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Waldish Confederation
ᚡᚮᛚᛚᛋᚴᛂ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑᛂᛏ (Waldish)
Vollske forbundet
Flag of Waldrich
Flag
Coat of arms of Waldrich
Coat of arms
Motto: ᛋᛐᛦᚱ᛬ᚿᚮᚱᛑᛂᚿ (Waldish)
Styr norden
"Rule the North"
Anthem: ᛂᚱᛁᚴᛋᛋᛆᚿᚵᛂᚿ (Waldish)
Erikssangen
"Erik's Song"
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Capital
and largest city
Alsvik
Official languagesWaldish
Recognised regional languagesCuthish
Eldseyan
Ethnic groups
(2020)
87.1% Waldish
0.7% Cuthish
0.1% Eldseyan
12.1% Other
Religion
(2020)
  • 10.2% Irreligious
  • 5.5% Other
Demonym(s)Waldish
GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy
• Forsitter
Solveig I
Anders Kjeldsen
LegislatureRikesdag
Landsting
Folksting
Establishment
19 June 759
15 August 1031
7 January 1552
5 February 1821
Area
• Total
332,759 km2 (128,479 sq mi)
• Water (%)
2.2%
Population
• 2020 census
62,775,800
• Density
188.65/km2 (488.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $3.536 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $56,320
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $2.837 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $45,192
Gini (2021)Positive decrease 35.7
medium
HDI (2021)Increase 0.931
very high
CurrencyPund (VLP)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Central Calesian Time, CCT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (Central Calesian Summer Time, CCST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+39
ISO 3166 codeVL
Internet TLD.vl

Waldrich (Waldish: ᚡᚮᛚᛚᚱᛁᚴᛂ, Vollrike), officially the Waldish Confederation (Waldish: ᚡᚮᛚᛚᛋᚴᛂ᛬ᚠᚮᚱᛒᚢᚿᛑᛂᛏ, Vollske forbundet), is a sovereign state located mostly on the island of Svalland in northern Calesia. It lies between the North Sea to the north, the Medan Ocean to the east, and the Svalish Sea to the southwest. It shares maritime borders with Rosland-Iskrell to the southeast, Vistulzka to the west, and Falland to the south. Alsvik is Waldrich's capital and largest city, with other major cities including Hellnafjord, Strandhavn, Kongsheim, and Hovberg. With a population of approximately 63 million and a total area of 332,759 km2, Waldrich is the 5th most populous and 6th largest nation in the world.

Humans first settled Waldrich between the 10th and 11th millennia BC, at the end of the Last Glacial Period. During late antiquity, the Waldic tribes inhabiting the region began to migrate south into mainland Calesia, invading and ultimately destroying the Hernician Empire. These tribes organized into petty kingdoms during the early middle ages, unifying to form the Waldic Empire in 759. At its height in the 9th century, Waldrich controlled all of Svalland and much of continental northern Calesia from its capital in modern-day Falland. During the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Waldic imperial power began to weaken as a result of overextension, administrative mismanagement, and external pressures resulting from !Slavic and Hyacinthean invasions of its continental territories. The empire collapsed after the sack of Sydenham in 1031, and the remaining Waldic polities in Svalland reorganized into a loose defensive alliance known as the Old Waldish Confederacy. The Confederacy stabilized during the high medieval period, undergoing a golden age in which Alsvik emerged as a significant cultural and economic hub in northern Calesia. In the mid-14th century, Waldrich's era of prosperity was cut short by the Catabole and subsequent global crisis, which caused significant societal upheaval and killed nearly half of the empire's pre-impact population. The !Reformation of the 15th century further divided the realm along religious lines, with Presterism taking hold in the eastern states that constitute modern-day Rosland-Iskrell. Increasing repression from Alsvik prompted the Presterist nobles to revolt against confederal rule in 1472, sparking a continental war that ended in defeat for Waldrich.

The war forced Waldrich to relinquish control over more than one-third of its remaining territories, exposing the increasing weakness of the Waldish crown. In response, Forsitter Halvard II introduced a series of administrative reforms during the first half of the 16th century, strengthening the government apparatus and transforming Waldrich from a loose confederation into a more centralized federal state. Halvard subsequently led Waldrich to victory in the X War, which restored the confederation's image as a major Calesian power. Waldrich also emerged as a significant colonial player during this time and ruled over parts of Razan and northern Elia Borealis for much of the early modern period. However, Waldish colonial dominance ended with the outbreak of the Twelve Years' War in 1785, which forced Waldrich to recognize the independence of Razan and cede most of its colonies in Elia Borealis to other Calesian powers. The war sparked a gradual transition away from absolutism and towards a constitutional monarchy, culminating in the ratification of the current constitution in 1821. The nation reached its territorial nadir following the First Cuthish War in 1866, ceding the island of Cuthland to Falland. Waldrich and Falland fought a second war between 1919 and 1921, resulting in a Waldish victory and leading to the rise of national syndicalism in Falland. Continuing tensions between the two nations were a major cause of the Great War's outbreak in 1934, which pitted Waldrich and the Transmedan Powers against Falland and the Sydenham Powers. After the defeat of the Sydenham Powers in 1940, Waldrich solidified its position as the dominant power in northern Calesia.

Contemporary Waldrich is a great power, wielding significant regional and global influence in economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military affairs. It is a founding member of the Nordbund and X Economic Partnership, and holds a permanent seat on the United Congress Security Council. Waldrich is a developed country, with a high income economy that ranks as the Xth largest in the world. Its economic system, known internationally as the Waldish model, combines high economic freedom with a strong social safety net centered around a universal basic income. Waldrich is a recognized nuclear weapons state under the Treaty of Hellnafjord and possesses the 3rd largest military in the world, with a blue-water navy that allows it to project power globally.

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Waldrich is divided into 17 states (lander), including three kingdoms (kongedømmer), one grand duchy (storhertugdømme), two duchies (hertugdømmer), four jarldoms (jarldømmer), three principalities (fyrstedømmer), three free states (frilander), and one free city (friby).

Flag Name Capital Population Form of government Official language(s)
Flag of Alsvik.png Alsvik Alsvik 2,594,236 Free city Waldish
Flag of Aursdal.png Aursdal Kongsheim 8,714,043 Kingdom Waldish
Flag of Cuthland.png Cuthland Alderham 412,710 Free state Cuthish
Flag of Eldsey.png Eldsey Klettvik 44,382 Free state Eldseyan
Flag of Forsmark.png Forsmark Forsheim 1,786,199 Jarldom Waldish
Flag of Geirfold.png Geirfold Hallstrand 13,595,418 Kingdom Waldish
Flag of Hovberg.png Hovberg Hovberg 634,807 Principality Waldish
Flag of Jarnland.png Jarnland Hellnafjord 18,402,789 Kingdom Waldish
Flag of Kolhavn.png Kolhavn Kolhavn 244,210 Principality Waldish
Flag of Lyngmark.png Lyngmark Fagerheim 1,837,005 Duchy Waldish
Flag of Malmstad.png Malmstad Malmstad 79,303 Principality Waldish
Flag of Coshaqua.png Coshaqua Mariesfjord 1,352,640 Free state Waldish
Flag of Revsdal.png Revsdal Erikshavn 130,271 Jarldom Waldish
Flag of Røkkerland.png Røkkerland Flesanger 4,647,180 Duchy Waldish
Flag of Skerland.png Skerland Skervik 1,892,276 Jarldom Waldish
Flag of Strandhavn.png Strandhavn Strandhavn 1,123,945 Jarldom Waldish
Flag of Vegsdal.png Vegsdal Heggersund 4,284,386 Grand duchy Waldish

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Waldish soldiers prepare to clear a building during peacekeeping operations in X.

The Royal Waldish Armed Forces (Waldish: Kongelige Vollske krigsmakten) consist of 266,000 active and 129,000 reserve personnel. They are divided into the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space and Missile Force, and Cyber Force, and are administered by the Ministry of War. Although Forsitter Solveig I nominally serves as commander-in-chief, in practice all operations are directed by Lawspeaker Anders Kjeldsen. The Waldish government spent more than $82 billion on defense in 2020, or approximately 2.9% of its total nominal GDP. Waldrich is a member of the Nordbund, a military alliance consisting of X states in northern Calesia.

The Waldish military has historically been a major military power in Calesia, and remains a great power in the present day. Waldish forces are permanently stationed in several Nordbund member states including East Ruthen, Falland, and X, and are currently deployed to X in support of United Congress peacekeeping operations. Its navy possesses blue-water capabilities and is capable of carrying out amphibious operations on a global scale.

Waldrich is one of three recognized nuclear weapons states under the Treaty of Hellnafjord and carried out the world's first successful nuclear weapons test in 1947. The nation possesses a total of 450 warheads, of which 340 are deployed. Waldrich also operates a nuclear triad and is capable of delivering weapons using a combination of land, air, and sea-based systems. It remains the only nation to use nuclear weapons in combat, launching atomic strikes on X in 19XX during the X War.

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