Skiperia
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Skiperian Federation Федерата ШЌиптарие (Federata Skqitarie) - Skiperian Шкиртарска Федерације (Skiptarska Federachije) - Malizian | |
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| Motto: Вӗллаи ҙе Башким нӗ Луфтӗ (Skiperian) Братство и јединство у борби (Malizian) Brother and Unity in Struggle | |
| Anthem: Ќӗндроjмӗ си малет We Stand Like the Mountains  Интернационале The Internationale | |
 Rajonet Map of Skiperia | |
| Capital and largest city | Kështjellë |
| Official languages | Skiperian |
| Recognised national languages | Malizian |
| Recognised regional languages | Datian Kodrenish |
| Ethnic groups | Skiperian Malizian Datian Kodrenish |
| Demonym(s) | English: Skiperian Skiperian: Shqiptarie Malizian/Kodrenish: Skipernac |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Mauryist Republic |
| Veror Shkelyim | |
• Premier | Liliana Cumani |
| Legislature | Skiperian People's Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Independence | 1047 CE |
• First Assembly | 1456 CE |
• Midhan Skedos Dictatorship | 1963 CE |
• People's Republic | 2013 CE |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate |  24,300,000 |
• 2022 census | 24,334,971 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | 940 Billion $ |
• Per capita | 37,645 $ |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | 470 Billion $ |
• Per capita | 19,362 |
| Gini (2022 estimate) | 35 medium |
| HDI (2022 estimate) | 0.743 high |
| Currency | Lek (SKL) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| ISO 3166 code | SK |
| Internet TLD | .sk |
Skiperia (Skiperian: ШЌиптарие, Malizian: Скипериа, officially known as the Skiperian Federation) is a socialist state in southern Maris, emerging after the success of the socialist revolution in the country in 2013. It is situated along a peninsula in between the Jadranskian Sea to the East and the Karavastaskan Gulf to the West, separated from the rest of Maris by the Bjekët Mountains. Much of the population lies along the eastern coast, including its capital and largest city, Kështjellë. The country has historically played a major role in the region, being an important hub for trade and commerce along the sea towards Chora. The end of the golden era led the country into economic ruin and decay, Although it has for the past hundred years pursued a policy of isolation and neutrality, the beginning of the 20th Century has led the country to open up once again to the outside world. It has begun to forge ties with much of the socialist world, developing close ties with its neighbor of Chora. The country continues attempt to modernize and develop, a process greatly harmed by ultranationalist and royalist terrorist forces in the North, including the LRM.
Etymology
The region has gone by numerous names throughout its history. The Ancient Chorans called the land "προβάτων", meaning "Land of Sheep", due to the large herds of sheep that roamed the hillside. Under the Lancian Empire, the territory name was lancinized as Provatonia. The Name "Skiperia" has been in use in some form since the country's original independence in 1047, referencing the symbol of the first Sudimtar Gjegj Osekuti's tribe - the Osekut. Ancient Skiperian legend tells of the guidance of God, in the form of an eagle, descending from the heavens to instruct Gjegj to paint a five-headed eagle (Скипонjе/Skqiponje, as it is called in their language) on his shield. It was Osekuti's soldiers that led to the eventual victory of the 5 tribes in the Battle of the Vojsa. After this, Osekuti converted his people to Lumenism and led them eventually gain complete independence from Lancia in 1047. The Modern name "ШЌиптарие" means "Land of the Eagles".
History
Ancient Times
Settlements have existed in the region now known as Skiperia for thousands of years. Several tribal fiefdoms controlled the interior of the country, including the ancestors of the 5 tribes that led the wars of independence. Ancient artifacts found along the Karavastaskan Gulf point to trading settlements as far back as 4000 BCE. Several Choran colonies were also found along the southern coast, including the settlement of Vounopolis (which would later become the capital of Кӗштйеллӗ (Kështjellë)), as well as Díavlos (later becoming the strategic port city of Севлорӗс (Sevlorës)). These colonies and trading centers would form an important economic hub for the continent.
The Rise of Lancia
The various separate tribes of Skiperia found themselves united under foreign rule when the Lancian Empire occupied the entire region in 107 BCE, following a swift military campaign against the tribes. The tribes had been raiding Lancian shipping and trade, and it was thought that the defeat of the tribes would pacify the region. Thus began over a thousand years Lancian rule over their province of Provatonia. Under Lancian rule, road networks would be vastly expanded, and Sevlorës would become a bustling trade hub. It would also see large migrations of Skiperians to the other side of the Strait of Datia, and the settlement of Datium (later, Datiku). The Lumenites entered the Skiperian peninsula in 103 CE from Chora, and with them, came the first writing system. St. Pagoniadis adapted the Choran alphabet to fit the Skiperian language, leading to the development of the first Skiperian script. This would greatly increase literacy in the towns and cities along the coast, although few converted to the religion and instead prefered the traditional Skiperian faith. The Lancian Empire cracked down on these missionaries too, leading to the martyrdom of St. Pagoniadis in 142. Upon the adoption of Lumenism by the country in 1039, St. Pagoniadis would be declared the patron saint of the Skiperians. The 800s saw the migration of various tribes across the Bjekët Mountains, most fleeing the Majagar invasions. They fled into the Lancian Empire for better protection, and developed various settlements centered around Lake Shkopad. These tribes, the ancestors of today's Malizians, brought with them their Jatrebianist faith, and many Skiperian tribes in the north adopted numerous aspects of this faith into their own religious beliefs, blurring the lines between traditional Skiperianist religion and the Jatrebians.
The First Kingdom
As the Lancian Empire declines and splintered, the Skiperian tribes in the south began to push for more and more autonomy. This culiminated in the meeting of the Five Tribes at the Council of Sarrindë in 1032, where Gjegj Osekuti of the Osekut Tribe was elected Sudimtar, or Great Leader, of the peoples. His leadership would bring the Skiperians victory, with the Battle of the Vojsa in 1047 delivering the decisive blow to the Lancian Empire. Legend tells that the Osekuti was given a divine vision from God telling him the paint a 5 headed eagle on his soldiers shield, and that then he would be delivere victory. This would lead to the Osekut tribe being the first to adopt Lumenism as their faith, although it would become the state religion soon after independence. In 1048, the Second Council of Sarrindë proclaimed Osekuti "Mbret i Shqiptarëve", or King of the Eagle-men. He would be the first leader of this newly independent state, which would from then on call itself "Skqiptarie", or "Land of the Eagles".