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{{Infobox country
{{Infobox country
|micronation =        <!--yes if a micronation-->
|conventional_long_name = Soravian Republic
|conventional_long_name = Narozalic Republic
|native_name =        Зоравський Pеспубліка {{small|({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}})}}<br>''Zoravs'kyy Respublika''
|native_name =        Hoрoзалик Републіка<br>''<small>Norozalik Republika</small>''<br>{{MongolUnicode|ᠨᡇᠷᡇᡓᠠᠯᡇ ᡐᠠᡊᡎᡒ}}
|common_name =        Soravia
|common_name =        Narozalica
|image_flag =        Flag of Narozalica.png
|status =            <!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations-->
|alt_flag =          Flag of the Soravian Republic
|image_flag =        Narozalyk Flag.png
|image_coat =        [[File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Narozalica.png|100px]]
|alt_flag =          Flag of the Narozalic Republic
|alt_coat =          Coat of Arms of the Soravian Republic
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|national_motto =     <br>"Об'єднані у перемозі"<br>{{small|({{wp|transliteration|tr.}})}} ''"{{small|Ob'yednani u peremozi}}"''<br><small>"United in victory"</small>   
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|national_anthem =    <br>"{{wp|Farewell of Slavianka|Березень, земляки}}"<br>{{small|({{wp|transliteration|tr.}})}} ''{{small|"Berezen', zemlyaky"}}''<br><small>"March On, O Countrymen"</small><br>[[File:MediaPlayerNew220px.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ6bb3jG5os]]
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|map_width =          250px
|alt_coat =          Emblem of the Narozalyk Republic
|map_caption =       {{map caption |location_color=dark green |country=[[Soravia]] |region=[[Euclea]] |region_color=dark grey |subregion=[[Samorspi]] |subregion_color=green}}
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|national_motto =    ''Об'єднані у перемозі''
|englishmotto =      "United in victory"
|national_anthem =    Березень, земляки<br><small>("March On, O Countrymen")</small><br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixiyI2NGO6o]]
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|other_symbol_type =  Great Seal
|other_symbol = [[File:Great Seal of Narozalica.png|100px]]
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|map_width =          220px
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|map_caption =       Narozalica and [[George Ruset Land]] shown within [[Euclea]] in green.
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|capital =            [[Samistopol]]
|capital =            [[Samistopol]]
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|coordinates =        [[File:WMA_button2b.png|15px]] [[Samistopol|42°14'N 115°12'W]]
|largest_city =      [[Samistopol]]
|largest_city =      [[Samistopol]]
|largest_settlement_type = largest city
|largest_settlement_type = largest city
|largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|official_languages = {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}
|official_languages = {{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}, {{wp|Kalmyk language|Zalyk}}
|regional_languages = {{hlist|{{wp|Russian language|Ilmenian}}|[[Savaders|Savader]]|{{wp|Kalmyk language|Zalyk}}}}
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|religion =          89.7% [[Episemialist Church|Episemialism]]<br>5.6% {{wp|Irreligion|Irreligious}}<br>4.7% [[Soravia#Religion|Other]]
|regional_languages = {{wp|Finnish language|Vichod}}, {{wp|Slovak language|Seniak}}, {{wp|Georgian language|Vedmedi}}, {{wp|Russian language|Yavorstri}}
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|ethnic_groups =      Narodyns (61.3%)<br>Zalyks (27.8%)<br>Other (10.9%)
|ethnic_groups_year = 2017
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|religion =          [[Episemialist Church|Episemialism]] (89.7%)<br>Irreligious (5.6%)<br>Other (4.7%)
|religion_year =      2017
|religion_year =      2017
|religion_ref =      <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)-->
|demonym =            Soravian
|demonym =            Narozalic, Narozalican
|government_type =    {{wp|Unitary}} {{wp|semi-presidential}} {{wp|republic}}
|government_type =    {{wp|Authoritarian}} {{wp|dominant-party}} {{wp|federal}} {{wp|semi-presidential}} {{wp|constitutional}} {{wp|republic}}
|leader_title1 =      [[President of Soravia|President]]
|leader_title1 =      [[President of Narozalica|President]]
|leader_name1 =      [[Alexei Kadnikov]]
|leader_name1 =      [[Samuel Czenko]]
|leader_title2 =      {{nowrap|[[Minister-President of Soravia|Minister-President]]}}
|leader_title2 =      Prime Minister
|leader_name2 =       [[Nikita Boldaiv]]
|leader_name2 =      [[Dimitri Dubrinsky]]
|legislature =        [[Duma (Soravia)|Duma]]        
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|area_km2 =          1,570,132
|leader_title14 =      <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)-->
|area_sq_mi =        606,231
|leader_name14 =
|percent_water = 0.16%
|legislature =        [[Federal Assembly (Narozalica)|Federal Assembly]]
|upper_house =       [[Vojnaskul]]
|lower_house =        [[Federal Council (Narozalica)|Federal Council]]
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|sovereignty_note =
|established_event1 = [[Duchy of Pavatria]] formed
|established_date1 =  910
|established_event2 = Zalyk tribes arrive
|established_date2 =  1256
|established_event3 = Union between Pavatria and Zalykia
|established_date3 = 1317
|established_event4 = [[Grand Duchy of Narozalica]] proclaimed
|established_date4 = 1498
|established_event5 = [[Empire of Narozalica|Empire]] proclaimed
|established_date5 = 1567
|established_event6 = Republic proclaimed
|established_date6 = 1861
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|area_rank = 4th
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|area_km2 =          2,985,973
|area_sq_mi =        1,166,396
|area_footnote =      {{ref label|footnote_a|a}}
|percent_water =  
|area_label =        Total
|area_label =        Total
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|population_census = {{steady}} 114,634,525
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|population_census_year = 2023
|population_estimate = 89,142,866{{ref label|footnote_b|b}}
|population_estimate_rank =
|population_estimate_year = 2020
|population_census = 88,081,653
|population_census_year = 2017
|population_density_km2 = 29.9
|population_density_km2 = 29.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 76.4
|population_density_sq_mi = 76.4
|population_density_rank =  
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|GDP_PPP = {{Increase}} €3.835 trillion ([[List of countries by GDP (Kylaris)|4th]])     
|GDP_PPP = $3.028 trillion        
|GDP_PPP_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_year = 2020
|GDP_PPP_year = 2022
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $33,971
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = {{Increase}} €33,451
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal = $1.829 trillion
|GDP_nominal = {{Increase}} €2.331 trillion ([[List of countries by GDP (Kylaris)|11th]])
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_year = 2017
|GDP_nominal_year = 2022
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $20,514
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{Increase}} €20,330
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  
|Gini =              36.6
|Gini =              36.6
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|Gini_rank = 28th
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|Gini_year = 2017
|Gini_year = 2017
|Gini_change = decrease
|HDI_year =          2020
|HDI_year =          2020
|HDI =                0.823
|HDI =                0.823
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|HDI_rank = 26th
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|currency =          Narozalic Zolota
|currency =          Soravian kvel
|currency_code =      NZZ
|currency_code =      SRK
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|calling_code =       {{wp|Telephone numbers|+72}}
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|patron_saint =      [[Nikolai of Lipa|Saint Nikolai]]
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|footnote_a =        Includes [[George Ruset Land]].
|footnote_b =        Includes [[Sarkola]].
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'''Narozalica''', officially the '''Narozalic Republic''' is a sovereign state in western [[Euclea]]. It is the largest and most populous country in Euclea, with just over 89 million people. Clockwise, it borders [[Velzemia]], [[Vedmed]] and [[Yavorstrana]]. It has coastal territory on the Lumine Ocean, Perovo Sea and Haillet's Sea through the territory of [[George Ruset Land]]. Narozalica is comprised of 16 [[Provinces of Narozalica|provinces]], each with federal devolvement. The capital and largest city of Narozalica is [[Samistopol]], sitting on the northern coast of the country, with a population of five million.
'''Soravia''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɔːr|eɪ|'|v|iː|ɑ:}}, {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Зоравія, {{small|{{wp|transliteration|tr.}}}} ''Zoraviya'' {{small|{{wp|International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA}}:}} {{wp|Help:IPA/Ukrainian|[zɔrɑ'vijɑ]}}), officially the '''Soravian Republic''' (Soravian: Зоравський Pеспубліка, ''Zoravs'kyy Respublika'') is a sovereign state in western [[Euclea]]. It borders [[Kantemosha & Ambrazka|Kantemosha and Ambrazka]], [[West Miersa]] and [[Laudania]] to the east, and [[Ravnia]] to the south. With a contiguous area of over 1.5 million km<sup>2</sup> (over 600,000 sq mi), and a population of over 114 million people, it is Euclea's largest state by both population and area. The capital city of Soravia is [[Samistopol]], the largest city in Euclea with over 19 million inhabitants. The official language is {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}, though many other languages are spoken within its borders. The predominant religion is [[Episemialist Church|Episemialist Sotirianity]], and is followed by around 90% of the population.


While the ancestors of the Narodyns did roam the land beforehand, the land of what is eastern Narozalica was first consolidated and unified into one state, the [[Duchy of Pavatria]], in 910 by [[Nuruk]]. The Duchy of Pavatria was centred in the east around modern-day [[Patovatra]], competing to an extent with the [[Verliquoian Empire]], who still dominated eastern Euclean affairs, over the power of the continent. Zalyk tribes arrived in the area around [[Lake Nimgan]] in 956, forming the Zalyk Khanate. The two states initially tussled over affairs in western Narozalica in the [[Pavaric-Zalyk Wars]] in the latter half of the 11th century, but Pavaric victory in the wars forced the Zalyks to surrender and become a vassal state of the expanding western duchy. The unity between the two countries was solidified in 1317 when Duke [[Nikolai of Lipa]] ascended to the Zalyk throne, and become the first person to be crowned as Duke of Pavatria and Khan of Zalykia. Over 170 years of union led to the proclamation of the Grand Duchy of Narozalica, the first instance of a unified Narozalic state, in 1498, to compete with the growing influence of the eastern Euclean states. Further consolidation led to the Empire of Narozalica being proclaimed in 1567 and the colonisation of the [[Ludoy Islands]] in the north in 1570.  
Proto-Marolevs migrated into western Euclea around 10,000 BC, and the first states emerged as part of the [[Great Vesemir]] in the 7th century. Political and military divergence of interests laid the framework for the divide between Pavatria in the north and the Vesemir in the south, the latter of which eventually becoming [[Ravnia]]. The Vesemir split in 910 as the [[Duchy of Pavatria]] emerged as the dominant regional polity. [[Nikolai of Lipa]] conquered the Tagamic [[Zalykia]] gradually, culminating in the [[Battle of Usaanbalsan]] in the 13th century. Shortly after, the [[Iconoclast Wars]] devastated the country and severed the communion of its churches from the iconoclastic churches in Poliania and [[Amathia]]. Pavatria grew into the Kingdom of Soravia through the westward expansion of the [[Barun|baruns]]. The [[Soravian Empire]] was established in the 16th century after successfully establishing colonies in [[Chistovodia]] and [[Vinalia]]. Soravia rapidly expanded into central Euclea thereafter, conquering [[Laudania]], [[Miersa]] and [[Kantemosha]] in the late-17th and early-18th centuries, becoming a forefront power in [[Euclea]].


In 1691 [[George Ruset Land]] was colonised, marking Narozalica's first Asterian colonial holding. Tribal presence in the military, and the cavalry-based tactics of the Zalyks led to military reformations and the creation of the ''Mornorda'' - entirely cavalry-based divisions, in 1694. The Zalyks' prowess on horseback and the lack of anything similar to the armies prior made them extremely effective armies throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, striking a large victory in the [[Ten Years' War]], gaining most of [[Velzemia]] and some Yavorstri land in the [[Congress of Cislania]], as well the land of the East Asterian Trading Company, now [[Chistovodia]]. The Empire would dominate Euclean affairs until the [[War of the Triple Alliance]], where successive defeats by the Weranic-Estmerish armies caused the Zalyks - who felt they were ineffectively led by Narodyn generals chosen by the monarch, as well as some republicans who thought that the monarchy of [[Gaullica]] was exerted too much influence on the country, to revolt against the monarchy in 1857, creating the [[First Narozalic Civil War#Parties to the conflict|Seven Province Union]], which would eventually come to be the Narozalic Republic under [[Eduard Olsov]] in 1861, with Chistovodia declaring independence the same year. Narozalica participated in the side of the [[Great War#Grand Alliance|Grand Alliance]] in the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], gaining little materially in [[West Arciluco]] and regaining land lost to Yavorstrana, but becoming extremely influential on the world stage. The [[Second Narozalic Civil War]] broke out in 1978 over [[Vilem Gardos]]' presidency, with the two sides eventually compromising and creating limited presidential terms.  
Soravia lost the [[War of the Triple Alliance]] in the 1850s, its indemnities preceding the [[Soravian Revolution]] in 1856 and the establishment of the modern republic. Soravia rapidly industrialised in the late-19th century, and underwent rapid economic growth until the [[Great Collapse]]. It was a leading member of the [[Grand Alliance|Allied forces]] during the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], and afterwards emerged as a leading global power. Soravia became a centre of science and technology from the 1950s, and participated in the [[Artemis mission]] in 1975. Economic and political decline led to several states declaring independence from Soravia in the 1980s, with [[Aleksander Shelyapin]] reforming Soravia into its modern form in the years after. Soravia went on to found [[Samorspi]] in 1989, becoming the premier political organisation in Western Euclea.  


In the modern-day, Narozalica is a founding member of the [[Community of Nations]] and the [[International Council for Democracy|ICD]], and a member of other organisations such as the [[International Trade Organisation|ITO]] and the [[Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs|GIFA]], and still projects its influence over western Euclea. Narozalica's economy is fast-growing as it pursues industrial measures for its natural resources, which include coal, oil and gas, and in 2020, its GDP was around $3 trillion, making it one of the strongest in Euclea.
Soravia's [[Economy of Soravia|economy]] is ranked [[List of countries by GDP (Kylaris)|11th in nominal GDP]] and [[List of countries by GDP (Kylaris)|4th by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)]], and is a G-15 nation. It is a [[Treaty of Shanbally|Shanbally-recognised nuclear weapon state]], possessing nuclear weapons [[Orel-1|since 1956]]. The country has extensive reserves of {{wp|fossil fuels}}, particularly {{wp|crude oil}} and {{wp|natural gas}}, and is a major producer and exporter of both. Soravia is also one of the world's largest agricultural producers, and a significant exporter of agricultural produce. It is a permanent member of the [[Community of Nations#Security Committee|Community of Nations Security Committee]] and a member of other geopolitical organisations such as the [[Atomic Energy Commission]], [[Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs]], the [[International Trade Organisation]] and the [[League of Oil Producing States]]


[[Category:Narozalica]]
== Etymology, pronunciation and other names ==
== Etymology ==
[[File:Lech_111.PNG|left|thumb|170px|The story of {{wp|Lech, Czech, and Rus|Mier, Tengar, and Sorav}} is a common tale in {{wp|Slavic folklore|Marolevic folklore}}, representing [[Miersa]], [[Tengaria]], and Soravia.]]
The modern name for the country, '''Narozalica''', is believed have been attributed to Grand Duke Ivan IV, who named the country as such upon their official unification in the 15th century. The name is formed of two parts, each referring to one of the two main constituent ethnicites Ivan IV declared to be "honourary citizens" of the kingdom - the Narodyn and the Zalyks. '''Narodyn''' stems from proto-Marolev ''narod'', meaning "people", and has been used both as an exonym and endonym for the people ever since. '''Zalyk''' is of broadly Turkic origin, and is derived from the translation of "those who remain", used to refer to original Zalyk settlers by their Turkic contemporaries throughout the 9th century, and was transcribed into the Narodyn language as the names of the peoples.
The modern name ''Soravia'' is thought to have originated from the {{wp|Proto-Balto-Slavic|Proto-Rutto-Marolevic}} word ''[[wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/éźera|*éźera]]'', meaning "lake" or "body of water". Linguists have suggested that this name comes from the [[Lake Nimgan]], an expansive lake that lies in the centre of Soravia, however others have proposed that it actually referred to [[Lake Min]], the world's third-largest lake that lies around 330 km (205 mi) south of Soravia's border with [[Radushia]], and that the name was brought over by nomadic merchants sometime in the 10th century, where the first mentions of Soravia began to arise.


Narozalica has been known by alternative names in its history, but until the 15th century it was widely known as '''Pavatria''', the {{wp|Latin language|Solarian}} name for the city of [[Patovatra]], where the early and dominant duchy was based out of.
A common alternative etymology that is a popular {{wp|folk tale}} in Soravia is the story of {{wp|Lech, Czech, and Rus|Mier, Tengar, and Sorav}}, correspending to [[Miersa]], [[Tengaria]] and Soravia respectively. According to the legend, Mier, Tengar, and Sorav were three brothers who followed separate prey on a {{wp|animal hunting|hunting trip}}. Their paths led them to settle their respective countries. Though this tale is near-universally discredited by academics and linguists, it nevertheless remains popular in {{wp|children's literature}}.
 
Historically, other names have been used to refer to Soravia and its predecessor states. Most notably, until the 16th century it was widely referred to as '''Pavatria''', the {{wp|Latin language|Solarian}} name for the city of [[Patovatra]], the capital of the medieval [[Duchy of Pavatria|duchy of the same name]], and remained in wide use across Euclea for decades after its name was changed officially to Soravia in 1454.
 
Residents of Soravia are referred to as Soravians ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Зоравинці; ''Zoravintsi''). Soravia is most commonly pronounced with the {{wp|diaphoneme}} /eɪ/ ({{IPAc-en|s|ɔːr|eɪ|'|v|iː|ɑ:}}), however it is also known to be pronounced with an {{wp|Open back unrounded vowel|/ɑ:/}} sound, most commonly in {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} dialects in [[Estmere]], {{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}} and {{wp|Luxembourgish language|Kesselbourgish}}.


== History ==
== History ==
=== Prehistory ===
=== Early history ===
The land that modern-day Narozalica inhabits has been inhabited since around 10000BC, where hunter-gatherer peoples settled down somewhere along the northern banks of the River [[Aldar]], and formed small communities of subsistence farming. Early evidence of tool usage in Narozalica has been found by archaeologists and associated to these hunter-gatherer peoples, who utilised tools such as blunt hammers, axes, makeshift blades and early weaponry to make a living. Evidence of cave paintings and small artworks by these peoples have also been found within the country as well as neighbouring [[Velzemia]], and are some of the oldest of their type in [[Euclea]].


The Narodyns first established their state in the 6th century, but occupied the land as small, independent, loose settlements for decades prior. It is believed that a proto-form of the Narodyn language had been in use since the 5th century BC, where minimal contact was made with eastern Euclea.
=== Duchy of Pavatria ===
{{main|Duchy of Pavatria}}


=== Duchy of Pavatria ===
=== Soravian Empire ===
Following the Zalyk migrations and settlements near Lake Nimgan, charismatic warlord and prophet Nuruk formed the united Duchy of Pavatria in 910 AD after the conquest of various Narodyn tribes who had previously only been unified in fighting against the [[Empire of Arciluco]] - and scarcely even then. The newly-formed duchy succeeded in conquering land from the dwindling and declining Solarian Empire and expanded its influence into central Euclea through various conquests led mainly by Nuruk himself. By the turn of the millennium, owing both to Nuruk's conquest and the fall of the Solarian Empire, Pavatria had become a forefront power in both western and central [[Euclea]].
{{main|Soravian Empire}}
 
=== Revolution and republic ===
{{main|Soravian Revolution}}


The Duchy turned west toward the Zalyk Khanates beginning in the 10th century, following numerous raids on the duchy's wealthy western cities - namely Nimganopol - and began the series of Pavaric-Zalyk Wars, which would dominate the scene of western Euclean politics (especially in Narozalica). The Pavaric-Zalyk Wars would form the fabric of Narozalic military tactics up until the [[War of the Triple Alliance]] as well as the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. The first war began in 1013 AD with the war itself ending in a stalemate as the Pavaric armies were hesitant to advance over the flatlands near the Nimgan, a commonplace tactic that defined most of the wars. It wasn't until 1076 - the third such war - where the Pavaric armies successfully defeated the Zalyk hordes at the Battle of Ulan Khol, successfully occupying, and subsequently annexing, the flatlands the Narodyn had feared beforehand. Following the Third Pavaric-Zalyk War, the tides of the conflicts began to turn heavily in favour of the Duchy, with the hilly terrain of western Narozalica proving difficult for the Zalyk hordes to fight on, and so the tributes demanded by the Pavaric kept increasing until 1285 - the Sixth Pavaric-Zalyk War - where Ayuga Khan successfully defeated the Narodyn armies and began laying siege to Nimganopol for the first time in a hundred years. The siege is renowned for [[Nikolai of Lipa]]'s defense of the city that repelled the Khanate from the city and killed the heir to the Zalyk throne. When Ayuga Khan died in 1317, Nikolai ascended to the throne of Zalykia as Khan, officially unifying the two states and concluding the Narod-Zalyk Wars.
=== Great War and Gromadizatsiya ===
{{main|Great War (Kylaris)|Gromadizatsiya}}
[pending GW rework]


The two countries were ruled as two entities under the Pavaric Duke between Nikolai's unification of the countries in 1317 until the proclamation of the Grand Duchy of Narozalica in 1498. The 14th and 15th centuries were shaped largely by dormancy and economic recuperation following the expenses of three centuries of almost-constant conflict. The Duchy of Pavatria lost much of its eastern land to ethnic revolt as the centralised government in Samistopol struggled to keep a firm grip on the land, especially with independence movements flourishing during the Pavaric-Zalyk Wars.
Following the war, the widespread physical and economic destruction in [[Miersa]] facilitated the [[Miersan general strike]] in 1936, and ultimately ended with the [[Partition of Miersa|partitioning of Miersa]] into the [[West Miersa|Soravian-influenced west]] and [[East Miersa|councilist east]]. Soravia's top figures felt betrayed by this outcome, particularly as their ambitions of unifying Miersa were well known, and that the partition was introduced by their traditional allies [[Estmere]]. Domestically a sense of panic ensued, and the [[Soravian Nationalist and Revivalist Party|ZVNP]] and Pudovkin cracked down on the notion that the country consisted multiple separate nations (as had been the motivation for an independent Miersa), instead favouring the idea of a greater Soravian identity. The resulting [[Gromadizatsiya]] policies of the 1930s and 1940s attempted to eliminate individual identities and assimilate them into Soravian culture, and were particularly pronounced in the non-{{wp|Slavic|Marolevic}} parts of the country{{snd}}[[Kantemosha]] and [[Zalykia]]. States were abolished and the top-level subdivision became the {{wp|oblast}} throughout the whole country, with a completely {{wp|unitary government|unitary governmental system}}.


=== Grand Duchy of Narozalica ===
=== Breakup and modern republic ===
The Grand Duchy of Narozalica was proclaimed by Grand Duke Ivan II on the 16th of December, 1498, and aimed to formally unite the two constituent states of Narozalica by
constitution, with the document being ratified by Ivan II on the 18th, establishing the Narodyn and Zalyk as an equal people under Narozalic law, although the Narodyn people were usually favoured socially and by the higher-classes of Narozalic society. Ivan II and his successor, Ivan III, largely continued the economic reforms that has shaped the previous two centuries, with Narozalica still in some debt to various guilds across Euclea as a result of the Narod-Zalyk Wars. The Royal Narozalic Bank was established in 1516 by Ivan III in an attempt to alleviate some of the fiscal pressure the country faced.
[[File:William_Allsworth_-_The_emigrants_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A 19th-century painting depicting a 16th-century family in Ust-Tolya]]
With states in eastern Euclea quickly growing in strength relative to Narozalica (who did still dominate western Euclean affairs), the Tsardom of Narozalica was proclaimed in 1567 to solidify the country's empirical status in Euclea, with expeditions into unclaimed eastern territory - then belonging to an assortment of tribal confederacies and rump states - swiftly beginning as Narozalica conquered much of the land uncontested between 1569 and 1584. In 1516, Narozalica's first colonial expeditions began, and the Ludoy Islands colony was successfully set up, with a trading base at Ust-Tolya, still the largest city on the islands to date. While Narozalica was by no means a colonial power in the sense that the eastern Euclean powers were, [[Assim Asteris]]' discovery of the Asterias peaked the interest of many Narozalic rulers, who saw it as a prime interest of the country to establish a power base in the newly-discovered continent, both as a matter of national strengthening and the royals' egotistical personalities coming to light. Various plans to begin expeditions east of Euclea were planned, and the Narozalic Navy was built up for deep-sea and long-haul voyages to the Asterias.
[[File:Rubens_Władysław_Vasa.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Jan IV in 1641]]
Tsar Jan IV issued the New Ovdapol Charter in 1646, staking a Narozalic claim to islands now part of [[Cassier]] under the name of New Ovdapol, an expedition to formally and officially claim the islands for Narozalica set sail a year later, but a joint Estmere-Caldia naval force prevented the Narozalic ships from passing the straits that pass between [[Werania]] and [[Ordennya]], wishing to prevent another major Euclean nation from landing on the continent and challenging Estmerish and Caldian hegemony on the continent. The military and government of Narozalica saw the blockading of the straits from Narozalic ships as a form of attack on the nation, and plans to declare war on the two nations were devised but eventually scrapped by Jan IV in 1651 who didn't wish to embroil the country in a naval conflict. When the Gilded Wars began, Narozalica loosely and indirectly alligned itself with [[Gaullica]], seeking revenge for the events of 1647, and actively sought to sabotage Estmerish actions during the wars. It was unsuccessful and the Estmerish League became the dominant trading force in the colonial world.


The futility of eastwards exploration and colonialism for Narozalica posed a question to many Narozalic scientists, with the discovery of Kylaris' spherical shape, would it not be feasible to travel to the Asterias westwards instead of east? This was the question posed by scientist John Aanholt, a Hennish scientist working in the employ of the Narozalic royal courts, and at the time during a conversation with Jan V. Jan V was convinced by Aanholt's proposal and set aside funding for an expedition westwards, setting off from Samistopol with admiral Michel Jarabinec as the lead, with Aanholt also on board, in 1688. Five months later, in 1689, Jarabinec and his crew reached land around 40 miles north of modern-day Volosovo. While not sure, they assumed the land to be Asterian, and thus founded the East Asterian Trading Company in 1689. The Company quickly expanded to dominate fur trading, a valuable market, in the Asterias, and Narozalica became wealthy back home from the company's profits. A separate expedition established the colony of Svobinsk in 1693. As the company was not a separate state in its own right, independence movements were scarce as the [[Asterian War of Secession]] broke out, of which neither the company nor Narozalica participated in. However, the success of the war for the independence of many Asterian states spiked the interests of Narozalic Asterians to declare their own country, independence of Narozalica, who had been exploiting the company for profit for a long time.
==Geography==
{{see also|Rivers of Soravia}}
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Gaullica and Narozalica officially began their alliance in 1722 at the end of the [[Ten Years' War]], which saw Narozalica gain the duchies of [[Velzemia]], as well as [[Vedmed]] and [[Minilov]] in the peace deal, setting a new precedent for Euclean conflicts with Gaullica and Narozalica together controlling a large majority of the colonial Asterias by themselves. Ten years later, [[Lechizna]] was partitioned with the Gaullican crown in 1733. With Narozalica now creeping closer to eastern Euclea, Narozalica was swiftly becoming a major global power, able to compete with those in eastern Euclea. After such a prolonged period of successful expansion, the Narozalic Empire was proclaimed in 1790.
The plurality of Soravia's land area can be found on continental [[Euclea]], where its ten contiguous provinces (excluding the [[Ludoy Islands]]) make up 1,553,825.28 square kilometres (599,935.29 square miles). Including [[George Ruset Land]], this number rises to 2,984,217.6 square kilometres (1,152,212.86 square miles), making Soravia the fourth largest country by land area behind [[Cassier]], [[Xiaodong]] and [[Zorasan]]. Most of George Ruset Land is inhospitable polar and tundra climate, however, and its contiguous mainland Euclean land alone would make it the 11th largest country. Soravia is Euclea's largest state by land area and also houses Euclea's largest subdivision by land area (Zalykia; 374,391.32 square kilometres). In addition to this, with a population of just over 89 million, it is also Euclea's most populous state, surpassing [[Gaullica]] in 2014, and has Euclea's most populous city ([[Samistopol]]; 10,533,871 inhabitants).


=== Narozalic Empire ===
A wide range of geographical and environmental phenomena can be found in Soravia, and the country sports one of Euclea's most varied climates and landscapes. In the east of the country, large {{wp|coniferous forests}} adorn much of the rural landscape, and temperatures there are generally cool throughout the year. The mountainous south east of the country contains the Ostrug Mountain Range along the border with [[Poliania]], and the west of the country possesses some of Euclea's largest and most expansive plains and fields. The geography of the country has historically been influenced by Soravia's six major rivers, from west to east: the [[Rivers of Soravia|Sarpa]], [[Rivers of Soravia|Kvasy]], [[Rivers of Soravia|Dolomit]] (also the longest river in Euclea), [[Rivers of Soravia|Vikna]], [[Rivers of Soravia|Aldar]] and [[Rivers of Soravia|Tsyr]].  
The high of the Narozalic rulers following the proclamation of the empire would not last long as the country quickly saw itself failing to progress at the same rate as the eastern powers. It entered a large social and economic dormancy period between 1790 and 1797 where little was done by Emperor Ivan V to combat the rapidly increasing poverty of the peasantry of Narozalica, concentrated mainly in Samistopol and Patovatra, which culminated in the Samistopol Revolt of 1797, a peasants' revolt inspired by the success of the Etrurian Revolution and the formation of the [[First Etrurian Republic]].  Ivan V cracked down hard on the revolts and the military disbanded them quickly with many people being killed and many more being injured and wounded. The peasantry's situation would continue to worsen as the Industrial Revolution spread throughout eastern Euclea, but Ivan V's reluctancy to implement reforms meant the technology of the Industrial Revolution did not reach Narozalica until much later. The employment created by the Industrial Revolution never came to fruition in Ivan V's reign, and so the peasant's population continued to expand and the unemployment rates continued to rise. Homelessness became a large problem in Samistopol in particular, but the military would often kick people off the streets if they saw them. Begging and busking was outlawed in 1823 throughout the empire, which put immense pressure on the homeless to either migrate or find a job within the city's borders. In a stroke of bad luck, the harvest of 1823 was extremely poor due to a large dip in temperatures and reduction in sunlight hours throughout the year, leading to the Famine of 1823 and increasing the unrest between the peasantry as many watched their friends and family die in the famine. As many as 300,000 people died as a direct result.
[[File:Storming nuruk palace.jpg|300px|thumb|left|''Samistopol'', an 1853 painting by [[Catherine Beaumonoir]], one of her last.]]
Conditions would not improve when Ivan VI succeeded to the throne in 1829, and he largely continued the brutal policies of his father. As unrest broiled, the peasantry were at breaking point. With liberalism taking hold throughout Euclea, the peasantry of Samistopol stormed the Nuruk Palace in 1848, and almost succeeded in breaching the palace gates. The storming led Ivan VI to seclude himself within in palace for the rest of the year, and he was not seen outside the palace until he made a public address in the February of 1849 explaining his absence. Ivan promised "great riches" and "the progression of all mankind" in his 1849 address, but scarcely acted on it between the speech and his reforms - which were the opposite of what he promised. Ivan VI's reforms were anything but, and they changed largely irrelevant and arbitrary things while ignoring or brushing aside the main problems that the empire had been facing for the past 60 years. The country's economy was in one of the worst recessions it had seen in years and the lack of farmers as well as the situations faced let many to resort to subsistence farming to help themselves and their family survived, only amplifying the hunger problem the country was facing. Ivan's reformed outlawed subsistence farming entirely in favour of a better system that would provide for both the farmer and the peasant. In the first year of the implementation of this new system, both farmers and urban peasants were starving as the food the farmers grew was simply not enough to sustain the growing urban population of the empire. Farmer's began resorting to hiding their food in the floorboards or under hay bales to avoid having to send it all away (a farmer had to provide a certain amount of food before they could keep some for themselves). This pushed the poverty imbalance back towards the urban centres, and the unrest broiled once again. Fearing a threat to his reign, Ivan VI attempted to unify the nation under a single cause when he declared war on Werania in support of Gaullica in 1852 and entered the [[War of the Triple Alliance]].


Initial success was found when Narozalica entered the war in 1852, and small victories spurred on by Narozalic cavalry regiments were occurring in the theatres of the conflict, mainly against [[Estmere]]. The success faded however as aforementioned discrimination between the Zalyks and Narodyns meant inexperienced generals were commanding armies of Zalyk cavalry, which were ineffective utilising the tactics of a Narodyn army. These discrepancies ultimately culminating in the large Narozalic defeats at the Battle of Trierburg and the Siege of Rokrika, which would plunge the country into [[First Narozalic Civil War|civil war]], with the western republicans, under [[Eduard Olsov]], fighting the eastern monarchists, led indirectly by [[Ivan VI of Narozalica|Ivan VI]].
The large Lake Nimgan sits in the centre of the country and effectively divides it into east and west. It is Euclea's largest lake with an area of around 90,000 square kilometres, also making it one of the world's largest lakes. Many cities are settled on the banks of the lake and its underwater landscapes have attracted visitors from across the continent.  


=== Narozalic Republic ===
Soravia's highest point is the peak of Mt. Tuzla at 3,781 m (12,404 ft) and its lowest is the Zhahr Basin in Zalykia at 53 m (173.8 ft) below sea level. [[Dvor Rakottyas]] in George Ruset Land is the world's northernmost permanently-inhabited settlement, and Nizhnebersutsk is the world's northernmost city of over 100,000 inhabitants. Arnaqa Point, also on George Ruset Land, is both Soravia's and the world's northernmost point, lying at the 70th meridian north. The country has five land borders, which are:
The Narozalic Republic was proclaimed in 1861 as Olsov and his republican faction emerged victorious from the civil war. The republic was shaky, being one of the first of its type in Euclea. The formation of the republic and the civil war did have grave consequences for Narozalic power though, with debts incurring from both the civil war and the War of the Triple Alliance. To counteract these debts, many overseas trading outposts were established to funnel trade from [[Coius]] back into Narozalica. [[Satyapur]] in modern-day [[Subarna]] was gained in 1861, Narozalica's Legation Quarter in [[Keisi]] in 1862 and the city of Sandai in [[Lainan]] in the same year. Olsov quickly sought about reforms that would benefit the peasantry he was once a part of, and established a sort of welfare exchange, where the Narozalic government would promise livable wages and pensions for those who served in the military. As expected, military numbers in Narozalica rose quickly. However, the Olsov reign was scarcely one of positivity, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and corruption were rife within the new Narozalic government, and Olsov ruled as if he were a monarch, with absolute power.
*{{flag|Poliania}} (1,613 km; 1,002 miles)
*{{flag|Kantemosha and Ambrazka}} (1,052 km; 653 miles)
*{{flag|Vedmed}} (874 km; 543 miles)
*{{flag|Radushia}} (370 km; 230 miles)
*{{flag|West Miersa}} (146 km; 90 miles)


Olsov solidified his presidential power in the 1877 constitution, which established the Presidency as a position of absolute power, although he would amend this in 1901 to limit Presidential powers as the threat of deposition loomed, but the position remained largely dictatorial. Olsov did well to keep stability in a rapidly-changing Narozalic society, especially one that had relied on monarchical idolisation for so long, he oversaw many changes to society, notably reducing the size of the upper-class considerably, whom he believed had been stealing wealth from the nation as a whole, although he did not describe himself as a communist, nor left-wing. Olsov was assassinated by monarchists in Patovatra in 1904, sparking a successional crisis that ended with Pyotr Petrovich taking the Presidency.
===Climate===
[[File:Władysław_Sikorski,_1923.jpg|[[Vladislav Pudovkin]] in 1922.|thumb|200px|right]]
Typically, Soravia experiences a {{wp|temperate climate}} characterised by above average levels of precipitation and a higher year-round range of temperatures. Throughout the country, however, its climate varies massively and different regions experience much different climates. Seasons can be distinctly split in mainland Soravia and weather follows general seasonal patterns. Snow, sleet and frost are typical in Soravian winters and can be found throughout the country. Much of the eastern part of the country experiences a {{wp|Oceanic climate#Marine west coast (Cfb)|cool oceanic climate}}, with long days and temperatures as high as 30°C (86°F) in summer and shorter days, high precipitation and temperatures falling to around {{ndash}}10°C in winter. Sunlight varies from 17{{ndash}}19 hours per day in the summer to 8{{ndash}}10 hours in the winter months in this region.
The reigns of Petrovich and his successors Maksym Ilchenko and Artyom Frecek were uneventful, and major change did not occur until [[Vladislav Pudovkin]] was chosen as the fourth President of Narozalica. He was a firm believer in the teachings of Olsov, and was a Narozalic imperialist who supported various causes to reclaim the empire's once-expansive borders. With tension mounting in eastern [[Euclea]], Pudovkin pushed the Narozalic government into signing the Tripitate Pact with [[Estmere]], [[Etruria]] and [[Werania]] in 1926 as the threat of a Gaullican global hegemony through its colonial empire was looming. He reigned in the island of [[George Ruset Land]], where an independence movement had been brewing. By increasing military presence globally, Narozalica had firmly shown to everyone that it remained one of the world's great powers. Narozalica joined the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] in 1926, and contributed heavily to the defeat of Gaullica at the end of the war, gaining hefty reparations as a result, albeit no land. Narozalica was a founding member of the [[Community of Nations]] in 1935.  


Upon the outbreak of the Solarian War, Pudovkin remained adament on Narozalic neutrality, and denounced notions of involvement as it was a war that "did not concern" Narozalica or any of its interests. Pudovkin made way for [[Gabriel Tozulyak]] in 1955, who would be criticised for his extensive alignment and funding of the Equalist Regime in [[Amathia]], undergoing a socialist revolution a year later. When Tozulyak was deposed in 1971, his successor [[Vilem Gardos]] attempted to centralise power to himself, which led to the outbreak of the Second Narozalic Civil War, between the traditional republicans and the Patriots' Front - an assortment of those who believed Narozalica practised an outdated ideology. The Patriots' Front won the war, curtailing presidential powers and introducing term limits as a result. Many of Narozalica's former states declared independence as a result, and Narozalica most of its overseas posessions, creating three sovereign states as a result. Since the civil war, Narozalica has generally pursued an anti-eastern foreign policy, being a vocal critic of the [[Euclean Community]] and any sort of Euclean integration. Narozalica is often seen as a geopolitical wildcard, not being a member of, or affiliated with, either of [[CCouncil for Mutual Security and Development|COMSED]] or [[Rongzhuo Strategic Protocol Organisation|ROSPO]], with the country generally pursuing its own individual goals. The country founded the [[Samorspi|Samistopol Cooperation Organisation]] in the 1980s to further ties between itself and former Imperial states.
In the west of the country, especially in the coastal regions and in [[Zalykia]], a {{wp|Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warmer coastal climate}} is found. Precipitation here is rare during the summer and common during the winter, and temperatures average around 27°C (80.6°F) in the summer and 8{{ndash}}10°C (46.4{{ndash}}50°F) in the winter. Temperatures here rarely drop below sub-zero and can rise as high as 40°C (104°F) in the summer. This region of Soravia also holds the record for highest recorded temperature in the country, which was 46.1°C (115°F) at the Etsil Meteorological Centre in the town of Etsil, Zalykia.  


==Geography==
[[George Ruset Land]] has its own unique climate. A small portion of the south-eastern part of the country (which houses almost all of its population) experiences a {{wp|Subarctic climate|Subavanaric climate}}. Temperatures regularly drop below {{ndash}}20°C ({{ndash}}4°F) in the winter and summer temperatures average out at around 15°C (59°F), and rarely exceed 20°C (68°F). Around 95% of the island experiences a {{wp|Tundra#Climatic classification|Tundra climate}} or a {{wp|polar climate}}. The far northern regions of the island (including Arnaqa Point) experience {{wp|ice cap climates}}, where monthly average temperatures never exceed 0°C (32°F).
[[File:Говерла_з_Кукула.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The peak of [[Mt. Tuzla]], the largest mountain in Narozalica, is part of the Ostrug Mountain Range.]]
Narozalica is the largest country in [[Euclea]], with an area of over 1.5 million square kilometres, over 200,000 square kilometres larger than second-placed [[Yavorstrana]]. Narozalica is divided into 16 [[Provinces of Narozalica|provinces]], each with federal powers devolved from the main government. Narozalica is one of three countries (along with [[Estmere]] and [[Gaullica]]) that retains overseas territory in other continents, with the island of [[George Ruset Land]] in [[Asteria Superior]]. Narozalica and Gaullica remain the only nations with colonial holdings in the Asterias.


Narozalica also has access to large amounts of natural resources, including coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, and uranium, most of which has been or is exported to other countries.
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===Climate===
=== Biodiversity ===
The climate of Narozalica is one of the most varied in Euclea. Temperature can range from as high as 35°C inland and can drop to as low as {{ndash}}15°C in the northern provinces in the winter. Most of Narozalica is designated as a temperate climate, with most of its larger cities experiencing temperate climates. The warmest and brightest summers are usually located in Zalykia and Shumsk, with average summer temperatures in the provinces often exceeding 25°C, while the coolest summers and often Kriklivets and Sarkola, with temperatures sometimes dropping to near-freezing levels in the summer months. Unlike many other countries, Narozalica cannot be divided into general geographical climate zones, as they vary across the country.
==== Flora ====
Soravia is known for its dense forests and contains the most forests by area in all of [[Euclea]]. {{wp|Deciduous forests}} make up the plurality of Soravia's forested areas at roughly 80%, while {{wp|coniferous forests}} make up the remaining 20% and are more common in colder areas. {{wp|Oak}} and {{wp|birch}} trees are among the most common types of tree found in Soravia, while {{wp|hornbeam}} and {{wp|pine}} are less common but still found within the country. In the west, drier grasses are more common in the country's drier plains and steppe-like areas. It also has a wide diversity of plant species, some of which have historically been incorporated into the culture of local peoples. It is estimated that over 10,000 plant species are native to Soravia. {{wp|Lichens}} and {{wp|mosses}} can be found in the colder climates are especially common in [[George Ruset Land]]. {{wp|Mushrooms}} and other types of {{wp|fungi}} also grow in Soravia. Similarly to [[Poliania]], mainland Soravia is grouped into four main {{wp|ecoregions}}{{snd}}{{wp|temperate broadleaf and mixed forest}}, {{wp|temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands}}, {{wp|Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub|Solarian forests, woodlands, and scrub}}, and {{wp|temperate coniferous forest}}.


Precipitation is experienced by all of the country, and can be particularly heavy in the north-east, particularly the Samistopol region which can sometimes experience daily rainfall levels of up to 40mm. However it is comparatively frequent compared to much of western Euclea. Snowfall is also common in the winter months and is more common at inland areas and especially areas near the Ostrug Mountains.
==== Fauna ====
[[File:Саратовский_мост.jpeg|250px|right|thumb|A bridge over the Dolomit at [[Ulan Khol]].]]
[[File:Delphinapterus_leucas_2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|{{wp|Beluga whales}} ({{wp|binomal nomenclature|binomial name}} ''Delphinapterus leucas'') are native to [[George Ruset Land]], one of their few natural habitats.]]
===Environment===
Soravia also possesses a wide and diverse array of native fauna. Due to Soravia's fairly accepting climate, it provides ample habitation for a range of animal species. The {{wp|eastern imperial eagle|imperial eagle}} is Soravia's national animal and has been subject to adoration and fame from its residents for centuries, despite the species being relatively widespread. Over 500 bird species are native to Soravia, including {{wp|hummingbirds}}, {{wp|robins}}, {{wp|tits}} and rodent birds like {{wp|crows}} and {{wp|pigeons}}. {{wp|Foxes}} and {{wp|bears}} are also common in Soravia's forests, but have been subject to human hunting for centuries which has depleted their population. {{wp|Moose}}, {{wp|hyenas}} and other {{wp|wild dog|wild dogs}} are also common in Soravia's western plains. The {{wp|European bison|Euclean bison}} and {{wp|Eurasian lynx|Euclean lynx}} exist in small populations in Soravia, mainly as an extension of their natural habitat in [[Poliania]], but have also suffered from population depletion from hunting and are classed as a critically-endangered species in Soravia.


Narozalica's environment is extremely diverse, and many geographical phenomena are located throughout Narozalica, with the [[Dolomit]], the longest river in Euclea, passing straight through the country. Other major rivers include the [[Aldar]], [[Kvasy]], [[Sarpa]], [[Tsyr]] and [[Vikna]]. In the east of the country, the province of [[Sarkola]] is renowned for its colourful autumnal forests and picturesque lake landscapes. The [[Ostrug Mountains]] lie between the tributaries of the Dolomit and Vikna and form an expansive ridge that spans most of the western Lushkina and eastern Terekhivka province, historically providing ample natural defense for the country. In the centre of the country, [[Lake Nimgan]], one of the largest in Euclea, forms the basis for most cities settled in Terekhivka. The northern provinces of Rykovychi and Myrutyn and characterised by their colder climates and landscapes, while Shumsk and Zalykia are known for their vast plains and grasslands.
The country also has a diverse marine life. The oceans, rivers and lakes of Soravia are home to thousands of species of fish and other marine life. {{wp|Otters}}, {{wp|weasels}}, {{wp|badgers}} and {{wp|wolverines}} reside near and around Soravia's rivers and form the plurality of Soravia's {{wp|List of semiaquatic tetrapods|semiaquatic marine life}}. {{wp|Whales}} and small {{wp|sharks}} (often {{wp|sleeper sharks}}) are also native to parts of Soravia. Sleeper sharks are often bred in closed environments and restrictions were placed on their hunting in 2003 after significant concern over their population, which was rapidly falling due to the shark's role in {{wp|Hákarl|Ochyryby}}, a famous domestic dish. [[George Ruset Land]] is native habitant for {{wp|beluga whales}}, and one of the few places that they live naturally. The whaling of beluga whales was entirely banned in 2000 and they are considered a protected species by the government.


===Major cities===
===Major cities===
{{Largest cities in Narozalica}}
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|div_1 = Samistopol
|pop_1 = 19,533,871
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|city_2 = Patovatra
|div_2 = Patovatra
|pop_2 = 4,018,928
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|city_3 = Novokharbatsk
|div_3 = Novokharbatsk
|pop_3 = 2,671,088
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|city_4 = Kholmogory
|div_4 = Kholmogory
|pop_4 = 2,191,827
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|city_5 = Lipa
|div_5 = Lipa Oblast
|pop_5 = 1,418,612
 
|city_6 = Velike Vishnavaya
|div_6 = Velike Vishnavaya
|pop_6 = 1,361,320
 
|city_7 = Chikanshiva
|div_7 = Lyubarskaya Oblast
|pop_7 = 1,316,299
 
|city_8 = Uzyn
|div_8 = Uzyn Oblast
|pop_8 = 1,111,256
 
|city_9 = Garbuzy
|div_9 = Garbuzy Oblast
|pop_9 = 1,101,172
 
|city_10 = Luchintsy
|div_10 = Luchintsy
|pop_10 = 1,027,182
 
|city_11 = Volodambrazya
|div_11 = Kriklivets Oblast
|pop_11 = 1,012,038
 
|city_12 = Ovdapol
|div_12 = Ovdapol Oblast
|pop_12 = 1,001,373
 
|city_13 = Buryn
|div_13 = Buryn Oblast
|pop_13 = 993,127
 
|city_14 = Zhukov, Soravia{{!}}Zhukov
|div_14 = Bolgar-Borzhava Oblast
|pop_14 = 890,774
 
|city_15 = Syrnitsa
|div_15 = Syrnitsa Oblast
|pop_15 = 752,077
 
|city_16 = Yashkul
|div_16 = Yashkul Barunate
|pop_16 = 676,715
 
|city_17 = Onatskoye
|div_17 = Mylovan Oblast
|pop_17 = 580,715
 
|city_18 = Strusov
|div_18 = Vydryche Oblast
|pop_18 = 570,155
 
|city_19 = Malbay
|div_19 = Malbay Oblast
|pop_19 = 558,902
 
|city_20 = Semerinka
|div_20 = Semerinka Oblast
|pop_20 = 554,380
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== Politics and government ==
{{see also|President of Soravia|Minister-President of Soravia|Duma (Soravia)}}
{{further|List of ministers-president of Soravia}}
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The current Narozalic constitution states the Narozalica is a federal semi-presidential republic, with the President being the head of state while the Chairmen are the heads of the government. Narozalica is unique in that it has two simultaneously heads of government, the Chairman of the Vojnaskul and the Chairman of the Federal Council. Narozalica is structured as a multi-party democracy, but the leading party the [[Patriots' Front]], dominate both houses. The government is comprised of three main branches:
Soravia is a ''de facto'' {{wp|unitary}} {{wp|semi-presidential}} {{wp|republic}}, whose {{wp|head-of-state}} is the [[President of Soravia|president]] and {{wp|head-of-government}} is the [[Minister-President of Soravia|minister-president]]. However in practise, the structure of Soravia's unitary provincial devolution system can be likened to that of a {{wp|federalism|federal system}}, although the constitution maintains the country remain a unitary republic. Presidents are elected into office by {{wp|direct popular vote}}, while their associated parties are voted into the [[Voynaskul]] (Войнаскул; ''Voynaskul'') and [[Duma (Soravia)|Duma]] (Дума; ''Duma'') using {{wp|first-past-the-post}} voting. The minister-president is selected directly by the president and inaugurated into office by a majority vote of the Duma. The current president is [[Valentina Goga]] and the current minister-president is [[Nicolai Karpenko]].


* Legislative: The bicameral Federal Assembly of Narozalica, made up of the 100-seat Vojnaskul and the 500-seat Federal Council, has the power to draft, debate, and enact law, declare war, impeach the incumbent President, and decide on the budget.
Soravia's bicameral legislature is known as the [[State Assembly (Soravia)|State Assembly]] (Державні збори; ''Derzhavni zbory'', often abbrieviated to ''Derzbor''), and consists of the Voynaskul (upper house) and Duma (lower house). The 120-seat Voynaskul consists of ten senators elected for each of Soravia's twelve political subdivisions{{snd}}11 provinces and 1 territory ([[George Ruset Land]]). The Voynaskul possesses many powers regarding the political framework of the country, including the announcement and conclusion of Soravian presidential elections, {{wp|impeachment}} and the review and approval of {{wp|presidential decrees}}. The 500-seat [[Duma (Soravia)|Duma]] is directly elected by the populace and maintains most political power with the bicameral framework of Soravia's legislature. Duma approval is required for the elevation and demotion of provinces and territories, legal {{wp|declarations of war}} (as well as the legal use of the military in other countries), fiscal budget and the appointment of many major offices in the Cabinet of Soravia. The president possesses some executive powers that can override some decisions made by the State Assembly.
* Executive: The President has the power the veto bills before they become laws, although this can be overturned by a three-quarters majority in the Vojnaskul. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and can also appoint their 10-man cabinet.
* Judiciary: The judiciary are responsible for interpreting law and overturning laws they deem unconstitutional.  


Until 1983, the President of Narozalica was a life-long title, with a successor chosen by the predecessor, since then, they have been elected for a 5-year-term, where any incumbent President can run an indefinite amount of times. The Chairmen of the Vojnaskul and Federal Council are appointed by the President with consent from the relevant bodies. The [[Patriots' Front]] is the current and historical main party in Narozalica, and holds a large majority in both the Vojnaskul and Federal Council, because of this, Narozalica is often ranked low in democracy indexes and indexes for political freedom.
The National Courts (Національні суди; ''Natsional'ni sudy'') are the highest level of judiciary in Soravia, and their sitting judges are appointed directly by the incumbent cabinet. National Courts have the power to interpret legislation both before and after it has been signed into law. Legislation in the process of legislative approval can be directly vetoed or overturned by the sitting Grand Judge of the National Courts, who is appointed directly by the president, whereas legislation currently in-force requires a congregation of all sitting judges. Legislation is overturned if it is deemed {{wp|unconstitutional}} by the National Courts. Lower-level provincial courts provide the localised framework for the Soravian judiciary at a smaller level.


===Military===
Since the conclusion of the [[Sostava War]] in 1983, Soravia has consistently been ranked as a {{wp|flawed democracy}} or an {{wp|authoritarianism|authoritarian state}} by most independent democratic indexes. Its ruling coalition, the [[Patriots' Front of Soravia]], completely dominate internal politics, with 413 of the Duma's 500 seats and 98 of the Voynaskul's 120 seats. All nine post-war presidents have been members of the Patriots' Front and it has consistently received 75{{ndash}}85% of the nation's popular vote, although the integrity of these numbers have been questioned by multiple countries and organisations.  
The Narozalic military is comprised into four main branches: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Forces. Narozalica maintains one of the leading global militaries and is often described as more militarised than its Euclean counterparts. The army has 760,000 active duty soldiers as of 2019, and the air force and navy are some of the largest still active in Euclea. Narozalica retains the [[List of countries with nuclear weapons (Kylaris)|second largest stockpile of nuclear weapons]], behind [[Senria]]. Narozalica was one of the first countries to complete a successful nuclear test, with [[Orel-1]] in 1956.


It is mandatory for Narozalic males aged 18-30 to complete 18 months mandatory military service, due to this, the total number of reserve troops in Narozalic can be as high as 10 million, one of the largest in the world. Narozalica has one of the highest military budgets in Euclea, with 5.4% of its GDP being spent on it.
=== Military ===
{{see also|Soravian Army|PDP}}
[[File:Sukhoi_T-50_Maksimov.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The {{wp|Sukhoi Su-57|Gulka G-14}}, Soravia's newest {{wp|fifth-generation jet fighter}}, employs {{wp|supermaneuverability}} and {{wp|stealth aircraft|stealth technology}}.]]
The [[Soravian Armed Forces]] are divided into the [[Soravian Army]] ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Hарозальська армія; ''Narozaliys'ka armiya''), the [[Soravian Navy]] ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Нарозалійський флот; ''Narozaliys'kyy flot''), the [[Soravian Air Force]] ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Повітряні Сили Нарозаликий; ''Povitryani Syly Narozaliky'') and the [[Soravian Strategic Missile Force]] ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Нарозальські ракетні сили; ''Narozal's'ki raketni syly''). Soravia fields one of the largest armed forces in the world, and the largest in Euclea, with an estimated 1.1 million active duty personnel and over 600,000 reservists. Military service is mandatory for all males between aged 18-30, where they must serve for an 18 month term.


===Foreign Relations===
Soravia’s military expenditure is amongst the largest in the world at 116 billion Euclos, amounting to 5.4% of GDP, higher than any other Euclean nation. Soravia also retains the [[List of countries with nuclear weapons (Kylaris)|third largest stockpile of nuclear weapons]], fielding 190 active nuclear warheads with an additional 260 idle warheads, for a total of 450, behind [[Treaty of Shanbally|Shanbally-recognised]] [[Senria]] as well as [[Xiaodong]]. The country maintains the capacity to deliver such weapons through its ballistic missile submarines, as well as air and land platforms. Soravia was one of the first countries to complete a successful nuclear test, with [[Orel-1]] in the Yandar Valley in 1956. Soravia is one of the world’s main exporters of arms, hosting an almost entirely indigenous military industrial complex that supplies not only its own armed forces but also militaries from [[Samorspi]] and [[ROSPO]]. Soravia’s military sees extensive deployment beyond its borders, particularly in other Samorspi nations, with notable presence in nations bound to the Tsivebi Military Agreement{{snd}}with forces mainly concentrated in [[West Miersa]].
Narozalica's foreign relations mainly stem from its align to the [[Euclean Community|EC]], and the country often finds itself aligning slightly with the countries of ROSPO, although the country is not a member of the organisation. Narozalica can often trace lengthy rivalries with the countries of eastern Euclea, with some, like Estmere, going as far back as the 17th-century Gilded Wars. Despite this, Narozalica maintains a diplomatic presence in every member of the EC, with the same being true vice versa.


Narozalica is widely regarded as one of the world's great powers, being a founding member of the [[Community of Nations]] and a permanent member of its Security Council, the country holds significant influence in global affairs, particularly those in western [[Euclea]]. Narozalica is a founding member of the [[Samorspi|Samistopol Cooperation Organisation]], strengthening ties on western Euclea, particularly states once part of the Empire of Narozalica. Narozalica has begun to attempt to expand its influence in [[Coius]], through its [[Narozalic Development Fund]], aiming to fund infrastructure in less developed countries across the continent.
Historically, Soravia has been one of the world's foremost military powers, a status it continues to retain today. A victor of both the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and [[Solarian War]], as well as a principal member of the [[Grand Alliance]], Soravia's military presence abroad has been significant since the 1930s. Military power and presence abroad decreased massively with the [[Sostava War|breakup of Soravia]] during the early 1980s, but recovered mostly by the mid-1990s.  


===Political divisions===
The commander-in-chief of the Soravian Armed Forces is, by default, the [[President of Soravia]] (currently [[Valentina Goga]]), however in practise the president rarely exercises any powers from their role as commander-in-chief, with most being delegated to the country's Defence Ministry and Chief of Staff.
{{main|Provinces of Narozalica}}


In Narozalica, the main politicial divisions are provinces. Established by the 1861 constitution, a province has federal devolvement from the main government in local affairs, however is not permitted to introduce province-exclusive legislation and must adhere to all Narozalic law. A province has devolvement over aspects such as the judiciary, where local courts prosecute offenses where appeals can be taken to the upper courts in [[Samistopol]], the country-wide courts. In total Narozalica has eleven provinces and one territory ([[George Ruset Land]]).
=== Foreign relations ===
{{see also|Samorspi}}
[[File:Russian_consulate,_Shanghai,_from_across_Suzhou_Creek.jpg|220px|left|thumb|Soravia's [[Rongzhuo]] consulate, its diplomatic mission in [[Xiaodong]], is the country's largest.]]
[[File:Wiktor_Juschtschenko,_Präsident_der_Ukraine,_in_der_Universität_Zürich.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Misha Voloshyn was the country's foreign minister from 1983 to 1999, and played a large role in establishing Soravia's modern foreign relations.]]
Soravia is an active nation in the global geopolitical framework, particularly in western Euclea. It maintains diplomatic missions across the world in the form of both consulates and embassies, and has a strong diplomatic presence in all of the world's continents and many countries. Soravia is classed as an authoritarian state, through democratic backsliding that widely occurred through the 1990s and early 2000s, which affects its relations in much of the developed world. Relations with its most immediate geopolitical neighbour, the [[Euclean Community]], are generally hostile, although Soravia maintains diplomatic missions in most EC member states.  


[[File:Numbered_Province_Map_of_Narozalica.png|600px|center|thumb|Provinces of the Narozalic Republic: '''1''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Zalykia]]; '''2''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Shumsk]]; '''3''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Rykovychi]]; '''4''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Myrutyn]]; '''5''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Terekhivka]]; '''6''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Lushkina]]; '''7''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Pavatria]]; '''8''' [[Samistopol]]; '''9''' [[Sarkola]]; '''10''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Kriklivets]]; '''11''' [[Provinces of Narozalica|Ludoy Islands]]]]
Soravia coordinates its foreign policy both independently and through the arm of the [[Samorspi|Samistopol Cooperation Organisation]]{{snd}}currently consisting of itself, [[Radushia]], [[Kantemosha & Ambrazka|Kantemosha and Ambrazka]], [[West Miersa]], [[Vedmed]], [[Minilov]] and [[Lemovicia]], admitted in June 2020{{snd}}where it is a founding nation and dominates internal politics through its supreme legislature, the [[Mizparl]]. Relations with Samorspi countries are generally cordial on most issues, with all the countries having similar geopolitical goals and outlooks. More recently, Soravia has begun to cooperate extensively with the nations of [[ROSPO]], particularly [[Xiaodong]], as well as [[Satucin]] in [[Asteria Inferior]]. "South-south cooperation", as it has come to be known, is greatly welcomed in Soravia and something it is widely involved it, despite its geographical position. Relations with the Asterias are generally achieved in coordination with Xiaodong and Satucin, and cooperation has increased in recent times with their collective support for the Mariranan military in the ongoing [[Mariranan Civil War]]. Similarly to ROSPO and the [[International Forum for Developing States]], Soravia positions itself as a viable economic and geopolitical alternative to the [[Euclean Community]].


==Economy==
The country is also widely recognised as one of the world's great powers, maintaining a sizable nuclear-capable military, a large economy and a worldwide geopolitical presence. Soravia is a founding member of the [[Community of Nations]], and is a permanent member of its [[Community of Nations#Security Committee|Security Committee]]. It is a signatory of the [[Treaty of Shanbally]] in 1965 and is also one of its recognised legal nuclear states, although Soravia's commitment to the treaties aims of {{wp|nuclear disarmament}} have been questioned due to its support of the illegal Xiaodongese nuclear program. Soravia was also a founding member of the [[International Council for Democracy]], but was suspended in 1997, and a full member of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]], the [[Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs]], the [[International Trade Organisation]] and the [[League of Oil Producing States]].
[[File:National_Bank_of_Ukraine_new.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The [[National Bank of Narozalica]] in [[Samistopol]].]]
Narozalica has historically been an economy that bridged the gap between agriculture and industrialisation, particularly in the 19th century. Narozalica was hit badly by the [[Great Collapse]] in the 1910s and operated autarkic policies under the guidance of [[Vladislav Pudovkin]] for much of the early 20th century. International trade began to flourish following the conclusion of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and Narozalica became a prime exporter of military armaments, carrying on from the market created by the Great Collapse, marketed its arms to many illiberal regimes in [[Coius]] who the eastern Euclean powers refused to sell weapons to. The [[Pardarian Revolutionary Resistance Command]] during the [[Pardarian Civil War]] in [[Zorasan]] marked one of the first major breakthrough for Narozalic armament selling in the 1940s, and has since gone on to arm allies of itself in many members of [[Samorspi]] as well as countries like X and X. Narozalica itself produces a plethora of military weaponry, vehicles, as well as spacecraft.


Narozalica still retains a somewhat significant agricultural sector and subsistence farming still exists in some rural communities. Narozalica remains one of the highest exporters of agricultural produce in [[Euclea]], aimed mainly at budget supermarket chains across Euclea and the [[Asterias]], exporting mainly seafood and beef products. Narozalica was one of the first countries to introduce mechanisation for farming in the 1800s.
=== Political divisions ===
{{main|List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions}}
[[File:Soravian_new_admin_map.png|thumb|400px|right|Top-level administration divisions of Soravia]]
After the [[Dissolution of the UPSR|dissolution of the UPSR]] in 1983, [[Aleksander Shelyapin]] sought to preserve Soravia's {{wp|unitary}} structure but with some compromises for populations now under the post-dissolution Soravian republic where unrest had been growing. The majority of Soravia retained their {{wp|oblast}} boundaries before dissolution, but six directly-controlled cities were introduced ([[Samistopol]], [[Luchintsy]], [[Velike Vishnavaya]], [[Patovatra]], [[Ulan Khol]] and [[Nimganopol]]), as well as new sub-national republics. Republics have nominal control over their {{wp|insignia}}, {{wp|national anthems}} and some domestic administration, while Soravia represents them in all international commitments.


The Narozalic economy suffered profusely with the breakup of the Narozalic Empire, with the economy not recovering to the 1979 level until 1990. Industrial production skyrocketed after 1990 as the government introduced significant re-employment plans to allow people affected by the civil war to enter the workforce again. Due to this, a large amount of workers began working industrial jobs in government-subsidised factories for a wide-range of manufactured products. Strong economic continued through the 1990s and the 2000s and the Narozalic economy was comfortably the fastest growing economy of the developed Euclean powers. Today, Narozalica's economy is the world's fourth-largest and Euclea's second-largest economy by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), with a gross domestic product of over $3 trillion. It operates a {{wp|mixed economy}} that blends privatisation and the free market with controlled levels of {{wp|state interventionism}}, and is often described as a middle-income country in Euclea, although in recent times this has rapidly changed.
== Economy ==
{{main|Economy of Soravia}}
[[File:National_Bank_of_Ukraine_new.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The [[National Bank of Soravia]] in [[Samistopol]].]]
Soravia has historically been an economy that bridged the gap between agriculture and industrialisation, particularly in the 19th century. Soravia was hit badly by the [[Great Collapse]] in the 1910s and operated autarkic policies under the guidance of [[Vladislav Pudovkin]] for much of the early 20th century. International trade began to flourish following the conclusion of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and Soravia became a prime exporter of military armaments, carrying on from the market created by the Great Collapse, marketed its arms to many illiberal regimes in [[Coius]] who the eastern Euclean powers refused to sell weapons to. The [[Pardarian Revolutionary Resistance Command]] during the [[Pardarian Civil War]] in [[Zorasan]] marked one of the first major breakthrough for Soravian armament selling in the 1940s, and has since gone on to arm allies of itself in many members of [[Samorspi]] as well as countries like X and X. Soravia itself produces a plethora of military weaponry, vehicles, as well as spacecraft.


===Energy===
Soravia still retains a somewhat significant agricultural sector and subsistence farming still exists in some rural communities. Soravia remains one of the highest exporters of agricultural produce in [[Euclea]], aimed mainly at budget supermarket chains across Euclea and the [[Asterias]], exporting mainly seafood and beef products. Soravia was one of the first countries to introduce mechanisation for farming in the 1800s.
 
The Soravian economy suffered profusely with the breakup of the Soravian Empire, with the economy not recovering to the 1979 level until 1990. Industrial production skyrocketed after 1990 as the government introduced significant re-employment plans to allow people affected by the civil war to enter the workforce again. Due to this, a large amount of workers began working industrial jobs in government-subsidised factories for a wide-range of manufactured products. Strong economic continued through the 1990s and the 2000s and the Soravian economy was comfortably the fastest growing economy of the developed Euclean powers. Today, Soravia's economy is the world's fourth-largest and Euclea's second-largest economy by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), with a gross domestic product of over $3 trillion. It operates a {{wp|mixed economy}} that blends privatisation and the free market with controlled levels of {{wp|state interventionism}}, and is often described as a middle-income country in Euclea, although in recent times this has rapidly changed.
 
=== Agriculture and fishing ===
Agriculture continues to play a significant role in the Soravian economy and the export of Soravian natural goods and produce. Especially in rural villages and communities, agriculture often forms the backbone for the economies of towns in the west of Soravia. In the 1950s, president [[Gabriel Tozulyak]] aimed to move the west of the country away from traditional agricultural economies towards complete integration into Soravia's expanded market-driven economy. He reduced state-driven routes for domestic produce and began the construction of suburban areas over arable farming land. By 1961 Soravia's agricultural produce had dropped by more than 15%, as did its available arable and farmable land. Agriculture experienced a revival in the late-1970s to early-1980s and has functioned as an area of economic importance since. With Euclea's largest deposits of arable land and one of its primary agricultural exporters, especially in crops such as {{wp|barley}}, {{wp|maize}} and {{wp|wheat}} as well as the cultivation and farming of {{wp|livestock}}, mainly {{wp|cattle}}, it remains a significant agricultural nation.
[[File:Vignoble_russe.JPG|200px|left|thumb|{{wp|Vineyards}} in western [[Zalykia]] producing 1815 Khabara, Zalykia's most popular wine.]]
[[File:C0097-Fedyakovo-gardens.jpg|210px|right|thumb|A typical family farm property in southern [[Lushkina]].]]
{{wp|Vineyards}} are common across the west of Soravia, and {{wp|wine}} is a significant export from the province of Zalykia. Soravia is also a major producer and exporter of {{wp|spirits}}, especially ones with high alcohol content. {{wp|Corn}}, {{wp|rye}}, {{wp|maize}} and {{wp|wheat}} are all grown in Soravia and used for the production of {{wp|alcohol}} and {{wp|base spirits}} that are later bought by companies worldwide for separate distillation, bottling and selling. Soravia's main alcoholic export is spirits, although beer is also a commonly-produced alcoholic beverage.
 
Most farms in Soravia come under {{wp|corporate farming|corporate farm ownership}} with the decline of family or subsistence farming in the 1940s and 1950s. Tozulyak-era reforms that restructured the way agricultural products were collected, sold and the income funneled back to family farms in the 1950s encouraged the creation of corporate farm exporting that operated separately of state-led routes. By the 1980s, corporate farms made up half of farming plots in Soravia and today the number is around 65%. Family and individual farms make up around 30% while the much more uncommon peasant farms only make up 5%. Family farms are generally regarded as higher quality and their produce is often used in more expensive products.
 
Fishing also makes up a considerable role of Soravia's agricultural output. With over 11,000 kilometres (6,800 miles) of coastline, the longest in Euclea, that is unfrozen year-round, a significant variety and amount of fish are caught and sold to Soravia's markets every year. Among the most common freshwater fish are {{wp|Sockeye salmon|blood salmon}}, {{wp|pink salmon}} and {{wp|Brown trout|lake trout}}, which have all been introduced to Soravia's rivers and lakes. Fishing is also a considerable export in Terekhivka where the Lake Nimgan lies. {{wp|Eels}} and {{wp|sharks}} are also fished in Soravia and are considered domestic delicacies. {{wp|Hákarl|Ochyryby}} (sometimes transliterated as ''Ochiribi''), which is {{wp|fermentation|fermented}} {{wp|sleeper shark|shark}}, has gained international notoriety, particularly for its unusual nature and its smell.
 
=== Energy ===
[[File:Sayano–Shushenskaya_Dam1.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Borsha Dam was completed in 2001 and produces the most hydroelectricity in Euclea.]]
[[File:Sayano–Shushenskaya_Dam1.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Borsha Dam was completed in 2001 and produces the most hydroelectricity in Euclea.]]
Narozalica produces some of the highest amounts of energy in the world, both for use within the country and for export to other countries. It has direct access to the large sea oil reserves in the Haillet's Sea through [[George Ruset Land]], which it shares with Cassier, and smaller oil reserves within the Perovo Sea. Narozalica is one of the largest oil exporters in the world and often sells to [[Coius]], and is a member of the [[League of Oil Producing States]]. By 2023, it is estimated that Narozalic oil production will rise to 3 million bbl/day.
Soravia produces some of the highest amounts of energy in the world, both for use within the country and for export to other countries. It has direct access to the large sea oil reserves in the Haillet's Sea through [[George Ruset Land]], which it shares with Cassier, and smaller oil reserves within the Perovo Sea. Soravia is one of the largest oil exporters in the world and often sells to [[Coius]], and is a member of the [[League of Oil Producing States]]. By 2023, it is estimated that Soravian oil production will rise to 3 million bbl/day.
 
Soravia also produces a significant amount of electrical power, mainly through an increased amount of hydroelectric activity on the country's six rivers, which has been criticised by countries who also share the rivers with Soravia. Hydroelectricity makes up a significant portion of Soravia's energy use, and is the least exported method of energy in Soravia. Most of Soravia's energy income comes from its vast reserves of natural gas, which it exports across Euclea. The partially-publicised [[Zakhaz]] extracts, refines and exports around 85% of Soravia's total natural gas output annually. Soravia has continued to fund gas pipelines in western Euclea, often selling energy to members of the [[Samorspi|Samistopol Cooperation Organisation]], and has particular political influence in countries such as [[Kantemosha & Ambrazka|Kantemosha and Ambrazka]], who rely heavily on Soravian natural gas for energy resources. The [[Borsha Dam]] on the river [[Rivers of Soravia|Kvasy]] produces the most hydroelectric output in Euclea, at 36.7 tWh.


Narozalica also produces a significant amount of electrical power, mainly through an increased amount of hydroelectric activity on the country's six rivers, which has been criticised by countries who also share the rivers with Narozalica. Hydroelectricity makes up a significant portion of Narozalica's energy use, and is the least exported method of energy in Narozalica. Most of Narozalica's energy income comes from its vast reserves of natural gas. Narozalica has continued to fund gas pipelines in western Euclea, often selling energy to members of the [[Samorspi|Samistopol Cooperation Organisation]], and has particular political influence in countries such as [[Velzemia]], who rely heavily on Narozalic natural gas for energy resources. The [[Borsha Dam]] on the river [[Kvasy]] produces the most hydroelectric output in Euclea, at 36.7 tWh.
Around 15% of Soravia's energy is provided through the usage of nuclear power plants, although this number has been gradually declining over time. While a nuclear incident has never occurred in Soravia on a notable scale, the government is still wary of the drawbacks of power plants and the significant environmental effects that a {{wp|nuclear meltdown}} could have on the surrounding environments and biospheres. The last power plant within fifty kilometres of a major urban centre, the Gorashtovo Nuclear Power Plant, was shut down in 2004, and lay around 30 kilometres west of [[Luchintsy]]. Gradually the government has taken steps to its eventual destruction and replacement with a more environmentally-friendly housing. Despite its right-wing nature, the government is considered fairly environmentally-friendly and has consistently taken steps to preserve or conserve many of Soravia's major natural areas, including forests, lakes and mountains.


===Industry===
=== Industry ===
[[File:Oil_platform_P-51_(Brazil).jpg|200px|right|thumb|An offshore oil platform in the Perovo Sea.]]
[[File:Oil_platform_P-51_(Brazil).jpg|200px|right|thumb|An offshore oil platform in the Perovo Sea.]]
Narozalica is a heavily industrialised country and boasts one of the largest industrial sectors in Euclea. Having been industrialised later than its eastern Euclean counterparts, Narozalic industry was hit particularly hard by the [[Great Collapse]] in 1913, however government intervention in the economy created a funded industrial sector for unemployed workers to produce military equipment for the state, which employed many who had been made redundant by the crisis. [[President of Narozalica|President]] [[Vladislav Pudovkin]] is often credited for a revival of the Narozalic industry, with the country still having a large industrial sector in the modern day, and one of the largest in [[Euclea]].
Soravia is a heavily industrialised country and boasts one of the largest industrial sectors in Euclea. Having been industrialised later than its eastern Euclean counterparts, Soravian industry was hit particularly hard by the [[Great Collapse]] in 1913, however government intervention in the economy created a funded industrial sector for unemployed workers to produce military equipment for the state, which employed many who had been made redundant by the crisis. [[President of Soravia|President]] [[Vladislav Pudovkin]] is often credited for a revival of the Soravian industry, with the country still having a large industrial sector in the modern day, and one of the largest in [[Euclea]].
 
Soravia continues to imploy a large portion of its current industrial workforce in the production of military-related equipment, including armoured vehicles, aircraft, naval ships, small arms and spacecraft. The second largest industrial employer is the energy industry, which includes workers in oil rigs in the Haillet's Sea and Perovo Sea, as well as natural gas fracking workers who work primarily in the mainland. It is estimated that around 10% of Soravia's workforce is employed in an industrial sector such as energy or production, however this rate is slowly decreasing as more and more people secure jobs in tertiary or quaternary research sectors, such as health, medicine or research.
 
=== Infrastructure and transport ===
[[File:KR-197 road sign.png|right|thumb|250px|A typical state route sign in Soravia; KR is the two-letter code for [[Provinces of Soravia|Kriklivets Province]]]]
Soravia's infrastructure is significantly more widespread that any other country in Euclea, due to its size. Most major cities in Soravia are linked with a variety of high-speed transport methods, including motorways, rail links, and air routes. Soravia has Euclea's largest air traffic zone that extends out into the Lumine Ocean and Perovo Sea. In 2013 the Soravian government announced plans to begin the construction of several high-speed rail links connecting the cities of [[Samistopol]] and Patovatra with the western provinces and south-eastern cities, where construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. Soravia has also theorised plans of a major high-speed rail, nicknamed the "[[Spine of Euclea]]" (Soravian: Хребет Євклея; ''Khrebet Yevkleya''), which aim to connect to major members of Samorspi. The Spine of Euclea rail system, if completed in its theorised form, will run from Samistopol to the capital of [[Gibany]] in Drosnja, passing through 8 sovereign states. Soravia has some high speed railway tracks, mainly in urban conurbations in the east, with older rails connecting most other places in the country. Plans to expand high-speed rail links across the country, particularly connecting the east and west, have been gradually implemented over the past ten years.
 
The roads in Soravia are generally good quality and most cities are connected by dual carriageway roads to the rest of Soravia. Soravia has the longest motorway network of any Euclean country, with 16 different national routes within the country. The NM-1, which connects Samistopol to the city of Gashun in Zalykia, is also the longest single road in Euclea. Large roads in Soravia are split into national routes (національний маршрут; ''natsionalʹnyy marshrut''), which run between states and cities and are maintained by the central government, and state routes (державний маршрут; ''derzhavnyy marshrut''). National routes are indicated by the numbering NM-X, whilst state routes are indicated by a unique two-letter state code followed by three numbers.
 
=== Science and technology ===
[[File:Lermontova_EV.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Maria Boskovsky contributed greatly to the {{wp|astronautics theory}}.]]
Soravia has produced many notable scientists and has contributed significant advancements to the fields of {{wp|astronomy}}, {{wp|biology}}, {{wp|chemistry}}, {{wp|computing}}, {{wp|geometry}} and {{wp|physics}}. Along with the rest of Euclea, scientists during the enlightenment were present significantly in Soravia, and many of the country's top universities during this period. The University of Malbay, founded in 1604 by astronomer Oleg Shulyayev, is considered the country's top university and was attended by many notable scientists throughout Soravia's history.
 
{{wp|Lenz's law|Kolba's law}}, {{wp|photovoltaic effect}} and {{wp|Cherenkov radiation|Vannian radiation}} are among Soravia's primary discoveries in the field of physics, curated by Vas Kolba, Olezka Ewaschuk and Yuri Vann respectively. {{wp|Universal gravitation}} was discovered and documented by [[Lawrence Lugin, 1st Marquis of Krada|Lawrence Lugin]] in the 17th century.


Narozalica continues to imploy a large portion of its current industrial workforce in the production of military-related equipment, including armoured vehicles, aircraft, naval ships, small arms and spacecraft. The second largest industrial employer is the energy industry, which includes workers in oil rigs in the Haillet's Sea and Perovo Sea, as well as natural gas fracking workers who work primarily in the mainland. It is estimated that around 10% of Narozalica's workforce is employed in an industrial sector such as energy or production, however this rate is slowly decreasing as more and more people secure jobs in tertiary or quaternary research sectors, such as health, medicine or research.
In the field of chemistry, Grigor Tyshchenko created the world's first version of a {{wp|periodic table}}, which listed the then-known elements according to their {{wp|atomic weight}}, and revolutionised the grouping of elements that dislayed apparent periodicity if arranged by atomic weight. He also curated the {{wp|Periodic Law}}, which Tyshchenko was able to use to calculate previously-unknown properties of various elements. He also theorised the existence of unknown elements using the Periodic Law, many of which were later discovered throughout his lifetime. {{wp|Seaborgium|Grigorium}}, a synthetic laboratory element, is named after him.


===Infrastructure and transport===
Soravia was particularly scientifically active during the early periods of space exploration and discovery. The contributions of Maria Boskovsky to initial iterations of the {{wp|astronautics theory}} spearheaded global space flight development and construction, and is regarded as both a scientific pioneer as well as a gender icon who broke societal barriers and became one of the world's first renowned female scientists of the 20th century. It was one of six countries to send a cosmonaut to the moon in 1964, and since 1990 has one of Euclea's largest {{wp|space ports}} in the Viktor V. Matvyenko Cosmodrome in Terekhivka.
Narozalica's infrastructure is significantly more widespread that any other country in Euclea, due to its size. Most major cities in Narozalica are linked with a variety of high-speed transport methods, including motorways, rail links, and air routes. Narozalica has Euclea's largest air traffic zone that extends out into the Lumine Ocean and Perovo Sea. In 2013 the Narozalic government announced plans to begin the construction of several high-speed rail links connecting the cities of [[Samistopol]] and Patovatra with the western provinces and south-eastern cities, where construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. Narozalica has also theorised plans of a major high-speed rail, nicknamed the "[[Spine of Euclea]]" (Narodyn: Хребет Євклея; ''Khrebet Yevkleya''), which aim to connect to major members of Samorspi. The Spine of Euclea rail system, if completed in its theorised form, will run from Samistopol to the capital of [[Gibany]] in Drosnja, passing through 8 sovereign states.


The roads in Narozalica are generally good quality and most cities are connected by motorways to the rest of Narozalica. Narozalica has the longest motorway network of any Euclean country, with 16 different motorway routes within the country. The SH-1, which connects Samistopol to the city of Gashun in Zalykia, is also the longest single road in Euclea. Narozalica has no active high-speed rail plans however the nation is fairly well connected with normal rail links running to and from most major cities frequently.
It is also at the forefront of military engineering, and has consistently maintained a modernised fleet of naval vessels and aircraft. Its {{wp|Sukhoi|Gulka series}} of fighter jets and the {{wp|Gulka G-14}} have entered supersonic and stealth development, one of few countries to do so. It also manufactured many ships used by the post-colonial and developing world throughout the 1940s and 1950s. It employed {{wp|nuclear power}} throughout the late 20th century and is a member state of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]]. Soravia continues to modernise technologically today, and while still considered a very high development country by the {{wp|Human Development Index (HDI)}} (0.823 in 2018), it is still considerably behind its eastern Euclean counterparts.


==Demographics==
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Narozalica has a population of 88 million in the 2017 census, however this number is expected to have exceeded 89 million in 2020 and is expected to rise further to 90 million by July 2021. It is the most populous country in [[Euclea]] and the second-most populous outside of [[Coius]], behind only [[Satucin]]. This population is primarily dominated by Episemialist Narodyns, who make up around 80% of the population, with the next largest demographic being the Zalyks in Zalykia at around 14%, with the remaining 5-6% being made up of immigrant communities or ethnic populations near the borders of the former imperial republics, including Vichods, Seniaks, Vedmedis, and Minilovians.  
Soravia has a population of 88 million in the 2017 census, however this number is expected to have exceeded 89 million in 2020 and is expected to rise further to 90 million by July 2021. It is the most populous country in [[Euclea]] and the second-most populous outside of [[Coius]], behind only [[Satucin]]. This population is primarily dominated by Episemialist Soravians, who make up around 80% of the population, with the next largest demographic being the Zalyks in Zalykia at around 14%, with the remaining 5-6% being made up of immigrant communities or ethnic populations near the borders of the former imperial republics, including Vichods, Seniaks, Vedmedis, and Minilovians.  


Narozalica has a fairly high birth rate, with 12.8 people born per 1000 women, higher than the average seen in the [[Euclean Community]], but this is beginning to decrease as technology progresses within the country and more families choose to not have children. Life expectancy in Narozalica is 74.6 years for men and 79.1 years for women, which has risen in recent years due to a major crackdown on violent crime, especially within the adolescent and teenage populace, in Narozalica's major cities. Narozalica encourages immigration, especially from states formally within its borders, and the government has launched many programs to assist immigrations in settling down in Narozalica. Despite this, there is still large social prejudice against immigrant populations, especially those originating from outside of [[Euclea]] or [[Chistovodia]]. Many independent organisations have called Narozalica's social prejudice against immigrants one of the worst still remaining in Euclea. Despite these prejudices, Narozalica's immigrant populace, numbering around 4-5 million, is one of the largest in Euclea.
Soravia has a fairly high birth rate, with 12.8 people born per 1000 women, higher than the average seen in the [[Euclean Community]], but this is beginning to decrease as technology progresses within the country and more families choose to not have children. Life expectancy in Soravia is 74.6 years for men and 79.1 years for women, which has risen in recent years due to a major crackdown on violent crime, especially within the adolescent and teenage populace, in Soravia's major cities. Soravia encourages immigration, especially from states formally within its borders, and the government has launched many programs to assist immigrations in settling down in Soravia. Despite this, there is still large social prejudice against immigrant populations, especially those originating from outside of [[Euclea]] or [[Chistovodia]]. Many independent organisations have called Soravia's social prejudice against immigrants one of the worst still remaining in Euclea. Despite these prejudices, Soravia's immigrant populace, numbering around 4-5 million, is one of the largest in Euclea.


===Education===
=== Education ===
[[File:Heidelberg_Universitätsbibliothek_2003.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The entrance to the astronomy building at the University of Malbay is situated in the middle of the city.]]
[[File:Heidelberg_Universitätsbibliothek_2003.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The entrance to the astronomy building at the University of Malbay is situated in the middle of the city.]]
Education in Narozalica is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16, where students will rise through three tiers of the schooling system. At the ages of 5 and 6, students will attend kindergarten, where the begin to learn basic intellectual skills such as the alphabet, small words in Narodyn, and counting. Kindergarten in Narozalica is often compared to daycare systems in eastern Euclea, with before-and-after school clubs widely available to care for kids whose parents are working at usual start and end times for the school day. At 6, students enter their first year of primary school, while the first year is comparatively similar to kindergarten, learning eventually picks up through the year, building on skills they have learnt in kindergarten.  
Education in Soravia is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16, where students will rise through three tiers of the schooling system. At the ages of 5 and 6, students will attend kindergarten, where the begin to learn basic intellectual skills such as the alphabet, small words in Soravian, and counting. Kindergarten in Soravia is often compared to daycare systems in eastern Euclea, with before-and-after school clubs widely available to care for kids whose parents are working at usual start and end times for the school day. At 6, students enter their first year of primary school, while the first year is comparatively similar to kindergarten, learning eventually picks up through the year, building on skills they have learnt in kindergarten.
 
At age 11, students will take their preliminary secondary exams, which are non-binding for high school entry but are used to arrange the students into respective bands for their high school education. Students will enter high school aged 11-12, and will remain until they are 16. For the final two years of high school students choose subjects to take forward for two years and to study their primary secondary exams on. A wide range of subjects are offered at most schools throughout the country, however some schools may choose to offer subjects others do not. Most common subjects, such as geography or STEM subjects, are offered at all schools. One primary secondary exams have been completed, students may enter the workforce or attend college until 18, where they will study two or three subjects to take to their university preliminaries. At 18, students can then enter university through their prelim exams. Soravia has a range of quality universities, with its main one, the University of Malbay, consisting ranking in the top 10 in Euclea.


At age 11, students will take their preliminary secondary exams, which are non-binding for high school entry but are used to arrange the students into respective bands for their high school education. Students will enter high school aged 11-12, and will remain until they are 16. For the final two years of high school students choose subjects to take forward for two years and to study their primary secondary exams on. A wide range of subjects are offered at most schools throughout the country, however some schools may choose to offer subjects others do not. Most common subjects, such as geography or STEM subjects, are offered at all schools. One primary secondary exams have been completed, students may enter the workforce or attend college until 18, where they will study two or three subjects to take to their university preliminaries. At 18, students can then enter university through their prelim exams. Narozalica has a range of quality universities, with its main one, the University of Malbay, consisting ranking in the top 10 in Euclea.
=== Languages ===
[[File:Global_distribution_of_Soravian.png|300px|right|thumb|Map of the Soravian-speaking world:
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{{legend|#AF4D4D|Recognised secondary or non-official language}}]]
Soravia is fairly linguistically diverse. {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}} is the main language, national and official language, and is spoken by the plurality of the population as a daily language as well as one of business and commerce. The national government only recognises Soravian as an official language, and other regional languages are left to the legislatures of their respective provinces to recognise. {{wp|Kalmyk language|Zalyk}} is by far the most-spoken recognised minority language in Soravia, with an estimated 6 million L1 speakers and a further 10 million L2 speakers in Soravia, it was recognised as a regional language by the Grand Khural of Zalykia in one of its first sessions in 2005. {{wp|Slovak language|Seniak}} and {{wp|Finnish language|Vichod}} (both official languages of [[Kantemosha & Ambrazka|Kantemosha and Ambrazka]]) gained regional recognition in [[Sarkola]] when its legislature reopened and it was elevated to a province in 1991. {{wp|Interslavic language|Volynian}} is a recognised language both Terekhivka and Zalykia and is the only language to have regional recognition in multiple provinces. {{wp|Georgian language|Vedmedi}} is a recognised language in Kriklivets and {{wp|Inuktitut|Titiqituq}} is a recognised language by the council of [[George Ruset Land]].


===Religion===
Many spoken languages in Soravia do not have provincial or territorial recognition, and most of these languages stem from diasporas that have emigrated to the country throughout its history. {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}} is a minor language spoken by around 15,000 people in Soravia. {{wp|Bhojpuri language|Samundrese}} is one of the largest non-recognised languages, and comes from settled [[sayars]] as well as immigrants from Kassar during the early 20th century, and is spoken by around 250,000 of the diaspora in Soravia, particularly in its urban centres.  
Narozalica has historically been dominated by its Episemialist populace and the [[Episemialist Church]], which spread from [[Amathia]] and [[Piraea]] in the 6th century BC. Much of Narozalica's history centres around its religious status, with the Narozalic Episemialist Church being of the largest geographical religious denominations in Euclea. Around 90% of Narozalica's populace in Episemialist, the highest majority of Sotirianism in any country in Euclea (with the exception of [[Tibernum]]) by a significant margin. Zalyks have historically followed a variety of religions, including [[Irfan]], [[Satyism]] and their own forms of paganism, however most of these differing beliefs were eradicated when Saint [[Nikolai of Lipa]] converted much of the Zalyk populace during its subjugation by the Duchy of Pavatria.


Narozalica is known and renowned for its unique religious architecture, and boasts some of the largest churches and cathedrals in Euclea. St Nikolai's Cathedral in [[Samistopol]] is one of the largest in Episemialist Euclea and is one of the primary landmarks of the religion, inciting many visitors from Episemialist followers in [[Amathia]], [[Piraea]] and [[Velzemia]], as well as small Episemialist populations in eastern Euclea. Narozalica runs many political and overseas funds for Episemialist populations abroad, and often encourages their migration into Narozalica in cases of severe persecution.
Soravian is also a widely-spoken language abroad, and as a result of Soravia's colonial holdings and expeditions, Soravian is a recognised language in other countries, mainly in the Asterias. Most of the member states of [[Samorspi]] have Soravian minorities and recognise it as a minority language, and the organisation itself uses it as its official working language. Both [[Chistovodia]] and [[Vinalia]] use Soravian as their official and working language. The total number of Soravian speakers worldwide is estimated to be around 180 million and could be as high as 200 million. Soravian is one of the highest spoken Euclean languages in the world.
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=== Religion ===
Soravia has historically been dominated by its Episemialist populace and the [[Episemialist Church]], which spread from [[Amathia]] and [[Piraea]] in the 6th century BC. Much of Soravia's history centres around its religious status, with the Soravian Episemialist Church being of the largest geographical religious denominations in Euclea. Around 90% of Soravia's populace in Episemialist, the highest majority of Sotirianism in any country in Euclea (with the exception of [[Tibernum]]) by a significant margin. Zalyks have historically followed a variety of religions, including [[Badi]], [[Irfan]], [[Satyism]] and their own forms of paganism, however most of these differing beliefs were eradicated when Saint [[Nikolai of Lipa]] converted much of the Zalyk populace during its subjugation by the Duchy of Pavatria. A revival of Zalyk Badists occurred in the early 1980s during the [[Sostava War]].
 
Soravia is known and renowned for its unique religious architecture, and boasts some of the largest churches and cathedrals in Euclea. St Nikolai's Cathedral in [[Samistopol]] is one of the largest in Episemialist Euclea and is one of the primary landmarks of the religion, inciting many visitors from Episemialist followers in [[Amathia]], [[Piraea]] and [[Kantemosha & Ambrazka|Kantemosha and Ambrazka]], as well as small Episemialist populations in eastern Euclea. Soravia runs many political and overseas funds for Episemialist populations abroad, and often encourages their migration into Soravia in cases of severe persecution.
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File:Kazan_Cathedral_-_panoramio_(1).jpg|St Nikolai's Cathedral, Samistopol
File:Kazan_Cathedral_-_panoramio_(1).jpg|St Nikolai's Cathedral, Samistopol
File:Bogoyavlensky_(Epiphany)_cathedral_in_Yelokhovo_25.jpg|Meredosia Cathedral, Uzyn
File:Moscow_Epiphany_Church_at_Elokhovo_asv2019-09_img1.jpg|Interior of Meredosia Cathedral, Uzyn
File:Sobor_yakutsk.jpg|Cathedral of Jesus Sotiras, Cholun Khamur
File:Sobor_yakutsk.jpg|Cathedral of Jesus Sotiras, Cholun Khamur
File:Соборная_площадь_г._Саранска.jpg|Wojsławica Cathedral, Velike Vishnavaya
File:Соборная_площадь_г._Саранска.jpg|Voyslavitsa Cathedral, Velike Vishnavaya
File:Moscow_Immaculate_Conception_Church_asv2019-06_img1.jpg|Udatsyi Cathedral, Patovatra
File:Moscow_Immaculate_Conception_Church_asv2019-06_img1.jpg|Udatsyi Cathedral, Patovatra
File:Kaliningrad_05-2017_img31_Christ_Saviour_Church.jpg|Cathedral of Sotiras, Rakovnica
File:Hram_Spasa-Na-Vodah_Murmansk_01.jpg|Cathedral of Sotiras, Nizhnebersutsk
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===Culture===
 
====Music and Art====
=== Sexuality and LGBT rights ===
[[File:1st_of_May_2017_in_Saint_Petersburg_15.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pavatria Pride is one of the few annual LGBT rallies that are permitted to go ahead by both local and national government, and occurs every November in [[Patovatra]].]]
Openness about sexuality and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Soravia have been shunned and discouraged by the ruling [[Patriots' Front of Soravia]] since 1983. LGBT people regularly experience discrimination and face both legal and social challenges that are not experienced by other people. It is estimated that around 3{{ndash}}5% of the Soravian population are openly LGBT, although this number is likely an underestimate due to the prevailing homophobic and transphobic attitudes throughout the country. In 2006, [[Mergen Baynev]]'s 6th [[Duma (Soravia)|Duma]] passed the Sexual Activity Bill, permitting private homosexual intercourse between two consenting individuals. Since then, experts have pointed to Soravia as a country where attitudes towards LGBT individuals are not progressing in a similar manner to other Euclean countries.
 
Five of Soravia's eleven constituent [[Provinces of Soravia|provinces]] ([[Lushkina]], [[Myrutyn]], [[Rykovychi]], [[Shumsk]] and [[Zalykia]]) have passed separate local law banning or limiting the distribution of "LGBT propaganda" within provincial borders. In these states, it is mostly illegal to hold LGBT rallies, speak out in support of LGBT rights or discuss homosexual relationships in educational institutions. Rural parts of Soravia are often seen as more hostile to LGBT individuals than their urban counterparts, and human rights organisations such as the International Human Rights Observatory and Liberty House have regularly advised "serious caution" to LGBT individuals who wish to travel outside of Soravia's larger cities. Pride parades are regularly disbanded or barred from going ahead, and are limited to Soravia's major cities. Almost all of the Soravian parties that see representation in the Duma have been described as explicitly anti-LGBT by outside observers, with the exception of few individual party members or independent non-inscrits. Same-sex marriage is illegal and same-sex civil unions have never been recognised in Soravia. Same-sex couples are currently not permitted to adopt children, although opinion of this is beginning to change among polls, especially among young voters.
 
The Soravian Code for Civil Law and Administration mentions under Section 17.1a lists "transsexualism" and "gender dissonance" as mental disorders, sections that have been upheld in Soravian courts multiple times in cases related to workplace LGBT discrimination. In the military, LGBT people face regular casual discrimination, although the military adopts a ''de facto'' policy of "{{wp|don't ask, don't tell}}".
 
== Culture ==
==== Architecture ====
[[File:Vorgol Building, Filimonovka, Narozalica.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The Vorgol Building in Filimonovka is an apartment highrise in the ''Nebozhy'' style, and is famous for its large mural.]]
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Architecture in Soravia takes a plethora of both modern and historical influence. Throughout its history, architecture in Soravia has been influenced mainly by Amathian and Verliquoian styles, especially following the country's conversion to Sotirianism by the [[Empire of Arciluco]] during the period of the [[Great Vesemir]].
 
[[Episemialist Church|Episemialist]] architecture within the country is often characterised by its fanciful and ornate nature, displayed in some of Soravia's largest, oldest and most famous churches and cathedrals. It often differs from its Solarian counterparts in the east in build and stature. Even in smaller local churches in smaller villages, the application of vibrant colour in religious build can be observed. Churches built around the period of the [[Iconoclast Wars]] also sport many homages to Jesus Sotiras, much more than can be seen in a religious building from a different period.
 
Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, an increasing amount of eastern Euclean architects travelled to Soravia to design and build buildings in a more eastern renaissance style. Often seen in cities such as [[Luchintsy]] and [[Velike Vishnavaya]], the implementation of eastern-styled architecture gave a unique identity to these eastern cities. Soravian architecture at the time was less focused on beauty and style, and had adopted an increasingly {{wp|utilitarian}} purpose since the [[Great Western March]] oversaw the construction of settling of many news cities in the north-west of Soravia.
 
The 19th century industrial revolution in Soravia gave rise to the importance of compact, urban housing. Wide streets, named ''prospekts'', were constructed in major industrialised cities and lined with terraced brick housing that could house hundreds of workers. Seen particularly in [[Samistopol]] and [[Patovatra]], this terraced housing came to form the brunt of both cities' poorer districts and slums. These compact streets of housing are often viewed as a continuation of the utilitarian architecture that came to characterise Soravian buildings since as early as the 15th century. Pudovkin-era architecture aimed to rejuvenate these desolate and derelict streets, and began to adopt a more modernised approach that including the introduction of {{wp|brutalism}} in the mid-1920s. Large concrete blocks as well as more abstract and blocky designs came to represent the developments of new Soravian architecture throughout the mid-20th century. Civilian areas such as bus stops, public parks, restaurants, squares and streets were all revamped with brutalist or brutalist-inspired art pieces. ''Nebozhy'' apartment highrises also take large inspiration from the brutalist movement of the early-to-mid 20th century, and are now widespread apartment buildings throughout Soravia.
 
==== Art ====
[[File:A_Boyar_Wedding_Feast_(Konstantin_Makovsky,_1883)_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''The Newlyweds'', a realist painting by [[Catherine Beaumonoir]].]]
[[File:A_Boyar_Wedding_Feast_(Konstantin_Makovsky,_1883)_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''The Newlyweds'', a realist painting by [[Catherine Beaumonoir]].]]
Narozalica is famous for its vibrant musical and artistic scenes, and was the one of the forefront countries in artistic innovation throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Narozalica is often viewed as the birthplace of realism in art, and the deviation from social normalities in art seen in the works of the famous painter [[Catherine Beaumonoir]] allude to the changing cultural aspect of Narozalica, despite her being abroad at the time. Many of Beaumonoir's contemporaries were enticed by the realist movement, and by the time Beaumonoir had passed in 1856, it had become one of the most popular artistic movements in Narozalica. Narozalica is also famous for its many religious frescoes that depict influential religious or royal figures and adorn many of the grand cathedrals within the country.
Soravia is famous for its vibrant musical and artistic scenes, and was the one of the forefront countries in artistic innovation throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Soravia is often viewed as the birthplace of realism in art, and the deviation from social normalities in art seen in the works of the famous painter [[Catherine Beaumonoir]] allude to the changing cultural aspect of Soravia, despite her being abroad at the time. Many of Beaumonoir's contemporaries were enticed by the realist movement, and by the time Beaumonoir had passed in 1856, it had become one of the most popular artistic movements in Soravia. Soravia is also famous for its many religious frescoes that depict influential religious or royal figures and adorn many of the grand cathedrals within the country.


Narozalica's music scene is often referred to as Euclea's most unique, having blended two wildly different cultural backgrounds in the Narodyn and Zalyk to produce its own historical music scene that was unlike any seen in Euclea before it. Progression from medieval music and military chants such as [[Ulämörndün]], often attributed to the legendary conquerer [[Ekkin]], in the 9th century blended with the traditional music of the Narodyns, similar to many Eucleans, taking large influence from religion and ceremonial instruments such as the organ and harp. During the Imperial era, Velzemian-born composer Dimitri Hopko wrote and performed his [[Symphony No. 3 (Hopko)|Symphony No. 3]] at the Nikolai IV Theatre in Samistopol in 1798, eventually growing to be one of Euclea's most famous compositions, especially of the baroque era.
After the death of [[Eduard Olsov]], Soravia's modernist art scene exploded into popularity through the subsequent [[Volatile Decades (Soravia)|Volatile Decades]], art movements and styles such as {{wp|cubism}}, {{wp|dadaism}} and {{wp|fauvism}} typified Soravia's early 20th-century expressionist period of art. Artists such as Maryna Vakalenko, Tamara Tereshchenko and Lina Tretyak were among the period's most revered and famed artists. Modernist art movements of the 1910s also saw female artists popularised in an increasing manner, and far more than in previous art movements. Beaumonoir herself saw increased popularity during this period. The modernist art movements also gave birth to the uniquely Soravian ''Vidkamen'' sculpting movement, blending elements of cubism and fauvism to produce colourful and vibrant sculptures, many of which still remain in excellent condition to this day.  


In the modern day, musicians such as [[Daile]] have projected Narozalica onto the global musical scene. One of the pioneering states of electronic music and one of the first to utilise the advent of the {{wp|synthesiser}} in the 1960s, Narozalica has a storied history of modern music, include many forms of disco, rock and pop music.
[[Samistopol]] is regarded as a centre for Euclean art in the modern era, and many museums and showrooms are dedicated entirely to the display of artistic works from a variety of periods and eras. The ''Muzey Mystets'' in Samistopol is among Euclea's largest and most notable art galleries, and displays a wide range of Soravian art through a time span of over 400 years. The most visited art museum in Soravia is the MSKT (Музей сучасних та класичних творів; ''Muzey suchasnykh ta klasychnykh tvoriv'', "Museum of Modern and Classic Works") in [[Luchintsy]], with over 5 million entries in 2018. Most museums are run or owned by their respective cities, but it is not uncommon to see larger museums in the ownership of the state. [[Velike Vishnavaya]], [[Patovatra]], [[Lipa]], [[Malbay]] and [[Filimonovka]] also house significant galleries and museums.
 
==== Cinema ====
[[File:Keshkov film poster.png|200px|right|thumb|The film poster for ''Keshkov'', a 1960s {{wp|sci-fi}} film that came to characterise the 1960s film boom in Soravia.]]
Cinema in Soravia has its origins in the late 1920s, with the recovery of the Soravian economy and the general end of the [[Great Collapse]]. While older moving pictures had been invented and published in [[Gaullica]] throughout the 1890s and 1900s, wartime circumstances meant that photographic and film equipment manufactured there was not shipped to Soravia. Because of this, early Soravian film cameras were separate inventions to the Gaullican{{snd}}and broadly eastern Euclean{{snd}}counterparts. Pyotr Sokolov was the first to patent a recognisable film camera in 1923, and the Sokolov 440, a refined model of his earlier invention, became one of the first widely-used film cameras in Soravia throughout the late 1920s. {{wp|Silent films}} were the first to enter the Soravian cinema market, with publications such as ''The Southern Wind'' (1927), ''A Night in Koskov'' (1928) and ''Seafarer'', also published in 1928. Among the most influential directors in this early era of Soravian film was Adrik Sahaidachny, whose silent films gained worldwide recognition throughout the war. The success of Soravia's film industry eventually jeoparised its success, as Pudovkin's wartime government aimed to capitalise on this, commissioning film studios, directors and actors to produce wartime propaganda films through the 1930s. While the essential nationalisation and consolidation of the film industry by the government in Soravia did not go as far as it did in [[Functionalist Gaullica]], it was still considerable.
 
As the war ended, Pudovkin loosened restrictions on the film industry and in the 1930s and 1940s, the first Soravian sound films began to develop. The boost in the Soravian film industry was part of a larger trend of Euclea-wide cinema boosts, especially with films that depicted the recently-passed [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. Many prolific directors of the era, including Bogdan Doroshenko, Maksimillian Yurchenko, and Ivano Panchyk made their directorial breakthroughs with post-war films. Pudovkin's government aimed to continue to stimulate the local film industry, but higher quality and better produced films abroad began to dominate the film market in Soravia by the 1940s. In 1934, around 55% of films shown in Soravian cinemas were of Soravian origin, but by 1940 that had dropped to around 10%. Coupled with increasing production from the Asterias, Pudovkin's government passed decrees that mandated the display of at least 25% locally-produced films at cinemas across the country. In effect, this policy lessened the quality of films in Soravia, and gave rise to ''Vazhkar'' films{{snd}}low-quality high-action films produced quickly to fulfill film quotes for cinemas. Sometimes, ''Vazhkar'' films would be produced by the cinemas themselves under different aliases. Wartime films picked up again in the mid-1940s, this time without governmental influence, with the [[Solarian War]]. Towards the end of his tenure, Pudovkin placed greater restrictions on film production in Soravia, particularly on subjects. These restrictions were eventually loosened by [[Gabriel Tozulyak]] in 1961, which massively increased film production and quality in Soravia. Directors such as Motka Shevchuk became globally famous for sci-fi films such as ''Keshkov'', and Soravia was a pioneer in science fiction films.
 
[[Vilem Gardos]] also placed restrictions on Soravian film, but were quickly loosened again by Sava Tokar and wartime films gained a massive boost with the conclusion of the [[Sostava War]] in 1983. Sostava films of the 1980s would often depict guerrilla warfare in Zalykia, and in some cases were classed as derogatory films towards Zalyks, although this trend eventually waned into the 1990s. Due to relative size, Soravian film continues to dominate film showings in many [[Samorspi]] countries, and its industry is worth tens of billions of Euclos. While not considered a premier film producing country, Soravian films still enter the box offices in multiple countries across Euclea.


====Cuisine====
====Cuisine====
[[File:Buuz.jpg|200px|right|thumb|{{wp|Buuz}} are a staple in Zalyk cuisine, and are similar to dumplings.]]
[[File:Buuz.jpg|200px|right|thumb|{{wp|Buuz}} are a staple in Zalyk cuisine, and are similar to dumplings.]]
Narozalica has a wide array of cuisines that stem from many different regions of the world. In particularly, Zalyk cuisine has had a profound influence on the overall Narozalic culinary identity. Dumplings such as {{wp|buuz}} are often filled with meat and eaten by the Narozalic populace, and they are often compared to {{wp|dim sums}} or {{wp|dumplings}} from southern [[Coius]], where they originate. {{wp|Suutei tsai}} has become popular as a unique iteration of the famous Narozalic tea culture, and a popular choice for tourists travelling to Narozalica to try. {{wp|Yak butter}} and {{wp|kumis}} are traditionally farmed by Zalyk farmers and are a staple in Zalyk day-to-day cuisine, while {{wp|khorkhog}} and {{wp|boortsog}} are more of a delicacy.
Soravia has a wide array of cuisines that stem from many different regions of the world. In particularly, Zalyk cuisine has had a profound influence on the overall Soravian culinary identity. Dumplings such as {{wp|buuz}} are often filled with meat and eaten by the Soravian populace, and they are often compared to {{wp|dim sums}} or {{wp|dumplings}} from southern [[Coius]], where they originate. {{wp|Suutei tsai}} has become popular as a unique iteration of the famous Soravian tea culture, and a popular choice for tourists travelling to Soravia to try. {{wp|Yak butter}} and {{wp|kumis}} are traditionally farmed by Zalyk farmers and are a staple in Zalyk day-to-day cuisine, while {{wp|khorkhog}} and {{wp|boortsog}} are more of a delicacy.
 
On the Euclean side, Soravian cuisine has blended traditional foods of the east with the flair of Zalyk cuisine in the west, especially in the modern day. Soups and stews are especially popular in Soravia, and many versions of noodle soups and meat-based stews found across the country, stemming from the popularity of the dishes during wartime. Soups often make use of common vegetables or produce from Soravia's vast agricultural diversity and output, commonly featuring foods such as beef, carrots and cabbage. Desserts like {{wp|blini}}, small wheat pancakes, have also grown in popularity recently as a staple street food, especially among tourists to the country.
 
==== Literature and philosophy ====
 
Literature in Soravia has existed since the time of the Great Vesemir, where poems dedicated to early Marolevic pagan beliefs were enscribed on trees and rocks throughout the country. With the introduction of the Sotirian Holy Bible in around the 9th century, translated and transliterated by the [[Empire of Arciluco]] to convert the pagan Marolevs of the west, religious literature emerged to become popular among the Duchy of Pavatria's established noble classes, with many hymns, songs, chants and poems being written throughout the 10th and 11th centuries in both the {{wp|Cyrillic|Pavaric}} script and religious {{wp|Glagolitic}} script.
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Pavaric eventually dominated as the writing system of most early Pavatrians, while Glagolitic was retained as a liturgical script by the Patriarchate of Pavatria, who regularly published their hymns and chants in the script. In the same time frame, Zalyk literature was emerging among its royals and khans, with the region giving extreme importance to the idea of songs of worship, songs of battle and songs sung at death. [[Ulämörndün]], one of the earliest recorded songs of Zalykia, was composed around the 9th century, apocryphically by [[Chanyu Ekkin]], a Tagamic warlord and leader who led the insurgency into [[Euclea]] in the 8th century. Evidence of literature in Zalykia can be found earlier than that of Pavatria, attributed mainly to their established script, which allowed them to publish literature earlier.
 
Religious literature again saw a massive spike in the 14th and 15th century, particularly surrounding the issue of {{wp|iconoclasm}} in the [[Episemialist Church]]. Officially, the church had taken an iconodulic position on the matter, putting it at odds with the neighbouring Polianian patriarchate, who espoused iconoclastic beliefs. Iconodulism was criticised by many early religious figures in Soravia, many of whom were later persecuted or exiled, leading to the emergence of many folk tales pertaining to the subject of {{wp|divine will}} as a result of iconodulism, many of which are still widely known today and applied metaphorically to a broader range of topics. ''Trazheno'', one of the earliest folk tales, emerged around the 15th century, and told the tale of Michel Pasnit, an iconoclastic priest living in [[Velike Vishnavaya]] who was separated from his family and exiled to [[Poliania]] during the [[Iconoclast Wars]]. The story signifies the idea of obedience and hierarchical respect, and, while still remaining popular in Soravia, its morals have been criticised by many literary critics and authors from other countries.
 
Until the early 18th century, much of Soravian literature was a prized commodity enjoyed by only its noble and wealthy populace, however after the [[Ten Years' War]], the emergence of literature as a common practise in the east saw many Soravian authors and early philosophers begin to produce their work in the country. Early authors such as J.L. Chernysh, Ilya Moroz and A.V. Mykhajlenko laid the basis for widespread and recognisable literature in Soravia. Both Chernysh and Moroz were playwrights whose theatre became extremely popular in the country as well as abroad in Eastern Euclea. Romantic literature and poetry, particularly that whose subject was nature, also became extremely popular throughout the 18th century, while classicism also remained popular throughout Soravia in the early 1700s. Novelism also emerged in the 18th century but did not become widely popular until the 1800s, where stories of war, marriage and life in general became popular, especially those of a fictional sense. Books detailing national history were also published first around the early 1800s, and educational institutions advanced greatly during the ensuing period of creativity. [[Minister-President of Soravia|Minister-President]] [[Wenceslaus von Alzen]] greatly encouraged literary creativity during his tenure, and commended the great advancements the country had made in its literary culture throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries. After the [[War of the Triple Alliance]], stories of war and famine began to emerge throughout Soravia.
 
Republican literature became popular during the reign of [[Eduard Olsov]], during which it was pushed heavily by the state as essential literary material. Some of Soravia's leading novelists completed much of their work in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including Yakiv Kozachenko, Olek Krymchuk, D.A. Kulish as well as [[Amathia|Amathian]] emigrée Claudiu Tismaneanu, often regarded as Soravia's finest foreign novelist. War stories emerged again during and following the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and [[Solarian War]], now portraying war in an extremely negative light and bringing public attention to the horrors and trauma of conflict. [[Ivanna Medvid|Ivanna Medvid's]] ''Tale of Two Halves'' was one of the biggest selling post-war novels in [[Euclea]], and Medvid's only novel. In the modern-day, the emergence of fantasy novels has had a large impact on Soravia's literature, and is now one of its most popular genres.
 
==== Music ====
[[File:Dima Hadzhima, 1991.jpg|180px|left|thumb|[[Dima Hadzhima]] is among Soravia's most recognisable musical figures.]]
Soravia's music scene is often referred to as Euclea's most unique, having blended two wildly different cultural backgrounds in the Soravian and Zalyk to produce its own historical music scene that was unlike any seen in Euclea before it. Progression from medieval music and military chants such as [[Ulämörndün]], often attributed to the legendary conquerer [[Ekkin]], in the 9th century blended with the traditional music of the Soravians, similar to many Eucleans, taking large influence from religion and ceremonial instruments such as the organ and harp. During the Imperial era, Kantemosha and Ambrazkan-born composer Dimitri Hopko wrote and performed his [[Symphony No. 3 (Hopko)|Symphony No. 3]] at the Nikolai IV Theatre in Samistopol in 1798, eventually growing to be one of Euclea's most famous compositions, especially of the baroque era.


On the Euclean side, Narodyn cuisine has blended traditional foods of the east with the flair of Zalyk cuisine in the west, especially in the modern day. Soups and stews are especially popular in Narozalica, and many versions of noodle soups and meat-based stews found across the country, stemming from the popularity of the dishes during wartime. Soups often make use of common vegetables or produce from Narozalica's vast agricultural diversity and output, commonly featuring foods such as beef, carrots and cabbage. Desserts like {{wp|blini}}, small wheat pancakes, have also grown in popularity recently as a staple street food, especially among tourists to the country.
Among the famous composers of classical music originating in Soravia are {{wp|Igor Stravinsky|Mikhail Sagachanov}}, {{wp|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Igor Rayt}}, {{wp|Mikhail Glinka|Ilya Bobrov-Ivchenko}} and {{wp|Dmitry Bortniansky|Abraham Minkovski}}, whose contributions to {{wp|baroque music}}, {{wp|romanticism}} and {{wp|opera}} influenced and continue to influence compositions to this day. {{wp|Arvo Part|Lev Letov}} has also gained notoriety for his modern compositions, including {{wp|Für Alina|Deo gratias}} and {{wp|Tabula Rasa (Pärt)|Mea culpa}}.
 
Soravia was one of the pioneering states of electronic music and one of the first to utilise the advent of the {{wp|synthesiser}} in the 1960s, through artists such as {{wp|Harold Faltermeyer|Gregori Udivenko}} and bands like {{wp|Neu!|Zhakhy}}, whose debut album ''{{wp|Neu! (album)|Prospekt}}'' is seen as a pioneering album in the {{wp|ambient rock}} and {{wp|experimental rock}} genres. Soravia has a storied history of modern music, including many forms of disco, rock and pop music. Electronic and dance genres with a pioneering history in Soravia include {{wp|house}}, {{wp|drum and bass}} and {{wp|jungle}}. Artists such as {{wp|Christoph De Babalon|Vitaly Shevchenko}} are also credited with introducing {{wp|breakcore}}.
 
Music in the 1980s, particularly after the Sostava War, moved towards early {{wp|coldwave}} and {{wp|post-punk}} influences, and bands such as {{wp|Siekiera|Prynyato}}, {{wp|Republika (band)|Respublika}} and {{wp|Asylum Party|Nove Svitlo}} gained popularity across [[Euclea]]. Senro-Soravian musician [[Dima Hadzhima]] gained considerable fame worldwide as the lead singer and frontman of rock band {{wp|Kino|Irzha}}, and is considered an influential figure in the development of rock in western [[Euclea]]. Elements of {{wp|post-rock}} were also incorporated into Soravian music briefly in the 1990s, but the genre remained relatively obscure among mainstreams artist.
 
Perhaps the most notable modern music scene in Soravia is its extremely refined and popular {{wp|cloud rap}} scene. Beginning the mid-2010s, Soravian rappers began to use more ethereal beats that themselves stemmed from electronic music{{snd}}particularly {{wp|vaporwave}}{{snd}}that made music seem disconnected and "cloudy" (where the genre gets its name, coined in 2014 by journalist Viktor Dyachuk). Cloud rap mainly idolises the innate and innocent state of adolescence experienced particularly during late teenage years. The genre is extremely popular in Soravia and artists like {{wp|Yung Lean|Rollerr}}, {{wp|Clams Casino|Molod}} and {{wp|Bladee|Maaalooo}} regularly chart. Cloud rap is unique due to its almost localised popularity, and the genre sees almost no overseas mainstream popularity. Despite this, it has gained a sizable cult following online, described as one of the first mainstream breakthroughs of {{wp|MySpace music|internet music}}.


====Sports====
====Sports====
[[File:Silver7.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Narozalic national ice hockey team in its first year, 1906.]]
[[File:Silver7.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Soravian national ice hockey team in its first year, 1906.]]
Narozalica is an extremely sporty country, and features in many competitions in a massive variety of sports across the world. Some of the more popular supports include {{wp|football}}, {{wp|basketball}} and {{wp|ice hockey}}. Narozalica participates in the [[Lumine Classic]] with ex-dominion [[Chistovodia]], an annual basketball match for the Lumine Cup, a prestigious trophy for basketball players of both countries. Narozalica's [[Narozalic Pro League|Pro League]] is one of the world's top basketball leagues, and attracts stars from across the world. In football, Narozalica is the most recent winner of the IFF Coupe du Monde, having [[2019 IFF Coupe du monde|won the 2019 edition of the tournament]] that was jointly hosted by [[Piraea]] and [[Gibany]], beating [[Nuvania]] 3{{ndash}}2 in the final. Narozalica is traditionally one of the better ice hockey nations, and participates regularly in international tournaments. Narozalica is also renowned for its proficiency in winter sports, and has one of the largest Winter Invictus medal tallies in history.
Soravia is an extremely sporty country, and features in many competitions in a massive variety of sports across the world. Some of the more popular supports include {{wp|football}}, {{wp|basketball}} and {{wp|ice hockey}}. Soravia participates in the [[Lumine Classic]] with ex-dominion [[Chistovodia]], an annual basketball match for the Lumine Cup, a prestigious trophy for basketball players of both countries. Soravia's [[Soravian Pro League|Pro League]] is one of the world's top basketball leagues, and attracts stars from across the world. In football, Soravia is the most recent winner of the IFF Coupe du Monde, having [[2019 IFF Coupe du monde|won the 2019 edition of the tournament]] that was jointly hosted by [[Piraea]] and [[Gibany]], beating [[Nuvania]] 3{{ndash}}2 in the final. Soravia is traditionally one of the better ice hockey nations, and participates regularly in international tournaments. Soravia is also renowned for its proficiency in winter sports, and has one of the largest Winter Invictus medal tallies in history.
 
Soravia hosted and won the [[2020 Winter Invictus Games]] in the city of Ulan Khol in Terekhivka Province, winning the most gold medals of any country in the tournament. It was the first time the country had hosted the Winter Invictus Games and the second time it had hosted the Invictus, having held the Summer Games in Patovatra in 1966. Soravia also unsuccessfully bid for the 2015 Coupe du Monde, with the Soravian Football Federation stating it wishes to host an edition of the tournament sometime in the near future.
 
Soravia has many sporting rivalries, particularly with eastern Euclean nations, [[Chistovodia]] in basketball and ice hockey and [[Cassier]] in ice hockey. Most recently, Soravia won gold in the women's ice hockey event at the 2020 Winter Invictus Games beat Gaullica for the gold medal in the men's final. Soravia also regularly sends teams to the GBF Basketball World Cup, and has a constructor that competes in the Formula One, as well as a racing circuit in Garbuzy that appears in many annual racing calendars, including Formula One.
 
==== National holidays ====
Soravia has 16 officially recognised national holidays, many of which are classed as public holidays, whereby workers are entitled to days off, however this is not the case for all national holidays. Most national holidays in Soravia involve the [[Episemialist Church]], important national dates, and celebrations of Soravian, as well as Marolevic, culture.
 
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|January 1 || {{wp|New Year's Day}} || Новий рік; ''Novyy rik'' || {{ya}} || Celebration of the new year.
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|January 2{{ndash}}5 || Nativity Holiday || Свято Різдва; ''Svyato Rizdva'' || {{ya}} ||
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|January 6 || {{wp|Christmas Eve|Nativity's Eve}} || Святвечір; ''Svyatvechir'' || {{ya}} || Day before the Nativity.
|-
|January 7 || {{wp|Christmas|Nativity}} || Різдво; ''Rizdvo'' || {{ya}} || Celebration of the birth of {{wp|Jesus Christ|Jesus Sotiras}}
|-
|January 8 || {{wp|Boxing Day}} || День боксу; ''Den' boksu'' || {{ya}} || Day after the Nativity.
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|January 19 || {{wp|Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany}} || Водохреща; ''Vodokhreshcha'' || {{ya}} || Celebration of the {{wp|Baptism of the Lord}}.
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|February 14 || {{wp|Valentine's Day}} || День святого Валентина; ''Den' svyatoho Valentyna'' || {{na}} ||
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|March 11 || {{wp|Maslenitsa}} || Маслениця; ''Maslenytsya'' || {{ya}} ||
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|March 16 || {{wp|Army Day}} || День армії; ''Den' armiyi'' || {{ya}} || Celebration commemorating soldiers of Soravia and the Soravian Army.
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|''moveable Friday'' || {{wp|Good Friday}} || Хороша п'ятниця; ''Khorosha p'yatnytsya'' || {{na}} ||
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|''moveable Sunday'' || {{wp|Easter Sunday}} || Пасхальна неділя; ''Paskhal'na nedilya'' || {{ya}} ||
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|''moveable Monday'' || {{wp|Easter Monday}} || Пасхальна понеділок; ''Paskhal'na ponedilok'' || {{ya}} ||
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|April 2 || [[Great War (Kylaris)|Victory in Poliania Day]] || Перемога в День Поліанії; ''Peremoha v Den' Polianiyi'' || {{na}} || Celebration commemorating Soravia's victory over [[Poliania]] in the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]].
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|April 9 || {{wp|Navy Day}} || День маринарка; ''Den' marynarka'' || {{ya}} || Celebration commemorating sailors of Soravia and the Soravian Navy.
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|April 22 || {{wp|Air Force Day}} || День повітряно-військові сили; ''Den' povitryano-viys'kovi syly'' || {{ya}} || Celebration commemorating pilots of Soravia and the Soravian Air Force.
|-
|June 17 || [[Minister-President of Soravia|Minister-President's Day]] || День міністра-президента; ''Den' ministra-prezydenta'' || {{na}} || Commemoration of the inauguration of [[Wenceslaus von Alzen]] as Soravia's first Minister-President in 1771.
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|July 13 || [[President of Soravia|President's Day]]/[[First Soravian Civil War|Republic Day]] || День Президента; ''Den' Prezydenta''/День Республіки; ''Den' Respubliky'' || {{ya}} || Celebration of the inauguration of [[Eduard Olsov]] and the formation of the Soravian Republic in 1861.
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|August 2 || [[Bajir]] || Баджир; ''Badzhyr'' || {{ya}} || Traditional Zalyk holiday commemorating Zalyk culture.
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|August 25 || [[Brasva]] || Брасва; ''brasva'' || {{ya}} || Soravian holiday commemorating Marolevic culture across the world.
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|September 7 || {{wp|Labour Day}} || День Праці; ''Den' Pratsi'' || {{ya}} || 
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|October 19 || [[Nikolai of Lipa|St. Nikolai's Day]] || День святого Миколая; ''Den' svyatoho Mykolaya'' || {{ya}} || Celebration commemorating the ascension of [[Nikolai of Lipa]] to the throne of Pavatria.
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|December 31 || {{wp|New Year's Eve}} || Переддень Нового року; ''Peredden' Novoho roku'' || {{ya}} || Day before the new year.
|-
|}
 
== See also ==
*[[List of sovereign states and dependent territories (Kylaris)|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Kylaris]]


Narozalica is currently hosting the [[2020 Winter Invictus Games]] in the city of Ulan Khol in Terekhivka Province. It is the first time the country has hosted the Winter Invictus Games and the second time it has hosted the Invictus, having held the Summer Games in Patovatra in 1966. Narozalica also unsuccessfully bid for the 2015 Coupe du Monde, with the Narozalic Football Federation stating it wishes to host an edition of the tournament sometime in the near future.


Narozalica has many sporting rivalries, particularly with eastern Euclean nations, [[Chistovodia]] in basketball and ice hockey and [[Cassier]] in ice hockey. Most recently, Narozalica won gold in the women's ice hockey event at the 2020 Winter Invictus Games and is scheduled to play Gaullica for the gold medal in the men's final. Narozalica also regularly sends teams to the GBF Basketball World Cup, and has a constructor that competes in the Formula One, as well as a racing circuit in Garbuzy that appears in many annual racing calendars, including Formula One.
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 29 January 2024

Soravian Republic

Зоравський Pеспубліка (Soravian)
Zoravs'kyy Respublika
Flag of the Soravian Republic
Flag
Coat of Arms of Narozalica.png
Coat of arms
Motto: 
"Об'єднані у перемозі"
(tr.) "Ob'yednani u peremozi"
"United in victory"
Anthem: 
"Березень, земляки"
(tr.) "Berezen', zemlyaky"
"March On, O Countrymen"
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Location of  Soravia  (dark green) – in Euclea  (green & dark grey) – in Samorspi  (green)
Location of  Soravia  (dark green)

– in Euclea  (green & dark grey)
– in Samorspi  (green)

Capital
and largest city
Samistopol
WMA button2b.png 42°14'N 115°12'W
Official languagesSoravian
Recognised regional languages
Religion
(2017)
89.7% Episemialism
5.6% Irreligious
4.7% Other
Demonym(s)Soravian
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Alexei Kadnikov
Nikita Boldaiv
LegislatureDuma
Area
• Total
1,570,132 km2 (606,231 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.16%
Population
• 2023 census
Steady 114,634,525
• Density
29.9/km2 (77.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase €3.835 trillion (4th)
• Per capita
Increase €33,451
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
Increase €2.331 trillion (11th)
• Per capita
Increase €20,330
Gini (2017)Negative increase 36.6
medium · 28th
HDI (2020)Increase 0.823
very high · 26th
CurrencySoravian kvel (SRK)
Time zoneUTC-2 to -3, +13
Date formatyyyy/mm/dd
Driving sideright
Calling code+72
Internet TLD

Soravia (/sɔːrˈvɑː/, Soravian: Зоравія, tr. Zoraviya IPA: [zɔrɑ'vijɑ]), officially the Soravian Republic (Soravian: Зоравський Pеспубліка, Zoravs'kyy Respublika) is a sovereign state in western Euclea. It borders Kantemosha and Ambrazka, West Miersa and Laudania to the east, and Ravnia to the south. With a contiguous area of over 1.5 million km2 (over 600,000 sq mi), and a population of over 114 million people, it is Euclea's largest state by both population and area. The capital city of Soravia is Samistopol, the largest city in Euclea with over 19 million inhabitants. The official language is Soravian, though many other languages are spoken within its borders. The predominant religion is Episemialist Sotirianity, and is followed by around 90% of the population.

Proto-Marolevs migrated into western Euclea around 10,000 BC, and the first states emerged as part of the Great Vesemir in the 7th century. Political and military divergence of interests laid the framework for the divide between Pavatria in the north and the Vesemir in the south, the latter of which eventually becoming Ravnia. The Vesemir split in 910 as the Duchy of Pavatria emerged as the dominant regional polity. Nikolai of Lipa conquered the Tagamic Zalykia gradually, culminating in the Battle of Usaanbalsan in the 13th century. Shortly after, the Iconoclast Wars devastated the country and severed the communion of its churches from the iconoclastic churches in Poliania and Amathia. Pavatria grew into the Kingdom of Soravia through the westward expansion of the baruns. The Soravian Empire was established in the 16th century after successfully establishing colonies in Chistovodia and Vinalia. Soravia rapidly expanded into central Euclea thereafter, conquering Laudania, Miersa and Kantemosha in the late-17th and early-18th centuries, becoming a forefront power in Euclea.

Soravia lost the War of the Triple Alliance in the 1850s, its indemnities preceding the Soravian Revolution in 1856 and the establishment of the modern republic. Soravia rapidly industrialised in the late-19th century, and underwent rapid economic growth until the Great Collapse. It was a leading member of the Allied forces during the Great War, and afterwards emerged as a leading global power. Soravia became a centre of science and technology from the 1950s, and participated in the Artemis mission in 1975. Economic and political decline led to several states declaring independence from Soravia in the 1980s, with Aleksander Shelyapin reforming Soravia into its modern form in the years after. Soravia went on to found Samorspi in 1989, becoming the premier political organisation in Western Euclea.

Soravia's economy is ranked 11th in nominal GDP and 4th by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), and is a G-15 nation. It is a Shanbally-recognised nuclear weapon state, possessing nuclear weapons since 1956. The country has extensive reserves of fossil fuels, particularly crude oil and natural gas, and is a major producer and exporter of both. Soravia is also one of the world's largest agricultural producers, and a significant exporter of agricultural produce. It is a permanent member of the Community of Nations Security Committee and a member of other geopolitical organisations such as the Atomic Energy Commission, Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs, the International Trade Organisation and the League of Oil Producing States

Etymology, pronunciation and other names

The story of Mier, Tengar, and Sorav is a common tale in Marolevic folklore, representing Miersa, Tengaria, and Soravia.

The modern name Soravia is thought to have originated from the Proto-Rutto-Marolevic word *éźera, meaning "lake" or "body of water". Linguists have suggested that this name comes from the Lake Nimgan, an expansive lake that lies in the centre of Soravia, however others have proposed that it actually referred to Lake Min, the world's third-largest lake that lies around 330 km (205 mi) south of Soravia's border with Radushia, and that the name was brought over by nomadic merchants sometime in the 10th century, where the first mentions of Soravia began to arise.

A common alternative etymology that is a popular folk tale in Soravia is the story of Mier, Tengar, and Sorav, correspending to Miersa, Tengaria and Soravia respectively. According to the legend, Mier, Tengar, and Sorav were three brothers who followed separate prey on a hunting trip. Their paths led them to settle their respective countries. Though this tale is near-universally discredited by academics and linguists, it nevertheless remains popular in children's literature.

Historically, other names have been used to refer to Soravia and its predecessor states. Most notably, until the 16th century it was widely referred to as Pavatria, the Solarian name for the city of Patovatra, the capital of the medieval duchy of the same name, and remained in wide use across Euclea for decades after its name was changed officially to Soravia in 1454.

Residents of Soravia are referred to as Soravians (Soravian: Зоравинці; Zoravintsi). Soravia is most commonly pronounced with the diaphoneme /eɪ/ (/sɔːrˈvɑː/), however it is also known to be pronounced with an /ɑ:/ sound, most commonly in Estmerish dialects in Estmere, Hennish and Kesselbourgish.

History

Early history

Duchy of Pavatria

Soravian Empire

Revolution and republic

Great War and Gromadizatsiya

[pending GW rework]

Following the war, the widespread physical and economic destruction in Miersa facilitated the Miersan general strike in 1936, and ultimately ended with the partitioning of Miersa into the Soravian-influenced west and councilist east. Soravia's top figures felt betrayed by this outcome, particularly as their ambitions of unifying Miersa were well known, and that the partition was introduced by their traditional allies Estmere. Domestically a sense of panic ensued, and the ZVNP and Pudovkin cracked down on the notion that the country consisted multiple separate nations (as had been the motivation for an independent Miersa), instead favouring the idea of a greater Soravian identity. The resulting Gromadizatsiya policies of the 1930s and 1940s attempted to eliminate individual identities and assimilate them into Soravian culture, and were particularly pronounced in the non-Marolevic parts of the country – Kantemosha and Zalykia. States were abolished and the top-level subdivision became the oblast throughout the whole country, with a completely unitary governmental system.

Breakup and modern republic

Geography

The plurality of Soravia's land area can be found on continental Euclea, where its ten contiguous provinces (excluding the Ludoy Islands) make up 1,553,825.28 square kilometres (599,935.29 square miles). Including George Ruset Land, this number rises to 2,984,217.6 square kilometres (1,152,212.86 square miles), making Soravia the fourth largest country by land area behind Cassier, Xiaodong and Zorasan. Most of George Ruset Land is inhospitable polar and tundra climate, however, and its contiguous mainland Euclean land alone would make it the 11th largest country. Soravia is Euclea's largest state by land area and also houses Euclea's largest subdivision by land area (Zalykia; 374,391.32 square kilometres). In addition to this, with a population of just over 89 million, it is also Euclea's most populous state, surpassing Gaullica in 2014, and has Euclea's most populous city (Samistopol; 10,533,871 inhabitants).

A wide range of geographical and environmental phenomena can be found in Soravia, and the country sports one of Euclea's most varied climates and landscapes. In the east of the country, large coniferous forests adorn much of the rural landscape, and temperatures there are generally cool throughout the year. The mountainous south east of the country contains the Ostrug Mountain Range along the border with Poliania, and the west of the country possesses some of Euclea's largest and most expansive plains and fields. The geography of the country has historically been influenced by Soravia's six major rivers, from west to east: the Sarpa, Kvasy, Dolomit (also the longest river in Euclea), Vikna, Aldar and Tsyr.

The large Lake Nimgan sits in the centre of the country and effectively divides it into east and west. It is Euclea's largest lake with an area of around 90,000 square kilometres, also making it one of the world's largest lakes. Many cities are settled on the banks of the lake and its underwater landscapes have attracted visitors from across the continent.

Soravia's highest point is the peak of Mt. Tuzla at 3,781 m (12,404 ft) and its lowest is the Zhahr Basin in Zalykia at 53 m (173.8 ft) below sea level. Dvor Rakottyas in George Ruset Land is the world's northernmost permanently-inhabited settlement, and Nizhnebersutsk is the world's northernmost city of over 100,000 inhabitants. Arnaqa Point, also on George Ruset Land, is both Soravia's and the world's northernmost point, lying at the 70th meridian north. The country has five land borders, which are:

Climate

Typically, Soravia experiences a temperate climate characterised by above average levels of precipitation and a higher year-round range of temperatures. Throughout the country, however, its climate varies massively and different regions experience much different climates. Seasons can be distinctly split in mainland Soravia and weather follows general seasonal patterns. Snow, sleet and frost are typical in Soravian winters and can be found throughout the country. Much of the eastern part of the country experiences a cool oceanic climate, with long days and temperatures as high as 30°C (86°F) in summer and shorter days, high precipitation and temperatures falling to around –10°C in winter. Sunlight varies from 17–19 hours per day in the summer to 8–10 hours in the winter months in this region.

In the west of the country, especially in the coastal regions and in Zalykia, a warmer coastal climate is found. Precipitation here is rare during the summer and common during the winter, and temperatures average around 27°C (80.6°F) in the summer and 8–10°C (46.4–50°F) in the winter. Temperatures here rarely drop below sub-zero and can rise as high as 40°C (104°F) in the summer. This region of Soravia also holds the record for highest recorded temperature in the country, which was 46.1°C (115°F) at the Etsil Meteorological Centre in the town of Etsil, Zalykia.

George Ruset Land has its own unique climate. A small portion of the south-eastern part of the country (which houses almost all of its population) experiences a Subavanaric climate. Temperatures regularly drop below –20°C (–4°F) in the winter and summer temperatures average out at around 15°C (59°F), and rarely exceed 20°C (68°F). Around 95% of the island experiences a Tundra climate or a polar climate. The far northern regions of the island (including Arnaqa Point) experience ice cap climates, where monthly average temperatures never exceed 0°C (32°F).

Climate data for Samistopol (Blokpolykh Station), precipitation 1995–present, normals 1985–present, extremes 2000–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)
16.3
(61.3)
18.3
(64.9)
24.1
(75.4)
25.9
(78.6)
31.6
(88.9)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
26.3
(79.3)
23.0
(73.4)
17.1
(62.8)
16.1
(61.0)
31.6
(88.9)
Average high °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
8.8
(47.8)
10.5
(50.9)
12.6
(54.7)
15.6
(60.1)
18.0
(64.4)
19.9
(67.8)
20.0
(68.0)
18.1
(64.6)
14.8
(58.6)
11.7
(53.1)
9.5
(49.1)
14.0
(57.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
6.2
(43.2)
7.7
(45.9)
9.3
(48.7)
12.2
(54.0)
14.6
(58.3)
16.6
(61.9)
16.7
(62.1)
14.9
(58.8)
12.1
(53.8)
9.1
(48.4)
7.0
(44.6)
11.0
(51.8)
Average low °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
3.6
(38.5)
4.8
(40.6)
5.9
(42.6)
8.8
(47.8)
11.2
(52.2)
13.3
(55.9)
13.4
(56.1)
11.6
(52.9)
9.3
(48.7)
6.4
(43.5)
4.5
(40.1)
8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2)
−7.0
(19.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
−2.4
(27.7)
−0.5
(31.1)
2.9
(37.2)
6.1
(43.0)
5.9
(42.6)
1.9
(35.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
−5.7
(21.7)
−8.8
(16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.3
(4.26)
84.1
(3.31)
78.0
(3.07)
66.9
(2.63)
63.8
(2.51)
57.2
(2.25)
62.3
(2.45)
67.4
(2.65)
73.7
(2.90)
113.4
(4.46)
113.4
(4.46)
118.8
(4.68)
1,007.4
(39.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.1 11.6 12.4 10.9 10.4 8.5 9.4 10.1 9.9 14.4 15.0 14.5 142.1
Average snowy days 16 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 15 70
Average relative humidity (%) 86 84 82 80 79 80 81 82 83 85 85 86 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61.9 84.1 123.3 187.5 224.8 222.8 213.8 204.4 160.8 115.5 75.3 54.5 1,730.1
Average ultraviolet index 1 1 3 4 6 6 6 6 4 2 1 1 3
Source: Meteorological Institution of Soravia (Metinar)

Biodiversity

Flora

Soravia is known for its dense forests and contains the most forests by area in all of Euclea. Deciduous forests make up the plurality of Soravia's forested areas at roughly 80%, while coniferous forests make up the remaining 20% and are more common in colder areas. Oak and birch trees are among the most common types of tree found in Soravia, while hornbeam and pine are less common but still found within the country. In the west, drier grasses are more common in the country's drier plains and steppe-like areas. It also has a wide diversity of plant species, some of which have historically been incorporated into the culture of local peoples. It is estimated that over 10,000 plant species are native to Soravia. Lichens and mosses can be found in the colder climates are especially common in George Ruset Land. Mushrooms and other types of fungi also grow in Soravia. Similarly to Poliania, mainland Soravia is grouped into four main ecoregions – temperate broadleaf and mixed forest, temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, Solarian forests, woodlands, and scrub, and temperate coniferous forest.

Fauna

Beluga whales (binomial name Delphinapterus leucas) are native to George Ruset Land, one of their few natural habitats.

Soravia also possesses a wide and diverse array of native fauna. Due to Soravia's fairly accepting climate, it provides ample habitation for a range of animal species. The imperial eagle is Soravia's national animal and has been subject to adoration and fame from its residents for centuries, despite the species being relatively widespread. Over 500 bird species are native to Soravia, including hummingbirds, robins, tits and rodent birds like crows and pigeons. Foxes and bears are also common in Soravia's forests, but have been subject to human hunting for centuries which has depleted their population. Moose, hyenas and other wild dogs are also common in Soravia's western plains. The Euclean bison and Euclean lynx exist in small populations in Soravia, mainly as an extension of their natural habitat in Poliania, but have also suffered from population depletion from hunting and are classed as a critically-endangered species in Soravia.

The country also has a diverse marine life. The oceans, rivers and lakes of Soravia are home to thousands of species of fish and other marine life. Otters, weasels, badgers and wolverines reside near and around Soravia's rivers and form the plurality of Soravia's semiaquatic marine life. Whales and small sharks (often sleeper sharks) are also native to parts of Soravia. Sleeper sharks are often bred in closed environments and restrictions were placed on their hunting in 2003 after significant concern over their population, which was rapidly falling due to the shark's role in Ochyryby, a famous domestic dish. George Ruset Land is native habitant for beluga whales, and one of the few places that they live naturally. The whaling of beluga whales was entirely banned in 2000 and they are considered a protected species by the government.

Major cities

Politics and government

Soravia is a de facto unitary semi-presidential republic, whose head-of-state is the president and head-of-government is the minister-president. However in practise, the structure of Soravia's unitary provincial devolution system can be likened to that of a federal system, although the constitution maintains the country remain a unitary republic. Presidents are elected into office by direct popular vote, while their associated parties are voted into the Voynaskul (Войнаскул; Voynaskul) and Duma (Дума; Duma) using first-past-the-post voting. The minister-president is selected directly by the president and inaugurated into office by a majority vote of the Duma. The current president is Valentina Goga and the current minister-president is Nicolai Karpenko.

Soravia's bicameral legislature is known as the State Assembly (Державні збори; Derzhavni zbory, often abbrieviated to Derzbor), and consists of the Voynaskul (upper house) and Duma (lower house). The 120-seat Voynaskul consists of ten senators elected for each of Soravia's twelve political subdivisions – 11 provinces and 1 territory (George Ruset Land). The Voynaskul possesses many powers regarding the political framework of the country, including the announcement and conclusion of Soravian presidential elections, impeachment and the review and approval of presidential decrees. The 500-seat Duma is directly elected by the populace and maintains most political power with the bicameral framework of Soravia's legislature. Duma approval is required for the elevation and demotion of provinces and territories, legal declarations of war (as well as the legal use of the military in other countries), fiscal budget and the appointment of many major offices in the Cabinet of Soravia. The president possesses some executive powers that can override some decisions made by the State Assembly.

The National Courts (Національні суди; Natsional'ni sudy) are the highest level of judiciary in Soravia, and their sitting judges are appointed directly by the incumbent cabinet. National Courts have the power to interpret legislation both before and after it has been signed into law. Legislation in the process of legislative approval can be directly vetoed or overturned by the sitting Grand Judge of the National Courts, who is appointed directly by the president, whereas legislation currently in-force requires a congregation of all sitting judges. Legislation is overturned if it is deemed unconstitutional by the National Courts. Lower-level provincial courts provide the localised framework for the Soravian judiciary at a smaller level.

Since the conclusion of the Sostava War in 1983, Soravia has consistently been ranked as a flawed democracy or an authoritarian state by most independent democratic indexes. Its ruling coalition, the Patriots' Front of Soravia, completely dominate internal politics, with 413 of the Duma's 500 seats and 98 of the Voynaskul's 120 seats. All nine post-war presidents have been members of the Patriots' Front and it has consistently received 75–85% of the nation's popular vote, although the integrity of these numbers have been questioned by multiple countries and organisations.

Military

The Soravian Armed Forces are divided into the Soravian Army (Soravian: Hарозальська армія; Narozaliys'ka armiya), the Soravian Navy (Soravian: Нарозалійський флот; Narozaliys'kyy flot), the Soravian Air Force (Soravian: Повітряні Сили Нарозаликий; Povitryani Syly Narozaliky) and the Soravian Strategic Missile Force (Soravian: Нарозальські ракетні сили; Narozal's'ki raketni syly). Soravia fields one of the largest armed forces in the world, and the largest in Euclea, with an estimated 1.1 million active duty personnel and over 600,000 reservists. Military service is mandatory for all males between aged 18-30, where they must serve for an 18 month term.

Soravia’s military expenditure is amongst the largest in the world at 116 billion Euclos, amounting to 5.4% of GDP, higher than any other Euclean nation. Soravia also retains the third largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, fielding 190 active nuclear warheads with an additional 260 idle warheads, for a total of 450, behind Shanbally-recognised Senria as well as Xiaodong. The country maintains the capacity to deliver such weapons through its ballistic missile submarines, as well as air and land platforms. Soravia was one of the first countries to complete a successful nuclear test, with Orel-1 in the Yandar Valley in 1956. Soravia is one of the world’s main exporters of arms, hosting an almost entirely indigenous military industrial complex that supplies not only its own armed forces but also militaries from Samorspi and ROSPO. Soravia’s military sees extensive deployment beyond its borders, particularly in other Samorspi nations, with notable presence in nations bound to the Tsivebi Military Agreement – with forces mainly concentrated in West Miersa.

Historically, Soravia has been one of the world's foremost military powers, a status it continues to retain today. A victor of both the Great War and Solarian War, as well as a principal member of the Grand Alliance, Soravia's military presence abroad has been significant since the 1930s. Military power and presence abroad decreased massively with the breakup of Soravia during the early 1980s, but recovered mostly by the mid-1990s.

The commander-in-chief of the Soravian Armed Forces is, by default, the President of Soravia (currently Valentina Goga), however in practise the president rarely exercises any powers from their role as commander-in-chief, with most being delegated to the country's Defence Ministry and Chief of Staff.

Foreign relations

Soravia's Rongzhuo consulate, its diplomatic mission in Xiaodong, is the country's largest.
Misha Voloshyn was the country's foreign minister from 1983 to 1999, and played a large role in establishing Soravia's modern foreign relations.

Soravia is an active nation in the global geopolitical framework, particularly in western Euclea. It maintains diplomatic missions across the world in the form of both consulates and embassies, and has a strong diplomatic presence in all of the world's continents and many countries. Soravia is classed as an authoritarian state, through democratic backsliding that widely occurred through the 1990s and early 2000s, which affects its relations in much of the developed world. Relations with its most immediate geopolitical neighbour, the Euclean Community, are generally hostile, although Soravia maintains diplomatic missions in most EC member states.

Soravia coordinates its foreign policy both independently and through the arm of the Samistopol Cooperation Organisation – currently consisting of itself, Radushia, Kantemosha and Ambrazka, West Miersa, Vedmed, Minilov and Lemovicia, admitted in June 2020 – where it is a founding nation and dominates internal politics through its supreme legislature, the Mizparl. Relations with Samorspi countries are generally cordial on most issues, with all the countries having similar geopolitical goals and outlooks. More recently, Soravia has begun to cooperate extensively with the nations of ROSPO, particularly Xiaodong, as well as Satucin in Asteria Inferior. "South-south cooperation", as it has come to be known, is greatly welcomed in Soravia and something it is widely involved it, despite its geographical position. Relations with the Asterias are generally achieved in coordination with Xiaodong and Satucin, and cooperation has increased in recent times with their collective support for the Mariranan military in the ongoing Mariranan Civil War. Similarly to ROSPO and the International Forum for Developing States, Soravia positions itself as a viable economic and geopolitical alternative to the Euclean Community.

The country is also widely recognised as one of the world's great powers, maintaining a sizable nuclear-capable military, a large economy and a worldwide geopolitical presence. Soravia is a founding member of the Community of Nations, and is a permanent member of its Security Committee. It is a signatory of the Treaty of Shanbally in 1965 and is also one of its recognised legal nuclear states, although Soravia's commitment to the treaties aims of nuclear disarmament have been questioned due to its support of the illegal Xiaodongese nuclear program. Soravia was also a founding member of the International Council for Democracy, but was suspended in 1997, and a full member of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs, the International Trade Organisation and the League of Oil Producing States.

Political divisions

Top-level administration divisions of Soravia

After the dissolution of the UPSR in 1983, Aleksander Shelyapin sought to preserve Soravia's unitary structure but with some compromises for populations now under the post-dissolution Soravian republic where unrest had been growing. The majority of Soravia retained their oblast boundaries before dissolution, but six directly-controlled cities were introduced (Samistopol, Luchintsy, Velike Vishnavaya, Patovatra, Ulan Khol and Nimganopol), as well as new sub-national republics. Republics have nominal control over their insignia, national anthems and some domestic administration, while Soravia represents them in all international commitments.

Economy

Soravia has historically been an economy that bridged the gap between agriculture and industrialisation, particularly in the 19th century. Soravia was hit badly by the Great Collapse in the 1910s and operated autarkic policies under the guidance of Vladislav Pudovkin for much of the early 20th century. International trade began to flourish following the conclusion of the Great War and Soravia became a prime exporter of military armaments, carrying on from the market created by the Great Collapse, marketed its arms to many illiberal regimes in Coius who the eastern Euclean powers refused to sell weapons to. The Pardarian Revolutionary Resistance Command during the Pardarian Civil War in Zorasan marked one of the first major breakthrough for Soravian armament selling in the 1940s, and has since gone on to arm allies of itself in many members of Samorspi as well as countries like X and X. Soravia itself produces a plethora of military weaponry, vehicles, as well as spacecraft.

Soravia still retains a somewhat significant agricultural sector and subsistence farming still exists in some rural communities. Soravia remains one of the highest exporters of agricultural produce in Euclea, aimed mainly at budget supermarket chains across Euclea and the Asterias, exporting mainly seafood and beef products. Soravia was one of the first countries to introduce mechanisation for farming in the 1800s.

The Soravian economy suffered profusely with the breakup of the Soravian Empire, with the economy not recovering to the 1979 level until 1990. Industrial production skyrocketed after 1990 as the government introduced significant re-employment plans to allow people affected by the civil war to enter the workforce again. Due to this, a large amount of workers began working industrial jobs in government-subsidised factories for a wide-range of manufactured products. Strong economic continued through the 1990s and the 2000s and the Soravian economy was comfortably the fastest growing economy of the developed Euclean powers. Today, Soravia's economy is the world's fourth-largest and Euclea's second-largest economy by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), with a gross domestic product of over $3 trillion. It operates a mixed economy that blends privatisation and the free market with controlled levels of state interventionism, and is often described as a middle-income country in Euclea, although in recent times this has rapidly changed.

Agriculture and fishing

Agriculture continues to play a significant role in the Soravian economy and the export of Soravian natural goods and produce. Especially in rural villages and communities, agriculture often forms the backbone for the economies of towns in the west of Soravia. In the 1950s, president Gabriel Tozulyak aimed to move the west of the country away from traditional agricultural economies towards complete integration into Soravia's expanded market-driven economy. He reduced state-driven routes for domestic produce and began the construction of suburban areas over arable farming land. By 1961 Soravia's agricultural produce had dropped by more than 15%, as did its available arable and farmable land. Agriculture experienced a revival in the late-1970s to early-1980s and has functioned as an area of economic importance since. With Euclea's largest deposits of arable land and one of its primary agricultural exporters, especially in crops such as barley, maize and wheat as well as the cultivation and farming of livestock, mainly cattle, it remains a significant agricultural nation.

Vineyards in western Zalykia producing 1815 Khabara, Zalykia's most popular wine.
A typical family farm property in southern Lushkina.

Vineyards are common across the west of Soravia, and wine is a significant export from the province of Zalykia. Soravia is also a major producer and exporter of spirits, especially ones with high alcohol content. Corn, rye, maize and wheat are all grown in Soravia and used for the production of alcohol and base spirits that are later bought by companies worldwide for separate distillation, bottling and selling. Soravia's main alcoholic export is spirits, although beer is also a commonly-produced alcoholic beverage.

Most farms in Soravia come under corporate farm ownership with the decline of family or subsistence farming in the 1940s and 1950s. Tozulyak-era reforms that restructured the way agricultural products were collected, sold and the income funneled back to family farms in the 1950s encouraged the creation of corporate farm exporting that operated separately of state-led routes. By the 1980s, corporate farms made up half of farming plots in Soravia and today the number is around 65%. Family and individual farms make up around 30% while the much more uncommon peasant farms only make up 5%. Family farms are generally regarded as higher quality and their produce is often used in more expensive products.

Fishing also makes up a considerable role of Soravia's agricultural output. With over 11,000 kilometres (6,800 miles) of coastline, the longest in Euclea, that is unfrozen year-round, a significant variety and amount of fish are caught and sold to Soravia's markets every year. Among the most common freshwater fish are blood salmon, pink salmon and lake trout, which have all been introduced to Soravia's rivers and lakes. Fishing is also a considerable export in Terekhivka where the Lake Nimgan lies. Eels and sharks are also fished in Soravia and are considered domestic delicacies. Ochyryby (sometimes transliterated as Ochiribi), which is fermented shark, has gained international notoriety, particularly for its unusual nature and its smell.

Energy

The Borsha Dam was completed in 2001 and produces the most hydroelectricity in Euclea.

Soravia produces some of the highest amounts of energy in the world, both for use within the country and for export to other countries. It has direct access to the large sea oil reserves in the Haillet's Sea through George Ruset Land, which it shares with Cassier, and smaller oil reserves within the Perovo Sea. Soravia is one of the largest oil exporters in the world and often sells to Coius, and is a member of the League of Oil Producing States. By 2023, it is estimated that Soravian oil production will rise to 3 million bbl/day.

Soravia also produces a significant amount of electrical power, mainly through an increased amount of hydroelectric activity on the country's six rivers, which has been criticised by countries who also share the rivers with Soravia. Hydroelectricity makes up a significant portion of Soravia's energy use, and is the least exported method of energy in Soravia. Most of Soravia's energy income comes from its vast reserves of natural gas, which it exports across Euclea. The partially-publicised Zakhaz extracts, refines and exports around 85% of Soravia's total natural gas output annually. Soravia has continued to fund gas pipelines in western Euclea, often selling energy to members of the Samistopol Cooperation Organisation, and has particular political influence in countries such as Kantemosha and Ambrazka, who rely heavily on Soravian natural gas for energy resources. The Borsha Dam on the river Kvasy produces the most hydroelectric output in Euclea, at 36.7 tWh.

Around 15% of Soravia's energy is provided through the usage of nuclear power plants, although this number has been gradually declining over time. While a nuclear incident has never occurred in Soravia on a notable scale, the government is still wary of the drawbacks of power plants and the significant environmental effects that a nuclear meltdown could have on the surrounding environments and biospheres. The last power plant within fifty kilometres of a major urban centre, the Gorashtovo Nuclear Power Plant, was shut down in 2004, and lay around 30 kilometres west of Luchintsy. Gradually the government has taken steps to its eventual destruction and replacement with a more environmentally-friendly housing. Despite its right-wing nature, the government is considered fairly environmentally-friendly and has consistently taken steps to preserve or conserve many of Soravia's major natural areas, including forests, lakes and mountains.

Industry

An offshore oil platform in the Perovo Sea.

Soravia is a heavily industrialised country and boasts one of the largest industrial sectors in Euclea. Having been industrialised later than its eastern Euclean counterparts, Soravian industry was hit particularly hard by the Great Collapse in 1913, however government intervention in the economy created a funded industrial sector for unemployed workers to produce military equipment for the state, which employed many who had been made redundant by the crisis. President Vladislav Pudovkin is often credited for a revival of the Soravian industry, with the country still having a large industrial sector in the modern day, and one of the largest in Euclea.

Soravia continues to imploy a large portion of its current industrial workforce in the production of military-related equipment, including armoured vehicles, aircraft, naval ships, small arms and spacecraft. The second largest industrial employer is the energy industry, which includes workers in oil rigs in the Haillet's Sea and Perovo Sea, as well as natural gas fracking workers who work primarily in the mainland. It is estimated that around 10% of Soravia's workforce is employed in an industrial sector such as energy or production, however this rate is slowly decreasing as more and more people secure jobs in tertiary or quaternary research sectors, such as health, medicine or research.

Infrastructure and transport

A typical state route sign in Soravia; KR is the two-letter code for Kriklivets Province

Soravia's infrastructure is significantly more widespread that any other country in Euclea, due to its size. Most major cities in Soravia are linked with a variety of high-speed transport methods, including motorways, rail links, and air routes. Soravia has Euclea's largest air traffic zone that extends out into the Lumine Ocean and Perovo Sea. In 2013 the Soravian government announced plans to begin the construction of several high-speed rail links connecting the cities of Samistopol and Patovatra with the western provinces and south-eastern cities, where construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. Soravia has also theorised plans of a major high-speed rail, nicknamed the "Spine of Euclea" (Soravian: Хребет Євклея; Khrebet Yevkleya), which aim to connect to major members of Samorspi. The Spine of Euclea rail system, if completed in its theorised form, will run from Samistopol to the capital of Gibany in Drosnja, passing through 8 sovereign states. Soravia has some high speed railway tracks, mainly in urban conurbations in the east, with older rails connecting most other places in the country. Plans to expand high-speed rail links across the country, particularly connecting the east and west, have been gradually implemented over the past ten years.

The roads in Soravia are generally good quality and most cities are connected by dual carriageway roads to the rest of Soravia. Soravia has the longest motorway network of any Euclean country, with 16 different national routes within the country. The NM-1, which connects Samistopol to the city of Gashun in Zalykia, is also the longest single road in Euclea. Large roads in Soravia are split into national routes (національний маршрут; natsionalʹnyy marshrut), which run between states and cities and are maintained by the central government, and state routes (державний маршрут; derzhavnyy marshrut). National routes are indicated by the numbering NM-X, whilst state routes are indicated by a unique two-letter state code followed by three numbers.

Science and technology

Maria Boskovsky contributed greatly to the astronautics theory.

Soravia has produced many notable scientists and has contributed significant advancements to the fields of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computing, geometry and physics. Along with the rest of Euclea, scientists during the enlightenment were present significantly in Soravia, and many of the country's top universities during this period. The University of Malbay, founded in 1604 by astronomer Oleg Shulyayev, is considered the country's top university and was attended by many notable scientists throughout Soravia's history.

Kolba's law, photovoltaic effect and Vannian radiation are among Soravia's primary discoveries in the field of physics, curated by Vas Kolba, Olezka Ewaschuk and Yuri Vann respectively. Universal gravitation was discovered and documented by Lawrence Lugin in the 17th century.

In the field of chemistry, Grigor Tyshchenko created the world's first version of a periodic table, which listed the then-known elements according to their atomic weight, and revolutionised the grouping of elements that dislayed apparent periodicity if arranged by atomic weight. He also curated the Periodic Law, which Tyshchenko was able to use to calculate previously-unknown properties of various elements. He also theorised the existence of unknown elements using the Periodic Law, many of which were later discovered throughout his lifetime. Grigorium, a synthetic laboratory element, is named after him.

Soravia was particularly scientifically active during the early periods of space exploration and discovery. The contributions of Maria Boskovsky to initial iterations of the astronautics theory spearheaded global space flight development and construction, and is regarded as both a scientific pioneer as well as a gender icon who broke societal barriers and became one of the world's first renowned female scientists of the 20th century. It was one of six countries to send a cosmonaut to the moon in 1964, and since 1990 has one of Euclea's largest space ports in the Viktor V. Matvyenko Cosmodrome in Terekhivka.

It is also at the forefront of military engineering, and has consistently maintained a modernised fleet of naval vessels and aircraft. Its Gulka series of fighter jets and the Gulka G-14 have entered supersonic and stealth development, one of few countries to do so. It also manufactured many ships used by the post-colonial and developing world throughout the 1940s and 1950s. It employed nuclear power throughout the late 20th century and is a member state of the Atomic Energy Commission. Soravia continues to modernise technologically today, and while still considered a very high development country by the Human Development Index (HDI) (0.823 in 2018), it is still considerably behind its eastern Euclean counterparts.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1900 33,726,681—    
1937 54,188,263+1.29%
1947 61,028,377+1.20%
1957 64,725,516+0.59%
1967 69,415,623+0.70%
1977 72,618,729+0.45%
1987 73,019,922+0.06%
1997 76,838,191+0.51%
2007 83,716,201+0.86%
2017 88,081,653+0.51%
2021 89,582,155+0.42%

Soravia has a population of 88 million in the 2017 census, however this number is expected to have exceeded 89 million in 2020 and is expected to rise further to 90 million by July 2021. It is the most populous country in Euclea and the second-most populous outside of Coius, behind only Satucin. This population is primarily dominated by Episemialist Soravians, who make up around 80% of the population, with the next largest demographic being the Zalyks in Zalykia at around 14%, with the remaining 5-6% being made up of immigrant communities or ethnic populations near the borders of the former imperial republics, including Vichods, Seniaks, Vedmedis, and Minilovians.

Soravia has a fairly high birth rate, with 12.8 people born per 1000 women, higher than the average seen in the Euclean Community, but this is beginning to decrease as technology progresses within the country and more families choose to not have children. Life expectancy in Soravia is 74.6 years for men and 79.1 years for women, which has risen in recent years due to a major crackdown on violent crime, especially within the adolescent and teenage populace, in Soravia's major cities. Soravia encourages immigration, especially from states formally within its borders, and the government has launched many programs to assist immigrations in settling down in Soravia. Despite this, there is still large social prejudice against immigrant populations, especially those originating from outside of Euclea or Chistovodia. Many independent organisations have called Soravia's social prejudice against immigrants one of the worst still remaining in Euclea. Despite these prejudices, Soravia's immigrant populace, numbering around 4-5 million, is one of the largest in Euclea.

Education

The entrance to the astronomy building at the University of Malbay is situated in the middle of the city.

Education in Soravia is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16, where students will rise through three tiers of the schooling system. At the ages of 5 and 6, students will attend kindergarten, where the begin to learn basic intellectual skills such as the alphabet, small words in Soravian, and counting. Kindergarten in Soravia is often compared to daycare systems in eastern Euclea, with before-and-after school clubs widely available to care for kids whose parents are working at usual start and end times for the school day. At 6, students enter their first year of primary school, while the first year is comparatively similar to kindergarten, learning eventually picks up through the year, building on skills they have learnt in kindergarten.

At age 11, students will take their preliminary secondary exams, which are non-binding for high school entry but are used to arrange the students into respective bands for their high school education. Students will enter high school aged 11-12, and will remain until they are 16. For the final two years of high school students choose subjects to take forward for two years and to study their primary secondary exams on. A wide range of subjects are offered at most schools throughout the country, however some schools may choose to offer subjects others do not. Most common subjects, such as geography or STEM subjects, are offered at all schools. One primary secondary exams have been completed, students may enter the workforce or attend college until 18, where they will study two or three subjects to take to their university preliminaries. At 18, students can then enter university through their prelim exams. Soravia has a range of quality universities, with its main one, the University of Malbay, consisting ranking in the top 10 in Euclea.

Languages

Map of the Soravian-speaking world:
  Native or official language
  Recognised secondary or non-official language

Soravia is fairly linguistically diverse. Soravian is the main language, national and official language, and is spoken by the plurality of the population as a daily language as well as one of business and commerce. The national government only recognises Soravian as an official language, and other regional languages are left to the legislatures of their respective provinces to recognise. Zalyk is by far the most-spoken recognised minority language in Soravia, with an estimated 6 million L1 speakers and a further 10 million L2 speakers in Soravia, it was recognised as a regional language by the Grand Khural of Zalykia in one of its first sessions in 2005. Seniak and Vichod (both official languages of Kantemosha and Ambrazka) gained regional recognition in Sarkola when its legislature reopened and it was elevated to a province in 1991. Volynian is a recognised language both Terekhivka and Zalykia and is the only language to have regional recognition in multiple provinces. Vedmedi is a recognised language in Kriklivets and Titiqituq is a recognised language by the council of George Ruset Land.

Many spoken languages in Soravia do not have provincial or territorial recognition, and most of these languages stem from diasporas that have emigrated to the country throughout its history. Miersan is a minor language spoken by around 15,000 people in Soravia. Samundrese is one of the largest non-recognised languages, and comes from settled sayars as well as immigrants from Kassar during the early 20th century, and is spoken by around 250,000 of the diaspora in Soravia, particularly in its urban centres.

Soravian is also a widely-spoken language abroad, and as a result of Soravia's colonial holdings and expeditions, Soravian is a recognised language in other countries, mainly in the Asterias. Most of the member states of Samorspi have Soravian minorities and recognise it as a minority language, and the organisation itself uses it as its official working language. Both Chistovodia and Vinalia use Soravian as their official and working language. The total number of Soravian speakers worldwide is estimated to be around 180 million and could be as high as 200 million. Soravian is one of the highest spoken Euclean languages in the world.

Religion

Soravia has historically been dominated by its Episemialist populace and the Episemialist Church, which spread from Amathia and Piraea in the 6th century BC. Much of Soravia's history centres around its religious status, with the Soravian Episemialist Church being of the largest geographical religious denominations in Euclea. Around 90% of Soravia's populace in Episemialist, the highest majority of Sotirianism in any country in Euclea (with the exception of Tibernum) by a significant margin. Zalyks have historically followed a variety of religions, including Badi, Irfan, Satyism and their own forms of paganism, however most of these differing beliefs were eradicated when Saint Nikolai of Lipa converted much of the Zalyk populace during its subjugation by the Duchy of Pavatria. A revival of Zalyk Badists occurred in the early 1980s during the Sostava War.

Soravia is known and renowned for its unique religious architecture, and boasts some of the largest churches and cathedrals in Euclea. St Nikolai's Cathedral in Samistopol is one of the largest in Episemialist Euclea and is one of the primary landmarks of the religion, inciting many visitors from Episemialist followers in Amathia, Piraea and Kantemosha and Ambrazka, as well as small Episemialist populations in eastern Euclea. Soravia runs many political and overseas funds for Episemialist populations abroad, and often encourages their migration into Soravia in cases of severe persecution.

Sexuality and LGBT rights

Pavatria Pride is one of the few annual LGBT rallies that are permitted to go ahead by both local and national government, and occurs every November in Patovatra.

Openness about sexuality and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Soravia have been shunned and discouraged by the ruling Patriots' Front of Soravia since 1983. LGBT people regularly experience discrimination and face both legal and social challenges that are not experienced by other people. It is estimated that around 3–5% of the Soravian population are openly LGBT, although this number is likely an underestimate due to the prevailing homophobic and transphobic attitudes throughout the country. In 2006, Mergen Baynev's 6th Duma passed the Sexual Activity Bill, permitting private homosexual intercourse between two consenting individuals. Since then, experts have pointed to Soravia as a country where attitudes towards LGBT individuals are not progressing in a similar manner to other Euclean countries.

Five of Soravia's eleven constituent provinces (Lushkina, Myrutyn, Rykovychi, Shumsk and Zalykia) have passed separate local law banning or limiting the distribution of "LGBT propaganda" within provincial borders. In these states, it is mostly illegal to hold LGBT rallies, speak out in support of LGBT rights or discuss homosexual relationships in educational institutions. Rural parts of Soravia are often seen as more hostile to LGBT individuals than their urban counterparts, and human rights organisations such as the International Human Rights Observatory and Liberty House have regularly advised "serious caution" to LGBT individuals who wish to travel outside of Soravia's larger cities. Pride parades are regularly disbanded or barred from going ahead, and are limited to Soravia's major cities. Almost all of the Soravian parties that see representation in the Duma have been described as explicitly anti-LGBT by outside observers, with the exception of few individual party members or independent non-inscrits. Same-sex marriage is illegal and same-sex civil unions have never been recognised in Soravia. Same-sex couples are currently not permitted to adopt children, although opinion of this is beginning to change among polls, especially among young voters.

The Soravian Code for Civil Law and Administration mentions under Section 17.1a lists "transsexualism" and "gender dissonance" as mental disorders, sections that have been upheld in Soravian courts multiple times in cases related to workplace LGBT discrimination. In the military, LGBT people face regular casual discrimination, although the military adopts a de facto policy of "don't ask, don't tell".

Culture

Architecture

The Vorgol Building in Filimonovka is an apartment highrise in the Nebozhy style, and is famous for its large mural.
The Samistopol City Council building is an example of colourful, stucco-based architecture in Soravia.
Atomium is a modernist monument that sought to represent the UPSR's scientific ventures, erected in 1961.

Architecture in Soravia takes a plethora of both modern and historical influence. Throughout its history, architecture in Soravia has been influenced mainly by Amathian and Verliquoian styles, especially following the country's conversion to Sotirianism by the Empire of Arciluco during the period of the Great Vesemir.

Episemialist architecture within the country is often characterised by its fanciful and ornate nature, displayed in some of Soravia's largest, oldest and most famous churches and cathedrals. It often differs from its Solarian counterparts in the east in build and stature. Even in smaller local churches in smaller villages, the application of vibrant colour in religious build can be observed. Churches built around the period of the Iconoclast Wars also sport many homages to Jesus Sotiras, much more than can be seen in a religious building from a different period.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, an increasing amount of eastern Euclean architects travelled to Soravia to design and build buildings in a more eastern renaissance style. Often seen in cities such as Luchintsy and Velike Vishnavaya, the implementation of eastern-styled architecture gave a unique identity to these eastern cities. Soravian architecture at the time was less focused on beauty and style, and had adopted an increasingly utilitarian purpose since the Great Western March oversaw the construction of settling of many news cities in the north-west of Soravia.

The 19th century industrial revolution in Soravia gave rise to the importance of compact, urban housing. Wide streets, named prospekts, were constructed in major industrialised cities and lined with terraced brick housing that could house hundreds of workers. Seen particularly in Samistopol and Patovatra, this terraced housing came to form the brunt of both cities' poorer districts and slums. These compact streets of housing are often viewed as a continuation of the utilitarian architecture that came to characterise Soravian buildings since as early as the 15th century. Pudovkin-era architecture aimed to rejuvenate these desolate and derelict streets, and began to adopt a more modernised approach that including the introduction of brutalism in the mid-1920s. Large concrete blocks as well as more abstract and blocky designs came to represent the developments of new Soravian architecture throughout the mid-20th century. Civilian areas such as bus stops, public parks, restaurants, squares and streets were all revamped with brutalist or brutalist-inspired art pieces. Nebozhy apartment highrises also take large inspiration from the brutalist movement of the early-to-mid 20th century, and are now widespread apartment buildings throughout Soravia.

Art

The Newlyweds, a realist painting by Catherine Beaumonoir.

Soravia is famous for its vibrant musical and artistic scenes, and was the one of the forefront countries in artistic innovation throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Soravia is often viewed as the birthplace of realism in art, and the deviation from social normalities in art seen in the works of the famous painter Catherine Beaumonoir allude to the changing cultural aspect of Soravia, despite her being abroad at the time. Many of Beaumonoir's contemporaries were enticed by the realist movement, and by the time Beaumonoir had passed in 1856, it had become one of the most popular artistic movements in Soravia. Soravia is also famous for its many religious frescoes that depict influential religious or royal figures and adorn many of the grand cathedrals within the country.

After the death of Eduard Olsov, Soravia's modernist art scene exploded into popularity through the subsequent Volatile Decades, art movements and styles such as cubism, dadaism and fauvism typified Soravia's early 20th-century expressionist period of art. Artists such as Maryna Vakalenko, Tamara Tereshchenko and Lina Tretyak were among the period's most revered and famed artists. Modernist art movements of the 1910s also saw female artists popularised in an increasing manner, and far more than in previous art movements. Beaumonoir herself saw increased popularity during this period. The modernist art movements also gave birth to the uniquely Soravian Vidkamen sculpting movement, blending elements of cubism and fauvism to produce colourful and vibrant sculptures, many of which still remain in excellent condition to this day.

Samistopol is regarded as a centre for Euclean art in the modern era, and many museums and showrooms are dedicated entirely to the display of artistic works from a variety of periods and eras. The Muzey Mystets in Samistopol is among Euclea's largest and most notable art galleries, and displays a wide range of Soravian art through a time span of over 400 years. The most visited art museum in Soravia is the MSKT (Музей сучасних та класичних творів; Muzey suchasnykh ta klasychnykh tvoriv, "Museum of Modern and Classic Works") in Luchintsy, with over 5 million entries in 2018. Most museums are run or owned by their respective cities, but it is not uncommon to see larger museums in the ownership of the state. Velike Vishnavaya, Patovatra, Lipa, Malbay and Filimonovka also house significant galleries and museums.

Cinema

The film poster for Keshkov, a 1960s sci-fi film that came to characterise the 1960s film boom in Soravia.

Cinema in Soravia has its origins in the late 1920s, with the recovery of the Soravian economy and the general end of the Great Collapse. While older moving pictures had been invented and published in Gaullica throughout the 1890s and 1900s, wartime circumstances meant that photographic and film equipment manufactured there was not shipped to Soravia. Because of this, early Soravian film cameras were separate inventions to the Gaullican – and broadly eastern Euclean – counterparts. Pyotr Sokolov was the first to patent a recognisable film camera in 1923, and the Sokolov 440, a refined model of his earlier invention, became one of the first widely-used film cameras in Soravia throughout the late 1920s. Silent films were the first to enter the Soravian cinema market, with publications such as The Southern Wind (1927), A Night in Koskov (1928) and Seafarer, also published in 1928. Among the most influential directors in this early era of Soravian film was Adrik Sahaidachny, whose silent films gained worldwide recognition throughout the war. The success of Soravia's film industry eventually jeoparised its success, as Pudovkin's wartime government aimed to capitalise on this, commissioning film studios, directors and actors to produce wartime propaganda films through the 1930s. While the essential nationalisation and consolidation of the film industry by the government in Soravia did not go as far as it did in Functionalist Gaullica, it was still considerable.

As the war ended, Pudovkin loosened restrictions on the film industry and in the 1930s and 1940s, the first Soravian sound films began to develop. The boost in the Soravian film industry was part of a larger trend of Euclea-wide cinema boosts, especially with films that depicted the recently-passed Great War. Many prolific directors of the era, including Bogdan Doroshenko, Maksimillian Yurchenko, and Ivano Panchyk made their directorial breakthroughs with post-war films. Pudovkin's government aimed to continue to stimulate the local film industry, but higher quality and better produced films abroad began to dominate the film market in Soravia by the 1940s. In 1934, around 55% of films shown in Soravian cinemas were of Soravian origin, but by 1940 that had dropped to around 10%. Coupled with increasing production from the Asterias, Pudovkin's government passed decrees that mandated the display of at least 25% locally-produced films at cinemas across the country. In effect, this policy lessened the quality of films in Soravia, and gave rise to Vazhkar films – low-quality high-action films produced quickly to fulfill film quotes for cinemas. Sometimes, Vazhkar films would be produced by the cinemas themselves under different aliases. Wartime films picked up again in the mid-1940s, this time without governmental influence, with the Solarian War. Towards the end of his tenure, Pudovkin placed greater restrictions on film production in Soravia, particularly on subjects. These restrictions were eventually loosened by Gabriel Tozulyak in 1961, which massively increased film production and quality in Soravia. Directors such as Motka Shevchuk became globally famous for sci-fi films such as Keshkov, and Soravia was a pioneer in science fiction films.

Vilem Gardos also placed restrictions on Soravian film, but were quickly loosened again by Sava Tokar and wartime films gained a massive boost with the conclusion of the Sostava War in 1983. Sostava films of the 1980s would often depict guerrilla warfare in Zalykia, and in some cases were classed as derogatory films towards Zalyks, although this trend eventually waned into the 1990s. Due to relative size, Soravian film continues to dominate film showings in many Samorspi countries, and its industry is worth tens of billions of Euclos. While not considered a premier film producing country, Soravian films still enter the box offices in multiple countries across Euclea.

Cuisine

Buuz are a staple in Zalyk cuisine, and are similar to dumplings.

Soravia has a wide array of cuisines that stem from many different regions of the world. In particularly, Zalyk cuisine has had a profound influence on the overall Soravian culinary identity. Dumplings such as buuz are often filled with meat and eaten by the Soravian populace, and they are often compared to dim sums or dumplings from southern Coius, where they originate. Suutei tsai has become popular as a unique iteration of the famous Soravian tea culture, and a popular choice for tourists travelling to Soravia to try. Yak butter and kumis are traditionally farmed by Zalyk farmers and are a staple in Zalyk day-to-day cuisine, while khorkhog and boortsog are more of a delicacy.

On the Euclean side, Soravian cuisine has blended traditional foods of the east with the flair of Zalyk cuisine in the west, especially in the modern day. Soups and stews are especially popular in Soravia, and many versions of noodle soups and meat-based stews found across the country, stemming from the popularity of the dishes during wartime. Soups often make use of common vegetables or produce from Soravia's vast agricultural diversity and output, commonly featuring foods such as beef, carrots and cabbage. Desserts like blini, small wheat pancakes, have also grown in popularity recently as a staple street food, especially among tourists to the country.

Literature and philosophy

Literature in Soravia has existed since the time of the Great Vesemir, where poems dedicated to early Marolevic pagan beliefs were enscribed on trees and rocks throughout the country. With the introduction of the Sotirian Holy Bible in around the 9th century, translated and transliterated by the Empire of Arciluco to convert the pagan Marolevs of the west, religious literature emerged to become popular among the Duchy of Pavatria's established noble classes, with many hymns, songs, chants and poems being written throughout the 10th and 11th centuries in both the Pavaric script and religious Glagolitic script.

J.L. Chernysh (1698–1750), Claudiu Tismaneanu (1831–1901), Olek Krymchuk (1840–1895) and Ivanna Medvid (1904–1970) are among Soravia's most famous authors

Pavaric eventually dominated as the writing system of most early Pavatrians, while Glagolitic was retained as a liturgical script by the Patriarchate of Pavatria, who regularly published their hymns and chants in the script. In the same time frame, Zalyk literature was emerging among its royals and khans, with the region giving extreme importance to the idea of songs of worship, songs of battle and songs sung at death. Ulämörndün, one of the earliest recorded songs of Zalykia, was composed around the 9th century, apocryphically by Chanyu Ekkin, a Tagamic warlord and leader who led the insurgency into Euclea in the 8th century. Evidence of literature in Zalykia can be found earlier than that of Pavatria, attributed mainly to their established script, which allowed them to publish literature earlier.

Religious literature again saw a massive spike in the 14th and 15th century, particularly surrounding the issue of iconoclasm in the Episemialist Church. Officially, the church had taken an iconodulic position on the matter, putting it at odds with the neighbouring Polianian patriarchate, who espoused iconoclastic beliefs. Iconodulism was criticised by many early religious figures in Soravia, many of whom were later persecuted or exiled, leading to the emergence of many folk tales pertaining to the subject of divine will as a result of iconodulism, many of which are still widely known today and applied metaphorically to a broader range of topics. Trazheno, one of the earliest folk tales, emerged around the 15th century, and told the tale of Michel Pasnit, an iconoclastic priest living in Velike Vishnavaya who was separated from his family and exiled to Poliania during the Iconoclast Wars. The story signifies the idea of obedience and hierarchical respect, and, while still remaining popular in Soravia, its morals have been criticised by many literary critics and authors from other countries.

Until the early 18th century, much of Soravian literature was a prized commodity enjoyed by only its noble and wealthy populace, however after the Ten Years' War, the emergence of literature as a common practise in the east saw many Soravian authors and early philosophers begin to produce their work in the country. Early authors such as J.L. Chernysh, Ilya Moroz and A.V. Mykhajlenko laid the basis for widespread and recognisable literature in Soravia. Both Chernysh and Moroz were playwrights whose theatre became extremely popular in the country as well as abroad in Eastern Euclea. Romantic literature and poetry, particularly that whose subject was nature, also became extremely popular throughout the 18th century, while classicism also remained popular throughout Soravia in the early 1700s. Novelism also emerged in the 18th century but did not become widely popular until the 1800s, where stories of war, marriage and life in general became popular, especially those of a fictional sense. Books detailing national history were also published first around the early 1800s, and educational institutions advanced greatly during the ensuing period of creativity. Minister-President Wenceslaus von Alzen greatly encouraged literary creativity during his tenure, and commended the great advancements the country had made in its literary culture throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries. After the War of the Triple Alliance, stories of war and famine began to emerge throughout Soravia.

Republican literature became popular during the reign of Eduard Olsov, during which it was pushed heavily by the state as essential literary material. Some of Soravia's leading novelists completed much of their work in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including Yakiv Kozachenko, Olek Krymchuk, D.A. Kulish as well as Amathian emigrée Claudiu Tismaneanu, often regarded as Soravia's finest foreign novelist. War stories emerged again during and following the Great War and Solarian War, now portraying war in an extremely negative light and bringing public attention to the horrors and trauma of conflict. Ivanna Medvid's Tale of Two Halves was one of the biggest selling post-war novels in Euclea, and Medvid's only novel. In the modern-day, the emergence of fantasy novels has had a large impact on Soravia's literature, and is now one of its most popular genres.

Music

Dima Hadzhima is among Soravia's most recognisable musical figures.

Soravia's music scene is often referred to as Euclea's most unique, having blended two wildly different cultural backgrounds in the Soravian and Zalyk to produce its own historical music scene that was unlike any seen in Euclea before it. Progression from medieval music and military chants such as Ulämörndün, often attributed to the legendary conquerer Ekkin, in the 9th century blended with the traditional music of the Soravians, similar to many Eucleans, taking large influence from religion and ceremonial instruments such as the organ and harp. During the Imperial era, Kantemosha and Ambrazkan-born composer Dimitri Hopko wrote and performed his Symphony No. 3 at the Nikolai IV Theatre in Samistopol in 1798, eventually growing to be one of Euclea's most famous compositions, especially of the baroque era.

Among the famous composers of classical music originating in Soravia are Mikhail Sagachanov, Igor Rayt, Ilya Bobrov-Ivchenko and Abraham Minkovski, whose contributions to baroque music, romanticism and opera influenced and continue to influence compositions to this day. Lev Letov has also gained notoriety for his modern compositions, including Deo gratias and Mea culpa.

Soravia was one of the pioneering states of electronic music and one of the first to utilise the advent of the synthesiser in the 1960s, through artists such as Gregori Udivenko and bands like Zhakhy, whose debut album Prospekt is seen as a pioneering album in the ambient rock and experimental rock genres. Soravia has a storied history of modern music, including many forms of disco, rock and pop music. Electronic and dance genres with a pioneering history in Soravia include house, drum and bass and jungle. Artists such as Vitaly Shevchenko are also credited with introducing breakcore.

Music in the 1980s, particularly after the Sostava War, moved towards early coldwave and post-punk influences, and bands such as Prynyato, Respublika and Nove Svitlo gained popularity across Euclea. Senro-Soravian musician Dima Hadzhima gained considerable fame worldwide as the lead singer and frontman of rock band Irzha, and is considered an influential figure in the development of rock in western Euclea. Elements of post-rock were also incorporated into Soravian music briefly in the 1990s, but the genre remained relatively obscure among mainstreams artist.

Perhaps the most notable modern music scene in Soravia is its extremely refined and popular cloud rap scene. Beginning the mid-2010s, Soravian rappers began to use more ethereal beats that themselves stemmed from electronic music – particularly vaporwave – that made music seem disconnected and "cloudy" (where the genre gets its name, coined in 2014 by journalist Viktor Dyachuk). Cloud rap mainly idolises the innate and innocent state of adolescence experienced particularly during late teenage years. The genre is extremely popular in Soravia and artists like Rollerr, Molod and Maaalooo regularly chart. Cloud rap is unique due to its almost localised popularity, and the genre sees almost no overseas mainstream popularity. Despite this, it has gained a sizable cult following online, described as one of the first mainstream breakthroughs of internet music.

Sports

The Soravian national ice hockey team in its first year, 1906.

Soravia is an extremely sporty country, and features in many competitions in a massive variety of sports across the world. Some of the more popular supports include football, basketball and ice hockey. Soravia participates in the Lumine Classic with ex-dominion Chistovodia, an annual basketball match for the Lumine Cup, a prestigious trophy for basketball players of both countries. Soravia's Pro League is one of the world's top basketball leagues, and attracts stars from across the world. In football, Soravia is the most recent winner of the IFF Coupe du Monde, having won the 2019 edition of the tournament that was jointly hosted by Piraea and Gibany, beating Nuvania 3–2 in the final. Soravia is traditionally one of the better ice hockey nations, and participates regularly in international tournaments. Soravia is also renowned for its proficiency in winter sports, and has one of the largest Winter Invictus medal tallies in history.

Soravia hosted and won the 2020 Winter Invictus Games in the city of Ulan Khol in Terekhivka Province, winning the most gold medals of any country in the tournament. It was the first time the country had hosted the Winter Invictus Games and the second time it had hosted the Invictus, having held the Summer Games in Patovatra in 1966. Soravia also unsuccessfully bid for the 2015 Coupe du Monde, with the Soravian Football Federation stating it wishes to host an edition of the tournament sometime in the near future.

Soravia has many sporting rivalries, particularly with eastern Euclean nations, Chistovodia in basketball and ice hockey and Cassier in ice hockey. Most recently, Soravia won gold in the women's ice hockey event at the 2020 Winter Invictus Games beat Gaullica for the gold medal in the men's final. Soravia also regularly sends teams to the GBF Basketball World Cup, and has a constructor that competes in the Formula One, as well as a racing circuit in Garbuzy that appears in many annual racing calendars, including Formula One.

National holidays

Soravia has 16 officially recognised national holidays, many of which are classed as public holidays, whereby workers are entitled to days off, however this is not the case for all national holidays. Most national holidays in Soravia involve the Episemialist Church, important national dates, and celebrations of Soravian, as well as Marolevic, culture.

Date Name Native Name Public Holiday Notes
January 1 New Year's Day Новий рік; Novyy rik Yes Celebration of the new year.
January 2–5 Nativity Holiday Свято Різдва; Svyato Rizdva Yes
January 6 Nativity's Eve Святвечір; Svyatvechir Yes Day before the Nativity.
January 7 Nativity Різдво; Rizdvo Yes Celebration of the birth of Jesus Sotiras
January 8 Boxing Day День боксу; Den' boksu Yes Day after the Nativity.
January 19 Epiphany Водохреща; Vodokhreshcha Yes Celebration of the Baptism of the Lord.
February 14 Valentine's Day День святого Валентина; Den' svyatoho Valentyna No
March 11 Maslenitsa Маслениця; Maslenytsya Yes
March 16 Army Day День армії; Den' armiyi Yes Celebration commemorating soldiers of Soravia and the Soravian Army.
moveable Friday Good Friday Хороша п'ятниця; Khorosha p'yatnytsya No
moveable Sunday Easter Sunday Пасхальна неділя; Paskhal'na nedilya Yes
moveable Monday Easter Monday Пасхальна понеділок; Paskhal'na ponedilok Yes
April 2 Victory in Poliania Day Перемога в День Поліанії; Peremoha v Den' Polianiyi No Celebration commemorating Soravia's victory over Poliania in the Great War.
April 9 Navy Day День маринарка; Den' marynarka Yes Celebration commemorating sailors of Soravia and the Soravian Navy.
April 22 Air Force Day День повітряно-військові сили; Den' povitryano-viys'kovi syly Yes Celebration commemorating pilots of Soravia and the Soravian Air Force.
June 17 Minister-President's Day День міністра-президента; Den' ministra-prezydenta No Commemoration of the inauguration of Wenceslaus von Alzen as Soravia's first Minister-President in 1771.
July 13 President's Day/Republic Day День Президента; Den' Prezydenta/День Республіки; Den' Respubliky Yes Celebration of the inauguration of Eduard Olsov and the formation of the Soravian Republic in 1861.
August 2 Bajir Баджир; Badzhyr Yes Traditional Zalyk holiday commemorating Zalyk culture.
August 25 Brasva Брасва; brasva Yes Soravian holiday commemorating Marolevic culture across the world.
September 7 Labour Day День Праці; Den' Pratsi Yes
October 19 St. Nikolai's Day День святого Миколая; Den' svyatoho Mykolaya Yes Celebration commemorating the ascension of Nikolai of Lipa to the throne of Pavatria.
December 31 New Year's Eve Переддень Нового року; Peredden' Novoho roku Yes Day before the new year.

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