San Valdivielso
Republic of San Valdivielso Republica de San Valdivielso | |
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Motto: "Una, Unida y Libre" "One, United and Free" | |
Anthem: "Marcha de los libertadores" | |
| Capital | Federica |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Republic under a Military Junta |
• Chief of State | Enrico Perez |
• Head of the Council of National Reconstruction | Rodrigo Alvarez |
| Legislature | National Congress |
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| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Establishment | |
• Declaration of Independence | September 21st 1804 |
• War of Independence | October 11th 1808 |
• Third Valdivielsan Coup d'etat | January 27th 1989 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 13,453,649 |
| Gini (2018) |  42.2medium |
| HDI |  0.802very high |
| Currency | Valdivielsan Peso (VAL) |
| Driving side | right |
San Valdivielso, officially the Republic of San Valdivielso (Spanish: Republica de San Valdivielso), is an island nation located in X. It's located east of Y, west of Z, south of YZ and north of ZY. The country has an estimated population of 13,453,649 million people and a total land area of X, making it the Y most populated and Z largest country in the world. The country is comprised entirely by the island of La Soledad and adjacent minor islands. Its capital and largest city is Federica, named after the nation's founding father Federico Francisco de la Rivera.
The Republic of San Valdivielso is a unitary parliamentary republic, currently under a military junta since the January 27th 1989 military coup that halted the Valdivielsan democratic process indefinitely. The country is divided into 14 provinces with very limited autonomy.
The country traces its origins to the Spanish colonization of La Soledad island through the 15th century. The colony remained sparsely populated until the 16th century when important cash crops were introduced and a large number of both african slaves and Spanish laborers were moved into the island. A strong independence movement developed and resulted in a short but bloody independence war after the 1804 declaration of independence. San Valdivielso emerged from the war as an unstable but independent young republic under the rule of the dictatorial caudillo Benedicto Castro, who ruled the island for 20 years until his downfall and death during the Valdivielsan Civil War.
By the end of the 19th century the situation in the island had stabilized and the victory of the Azules movement in the civil war led to a democratic reform of the country's dying democracy. With the turn of the century the country saw itself in a position of steady economic growth as foreign investments flourished and immigrants from Italy and Spain saw the young republic as a perfect new home for their families and themselves. The country experienced a number of coups by the armed forces in the 1930s, 1960s and finally the late 1980s which led to the current military government in San Valdivielso and the indefinite cessation of democracy in the island.
Etymology
The name San Valdivielso originates from the name given by the Spanish to the first colonial settlement in La Soledad; "San Valdivielso de Cordoba" who was a popular saint known for his sacrifice to the moors during the Spanish reconquista. Eventually more settlements appeared in the island but the name "San Valdivielso" remained in use when referring to the colonial holdings of Spain in the region. The original settlement of San Valdivielso was eventually renamed to Federica after the end of the Valdivielsan Revolution.
History
Geography
The main island of San Valdivielso, Isla Soledad, has a total land area of X km2 (X sq mi) constituting most of the country's land area and is located in Y. The country is mostly composed of fertile rolling plains, but a number of mountains exist along the eastern coast of the island, with the tallest points peaking at 3,500 m in altitude. Most of the population of San Valdivielso lives alongside the western coast, where most of the country's agricultural lands reside but a small number of natives live in the more mountainous and less developed areas of the nation.
Politics
Since 1989 San Valdivielso has been ruled by a Military Junta and all democratic activity has been forced to cease for an indefinite amount of time. The Valdivielsan military runs the country with absolute power and actively and violently opposes dissenters across the nation. Currently General Enrico Perez of the Valdivielsan Army is in charge of the nation as chief of state, being advised by both the navy and air force.
According to the Valdivielsan constitution, the country is officially a unitary parliamentary presidential republic, with the president acting as both head of state and head of government but since the coup of 1989 an appointed general representing the armed forces takes both positions indefinitely. Members of parliament used to be elected every 4 years for both the upper and lower house, elected by the people of San Valdivielso but this too has been indefinitely put on hold by the armed forces.
The head of state and government is currently elected by the Council for National Reconstruction (Spanish: Consejo de reconstruccion nacional), a civilian-military council whose members are appointed by the armed forces and is tasked with the appointment of positions within government and advising the head of state. Currently, the council is composed of 20 people with 5 of them being civilians and the rest being members of the armed forces. Members of the council are elected for life unless forced out of office by other members or taken under arrest by the armed forces. In several occasions members of the council were arrested and "disappeared" for crimes against the state.
Human Rights
Since the third Valdivielsan coup d'etat the country has been accused of committing a number of human rights violations primarily against its opposition. Left wingers are reportedly persecuted, exiled, disappeared and even openly executed by government forces after phony trials or no trials at all. Current estimates put the number of people disappeared or killed by the state at over 30,000, but no official numbers exist. International human rights organizations have been repeatedly barred from accessing the country and international investigations have failed to give any conclusive evidence thanks to this.