Vonzumier

Republic of Vonzumier Republik Wonzumier
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Motto: Von Meer zu Meer (Vierz) A mari usque ad mare (Deoran) From sea to sea
Anthem: Lied der Republik Song of the Republic
Capital	Niederau
Largest city	Rossach
Official languages	Vierz
Ethnic groups (2017)	72.5% Whites 11.2% Mischlings 7.4% Blacks 4.7% Oridians 2.2% Natives 2% other
Demonym(s)	Vonzumierian
Government	Federal semi-presidential republic
• President	Ernst Greifelt
• Chancellor	Johann Fieber
• Senate President	Oskar Mannheim
• House President	Fabian Vittel
Legislature	Federal Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Deputies
Independence from Vierzland
• Declaration	17 November 1867
• Treaty of Haraldstad	4 May 1871
• Constitution	10 June 1871
• Current Borders	16 April 1919
Population
• 2020 estimate	262,092,166 (3rd)
• 2018 census	251,471,881 (3rd)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$13.309 trillion
• Per capita	$52,925
Gini (2019)	38.4 medium
HDI (2019)	0.927 very high
Currency	Vonzumierian mark (ꟿ) (WZM)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.wz

Vonzumier (Vierz: Wonzumier), officially the Republic of Vonzumier (Vierz: Republik Wonzumier), is a country located in South Artalia. It is spread across 35 federal provinces and 2 federal cities: Rossach, the largest city, and Niederau, the capital city. The country has an estimated population of 262 million people, making it the third-most populous sovereign state in the world.

Paleo-Artalians reached South Artalia as early as 14,000 years ago. Patyrian colonization began after the discovery of the Artalias by Hermann Preiss in 1499, and the land fell under Apelian control until its annexation by Vierzland in 1610. After disputes over political disenfranchisement and repression, Vonzumier declared independence from the Vierz Empire in 1867 and won the ensuing war of independence. Slavery was abolished in the country in 1879. Vonzumier again fought Vierzland in the Frontier War of the late 1910s, emerging victorious in 1919 and securing its place as a relevant world power.

Vonzumier's economy was decimated by the mid-1920s worldwide depression, but returned to growth with the start of the Great War in 1942. Vonzumier fought with the Allied Powers from 1944 until their victory in 1947. Postwar developments led to the development of a global cold war, called the Silent War, between the Tierada- and Vonzumier-led liberal democratic bloc of the CSO and the Vierz-led CPCA. Vonzumier emerged as a global superpower with large economic, cultural, and military sway; the gradual disintegration of Tierada's colonial empire throughout the Silent War and the sudden collapse of the Vierz Empire in 1990 saw Vonzumier become the world's sole superpower, with some labelling it a hyperpower.

Vonzumier is a federal, semi-presidential republic with robust civil liberties and civil rights protections. The country is ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse; the vast majority of its inhabitants descend from immigrants, and hundreds of languages are spoken nationwide. Vonzumier is a founder of the International Assembly, the Artalian Forum, and various other international organizations. Its Human Development Index rating and GDP per capita measures have ranked in the top 10 globally for decades. Vonzumier spends more on its military, both gross and per capita, than any country in the world.

Politics and governance

Political culture and parties

Ernst Greifelt
President
since 11 July 2016

Albert Brodmann
Chancellor
since 15 July 2016