Paimme

Federal Republic of Paimme Paimme Liitvabariik (antssaare)
Flag of Paimme Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm (In antssaare: "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy")
File:Location of Paimme.png Location of Paimme
Capital and largest city	Kalhula
Official languages	Antssaare
Ethnic groups	73.22% Paimeans 25.89% Natives <1% Others
Religion	51.32% Non-religious 28.12% Orthodoxy 13.41% Lutheranism 7.15% Others
Demonym(s)	Paimean
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Joonas Ruutli
• Vicepresident	Heleri Olesk
Legislature	Riigikogu
Establishment
• Great migration	1659
• War of Paimme	1661-1711
• Kalhula Statement	12 August 1711
• Blue Revolution	24 October 1756
• Federal Republic	16 February 1811
• Constitution	1 January 1812
Area
• Total	24,952 km2 (9,634 sq mi)
• Water (%)	0.6%
Population
• 2021 census	675,682
• Density	27/km2 (69.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$32,133 billion
• Per capita	$47,566
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$23,932 billion
• Per capita	$35,419
Gini (2021)	31.9 medium
HDI (2021)	0.892 very high
Currency	Kroon (PPK)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (GMT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+372
Internet TLD	.pm

Paimme, officially the Federal Republic of Paimme (in antssaare: Paimme Liitvabariik), is a sovereign state located on the mainland of Thrismari, with no land borders with any other state, but with maritime borders with Toubaze and Sarussia. It has a republican presidential and federal form of government.

Paimme is a federal country made up of 5 counties, plus the capital, Kalhula, which functions as an autonomous city. Kalhula, with a metropolitan area population of 498,120 inhabitants, accounts for 73.72% of the country's population. The rest of the inhabitants are mostly concentrated in the capitals of the other counties or in small, mostly rural villages. Each county has its own government with three branches (executive, legislator and judiciary), which is in charge of administering the area of the county. The regional governments have a great influence on the decisions of the central government, as their legislatures can override national laws within the county. The counties are divided into municipalities, which only have an executive branch that deals with minor matters.

The history of Paimme begins with the city-states that were founded in what is now the territory of the country. After some wars, the kingdoms were dissolved and the Paimmeans began to live in diaspora. In the 17th century, the Paimeans began to return to the territory they had settled, but those who stayed behind built up their own culture and refused to give up territory. Thus began the Paimme War, which ended with the Delcaration of Kalhula on 12 August 1711, on which day Paimme was founded. The country functioned as a monarchy until 1811, when Emperor Magnus III was assassinated and the country became a federal republic as it is today.

Paimme has a rich but unstable economy, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of $47,566 and a population of almost 680,000 people, Paimme's economy is well developed and the country is quite prosperous. However, due to the absence of natural resources throughout its territory, its economy depends on the market, so the country has a rather unstable economy, which is always subject to price changes. However, the government has been able to manage the situation well and today the people of the country have a very good quality of life. The country's main sources of income are the export of machine parts, agriculture, livestock, fishing and tourism.

Paimme is a small country when compared to its neighbouring countries, with 24,952 km2, the country has a very small surface area, as nearby countries like Toubaze are almost a million kilometres in size. This is because the Paimeans have never wanted to move out of the area they historically occupied, some considering it "sacred land". It has a temperate climate, and the terrain is mostly flat, with no high elevations. The highest point is Rapnu, a hill 518 metres above sea level in the northeast of the country.

Ethymology

The origin of the name "Paimme" is very simple, it is a derivative of the name of the main ethnic group, the Paimeans. The latter term, according to Siimeon Lohmus, is a derivative of the native language word "piamme" which means "brave", i.e. the name "Paimeans" would mean "brave people".

History

The history of Paimme is quite violent and is divided into three periods: the Old Period (1103-1711), the Monarchic Period (1711-1812) and the Republican Period (1812-present). The Old Period is the longest period of the history of Paimme, from the first city-states to the creation of the modern state, lasting 608 years. While the Monarchic and Republican Periods narrate the monarchic and republican stages of the modern state. The monarchical period lasted 101 years, and the republican period, which is still ongoing, lasted 210 years.

Old Period (1103-1711)

Before the diaspora

The first Paimeans arrived in the territory in the 12th century and formed several city-states whose names are still unknown today, nor are there any maps of what happened, the only documentation about the period after the diaspora is only known from the Books of Maarva, a series of books written by an unknown person that simply recounts that remote period in the history of Paimme.

Soon a war broke out over the territory, a kind of world war in which the countries there fought over the territory, it is known that the war lasted until the year 1120, and that it caused several Paimeans to have already left the territory. The second war, which lasted from 1125 to 1134, caused most of the Paimeans to leave for good, except for a few who remained and are known today as "the first natives".

The Paimeans were scattered all over Thrismari and there is no documentation that any of them left, from 1150 onwards is when the account in the Maarva books is finished, and from that year onwards too, there is better documentation of how the Paimeans lived in diaspora for 500 years. The time before the diaspora is called the "dark ages" because what we have of it is very little and it is something that is not even verified whether it is true or not.

Paimean Diaspora

The Paimeans settled all over Thrismari, but mostly in the area around Paimme, if we use modern countries as an example, the Paimeans settled in the area of Foxomexra, Sarussia, Toubaze, Kakland, Salvan, Mygona, Morrawia, Aeternio and Sacrofnia. Through these areas each community developed its own community within the Paimeans' ethnic group (which until then was not established). The most important groups are the:

• Absaare (most important group, they represent 69.21% of the total Paimeans, during the diaspora they mainly inhabited south of Paimme).
• Kohtra (inhabited mainly the north-east and some in the north, they represent 11.79% of all Paimeans).
• Suurjandi (inhabited the west, they represent 7.71%).
• Võga (inhabited the east, accounting for 6.70%).

The Paimeans lived more than 500 years in this way, the people who remained within Paimme were called natives, and they formed a culture and traditions distinct from those of the Paimeans who emigrated. The communities in the countries they were in, were simply small groups of people that did not even make up 1% of the population of those countries, they were minority communities, this is because the Paimeans at that time, being less than 10,000, were distributed in many countries, in some countries even, the number of Paimeans was less than 100. This null importance and almost camouflage of the Paimeans in the societies they emigrated to meant one less obstacle at the time of looking for a country of their own.

In the 14th century the Paimean culture began to form, taking as a basis all the similar traditions of groups from different countries, finally, at the end of the same century, the culture was already formed and was definitively separated from the native culture.

In the middle of the 15th century, with the culture already formed, a nationalist desire began, led by Margus Viiding, whose aim was to end the diaspora, to return to the original land of the Paimeans and form their own state, the desire spread rapidly and that was probably the first time the world heard of such Paimeans. Although Viiding died, the wish could be realised 200 years later, as in 1659, Paimeans from different parts of the world began to migrate to the territory of Paimme.

War of Paimme

War against the natives

The first to arrive were the Absaare, who started migrating from the south, and were the first to encounter resistance from the natives. Initially a group of 10 scouts were sent out under the command of Valdeko Sibul, only 3 of whom survived, including Sibul. On their return, the scouts warned the migrating people of the resistance, after which the Absars formed a large army and began the invasion from the south. It took a long time, though.

The next to be notified of this were the Kotras, who because they lived even closer to the natives knew about them. The Kotras formed another large army and crossed the river even faster than the Absars. Crossing the river was the first battle of the war, and also the most decisive. At the battle of Kalhula, the Kotras took what is now the capital and established a supply and planning base there. At the same time they were able to steal the resources of the settlement located there.

Small native settlements were characterised by the presence of hut-like structures. The picture shows the Suurva settlement.

In the meantime, the Absars crossed over and met with less resistance, so they were able to advance to the south, where they established some bases, as well as mining bases. The territories that the Absars occupied were quickly assimilated by iron hand, with the occupation of what is now Kalhula by the Kotras and the south by the Absars, the first Paimean states were formed, and at that time mass migrations began.

On the Kotras-led northern front of the war, several battles ensued with mixed results. Within a few years, the Kotras managed to take the territory of what is now Kalhula County, but from there, they made no further advances, so the war effort focused on the southern fort. The Absars were able to stabilise their territory and boost the production of war materials, which later served them well. From there they continued their invasion of the centre, which was extremely rapid. The decisive battle of the first part of the war was at Palri, the most important city of the native civilisation, where the Absars occupied the city and forced the natives to surrender, gaining all the territory except for the county of Kalhula, which started the second phase of the war.

War between Kotras and Absars

After the surrender, the Absars wanted to make further incursions, but on entering Kalhula they encountered the Kotras. Although there were initially peaceful encounters of understanding, the refusal of the Kolas to grant the city led to the second phase of the war, in which the Absars used their military expertise to invade the city of Kalhula.

The Kotras, with a much smaller territory, had minimal resistance to the Absars, who in less than a year had reached Kalhula. It was precisely in what is now the capital that the bloodiest battle of the entire war took place. The battle for Kalhula claimed the lives of at least 1,823 Kotras and 671 Absars, with a total of 2,494 fatalities. Today the battle is commemorated with monuments, paintings etc.

After the fall of Kalhula on 2 August 1711, the Kotras surrendered and the Absars gained control of the city. The Absars soon after brought together the leaders of the 3 warring factions, the leader of the natives, the leader of the Kotras Kajar Must and the leader of the Absars Joosep Alver, to sign a treaty to end the long war. Finally on the 12th of August it was agreed to create a monarchy with a dynasty dominated by the Absars, but with a peaceful coexistence between all the races living in the territory. The Kalhula Statement was signed, which is considered to be the "founding act" of Paimme, and therefore every 12th August is commemorated as Paimme National Day. This brought the old period to an end.

Monarchic Period (1711-1812)

Kingdom of Paimme (1711-1756)

The monarchical period is the most violent period in the history of Paimme. The story of this period of history is based on internal conflicts and assassinations, which is related to the difficulties Paimme faced in forming its own state, ethnic diversity, native rebellion or dictatorships that did not comply with the Kalhula Statement were some of the spices that triggered violence in this period.

The first king of Paimme was Jakob of the Masing dynasty. His reign of a short but productive 8 years was an attempt to maintain internal peace through inter-racial coexistence. During his 8-year reign, the new country was able to consolidate its public institutions and economy, which helped to maintain stability and prosperity for the following decades, which were relatively peaceful. Jakob resigned in 1719 due to his advanced age (84 years, it should be noted that Paimme was an absolute monarchy) and handed over to his eldest son Viljar. From that year on, several short and medium-lived reigns followed, during which a stable and prosperous period known as the "Early Golden Years" was experienced.