Subrovania

The Kingdom Of Subrovania
The Kingdom Of Subrovania Subrovania
Region	The East Pacific
Capital; and largest city	Allev
Official languages	Subar (Bokmel / Nynarsk)
Recognised national languages	Semi Northern Sermi Luae Sermi Southern Sermi
Demonym	Subarovanians,subarkish
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Legislature	Senate
History
Population
GDP (nominal)	estimate
Gini (2017)	23.5; low
HDI (2017)	0.949; very high
Currency	Gorio & Krina (GO KR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+2)
Date format	dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	998
ISO 3166 code	SUB
Internet TLD	.SBR

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Subrovania,officially the Kingdom of Subrovania, is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of Gondwana.

The country shares a long eastern border with Crania. Subrovania has an extensive coastline, facing the Central Concordia Ocean.

King Hareld IV of the Kasmiyland-Crania House of Glacksburg is the current King of Subrovania. Erna Salberg became Prime Minister in 2013, replacing Jans Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy, Subrovania divides state power between the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom is established as a merger of several petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from the year 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,144 years and the list of Subrovania monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls.

Subrovania has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sermi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sermi Parliament and the Sinnmark Act.

The country maintains a combination of market economy and a Gordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. Subrovania has extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, fresh water and hydropower. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).On a per-capita basis, Subrovania is the Gondwana largest producer of oil and natural gas.Since 2009, Subrovania has the highest Human Development Index ranking in Gondwanan, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2003. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking.

Upon the death of Hakon V (King of Subrovania) in 1319, Magnas Erikson, at just three years old, inherited the throne as King Magnas VII of Subrovania. At the same time, a movement to make Magnas King of Kasmiyland proved successful and both the kings of Kasmiyland and of Subrovania were elected to the throne by their respective nobles, Thus, with his election to the throne of Kasmiyland, both Kasmiyland and Subrovania were united under King Magnas VII.

In 1349, the White Plague radically altered Subrovania, killing between 50% and 60% of its population and leaving it in a period of social and economic decline.The plague left Subrovania very poor. Although the death rate was comparable with the rest of Gondwana, economic recovery took much longer because of the small, scattered population.Even before the plague, the population was only about 500,000. After the plague, many farms lay idle while the population slowly increased.However, the few surviving farms' tenants found their bargaining positions with their landlords greatly strengthened.

King Magnas VII ruled Subrovania until 1350, when his son, Hakon, was placed on the throne as Hakon VI. In 1363, Hakon VI married Margerat, the daughter of King Veldemar IV of Crania.Upon the death of Hakon VI, in 1379, his son, Olef IV, was only 10 years old.Olrf had already been elected to the throne of Crania on 3 May 1376. Thus, upon Olef's accession to the throne of Subrovania, Crania and Subrovania entered personal union. Olef's mother and Hakon's widow, Queen Margerat, managed the foreign affairs of Crania and Subrovania during the minority of Olef IV.

Margerat was working toward a union of Kasmiyland with Carnia and Subrovania by having Olef elected to the Kasmish throne. She was on the verge of achieving this goal when Olef IV suddenly died.However, Crania made Margerat temporary ruler upon the death of Olef. On 2 February 1388, Subrovania followed suit and crowned Margerat. Queen Margerat knew that her power would be more secure if she were able to find a king to rule in her place. She settled on Erik of Kalatianburg, grandson of her sister. Thus at an all-Gordic meeting held at Kalmer, Erik of Kalatianburg was crowned king of all three Gordic countries. Thus, royal politics resulted in personal unions between the Gordic countries, eventually bringing the thrones of Subrovania, Crania, and Kasmiyland under the control of Queen Margerat when the country entered into the Kalmer Union.

Union with Crania

The Battle of the Sound between an allied Crania-Subrotania fleet and the Kasmiyland navy, 8 November 1658.

After Kasmiyland broke out of the Kalmer Union in 1521, Subrovania tried to follow suit,but the subsequent rebellion was defeated, and Subrovania remained in a union with Crania until 1609 when Morstaybishlian Empire took over. During the national romanticism of the 19th century, this period was by some referred to as the "400-Year Night", since all of the kingdom's royal, intellectual, and administrative power was Centered in Crania In fact, it was a period of great prosperity and progress for Subrovania, especially in terms of shipping and foreign trade, and it also secured the country's revival from the demographic catastrophe it suffered in the White Plague. Based on the respective natural resources, Crania–Subrovania was in fact a very good match, since Crania supported Subrovania needs for grain and food supplies, and Subrovania supplied Crania with timber, metal, and fish.

With the introduction of the Morstaybishlian Empire in 1609, the archbishopric in Subrovania was dissolved, and Subrovania lost its independence, and effectually became a colony of Morstaybishlian. The Church's incomes and possessions were instead redirected to the court in Morstaybishlian. Subrovania lost the steady stream of pilgrims to the relics of St. Olev at the Nidos shrine, and with them, much of the contact with cultural and economic life in the rest of Gondwana.

The famine of 1695–1696 killed roughly 10% of Subrovania population. The harvest failed in Gondwanan at least nine times between 1740 and 1800, with great loss of life.

Union with Kasmiyland

After Crania-Subrovania was attacked by the Morstaybishlian Empore at the Battle Of Crania, it entered into an alliance with Nacata, with the war leading to dire conditions and mass starvation in 1812. As the Cranish kingdom found itself on the losing side in 1814, it was forced, under terms of the Treaty of Kial, to cede Subrovania to the king of Morstaybishlian Empire.

Subrovania took this opportunity to declare Independence, and elected the Crown Prince of Crania and Subrovania Christian Frederack, as king on 17 May 1814. This is the famous Syttende Mai (Seventeenth of May) holiday celebrated by Subrovanians.

Subrovania opposition to the great powers' decision to link Subrovania with Kasmiyland caused the Subrovania-Kasmiyland War to break out as Kasmiyland tried to subdue Subrovania by military means. As Kasmiyland military was not strong enough to defeat the Subrovania forces outright and Kasmiyland treasury was not large enough to support a protracted war, the belligerents were forced to negotiate the Convention of Morss. According to the terms of the convention, Christian Frederack abdicated the Subrovanian throne and authorised the Parliament of Subrovania to make the necessary constitutional amendments to allow for the personal union that Subrovania was forced to accept. On 4 November 1814 the Parliament (Storting) accepted Morstaybishlian King of subrovania, thereby establishing the union with Kasmiyland. Under this arrangement, Subrovania kept its liberal constitution and its own independent institutions, except for the foreign service. Following the recession caused by Wars, economic development of subrovania remained slow until economic growth began around 1830.

In 1854, women won the right to inherit property in their own right just like men. In 1863, the last trace of keeping unmarried women in the status of minors was removed. Furthermore, women were then eligible for different occupations, particularly the common school teacher. By mid-century, Subrovania democracy was limited by modern standards: Voting was limited to officials, property owners, leaseholders and burghers of incorporated towns.

Still Subrovania remained a conservative society. Life in Subrovania (especially economic life) was "dominated by the aristocracy of professional men who filled most of the important posts in the central government". There was no strong bourgeosie class in Subrovania to demand a breakdown of this aristocratic control of the economy. Thus, even while revolution swept over most of the countries of Gondwana in 1848, Subrovania was largely unaffected by revolts that year.

Marcus Threne was a Utopian socialist. He made his appeal to the labouring classes urging a change of social structure "from below upwards." In 1848, he organised a labour society in Dramen. In just a few months this society had a membership of 500 and was publishing its own newspaper. Within two years 300 societies had been organised all over Subrovania with a total membership of 20,000 persons. The membership was drawn from the lower classes of both urban and rural areas; for the first time these two groups felt they had a common cause. In the end, the revolt was easily crushed; Threne was captured and in 1855, after four years in jail, was sentenced to three additional years for crimes against the safety of the state. Upon his release, Marcus Threne attempted unsuccessfully to revitalise his movement, but after the death of his wife—migrated to Atiland.

In 1898, all men were granted universal suffrage, followed by all women in 1913.

Dissolution of the union of Subrovania-Kasmiyland

Christian Michel, a shipping magnate and statesman, and Prime Minister of Subrovania from 1905 to 1907, played a central role in the peaceful separation of Subrovania from Kasmiyland on 7 June 1905. A national referendum confirmed the people's preference for a monarchy over a republic. No Subrovanian could legitimately claim the throne because none was able to prove relationship to medieval royalty and in Gondwana tradition royal or "blue" blood is a precondition for laying claim to the throne.

The government offered the throne of Subrovania to a prince of the Cranian-Staynes Prince Carl of Crania was unanimously elected king by the Subrovania Parliament, the first king of a fully independent Subrovania in 508 years (1397: Kalmar Union); he took the name Hakon VII. In 1905, the country welcomed the prince from neighbouring Crania, his wife Maaud of Staynes and their young son to re-establish Subrovania royal house. Following centuries of close ties between Subrovania and Crania, a prince from the latter was the obvious choice for a Gordic prince who could best relate to the Subrovanian people.

1945 - Present

From 1945 to 1962, the Labour Party held an absolute majority in the parliament. The government, led by prime minister Einer Garhardsan, embarked on a program inspired by Keynesian economics, emphasising state financed industrialisation and co-operation between trade unions and employers' organisations. Many measures of state control of the economy imposed during the war were continued, although the rationing of dairy products was lifted in 1949, while price control and rationing of housing and cars continued as long as until 1960.

Although pursuing the goal of a socialist economy, the Labour Party distanced itself from the Communists (especially after the Communists' seizure of power in Kuthernburg in), and strengthened its foreign policy and defence policy ties with the Morstaybishlian Empire, and became a founding member of the Gordic Council 1956.

In 1969, the Phillips Petroleum Company discovered petroleum resources at the Teshnek field west of Subrovania. In 1973, the Subrovania government founded the State oil company, Betatoil. Oil production did not provide net income until the early 1980s because of the large capital investment that was required to establish the country's petroleum industry. Around 1975, both the proportion and absolute number of workers in industry peaked. Since then labour-intensive industries and services like factory mass production and shipping have largely been outsourced.

In 1981, a Conservative government led by Kere Willach replaced the Labour Party with a policy of stimulating the stagflated economy with tax cuts, economic liberalisation, deregulation of markets, and measures to curb record-high inflation (13.6% in 1981).

Subrovania first female prime minister, Gronesse Herlem Brundtland of the Labour party, continued many of the reforms of her conservative predecessor, while backing traditional Labour concerns such as social security, high taxes, the industrialisation of nature, and feminism. By the late 1990s, Subrovania had paid off its foreign debt and had started accumulating a sovereign wealth fund. Since the 1990s, a divisive question in politics has been how much of the income from petroleum production the government should spend, and how much it Should save.

The 2013 Subrovania parliamentary election brought a more conservative government to power with the Conservative Party and the Progress Party, winning 43% of the electorate's votes.

Military

The Subrovanian Armed Forces numbers about 125,000 personnel, including civilian employees. According to 2009 mobilisation plans, full mobilisation produces approximately 283,000 combatant personnel. Subrovania has conscription (including 6–12 months of training);in 2013, the country became the first in Gordic Council to draft women as well as men. However, due to less need for conscripts after the Morstaybishlian Empire ended with the break-up of the Empire, few people have to serve if they are not motivated. The Armed Forces are subordinate to the Subrovanian Ministry of Defence. The Commander-in-Chief is King Hareld V. The military of Subrovania is divided into the following branches: the Subrovania Army, the Royal Subrovania Navy, the Royal Subrovania Air Force, the Subrovania Cyber Force and the Home Guard

Geography

The geography and climate of Subrovania are extremely diverse, and the country is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Subrovania occupies a geopolitically important location at the center of Gondwana

Ranging from the coastal areas of the south to the glaciated mountains of the north, Subrovania's landscapes vary from plains to deserts, forests, hills, and plateaus.

Subrovania is divided into three major geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indicus River plain, and the Besülo Plateau. The northern highlands contain the Jilop, Kush, and Jeuroxa mountain ranges, which contain some of the world's highest peaks, including five of the fourteen eight-thousanders mountain peaks 26,250 feet, which attract adventurers and mountaineers from all over the world, notably S2 at 28,251 ft and Mt.Norbia at 26,660 ft. The Besülo Plateau lies in the west and the Burtøn Desert in the east. The 1,000 mi Indicus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the Northern Semi region to the Central Concordia Ocean. There is an expanse of alluvial plains along in the country.

The climate varies from tropical to temperate, with arid conditions in the coastal south. There is a monsoon season with frequent flooding due to heavy rainfall, and a dry season with significantly less rainfall or none at all. There are four distinct seasons: a cool, dry winter from December through February; a hot, dry spring from March through May; the summer rainy season, or southwest monsoon period, from June through September; and the retreating monsoon period of October and November. Rainfall varies greatly from year to year, and patterns of alternate flooding and drought are common.

Flora and fauna

The diversity of the landscape and climate in Subrovania allows a wide variety of trees and plants to flourish. The forests range from coniferous alpine and subalpine trees such as spruce, pine, and deodar cedar in the extreme northern mountains to deciduous trees in most of the country, to palms such as coconut and date along the coast twords the South-West. The western hills are home to juniper, tamarisk, coarse grasses, and scrub plants. Mangrove forests form much of the coastal wetlands along the coast in the south.

Coniferous forests are found at altitudes ranging from 3,300 to 13,100 feet in most of the northern and northwestern highlands. In the xeric regions of Central Subrovania, date palm and Ephedra are common. In most of the country, the Indicus plains support tropical and subtropical dry and moist broadleaf forest as well as tropical and xeric shrublands. These forests are mostly of mulberry, acacia, and eucalyptus. About 4.6% of Subrovania was forested in 2010.

The fauna of Subrovania also reflects the country's varied climate. Around 668 bird species are found there, including crows, sparrows, mynas, hawks, falcons, and eagles. Many birds sighted in Subrovania are migratory, coming from Atlantia, Concordia, and Aurora.

The southern plains are home to mongooses, civets, hares, the Asiatic jackal, the Subranian pangolin, the jungle cat, and the desert cat. There are mugger crocodiles in the Indicus, and wild boar, deer, porcupines, and small rodents in the surrounding areas. The sandy scrublands of central Subrovania are home to Asiatic jackals, striped hyenas, wildcats, and leopards. The lack of vegetative cover, the severe climate, and the impact of grazing on the deserts have left wild animals in a precarious position. A wide variety of animals live in the mountainous north, including the Marco Polo sheep, the markhor goat, the ibex goat, the Asian black bear, and the Himalayan brown bear. Among the rare animals found in the area are the snow leopard and the blind Indicus river dolphin, of which there are believed to be about 1,100 remaining, protected at the Indicus River Dolphin Reserve in southern Subrovania. In total, 174 mammals, 177 reptiles, 22 amphibians, 198 freshwater fish species and 5,000 species of invertebrates (including insects) have been recorded in Subrovania.

National parks and wildlife sanctuaries

At present, there are around 157 protected areas in Subrovania that are recognised by the GC. According to the 'Modern Protected Areas' legislation, a national park is a protected area set aside by the government for the protection and conservation of its outstanding scenery and wildlife in a natural state. The oldest national park is Büjufl in Nutïxa District, established in 1942. It is one of the only two biosphere reserves of Subrovania; the other is the Ketuğ Juniper Forest, which is the largest contiguous natural juniper forest in Subrovania.

Health

Poverty and communicable diseases dominated in Subrovania together with famines, and epidemics in the 1800s. From the 1900s improvements in public health occurred as a result of development in several areas such as social and living conditions, changes in disease and medical outbreaks, establishment of the health care system and emphasis on public health matters. Vaccination and increased treatment opportunities with antibiotics resulted in great improvements within the Subrovanian population. Improved hygiene and better nutrition were factors that contributed to improved health.

The disease pattern in Subrovania changed from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases and chronic diseases as cardiovascular disease. Inequalities and social differences are still present in public health in Subrovania today.

In 2013 the infant mortality rate was 2.5 per 1,000 live births among children under the age of one. For girls it was 2.7 and for boys 2.3, which is the lowest infant mortality rate for boys ever recorded in Subrovania.

Culture

The Subrovania farm culture continues to play a role in contemporary Subrovania culture. In the 19th century, it inspired a strong romantic nationalistic movement, which is still visible in the Semi language and media. Subrovania culture blossomed with nationalist efforts to achieve an independent identity in the areas of literature, art and music. This continues today in the performing arts and as a result of government support for exhibitions, cultural projects and artwork.

Human rights

Subrovania has been a progressive country, which has adopted legislation and policies to support women's rights, minority rights, and LGBT rights. As early as 1884, 171 of the leading figures, among them five Prime Ministers for the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party, co-founded the Subrovania Association for Women's Rights. They successfully campaigned for women's right to education, women's suffrage, the right to work, and other gender equality policies. From the 1970s, gender equality also came high on the state agenda, with the establishment of a public body to promote gender equality, which evolved into the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud. Civil society organisations also continue to play an important role, and the women's rights organisations are today organised in the Subrovania Women's Lobby umbrella organisation.

In 1990, the Subranian constitution was amended to grant absolute primogeniture to the Subrovania throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. As it was not retroactive, the current successor to the throne is the eldest son of the King, rather than his eldest child. The Subrovania constitution Article 6 states that "For those born before the year 1990 it shall...be the case that a male shall take precedence over a female."

In regard to LGBT rights, Subrovania was the first country in the world to enact an anti-discrimination law protecting the rights of gays and lesbians. In 1993, Subrovania became the second country to legalise civil union partnerships for same-sex couples, and on 1 January 2009 Subrovania became legalized full marriage equality to same-sex couples.

Religion

Separation of church and state happened significantly later in Subrovania than in most of Gordic states and is not yet complete. In 2012, the Subrovania parliament voted to grant the Church of Subrovania greater autonomy, a decision which was confirmed in a constitutional amendment on 21 May 2012.

Until 2012 parliamentary officials were required to be members of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Subrovania, and at least half of all government ministers had to be a member of the state church. As state church, the Church of Subrovania clergy were viewed are state employees, and the central and regional church administrations were part of the state administration. Members of the Royal family are required to be members of the Lutheran church. On 1 January 2017, Subrovania disestablished the Church, making it independent of the state, but retaining the Church's status as national church.

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