The Midlands

The Mittellande, also known by its Davinthian name The Midlands (Midlandic: Das Mittelländische Reich) is a constitutional federal republic under a parliamentary democracy in central Arganorh. The nation borders NATION to the north, NATION to the east, NATION to the south, and NATION to the west. The Mittellande has a land area of LAND AREA and a population of 140'211'990 as of the 1920 census. The nation is a federal state, and as such is divided into fifteen Reichsländer, which serve as the local level of government. The federal capital and largest city is Ansberg, though other major city centers of the nation include Lindenberg, Abensberg, Oldenau, and Ostmunster. The nation is the homeland of the Midlandic people, and the Midlandic language is the main tongue of the nation.

The Midlands were originally home to a series of tribal peoples who spoke the common language of Old Midlandic. These tribes would war with one another and with the constantly invading Imperials, who attempted to exert their influence in the area until they, along with other peoples of the west, sacked the capital of the imperium and the formation of numerous kingdoms in the Midlands began. The Midlandic royal families formed the Edict of Meitzen - which established the High King and the first elements of the Reichstag began to form. Several High Kings would reform the nation, bringing the Midlanders into the Sanctumite faith and feudalism began to be implemented.

The Midlands are a great power in the world, leading the fifth largest economy on the planet, as well as the third largest armed forces. As a member of the Arganorh Union, the Midlands use the Credit Argent as their official currency, and are represented in the Arganorhan Assembly. The Midlands are renowned for their commitment to civil liberties and equality, with a robust constitutional system and protections for citizens through an independent judiciary. The nation boasts a fairly strong social welfare and safety net, being the first nation in the world to introduce universal healthcare. The Midlands have their military, the Landwehr, deployed overseas in central Korasha and Ryumar as part of a peacekeeping force from the Arganorhan Defense Pact, a military alliance of which the Midlands are apart. The nation has been aligned with the Central World and liberal democratic nations throughout the post-war period, and has worked as a middle ground of peace between Valais and Davintharia on the Arganorhan continent.