Hytekia

People's Republic of Hytekia Hitekijas Tautas Republika (Hytek)
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Motto: Hitekijas iedzīvotājiem! For the people of Hytekia!
Anthem: Darbinieka dziesma ("The Worker's Song")
Tourist map of Hytekia
Capital	Pekrasta
Largest largest city	Krasno
Official languages	Hytek Juzni
Recognised regional languages	Belgan
Ethnic groups (2017)	Hytek (77.4%) Juznian (11.9%) Leonic (4.1%) Belgan (4.0%) Other (2.6%)
Religion	Alydianism
Government	Unitary one-party semi-presidential republic
• President	Romass Gailis
• Prime Minister	Kristaps Aspers
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from ASU
• Margraviate of Hajmatland	1447
• Union with Juznia	1860
• Kingdom of Hytekojuznia	1884
• Hytekojuznik People's Revolution	1913
• Integration into the Aeian Socialist Union	1918
• Hytekojuznik FSR	1918-1981
• Hytekojuznik Civil War	1986-1989
• Juznik independence	October 27, 1989
Population
• 2017 census	29,826,625
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$112.4 billion
• Per capita	$3,768
Gini (2019)	25.9 low
HDI (2019)	0.797 high
Currency	Hytek Nauda (HYN)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+91
Internet TLD	.hy

The People's Republic of Hytekia or more commonly Hytekia (Hytek: Hitekija; Juznik: Hytia) is a sovereign state in Eastern Asura with just under 19 million inhabitants. Established after the Hytekojuznik Civil War in 1989, Hytekia is one of Aeia's few remaining communist states, mainly due to its almost 70-year-long affiliation with the expansive Aeian Socialist Union; the only party permitted to operate in Hytekia is the Communist Party of Hytekia, a communist party established during the period of the ASU, led by chairman Romass Gailis.

History

Prehistory

Archaeological evidence has shown that humans have inhabited Hytekia since around 4000 BC, a trait shared with many of its Alemannic counterparts. Tools such as hammers, knives, ancient instruments and other blunt and sharp force weapons have been excavated throughout the country, most of which in the 1940s and 50s, during the Hytek government's program Atklājiet mūsu mantojumu!, shortened to AMM and translated to "Rediscover our Heritage!" - which encouraged many archaeologists to conduct scientific digs throughout the country to discover more information on the country's earliest inhabitants. Evidence of the first tribes to expand beyond their own people were found near the north-eastern mountains in the country, near the modern-day border with Kustlan, who conquered much of the inner mountain valleys somewhere around the 700s and 600s BC, they were nicknamed the Peduatteli, roughly translated to "feet pickaxes", given to them due to their habit of digging using their feet, as opposed to convention tools of the time and their hands.

Ragucin Empire

Main article: Ragucin Empire

The Ragacīn, often spelt as Ragucin were quick, agile troops who rode into battle on horseback. The head of the horse would contain a large spike often smithed from scrap metals bound to the horse's saddle itself by tough leather. The Ragacīn carried small, thin swords and daggers and their agility was their main weapon and the pride of a Ragacīn frontliner. Ragacīn were often known to stick the decapitated heads of their enemies on their spikes, and the spike of the horse gave them the name of Ragacīn (Hytek: Raga, "horn"; cīn from Hytek cīnītāji, "fighter")

Margraviate of Hajmatland

The Margraviate of Hajmatland was established in 1447, undertaking policies and leadership similar to that of the late Alemannic Empire. A largely dormant state, Hajmatland would embark in wars with the nearby Juznik states, in which the famous Hytek Ragacīn troops were used in battle once again. The Margraviate continued to exist until the country entered a personal union with Juznia in 1860 under Margrave Johannes III from the Hytek House of Melderis. The two states were relatively independent of each other under the rule of Johannes III, and acted so in all but name. Under Johannes successor, Johannes IV, however, the two states were brought closer together as rule of the nations was centralised in northern Hytekia and the old city of Krasno was made the capital city of the two kingdoms. Johannes IV officially unified the two states in 1884 as the Kingdom of Hytekojuznia.

Kingdom of Hytekojuznia

Main articles: Kingdom of Hytekojuznia and Siege of Anlaufhafen

During the unified kingdom, Hytekia flourished as Juznik peoples migrated from their home settlements up north towards Krasno and Pekrasta in search of employment in the more-industrialised Hytekian part of the kingdom. The city of Krasno experienced massive population increase as the city rapidly expanded across the coast. On the night of the outbreak of the Great War in 1896, the population of Krasno had reached two million people. During the war, Hytekojuznia sided with the Veleazan Empire and the Concordat, and participated mainly in the Alemannic Front at the Siege of Anlaufhafen and also sent reserve troops to various other fronts during the war. Hytekojuznia surrendered when Krasno was captured in 1900, and the losses imposed on the country made the kingdom extremely fragile and unstable. In 1913, a communist uprising successfully overthrew the King of Hytekojuznia and proclaimed the People's State of Hytekojuznia, led absolutely by Hytek communist revolutionary Artjoms Viliks.

People's State of Hytekojuznia

Main article: People's State of Hytekojuznia

During the four short years the People's State existed, Viliks imposed stricter regulations on speech and criticism of the government. Employment in secondary-sector jobs such as manufacturing and factory jobs increased rapidly under the reign of Viliks. An avid militarist, Viliks immediately began to employ (often forcefully) Hyteks and Juzniks to construct military equipment for the revival of the Hytekojuznik military. Farmers were most affected by the forceful re-housings and the lack of produce being farmed led to the Krasno Famine of 1916, which is estimated to have killed over 85,000 people. Viliks was ousted by his own party in 1917 and replaced with the more intermediate Roms Tālbergs, who brought Hytekojuznia out of economic decline and eventually negotiated the country's integration into the newly-formed Aeian Socialist Union.

Under rule from Rhyzevskygrad, the Hytekojuznik FSR was largely stagnant in economic and social growth, many Hytekojuzniks took the opportunity of easier and unimpeded travel to migrate to the capital in search of higher-income jobs. The ex-capital city of Krasno was hardest hit by this, with the rapid population decline brought about by occupation during the Great War and the famine of 1916 taking a huge toll on the city, and by 1950 the city's population had decreased by over 40%.

Independence and Civil War

Main articles: Juznia and Hytekojuznik Civil War

The sudden independence caused by the ASU's dissolution in 1981 left the new People's Republic of Hytekojuznia as an extremely divided country, and a power struggle between the Hyteks and Juzniks erupted into the Hytekojuznik Civil War in 1986, in which Juznia, supported by X, declared independence from Hytekia, who was supported by Veleaz. Juznia eventually won the war and the Višnevas Accords, which brought about the end of the civil war and ensured Hytek recognation of Juznik independence, was signed in 1989. The modern, independent Hytekia moved its capital to the more centralised city of Pekrasta in 1990, due to Krasno's declining importance as a major city within the country. The country has slow economic growth, and although the economy is increasing, an unemployment rate of around 16% still affects the urban areas of the country. The deindustrialisation of Krasno has caused many of its old residents to migrate to the new capital. The city of Krasno as well as Pekrasta still contain a sizable Juznik minority, and tensions frequently arise between the two ethnic groups within the cities and relations with Juznia itself are often hostile and futile, with Hytekia maintaining a militarised and highly secure border with Juznia. Since its foundation, the People's Republic has been a one-party state, with only the People's Party of Hytekia being permitted to campaign or run in elections, which are run in six-year intervals. President Gailis, who has been in power since 2002, is the current chairman of the People's Party.