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The Republic of Kentalis

Republika Kentalis
Република Кенталис
Other:
  • Ereskaneese:Republika Kentalis/Републикиа Кенталис
    Bisveni:Republyk fin Kentalys/Републик фин Кенталис
    Bralea:Kentalysin Republik/Кенталисин Републик
    Arakovac:Respublika Kentalisi/Республика Кенталиси
    Torvoneese:Republika Kentalis/Република Кенталис
    Pesteni:Республик Кентч'ис/
    Respublik Kentč'is
Kentalis Flag.png
Flag
KENTALIS Coat of arms.png
Coat of arms
Motto: "Служићу најдражем Кенталису"
Kental: "I will serve my dearest Kentalis"
Anthem: The song of Požanovac
Kental: Песма Пожановац
Kentalis blank.png
Capital
and largest city
Polácica
Working languagesKental
Ereskaneese
Bisveni
Recognized Regional Languages
Ethnic groups
Kentalians
Arakovacs
Ereskans
Bralea
Bisveni
Torvoneese
Qazhshavans
Demonym(s)Kentalian
Кенталиaц (Kental)
GovernmentParliamentary Representative Republic
• Minister President
Viliem Ferjancić (LSK)
• Deputy Prime-Ministers
Miloje Durashević(LSK)
Suzana Marković(D-HS)
Đoko Sandić(SND)
• Vice President of the Council of State
Vojislav Nastasić(HLP)
LegislatureEstates-General
Higher Senate
Lower Senate
Establishment
• Požanovac proclaimed
794
• Požanovacian split
1561
• Republic of Požanovac
1799
• Second Požanovacian Split
1883
• Republic of Kentalis
19 December 1912
Area
• Total
696,576 km2 (268,949 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate
66,319,652
• 2013 census
64,843,589
• Density
93/km2 (240.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
2.48 Trillion ACU
(1.98 Trillion SEK)
• Per capita
37,427 ACU
(29,913 SEK)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
2.28 Trillion ACU
(1.82 Trillion SEK)
• Per capita
34,408 ACU
(27,501 SEK)
Gini (2021)Positive decrease 33.7
medium
HDI (2021)Increase 0.898
very high
CurrencySekinar (SEK)
Time zoneUTC-6
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+31
Internet TLD.KT

Kentalis, officially the Republic of Kentalis is a nation located on the Požanovac Peninsula, located in the south of Thuadia. Bordering Shimerlain, Solisle and Moldanovica. The country has 21 Provinces, Including the Polácica special district, and a population of 64 Million. Language in Kentalis is divided between multiple slavic and Mohavic languages, those being Kental, Ereskaneese, Bisveni, Bralea and Arakovan, through Qazhshavan is also recognised as a minority language

The four largest cities in Kentalis are Polácica, Apačin, Živislavgrad and Koderevo. Polácica is the Capital of Kentalis and its largest city. Polácica is also the Political capital of Kentalis, with the Lower Senate and Higher Senate being found there. The port of Apačin is the largest port in all of Thuadia, and the second largest of Anteria.

Kentalis has been a Parliamentary Representative Republic with an unitary structure since 1912, when the Republic of Požanovac was formed. After the Civil war, Kentalis gained its current borders with the integration of Arakovac. The country has long had a tradition of religious acceptation, with Gabrielism and Jovanism being its two largest religions. Kentalis abolished the death penalty in Civil Law in 1923, though it was not completely removed until a new civil-rights chapter in the constitution was approved in 1942. After the Civil war, it was temporarily reintroduced in military form. Kentalis, starting in the late 20th century, has been starting a record of social tolerance, having legalised abortion in 1993 and same-sex marriage in 1998, becoming one of Anteria's first nations to do so. Women's suffrage has been allowed since 1934. Its mixed-market advanced economy ranks above-average per capita income globally. Kentalis ranks high in international indexes of economic freedom, human development, quality of life and press freedom.

Kentalis is a large player in international relations, being a member of the Inner Sekidean Union. Kentalis' allies are SU countries, Vultesia, Qazhshava and Bakyern.

Etymology

The name Kentalis comes from the Kental words for land, Kopno and Chronicle, Anali. Kentalis can be translated as "The Land of Chronicles".

Kentalis has a standard naming convention, with most other languages having a fairly standardised variation of the name. In the Standard tongue, Kentalis is also called Požanovac (although this is only the peninsula Kentalis is situated on), whereas the term "Kentalian" is used as the demonym and adjectival form.

In Kental

In Kental, the official names for Kentalis, the Kental language and a Kentalian citizen are Кенталис, Кентал, Кенталин (Kentalis, Kental, Kentalin in latinised form). However, colloquially the country is even by the Kentalians often referred to as Požanovac, although rarely outside the Požanac Province, where it may even be used as a pejorative term.

There is no plural form for the nation.

History

(WIP)

Prehistory

Figurine found in Živislavgrad (500 BC)

The oldest human (Neanderthal) traces which were found on the Požanovac peninsula were found next to Živislavgrad, from what is believed to be about 200,000 years ago. However, the oldest confirmed traces of human activity are found in the North-eastern parts of Kentalis, which traces back to 15,000 years. These settlers were part of the now extinct Botenik Hunter-Gatherer culture, which were already closely related to multiple slavic groups. Only in 2500 BC, the first farmers arrived from what is believed to be modern-day Zhousheng. Around 1000 BC, it is believed that the groups of Proto-Kental slavs spread further out to form more individual groups. The largest of these moved further south, while other groups stayed near Živislavgrad. During this time, it is also believed that the first Arakovac groups arrived from Qazhshava. As time passed, these groups spread out into multiple cultural groups, with the Požanovans eventually becoming the largest, and the Ereskans in second. The first proof of a nation was found in modern-day Bisvenia, where a Bisveni kingdom lasted from around 200 BC to 20 CE. In 60 CE, Christianity began taking place in Požanovac, and eventually became the dominating religion.

The arrival of the Kingdom of Saint Jovan in 514 CE, also known as the first Ereskan Kingdom, upset the subtle ballance on Požanovac, and indirectly led to the creation of the Kingdom of Požanovac. Saint Jovan spread out across the North-Eastern part of Požanovac, and spread the Jovanist faith of Ereska with them. The Požanovan city-states could barely oppose them, and for 100 years the Ereskans controlled the Eastern part of Požanovac. In 571, however, the largest of the city-states in Požanac, Smevo, began an era of diplomatic conquest, quickly expanding and forming the kingdom of Požanac, in what today is the Požanac province.

Kingdom of Požanovac

Collapse

Požanovacian split

Re-Unification

Second Split

Modern Time

Geography

Geology

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Nature

Rivers

Torug

Polac

Veja

Mountains

Protea Mountain Range

Mt. Lutec

Big and small Vojas

Politics

Political Culture

Political Parties

Due to the multi-party system in place in Kentalis, no single party has held a majority in parliament since the early 20th century, and as a result, coalition cabinets had to be formed, with no single party reaching a majority since the 1915 election. The Kentalian political system was dominated by five families of political parties, after the Civil war, this was reduced to four with the removal of the Nationalist party. These political families are the Christian Democrats, currently represented through the Christian-Democratic Party (D-HS), the Liberalists, represented through the Party for the People and Democracy (SND), the Social Liberalists, represented through the Liberal Party of Kentalis (LSK) and the Social Democrats, represented through the Democratic Party for Socialism (DPS).

The current cabinet, the first Ferjancić cabinet formed in 2019, has a record of 5 parties in the coalition, those being the Liberal Party of Kentalis, Christian-Democratic Party, Party for People and Democracy, Christian Liberal Party and the Kentalian People's Party.

Parties represented in the Estates General

Political party Main ideology Position Leader Affiliation Seats
Sek. Intl. Upper Senators Lower Senators MSPs
LSK File:.png Liberal Party of Kentalis
Либерална Странка Кенталис
Social liberalism Centre politics Viliem Ferjancić NLSP ILU
12 / 75
36 / 150
19 / 73
D-HS File:.png Christian-Democratic Party
Демократско-Хришћанска Странка
Christian Democracy Centre politics to Centre-right politics Simon Borisavljević TSP DCI
10 / 75
21 / 150
17 / 73
SND File:.png Party for People and Democracy
Странка за Народ и Демократија
Conservative liberalism Centre-right politics Žarko Despotović LFB ILU
6 / 75
18 / 150
13 / 73
HLP File:.png Christian Liberal Party
Хришћанско Либерална Партија
Christian Democracy Centre politics to Centre-right politics Radoje Savićević NLSP ILU
3 / 75
12 / 150
11 / 73
KNS File:.png Kentalian People's Party
Кенталијанска Народна Странка
Liberalism Centre politics to Centre-left politics Miroslav Marinković NLSP ILU
0 / 75
3 / 150
0 / 73
PzP File:.png Populist Party
Партија за Популисте
Right-wing populism Centre-right politics to Far-right politics Bratislav Obradović NSP -
5 / 75
15 / 150
8 / 73
SzJ File:.png Unity Party
Станка за Јединство
Pan-Slavism Centre politics to Centre-left politics Grigorije Živić NLSP SLU
3 / 75
10 / 150
7 / 73
DPS File:.png Democratic Party for Socialism
Демократска Партија за Социјализам
Social democracy Centre-left Politics Nataša Pešić SSDF SDI
5 / 75
11 / 150
7 / 73
ZS File:.png Green Party
Зелена Партија
Green politics Center-left politics to left-wing politics Ljubomir Živanović SFP GPI
2 / 75
7 / 150
5 / 73
Svr File:.png Sovereignty
Суверенитет
National conservatism Centre-right politics to Far-right politics Uroš Petrović NSP -
3 / 75
8 / 150
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UPP File:.png Party for the Promotion of Rights
Унапређење Партије Права
Progressivism Left-wing politics Leposava Živanović SSDF PDF
1 / 75
6 / 150
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SU File:.png Union Party
Странка за Унија
Sekidean Federalism Centre Politics to Centre-left Politics Gligorije Velimirović SFP -
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Government

Administrative Regions

Kentalis is divided into five Historical regions, twenty-one Provinces and 712 Municipalities. Each province is governed by a Commisioner, which are elected every five years. The province is the second-highest level of government, after the national government. Provinces do not have many competencies, and mostly deal with issues too large for municipal governments, but too small for the National government. Such issues include;

  • Land management, specifically regional zoning laws;
  • Transport, regional infrastructure and regional public transport;
  • Economy and agriculture;
  • Environment and conservation;
  • Recreation, welfare and culture;

Historical Regions are to give regional minorities (Such as the Bisveni, Ereskanese, and Arakovan minorities) certain rights, such as the right to their own language in education, and increased autonomy. Historical regions follow Provincial borders, and do only De jure exist as organs of the government.

A map of Kentalian Municipalities (2021)
A map of Kentalian Provinces
Flag Historical Region Capital Largest city Total area Population
Kentalis Flag.png Kentalis Polácica TBD 41,750,000
Vetederevoflag.png Vetederevo-Požanac Žepjka Smevo TBD 8,203,000
Bisveniflag.png Bisvenia Câče TBD 3,150,000
Amarnaflag.png Arakovac Gukoshny TBD 2,460,000
EreskaAutonomyFlag.png Ereska Živislavgrad TBD 9,950,000
Total Polácica 696,576 km2 (268,949 sq mi) 65,513,000
Flag Province Capital Largest city Total area Population
Bisveniflag.png Bisvenia Câče TBD 3,150,000
Amarnaflag.png Arakovac Gukoshny TBD 2,460,000
EreskaAutonomyFlag.png Ereska Živislavgrad TBD 4,500,000
Polácica flag.png Polácica Polácica TBD 8,450,000
Darvci flag.png Darvci Koderevo TBD 5,120,000
Valma flag.png Valma Pirevo Vinkovždin TBD 4,230,000
Suboje flag.png Suboje Srbisela TBD 4,930,000
Aresovii.png Apačin Apačin TBD 6,340,000
Vevmica flag.png Vevmica Livča Ćuptica TBD 3,930,000
Vatadec flag.png Vatadec Miojić TBD 2,590,000
Gravi flag.png Gravi Čukovac Živistar TBD 4,320,000
Pozanac flag.png Požanac Smevo TBD 1,430,000
Petrira Flag.png Petrira Zhelebey TBD 411,000
Kartin flag.png Kartin Bugočani Dovanošanj TBD 3,890,000
Kutag flag.png Kutag Čalin TBD 1,423,000
Adtu flag.png Adtu Rulenci Čelanica TBD 1,240,000
Previtica Flag.png Previtica Murjica TBD 2,320,000
Sipeni flag.png Sipeni Žačica TBD 1,040,000
Vetederevoflag.png Vetederevo Žepjka TBD 3,430,000
Pogotina flag.png Pogotina Žabajiža Čopaja TBD 1,730,000
Pehno flag.png Pehno Jaje Knežerot TBD 750,000
Total Polácica 696,576 km2 (268,949 sq mi) 65,513,000

Foreign relations

Main page: Foreign relations of Kentalis


Military

Economy

Agriculture

International Trade

Transport

Road Transport

Public Transport

Cycling

Water Transport

Major Ports

Air Transport

Demographics

Functional urban areas

Language

Religion

Education

Healthcare

Culture

Art and architecture

Kentalian value system

Kentalian people and ecology

Music

Film and television

Sports

Cuisine

Kentalian povsupa with a mix of vegetables
Ćevapčići with bread and tomato, pictured here being the Ereskanese version of Ćevapi
Roštilj, Kentalian barbeque, roasts meats over open fire.
Genever, a juniper berry liquor.

Kentalian cuisine is diverse and differing per region, shaped by the practices of fishing and farming, including the cultivation of the soil for growing crops and raising domesticated animals. Many staples of Kentalian cuisine consists of various kinds of bread, fruits, meats, fishes and dairy products. Food is a large factor in Kentalian social life, especially during holidays. The Kentalian diet is relatively high in carbohydrates and fat. Breakfast consists of a cold meal, usually bread with toppings or a savoury pie known as a Burek. Lunch consists of a warm soup, usually vegetable, and bread with topping. Dinner is differing per region but is usually made up of a piece of meat or fish with vegetables and potatoes.

Other Kentalian specialities are ćevapčići (grilled and seasoned caseless sausages made from minced meat), pljeskavica (grilled spiced meat patty made from a mixture of pork, beef and lamb), various kinds of cheeses, barsh (Mutton ground-meat with garlic), đuveč (meat and vegetable stew), povsupa (vegetable soup), and pork rinds. Furthermore, Kentalian cuisine also has many fried snacks. Multiple dips, such as ajvar (roasted red pepper spread) and kajmak (dairy product similar to clotted cream) are said to have originated in Kentalis.

Kentalis is also one of Anteria's larger producers of alcoholic beverages, especially producing many hard liquors. Juniper berry flavoured liquor, known in Kentalis as genever, is considered Kentalis' national drink. Besides genever, other alcoholic beverages from Kentalis include rakija, various kinds of beers, gin and white wine. There are an estimated 2,000 breweries and distilleries for various kinds of alcoholic drinks in Kentalis. Coffee and Tea are also consumed in large amounts.

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