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Waldish Confederation | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: TBA | |
Anthem: TBA | |
| Capital and largest city | Kingsham |
| Recognised regional languages | Eldreyan |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | 57.2% Meerdalish 40.7% Cuthish 0.4% Eldreyan 1.7% Other |
| Religion (2020) | 84.3% Christianity 5.2% Unaffiliated 10.5% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Waldish |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy |
| Algar II | |
| Clifford Goodwin | |
| Legislature | Bondmoot |
| Landsthing | |
| Folksthing | |
| Establishment | |
| 19 June 1397 | |
| 15 October 1740 | |
| 7 January 1821 | |
| Area | |
• Total | [convert: invalid number] |
• Water (%) | 2.2% |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 44,792,856 |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $2.379 trillion |
• Per capita | $53,120 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $2.054 trillion |
• Per capita | $45,863 |
| Gini (2021) | 35.7 medium |
| HDI (2021) | 0.921 very high |
| Currency | Pund (WLP) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +39 |
| ISO 3166 code | WL |
| Internet TLD | .wl |
Waldrich, officially the Waldish Confederation, is a sovereign state in northern Teleon. It lies between the Glacian Ocean to the north, the Waldish Gulf to the east, and the River Fen to the south and west. The nation shares borders with Valduvia to the west and Widdalia to the south. Kingsham is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including Hovberg, Fenmouth, Strandhaven, and Jarlsvik. With a population of approximately 44.8 million and a total area of approximately X square kilometers, Waldrich is the 3rd most populous and 4th largest nation in Teleon.
Waldrich is governed as a federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy. The nation is divided into 14 states, which retain substantial autonomy over their internal affairs from the federal government. The Foresitter, currently Algar II, is an elected monarch chosen by the Waldish nobility and serves as the nation's head of state. The Lawspeaker, currently Clifford Goodwin of the Farmers' Party, serves as head of government in a role analogous to that of prime minister. While the Foresitter retains substantial reserve powers under the Constitution of Waldrich, all executive power is de facto vested in the Lawspeaker, with the monarch primarily serving in a ceremonial role as a figurehead. The nation's legislature, the Bondmoot, is a bicameral body consisting of an upper house, the Landsthing, and a lower house, the Folksthing. Legislation may originate in either house, with the Folksthing holding the additional power of forming and maintaining a government.
Waldrich is officially multilingual, with both Meerdalish and Cuthish enjoying official language status. Although a majority of the country speaks Meerdalish, each state designates its own official languages for the conduct of government business and school instruction, and both Meerdalish and Cuthish are used equally at the federal level. A third language, Eldreyan, is recognized as a regional language and enjoys co-official status in the state of Eldrey.
The modern Waldish state traces its roots to 1397, when the Cuthish and Meerdalish states of northern Teleon, which had aligned with the !Protestant Church following the Northern Schism of 1352, formed the Old Waldish Confederacy as a defensive alliance against the still !Catholic Valduvia and Widdalia. Waldrich expanded considerably following the !Religious War of the 15th century, affirming its independence from !Rome and the sovereignty of its member states in the process. The Confederacy's participation in the War of the Valduvian Succession during the early 18th century resulted in the consolidation of the alliance into a federal state and the emergence of Waldrich as a world power. The Waldish Revolution of 1821 led to the end of absolutism and the ratification of the nation's first codified constitution. Waldrich sought rapprochement with Valduvia and Widdalia during the second half of the 20th century in response to the rise of !Yiddish State as a great power, leading to the establishment of the Northern Alliance in 1877 and the outbreak of the X War in 1895.