Laudesia
Federation of Laudesia Laudes Federasyonu (Tauric) | |
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| Motto: Ulus, Onor, Guror ("Nation, Honor, Pride)") | |
| Anthem: Kurtarıcıların Yürüyüşü Walk of the Saviors  | |
| Location of Laudesia (dark green) Location of Laudesia (dark green) | |
| Political Map of Laudesia Political Map of Laudesia | |
| Capital and largest city | Rostokia |
| Official language | Tauric, Azagartian, Alcaenian |
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| Demonym(s) | Laudesian |
| Government | Parliamentary Republic |
| President Stergios Kanides | |
| Dariush Almasi | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Laudesia |
| Formation | |
• Founding of Laudesian Empire | 1224 AD |
| 1887 | |
| March 3rd, 1949 - February 1st, 1950 | |
| April 10th, 1981 - June 4th, 1983 | |
| August 15th, 1995 | |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 32,432,400 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | (pending) |
• Per capita | $17,321 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | (pending) |
| Currency | Işareti ($) (LSA) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +75 |
| ISO 3166 code | LA |
| Internet TLD | .il/.la |
Laudesia, officially known as the Federation of Laudesia is a country located in Eastern Belisaria. It shares its only land border with the Empire of Mesogeia, which the nation has historically been tied too. The (TBA) makes up the entirety of the nations coast line. The nation during the last census had roughly 32,000,000 inhabitants, with the capitol of Ristokia being the largest city in the nation. Formed on February 1st, 1950 - the Federation of Laudesia is a Parliamentary Republic that oversees a large Tauric and Azagartian population, along with a small Alcaenian minority. The nation is currently ruled by President Stergios Kanides, who was elected in 2019.
Laudesia is a mostly rural country, owing in part to its mostly backwards development for the early part of the 20th century. The nation falls behind in population compared to its neighbor, Mesogeia. Most of the nations economic development is focused along the coast line, where there is easy access to the ocean. Rostokia, the nations largest capital city is despite this located towards the center of the nation, serving as a bridge point between the heavily populated coastal regions and the wide open steppe of the inside of the country. It serves as the nations political, economical, and cultural center.
There is no official language for Laudesia, although there have been several instances in the nations history where there were moves to make an official language. The most spoken languages in Laudesia are Tauric and Aerionese. Both languages are taught in schools, and most of the nations younger population is bilingual. Other languages spoken in Laudesia include Alcaenian.
The Federation of Laudesia has rapidly developed in the past 20 years, but civil growth continues to be hampered by the nations political troubles. Politically, the Parliament has been occupied by a faction known as the "Spring Veterans" who have been in power before the New Laudesian Constitution. This faction is heavily isolationist, and holds substantial power in the parliament. The other two primary factions, made up of several political parties have not been able to form a successful coalition to unite against the "Spring Veterans" since 1997. The Parliament has been the center of fierce controversy in addition to this, as it has weighed in negatively on several points regarding disagreements between the Tauric and Azagartian populations, often times enacting laws restricting civil rights of both groups. Despite this, the nation has a moderately high standard of life, along with a plethra of government-sponsored social programs. This includes free primary and secondary education, along with a free healthcare system among other social benefits.
The nation's foreign policy is very neutral, and politically hasn't involved itself in any foreign conflicts or incidents since the time of the Laudesian Empire. The Laudesian Armed Forces is designed mainly as a Defense Force, with limited offensive capabilities. The nation prides itself on military and political neutrality, although the nation does find itself exporting large amounts of weaponry to nations willing to invest in Laudesia.
History
Ancient History
Mesogeian Empire
During the last years of the reign of Emperor Michael XII Chalkidinos (r. 1072-1109), a general atmosphere of unrest spread throughout the northeastern regions of what is present day Laudesia at the turn of the 12th century. Historians are unsure what specificly sparked the initial uprising in northern Laudesia but it is generally believed that the increased garrisons, heavy tolls, and the forced implemention of southern Alcaenian practices were contributing factors in the developing discontent in the region.
The initial rebellion in the north roughly started around 1101, when first the citizens of TBA refused to pay the annual taxes and tribute; this was followed by similar occurences in the neighboring towns of TBA, TBA, and TBA. Eventually much of the northeastern most portion of modern Laudesia had rose in open rebellion agains the imperial government in Alexandropolis. Michael XII would spend the final eight years of his reign campaigning in the north east trying to restablish imperial rule there to no avail.
Michael XII's immediate successors fought succesive campaigns later known as the Hundred Years War, in an attempt to reassert Mesogeian imperial rule througout all of Laudesia. These counter rebellion campaigns while they did allow the Mesogeian empire to maintain some control over a significant portion of Laudesia for over seventy years most historians are in general agreement that the early campaigns were only pyrrhic victories as the empire continued to lose Laudesian territories on the fringe of the empire while never being able to firmly put down the rebelion in the northeast.
Emperor Alexius II the Great, is believed to have been the last Mesogeian emperor to have had some degree of success against the Laudesian rebellion, launcing no less then eight seperate campaigns in the course of his reign. In the aftermath of the early death of Alexius II in 1172 the imperial government in Alexandropolis found it increasingly difficult to mainatain Mesogeian authority in the region as more and more of the region became virtually unmanageable.
In the last thirty five years of Mesogeian rule, the situation rapidly deteriorated as most of Laudesia was now in open rebellion against the Mesogeian crown. The final Mesogeian emperor to rule Laudesia Alexius III spent his entire reign desperately trying to restore Mesogeian rule in the region to no sucess, with his final attempt culminating in 1207 at the Battle of Yüksek Alanlar, where the Laudesian forces led by Titos Siskelis met an imperial army led by Emperor Alexius III. Initially the battle appeared to be going in favor of the Mesogeians when they initated the age old military strategy of feigning a retreat to entice the Laudesians to pursue them into a trap. For whatever reason Alexius III and his campanions pursued the Laudesians too far from the protection of the Mesogeian archers where Alexius III was thrown from his horse and killed by an unknown assailant who beheaded him on the spot.
When news broke that Alexius III was dead the feigned Mesogeian retreat turned into a very real route as the Mesogeian host fled westward in their thousands. After the route of the Mesogeian army, the Laudesians declared their full independence, proclaiming Titos Siskelis as the first king of Laudesia.