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|conventional_long_name = Finstrian Kingdom
|conventional_long_name = Finstrian Republic
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|native_name = ''Finstrische Republik''
|common_name = Finstria
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|government_type = {{wp|Unitary state|unitary}} {{wp|Parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|Constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy}}
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|leader_title1 = {{wp|King}}
|leader_title1 = {{wp|President}}
|leader_name1 = [[Johann III of Finstria|Johann III]]
|leader_name1 = [[Johann Preiss]]
|leader_title2 = {{wp|Prime minister}}
|leader_title2 = {{wp|Prime minister}}
|leader_name2 = [[Frank Schroeder]]
|leader_name2 = [[Frank Schroeder]]
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The '''Finstrian Kingdom''' ({{wp|Standard German|Hesurian}}: ''Finstrisches Königreich''), commonly referred to as '''Finstria''' ({{wp|Help:IPA/English|/ˈfɪn.strjə/}}; {{wp|Standard German|Hesurian}}: ''Finstrien'' {{IPA|[ˈfɪnstriən]}}), is a {{wp|Sovereign country|sovereign country}} located in south-eastern [[Hesuria]]. Finstria is bordered by [[Mascylla]] to the north, [[Krumlau]] to the west and shares a {{wp|Maritime border|maritime border}} with [[Rotsir]] to the east.
The '''Finstrian Republic''' ({{wp|Standard German|Hesurian}}: ''Finstrische Republik''), commonly referred to as '''Finstria''' ({{wp|Help:IPA/English|/ˈfɪn.strjə/}}; {{wp|Standard German|Hesurian}}: ''Finstrien'' {{IPA|[ˈfɪnstriən]}}), is a {{wp|Sovereign country|sovereign country}} located in south-eastern [[Hesuria]]. Finstria is bordered by [[Mascylla]] to the north, [[Krumlau]] to the west and shares a {{wp|Maritime border|maritime border}} with [[Rotsir]] to the east.


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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==History==
==History==
===Prehistory===
===Ragucin Empire===
===15th century===
===16th century===
===17th century===
===18th century===
===19th century===
===20th century===
===21st century===


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 20:56, 20 January 2020

Finstrian Republic

Finstrische Republik
Flag of Finstria
Flag
Coat of arms of Finstria
Coat of arms
Capital
and largest city
Tanaus
Official languagesHesurian
Recognised regional languagesLesiac
Tharic
Gaugasanic
Yerin
Maric
Arguzic
Ethnic groups
     
Demonym(s)Finstrian
Governmentunitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• President
Johann Preiss
Frank Schroeder
LegislatureParliament
       
Population
• 2019 estimate
27,320,000
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
932.24 billion 
• Per capita
34,123.05
CurrencyZaile
Time zone         
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+44
Internet TLD.fn

The Finstrian Republic (Hesurian: Finstrische Republik), commonly referred to as Finstria (/ˈfɪn.strjə/; Hesurian: Finstrien [ˈfɪnstriən]), is a sovereign country located in south-eastern Hesuria. Finstria is bordered by Mascylla to the north, Krumlau to the west and shares a maritime border with Rotsir to the east.

Etymology

The term “Finstria” comes directly from Hesurian Finstrien. Finstrien is derrived from Finsterey or Vinsterey, from finster (archaic spelling: finster “dark”), thus literally translating to “land of darkness”. It originally was used to describe the marshlands of the coastal region around Tanaus and Reßhaven. Occasionally, it was referred to as Diusterey, which gave rise to the modern name for that province; Distria (Hesurian: Düsterei (occasionally spelled as Düsterey)).

History

Prehistory

Ragucin Empire

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Geography

Climate

Environment

Politics and Government

Military

Foreign Relations

Economy

Industry

Infrastructure

Energy

Transport

Demographics

Largest cities

Template:Largest Cities in Finstria

Ethnic groups

Main page: Ethnic groups of Finstria

Finstria has always been ethnically diverse, having been a border region of the Ragucin Empire. As a rule of thumb, it can be said that parts of the country which used to be under Ragucin rule are either Lesiac or Hesurian, while regions that were besides its control, at least historically, are inhabited by ethnic minorities, such as the Tharic, Gaugasanic or Yerin peoples. However, since the Middle Ages, there has been a trend towards Hesurianization, with the Finstrohesurian culture and language spreading at the cost of minority cultures and languages.

While there are at least ten ethnic groups recognized by the Finstrian government as “[ethnic] groups native to Finstria”, around 92% of the population identifies as Hesurian, most of which either based on geographical or historical regions (e.g. Disterians from Disteria) or as broadly “Finstrohesurian”.

Language

Main page: Languages of Finstria

There is a lot of linguistic diversity in Finstria, though its extent was much greater in the past. Besides various Hesurian dialects, Lesiac and Tharic are other major languages that serve as lingua franca in parts of the country.

Many of the smaller language groups to be found in Finstria are to some degree endangered. A prime example of language death in Finstria is the Kun language, which less than 50,000 Kun (ca. 1/5 of the Kun population of Finstria) have the ability to speak and much less than 10,000 are active speakers of, using the language on a daily basis. Of these, only a small part is under the age of retirement as the language had not been passed on from one generation to the other to a great extent in past decades.

Other languages, in the meanwhile, have a stable speaker community, such as Gaugasanic or Yerin.

Religion

Education

Healthcare

Culture

Music and Art

Cuisine

Sports