Curonia
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Republic of Curonia Kuronijas Republika | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: For Republic and People | |
| Official languages | Curonian |
| Ethnic groups (2018) | 67% Curonian
21% Notrecauen 8% Dnieguan 4% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Curonian |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
• President | Klāvs Birkerts |
• Prime Minister | Gvido Apsītis |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 107,582,935 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | 30,783 Curons |
| Currency | Curon (CR) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +470 |
| ISO 3166 code | CUR |
Curonia, officially the Republic of Curonia is a semi-presidential republic located on the Ordian continent in Pardes. Curonia is bordered to the south-east by Dniegua and to the south-west by Notreceau, while sharing a border with the sea on it's west with a short coastline. Currently, Curonia has 107,582,935 inhabitants according to a 2018 census. Curonia is comprised of seven regions. Notreceauen is recognized as an official regional language in Curonia's border region next to Notreceau, Mazkalne.
The modern Republic of Curonia came into it's form following the peaceful Fourth Curonian Revolution, re-establishing the Second Republic of Curonia in 1993. From 1894 until 1947, Curonia had been under the rule of the Communist Party of Curonia as the Socialist Republic of Curonia following the Second Curonian Revolution. In 1947, the First Republic of Curonia was re-established following the Third Curonian Revolution as CPC heads were forced to bend to the demands of the democratic opposition following nationwide strikes & protests. In 1963, the Second Republic was established following a constitutional referendum reconstituting Curonia from a parliamentary republic to a semi-presidential republic. Following the electoral loss of the Party of Values and Democracy in the 1972 Curonian legislative elections on the 16th of February, the PVD President, Zigurds Strēlnieks, refused to appoint a new prime minister from opposition parties Radical Unity Party and Peoples' Pact. This began a constitutional crisis between the Democratic Assembly and the President which lasted until until the 17th of March, when a military coup with the support of President Strēlnieks overthrew the Democratic Assembly. Following the coup, the country continued as a authoritarian rightist dictatorship under the ruling Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Party until the Fourth Curonian Revolution in 1993 wherein after a opposition protester-led ballot recount following wide-ranged voter fraud, Austra Lelle became the Prime Minister and reinstated the constitution of the Second Republic and lifted martial law. On the 5th of December, Konstantīns Cienīts was elected as the countries' first non-authoritarian President since 1972.
Since 1993, Curonia has developed strong political freedoms and is consistently ranked as one of the most free countries in Pardes.
Etymology
Kuronija is thought to come from the Curonian word kurt which means "to set on fire"; "to set something (example: firewood) on fire" or so, referring to the practices of the early Curonian tribes during their migration from the west, as Gauls & Franks living in the area were pushed out, with the settlers, the predecessors of modern Curonians, setting fire on the homes, livestock and farmland of the residing tribes.