Orogonia: Vaar Republik (WIP, DARK MODE RECOMMENDED)

Orogoniensc Republik

(Orogonian Republic)

Vaar Republik

Orogonia (/ɔːrɪgoʊnjə/), officially known as the Republic of Orogonia (Olgish: Orogoniensc Republik) is a country in Central Verusa. It stretches 995,527 km², stretching from the subartic Eleþera Islands to the Koornate Islands, which have an Oceanic climate. Orogonia is bordered directly to the west by the Kingdom of Vapia, to the northwest by Vestra, to the northwest by The Governors-Land and to the east by Barloss. Orogonia shares maritime borders with Aarde and Lestesia and Fagnau. Orogonia's northern coastline is defined by the Cascade Ocean, whilst its southern coastline is shaped by the Tsyemny Sea. Also on the Tsyemny Sea, lies Orogonia's capital, largest city, and principle financial center—Koojoka. Orogonia has a diverse population of nearly 68.4 million people, shaped by historic racial mixing following Olgish colonization. Orogonia is a Unitary Parliamentary Republic, and has been for most of its history as an independent state, following the Volkæs Riforms in 1801. Liberal democratic government, staunch individualism, political enthusiasm, and the cherished rights of humankind are central parts to the Orogonian identity and culture. Orogonia is divided into 20 Provinces.

The territory Orogonia now encompasses has historically been inhabited by humans for at least 10 thousand years, following the earliest human migrations in Verusa. The Obnokaahs River Delta has historically been occupied by several historically intertwined civilizations, due to its extremely fertile soil, water access, and favorable climate. Such civilizations included the Tezka, Niimara, and Rejetat. The Weskokja Empire came to dominate the region following mass conquest from the newly established city of Neektoc, on the west side of Sikuretæ Bay following the expulsion of the Koojoee people from many of the established city-states, as the city of Neektokc was established as their capital.

Olgish colonization began in 1551 with the establishment of the New Djeþ Colony in the Koornate Islands, and mass colonization of the mainland began in 1561 following the Olgish conquest of the Weskokja Empire. The New Olgland colony was established, its capital being a continuation of Neektoc, but renamed Koojoka. Olgish rule pursued for over 2 centuries, which were spent conquering most of modern Orogonia. An influx of Olgish and other settlers, Trinitization of indigenous peoples, and racial mixing of indigenous and settler peoples/customs began shaping Orogonia as a known state. The Name of the Lord Decree under pressures by the Olgic Church and the Orogonian populace succeeded in 1751, granting the mixed miste population basic freedoms and creating the new colony of Orogonia the right to self-governance.

Under the newly established Orogonia colony, the majority-miste government began the expulsion of exploitative aristocrats following the first occupation of Olgland, with no colonial authority to override these policies. In 1755, citizenship was granted to all Trinitists within Orogonian borders, including indigenous peoples and Rovigians. These policies were immediately met with anger from the Olgish Crown following the end of [INSERT WAR] and the occupation of much of Olgland. Disagreement between Orogonia and Olgland, and the attempted removal of the Orogonian parliament in 1769, eventually escalated into the Orogonian Revolution, in which the colonial Orogonian government declared independence in response.

A weakened and preoccupied Olgland did not manage to defeat the Orogonian Revolution. The Conflict lasted 8 years, and ended with the Liberation of Koojoka and successful Providenz Revolt. The Treaty of Tæjden ended the war and established Orogonia as an internationally recognized independent state with sovereignty of all the land governed by the previous Orogonia Colony. Parliamentary leader Aalk Keket was elected as Orogonia's first president but he later died of pneumonia in 1780. War hero Kristofer Vauhn was elected in 1780 to replace him, setting forth a series of reforms to define Orogonia as a united entity and guarantee the rights of the common people with the Dikalarte av Riits, all within the Second Constitution as part of the Volkæs Riforms.

Orogonia is a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic. The head of state is the Prime Minister of Orogonia, who is appointed by the President of Orogonia, who is elected at popular vote. The Prime Minister appoints all 25 Cabinet Ministers. All these positions make up the executive branch of Orogonian government. The Legislative Branch consists of Parlament (Parliament), whos members are elected in local electoral districts within provinces. There are 947 current members of parliament, and corresponding parliamentary districts. The Judicial Branch of Orogonian government consists of a system of courts and administrative boards on the federal, provincial, and local levels. The head court, the Hij Tribun , is regarded the head of the executive branch.

Etymology

The term "Orogonia" is believed to have origins in the indigenous Koojoee language, "Oherikosgna" meaning "new homeland," which originally applied to the Noot Peninsula, and was corrupted by Olgophone ears to become the modern Orogonia. When Olgish rule was established over Koojoka, the term became synonymous with the broader region. The first instance of the term appears in Jako Elkin's 1601 "Kaart av Veruza", to describe the Orogonian Bay and the region around Kookoja.

History

Precolonial

Archeological evidence suggests a human presence in Orogonia dating back ten thousand years. The Obnokaahs River Delta has been a historic site of human civilization, seeing the domestication of corn, squash, maple, peanuts, pinon, and turkey, which produced an agricultural surplus. This enabled the creation of human civilization in the delta. Governmental chiefdoms developed amongst new city-states, and the region prospered for hundreds of years.

"Neektoc: Þa Weskokja Kapitaal" by Olgish painter Eliæ Flout, 1567

The Koojee people were expelled from various city-states in the delta following the unknown murder of Chief Rekhuot. The Koojee people, under the leadership of Kikhim, established the city of Neektoc on the western end of the delta, following their expulsion. The Weskokja Council was founded in 1421 alongside the city, as a council of chiefs was created. In its first decade, Neektoc prospered as a center of agriculture and trade, and safety for the Koojee people. 1452 saw the outbreak of the Delta Wars between the Koojee and its neighboring states, which held a suspicious view of the newly established state. Under the guise of known war hero Wawakhaa, the Koojee managed to win the wars and founded the Weskokja Empire in 1458.

Weskokja prospered for most of its existence, but faced external threats from neighboring tribes and cities. The Corn Wars, Pektaaz Crisis, and the empire's increasingly brutal tactics came to harm the state's reputation and exhaust its resources. At its highest extent, the empire stretched an estimated 63,301km² after the Corn Wars. But, by the time of Olgish contact in 1550, the empire was already in decline.

Colonial

Albert Matzen began exploring the Koornate Islands beginning in the 1540s, when mapping out the Verusan Continent, under the funding of the Olgish crown. Rumors of mineral wealth, and a lumber shortage in Olgland sponsored this. In 1551, a group of some 120 Olgish Rovigians set out from the port of Haalden to the island of Pukajo. They landed in the summer, establishing the city of Kongesþorp (English for Kings Town) as the first permanent Olgish settlement in modern Orogonia. This marked the beginning of the New Olgland Colony.