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List of Vierz chancellors:
- Alois Behrends (January 1927–March 1927)
- Lars Hencke (March 1927–June 1927)
- Hermann Eschau (June 1927–July 1949)
- Helmut Bergmann (July 1949–April 1953)
- Thomas Weber (April 1953–November 1956)
- Otto Wagner (November 1956–April 1964)
- Jens Pohl (April 1964–May 1979)
- Philipp Lorenz (May 1979–August 1979)
- Stefan Vogt (August 1980–February 1985)
- Uwe Scholz (February 1985–August 1986)
- Heinrich Werner (August 1986–January 1992)
- Wenzel Dahlke (January 1992–May 1999)
- Gregor Naumann (May 1999–June 2000)
- Paul Bachmeier (June 2000–January 2010)
- Erhardt Preisner (January 2010–January 2012)
- Kaspar Vahl (January 2012–present)
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Vierz Empire Wirtzisches Reich | |
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 Flag
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| Motto: Gott und volk God and people | |
| Anthem: Wir sind das Land der Treuen We are the land of loyalty | |
| 250px Location of Vierzland (dark green) in Erisia | |
| Capital and largest city | Adtrus |
| Official languages | Vierz |
| Recognised national languages | |
| Demonym(s) | Vierz |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary executive monarchy |
• Emperor | Alexander III |
| Kaspar Vahl | |
| Thorsten Hopfer | |
| Legislature | Reichsthing |
| Imperial Council | |
| Imperial Assembly | |
| Formation | |
| 18 August 895 | |
| 7 June 1766 | |
| 4 January 1931 | |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate |  102,931,967 |
• 2015 census | 100,013,772 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $6.689 trillion |
• Per capita | $64,978 |
| Gini (2022) |  37.5medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.913 very high |
| Currency | Vierz mark (ᛗ) (WZM) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +55 |
| Internet TLD | .wz |
Vierzland (/virslænd/, Vierz pronunciation: [ˈfɪʁtslant]), officially the Vierz Federation (Vierz: Vierzische Föderation), is a country in central Patyria. It is bordered by Vyzinia to the northeast, Luepola to the southeast, Lairea to the southwest, and Apelia and Borland to the west. The border with Luepola is intersected by the Volker Sea. Its northern coast flanks the Veisian and Savic seas of the Cercian Ocean. Vierzland's total population of 95 million people, the second-largest in Patyria, is spread across 14 states, with many located in major cities such as Adtrus, Bertenau, or Kasenberg. The country's land area is the second-largest in Patyria, totaling 531,756 square kilometers (205,312 sq mi). The economy of Vierzland, measured in nominal GDP, is the third largest in the world.
Settlement by Veisic tribes around the Bertenau Delta in antiquity gradually led to the establishment and expansion of numerous Vierz kingdoms in central Patyria. The Vogatian Empire was founded in 535 after the fall of the Deoran Empire, and came to dominate most of west-central Patyria until its fall in 853. The western-situated Vierz Kingdom was founded in 895. A collection of Vierz states in the east organized as the Vierz League in 1112. In 1766, the Kingdom and the League united as the Vierz Empire under Constantine the Great. The empire quickly established itself as a paramount economic and cultural force in the world. Over 150 years, the Vierz colonial empire expanded in West Oridia, Tusola, and South Artalia, especially in the aftermath of Vierz victories in the First Apelic War. Further victories in the Caberran Wars cemented Vierzland's position as a great power. Constitutional reforms in the late 19th century resulted in small-scale social and political liberalization.
Vierzland experienced significant turmoil in the wake of its defeat in the Frontier War in 1919 and the Great Crash of 1924. Socialist leader Lars Hencke was elected chancellor in 1927 but was overthrown in a coup led by Hermann Eschau, who instituted a military dictatorship. Eschau brought Vierzland to war with Luepola after its invasion of Zacotia in 1942, starting the Great War. Vierzland and its allies defeated the Socialist Internationale in 1947. Vierz forces created client governments in much of southern and eastern Patyria, leading to a rift with the western allies that evolved into the Silent War, a cold conflict between Vierzland and the CSO.
The Silent War saw significant social, economic, and technological progress in Vierzland, and the country rose to superpower status. Vierzland experienced instability and geopolitical decline amid conflicts in West Oridia, Luepola, and Tusola during the 1970s and 80s and the sociopolitical upheaval of the Vierz Revolution. Emperor Victor IV abdicated in 1989 as a result of widespread unrest, and then-chancellor Heinrich Werner dissolved the empire and presided over the constitutional transformation into the Vierz Federation. The country’s last overseas holdings were relinquished by 1994.
Vierzland is a founding member of the International Assembly, the Vierz Community, the Vierz Language Organization, and the Leisau Group. It was an associate member of the Union of Patyrian States from 1993 until 2013. Vierzland is a federal parliamentary republic with a high standard of living, universal healthcare, globally-renowned universities, and a historic reputation in the arts, sciences, and philosophy. Over 90% of the population is Vierz, with immigrant populations from West Oridia and eastern Patyria. Vierz, which is the sole official language and is native to Vierzland, is spoken worldwide as a global lingua franca. The Vierz Armed Forces are one of the largest in the world and the country is one of few on the planet to legally possess nuclear weapons.
Etymology
The name "Vierzland" is derived from the name of a Vierzic tribe, the Virsi (Wiersi), that inhabited the area around the Abenhal River from the 4th century BC. "Wiersi" comes from the Proto-Veisic word "weraz," meaning "man." This word is derived from the Proto-Bahsaro-Patyrian "wiHrós," which carries the same meaning.
The term Wirz was first used to describe the Vierz ethnic group in the 700s, as a self-descriptor by early Vierz nationalists who aimed to create a sense of identity among the Vierzic groups who inhabited north-central Patyria. The term was first used officially in 895 with the creation of the Vierz Kingdom, which was written as Wiersisches Kuningrīki in the Old Hauvic dialect of Vierz. The language shift from Old Hauvic to Modern Hauvic resulted in the shift from Kuningrīki to Königriek by the 1600s.
The Vierz League, which was situated in what is now eastern Vierzland, was founded in 1112 and carried the name Virzische Bund in Middle Vierz. Due to the orthographic shift during the transition from Middle Vierz to Early Modern Vierz, Virz gradually became written as Vierz in the constituent states of the Vierz League.
With unification of the Vierz Kingdom and the Vierz League in 1766, the Constitution of the Vierz Empire determined the official name of the state to be Vierzisches Reich, or "Vierz Empire". The collective dialects spoken in the east, known as Standard Vierz or just Vierz, were designated as the official language of the empire, with the Hauvic dialect of the west enjoying official status in some municipalities. This practice continued with the establishment of the Vierz Federation (Vierzische Föderation) in 1990.