Artaska
Republic of Artaska | |
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 Flag | |
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| Capital | Coplesti |
| Largest | Selika |
| Official languages | Artaskan, Serbasi |
| Recognised national languages | Bosi, Tiski, Chechi |
| Government | |
| Emin Bisliev | |
• Vice President | Eldar Shishani |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 7,268,000 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | Z$33.524 billion |
• Per capita | 4,612 |
| Gini | 32.0 medium |
| HDI | 0.740 high |
The Republic of Artaska, commonly referred to as Artaska, is a small country in Western Nortua bordered by Cylata and Cechena. Its capital is Coplesti and its largest city is Selika, and the nation has a population of 7,268,000. Artaska unilaterally declared its independence from Cylata on 20 November 2001, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by most member states of the Coalition of Crown Albatross. Most of central Artaska is dominated by vast plains and fields, with the Chezian Mountains in the east and the Northern Samson Ocean to the west.
In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Artaska were Ardani, who formed an independent polity known as the Kingdom of Ardania in the 4th century BCE. It was annexed by the Asken Empire by the 1st century BCE, and in the centuries thereafter control of the area alternated between the Ardanians and the Constantio Empire. By the 13th century, Artaska became a core region of the Samson medieval state, and has also been the seat of the Artaskan Orthodox Church from the 14th century, when its status was upgraded to a patriarchate. In the late 19th century, Artaska was the center of the Ardani National Awakening. Tensions between Artaska's Ardani and Bosi communities simmered through the 20th century and occasionally erupted into major violence, culminating in the nation's involvement in the Chezian War (1992-95), which resulted in the withdrawal of the Cylatan army, the establishment of the CCA Interim Administration Mission in Artaska and the declaration of independence in 2001. While Cylata still claims Artaska as its sovereign territory, it accepts governing authority of the Artaska institutions as a part of the 2002 Norasa Agreement.
Artaska is a developing country, with an upper-middle-income economy. It has experienced solid economic growth over the last decade by international financial institutions, and growth every year since the onset of a financial crisis of 2011. Artaska is a member of the Coalition Trade Organization, TIDI, and has applied for membership of the Sotoan Basin Union and for observer status in the Alliance of Nortuan States.
