Leatheriver
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Republic of Leatheriver Republik Lederfluss República Rio-Courense República Rio-Cuereña | |
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Motto: "Mögen unsere Taten ein Beispiel für die Menschheit sein" "Sirvam Nossas Façanhas de Modelo à Humanidade" "Que Nuestras Obras Sean Modelo para la Humanidad" "May our Deeds be a model for Humanity" | |
Anthem: "Ode to the New World" | |
 Leatheriver, in the Southern Cone of South America | |
| Location | South America |
| Capital | Frölich Hafen |
| Largest city | Montevideo |
| Official languages | Leatheriverian German, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | 40.71% Kleindeutsch 23.54% Gaucho 12.53% Pampeano 7.62% Afro-Leatheriverian 6.57% Criollo 2.35% Amerindian 2.1% Asian 4.58% Other |
| Religion (2020) | 41.26% Protestantism 20.31% Roman Catholicism 20.18% Catharism 7.44% Irreligion 3.84% Judaism 3.37% Afro-Diaspora Religions 3.65% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Leatheriverian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Legislature | Parliament of the Nation |
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| Federal Assembly | |
| Independence from the Holy Roman Empire | |
• Declared | 10 July 1798 |
• Recognized | 23 August 1808 |
| Area | |
• Total | 553,309 km2 (213,634 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 30,821,744 |
• Density | 55.7/km2 (144.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $689.32 billion |
• Per capita | $22,365 |
| HDI (2021) |  0.840very high |
| Currency | Ledermark (LM$) (LDM) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +51 |
| Internet TLD | .ld |
Leatheriver (German: Lederfluss; Portuguese: Rio do Couro; Spanish: Rio del Cuero), officially the Republic of Leatheriver (German: Republik Lederfluss; Portuguese: República Rio-Courense; Spanish: Republica Rio-Cuereña), is the a country in the continents of Latin America and South America. Albeit not one of the largest countries by area in the continent, it is the richest country in Latin America, with a GDP of nearly 700 billion with a population estimated at approximately 31 million. Its capital is the German-speaking Frölich Hafen (literally "Joyful Harbor"), although the largest city is the former Spanish colony of Montevideo. The country is composed of a union of 3 states, or "federal republics": Santa Catarina, Kuhland, and Uruguay. Extremely diverse, the country has the biggest Jewish population in the Americas proportional to the nation's population. The country is one of the three territories in the Americas where German is an official language, the other two being Columbia and Parana.
Etymology
The name Leatheriver was adopted by the first German settlers of the region, the Thousand Pioneers, who were sent to the region by the Holy Roman Empire to establish a port in South America. The port would serve as a point of resupply for the German fleets sailing to Africa and Asia. The name Leatheriver came from the fact that, in the vicinity of the Ducks' Lagoon (previously thought to be a river), cows and bulls could be found in large flocks. South American herdsmen known as the Gauchos would often launch expeditions towards the region, seeking to capture cattle and extract their leather. The Ducks' Lagoon became known as the "River of Leather" to the Germans. Eventually, when the German, Portuguese, and Spanish colonies of the Southern Cone were united, the name Leatheriver was passed to designate the entire country and not just the vicinity of the Ducks' Lagoon.