Bakyern

Bak Confederation Laakyar Valötta (Bakyernian)
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Motto: Freedom or Death Placeholder
Anthem: A Hymn of Unity
Capital	Saatöl (Executive) Kalvat (Legislative & Judicial)
Official languages	Bakyernian
Recognised national languages	Bakyernian
Ethnic groups	Bakyernian Kaampite Sivuk-Modov
Religion	Roman Catholicism Samiism Weudalism
Demonym(s)	Bak
Government	Confederate Semi-Direct Democracy
• Chairman	Kal Strassman
• National Council	Ivak Paar Ann Baalmay Jon Graf
Legislature	Confederate Congress
• Upper house	Council of Governates
• Lower house	Council of Representatives
Area
•	2,058,726 km2 (794,879 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	97,531,984
• Density	47.37/km2 (122.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$4.870 Trillion
• Per capita	$49,940
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$5.480 Trillion
• Per capita	$56,191
Gini	30.3 medium
HDI	0.938 very high
Currency	Bak Gild (bg)
Time zone	UTC-4
Driving side	right
Calling code	+4
Internet TLD	.bk

The Bak Confederation (Bakyernian: Laakyar Valötta) or more commonly known as Bakyern, is a sovereign state in Anteria located in the eastern region of the Thuadian continent. It's a member state of the Anterian World Assembly and Sekidean Union. The administrative levels of Bakyern is divided into governates, which are unified by 6 respective cantons. As of 2020, the latest census has reported that Bakyern has a population of 97 million people. Bakyern has a land area of 2.058 million square kilometers, making Bakyern one of Anteria's largest nations. Bakyern is bordered by Grafenland to the south-east, Junterland to the east, Zhousheng to the south west, Nortence to the north, and Cocuryeo to the west.

Bakyern is considered a developed country due to its high human development and powerful and developed economy. The larger economic sectors of Bakyern are located in the eastern governates and cantons. A lot of Bakyern relies on a a service economy. Bakyern has a strong banking economic sector which contributes a lot into Bakyern's economy in the southern and western provinces. Bakyern is estimated to be the most economically powerful country in the region Bakyern is in place, with Gabrielland being an economic rival. Municipalities in the east have managed to maintain a powerful banking sector. In the southern municipalities, the manufacturing sector is largely maintained over there, with Bak manufacturers having priorities in automobiles and electronics. Even though the Bak economy is service based, the agricultural sector still plays a big role. With western municipalities being the hub for Bakyern's agricultural sector and business.

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Politics

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Administrative Division

Bakyern is divided administratively to 6 first level regional cantons that are then divided into Governates. The Cantons have their own respective legislative bodies and are able to create their own constitutions and laws. The two capitals of Bakyern have their own administrative divisions, called Administration Districts. In the western governates and cantons, administrative regions are politically divided mainly by ethnic or linguistical lines already set.

Administrative Map of Bakyern

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Education

The Bak public education system is operated by the state governments and Federal Department of Education. The public education system is well-funded when compared to other countries, with an estimated 67% of the Bak population studying in the public sector. Children are required to pass all grades before deciding on whether to continue an education in college or university or not continue education. An estimated 89% of students go through university or college and pass.

The private sector is run by separate companies or non-profit organizations but are still regulated by the Federal Department of Education, with students required to pass all grades like in the public sector. According to a census, 33% of children in Bakyern study in the private sector. The number of students who go onto university or college is higher than that of the public sector, with 95% of students going to university or college.

While Bakyern's education system has been praised for "being a model and efficient education system", concerns have been raised on how the system 'over-educates' children, meaning more skilled workers and less unskilled workers, with demand for unskilled workers rising since the early 2000s.

Military

Bakyern's armed forces is the Tuiivamäst. The Federal Department of Defense is in charge on all matters of national defense. The majority of the armed forces consists of reserves while a select few are serving in missions in Khemmi and Azureden. Bakyern has no standing navy, with all the military vessels Bakyern has under service of seperate Territorialheer. Due to this, Bakyern's capabilities to wage war overseas is extremely limited, with only the Bak Luftwaffe being able to operate overseas.

The Tuiivamäst has a budget of around $80 Billion. Conscription is not in effect but can only be put into affect when Bakyern's position in a conflict is dire and Bakyern's borders are at risk. Teenagers, with parental guidance, can enlist at the age of 16 to receive longer training. 17 year olds can join the military without guidance from parents or legal guardians.

Culture

Bakyern is ethnically diverse, with a divide between ethnic groups especially around the borders of foreign bordering countries. The current dominating and majority ethnic group are Bakyernians. The majority of east Bakyern is inhabited by Germanic ethnic groups and Bakyernians while in the south and west ethnicity becomes more diverse.

Religion

The majority religion in Bakyern as of currently is Samiism, a culture which has originated from Aleni. While an obvious majority of the population is Samiist, Roman Catholicism comes in close with a difference of less than 13%. Bakyern does not practice an official religion due to ethnic diversity and religious diversity, but have shown more favor towards Weudalism, a native religion, for symbolism (such as the raccoon as national animal.)

Earlier in the 20th Century, Weudalism used to be the majority and ruling religion in Bakyern, but this has changed in favor of Samiism especially during a time period in the 50's.

Popular Media

Entertainment

Entertainment in Bakyern is heavily driven towards television and the internet. The current most watched broadcasting channel is the KW Network with SaatTV right behind. The majority of Bak entertainment is animated rather than live-action, due to producers considering animation to be more effective and cheaper than live-action. For this reason, an obvious majority of movies and TV shows in Bakyern are animated rather than live-action. A clear majority of films in Bakyern aren't political and aren't supposed to be nationalist but critics have noticed the undertone of nationalism, anti-socialism, and pro-Wenelism.

Literature

Literature has been an important part of Bak media, with many Bakyernian literature being infamous and known. Many pieces of Bak literature have included drama, war, politics, and poetry. Bak literature had a lot of popularity outside of Bakyern during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century as Bakyern begun to open up more to the world. A lot of Bak literature had to do with particulary politics and philosophy, which became a breeding ground for Bak ideologies such as Wenelism and Lauterbachism.