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Despite a largely succesful transition from the [[East Gothic faith]] to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], settlers from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] raised ethnic and cultural tensions throughout the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The chiefly [[Bergendii]] settlers established new villages or became wealthy burghers in the new cities settled by the crusaders, while the indigenous Gothic population were entrenched in serfdom under their new Levantine Catholic nobility. Following a number of smaller uprisings, this ultimately concluded in the [[First Potato War]] (1556-1557) and the [[Yonderian Peasants' War]] of the mid-1640s, widespread uprisings throughout Yonderre both of which ultimately failed. Yonderre was the main combatant of the [[Likedealers]] during the [[Golden Age of Vandarch Piracy]] in the late 18th century, policing the south [[Vandarch]]. Yonderre had its final civil war, the [[Second Potato War]], between 1787-1788, which resulted in relaxed taxation and granted more rights to the peasantry. Yonderre prospered throughout the 19th century in what is known as the [[Yonderian Golden Age]], a time of exceptional creative production in the fields of culture and science. Yonderre persued a strict policy of neutrality throughout the [[Great Wars]], although more than 1.5 million Yonderians [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|served in the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion as volunteers]]. Yonderre joined the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] in the aftermath of the [[Second Great War]] and the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] has partaken in numerous peacekeeping operations around the world since then, notably [[Operation Khyzer Rhykh]] and [[the Deluge]].
Despite a largely succesful transition from the [[East Gothic faith]] to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], settlers from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] raised ethnic and cultural tensions throughout the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The chiefly [[Bergendii]] settlers established new villages or became wealthy burghers in the new cities settled by the crusaders, while the indigenous Gothic population were entrenched in serfdom under their new Levantine Catholic nobility. Following a number of smaller uprisings, this ultimately concluded in the [[First Potato War]] (1556-1557) and the [[Yonderian Peasants' War]] of the mid-1640s, widespread uprisings throughout Yonderre both of which ultimately failed. Yonderre was the main combatant of the [[Likedealers]] during the [[Golden Age of Vandarch Piracy]] in the late 18th century, policing the south [[Vandarch]]. Yonderre had its final civil war, the [[Second Potato War]], between 1787-1788, which resulted in relaxed taxation and granted more rights to the peasantry. Yonderre prospered throughout the 19th century in what is known as the [[Yonderian Golden Age]], a time of exceptional creative production in the fields of culture and science. Yonderre persued a strict policy of neutrality throughout the [[Great Wars]], although more than 1.5 million Yonderians [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|served in the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion as volunteers]]. Yonderre joined the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] in the aftermath of the [[Second Great War]] and the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] has partaken in numerous peacekeeping operations around the world since then, notably [[Operation Khyzer Rhykh]] and [[the Deluge]].


Yonderre is a middle power with a strong economy, having the world's second-largest economy by GDP per capita. A highly developed country, Yonderians enjoy a high standard of living and the country offers social security and a universal health care system, environmental protections, and a tuition-free university education. Yonderre ranks highly in most metrics of national performance, including education, health care, protection of civil liberties, democratic governance and gender equality. [[Yonderian cuisine]] is famous worldwide, particularly for its [[Yonderian pastry|pastries]]. Yonderre is a member of the [[Levantine Union]] and the [[Talerzone]] and was a member of the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] from 1958 until its dissolution and replacement in 2018 by the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]], of which Yonderre is a founding member.
Yonderre is a middle power with a strong economy, having the world's third-largest economy by GDP per capita. A highly developed country, Yonderians enjoy a high standard of living and the country offers social security and a universal health care system, environmental protections, and a tuition-free university education. Yonderre ranks highly in most metrics of national performance, including education, health care, protection of civil liberties, democratic governance and gender equality. [[Yonderian cuisine]] is famous worldwide, particularly for its [[Yonderian pastry|pastries]]. Yonderre is a member of the [[Levantine Union]] and the [[Talerzone]] and was a member of the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] from 1958 until its dissolution and replacement in 2018 by the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]], of which Yonderre is a founding member.


==Etymology and title==
==Etymology and title==
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===Pre-history and antiquity (before the 6th century AD)===
===Pre-history and antiquity (before the 6th century AD)===
===Gothic middle ages (6th–15th century)===
===Gothic middle ages (6th–15th century)===
===Crusader conquest of Joanusterre (1458–1474===
===Crusader conquest of Joanusterre (1458–1474)===
===Early modern period (Late 15th century–1820)===
===Early modern period (Late 15th century–1820)===
====Wars of the early modern period====
====Wars of the early modern period====
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The Yonderian Golden Age ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''L'âge d'or Yonderresc'', [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]: ''Yondersche Goldalter'') is a name given by historians and sociologists to a period of exceptional societal, scientific and cultural advances that took place in Yonderre during the nineteenth century. Historians and sociologists disagree on the exact start and end dates of the period, but a widely accepted consensus is that [[Michael Falks]]'s book ''[[My Yonderre (book)|My Yonderre]]'' released in 1820 was the catalyst that started the period. End date is generally accepted as the start of the twentieth century, but are also variously given as 1890s and even up to the end of the 1900s with the beginning of the [[Great Depression]].  
The Yonderian Golden Age ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''L'âge d'or Yonderresc'', [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]: ''Yondersche Goldalter'') is a name given by historians and sociologists to a period of exceptional societal, scientific and cultural advances that took place in Yonderre during the nineteenth century. Historians and sociologists disagree on the exact start and end dates of the period, but a widely accepted consensus is that [[Michael Falks]]'s book ''[[My Yonderre (book)|My Yonderre]]'' released in 1820 was the catalyst that started the period. End date is generally accepted as the start of the twentieth century, but are also variously given as 1890s and even up to the end of the 1900s with the beginning of the [[Great Depression]].  


The creation of a singular [[Yonderian culture]] across the previous boundaries of [[Culture in Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] and [[East Gothic culture|Gothic]] cultures is often lauded as the greatest achievement of the Yonderian Golden Age. The 1820s and 30s were a period of major societal reform in Yonderre with the introduction of reforms for the peasantry, the signing of the [[Constitution of Yonderre]] in 1833 which brought with it the [[Yonderiana Parliament]], reforms to the [[Custodes Yonderre]] and a common code of law across all [[Counties of Yonderre]]. Neo-classical architecture became the dominant style of the period, leaving a distinct look to major cities like [[Collinebourg]] and [[Gabion]]. Scientific advances were made in several fields by Yonderians including physicist [[Rachet d'Everard (physicist)|Rachet d'Everard]], chemist [[Eberhard Sass]], philosopher [[Hieronymus von Kähler]] and paleontologists [[Killian Lange]] and [[Thibaut d'Avignon]]. The period also brought with it major advances in the arts such as the prime of [[Anders von Necksee]] whose idealized paintings of rural Yonderre received international acclaim.  
The creation of a singular [[Yonderian culture]] across the previous boundaries of [[Culture in Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] and [[East Gothic culture|Gothic]] cultures is often lauded as the greatest achievement of the Yonderian Golden Age. The 1820s and 30s were a period of major societal reform in Yonderre with the introduction of reforms for the peasantry, the signing of the [[Constitution of Yonderre]] in 1833 which brought with it the [[Yonderian Parliament]], reforms to the [[Custodes Yonderre]] and a common code of law across all [[Counties of Yonderre]]. Neo-classical architecture became the dominant style of the period, leaving a distinct look to major cities like [[Collinebourg]] and [[Gabion]]. Scientific advances were made in several fields by Yonderians including physicist [[Rachet d'Everard (physicist)|Rachet d'Everard]], chemist [[Eberhard Sass]], philosopher [[Hieronymus von Kähler]] and paleontologists [[Killian Lange]] and [[Thibaut d'Avignon]]. The period also brought with it major advances in the arts such as the prime of [[Anders von Necksee]] whose idealized paintings of rural Yonderre received international acclaim.  


A critical factor for the start of the period was the increase in literacy in Yonderian society and improvements in printing technology, both of which allowed the exchange of ideas at a much faster rate than previously possible. Another crucial component was the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Falco IV Sentinelleau]], whose election and ascension to the throne in May of 1820 brought with it a milieu in which major societal reform was not only possible but probable. Urbanization, caused in no small part by industrialization and the doubling of Yonderre's population between 1760-1860, was also a leading factor in the creation of a common [[Yonderian culture]].
A critical factor for the start of the period was the increase in literacy in Yonderian society and improvements in printing technology, both of which allowed the exchange of ideas at a much faster rate than previously possible. Another crucial component was the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] [[Falco IV Sentinelleau]], whose election and ascension to the throne in May of 1820 brought with it a milieu in which major societal reform was not only possible but probable. Urbanization, caused in no small part by industrialization and the doubling of Yonderre's population between 1760-1860, was also a leading factor in the creation of a common [[Yonderian culture]].
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[[File:Yonderre Topo.png|thumb|Topographical map of mainland Yonderre and surrounding states, borders overlaid in black]]
[[File:Yonderre Topo.png|thumb|Topographical map of mainland Yonderre and surrounding states, borders overlaid in black]]
===Location and borders===
===Location and borders===
Yonderre covers 1,261,724 km2 (487,154 sq mi) and is situated immediately on the historic border between [[Ultmar]] and [[Catholic Levantia]], because of which it has enjoyed a status as a mercantile crossroads between the two since at least the Bronze Age. The western border of Yonderre shared with [[Eldmora]] runs along the [[Donne River]], while the eastern border with [[Anglei]] is made up of the [[Avonne River|river Avonne]]. Yonderre shares a border southwardly with [[Carna]] across the [[Gebirre mountains]]. The [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles]] constitute a Grand Barony directly under the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] and are situated immediately north of mainland Yonderre as part of the [[Kestrel Isles]].  
Yonderre covers 1,261,724 km2 (487,154 sq mi) and is situated immediately on the historic border between [[Ultmar]] and [[Catholic Levantia]], because of which it has enjoyed a status as a mercantile crossroads between the two since at least the Bronze Age. The western border of Yonderre shared with [[Eldmora]] runs along the [[Donne River]], while the eastern border with [[Anglei]] is made up of the [[Avonne River|river Avonne]]. Yonderre shares a border southwardly with [[Carna]] across the [[Gebirre Mountains]]. The [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles]] constitute a Grand Barony directly under the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] and are situated immediately north of mainland Yonderre as part of the [[Kestrel Isles]].  


The northernmost point of mainland Yonderre is the Pointe-du-Noque on the [[Vandarch]] coast, while the northernmost city is [[Famichez]] in [[Vandarcôte County]]. The southernmost point in Yonderre is Mont Carrie, a rocky outcrop on the border between [[Anglei]] and Yonderre, while the southernmost settlement is Adrienville, [[Montgebirre County]]. Yonderre's westernmost city is [[Tamagne]] of [[Kubagne County]] while the easternmost city is  Ensing in [[Vandarcôte County]] bordering [[Hollona and Diorisia]].
The northernmost point of mainland Yonderre is the Pointe-du-Noque on the [[Vandarch]] coast, while the northernmost city is [[Famichez]] in [[Vandarcôte County]]. The southernmost point in Yonderre is Mont Carrie, a rocky outcrop on the border between [[Anglei]] and Yonderre, while the southernmost settlement is Adrienville, [[Montgebirre County]]. Yonderre's westernmost city is [[Tamagne]] of [[Kubagne County]] while the easternmost city is  Ensing in [[Vandarcôte County]] bordering [[Hollona and Diorisia]].


===Geology, topography and hydrography===
===Geology, topography and hydrography===
The most prominent geologic-topographic feature in Yonderre, the [[Vollardic Mountains]], is mostly made up of granite and granitic-gneisses. The assemblage of its terranes is thought to have involved the closure of at least two major basins containing oceanic crust and marine sediments. This is reflected in the ophiolites, basalts, blueschists and eclogites that occur in-between terranes. Western Yonderre is dominated by gneiss and bunter sandstone. Excluding the [[Vollardic Mountains|Vollardic]] and [[Gebirre Mountains]], Yonderre is generally a country consiting of rolling hills and flat plains situated just around sea level.
Hydrographically, Yonderre lies at the end of the [[Vandarch]] sea where the salinity is at its lowest at 0.3%, thus being borderline-freshwater. The lack of salinity is due to the abundant freshwater runoff from the surrounding land (rivers, streams and alike). The water level is generally far more dependent on the regional wind situation than on tidal effects. Tides can reach 17 to 19 cm in the Gulf of [[Gabion]].
===Climate and environment===
===Climate and environment===
===Administrative divisions===
===Administrative divisions===
The Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre is divided into nine [[Counties of Yonderre|Counties]] and a [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles|Grand Barony]] that are further divided into a number of baronies, each of which further subdivides into munincipalities. The system of Counties and Baronies came about at the time of the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]] and remain largely unchanged since 1494 with the [[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]. The [[Counties of Yonderre|Counties]] and the [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles|Grand Barony of the Kestrel Isles]] are displayed in the table below:
The Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre is divided into nine [[Counties of Yonderre|Counties]] and a [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles|Grand Barony]] that are further divided into a number of baronies, each of which further subdivides into munincipalities. The system of Counties and Baronies came about at the time of the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]] and remain largely unchanged since 1494 with the [[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]. The [[Counties of Yonderre|Counties]] and the [[Yonderian Kestrel Isles|Grand Barony of the Kestrel Isles]] are displayed in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Name
!Capital
!Capital
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===Policing===
===Policing===
[[File:Custodes village.png|thumb|Two [[Custodes Yonderre|Custodes]] in [[Stonne]]]]
[[File:Custodes village.png|thumb|Two [[Custodes Yonderre|Custodes]] in [[Spelph]]]]
{{main|Custodes Yonderre}}
{{main|Custodes Yonderre}}
The national police force of Yonderre is the [[Custodes Yonderre]]. As of 2026, the Custodes Yonderre employs 227,697 people, of which 174,256 are sworn in as officers and 53,423 are civillian employees. Custodes are [[Constitution of Yonderre#Custodes Yonderre|constitutionally]] empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order, as well as being responsible for border control. Officers of the Custodes Yonderre are referred to as "Custode" in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and "Kustode" in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]], and the Chief of Police is referred to as the "Supreme Custodian".  
The national police force of Yonderre is the [[Custodes Yonderre]]. As of 2026, the Custodes Yonderre employs 227,697 people, of which 174,256 are sworn in as officers and 53,423 are civillian employees. Custodes are [[Constitution of Yonderre#Custodes Yonderre|constitutionally]] empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order, as well as being responsible for border control. Officers of the Custodes Yonderre are referred to as "Custode" in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and "Kustode" in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]], and the Chief of Police is referred to as the "Supreme Custodian".  
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The Yonderian Defence Force is committed to peacekeeping operations worldwide and has been in the Pukhtun Sea as part of [[Operation Khyzer Rhykh]] since 2010. The Yonderian Defence Force has been an active party in [[the Deluge]] since 2016, the [[Army of the Air]] having led a succesful air campaign against Algoquonan militias in [[Operation Mission Shield]] and all YDF branches having fought as part of the later [[Operation Western Blizzard]]. The Yonderian Defence Force was also directly involved militarily in [[Cetsencalia]] and [[Quetzenkel]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], fighting on land, air and sea.
The Yonderian Defence Force is committed to peacekeeping operations worldwide and has been in the Pukhtun Sea as part of [[Operation Khyzer Rhykh]] since 2010. The Yonderian Defence Force has been an active party in [[the Deluge]] since 2016, the [[Army of the Air]] having led a succesful air campaign against Algoquonan militias in [[Operation Mission Shield]] and all YDF branches having fought as part of the later [[Operation Western Blizzard]]. The Yonderian Defence Force was also directly involved militarily in [[Cetsencalia]] and [[Quetzenkel]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], fighting on land, air and sea.
==Economy==
{{main|Economy of Yonderre}}
[[File:Børsen - The Stock Exchange (34621560292).jpg|thumb|Façade of the historic [[Collinebourg Bourse]], the primary bastion of Yonderian economy and mercantilism before the [[Collinebourg Stock Exchange]]]]
The economy of Yonderre is a highly developed social market economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. The service sector has come to play a significant economic role, particularly the Yonderian food industry and tourism, though the country remains one of the largest arms manufacturers on the planet. With a gross domestic product of $6.287 trillion, Yonderre possesses the 13th-largest economy worldwide and the fourth largest economy in the Levantine Union, while it's GDP per capita ranks 3rd globally, after [[Cartadania]] and [[Caphiria]], at $62,040.56, by far the largest in the LU. It is the richest country per capita to not border an ocean.
Once a predominantly agricultural country on account of its arable landscape, a liberalisation of import tariffs in 1788 following the [[Second Potato War]] marked the end of mercantilism and further liberalisation in the ninetenth and the beginning of the tweentieth century established the Yonderian liberal tradition in international trade that was only to be broken by the [[Second Great War]]. Even when other countries raised protection for their agricultural sector because of increased [[Urcea|Urcean]] competition resulting in much lower agricultural prices after 1870, Yonderre retained its free trade policies as the country profited from the cheap imports of cereals (used as feedstuffs for cattle and pigs) and could increase their exports of butter and meat of which the prices were more stable.
Yonderian partially-state owned heavy industry conglomerate [[AMY]] had a 2025 annual revenue of [[Taler|₮]]66 billion while companies like [[Primo Kino]] and [[FRY|Federation Rasslin Yonderre (FRY)]] represent international entertainment powerhouses with revenuse of several billion [[Taler|Talers]]. Other billion [[Taler|Taler]] companies include [[SuperNOVA]] (pharmaceudicals), [[Toubourg Brewery]] (beer and liqueurs), [[Chef Chev]] (restaurant), [[Willing Group]] (retail) and [[Banc Yonderresc]] (banking).
==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{main|Yonderians}}
The population of Yonderre sits around 100 million people (2025), giving Yonderre a population density of 79.4/km<sup>2</sup> (205.6/sq mi). [[Yonderians]] are presently a largely homogeneous people culturally and ethnically despite the major influxes of chiefly [[Bergendii]] and other southern Levantine peoples from the middle of the fifteenth century. Although intially dividing society almost tribalistically between [[East Goths]] and [[Bergendii]] peoples, relations warmed up over time and finally with the [[Yonderian Golden Age]] of the nineteenth century, a common Yonderian culture emerged.
[[File:Dunapartlatkep4.jpg|[[Collinebourg]]|thumb|left]]
[[File:Montpellier vue sur Antigone.jpg|thumb|[[Gabion]]]]
{| class="wikitable" align="center" style = "background: transparent;"
|+ Most populous cities in Yonderre (2025 census)
|-
! Rank !! City !! County !!  Population
|-
| 1 || [[Collinebourg]] || [[Collinebourg County|Collinebourg]] || 8,230,000
|-
| 2 || [[Gabion]] || [[Vandarcôte County|Vandarcôte]] || 7,842,000
|-
| 3 || [[Donnebourg]] || [[Donne County|Donne]] || 3,638,400
|-
| 4 || [[Sainte-Catherine]] || [[Kubagne County|Kubagne]] || 3,192,700
|-
| 5 || [[Willing]] || [[Vollardie County|Vollardie]] || 2,965,250
|-
| 6 || [[Famichez]] || [[Vandarcôte County|Vandarcôte]] || 2,885,500
|-
| 7 || [[Toubourg]] || [[Amarre County|Amarre]] || 2,770,000
|-
| 8 || [[Vandarcholme]] || [[Vandarcôte County|Vandarcôte]] || 2,410,200
|-
| 9 || [[Vallonbourg]] || [[Somua County|Somua]] || 2,150,000
|-
| 10 || [[Sainte-Cateline]] || [[Vandarcôte County|Vandarcôte]] || 1,930,300
|}
===Language===
The two official languages of Yonderre, as recognized by the [[Constitution of Yonderre]], are [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]. Determining the exact number of native speakers of each is dificult, but it is generally estimated that approximately 60% of Yonderians speak Gothic and 40% Burgoignesc as their mother tongue. School classes are taught predominantly in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] or [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] depending on the school (or even individual class for larger schools), while the other language is taught as a seperate subject from the second class (third year) onwards. In 2019, 85.2% of self-reported native [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] speakers claimed to speak "good Burgoignesc", while 74.2% of native [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] speakers claimed the same for Gothic.
===Education===
===Education===
[[File:Budapest Etnographical museum1.JPG|thumb|Façade of the [[University of Collinebourg]]]]
[[File:Budapest Etnographical museum1.JPG|thumb|Façade of the [[University of Collinebourg]]]]
All educational programmes in Yonderre are regulated by the Ministry of Education and administered by local municipalities. Public schools cover the entire period of compulsory education, encompassing primary and lower secondary education. Most children attend public school for 10 years, from the ages of 6 to 16. There are no final examinations, but pupils can choose to sit an exam when finishing their last year. The test is obligatory if further education is to be attended. Alternatively pupils can attend a private school such as schools operated by the [[Prokopites|Order of Saint Prokop]].
All educational programmes in Yonderre are regulated by the Ministry of Education and administered by local municipalities. Public schools cover the entire period of compulsory education, encompassing primary and lower secondary education. Most children attend public school for 10 years, from the ages of 6 to 16. There are no final examinations, but pupils can choose to sit an exam when finishing their last year. The test is obligatory if further education is to be attended. Alternatively pupils can attend a private school such as schools operated by the [[Prokopites|Order of Saint Prokop]].
The "popular school" introduced with the Schooling Law of 1808 encompasses the compulsive education of Yonderians from the age of six to sixteen over ten years referred to as "classes" from 0-9.


All university education in Yonderre is tuition free, covered by taxation. Students aged 18 or above may apply for state educational support grants that provides fixed financial support, disbursed monthly. Yonderian universities offer international students a range of opportunities for obtaining internationally recognized qualifications in Yonderre. The [[University of Collinebourg]] is Yonderre's largest and oldest university founded in 1479. The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed it 30th in the world in 2026. [[Gabion University]] is the second oldest and second largest university in Yonderre by number of students and typically ranks within the 100 best universities in [[Levantia]].
All university education in Yonderre is tuition free, covered by taxation. Students aged 18 or above may apply for state educational support grants that provides fixed financial support, disbursed monthly. Yonderian universities offer international students a range of opportunities for obtaining internationally recognized qualifications in Yonderre. The [[University of Collinebourg]] is Yonderre's largest and oldest university founded in 1479. The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed it 30th in the world in 2026. [[Gabion University]] is the second oldest and second largest university in Yonderre by number of students and typically ranks within the 100 best universities in [[Levantia]].


==Culture==
==Culture==
{{main|Yonderian culture}}
Yonderre shares strong cultural bonds with [[Burgundie]] from which many settlers emigrated from the fifteenth century and throughout the early modern period. Culture and the arts thrive as a result of the proportionately high amount of government funding they receive, much of which is administered by local authorities so as to involve citizens directly. Thanks to a system of grants, Yonderian artists are able to devote themselves to their work while museums, theatres, and the film institute receive national support.
Yonderre shares strong cultural bonds with [[Burgundie]] from which many settlers emigrated from the fifteenth century and throughout the early modern period. Culture and the arts thrive as a result of the proportionately high amount of government funding they receive, much of which is administered by local authorities so as to involve citizens directly. Thanks to a system of grants, Yonderian artists are able to devote themselves to their work while museums, theatres, and the film institute receive national support.
===Northern Ideal===
===Northern Ideal===
[[File:Fire_and_air_(1914)_(14586262728).jpg|thumb|Print of [[Eberhard the Sentinel]] (1435-1509), a [[Knight of the Oblong Table]] often cited as the personification of the [[Northern Ideal]]]]
[[File:Fire_and_air_(1914)_(14586262728).jpg|thumb|Print of [[Eberhard the Sentinel]] (1435-1509), a [[Knights of the Oblong Table|Knight of the Oblong Table]] often cited as the personification of the [[Northern Ideal]]]]
{{main|Northern Ideal}}
{{main|Northern Ideal}}
The Northern Ideal is a series of observations and concepts related to how the people of Yonderre view themselves and their history. Within the Northern Ideal, the Yonderian people view themselves as the direct inheritors of their crusading past, making the country a bastion of the Catholic faith as well as the chivalrous and orderly social mores of the Crusading knights. The aspiration to meet this standard permeates all levels of social, economic, and political life in Yonderre.  
The Northern Ideal is a series of observations and concepts related to how the people of Yonderre view themselves and their history. Within the Northern Ideal, the Yonderian people view themselves as the direct inheritors of their crusading past, making the country a bastion of the Catholic faith as well as the chivalrous and orderly social mores of the Crusading knights. The aspiration to meet this standard permeates all levels of social, economic, and political life in Yonderre.  


Since the [[Yonderian Golden Age]] of the 19th century, the Grand Duchy has undergone significant social and political evolution which moved it away from its traditional structures. Despite this, the Northern Ideal remains in place with little public notion of reimagining or reapplying it to modern life. The significant differences between the Ideal and modern Yonderian life has been the subject of significant study. For example, Yonderre was among the first nations to legalize pornography in 1969 and has comparatively loose abortion laws, a [[Ministry of National Security (Urcea)#Department for Northern Affairs|cause of concern]] for some neighbouring countries like [[Urcea]].
Since the [[Yonderian Golden Age]] of the 19th century, the Grand Duchy has undergone significant social and political evolution which moved it away from its traditional structures. Despite this, the Northern Ideal remains in place with little public notion of reimagining or reapplying it to modern life. The significant differences between the Ideal and modern Yonderian life has been the subject of significant study. For example, Yonderre was among the first nations to legalize pornography in 1969 and has comparatively loose abortion laws, a [[Ministry of National Security (Urcea)#Department for Northern Affairs|cause of concern]] for some neighbouring countries like [[Urcea]].
===Cinema===
===Cinema===
[[Primo Kino]] is the prime purveyor of [[Yonderian cinema]] to the world audiences, delivering such classics as ''[[How I (almost) accidentally started the Third Great War]]'', ''[[Dates for Monarchs]]'', ''[[A Man Called Pierre]]'' and ''[[Marguerite]]''. The Yonderian movie industry is centered around [[Komeon Boulevard]] in [[Gabion]] on the [[Vandarch|Vandarch Coast]]. Some prolific and acclaimed actors like [[Jean-Yves Forvert]] or [[Edith le Fêvre]] each have hundreds of appearances in movies and TV shows.  
[[Primo Kino]] is the prime purveyor of [[Yonderian cinema]] to the world audiences, delivering such classics as ''[[How I (almost) accidentally started the Third Great War]]'', ''[[Dates for Monarchs]]'', ''[[A Man Called Pierre]]'' and ''[[Margherita]]''. The Yonderian movie industry is centered around [[Komeon Boulevard]] in [[Gabion]] on the [[Vandarch|Vandarch Coast]]. Some prolific and acclaimed actors like [[Jean-Yves Forvert]] or [[Edith le Fêvre]] each have hundreds of appearances in movies and TV shows.
 
===Music===
===Music===
Crooners like [[Dom Martinez]] and [[François Artanis]] took Yonderre by storm in the 1950s and 60s, having come up from shows in the clubs of [[Gabion]] in the 1940s with a blend of proto-stand up slapstick comedy and singing. A vivid rock music scene emerged in the 1970s that lead to a plethora of rock and music genres played throughout the 1980s, producing iconic bands like [[Crusaders (band)|Crusaders]] and [[Exception]]. [[Edith d'Alisse]] is an up and coming star in pop music, winning the [[WorldVision 2026]].
Crooners like [[Dom Martinez]] and [[François Artanis]] took Yonderre by storm in the 1950s and 60s, having come up from shows in the clubs of [[Gabion]] in the 1940s with a blend of proto-stand up slapstick comedy and singing. A vivid rock music scene emerged in the 1970s that lead to a plethora of rock and music genres played throughout the 1980s, producing iconic bands like [[Crusaders (band)|Crusaders]] and [[Exception]]. [[Edith d'Alisse]] is an up and coming star in pop music, winning the [[WorldVision 2026]].
===Sports===
===Sports===
The [[Yonderre national football team]] is among the best in the world, having been ranked in the top since the 1980s. The [[Ligue Yonderre|Yonderian football league]] is among the highest rated of all football leagues. The Federation Rasslin Yonderre (FRY) is one of the most watched purveyors of sports entertainment in the world since the 1980s, delivering professional wrestling and dramatic plotlines to worldwide audiences from weekly shows and special pay-per-view events.
The [[Yonderre national football team]] is among the best in the world, having been ranked in the top since the 1980s. The [[Ligue Yonderre|Yonderian football league]] is among the highest rated of all football leagues. The [[FRY|Federation Rasslin Yonderre (FRY)]] is one of the most watched purveyors of sports entertainment in the world since the 1980s, delivering professional wrestling and dramatic plotlines to worldwide audiences from weekly shows and special pay-per-view events.


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