Slirnia

Republic of Slirina Republika Slirnija (Slirnian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Istina Pobjeđuje" "Truth Prevails"
Location of  Slirnia  (dark green) – in Euclea  (green & dark grey) – in ASES  (green)
Location of Slirnia
Capital and largest city	Dražovice
Official languages	Slirnian
Recognised regional languages	Minilovan, Miersan, Gaullican, Amathian and Lemovician
Religion	See Religion in Slirnia
Demonym(s)	Slirnian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• Presidency	Marija Žalac Jovan Tasić Milenko Novaković
• Premier	Irena Mesić
• Speaker of the Parliament	Suzana Cvetković
Legislature	Parliament
Establishment
• Duchy	c. 870
• Union	1462
• Kingdom	1780
• Gaullican occupation	1927
• Principality	12 February 1935
• Socialist era	3 November 1936
• Current Constitution	1 January 1980
Area
•	136,730 km2 (52,790 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	5,723,452
• 2015 census	5,511,345
• Density	41.86/km2 (108.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$104,533 million
• Per capita	$18,264
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$72,988 million
• Per capita	$12,752
Gini (2020)	23.1 low
HDI (2020)	0.849 very high
Currency	Slirnian Tolar (STO)
Date format	yyyy/mm/dd
Driving side	right
Calling code	+578
Internet TLD	.sl
Euclo is widely used and accepted.

Slirnia (Slirnian: Slirnija), officially the Republic of Slirnia (Slirnian: Republika Slirnija), is a landlocked mountainous country located in the continent of Euclea. It is bordered clockwise, by East Miersa, Gaullica, Amathia, Minilov, Lemovicia and West Miersa; its only coast is reduced to a lakeshore on its north. The territory of Slirnia covers 136,730 kilometres square which distribute between snowed peaks and fertile plains, where the majority of its 5,723,452 inhabitants live.

Prior to the formation of the first Slirnian state, the territory was divided in numerous duchies and principalities, which lived during most of their time under the thrones of other foreign crowns. It was, however, Tomislav Golubović, who unified most of these reigning houses under the Duchy of Dražovice circa 870, marking the first historical trace for the identity of th nation. The Duchy prevailed during the decades cored in the castle of Dražovice until in 1462, the Domnitor Manuel III inherited the territories forming the Unio Trium Nationum, uniting the crowns of Amathia, Dražovice and Carinthia. The personal union between the three crowns, however, was only going to consolidate after a series of conflicts and battles, which concluded during the Great Rebellion of Tirideva that provided Miruvian and Slirnian nobles with a similar position in the structure of the Union as the Amathian ones. The Union would dissolve in 1780, separating the three crowns and establishing the Kingdom of Slirnia under the Belojević House, a state that survived different reigning houses and invasions until the Functionalist occupation of Slirnia during the start of the Great War in 1927. The occupation would remain during most of the course of the international conflict, counting with advances of the Amurgist Amathia on the south.

The end of the Great War saw the return of Slirnian power to the territory and the retirement of Entente forces. The creation of a Slirnian state was proclaimed with the Treaty of _ in 1936, which consolidated the Principality of Slirnia and the inaugural of Prince Tomislav I on the throne. However, a difficult economic panorama and a lack of national unity made the Principality fell in important conflicts. The appearance of councillist revolutionaries created the right moment for the overthrown of the throne and by December of 1935, the country was already immersed in a civil war that would later be known as the Revolution of 1936, year in which it coursed most of its events. Partisans sieged the capital Dražovice and in November 3, they entered in the Princely Palace of Slirnia, achieving the objective of overthrowing the crown an establishing a socialist republic, known between 1936 and 1980 as the Socialist Republic of Slirnia. The new socialist state followed the councils model of Kirenia and the Amathian Council Republic. The SRS remained during its first 24 years under the governments of the Slirnian Socialist Labour Party, until in 1960, the party was absorbed by the Slirnian Section of the Worker's Internationale, with which the nation shifted towards an authoritarian model of governance heavily marked by strict restrictions on the press, personal and collective freedoms and an alignment with the Amathian Equalist Republic. Having achieved a considerable economic development on the previous years, the nation gradually fell into isolation with the government of Slobodan Bijedić, the longest in the political history of the nation. During the decade of the '70s, civil unrest and state repression became more notorious and the incident of the Arsenije Karanović Nuclear Plant forced Ratko Vukašinović to resign. Followed by Pavle Vukomanović, the SRS started a period of important economic difficulties and social discomfort with the regime; the ineffiency of new measures and a students and later workers' movement made the government fell and in 1979, Vukašinović left the office in favour of Petrija Kuzmanović from the Socialist Democratic Party, who led the liberalisation of the nation.

Slirnia is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with a social market high-income economy that continues showing signs of the socialist era. The nation outstands in South Euclea for ranking high in women participation, civil liberties, press freedom, democratic governance, housing and overall quality of life. Slirnia is a member of the Euclean Common Defense Treaty Organization, the Community of Nations, the Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs, the International Trade Organization and is a founding member of the Association of South Euclean States. As of 2020, it is an officially recognised candidate for a membership of the Euclean Community.

History

Duchy of Dražovice (1400–1780)

Main articles: Duchy of Dražovice and Unio Trium Nationum

Kingdom of Slirnia

Main articles: House of Belojević and Kingdom of Slirnia

Great War and occupation (1927-1935)

Main articles: Great War (Kylaris) and Functionalist Gaullica

Slirnian Revolution of 1936

Main article: Slirnian Revolution of 1936

Socialist Republic of Slirnia (1936-1980)

Main article: Socialist Republic of Slirnia

See also: Incident of the Arsenije Karanović Nuclear Plant

Republic of Slirnia (1980-present)

See also: Slirnia-Euclean Community relations

Geography

Slirnia covers a total extension of 136,730 km² and it is entirely located in the central area of Euclea bordering six countries. Its territory lies completely between the Mendija Mountains on the west and south bordering Lemovicia and Minilov, it is also in this mountains chain where the Štiavnica Mountain of 2655 metres (8710.63 ft) mark the highest point in the territory; on its east and north borders with East and West Miersa, the territory is characterised by lower high lands and rolling hills; the centre of the coutry is mostly composed by woods and fertile plains generally used for farming or as protected areas. The different topographic areas in the whole territory of Slirnia have produced a variety of regions with their own characteristics, an issue that has impacted on the regional identities across the country. The eastern regions and the south of Vitanje are marked by the presence of high mountains and woods, while as one moves farther to the centre of the country, mountains transform to high lands until it faces the central plains that covers most of the Šavnik, Dražovice, Andrijevica and Radovljica regions with occasional lower hills covered by woods, specially around Dražovice in Šavnik and most of Andrijevica.

The presence of mountains have ensured to Slirnia a fertile soil and large reserves of water underground and in lakes. The country has three rivers that are often considered the most important, these are the Čik River known by crossing the city of Dražovice, the Željeznica River that originates in the Mendija Mountains and crosses the regions of Illirska and Vitanje towards Amathia and the Đetinja River that covers an extension from Gaullica to Radovljica and Andrijevica. Around these, life has been organised since ancient times as they have produced fertile lands throughout most of the territory of Slirnia, specially usable for agriculture and livestock farming, an economic sector which has been one of the most important in Sliria.

Geographic conditions have also had an important impact on the flora and fauna found in the different regions that compose the country; in general terms, plants and animals are those common to the rest of the central area of Euclea. Although Slirnia does not have a national animal, the red deer is often recognised as typical to the area and has today a significant art in the national identity and, although, Red deer is typical of the high lands and woods, it has expanded over the years and is considered a widespread species. Slirnia has several domestic breeds of diary cattle, which are important to the tertiary sector of the economy of the country; the most recognised of all is the Holstein, however, other introduced breeds have gained popularity such as the Gaullican Montbéliarde and the Estmerish Hereford. Deciduous trees constitute most of the trees flora on the country and different types can be found on mountainous regions or in the central plateau.

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  Horses in the plains of Andrijevica, near the River Čik.

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  With 2,655 mts, the Štiavnica Mountain is the highest peak of Slirnia and delimites the border with Lemovicia.

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  Winter landscape near Pljevlja, highlands here mark the limit with East Miersa.

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  Church of the town of Herceg in Illirska during Winter.

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  Cattle near Orrantia, Illirskan enclave in Vitanje.

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  Regional road in Vitanje overlooking the highlands.

Politics

Main articles: Presidency of Slirnia and Premier of Slirnia

Marija Žalac
Current head of the Presidency
since 15 October 2020

Irena Mesić
Premier of Slirnia
since 10 May 2015

Slirnia is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, whose Head of State is formed by a collective presidency composed by three members (two from the most voted party during presidential elections and one from the second party) and the Head of Government by the Premier. The Presidency is elected through direct universal suffrage for terms of six years where it is ceremonially led by one its members on a rotatory base every two years; in practice, the presidency has an almost ceremonially role among the whole political scene of the republic, being restricted to the formal appoint of the Premier before investiture sessions, receiving ambassadors credentials and calling for elections when the Premier advises them. The Premier presides the executive, composed by Ministers (designated by the Premier) and Deputy Premiers, which convene at the weekly Council of Ministers where policy is made. Premiers are usually voted during general elections, after these happen, the Presidency appoints the leader of the most voted party to held an investiture session at the legislature where confidence is granted or not.

The legislative power is vested on the unicameral Parliament of Slirnia, composed by 179 members. The legislature is in charge of passing laws, approving cabinets, granting confidence, removing individual ministers or forcing the whole executive to resign through motions of no confidence, supervising government's action and declaring war to other nations, among other things. Although calling for early elections is limited to the Presidency (through the Premier), members of the parliament can exercise pressure or call for a motion of no confidence.

The Slirnian judicial system comprises three types of courts hierarchically structured with the courts of general jurisdiction on a first instance, administrative courts and lastly the Supreme Court of Slirnia. Courts of general jurisdiction deal with ordinary civil and criminal matters and are divided between district and regional courts; high courts hear matters firstly dealt in these courts, Slirnia counts with three, one in Drazovice, another in Graštnik and a third one in Kamnik. Administrative courts often deal with issues regarding competence between government agencies, national, regional or institutional elections, registration of political parties and individual cases of affected by state action. The Supreme Court of Slirnia, seated in Drazovice, is the highest court, responsible for the jurisprudence, the protection of human rights and democratic values and guaranteeing the respect of the constitution on the government excersise of power.

In the regional context of Central and South Euclea, Slirnia stands out in several democratic indexes. Since the dismantling of the Socialist Republic of Slirnia, politics have seen different political parties of both right and left coexist peacefully and forming stable governments over the years. The country counts with three main parties, the Social Democratic Party (currently in government), Slirnian Democratic Centre and the Sotirian Democratic Party, the last two usually fight the centre-right and have formed coalition governments in two periods.

Foreign relations

Aleksandar Janković, minister of foreign relations between 2005 and 2010, led the country's accession to ECDTO and inaugurated a new chapter in Slirnia-Euclean relations with the objective of achieveing the membership of the EC.

As a landlocked nation of medium size, Slirnia is recognised as a small power. Over the years, it has sought to project its influence through diplomatic, cultural and economic ties and as a result, the country maintains good relations with embassies or consulates in most nations of the world. The country has shifted its foreign policy over the years, distancing itself from past socialist based policy towards one rooted in cooperation and neutrality. Until 1980, year in which the current constitution was established, the SRS was heavily alligned with the socialist world and was considered a sponsor of the Association of Emerging Socialist Economies, in addition to being member of other socialist organisations. Slirnia is today member of different intergubernamental organisations as an observer or full member and has kept an active profile of cooperation on its immediate area, aiming to bring socio-political stability in south and central Euclea, and protect Slirnian minorities in surrounding nations. As such, it has cultural ties with the Slirnian Autonomous Region of West Miersa and is considered a regional backer of Lemovicia, even though it withdrew its recognition of the entity in 1990. Slirnian governments over the last decades have reached consensus among all political parties in proactively contributing to the protection of Slirnian sovereignty through the diplomatic path keeping foreign relations far from politicisation.

Since the early 2000s, membership of the Euclean Community and the Euclean Common Defense Treaty Organization have been objectives in most of the main political agendas; the country was granted its accession to the latter in _ and as of 2020, Slirnia is an official candidate for a future membership of the Euclean Community; having achieved consensus on its political scene about eucloscepticism, it aims to achieve accession to the organisation by 2024 together with Piraea and to a certain extent, Galenia. During the last years, Slirnia has proactively sought to expand its relations with the eastern portion of the continent and as such, it has signed different commercial and cultural treaties, due to this, relations with Samorspi and the west have been fraught. Slirnia is a founding member of the Association of South Euclean States and a member of the Euclean Common Defense Treaty Organization, the Community of Nations, the Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs and the International Trade Organization.

Administrative divisions

Dražovice Šavnik Andrijevica Radovljica Pljevlija Illirska Vitanje

Culture

Media

Headquarters of RTS, state-broadcaster of Slirnia.

Slirnia has a long standing tradition of paper press and cultural media. In the regional context, the country ranks high on free press and speech rankings and counts with a variety of newspapers. Slirnia counts with approximately 57 newspapers and magazines registered by the Press Association of Slirnia, while most of these are written and printed in Drazovice, there are several regionally focused newspapers; according to APS, the newspapers with the highest circulation are Dnevnik Finance (centre-left and liberal editorial), Politika (centre right and liberal-conservative), Drazovice Diplomatique (centre-right), Delo (left editorial) and Svijet (centre-right). Like in the newspapers market, magazines are popular in Slirnia and the market is led by DF Nedeljnik, the Sunday magazine of Dnevnik Finance.

With a 90% of Slirnian households counting with cable or satellite TV, the country counts also with several national and international free-to-view public and commercial channels; the state-broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slirnija (RTS) is the most viewed TV channel, it is member of the Euclean Union of Broadcasting and has positioned itself as an important producer of series and films, like Inspektorica and The Guest (nominated during the 81st Montecara Film Festival), with regional projection. Besides of its television channels, RTS counts also with three radio stations: RTS Euclea (generalist with news and information), RTS Kultura (focused on cultural aspects) and RTS Déjà (created in 2005 and aimed to a young audience, with music and covering pop and Euclean topics of importance).

Holidays

As of 2020, Slirnia has 11 public holidays days. Although most of them keep a traditional Catholic background, these public holidays are now celebrated in non-religious ways and most of them used as cultural or typical holidays. Slirnia has three special national days; the Slirnian Identity day, which is often referred to as the Slirnian Culture Day, is a day in which museums, art galleries and parks are opened with special exhibitions and activities to celebrate the national identity; the Day of Restoration of the Slirnian Republic, which marks the day of the fall of the Socialist Republic of Slirnia and finally, the Unity day, which celebrates the day in which the referendum over the Constitution was celebrated in 1979, although the referendum was celebrated in September of that year, since 1995 the Unity Day is celebrated after Christmas as a way to commemorate the establishment of the Republic of Slirnia the 1st of January of 1980.

Public holidays in Slirnia	Date
New Year's Day	1 January
Slirnian Identity Day	3 February
Good Friday	moveable
Easter Sunday	moveable
Workers' Day	1 May
Pentecost	moveable
Day of Restoration of the Slirnian Republic	20 June
Midsummer Day	24 June
Christmas Eve	24 December
Christmas Day	25 December
Unity day	27 December