Ostlichtor
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The Eastern Realm Östlichereiche Großes Ostreich | |
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| Capital | Sudentor |
| Largest city | Hoffnung |
| Official languages | Ostlander |
| Also spoken | Vysokaya Rech' • Tikhaya Rech' • Ekspander • Smażony |
| Ethnic groups | Ostlander, Transnapastaini, Smażony, Ekspander |
| Demonym(s) | Ostlander |
| Government | Unitary authoritarian dictatorship |
• Obersteführer | Volker Altendorf |
• Kanzler | Rolf Visel |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,449,530 km2 (945,770 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 80,121,200 |
• 2020 census | 79,321,502 |
• Density | 32.4/km2 (83.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 2.56 trillion |
• Per capita | 32,218 |
| HDI | 0.891 very high |
| Currency | Ostmark (₰) |
| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +121 |
The Eastern Realm (Östlichereiche), more commonly known as Ostlichtor, and sometimes as the Großes Ostreich, or Greater Eastern Reich, is a sovereign state located in eastern Tetruin. The nation is bordered to the west and south by Trinovantum, as well as maintaining a maritime border with Trinovantum in the Thetian Ocean via the Uetze Islands. In addition, Ostlichtor claims de jure sovereignty over the Dannberg peninsula, which has been controlled by Trinovantum since 1982.
Ostlichtor is a unitary authoritarian dictatorship led by Obersteführer Volker Altendorf, who has reigned since 1997. Prior to his ascent to the office of the Obersteführer, Altendorf was the Kanzler of the Reichkongress, the legislative body of the nation.
Entomology
History
Government and politics
Traditionally, upon the passing or resignation of a reigning Obersteführer, the Kanzler of the Reichkongress will generally assume the office, though the reigning Obersteführer has the right to appoint any person as their successor. Following this appointment or assumption of office, a national referendum is held confirming the new Obersteführer as the sole leader of Ostlichtor. Participation in the voting is mandatory for all eligible citizens of the realm. The word of the Obersteführer is law within Ostlichtor, who can exercise control over the government and people of the nation by decree. A 1993 political appraisal conducted by Marius Weisberg, a noted political science professor at the Leodis University in Trinovantum, described the operation of Ostlander government as "less of a coordinated, co-operating body of organizations, and more of a rabble of factions vying for power and the Obersteführer's favor."
Ministries
| Name | Director | Notes |
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| Reich Foreign Ministry | Ekkehard Bickle | |
| Reich Interior Ministry | Marvin Wirsing | |
| Reich Economics Ministry | Gustav Albrecht | |
| Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment | Johannes Von Holten | |
| Reich Ministry of Finance | Maxi Adelsperger | |
| Reich Ministry of Justice | Eugen Cornatzer | |
| Reich Ministry for Nutrition and Agriculture | Tobias Finkel | |
| Reich Ministry of Labor | Linus Apfelbaum | |
| Reich Ministry of Science, Education and Culture | Heinrich Zumstein | |
| Reich Ministry of Transport | Gerfried Teplitz | |
| Reich Postal Ministry | Claus Steinbrunner |
Military and law enforcement
Military
Law enforcement
Economy
The philosophy and theories of the Reformationspartei state that war is the primary engine of human progress, and argue that the purpose of a country’s economy should be to enable that country to fight and win wars of expansion. As such, the economy of Ostlichtor is heavily invested in military arms and armaments, often to the determent of civilian applications and investments.
Very few industries within Ostlichtor are directly controlled by the government or state, though all industry is highly regulated by both the Reich Ministry of Labor and the Reich Economics Ministry. Follow the rise to power of Henrik Bettner and his Reformationspartei in 1929, the government embarked on a massive series of economic privatization efforts, including the nation's banks, shipyards, railway lines, shipping lines, and welfare organizations, cement partnerships between the government and business interests. According to the political theories of the Reformationspartei, enterprises should be in private hands wherever possible and state ownership was to be avoided unless it was absolutely necessary for military expediency, however, the party's theory further states that prioritization of economic enterprises should be "applied within a framework of increasing control of the state over the whole economy through regulation and political involvement." The Reformationspartei policies held entrepreneurship in high regard, and “private property was considered a precondition to developing the creativity of and in the best interest of the people. Private property itself provided important incentives to achieve greater cost consciousness, efficiency gains, and technical progress."
The Ostlichtor government developed a partnership with these newly privatized business interests, who supported the goals of the regime and its war effort in exchange for advantageous contracts, subsidies, and the suppression of the trade union movement. Monopolies were encouraged at the expense of small businesses, allowing for the formation of several large cartels within the Ostlander economy. In 1933, the government codified the regulation and control the cartel formation and functions by passing the Economic Unity Act. All business with a capital of under ₰80,000 Ostmünzes were forcibly closed or incorporated into larger corporations, and no new business enterprises could be established if they could not put up at least ₰200,000 Ostmünzes in capital. This resulted in the collapse of one fifth of all small corporations operating within Ostlichtor in 1933. Further, existing businesses were required to participate in existing cartels. In general, The rhetoric of the Ostlichtor regime stated that private companies would be protected and privileged as long as they supported the economic goals of the government - mainly by participating in government contracts for military production - but that they could face severe penalties if they went against the national interest. The policies of the Ostlander government banned all trade unions that existed before their rise to power, and replaced them with the Reichsarbeitsfront, controlled by the Reformationspartei. These policies also outlawed strikes and lockouts. The stated goal of the Reichsarbeitsfront was not to protect workers, but to increase output, and it brought in employers as well as workers.
Much of the labor demands of the nation's economy are met through the practice of slave labor, organized by the Reich Ministry of Labor. Workers are primarily comprised of convicted criminals and political dissidents. Under the fifteenth amendment to the Verfassungvolk, or Constitution of the People, it is unlawful for any citizen of Ostlichtor to be sentenced to life imprisonment within a labor camp or organization. This protection is not extended to any foreign national convicted of crimes within the nation or residents of the realm. In 2016, it was estimated that over one quarter of the nations workforce is comprised of slave labor.