Paretia

United Kingdom of Paretia Reino Unido Da Paretia (Luzelese) Reino Unido De Paretia (Esmeiran) Regne Unit D'Paretya (Tosutonian) Reino Unido De Paretia (Vicisan)
Flag National Coat of Arms
Motto:  Força na Fraternidade! "Strength in Brotherhood!" ""
Anthem:  Marchamos Juntos! "We March Together!" Royal anthem: Servia Deo, Amplecta Patriae. "Serve God, Embrace Country"
Royal Coat of Arms
Paretia in Euclea(Green) and the Euclean Community(Light Green).
Capital and Largest City	Precea
Official languages	Luzelese Esmeiran Vicisan Tosutonian
Demonym(s)	Paretian
Government	Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• King	Erasmo
• Premier	Isilda Cerqueira
Legislature	Assembleia Nacional
• Upper house	Câmara do Senado
• Lower house	Câmara do Congresso
Establishment
• Unification of The Paretian Peninsula	1541
Area
• Total	240,886 km2 (93,007 sq mi)
• Water (%)	7.02
Population
• 2016 census	31,203,301
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$1,003.02 Billion
• Per capita	$26,345.11
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$739.98 Billion
• Per capita	$23,715.79
Gini (2020)	36.9 medium
HDI (2020)	0.791 high
Currency	Euclo (EUC (€))
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+109
Internet TLD	.pa

Paretia (Luzelese: Paretia), officially the United Kingdom of Paretia (Luzelese: Reino Unido Da Paretia; Esmeiran: Reino Unido De Paretia; Vicisan: Reino Unido De Paretia; Tosutonian: Regne Unit d'Paretya), is a Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy situated in eastern Euclea, located on the Paretian Peninsula. It is shares land borders with two nations, the northwest by Gaullica, and to the southwest by Etruria. It also shares maritime borders with three other nations, to the east by Montecara and Tsabara, and to the southeast by Emessa. Paretia has a population of 31.2 Million people. The Country is a union of four kingdoms, Esmeira, Tosutonia, and Vicisa and Luzela, the latter being the largest and most powerful kingdom of the four. Each of these kingdoms speak a separate language and have different, but still closely intertwined cultures.

The location of Paretia on the western side of Aurean Straits has made it a place of significance throughout much of human history. For much of it's earliest history, the peninsula was inhabited by Tenic cultures, the largest was known as the Eastrian culture. By the 7th century BC, the Piraeans had begun to set up colonial cities across the peninsula. These cities would eventually grow due to the trade that was constantly going through the region. Soon the Solarian Empire would conquer the peninsula, and the empire saw Paretia with high importance and began to invest heavily into the region. Cities were founded by the empire, the largest being Preceus, which today is the capitol, Precea. After the fall of the Empire, it's successor the Verliquoian Empire would take over the peninsula. During this era the Tagamic Invasions from Coius would land on the peninsula and Paretia became the focal point of the conflicts. These hordes would sack and destroy many cities in the peninsula. Eventually the horde was defeated by the Verliquoian hold on the peninsula was severely weakened. Various kingdoms and principalities would form across the peninsula, these kingdoms each had different unique languages such as Luzelese, Esmeiran, Tosutonian, and Vicisan. The most notable of these kingdoms was Luzela, located on the eastern half of the peninsula.

By the 1400's Luzela had made itself far richer and more powerful than it's neighbors. In the early 16th century, the Queen of Luzela Marta I, would lead her armies to conquer the peninsula and install puppet kingdoms ruled by the same royal house as Luzela, House Azulas. Martia I would proclaim a United Paretian Empire or the United Kingdom of Paretia. The various Kingdoms would begin to colonize in Asteria Superior and Asteria Inferior, these colonies would be ruled by the separate kingdoms and had different official languages. In 1688 King Marcellus II would establish create the first Assembleia Nacional. In the 18th century many all of the colonies would gain independence. In 1833, King Xavier II would join a movement to create a constitution for the nation.

In 1913, the Great Collapse would destroy the economy and the government was extremely unpopular, political leader Xulio Sousa would be elected Premier and began to implement popular liberal policies to help the economy, however the pro-entente pro-functionalist monarchy ruled by Ana II would allow and support a takeover by the fascist Solarists led by Carlito Palmyro. Sousa would be sent to exile to Etruria and begin a separate government, supporters of Sousa would begin rebellions and resistance in Paretia. The Great War began with the Solarists allying with Gaullica. Eventually the Grand Alliance and the pro-Sousa rebels would defeat the Entente and the United Paretian Republic would be founded by Sousa, however he would die of age shortly after and his successors would be unable to rebuild the country. The Etrurian Revolutionary Republic would conquer Paretia in the Solarian War. The CN would eventually liberate the country. The instability and separatism after this war would lead to a coup by pro-monarchists in 1946. The monarchy and the United Kingdom was restored by this.

Paretia would join the Euclean Community alongside Amathia in 1995. Today the country is ruled by King Erasmo and the government is lead by Isilda Cerqueira, who is the head of a moderate to center-right coalition in the Assembleia Nacional. Paretia is currently member of the CN, the EC, the Aurean Forum, and the Association of Solarian Nations.

Etymology

The word "Paretia" comes from the word Parietem, the Solarian word for "Wall". The Solarians named the peninsula when they conquered it. The name derives from the original Piraean name for the peninsula, Empodio, which meant wall in Piraean. The name comes from the idea that the peninsula was a wall that divided the northern oceans to the southern oceans of Euclea. Most Solarian documents and maps labelled the peninsula as either Parietia or Parietium. Other names for the region include West Aurea and Great Luzela.

History

Antiquity

The Solarian Ocerto Aqueduct in the city of Ocerto

•Piraean Colonies
•Solarian Empire

Middle Ages

•Verliquoian Rule
•Tagamic Invasions
•Kingdoms in Paretia form
•Rise of Luzela and Esmeira

Renaissance and Unification

Main article: Paretian Wars

At the Beginning of the renaissance period, art and culture began to explode from the Etrurian city-states and had spread it's influence into the peninsula. During the time, many prominent painters and other artists began to make their works in Paretia, including Esmeiran Juan Albuquerquez and Luzelese Marco De Gama, both influenced by their Etrurian neighbors.

After the discovery of the Asterias by Assim Asteris in 1488, the Luzelese crown began to commission explorers expeditions to colonize on behalf of Luzela. Shortly followed by expeditions by the Esmeirans. They sent explorers such as Andres de Marchena, Tadeu do Rosário, and Duarte Bórgia, these countries would colonize what are today Marchenia, Maracao, Picasia and Belmonte. These colonies would begin to grow in size many from Luzela and Esmeira would immigrate to these colonies, the wealth of the Paretian kingdoms would begin to explode during this period. Luzela also made colonies in modern day Gulbistan, at the port city of Thyropinia.

1530 Portrait of Marta I by painter Antonio Fauliano

In 1524, Queen Marta I would inherit the throne of Luzela her family, the House of Azulas, was a very rich and influencial family with that was heavily supported by the people. At the time the peninsula was divided multiple states, the two largest were Luzela and Esmeira. The Tosutonians however were divided in a lose confederation of Principalities. During this period Marta I sought to make Luzela a greater power as they had become rich from their colonies. They also were the most populous and wielded the largest naval armada of the Paretian kingdoms.

By the early 16th century, one of the regions of the peninsula would become a center of conflict between Luzela and the Tosutonians, this region was known as the Mausoterre, located between Luzela and Tosutonia it was inhabited originally by mostly Tosutonians, but Luzelese peoples moved westward and they would begin to fight over control of the region, many small kingdoms and princedoms would form in this region ruled by both peoples. Luzela at this time was only one of a few Luzelese kingdoms. These other kingdoms were separate and wanted to stay independent. Marta I would use spread the influence of the House of Azulas into these kingdoms and install her family as their rulers. Her family rule new kingdoms, and even would rule the non-Luzelese Kingdom of Visica. Marta I's justification for taking over these kingdoms was to unite the Luzelese from the Tosutonian threats in the Mausoterre.

Map of the Paretian Peninsula in 1528, Luzela(Purple), and the states ruled by House Azulas(Light Purple)

By 1528 Marta I had a bigger agenda, which was to conquer the peninsula by using these puppet kingdoms ruled by the House of Azulas, which would become known as the Alliance of House Azulas. In March 1528 she would invade the Canonizado Order, a small Luzelese Kingdom not ruled by the Azulas House. This would be followed by the invasions of all the neighboring kingdoms of Luzela, such as Esmeira and Tosutonia. This would be the beginning of what is known as the Paretian Wars. Esmeira and Tosutonia would form an alliance against Luzela. Marta I would raise a large army and navy to at the beginning of the war and first invaded Mausoterre and the small Luzelese states. Her armies would conquer these kingdoms swiftly by 1529, but she would set her sights on Esmeira, she would first attempt to capture the city of Vallenoche, which ended up being a massive loss for her armies.

The conflict also began in the colonies as Luzelese forces in Belmonte would invade Picasia. Luzela's naval armada proved to be more powerful as they would defeat the Esmeiran fleet off the coast of Belmonte and in the Solarian Sea. In 1532, Picasia would fall as they were in a supply shortage due to a Luzelese blockade. In Luzela, Marta I's younger siblings, Infante Cássio of Herança and Infanta Alba, would prove themselves as successful military strategists and even better soldiers. Infanta Alba would be given the nickname "The Bloody Princess" by many in eastern Euclea. In 1533, Esmeira would attempt to invade Vicisa, one of Luzela's allies, and would be crushed at the Battle of Liega. The battle would lead to a massive retreat by the Esmeiran forces and the fall of the city of Vallenoche. Up north, the Tosutonian forces were holding out. In 1535 Luzelese forces would begin to besiege the capitol of Esmeira, Ocerto, which would last for 8 months, until the city fell.

The Battle of Acaton, 1537, where the Tosutonian and Esmeiran Armies were defeated by Luzela

By mid 1536 Luzela had conquered most of Esmeira and their colonial possessions, New Esmeira would surrender to Luzela in September 1536. In November 1536, Esmeira, Tosutonia, and their allies would unite their armies and attack the Luzelese city of Herança in the Mausoterre. Marta I had realized their forces were outnumberred and could not reach the city in time, she instead would continue her invasion into Esmeira. She then would have her armies march across the Eastern Aventines into Tosutonia, and in January 1537 would send a message to the Esmeiran and Tosutonian armies. The message said that they the armies of Luzela would burn down the cities of Tosutonia and kill their families while they are busy attacking Herança. The Esmeirans and Tosutonians would then send their armies back home and meet the Luzelese at the plains of Acaton, located in eastern Tosutonia, the Esmeiran and Tosutonian armies were weary and tired as they had rushed back to Tosutonia with haste. The Luzelese forces would destroy their armies swiftly at the Battle of Acaton, which saw the fall of the kingdoms of Tosutonia and Esmeira and the Peninsula of Paretia conquered by Luzela.

For the next four years, Queen Marta I would rule Luzela as one kingdom that ruled the peninsula and would integrate the colonies into the kingdom. In order to keep unrest from occuring, in 1439 Marta would make the colonies separate entities that spoke their separate languages of Esmeiran and Portuguese language. However the language of the government business between the colonies would be Luzelese. Marta would use this system between the colonies as a way to begin setting up the governemnt in Euclea. From 1538 to 1541, Marta I would install puppet monarchies in the conquered kingdoms, all from the House of Azulas. Many of these monarchs were siblings, cousins, and children of Queen Marta I. During this period, the kingdom would grow in wealth even more now with control of the resource-rich lands in Esmeira and Tosutonia, however Marta I saw the faster growth and strength of other, unified, Euclean nations. She decided to unify the peninsula under one state that would rule all four of the kingdoms, in 1541 Marta I would declare The United Paretian Empire, which is today the United Kingdom of Paretia.

Queen Marta I proclaims creation of Paretia

19th Century Paretia

Xavier II accepts The Constitution of The United Kingdom of Paretia

Great War

Xulio Sousa in 1925

Solarist Entente soldiers in the city of Vallenoche, 1931

Geography

Paretia is approximitly 240,886 km2 in size. It is located on the promenant Paretian Peninsula which extends from eastern Euclea. The country is located between the Florian and Lumine Oceans at the Aurean Straights, which separate the country narrowly from Tsabara and the Coius continent.

The Paretia coastline is rough and jagged in most places with rocky shores cliffs spanning it's beaches. The inland regions are separated by towering mountains known as known as the Eastern Aventine Range and rolling hills in around the mountains. The nation's highest peak is Mount Avìle on the western border with Etruria, it reaches as high as 3,057 meters (10,032 ft). The longest river is the River Espiesa which flows from the northern border of Esmeira and Tosutonia and flows to it's mouth at Teradad at the southern end of the country. The flat region in Esmeira is known as the Deguita Plain.

Much of the flatlines of the country are full of rolling hills with various crops and other agricultural fields located across them. Many valleys are located in the inland of the nations as well hidden between the mountains. Much of the country is covered in a golden like soil that is known for it's tilth. The northern tip of the Paretian Peninsula is at a point known as Ponto Brilho, the eastern end of the peninsula next to Montecara is known as Cabo Continental.

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  The Les Fulles Mountains, Tosutonia

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  The Viña River Valley, Esmeira

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  The Costa Do Ulisto, Luzela

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  Mount Avìle, Esmeira

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  The arid Zarcuros Hills, Luzela

Climate

The warm mediterranean climate of Paretia shown in Luzela

The Paretian Climate is mostly a mediterranean climate that varies in different parts of the country. In the center of the country as the altitude grows, the climate becomes colder and more a apline climate. Regions like Esmeira in the southern end of the country have a very diverse climate, which ranges depending on how far inland it is, from a frigid tundra at the tops of the Western Aventines, to a Humid Sub-Tropical climate in the middle, and a warm mediterranean coast. In inland Luzela, the climate becomes dry and arid areas exist due to the Western Aventines blocking rain. Tosutonia has the coldest climate among the kingdoms with a somewhat temperate climate compared to the other kingdoms and the mountains in Tosutonia are the coldest region in the country.

The average temperature of a Paretian winter depends on the location within the country. In eastern Luzela, they are usually warmer winters and snow is uncommon on the coasts, while further inland and in Tosutonia, winters can be very cold and damp, along with a very common snowfall everyone winter. The summers on the coasts of Paretia are very humid and very warm, in some areas temperatures can reach as high as temperatures that are found in Rahelia. Inland the summers are more temperate but still warm. Paretia gets some of the most sunlight in Euclea and in some years has experienced droughts in regions like Luzela, Vicisa, and southern Esmeira.

The weather of Paretia usually has normal thunderstorms in warmer times and winter storms when it is cold. Paretia rarely experiences extreme blizzards during the winter months. The country can experience tropical storms during the summer months, although a powerful tropical cyclone is rare.

Government and Politics

The government of Paretia is a Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy in which the Monarch is the Head of State and appoints a Premier to be the Head of government. The Constitution of The United Kingdom of Paretia, adopted by the country in 1833, is the document that sets up the rules, regulations, and framework of the government. The current Monarch of Paretia is King Erasmo, who has ruled since he was given the throne in 1980. The current heir apparent of the monarchy is his daughter, Princess Miriam.

Government

Erasmo
King of Paretia

Isilda Cerqueira
Premier of Paretia

The Legislature of Paretia is a set up in a bicameral system and is known as the Assembleia Nacional. There are two legislative chambers, the lower chamber is known as the Câmara do Congresso, and the upper chamber is known as the Câmara do Senado. The last chamber is the Coroa, which is where the monarch presides. In order for a bill to be made into law, it needs to pass a vote in both the Câmara do Senado and Câmara do Congresso, and then get approval from the Coroa to which then it becomes law. The National Assembly Building is located in the center of Precea and it houses both legislative chambers.

The Head of Government of the country is the Premier. The Premier is appointed by the monarch after a vote of confidence in the Câmara do Congresso. The Premier is either a leader of a party or the leader of a coalition that has control of most of the Assembleia Nacional. The Premier controls the Government of Paretia and usually serves a term of 3 years in office, but the country does not have term limits on the office. The current Premier of Paretia is Isilda Cerqueira, she has been in office since 2020.

The Assembleia Nacional Building in Precea

The Câmara do Congresso has a total of 360 seats who represent electoral districts and are elected to each seat through a annual General Election or Snap Election. Each of the nations have a purportionate number of seat,s Luzela having 161, Esmeira having 96, Tosutonia having 73 and Vicisa having 30. These elections are held every three years. The country has a multi-party system. The current largest party in the Câmara do Congresso is the Social Democrats, however they are not part of the ruling government coalition, which is the Compromise Coalition, a far-right to centrist coalition of right leaning parties, the largest being the Conservative Party.

The Câmara do Senado is the upper house and has a total of 130 seats. Each of the representing the various counties of the country. Each of the four nations have 30 representatives each. They are elected through General Election or Snap Election which are held every three years. They use a multi-party system and the largest party is the Conservative Party, who lead the Aliança Harmônica coalition. This chamber is also where the Premier and Monarch resides when called to the legislature for various meetings and deals.

Political parties

Main article: List of Political Parties in Paretia

Main article: Assembleia Nacional

Paretia has a multi-party system in it's government. For most of contemporary history the largest parties in Paretia were the Social Democrats, the Worker's Socialist Liberation Front(or the Paretian Section of the Worker's International), and the Conservative Party. After the return of the monarchy, the Assembleia Nacional was reformed back into it's pre-republic state. During the 50's the fear of socialists from Kirenia and the memory of fascist rule from Etruria led to a very centrist decade in Paretia. By the 60's the country was economically behind it's other Euclean neighbors, and the debate of joining the newly established Euclean Community began. Up until the 70's the newly-established Conservative Party was the most dominant party. By the late 80's the Social Democrats would be in power and finally get Paretia into the Euclean Community. Since the mid-2000's eucloskepticism has grown and lead to a growth in new parties that are more radical than of the older ones.

Today the largest party is the Social Democrats, however, the Conservative Party and many other center and right leaning parties have formed a coalition known as the Compromise Coalition. This coalition has a total of 8 parties all together, the largest being the liberal conservative Conservatives, the populist Patron Movement, and the center-right Liberty Compact. The coalition was founded in 2013 but has evolved in membership since, today the coalition is lead by the independent populist Isilda Cerqueira, made as a compromise between the populists and the establishment members of the coalition.

Today the Compromise Coalition is in a fragile state as a split between the populists and the older parties has led to little compromise between the two since 2020. One major divide between the coalition is that the older factions such as the Conservative Party or the Liberals of Paretia are pro-EC while the younger populists such as the Patron Movement or the Alternative Party are very anti-EC and Eucloskeptic. Since the 2020 Paretian Election, the productivity of the coalition had diminished greatly and the opposition parties were able to block much of the legislation that attempted to be passed. A poll from the end of 2020 showed the popularity among voters of the Conservatives or the Liberty Compact was below 20% for their own parties whilst support for the Patron Movement or the Alternative Party were around 40%.

There are also regional parties that represent the citizens of the four kingdoms of Paretia. In Esmeira, there is the Esmeiran Party. In Tosutonia there is the Tosutonian Front. In Vicisa there is the Vicisan Party, and in Luzela they have two, the Party for Luzelese Interests and the Dominion Party. Four regional parties were each created after the formation of the Assembleia Nactional the only one of these parties that does not exist today is the Luzelese Party. The Luzelese split apart into two parties, the Party for Luzelese Interests focused on the interests of the Luzelese, whilst the Luzelese Party focused on spreading Luzelese interests into the other regions, which today the Dominion Party and their ideology is centered around.

Demographics

Languages

Linguistic map of Paretia

Culture

Art

Self portrait of Rodrigo Herédia

The Solarian Sea by Valdo Balboa

Cuisine

Bacalhau is the national dish of Paretia

Gazpacho is a cold soup found in all four kingdoms.

Port Wine is grown in the wine regions east of Precea.

Literature

Jardel Santiago

Nena Portela

Sports

Estádio da Fátima, Precea, home to S.C. Precea

Estadio de La Gente, home to F.C. Ocerto, the most famous team in Paretia

Bullfighting is a traditional sport in Paretia