Vervillia

Kingdom of Vervillia Royaume de Verville (Vervillian)
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Motto: Intelligentia et sine ipso Intelligence and selflessness
Capital and largest city	Valdenberg 40°15′N 3°72′E
Official languages	Vervillian Principean
Recognised regional languages	Tyrnican
Demonym(s)	Vervillian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Wolfgang IV
• Prime Minister	Jean-Luc Lemaire
• Speaker of the House	Georges Flugzen
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	King’s Senate
• Lower house	Queen’s Assembly
Establishment
• Independence from Second Sabarine Empire	1294
• Blaco-Vervillian Union	1530
• Vervillian Revolts	1789–1795
• Re-establishment of the monarchy	1945
Area
• Total	114,951 km2 (44,383 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	10,721,000
• 2016 census	10,223,448
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$491.80 billion
• Per capita	$45,872
HDI	0.901 very high
Currency	Commonwealth mark (CMR)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (Western Auressian Time
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+42
Internet TLD	.vva

Vervillia (/vɜːrvɪlɪɑː/; Vervillian pronunciation: /vɜːrviːleː), officially the Kingdom of Vervillia (Vervillian: Royaume de Verville) is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Western Auressia. It borders Fortaine and Draite to the southeast and southwest, respectively; its entire northern and western border is covered by Blayk, with the exception of the city-state of Avilême in the far northeast. Vervillia has an area of around 114,951 km² (44,383 sq mi), making it one of the smaller states in the Occident. There are approximately 10.7 million people living in Vervillia and its capital, Valdenberg, is a primate city. Other cities include Brençon, Coire, Chaudoir, and Saint Maurice, among others.

Historically, Cisalpine Vervillia was an important frontier for the First Sabarine Empire. Its mountainous terrain formed a natural border between the imperial heartland, Moisia, and the area known as Transalpine Vervillia. Eventually, the Sabarines triumphed in their conflict with the Rubic tribes, and Vervillia’s coastal plain became vital in the flow of trade from Sabaria to Montanicum and Calinisia. The Isaric Blakes settled in Vervillia during the late Empire, with a feudal structure eventually developing under the re-emergent Second Sabarine Empire.

Under Matthieu I, and with assistance from Blaykish and Tyrnican interests, the Vervillian Kingdom broke free of the Second Sabarine Empire in 1294. Vervillian colonial settlement in Amandine and Saint-Baptiste began by 1510, but was heavily integrated into the ensuing Blaco-Vervillian Union, which became the world’s foremost power for three centuries. The War of the Tyrnican Succession pitted Blayk and Vervillia against each other, fracturing the Union and surrendering Vervillian colonial territories to Montigné. In the late 18th century, revolutionary sentiment was quick to spread to Vervillia; sporadic revolts occurred even before the outbreak of the Rythenean Revolution. In 1809, Vervillia and Tyrnica halted an Orpanist invasion of Avilême, and had defeated the radical forces in Blayk by 1815. The reign of Leopold I of Blayk reaffirmed a Blaco-Vervillian friendship, which would persist throughout the 19th century in the face of rising tensions between Tyrnica and Rythene.

When the First Great War began in 1908, Vervillia joined the Coalition. Despite emerging victorious, Vervillian sentiments pivoted away from its Blaykish and Rythenean wartime allies. In 1925, far-right authoritarians affiliated with Palian Lanza Party seized power; in the late 1930s, Vervillia collaborated with Palia and Draite to invade Fortaine and Avilême, before sparking the Auressian front of the Second Great War by declaring war on Blayk. Vervillian forces kept fighting the Coalition in what became the War in the Alps, dragging out the conflict and forcing the remaining allies to advance into the mountains. The Vervillian monarchy was restored in 1945, under the House of Varberg, and its military was abolished entirely.

Today, Vervillia is the southernmost constituent state of the Commonwealth of Northern Auressia, which was formed in the aftermath of the mid-century wars. The Commonwealth provides a single market, shared currency and union-wide system of laws, to which Vervillia is a party. The slopes of the Vervillian Alps attract thousands of visitors every year, being renowned as one of the best locations for ski tourism. The Vervillian supermarket chain, Lemaire, operates over 10,000 locations worldwide, and is sometimes called “Vervillia’s greatest export”. Vervillia formerly operated a significant mining industry extracting precious metals from its mountains, but has ceased almost entirely as of 2021. Vervillia makes use of hydroelectric power for part of its energy needs, but has not phased out fossil fuel usage. Its most common material exports are agricultural products, motor vehicles, and some luxury goods.

Etymology

The Rythenean term Vervillia derives from the similar Vervillian and Principean endonym, Verville — loosely translating to “green town” or “green farm”. Ultimately, the two elements stem from the Sabarine "viridis" and "vīlla".