Slovecia

Slovecia, officially the Slovecian Republic, (Slovecian: Sleveská republika) is a constitutional unitary republic located in south central Avanor. Bordered to the north by the Midlands, to the east by NATION, to the south by Nalore, and to the west by Averra. Slovecia has a population of nearly 10'488'912 people as of the 1920 census, and a land area of LAND AREA, making it the NUMBER largest country by population and NUMBER largest country by land area. Slovecia is a unitary state, with the government centralized under the federal government in the capital of Svidná, though the nation is divided into eight Regions, each named after the principle city within it. The largest cities are Gbevo, Huršta, Žitín, and Seže.

Slovecia's history is tied in with the history of the Avanoran continent, being a nation located at its heart. Originally the home of a mixture of Midlandic and Slovecian inhabitants, the nation became a province of the Imperium in the classical period, and later in 1115 became the Duchy of Slovecia after it was absorbed into the Midlandic Reich after the Slovecian War of Unification. As a realm under the Midlandic emperors, the Dukes shared much of their history with the modern Midlands. Slovecians were often treated as second class citizens compared to their Midlandic counterparts, and on several occasions the Slovecians invaded other states such as Moradavia or Caliane, or otherwise rebelled against their Midlandic counterparts such as in the Slovecian Rebellion of 1418, and the Slovecian Rebellion of 1502. The Slovecians saw massive migrations of their people to the Laranias to the colonies of Auvegrone and Mistletoe Coast, which resulted in massive population decline between 1709 - 1800, largely spun out of a want for a better life. When the Midlandic Revolution of 1802 occurred, the Midlanders staged a rebellion against the High King of the Midlands for a democratic nation state. This revolution saw the Slovecian Liberal Party also call for an end to the Duchy, and the implementation of an independent and democratic Slovecia. When the revolution was won on the side of the revolutionaries and the monarchs were deposed, Slovecia finally became an independent nation - though immediately after independence, a civil war broke out which lasted between 1807 - 1820. This war between democratic liberals and conservative monarchists saw the liberals win and implement their constitution proclaiming the new Slovecian Republic. Numerous presidents ruled the nation as it struggled to industrialize along with the rest of the Midlands, and saw massive immigration of Slovecians from other nations attempt to move back to their homeland. The nation's industrialization led to the consolidation of people in the cities, while the countryside became relatively underpopulated. The nation would soon become a victim of invasion, however, as the Avanorans began to fight through the nation in their "three pronged attack" to get to Gelenia. Throughout 1875 - 1879, the nation was at war with the Avanorans and the Moradavians who had joined them. With the stalemate in 1878 becoming evident, and the end of the Great War after the Alscheid Accords, Slovecia transitioned into a new nation, with a new constitution - joining the Union of Nations and Avanor Union. The nation's industrialization had been completed, and soon the nation became a leading producer of the manufacturing of cars, trams, aircraft and airships, ships, vehicle engines, turbines, and guns - with the Žitín Arms Company being the second largest arms manufacturer in the world. This led to the prosperous Glorious 30 years, where Slovecians saw record economic growth and prosperity following the war.

History

 * In its earliest history, Slovecia was home to a mix of Thanic and Auene peoples who had lived there since the 12000s BCE. The region was then populated by Paravantene settlers, as the growing Paravantene Empire established numerous colonies across southern Avanor.
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