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The Syndicalist Kingdom of Vithinja ([[Languages of Vithinja|Ruþí]]: Viþjinsk) often simply referred to as The Cooperative is a constitutional monarchy located in [[Kiro-Borealis]], but is more politically connected to Northern [[Levantia]] and it's various nations. It borders [[Caergwynn]] in the south among via the vithinjan isles. Crossing the [[Kilikas Sea]] to the far west lies the island nation of [[Kiravia]], while crossing the sea southwards one can find the lands of [[Faneria]]. Vithinja holds the only land crossing from Kiroborea to Levantia via the Vithins-Awraidd bridges, a large set of bridges and underwater tunnels connecting the Kiroborea mainland to most of the Vithinjan isles and ending in northern [[Caergwynn]]. The Vithinjan capital is [[Cities of Vithinja|Rolvsvik]], despite being only the 5th largest city in the nation. Rolvsvik holds importance as the historical seat of power of the various royal lines of the nation as well as the religious center for the Church of Rolv. The two largest cities are [[Cities of Vithinja|Tår Bringär]] and Cärssund, both of which lie within the vithinjan isles. Tår Bringär has long been the economic capital of Vithinja however as it holds a large and deep natural harbor well placed for both safety and trading purposes. For most of North Levantian history the city benifited from being safe from the many wars that plagued northern levantia but since the great war it has fallen in favour somewhat compared to mainland harbor cities. Vithinja has a population of ~64 million people. The vast majority of the population lives either in the "islands name" isles, or the more temperate southern coastline, but the northern lakes region still holds small population centers.

Vithinja is a relative newcomer among the nations of today in it's current state, only existing in it’s current form for the last 200 years. However the culture and traditions of a united northern nation has existed for almost a millennium. Unfortunately because the large variety in cultures, religion, traditions and more recently ideologies the nation has never truly been able to achieve stability. The nations origins is a tale of two very different peoples fighting each other for the reign but always united against foreign threats. The first traces of the two groups arriving in the north date back as far as 700 CE. From the evidence they were not the first people to live in the Vithinjan lands but whatever natives came before are long extinct. It is believed that the first group of settlers who would become the Ruthans left their homeland in western Levantia to sail for new lands in the north, while the celtic origins are even less certain. Both peoples started settling many of the islands along the northern coast of Levantia as well as finding the lands of [[Vithinjan Administrative Divisions|Rutheria]]. ([[Languages of Vithinja|Ruþí]]:Fhres-Ruthirí) While the Ruthan people have generally been the rulers over both peoples the Gergoles have almost always outnumbered them, to the confusion of many scholars.

The vithinjan population is mainly divided into the [[Peoples of Vithinja|Ruthans]], the former ruling people as well as the [[Peoples of Vithinja|Gergoles]] ([[Languages of Vithinja|Ruþí]]: Gärgöthe, [[Languages of Vithinja|Siarvish]]: Siargogle), who make up the majority of the population. While they once had huge cultural differences the two cultures are pretty well integrated into each other these days, making religion the more common cause of cultural differences than ethnicity in the country.

While not being a very populous country, thanks to a combination of large quantities of natural resources with a pretty high security for companies to extract them as well as good shared control of the northern Levantian maritime trade together with Caergwynn the Vithinjan people are quite well of. Maritime is especially secured thanks to the city of Tår Bringär, which holds the largest harbours in northern levantian trade.

* 'Fholk, y gäver''<br><small>'People, to arms!'</small>

|royal_anthem                = 'E sort hänt kriegr'<br><small>'A black handed warrior'</small><!--''[[name of/link to anthem]]''-->