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Waldish Confederation ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ (Waldish) Vallsk Forbund
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: ᛋᛐᛦᚱ᛬ᚿᚮᚱᛑᛂᚿ (Waldish) Styr norden "Rule the north"
Anthem: ᛆᚱᚡᛁᛑᛋᛆᚿᚵᛂᚿ (Waldish) Arvidsangen "Arvid's Song"
Capital and largest city	Kongsheim
Official languages	Waldish
Recognised regional languages	Cuthish Eldseyan
Ethnic groups (2020)	87.2% Waldish 10.7% Cuthish 0.4% Eldseyan 1.7% Other
Religion (2020)	84.3% Christianity 5.2% Unaffiliated 10.5% Other
Demonym(s)	Waldish
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy
•      Foresitter	Mats II
•      Lawspeaker	Edvin Kjeldsen
Legislature	Bundsdag
• Upper house	Landsting
• Lower house	Folksting
Establishment
• Treaty of Strandhavn	19 June 1019
• Federal state	7 January 1654
• Current constitution	15 August 1932
Area
• Total	461,583 km2 (178,218 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2.2%
Population
• 2020 census	47,302,856
• Density	102.5/km2 (265.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2.513 trillion
• Per capita	$53,120
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2.169 trillion
• Per capita	$45,863
Gini (2021)	35.7 medium
HDI (2021)	0.921 very high
Currency	Pund (VLP)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+39
ISO 3166 code	VL
Internet TLD	.vl

Waldrich (Waldish: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛂᚱᛁᚴᛂ, Vallerike), officially the Waldish Confederation (Waldish: ᚡᛆᛚᛚᛋᚴ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑ, Vallsk Forbund), is a sovereign state in northern Teleon.  It lies between the Glacian Ocean to the north, the Medan Ocean to the east, the Austerian Mountains to the south, and the Occidental Ocean to the west.  The nation shares borders with Alynland and Valduvia to the west, and Kerckhoff, Arencia, and Widdelia to the south.  Kongsheim is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including Hellestad, Jarlsvik, Strandhavn, and Hovaberg. With a population of approximately 47 million and a total area of 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 Mats II, is an elected monarch chosen by the Waldish nobility and serves as the nation's head of state.  The Lawspeaker, currently Edvin Kjeldsen of the Agrarian 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 Bundsdag, is a bicameral body consisting of an upper house, the Landsting, and a lower house, the Folksting.  Legislation may originate in either house, with the Folksting holding the additional power of forming and maintaining a government.

Waldrich is a great power, wielding significant regional and global influence in economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military affairs. It is a founding member of the Nordbund and Transausterian Economic Partnership, and holds a permanent seat on the World Community Security Council. Waldrich is a developed country, with a high income economy that ranks as the Xth largest in the world.  Its economic system, known internationally as the Waldish model, combines high economic freedom with a strong social safety net centered around a universal basic income. Waldrich is a recognized nuclear weapons state under the Treaty of Hellestad and possesses the Xth largest military in the world, with a blue-water navy that allows it to project power globally.