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|conventional_long_name = Republic of Volonia | |conventional_long_name = Republic of Volonia | ||
|native_name = | |native_name = ''Republica Voloniei'' ({{wp|Romanian language|Sarpo-Volonian}})<br>{{small|Репoублика Воионѥи ({{wp|Romanian Cyrillic alphabet|Volonian Cyrillic}})}} | ||
|common_name = Volonia | |common_name = Volonia | ||
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|national_motto = | |national_motto = "Patria și dreptul meu!"<br />{{small|"Патриа ши дрептoул меoу!"}} | ||
|englishmotto = (The Homeland and my right) | |englishmotto = (The Homeland and my right!) | ||
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|capital = Caradej | |capital = [[Caradej]] | ||
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|government_type = | |government_type = {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|presidential republic}} | ||
|leader_title1 = National Tribune | |leader_title1 = [[National Tribune of Volonia|National Tribune]] | ||
|leader_name1 = Serghei Predoiu ( | |leader_name1 = [[Serghei Predoiu]] ([[United Volonia Movement|MVU]]) | ||
|leader_title2 = | |leader_title2 = [[Speaker of the Tribunes|Tribunal Speaker]] | ||
|leader_name2 = | |leader_name2 = [[Nicolae Iohannis]] (MVU) | ||
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|upper_house = | |upper_house = [[House of Tribunes]] | ||
|lower_house = National Assembly | |lower_house = [[National Assembly (Volonia)|National Assembly]] | ||
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|established_event1 = | |established_event1 = [[Volonian Revolt|Independence declared]] | ||
|established_date1 = 9 November 1939 | |established_date1 = 9 November 1939 | ||
|established_event2 = | |established_event2 = [[Treaty of Kartika|Independence recognized]] | ||
|established_date2 = 19 March 1970 | |established_date2 = 23 August 1943 | ||
|established_event3 = [[Constitution of Volonia|Constitution adopted]] | |||
|established_date3 = 19 March 1970 | |||
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|currency = Leu | |currency = [[Leu]] | ||
|currency_code = | |currency_code = VOL | ||
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The '''Republic of Volonia''' is a country in [[Sarpedon]], located south of [[Caphiria]] and | The '''Republic of Volonia''' ({{wp|Romanian language|Sarpo-Volonian}}: ''Republica Voloniei''; {{wp|Romanian Cyrillic alphabet|Volonian Cyrillic}}: Репoублика Воионѥи) is a country in [[Sarpedon]], located south of [[Caphiria]], east of [[Pelaxia]], and north of [[Chrobonsk]]. It shares a long cultural and political history with Caphiria, and currently enjoys close relations with the Imperium. | ||
Before its establishment as an independent country, Volonia was initially a | Before its establishment as an independent country, Volonia was initially a group of four small Slavic kingdoms before becoming the southern provinces of [[Caphiria]]. The area served as the cultural crossroads between the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] north of [[Sarpedon]] and the Slavic south. The modern Republic of Volonia became independent during the [[Second Great War]] after its own [[Volonian Revolt|war of national liberation]], which became a theater within the conflict. The Volonian Republic was officially proclaimed on 9 November 1939. With its independence recognized by the [[Treaty of Kartika]] in 1943, Volonia underwent decades of military rule under the [[Volonian Liberation Government|Liberation Government]] before transitioning to democracy in the late 1960s. The [[Constitution of Volonia|modern democratic constitution]] of Volonia was inaugurated in 1970. Prior to independence, Volonia was a primarily agrarian region, but since the recognition of its independence in 1943 it has rapidly industrialized and modernized, catching up with its fellow [[Occidental]] nations within a few decades. | ||
Volonia is a {{wp|unitary state}} with administrative regions known as [[Tribunates of Volonia|tribunates]], of which there are five (one for each of the four old Slavic kingdoms, and one for [[Caradej]], the nation's capital). The constitution organizes the Volonian government in the form of a {{wp|presidential republic}} with a clearly-defined {{wp|separation of powers}} between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. | |||
Volonia is a member of the [[League of Nations]] and [[Continental Diplomatic Arrangement Organization]]. | Volonia is a member of the [[League of Nations]] and [[Continental Diplomatic Arrangement Organization]]. | ||
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===National Tribune=== | ===National Tribune=== | ||
The National Tribune is the {{wp|chief executive}} and {{wp|head of state}} of Volonia, serving four year terms with no term limits. As Volonia employs a {{wp| | The [[National Tribune of Volonia|National Tribune]] is the {{wp|chief executive}} and {{wp|head of state}} of Volonia, serving four year terms with no term limits. As Volonia employs a {{wp|presidential system}}, the National Tribune has broad discretion to implement policy within the national bureaucracy and also has significant legislative powers. The National Tribune is entitled to speak on the floor of the House of Tribunes if he wishes, and also has the power to issue suspensive vetoes, requiring legislation to be tabled until the next session of both the House of Tribunes and National Assembly. The National Tribune also serves as functional head of the armed forces as the Minister of Defense, the civilian head of the military, is answerable to the National Tribune. | ||
===Legislature=== | ===Legislature=== | ||
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There are three major political parties in Volonia. | There are three major political parties in Volonia. | ||
The largest and oldest of the nation's political parties is the United Volonia Movement ( | The largest and oldest of the nation's political parties is the [[United Volonia Movement]] (MVU), a successor to the organization formed by [[G.C. Lorenzo]] during the [[Second Great War]]. The UVM originally formed the post-war {{wp|military junta}} which ruled the country, but has transitioned into a {{wp|big tent}} political party which is typically categorized as a {{wp|center-right}} party. It supports strong relations with [[Caphiria]], though not necessarily to the exclusion of any other nation, a strong national defense, a liberalized economy, a moderate social safety net, and {{wp|free trade}}. The United Volonia Movement has won a majority of the elections since the implementation of the current Constitution in 1970 and is currently in power. | ||
The second largest party in Volonia is the Party of National and Traditional Defense (PNTD), which is usually categorized as right to far right. It is an anti-[[Caphiria|Caphirian]] political party and has significant [[Levantia|Levantine]] sympathies. The PNTD calls for a chilling of relationships with Caphiria, alliance with Levantia, a furtherance of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] social teaching, and upholding of traditional Volonian values. The party also supports a significant rearmament of Volonia. From 1970 to 1994, the party included the replacement of the National Tribune with a {{Wp|constitutional monarch}} as part of its platform. | The second largest party in Volonia is the Party of National and Traditional Defense (PNTD), which is usually categorized as right to far right. It is an anti-[[Caphiria|Caphirian]] political party and has significant [[Levantia|Levantine]] sympathies. The PNTD calls for a chilling of relationships with Caphiria, alliance with Levantia, a furtherance of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] social teaching, and upholding of traditional Volonian values. The party also supports a significant rearmament of Volonia. From 1970 to 1994, the party included the replacement of the National Tribune with a {{Wp|constitutional monarch}} as part of its platform. | ||
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Volonia employs a judicial system based around the geographical boundaries of the tribunates, with the Caradej Tribunal Court functionally serving as the nation's highest court of appeals as a [[prime court]]. Tribunal courts are comprised of five members serving ten year terms, appointed by the National Tribune and confirmed by the National Assembly. Judicial systems within local areas are organized by the tribunal courts. | Volonia employs a judicial system based around the geographical boundaries of the tribunates, with the Caradej Tribunal Court functionally serving as the nation's highest court of appeals as a [[prime court]]. Tribunal courts are comprised of five members serving ten year terms, appointed by the National Tribune and confirmed by the National Assembly. Judicial systems within local areas are organized by the tribunal courts. | ||
== Demographics == | ==Demographics== | ||
===Ethnicity=== | ===Ethnicity=== | ||
Volonia is a largely homogeneous nation with over 90 percent of the population self-identifying as being ethnic [[Volonians]], a Slavic ethnic group that have been Latinised due to the many years of being under Caphiric rule. The next-biggest group is the nation's Caphiric minority, making up just over four percent of the population. Many of the Caphiric people in Volonia are descendants of Caphiric settlers in the area back when Volonia was a part of Caphiria. Due to Volonia's close proximity to Caphiria, and most especially since the government sought closer relations with their northern neighbour, the Caphiric minority have generally been treated rather decently. The final three groups are the [[Cartadanians]], the [[Qustantistan|Qustantis]], and an assorted amount of ethnic groups too small to be given their own category. The [[Constitution of Volonia]] as drafted in 1970 guarantees equal rights for all ethnic minorities in Volonia, declaring discrimination based on ethnicity to be unlawful. | |||
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=== Language === | ===Language=== | ||
=== Religion === | {{further|Volonian alphabet debate}} | ||
The official language of Volonia is {{wp|Romanian language|Sarpo-Volonian}}, or Volonian for short, a Romance language with commonalities with [[Cartadanian language|Cartadanian]], {{wp|Galician language|Isurian}}, and [[Pelaxian language|Pelaxian]], though its closest relative may be Larianic. Unlike most other Romance languages, Sarpo-Volonian has historically had a larger share of foreign influences, with its most significant Romance influences being [[Larianic language|Larianic]] and [[Charentais language|Charentais]]. Its other influences come from their Slavic-speaking neighbours to their south such as ancient forms of what is now the [[Suratian language]]. Because of these influences and the political history of Volonia for the past several decades, it is often argued that there are two forms of the Volonian language: Caphiro-Volonian and Suratio-Volonian. Caphiro-Volonian is the most recognized and the official form of Sarpo-Volonian as a direct result of the Volonian government's pro-[[Caphiria]] stance, making use of a Latin-based alphabet much like its closest linguistic relatives and is the form of the Volonian language that can be found amongst citizens who support continued close relations with Caphiria and from the governing MVU, seeing it as a means of making written communication much easier by removing the perceived hassle of {{wp|transliteration}}. Suratio-Volonian is lesser-known, found primarily amongst citizens and political parties who wish to drift Volonia away from Caphiria, and makes use of the Cyrillic script; it is officially recognized as a minor variant of the language and thus certain government documents are often transliterated on occasion. As implied, what form of the Volonian language being used depends on geopolitical viewpoints, that being between the mostly pro-Caphiric MVU and the often anti-Caphiric opposition parties. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
{{main|Catholic Church in Volonia}} | |||
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The vast majority of Volonians adhere to the [[Catholic Church]], of which 89% of the population are affiliated with. Although the vast majority of Catholics in Volonia are affiliated with the main Levantine Church (88.2%% of Catholics; 78.5% in total), there exists a sizeable minority of Catholics who are instead affiliated with the [[Caphiric Church]], a {{wp|particular church}} in full communion with the [[Pope]] in [[Urceopolis]] (11.8% of Catholics; 10.5% in total). The largest non-Christian group that Volonians are affiliated with are the seven percent of the population who adhere to no religion in particular, followed by the two percent of the population who adhere to the [[Qustanti Islam|Qustanti form of Islam]], the religion of the [[Qustantistan|Qustanti]] minority in Volonia, and a further combined two percent of the population who adhere to other forms of religion but are too small in numbers to make up a significant amount. | |||
Although the Catholic Church is the {{wp|state religion}} of Volonia, the constitution forbids the existence of any law designed to legally enforce the Catholic faith upon the populace, thus implicitly and tacitly granting {{wp|freedom of religion}} although without a formal and explicit constitutional guarantee to protect this freedom. | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
Volonian educational attainment is considered high by global standards, with it ranking above average in most global metrics. Prior to independence, educational attainment in Volonia lagged behind that of most other nations in western [[Sarpedon]] as well as most developed nations in [[Levantia]]. During the period of the Liberation Government, extensive school building occurred between 1950 and 1955, with significant additional investments coming to the system following the transition to democracy in 1970. By 1985, educational attainment had reached world average levels, which it has since exceeded. | Volonian educational attainment is considered high by global standards, with it ranking above average in most global metrics. Prior to independence, educational attainment in Volonia lagged behind that of most other nations in western [[Sarpedon]] as well as most developed nations in [[Levantia]]. During the period of the Liberation Government, extensive school building occurred between 1950 and 1955, with significant additional investments coming to the system following the transition to democracy in 1970. By 1985, educational attainment had reached world average levels, which it has since exceeded. | ||