Pregost

The Republic of Pregost Republika Pregostska
Flag National Emblem
Motto: "Jedan od Mnogih" "One of Many"
Anthem: Naša Sudbina "Our Destiny"
Capital and largest city	Pregost
Official languages	Yugian See All Reteznian Tengarian Pelonian Curinian
Recognized languages	Alpanian Hellian
Demonym(s)	Pregosian
Government	Parliamentary Republic
• President	Andrej Petrovic
• Prime Minister	Stjepan Novak
History
• Imperial Charter Granted	1572
• Pregosian Revolt	1802-1803
• Declaration of Independence	March 13, 1803
• First Republic	1803-1818
• First Civil War	1818-1822
• Second Republic	1822-1877
• Second Civil War	1877-1882
• Third Republic	1882-
Population
• 1936 estimate	5,239,532
Currency	Kuna
Driving side	right

The Third Republic of Pregost (Yugian: Republika Pregostska), known as more commonly as Pregost, is a sovereign state in southwest Hibernia in the world of Verthandi, bordered by the Vicariate of Vespera to the South and the Republic of Duquesne to the North. Pregost is a very hot and dry country, with most of the land being desert. In 1572, Emperor Petrus VII of the Holy Aventine Empire granted an Imperial charter for a newly created Province of Pregost to be granted to Kosav settlers. Many Kosavs migrated from the Empire to settle into the harsh land, developing different communities each of different groups of Kosavs. The Province was rarely a cohesive unity, rather, the Governors from Vespera allowed for the communities to develop with great autonomy. The Governor's main duty was to solve disputes between various communities and preserve the peace. This settlement worked, but as the Province grew, so did unrest and factions for either greater autonomy or for increased centralization. Governors took an increasingly strict policy upon Pregost, in an attempt to maintain peace, but only drew public ire and anger towards Vespera's administration. After the Empire lost Hestaica during the Clementine Wars, Pregost took the opportunity and broke out into revolt against Vespera. The forces of the Governor fought a brief but futile struggle against a movement for a united Pregost, and the last Governor was drawn and quartered in the streets of Pregost. Pregost then officially made a Declaration of Independence, and defended several attacks against Vesperan forces before both sides reached a truce. The Republic of Pregost was now free to pursue its own ends. However, although most of Pregost had been together for independence from Vespera, factionalism quickly arose due to the language and cultural barriers between the Pregosian Kosavs groups and other minorities. Pregost fell into two civil wars during the nineteenth century, and at the end of the second, it was worked out that certain communities would be each given a certain number of seats in two different houses, to ensure that each community had its representation. The Republic is known for being highly diverse and with deep ethnic tensions, and it struggles to become centralized yet keep its many minorities in check.