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The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch. | The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch. | ||
The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the | The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the Vandarchine people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-16th century, when the former [[Anglei|Ænglish realm]] territory of the Duchy of Hollona was inherited by the Elector of Diorisia, giving the much larger territory of Diorisia access to the Vandarch. The two duchies were collectively inherited by the crown of [[Faneria]] during the 19th century, introducing significant Fanerian cultural influence to the territory and its possession made Faneria, for a time, the dominant power on the Vandarch. It remained under the Fanerian dynasty following the fall of the monarchy in that country before the Vandarchine monarchy itself was overthrown and replaced in the 1930s. | ||
Hollona and Diorisia is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The Union State of Hollona and Diorisia's origin as two separate feudal entities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] provided its "fused" name. "Hollona" originates in earliest forms of the [[Ænglish language]]. It likely originates in the Gothic term "''holtlant''", meaning "wooded land". Hollona as a term was first used to refer to the easternmost portion of [[Anglei]] very early, possibly as early as the 7th century in the first decades of Ænglish settlement. The name origin for Diorisia is less certain, as the term first appears in [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] literature in the 1st century BC. Its meaning is generally unknown. | The Union State of Hollona and Diorisia's origin as two separate feudal entities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] provided its "fused" name. "Hollona" originates in earliest forms of the [[Ænglish language]]. It likely originates in the Gothic term "''holtlant''", meaning "wooded land". Hollona as a term was first used to refer to the easternmost portion of [[Anglei]] very early, possibly as early as the 7th century in the first decades of Ænglish settlement. The name origin for Diorisia is less certain, as the term first appears in [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] literature in the 1st century BC. Its meaning is generally unknown. | ||
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===Medieval Diorisia=== | ===Medieval Diorisia=== | ||
===Union established=== | ===Union established=== | ||
By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves | By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1554]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region. | ||
====Moving the court to Rheydt==== | ====Moving the court to Rheydt==== | ||
In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the | In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the Electorate from the traditional seat of power in Diorisia to Rheydt, a relatively small town that straddled the border between Hollona and Diorisia. Though unprestigious and unremarkable, Rheydt's central location and easy access to waterways made it the perfect administrative center for the uniting Electorate. Throughout the 17th century, the small town would expand to a major city, serving as a major market for goods going west to the Vandarch or headed east into [[Dericania]]. The location and prosperity of Rheydt also allowed the Elector and his successors to begin the process of rapidly centralizing control and enhancing the authority of the crown. Though the Elector would gradually become the supreme political authority within the state, degrees of legal separation and distinctiveness remained in both Hollona and Diorisia. | ||
===Fanerian domination=== | ===Fanerian domination=== | ||
In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the | In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the Electorate's forces joined Fanerian forces in defeating [[Fiannria]]; the ensuing territorial settlement established the modern border between the Union State and Fiannria. | ||
The first decade of Luthair's reign was viewed positively, but political events in [[Faneria]] would undermine his rule. In [[1830]], he issued Faneria's [[History_of_Faneria#The_First_Constitution_(1830)|First Constitution]], a decision which greatly unnerved the nobility of the Electorate. Though the Rih-Elector promised to keep the agreement he had made in [[1817]] with the Imperial Diet, it became clear by [[1832]] that certain court and government functions were to be transitioned directly to [[Oirthidún]]. A conspiracy to eject the Fanerians was being formed by [[1833]] when Luthais's reign in Faneria came to an end. The accession of the child King [[Sean II Suthar-Màrtainn]] eased tensions somewhat as some vicarial functions were restored. The personal union with the Kingdom of Faneria came to an end with the rule of [[Cledwyn Suthar-Màrtainn]]. Cledwyn was replaced in [[Faneria]] in [[1860]] by [[Rethysear Suthar-Màrtainn|King Rethysear]], but continued to rule in the Electorate until his death in [[1886]]. The separation of the thrones ended what was referred to as the "direct Fanerian" period, that is, the time in which the two states were functionally linked. However, the Electorate would continue to be ruled by the House of Suthar-Màrtainn decades after the end of the Fanerian monarchy in [[1906]]. Despite the end of the monarchy in Faneria, the Electorate had largely become dependent on Faneria politically and economically, and remained a staunch ally of Faneria through the beginning of the 1930s, participating in the unsuccessful [[Fourth Kin War]] in [[1887]] and [[1888]] as a Fanerian ally. The Electorate generally grew during the "direct Fanerian" period, as healthy trade relations and streamlined customs greatly accelerated trans-Vandarchine trade. However, relations with nearly all of its neighbors significantly worsened during this period and the Electorate became relatively isolated. The direct Fanerian period also introduced a number of Fanerian customs, social mores, and cultural artifacts into everyday life in Hollona and Diorisia, becoming popular first at the Electoral court and filtering down to the middle class through the nobility. As a consequence, the several decades of Fanerian (and Fanerian ethnic) rule over the Electorate introduced a third cultural influence into the polity, further distinguishing its people from both their Ænglish and [[Rhotia]]n neighbors. | The first decade of Luthair's reign was viewed positively, but political events in [[Faneria]] would undermine his rule. In [[1830]], he issued Faneria's [[History_of_Faneria#The_First_Constitution_(1830)|First Constitution]], a decision which greatly unnerved the nobility of the Electorate. Though the Rih-Elector promised to keep the agreement he had made in [[1817]] with the Imperial Diet, it became clear by [[1832]] that certain court and government functions were to be transitioned directly to [[Oirthidún]]. A conspiracy to eject the Fanerians was being formed by [[1833]] when Luthais's reign in Faneria came to an end. The accession of the child King [[Sean II Suthar-Màrtainn]] eased tensions somewhat as some vicarial functions were restored. The personal union with the Kingdom of Faneria came to an end with the rule of [[Cledwyn Suthar-Màrtainn]]. Cledwyn was replaced in [[Faneria]] in [[1860]] by [[Rethysear Suthar-Màrtainn|King Rethysear]], but continued to rule in the Electorate until his death in [[1886]]. The separation of the thrones ended what was referred to as the "direct Fanerian" period, that is, the time in which the two states were functionally linked. However, the Electorate would continue to be ruled by the House of Suthar-Màrtainn decades after the end of the Fanerian monarchy in [[1906]]. Despite the end of the monarchy in Faneria, the Electorate had largely become dependent on Faneria politically and economically, and remained a staunch ally of Faneria through the beginning of the 1930s, participating in the unsuccessful [[Fourth Kin War]] in [[1887]] and [[1888]] as a Fanerian ally. The Electorate generally grew during the "direct Fanerian" period, as healthy trade relations and streamlined customs greatly accelerated trans-Vandarchine trade. However, relations with nearly all of its neighbors significantly worsened during this period and the Electorate became relatively isolated. The direct Fanerian period also introduced a number of Fanerian customs, social mores, and cultural artifacts into everyday life in Hollona and Diorisia, becoming popular first at the Electoral court and filtering down to the middle class through the nobility. As a consequence, the several decades of Fanerian (and Fanerian ethnic) rule over the Electorate introduced a third cultural influence into the polity, further distinguishing its people from both their Ænglish and [[Rhotia]]n neighbors. | ||
Though having its independence nominally restored, the domestic political situation in the Electorate deteriorated significantly between [[1860]] and [[1920]]. The separated branch of the House of Suthar-Màrtainn received enthusiastic support of the local nobility but few others. In the age of what was arguably the peak of [[Derian identity|Derian nationalism]], most residents of the | Though having its independence nominally restored, the domestic political situation in the Electorate deteriorated significantly between [[1860]] and [[1920]]. The separated branch of the House of Suthar-Màrtainn received enthusiastic support of the local nobility but few others. In the age of what was arguably the peak of [[Derian identity|Derian nationalism]], most residents of the Electorate viewed their foreign rulership as intolerable and an impediment to the establishment of a Derian state. Additionally, the close relations between the nobility and Elector led to a gradual decline of civil liberties and political rights. An uprising in Rheydt in [[1906]], modeled after the ongoing struggles in Faneria, was brutally repressed. | ||
====Establishment of the Republic==== | ====Establishment of the Republic==== | ||
The territory of the Electorate was of major strategic area during the early phases of the [[Second Great War]], as it was a major potential corridor of resupply of [[Fiannria]] from [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]. The area also controlled the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], making it an important checkpoint of [[Vandarch]] access. | The territory of the Electorate was of major strategic area during the early phases of the [[Second Great War]], as it was a major potential corridor of resupply of [[Fiannria]] from [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]. The area also controlled the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], making it an important checkpoint of [[Vandarch]] access. | ||
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Early uprisings in the Derian revolutionary period of the war led the Elector of Diorisia to abandon the principality on May 18th, 1934, though not after attempting to make an anti-[[Urcea]]n, pro-Fanerian appeal. Following his flight, the territory was reorganized as the Vandarch Autonomous Area of the [[Deric Republic]], though in practice it became the domain of a loosely allied band of Derian nationalist warlords. Until the entry of [[Faneria]] into the war, the Vandarch Autonomous Area was largely an ignored theater of the war in [[Dericania]], but with the entry of Faneria and sudden need to resupply Fiannria with Levantine goods, the area became a top priority of allied planners. There was also significant concern that the Fanerians would attempt to restore their influence and control over the territory. | Early uprisings in the Derian revolutionary period of the war led the Elector of Diorisia to abandon the principality on May 18th, 1934, though not after attempting to make an anti-[[Urcea]]n, pro-Fanerian appeal. Following his flight, the territory was reorganized as the Vandarch Autonomous Area of the [[Deric Republic]], though in practice it became the domain of a loosely allied band of Derian nationalist warlords. Until the entry of [[Faneria]] into the war, the Vandarch Autonomous Area was largely an ignored theater of the war in [[Dericania]], but with the entry of Faneria and sudden need to resupply Fiannria with Levantine goods, the area became a top priority of allied planners. There was also significant concern that the Fanerians would attempt to restore their influence and control over the territory. | ||
On April 17th, 1935, [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] launched a joint campaign which culminated with the occupation of the country on April 29th, 1935. The allied powers had little interest in restoring the pro-Fanerian Elector, however, and instead decided to reach a negotiated settlement with sympathetic local nationalist groups. This agreement established the Provisional Republic of Hollona and Diorisia, reorganizing the former separate duchies (and other Prince-Bishoprics in the area) into a single, united Republic on May 11th, 1935. Though derided by the [[Deric Republic]] as a collaborationist state, the Republic maintained its [[The Two Derics|separate ethnic identity]] from the [[Derian people]]. The Republic subsequently claimed neutrality in the conflict but allowed allied forces and supplies to flow through the country. Upon the Republic's proclamation, it entered an intentionally ambiguous state with relationship to the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], withdrawing from its institutional structure but not making any firm determination about its sovereign status with respect to the Republic; the proclamation stated that this ambiguity would continue "until such time when the Republic has fully considered and upon such time of a general peace". The Republic was accordingly removed entirely from its legal obligations to the Empire with the [[Treaty of Corcra]]. | On April 17th, 1935, [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] launched a joint campaign which culminated with the occupation of the country on April 29th, 1935. The allied powers had little interest in restoring the pro-Fanerian Elector, however, and instead decided to reach a negotiated settlement with sympathetic local nationalist groups. This agreement established the Provisional Republic of Hollona and Diorisia, reorganizing the former separate duchies (and other Prince-Bishoprics in the area) into a single, united Republic on May 11th, 1935. Though derided by the [[Deric Republic]] as a collaborationist state, the Republic maintained its [[The Two Derics|separate ethnic identity]] from the [[Derian people]]. The Republic subsequently claimed neutrality in the conflict but allowed allied forces and supplies to flow through the country. Upon the Republic's proclamation, it entered an intentionally ambiguous state with relationship to the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], withdrawing from its institutional structure but not making any firm determination about its sovereign status with respect to the Republic; the proclamation stated that this ambiguity would continue "until such time when the Republic has fully considered and upon such time of a general peace". The Republic was accordingly removed entirely from its legal obligations to the Empire with the [[Treaty of Corcra]]. The Provisional Republic was partly involved in the subsequent [[Third Fratricide]]. Though not a combatant, it was nonetheless attacked and raided at various times by both nationalist and socialist militia forces. The Republic provided support to the moderate nationalist faction which ultimately won the conflict. | ||
In [[1945]], the Provisional Republic adopted the Federal Agreement, which functions as the constitution of the Union State. It established a federal system with two "republics" intended to maintain the historic legal and cultural distinctiveness of Hollona and Diorisia, respectively. The constituent republics retained significant degrees of autonomy but the new agreement ultimately enshrined the Union Government as the supreme political authority within the state. The new Union State of Hollona and Diorisia was formally established on 1 January 1946. | |||
====Post-Great Wars==== | ====Post-Great Wars==== | ||
Hollona and Diorisia was a founding member of the [[Deric States]] organization which was established in 1953. | Hollona and Diorisia was a founding member of the [[Deric States]] organization which was established in 1953. | ||
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== Government == | == Government == | ||
The politics and administration of Hollona and Diorisia take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. The country is a federation and is governed under the Federal Agreement of [[1952]], which has statutory power as the country's constitution. The nation's construction as a federation has major implications on how the executive and legislative branches of government are shaped. The Union is divided into two entities, the Republic of Hollona and the Republic of Diorisia, which have significant self-governing powers and control over local policy. | The politics and administration of Hollona and Diorisia take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. The country is a federation and is governed under the Federal Agreement of [[1952]], which has statutory power as the country's constitution. The nation's construction as a federation has major implications on how the executive and legislative branches of government are shaped. The Union is divided into two entities, the Republic of Hollona and the Republic of Diorisia, which have significant self-governing powers and control over local policy. | ||
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The lower chamber, the Popular Assembly, is led by the Chair of the Assembly, and is the nation's chief legislative body, representing 78 proportionally-allocated electoral districts. Assemblymembers six year terms, coinciding with the terms of the Speaker-President. The Assembly considers virutally all matters of state that do not devolve to the constituent Republics, and it has the power to solicit the State Union Council on various legislative issues only under its own request. The Chair of the Assembly is elected at the beginning of each term of the Assembly and serves at its pleasure. The Chair of the Assembly is the {{wp|head of government}} within the Vandarchine system, and is responsible for formulating budgets, appointing cabinet ministers, and as the name implies is generally responsible for the conduct and legislative agenda of the Popular Assembly. | The lower chamber, the Popular Assembly, is led by the Chair of the Assembly, and is the nation's chief legislative body, representing 78 proportionally-allocated electoral districts. Assemblymembers six year terms, coinciding with the terms of the Speaker-President. The Assembly considers virutally all matters of state that do not devolve to the constituent Republics, and it has the power to solicit the State Union Council on various legislative issues only under its own request. The Chair of the Assembly is elected at the beginning of each term of the Assembly and serves at its pleasure. The Chair of the Assembly is the {{wp|head of government}} within the Vandarchine system, and is responsible for formulating budgets, appointing cabinet ministers, and as the name implies is generally responsible for the conduct and legislative agenda of the Popular Assembly. | ||
Due to the federated nature of the state, the Union Government (that is, the central government) owns or has direct authority over very limited lands, most prominently the Union's capital city of Rheydt. Located in Hollona, Rheydt was the seat of the Elector of Diorisia from | Due to the federated nature of the state, the Union Government (that is, the central government) owns or has direct authority over very limited lands, most prominently the Union's capital city of Rheydt. Located in Hollona, Rheydt was the seat of the Elector of Diorisia from 1621 onward. The city, which has a blended character, is an important symbol of the unity of the two halves of the Republic. The Union Government has direct control over the city itself as well as a number of small {{wp|right of way}}s of rail lines extending outward from Rheydt, including one to the coast of the Vandarch. | ||
===Republics and local governments=== | ===Republics and local governments=== | ||
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The national identity and culture of people from Hollona and Diorisia is "Vandarchine", and Vandarchines consider themselves both a nation and ethnic group. Vandarchines are a relatively newer group of people, originating from the initial union of Hollona and Diorisia. The 16th century [[Nordmontaine War]] and addition of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] Duchy of Hollona to the relatively equal sized [[Rhotia]]n Duchy of Diorisia created a cultural interchange between these people, resulting in the creation of a distinct Vandarchine culture speaking Ænglish with many Rhotian cultural traditions. The rulers of the two Duchies were relatively open to the cultural changes the Ænglish brought, leading to a relatively early emergence of this national identity - newspapers and journals from the 1710s speak to residents of the two duchies viewing themselves as a separate and united people. As its national conciousness emerged earlier, Vandarchines never viewed themselves as part of the [[Derian identity]], but nonetheless committed themselves to joining a united Dericanian polity at various times. The rule of the [[Faneria]]n dynasty over the country between [[1817]] and [[1934]] also introduced significant Fanerian cultural touchstones and traditions into Vandarchine life, further distinguishing it from its adjoining Ænglish and Rhotian neighbors. | The national identity and culture of people from Hollona and Diorisia is "Vandarchine", and Vandarchines consider themselves both a nation and ethnic group. Vandarchines are a relatively newer group of people, originating from the initial union of Hollona and Diorisia. The 16th century [[Nordmontaine War]] and addition of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] Duchy of Hollona to the relatively equal sized [[Rhotia]]n Duchy of Diorisia created a cultural interchange between these people, resulting in the creation of a distinct Vandarchine culture speaking Ænglish with many Rhotian cultural traditions. The rulers of the two Duchies were relatively open to the cultural changes the Ænglish brought, leading to a relatively early emergence of this national identity - newspapers and journals from the 1710s speak to residents of the two duchies viewing themselves as a separate and united people. As its national conciousness emerged earlier, Vandarchines never viewed themselves as part of the [[Derian identity]], but nonetheless committed themselves to joining a united Dericanian polity at various times. The rule of the [[Faneria]]n dynasty over the country between [[1817]] and [[1934]] also introduced significant Fanerian cultural touchstones and traditions into Vandarchine life, further distinguishing it from its adjoining Ænglish and Rhotian neighbors. | ||
Vandarchines speak a regional dialect of the [[Rhotia#Language|Rhotian language]] known as Vandarchine Rhotian. It maintains the structure, intonation, and other main features of the Rhotian language but includes a significant vocabulary from the [[Ænglish language]]. It also includes a small amount of vocabulary, particularly political terminology, from the | Vandarchines speak a regional dialect of the [[Rhotia#Language|Rhotian language]] known as Vandarchine Rhotian. It maintains the structure, intonation, and other main features of the Rhotian language but includes a significant vocabulary from the [[Ænglish language]]. It also includes a small amount of vocabulary, particularly political terminology, from the [[Fhasen]] language. | ||
=== Religious Demographics === | === Religious Demographics === | ||
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== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
Hollona and Diorisia has a small but dynamic and diverse economy which is fully integrated into the broader economy and market of the [[Levantine Union]]. | Hollona and Diorisia has a small but dynamic and diverse economy which is fully integrated into the broader economy and market of the [[Levantine Union]]. Within the Union, it sits in roughly the upper third of GDP PC with an estimated $51,257 in [[2020]]. The country benefits significantly from the presence of a well-developed tech sector and downstream strong urban economies, but also has a strong tradition in agriculture, particularly in wine-growing. | ||
===Wine=== | ===Wine=== | ||
Today, Holldoner and Diorisian wine generally occupies a middle-to-high niche of the wine market, particularly in dry white wines. This is a result of the long-term effects of the [[1995 Vandarch Republic wine scandal]] that forced the Holldoner and Diorisian wine industries to resaddle their production on other wine types than the previous sweet wines they were known for, increasingly targeting a higher market segment in doing so. | Today, Holldoner and Diorisian wine generally occupies a middle-to-high niche of the wine market, particularly in dry white wines. This is a result of the long-term effects of the [[1995 Vandarch Republic wine scandal]] that forced the Holldoner and Diorisian wine industries to resaddle their production on other wine types than the previous sweet wines they were known for, increasingly targeting a higher market segment in doing so. | ||