Victory (city-state)

City of Victory
Flag
Official languages	English
Demonym(s)	Victorian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Legislature	City Assembly
Population
• 2022 census	386,953
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Per capita	$97,462
Gini (2022)	34.3 medium
HDI (2022)	0.933 very high
Currency	Victorian dero (V£) Carlosian dero (D£)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.vi

Victory, officially the City of Victory, is a city-state in South Western Musgorocia. It is the smallest sovereign state in Musgorocia by land area and the second least populous; second only to Novaria, though it is by far the most densely populated. Located on the strategically important Victorian Peninsula, it borders the Novarian Ocean to the south, Bourgougia to the north and west, and shares a small land border with Thouthen to the east. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, its land area has grown by about 10.2% thanks to land reclamation projects.

It is governed as a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, with a unicameral City Assembly acting as a legislature. The Executive Council is headed by a Prime Minister who is both head of government and ex officio head of state.

Victory continued to be administered as a directly-governed overseas territory of Carloso following the dissolution of the Carlosian Empire. Following extensive rebuilding efforts during the late 1980s and early 1990s after the destruction wrought by the Bourgougian Blitz, the Carlosian government announced a plebiscite on Victory's future status as a Carlosian territory. Ultimately, a very narrow majority of 50.93% voted in favour of independence, formally becoming its own country at a handover ceremony on 1 August 1995. Victory maintains numerous links with Carloso, which is by far its most important trade partner. It's currency, the Victorian dero, is pegged to the Carlosian dero, which is still widely accepted in the city. Carloso also maintains a large military base there. Victory is considered a high-income country, with the highest GDP per capita in Musgorocia. Its economy mainly revolves around financial services, tourism, bunkering and gambling.

Due to the actions of Bourgougian forces in the Blitz, relations with Victory are incredibly hostile, with Bourgougia still maintaining its claim over the peninsula. Relations with Thouthen are also very poor. As a result, the entirety of Victory's land border is closed and an extensive network of fortifications, minefields and other defences have been erected, jointly manned by the Victorian Defence Forces and the Carlosian Armed Forces.