15,126
HDI0.891
very high
CurrencyOstmünze ()
Date formatmm/dd/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+121

The The Eastern Realm (Östlichereiche), more commonly known as Ostlichtor, and sometimes as the Größeresöstliches Reich, or Greater Eastern Reich, is a sovereign state located in eastern Ordia. The nation is bordered to the west and south by Trinovantum, as well as maintaining a maritime border with Trinovantum in the Thetian Ocean via the Uetze Islands. In addition, Ostlichtor claims de jure sovereignty over the Dannberg peninsula, which has been controlled by Trinovantum since X.

Ostlichtor is a unitary authoritarian dictatorship led by Obersteführer Volker Altendorf, who has reigned since 1997. Prior to his ascent to the office of the Obersteführer, Altendorf was the Kanzler of the Reichkongress, the legislative body of the nation.


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History

Government and politics

Traditionally, upon the passing or resignation of a reigning Obersteführer, the Kanzler of the Reichkongress will generally assume the office, though the reigning Obersteführer has the right to appoint any person as their successor. Following this appointment or assumption of office, a national referendum is held confirming the new Obersteführer as the sole leader of Ostlichtor. Participation in the voting is mandatory for all eligible citizens of the realm. The word of the Obersteführer is law within Ostlichtor, who can exercise control over the government and people of the nation by decree. A 1993 political appraisal conducted by Marius Weisberg, a noted political science professor at the Leodis University in Trinovantum, described the operation of Ostlander government as "less of a coordinated, co-operating body of organizations, and more of a rabble of factions vying for power and the Obersteführer's favor."

Ministries

Name Director Notes
Reich Foreign Ministry Ekkehard Bickle
Reich Interior Ministry Marvin Wirsing
Reich Economics Ministry Gustav Albrecht
Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment Johannes Von Holten
Reich Ministry of Finance Maxi Adelsperger
Reich Ministry of Justice Eugen Cornatzer
Reich Ministry for Nutrition and Agriculture Tobias Finkel
Reich Ministry of Labor Linus Apfelbaum
Reich Ministry of Science, Education and Culture Heinrich Zumstein
Reich Ministry of Transport Gerfried Teplitz
Reich Postal Ministry Claus Steinbrunner

Military and law enforcement

Military

Law enforcement

Economy

The philosophy and theories of the Reformationspartei state that war is the primary engine of human progress, and argue that the purpose of a country’s economy should be to enable that country to fight and win wars of expansion. As such, the economy of Ostlichtor is heavily invested in military arms and armaments, often to the determent of civilian applications and investments.

Very few industries within Ostlichtor are directly controlled by the government or state, though all industry is highly regulated by both the Reich Ministry of Labor and the Reich Economics Ministry. Follow the rise to power of Henrik Bettner and his Reformationspartei in 1929, the government embarked on a massive series of economic privatization efforts, including the nation's banks, shipyards, railway lines, shipping lines, and welfare organizations. The Ostlichtor government developed a partnership with these newly privatized business interests, who supported the goals of the regime and its war effort in exchange for advantageous contracts, subsidies, and the suppression of the trade union movement. Monopolies were encouraged at the expense of small businesses, allowing for the formation of several large cartels within the Ostlander economy.

Much of the labor demands of the nation's economy are met through the practice of slave labor, organized by the Reich Ministry of Labor. Workers are primarily comprised of convicted criminals and political dissidents. Under the fifteenth amendment to the Verfassungvolk, or Constitution of the People, it is unlawful for any citizen of Ostlichtor to be sentenced to life imprisonment within a labor camp or organization. This protection is not extended to any foreign national convicted of crimes within the nation or residents of the realm.  In 2016, it was estimated that over one quarter of the nations workforce is comprised of slave labor.

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