Ostrozava
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Prime Republic of Ostrozava Ostrozavská Primárská Republika | |
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 Constitutional Seal
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Motto: "Dělníci se spojují, aby se dařilo." "Workers, come together to thrive!" | |
| Capital and largest city | Karsko |
| Official languages | Ostrozavan |
| Recognised regional languages | Liothidian |
| Ethnic groups (2009) | Ostrozavan (87%) Liothidian (6%) Velik (4%) Drev-Nasjzky (3%) |
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| Demonym(s) | Ostrozavan |
| Government | Socialist Federal Constitutional Republic |
• Primar | Dominik Moravec |
• Facilitator | Vincenc Dostál |
• Supreme Justice | Alan Michálek |
| Legislature | Proletariat Congress |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 37,204,940 |
• Census | 2009 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Per capita | 28,945.98 |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +14 |
| Internet TLD | .oz |
Ostrozava, officially the Prime Republic of Ostrozava (Ostrozavan: Ostrozavská Primárská Republika), is a central Belisarian nation of approximately 40 million inhabitants. It is bordered to its west by Liothidia, with which it shares warm relations, and to its east by Velikograd and Drevstran, with which it shares maritime borders. Ostrozava is largely situated in the Northern Belisarian Plain, with its borders with Liothidia marked by the medium-height Czelia Mountains. The official language of the country is Ostrozavan, a language related nominally to Serendinian and Velik dialects.
The territory of modern Ostrozava was inhabited by the West Gothic people from the 2nd millennium BCE until Slavic colonization in the 3rd century. From the 9th century onwards, it was occupied by West Slavic peoples which primarily consolidated in the Grand Duchy of Ostrozava. In 1909, the Revolution of the Bells overthrew the Grand Duchy and established the current Prime Republic of Ostrozava. As a fragile newcomer to the Belisarian political stage, in 1932 Ostrozava attempted to strengthen its political system, introducing Bauerist elements gleaned from its socialist neighbor of Liothidia, which established the two-party paragdim and current constitutional status quo. Since 2008, the state has been governed by the Progressive Party.
Culturally, Ostrozava is considered part of both central and eastern Belisaria. Though primarily a West Slavic country, the nation has sizeable minorities of related groups, including Liothidians, Veliks, and Drev-Nasjzky, as well as some immigrants from Uluujol and Jhengtsang. Ostrozava is often considered to operate in the political paragdim between a socialist state and a traditional presidential democracy. It is a federal republic and a representative democracy anchored in worker's rights and socialistic principles, although it does not consider itself a socialist state officially; one of the two major politically active parties in Ostrozava is the Socialist Party of Ostrozava.
Government and politics
The Prime Republic is a unique form of federation, officially describing itself as a "People's Federation", or "Worker's Federation" (Ostrozavan: Dělnická federace). It is a representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the Ostrozavan Social Contract, which serves as the country's supreme legal document and constitution. For 2018, the P.R.O. ranked 39th on the Democracy Index and 12th on the Corruption Index. In the Ostrozavan socialist-federalist system, citizens are all unilaterally subject to three levels of government: Prime, Subprime, and Local. The local government's duties are typically split between city governments and county governments, with the former holding jurisdiction over urban areas while the latter hold jurisdiction over rural and suburban areas. In almost all cases, executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens by district; representation at all levels is typically first-past-the-post in nature, though some areas have local variation or proportional representation. Many municipal governments, especially those tradtionally belonging to the Socialist Party, have organized themselves as Worker Collectives or organized unions.
The Prime government comprises three branches:
Legislative: The unicameral People's Congress, headed by the Facilitator, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government. It also has the ability to amend and change the Social Contract. Executive: The Primar primarily serves to veto legislative bills before they become law, and appoints the members of the Cabinet and other officers, who administer and enforce Prime laws and policies; all of the Primar's decisions are subject to Congressional override. The Executive also serves as the primary facilitator of foreign diplomacy and Judicial: The Supreme Court and lower Prime courts, whose judges are appointed by the People's Congress, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional; they are considered to have the final say on all matters relating to the Social Contract. They collectively hold jurisdiction over the Ostrozavan People's Defense Force, though the Prime Commander is self-selected.