Moldanovica

Republic of Moldanovica Republica ou Moldânia (Moldanian) Republica Moldănovica (Rouman)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Stragosten ine rein muncă" "Love comes through work"
Anthem: Oda la Moldanovica
Location of Moldanovica on Thuadia
Capital and city	Sopava
Official languages	Moldanian
Ethnic groups (2012)National Census	see here 78.3% Moldanians 8.3% Tiskaiyans 6.4% Torvonese 4.1% Roumani <5% Others
Demonym(s)	Moldanian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Cristina II
• Prime-Minister	Maximilian Mocanu
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Domnci
• Lower house	The Comunnes
Area
•	1,369,907 km2 (528,924 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	48,550,000
• 2012 census	48,320,329
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$471.120 billion
• Per capita	$38,936
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$561.432 billion
Gini (2020)	33.6 medium
HDI (2020)	0.828 very high
Currency	Sekinar
Time zone	-7 (West), -6 (East)
Date format	dd/mm/yy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+71
Internet TLD	.md

Moldanovica (/moʊldænoʊvɪkə/ listen, EPR: Mold-an-Ovica, Moldanian: Moldânia; Often simply reffered to as Moldania) is a country in the crossroads of central Thuadia, bordered by Tiskaiya to the west, Kentalis and Torvon to the south, Fichmanistan to the west and Landinoso and Chernogovsk to the north. Moldanovica has a large population, around 48 million people, a mixture of ethnic Moldanians, Torvonese, Tiskaiyans and Kentalians. Moldanovica's capital city is Sopava, with other large metropolitan areas including; Bălrobia, Derazhchiv and Cachia. The climate is mostly temperate, fertile fields and a total area of 1,369,907km2. The Terrendover Mountains stretch across the southern border with Torvon, forming Moldanovica's highest point, Romenau Peak (3,130m). The River Mouldan runs from the western-most point of the country to the Sopava Province to the central great plains.

Moldanovica is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy .The monarch, Queen Cristina II, has reigned since 1973. The current Prime-Minister of Moldanovica is Maximillian Mocanu, who has been in office since 2017, with the general elections set to be held in 2022.

Moldanovica historically has been inhabited and settled by many small nations and micro-powers. The first notable one being the Tiskai-Moldanian United Kingdom, which existed from 970 to 1048, when the Principality of Mouldania was established by Voivode Dragoș when he declared it independent from the United Kingdom. The Principality existed throughout almost a thousand years, before the Republic of Moldanovica was established because of the Book of Parliament in 1883.

Moldanovica is a member of several international organisations such as the World Assembly and the Sekidean Union, specifically the Inner Sector of nations. The nation it's the closest ties to Torvon, Kentalis, Tiskaiya and Hondonia, for cultural and historic reasons.

Etymology

The name 'Moldanovica' originates from the native name 'Moldania' or 'Mouldania' which originates from the River Mouldan that flows through the central plains of Moldanovica and was at the centre of power when Moldanovica united as the Principality of Mouldania in 1048. In accordance to legend, the river was named after a dog owned by Voivode Dragoș I named Moulda who drowned in the river while hunting bison. The dogs name was given to the river, which extended to the Principality.

Moldanovica is one of very few nations which goes officially by two different names, the Republic of Moldanovica and the Republic of Moldania. The more common name for the nation, however, is Moldania despite it rarely being used in official documentation.

History

Early History

A gold Samaritanian neckpiece, from a royal kurgan in Balrobia (4th century BC).

Early human remains near the village of Prevoda in the province of Roumania date back as far as 8,000 years ago and represent some of the oldest known samples of homo sapien life on continental Thuadia. By 4,500 BC, the Neolithic Mucuteni–Typillia culture was flourishing in wide areas of modern Moldanovica due to the lush, flat and fertile lands. Areas with evidence of these civilisations include the Terrendover Mountains, Roumania and the surrounding areas of Sopava. The most well known event of the period in Moldania was the believed first Thuadian domestication of the horse, with evidence suggesting that Moldania was the first to do so on the continent.

During the iron age, the Samaritanian people arrived to inhabit the great Moldanian plains, as well as other smaller ethnic groups including the early Tiskaiyan slavic groups as well as the Roumans.

From the 3rd century, Kental Slavs began to migrate into southern areas, such as the Cachian Province, forming the base for the modern Vetederavan group that exists in minority in the area to present day. By the 6th and 7th centuries, Moldanovica became a boiling pot of different tribes and groups due to it's location in central Thuadia as well as it's fertile plains. Such groups that co-existed include the early Moldanians, known as the Samaritanians, groups of Tiskaiyan slavs, especially in the Deraz and Leva provinces and the Constantine Peninsula, Kental slavs and even small populations of Senefpatians in the far west.

Evidence suggests fighting occurred between the Samaritanians and the Slavic tribes, which lead to both sides being worn down, leaving a power vacuum in the region. This lead to the emergance of Kental-originating Slavs as well as the spread of the Roumani people all throughout the southern regions. The Roumani People and the Samaritanians fought at the Battle of Florentia, which ended in a Samaritanian victory and displacement of the Roumani in 644.

Tiskai-Moldanian Period (970-1048)

Main article: Tiskai-Moldanian United Kingdom

In 970, the Tsar of Tiskaiya ventured west of his lands to conquer the Moldanian tribes that began to contest the ethnic Tiskaiyans on the Constantine Peninsula. In the 8 month conquest, beginning in January and ending in August, he successfully defeated the thirteen tribal kingdoms ruling most of Moldanovica's current lands. The young Tsar would go on to create the Tiskai-Moldanian United Kingdom. This partnership would last 78 years and somewhat thrive during his rule. Creating a united economy and social structure, leading to a mass Tiskai immigration from the dense lands of Tiskaiya to the relatively sparsely populated lands of Moldanovica. These Tiskaiyans would settle in the southeast of the country closest to their native land of Tiskaiya. To help bypass the language barrier between the early Moldanian language and Slavic language, the Tsar would allow each county to have certain freedoms regarding military, education, and other things to avoid confusion. It was only really in the southeast where early English languages were intertwined with Slavic ones. Due to the language barrier and high levels of local bureaucracy, a rivalry would grow in the late years of the Kingdom, becoming a contributing factor to the later war between the two regions.

While the difference in culture was massive, Moldanian tribes and Tiskaiyans shared a love of militarism and bonded cultures over jousting, duelling, and hunting activities. The combination of these two cultures resulted in a culmination of western and eastern technology and medicines, boosting the countries growth but also serving to hamper it.

While the Tiskai Tsar was benevolent and chivalrous to the Moldanian people, he was still a foreign ruler. He was not the most popular figure, even in newer generations of Moldanians, who had only known Tiskai leadership since birth. Even with the concessions made to Moldanovica by the Tsar, he never could remove the Moldanian spirit from the region, leading to harsh military reactions by the Tsar when Moldanians dissented against his rule and plead for a return of Moldanian independence.

Tiskai-Moldanian War

The extent of the United Kingdom.

In 1000, the Tiskai Tsars wife gave birth to a child; this child would become heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. The very same month, one week later, another child would be born. This was the result of an affair the Tsar had had with a Moldanian servant. This son would be named Pavel or Dragoș (his Moldanian name). Both sons would grow up separated, and it wasn't until 1047 when their father told them the truth and introduced the half-brothers to each other. When the Tsar died in 1048, the Moldanian son sought to free Moldanovica from Tiskaiya. After rallying Moldanovican low-nobles under his rule, he declared Independence from Tiskaiya on May 11, 1048. The Recently crowned Tiskai Tsar would quickly retaliate by raising the much more organized Tiskai army. Over the next year, brutal fighting would occur between the brother's nations, leading to thousands of deaths. It wasn't until May 1st of 1049 when the conflict would end, and the Principality of Mouldania would be proclaimed.

A modern postage stamp of Dragoș, the Bastard Prince.

During the year's worth of fighting, around 15,300 soldiers died, with a majority of casualties were mostly on the Moldanian side. A majority of those aforementioned casualties occurred at the battle of Fort Bezodnya. Fort Bezodnya was a major border fort along the Tiskaiya-Moldanovica border. Stationed near and around the fort was the Army of Oryshevsk, the largest army under Tiskai control. Early in the morning, Moldanian soldiers began to siege the fort. This siege would last 3 days before a major wall breach occurred and the soldiers were able to rush the fort's garrison.

Outside of the fort, the rest of the Moldanian army was fighting a deadly battle with Tiskai forces not keen to lose the fort. After nine hours of fighting the armies were forced to withdraw, but with Fort Bezodnya under Moldanian control. The next day an ambush on the fort was carried out by the Tiskai archers, who sent hundreds of arrows through the sky towards the patrolling soldiers. It wasn't long before the rest of the Tiskaiyan army came to battle with the Moldanian army, ill-prepared for such an early battle and late to the scene. For two hours the soldiers guarding the fort would hold out from Tiskai forces until armored soldiers under the leadership of Voivode Dragoș himself arrived to cut an opening for reinforcement into the fort and break through the Tiskai lines. For twelve hours the armies would fight for control well into the afternoon. Under Dragoș' leadership, the armored soldiers would drive out the Tiskaiyan troops from the forts surrounding area, and later a full Tiskai retreat would take place. After one week of camping out in the area surrounding the fort, the Tiskaiyan Tsar met with his brother to negotiate peace.

section written by Tiskaiya

Medieval Moldanovica

Medieval history of Mouldania began with the writing of the Apocalips Book, which marked the beginning of official recorded history as well as marking each settlement in the nations borders at the time. The city of Sopava was founded in 1101 as the nations capital out of the ancient city of Ivăncești that was founded by the Samaritanians.

• -Vovoide Ivan II

Geography

Moldanovica is one of Thuadias largest countries by land mass, with 1,369,907 square kilometres (528,924 sq mi). A vast majority of the nation lies within the central great plains.

The landscape of Moldania consists mostly of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Mouldan and the Belododia as they flow east into the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The delta of the River Grăşti makes up Moldanias border with Kentalis. Moldania's various regions are very diverse, ranging from the Terrendover Mountain Range and highlands of Roumania to the lowland region of Piechy and Sacalin.

The nation also has a number of highland regions such as the Terrendover Highlands (in the south) and the Dniesper Uplands (in the west). The snow melt from the mountains feeds the rivers and their waterfalls.

Significant amounts of natural resources exist in Moldania, naturally due to the nations scale, including wheatgrain, lithium, natural gases and timber. Despite this, the nation struggles in parts, such as water and air pollution. Another major problem for Moldania is the difficult distribution of clean drinking water in it's western regions, as it is typically more dry and arid than it's eastern counterpart.

Climate

Moldania has a majority temperate climate, with areas of the great central plains being counted as tropical savanna. In the same area, there is also a pocket of sub-tropical climate in the Alban Forest. The climate is influenced by the cold air from northern Thuadia, around the Sivuk Gulf, as well as warm air from the Laurentine Gulf. Average temperatures in the east range from 9-11.5°C, and in the west 13-15°C. Precipitation is highest in the western regions, providing for fertile farmlands in areas of the highest amount of precipitation per year. Rainfall levels are particularly high in the Terrendover Mountains, receives around 120 centimetres (47.2 in) of precipitation annually, while Sopava and the coastal areas of the Abyssal Sea receive around 40 centimetres (15.7 in).

Politics

PM. Maximilian Mocanu

Monarch,Cristina II

The nation is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, meaning the Prime-Minister is voted in by their party, which is voted in by the public, and act as Head of Government and the monarch acts as head of state. The power is relatively de-centralised with local regional governments existing within smaller areas. The Moldani government can carry out constitutional reform using Acts of Parliament, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution. No sitting parliament can pass laws that future parliaments cannot change.

The Parliament of Moldanovica is sovereign. It is made up of the Upper House, the Lower House and the Crown. The main business of parliament takes place in the two houses, but royal assent is required for a bill to become an act of parliament (law).

For general elections, (elections for the Lower House), Moldania is divided into 550 constituencies, each represented by a singular MH (Member of House). MH's can serve for up to 5 years, however can always be voted out in general elections. The Conservator, Poporului and Rouman National parties are the top three parties in the Lower House, respectively.

Foreign Relations

Moldanovica is a member of multiple international organisations such as the Anterian World Assembly, the Sekidean Union and also agree to the terms of the International Court. The historic region of Moldania, as well as it's need for trade were amongst the reasons for their joining of the Outer Sekidean Union on the 11th May 2005, on the same day as neighbouring Torvon. Historically Moldanovica has shared close relations with Torvon, as well as Tiskaiya following their war in 1049. Moldania also trades with all members of the union in some way.

Military

Main article: Moldanian Armed Forces

The Queen's Armed Forces consists of four main branches; the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, the Moldani Army as well as the Royal Airforce. The armed forces are managed by the Moldanian Ministry of Defence, which is lead by the Defence Minister and the Defence Council who advise the Minister. The Commander-in-Chief is the Monarch, who takes the Oath of Alleigance. The army is pledged to protect other members of the Sekidean Union, being ready to go into military conflict at any point.

As of 2021, Moldanovica is ranked 15th in global military power, spending around 20% of the GDP on military each year.

Administrative Regions

The country is made up of 12 administrative divisions, all which have at least 15 counties which have their own governing councils which make decisions on local levels. These divisions have been changed and updated many times since the establishment of the Republic of Moldanovica in 1883. Within these regions, there is a clear seperation of powers.

Province	Capital	Governor	Chief Minister	Provinces	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Density (people/km2)	Human Development Index	Map
Sopava Province	Sopava	Craita Vlaicu	Beniamin Marandici	N/A	X	11,334,230	X	0.817
Sollena Province	Solen	Ivan Cocis	Nandru Catargiu	N/A	X	4,393,302	X	0.811
Piechy and Sacalin Province	Bălrobia	Tavian Maniu	Corina Butacu	N/A	X	8,939,200	X	0.821
Leva Province	Leva	Cami Negutesco	Emanuel Hasdeu	N/A	X	4,403,757	X	0.812
Deraz Province	Derazchia	Tereza Barbu	Cecilia Radu	N/A	X	3,268,320	X	0.808
Province de Sud	Ciacoși	Dimitrie Serbanescu	Ilie Stoenescu	N/A	X	2,773,220	X	0.810
Kolen Province	Dučín	Liviu Pirvu	Vlad Chitu	N/A	X	4,111,649	X	0.813
Provincia Cachia	Cachia	Dracul Balcescu	Tara Puiu	N/A	X	5,145,989	X	0.816
Sărata Province	Prisaca	Dinu Grul	Maria Zamfir	N/A	X	1,447,555	X	0.810
Oancea Province	Reni	Georgeta Iordache	Lina Ghita	N/A	X	610,104	X	0.799
Văcăreni Province	Văcăreni	Nicusor Bus	Eliza Ojacarcu	N/A	X	300,892	X	0.799
Roumania	Borcea	Ciprian Mocanu	Artur Argetoianu	N/A	X	2,112,994	X	0.799
Moldanovica	Sopava	Prime Minister Maximilian Mocanu	Deputy Minister Artur Negrescu	11	1,369,907 km2	48,550,000	X	0.828

Culture

Fine Art

"Dinner by the Sea"-Stefan Florentina. The worlds most expensive painting.

Art has been a prevelant feature throughout Moldanovica's history, becoming most important during the Renaissance Period, where fine arts and literature became more accepted and admired by the common people. Moldanovica became one of Thuadia's art powerhouses, producing some of the all-time most famous pieces of Renaissance era art, as well as art going into modern day. Art became popular due to the wildly sucessful Sopava School of Art, which was protected and encouraged by Voivode Nicolas IV in 1788.

The most renowned piece in Moldani art is the piece "Dinner by the Sea" by artist Stefan Florentina, painted in 1866. The models in the image were Florentina's mother and brother stood looking over the harbour in Cachia, as well as his cousin and fiancée sat at the tea table. It also depicts the Cachian Provincial Flag (1844-1966, on the left) as well as the flag of the Principality of Mouldania (1774-1883, on the right). The painting was accquired by the International Museum of Fine Arts in 1988 for a fee of $800 million (adjusted to modern fees), making it the worlds most expensive painting.

Other famous Moldanian renaissance artists include Cezar Fidatov, Ovidiu Raducioiu, Felix Noica and notably Diana Macek.

Economy

In 2020, Moldania had a GDP (PPP) of roughly $522 million and a GDP per capita (PPP) of $38,936. According to the World Bank Moldania is a high income economy.