Faneria

Faneria (Fhs. Fhainnlannacharean) is a unitary parliamentary republic situated in northern Levantia. Largely dominated by a Fhainnin Gaelic population in its more heavily populated southern regions along the Vandarch Sea, the country includes Gothic, Coscivian, and Aenglish-origin minorities for a total population of over 351 million. It consists of twenty-nine metropolitan provinces, one overseas province, two territories, and two semiautonomous Republics which span roughly 1.9 million square miles; it borders Kiravian Scapa to the northwest by sea, Caergwynn to the north and east, and Fiannria to the east, as well as sharing maritime borders with several nations across the Vandarch. The national language is Fhasen.

Republic of the Fhainn Respoblachd an Fhainnlannachaeran
Flag
Motto: Monadh Dealach Rinn Níl No Mountain may Divide Us
Anthem: Kurikilan Fires
Capital	Oirthidún
Largest	Teindùn
Official languages	Fhasen (Fhs.)
Recognised national languages	Fhasen
Recognised regional languages	Aenglish, Coscivian
Ethnic groups	Fhainn, Aengles, Coscivians, Latins, others
Demonym(s)	Fhain (s), Fhainn (p), Fhainnin (adj.)
Government	Unitary Quaternalist Republic
• Director	Cían Walaerin
• Taesteach	Sair Luthair
Establishment
• Principalities	est. 500 BC-1398
• Elective Monarchy	1398-1830
• Constitutional Monarchy	1830-1906
• Fhainnin Civil War	1906-1909
• Fhainnin Popular Republic	1909-1917
• Republic of the Fhainn	1917-present
Area
•	3,087,291 km2 (1,192,010 sq mi)
Population
• 2027 census	351,252,312 216,846,102 citizens
• Density	117.98/km2 (305.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$18,117,332,411,669 ฿23,914,878,783,403 ₮9,290,939,698,292
• Per capita	$49738.41 ฿65,654.71 ₮26,450.90
Gini (2027)	45.8 medium
HDI (2027)	0.851 very high
Currency	Barra, Taler (฿, ₮)
Time zone	UTC0 (Solisbury Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+0
Date format	dd-mm-yy
Driving side	right side
Calling code	+68
ISO 3166 code'	FH

History

Main article: History of Faneria

Geography

Climate and Ecological Regions

Vandarch Basin

Main article: Vandarch Sea

Kilikas Coast

Main article: Kilikas Sea

Nordskan Coast

Main article: Sea of Nordska

Government

Main article: Government of Faneria

National Government

Directorate of the Republic

Main article: Directorate of the Republic of the Fhainn

National Assembly

Main article: National Assembly of the Republic of the Fhainn

National Audit Council

Main article: National Audit Council (Faneria)

Economic Administration Board

Main article: National Economic Administration Council (Faneria)

Politics

Main article: Politics of Faneria

Demographics

Faneria's population was recorded as 374,252,312 persons as of the 2027 Annual Census, making Faneria the ninth most populous country in the world and the fourth most populous in Levantia, just behind Burgundie. Population growth varies by region within the country, with an overall slight population growth year on year. Tax incentives in favor of 1-3 children families have contributed to population management since the 1980s.

Human Geography

Faneria's population can be broken into several major groups largely by geographic belts, with a great degree of subnational admixture between ethnic subgroups in the country making distinctive cultural regions difficult to accurately portray beyond generalizations. The majority of the population (roughly seventy percent) live within the Vandarch Basin, with another fifteen percent living in the Transisthmus and western coast; the remainder are spread into mountain communities and along the northern coasts, with marginal populations in the overseas territories.

The country's largest city by population is Teindún, a conglomeration of several cities north of the capital, Oirthidún, both of which straddle the Rhydwel River. Its second largest city is Sethsport, with Rihsport third, Oirthidùn itself fourth, and Leighlinbridge fifth. Rihsport and Hazelston-Dúnby, the latter of which is located in the Transisthmus, are the largest cities by population and physical area outside of the Vandarch Basin.

Ethnic Groups

Primary Selected Ethnicity (2025 National Census)

  Fhainnin (general) (54.8%)

  Other Gaelic (8.7%)

  Cascufhainn (8.1%)

  Parvefhainn (7.8%)

  Aenglish (4.9%)

  Faeskt (Fiann) (4.2%)

  Caenwynin (Caeric) (3.5%)

  Coscivian (3.3%)

  Other Gothic (2.1%)

  Yonderine (0.7%)

  Derian (0.6%)

  Vithnijan (0.5%)

  Other (0.8%)

The ethnic makeup of the country is fairly broad among nations in northern Levantia, with the primary ethnic group being the Marfhainn, or Sea Fhainn (almost universally shortened to Fhainn). This group originates around the Vandarch Sea and forms the cultural and linguistic core of the country, and a significant plurality of the country's population consist of ethnic groups related to the Fhainn. The Leufhainn in the eastern Vandarch basin and the Sheafhainn of western coastal Faneria descend directly from tribes related to the ancestors of the Marfhainn are only slightly distinct; others, such as the Saelish people, centered in Sorhaithe, and the Parvefhainn and Cascufhainn, who live along the Kilikas coast and the mountain belts of the interior respectively, have their own defined histories and cultures which to varying degrees have been diluted by Marfhainn hegemony. Among gaelic Fanerians, the Saelish and the Culriochan gaels are the least related to the Marfhainn aside from Caeric and Faeskt populations near the northern and eastern borders.

Significantly smaller in size but outsized in historic relevance are the non-gaelic peoples of Faneria. Werdachi, remnants of gothic invaders in the eastern Vandarch, and the Neitic goths of modern Namhe and western Culriocha exist in a social periphery with a number of historic insurrections and separatist movements which remained unaddressed until the beginning of the Transisthmus Peace Process in the 1990s. Other groups, primarily including the Ænglish, Coscivians, Yonderrines, and Derians, have regional immigrant populations and contrubuted significantly to the development of language, technology, law, and history in the country.

Health

Faneria's Office of Civil Services has operated a basic public heathcare system since 1916, originally in the form of subsidies for medical operations. Since then, the healthcare system has expanded significantly, and now operates as a universal single-payer system with prices set by the government. Public healthcare in Faneria covers chronic conditions, basic services, and most non-elective surgeries in their entirety or majority, and works in cooperation with the large native medical production sector to maintain a high quality of service in exchange for consistent, guaranteed contracts. Initiatives in other areas, such as the particularly well-mixed diet enjoyed by many in the country, help alleviate costs and keep the system competitive with international healthcare, making the Fhainnin healthcare system marginally better ranked than Caphiria's at third place globally as of 2027, with the two countries exchanging places regularly since 2004. Faneria spends roughly 1.3 Trillion Talers annually on the healthcare system, equating to $3,490 per capita, 16.3% of the national budget, and 7% of GDP, which does not include medical research funds paid out by the Office of Commerce.

Culture

Main article: Culture of Faneria

Language

Main article: Fhasen

Faneria's de facto and legal language is Fhasen, an administrative language developed in the 17th Century to circumvent regional dialects and create a national 'high culture' to cement the largely military gains made from the 15th Century onwards. Fhasen is the only mandatory language taught in public schools and is formally heavily regulated and standardized. Due to its nature as an artificial language, Fhasen is not mutually intelligible with other Gaelic languages such as Faeskt or Caeric. Informally, Aenglish, Baland Coscivian, Kiravic Coscivian and Culoch Gaelic are the largest non-Fhasen languages in use, as well as Faeskt and Namhene being spoken in some localities. Many regional dialects of pre-Fhasen Gaelic exist in modernity as slang or regional accents, and are in rare cases spoken as dialects in small enclaves.

While the use of Fhasen is a binding cultural element within the country, most people speak a second language, typically Aenglish. The dialect of Aenglish developed in Faneria is relatively closely related to Julian Aenglish and is commonly a conversational or trade tongue, whereas Fhasen is the language of contracts, technical instructions, and law. In 2030, census records indicated a 73% rate of multilingualism among adults 20 or over, with approximately 24% of the population self-describing as speaking three languages or more on a conversational level, typically including both Fhasen and Aenglish.

Religion

Faneria has a long history of religious toleration marred by periods of religious persecution, selective privileges towards groups such as Aenglish settlers, and reactive religious lockdown under the early Republic. Christianity was originally introduced to the country in the form of syncretic faiths, with mainstream Christian faith becoming a plurality within the Ninerivers region prior to the first local Crusades in the 12th Century AD, where faith was used mainly as a casus belli for larger lowlands states to subjugate highland clans. The Catholic Church was the predominant faith afterwards, though the country briefly switched between a lax Catholic monarchy and several state-supported Protestant sects during the First and Second Princes' Wars. Afterwards, Catholicism was officially instated as the state religion, though exceptions would be created for Aenglish Protestants, who arrived in droves on the invitation of later monarchs, as well as a blind eye being turned towards the few pagan practices extant in the various interior mountain ranges of the country.

Post-Revolution, the Fhainnin Popular Republic practiced a period of severe anticlerical activity during which baptisms, construction of new churches, public worship, and religious exemptions from all state functions and laws was observed. While intended to break the power of religion in the country, these policies proved extremely unpopular particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, leading to a relaxation of antireligious state policy. Since 1927 and the official establishment of the Republic of the Fhainn, the state has practiced a policy of Laicism, in which the state is considered a protector against religious involvement in public life. As a result, religion is typically considered a private affair, though increasing religious pushback has lead to the establishment of openly Christian-centric blocs within politics under the banner of 'traditional values'.

The country also retains small minorities of several Protestant groups, as well as a plurality of irreligious people. Other faiths exist to a lesser extent within the country but play a minimal role in social life, including pagan sects, which in spite of some growth due to population increases in the last century have been unable to reestablish themselves as notable social forces.

Cuisine

Main article: Culture of Faneria § Diet

Faneria's cuisine incredibly diverse, with a primary Fhainnin diet existing alongside regional diets centered on the local Coscivian, Aenglish, Kilikas, and Ultmarine Gothic cultures. Faneria's agricultural industry is largely centered on ranching and mixed rye and vegetable farming, with several notable wheat, wine and fruit regions in the Vandarch basin supplementing local foodstuffs. Seafoods, including crabs, fish, eels, and several species of freshwater kelp and algae being relied on heavily throughout history. Aenglish and Ultmarine Gothic cuisine in Faneria tends to favor red meats and wheat breads, whereas Kilikas and Coscivian foods rely heavily on saltwater seafoods and potatoes. Medieval dishes such as pudding bread, various stews, and smoked meats remain popular in the country alongside processed snacks and candies, with the government using vice taxes to penalize several types of junk foods.

Currency

Main article: Barra

The Barra (Aen. Measure) serves as the primary form of legal tender in the Republic of the Fhainn since replacing Corrin (Crowns) in 1832, introducing a centrally-minted and fully decimalized currency. Throughout its use, the Barra has seen several denomination scales, with the modern bills printed at ฿1, ฿5, ฿15, ฿60, and ฿300 denominations. The currency is represented either by a ฿ or Br. symbol and is currently theoretically backed by silver, though it cannot actually be redeemed for silver at most institutions and thus is functionally a fiat currency. Currency control as a matter of economic policymaking has played a critical role in political power struggles and market domination in Faneria's past to such a degree that the structure of Fhainnin government has a fourth branch solely dedicated to the budget, financial policy, and control of the monetary supply.

Notably, the Barra was subjected to an intense and deliberate deflationary spiral in the 1940s to raise its value relative to other global currencies; this allowed Faneria to more rapidly pay war debts through funding reconstruction and a majority of the cost of the Grand Vandarch Canal's completion. These measures came at the cost of an economic depression that allowed the expansion of oligopolistic corporations, many of which remain strongly entrenched in the Fanerian economy as government contractors and industry leaders, as well as reintroducing state-owned companies into the economy for the first time since the 1906 Revolution.

See Also

• Fiannria
• Levantia
• Vandarch Sea