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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. It is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-18th 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 Union State is unique within 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 [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]]. | 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. It is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-18th 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. | ||
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 [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]]. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
The Union State sits at the southern end of the [[Vandarch]] and extends into the flat basin area to the southeast. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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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 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 State Union Council, the upper chamber of the legislature, is represented by five members from each of the two Republics, and from this body the Speaker-President is elected, serving three year terms. This State Union Council serves in a limited executive capacity, voting primarily on matters of state recommended to it by the Popular Assembly. The Speaker-President serves as the {{wp|head of state}} of Hollona and Diorisia. Speaker-Presidents may not serve consecutive terms. By convention, the Speaker-President flips between each of the two republics on an alternating basis, though this arrangement is not expressly stated within the Federal Agreement. | The State Union Council, the upper chamber of the legislature, is represented by five members from each of the two Republics, and from this body the Speaker-President is elected, serving three year terms. This State Union Council serves in a limited executive capacity, voting primarily on matters of state recommended to it by the Popular Assembly. The Speaker-President serves as the {{wp|head of state}} of Hollona and Diorisia. Speaker-Presidents may not serve consecutive terms. By convention, the Speaker-President flips between each of the two republics on an alternating basis, though this arrangement is not expressly stated within the Federal Agreement. | ||
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===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
There are currently four major political parties within the Union, one of which was established within the last decade while the remainder date to the establishment of the Union. The Union National Party (UNP) is the largest political party in Hollona and Diorisia. It is {{wp|center-right}}, generally considered to be pro-Catholic but otherwise cautious and pragmatic on most issues. Though it has long portrayed itself as a defender of the "unique constitution" of Hollona and Diorisia, its pragmatism has led to a recent and unlikely political alliance with the States-Republican Party, and it is increasingly becoming moderately in favor of the unification position; this position remains contentious within the party. It governs in the majority of the Popular Assembly and both States-Councils. The second largest party is the Alliance for the Public Welfare (APW), a center-left party that is largely secular and supports government-based solutions to policy issues. The third largest part is the new States-Republican Party (SRP). The SRP is considered a single issue party due to its overriding aim being the end of the federation and unification of Hollona and Diorisia into a single state. However, this aim leads it to have a wide-reaching, centralist platform on many issues, as the party seeks to concentrate as many issues as it can within the Union Government as a prelude to unification. The fourth major party is the far-right Electors' League (EL), which is a centralist, Catholic party. The party was historically a monarchist party, looking to restore the Elector of Diorisia; though monarchism is still a major ideological strain within the party, it dropped the issue in [[1997]] and became a more generally hardline right wing party. It has become slightly more successful in recent years due to its pro-unification stance, winning the votes of some pro-unification conservatives. | There are currently four major political parties within the Union, one of which was established within the last decade while the remainder date to the establishment of the Union. The Union National Party (UNP) is the largest political party in Hollona and Diorisia. It is {{wp|center-right}}, generally considered to be pro-Catholic but otherwise cautious and pragmatic on most issues. Though it has long portrayed itself as a defender of the "unique constitution" of Hollona and Diorisia, its pragmatism has led to a recent and unlikely political alliance with the States-Republican Party, and it is increasingly becoming moderately in favor of the unification position; this position remains contentious within the party. It governs in the majority of the Popular Assembly and both States-Councils. The second largest party is the Alliance for the Public Welfare (APW), a center-left party that is largely secular and supports government-based solutions to policy issues. The third largest part is the new States-Republican Party (SRP). The SRP is considered a single issue party due to its overriding aim being the end of the federation and unification of Hollona and Diorisia into a single state. However, this aim leads it to have a wide-reaching, centralist platform on many issues, as the party seeks to concentrate as many issues as it can within the Union Government as a prelude to unification. The fourth major party is the far-right Electors' League (EL), which is a centralist, Catholic party. The party was historically a monarchist party, looking to restore the Elector of Diorisia; though monarchism is still a major ideological strain within the party, it dropped the issue in [[1997]] and became a more generally hardline right wing party. It has become slightly more successful in recent years due to its pro-unification stance, winning the votes of some pro-unification conservatives. | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
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===Technology=== | ===Technology=== | ||
{{Further|Thinkpages}} | {{Further|Thinkpages}} | ||
Hollona and Diorisia is home to a booming tech sector and is one of [[Levantia]]'s mid-level technology hubs centered around Lacivitas in the Republic of Diorisia. In the 20th century, this region was home to a small but important electronics and electrical engineering sector including one of Levantia's more important electrical engineering schools at the University of Lacivitas. In the 2000s, Thinkpages was established in Lacivitas and would go on to become one of the world's most used social media platforms, beginning a major influx of young talented programmers to the city; eventually, the preponderance of talent in and around the city would not only lead to other firms relocating there but also the region becoming a major hub of tech-related startups. | |||
== Military == | == Military == | ||
The [[Union State Armed Forces (Hollona and Diorisia|Union State Armed Forces]] is the military of Hollona and Diorisia. Founded in 1935, the USAF is a tri-branch force consisting of Army Ground Forces, the Navy and the Air Corps. As an [[LUDC]] member, Hollona and Diorisia partakes in the common defence union of the [[Levantine Union]] and is thus under the guarantees of its fellow member states. The USAF in total employs some 53,500 personnel, part of which are conscripts that are enrolled for six months. | |||
The Union State Army Ground Forces is headquartered in [[Rheydt]]. The USAGF employs around 39,000 personnel distributed in six brigades designed for foreign deployment that can be consolidated into three combined arms divisions for national defence. The majority of equipment used by the USAGF is foreign-supplied, sourced mostly from fellow [[LUDC]] member states [[Burgundie]], [[Urcea]] and [[Yonderre]]. Military analysts and commentators generally rate the USAGF favourably in terms of training and capabilities, comparable to other LUDC forces. | |||
The Union State Navy is headquartered in [[Carlshaven]] and employs some 6,500 personnel. Since the end of the looming threat of the [[Occidental Cold War]], the Navy operates on a basis of "newer but fewer" ships, currently operating 12 larger vessels (displacement > 1,500 t(m)), 4 medium-size vessels (1,500 t(m) > displacement > 500 t(m)), and 38 small vessels (500 t(m) > displacement > 15 t(m)). The flagship of the USN is the support frigate ''HDS Hollona & Diorisia'' commissioned in 2012. Since the catastrophic 1993 [[Sinking of the MS Hollona|Sinking of the passenger ship MS ''Hollona'']] en route between [[Carlshaven]] and [[Gabion]], [[Yonderre]], the USN has taken a keen interest in maintaining a high standard of naval search and rescue capabilities. | |||
The Union State Air Corps employs 8,000 and is headquartered in [[Orkham]]. The USAC operates some 48 multirole jet aircraft in four squadrons, a number of training aircraft as well as helicopters for the Army Ground Forces and Navy. | |||
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