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===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: | |||
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In accordance with the [[Yonderian Constitution]], legal power is split three-way in Yonderre; executive-, legislative- and judicious power. The executive power is wielded by the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]], on whose behalf civil servants and the [[Custodes Yonderre]], the Yonderian national police force, maintains law and order. The legislative power is wielded by the [[Yonderian Parliament]]. Judiciary power is wielded by the courts of Yonderre. | In accordance with the [[Yonderian Constitution]], legal power is split three-way in Yonderre; executive-, legislative- and judicious power. The executive power is wielded by the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]], on whose behalf civil servants and the [[Custodes Yonderre]], the Yonderian national police force, maintains law and order. The legislative power is wielded by the [[Yonderian Parliament]]. Judiciary power is wielded by the courts of Yonderre. | ||
===Policing=== | |||
[[File:Custodes village.png|thumb|Two [[Custodes Yonderre|Custodes]] in [[Stonne]]]] | |||
{{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 Custodes Yonderre was first formed in 1643 in the immediate aftermath of the [[Yonderian Peasants' War]]. Custodes were initially focused around large cities to enforce law and order, while villages and outlying areas maintained their local watchmen and catchpoles for decades to come. The Custodes Yonderre was reformed in 1833, written into its more modern form as part of the [[Consitution of Yonderre]]. The Custodes Yonderre then replaced the previous local and county-based watchmen organisations and nationalized and standardized policing across Yonderre with the introduction of a common code of law across all [[Counties of Yonderre]] in 1836. | |||
Custodes Yonderre also processes licenses and permits such as gun licenses, national ID cards and passports, and furthermore, enforces immigration decisions by the Yonderian Immigration Service. Local police must also be notified when organizing public events that may significantly influence local public security and traffic. | |||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
[[File:YDF Winter 2.jpg|thumb|[[Guard Dragoon Division|Guard Dragoons]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] fighting in Algoquona during [[ | [[File:YDF Winter 2.jpg|thumb|[[Guard Dragoon Division|Guard Dragoons]] of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] fighting in Algoquona during [[Final War of the Deluge]]]] | ||
{{main|Yonderian Defence Force}} | |||
The [[Yonderian Defence Force]] is the military of the Most Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre. The primary arm of the Yonderian Defence Force is the ground force, which also operates the [[Army of the Air]] and the [[Marine Yonderre]]. The ground element of the Yonderian Defence Force consists of ten standing divisions divided into two corps, the [[Grand Ducal Guard Corps]] and the [[Second Corps of the Army]]. In adition, the Yonderian Defence Force also operates a further ten skeletonized divisions, brigade-sized units intended to be mobilized from reserves and combat ready within three days in case of national emergency. Yonderre's official policy states that a wartime military strength of 580,000 personnel constitutes a sufficient deterrent to exterior aggression. The army consists of a highly mobile field army backed up by local defence units. The army defends the national territory and its military strategy employs the use of the heavily forested terrain and numerous lakes to wear down an aggressor, instead of attempting to hold the attacking army on the frontier. | The [[Yonderian Defence Force]] is the military of the Most Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre. The primary arm of the Yonderian Defence Force is the ground force, which also operates the [[Army of the Air]] and the [[Marine Yonderre]]. The ground element of the Yonderian Defence Force consists of ten standing divisions divided into two corps, the [[Grand Ducal Guard Corps]] and the [[Second Corps of the Army]]. In adition, the Yonderian Defence Force also operates a further ten skeletonized divisions, brigade-sized units intended to be mobilized from reserves and combat ready within three days in case of national emergency. Yonderre's official policy states that a wartime military strength of 580,000 personnel constitutes a sufficient deterrent to exterior aggression. The army consists of a highly mobile field army backed up by local defence units. The army defends the national territory and its military strategy employs the use of the heavily forested terrain and numerous lakes to wear down an aggressor, instead of attempting to hold the attacking army on the frontier. | ||
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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. | ||
==Demographics== | |||
===Education=== | |||
[[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 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 largest university in Yonderre by number of students and typically ranks within the 100 best universities in [[Levantia]]. | |||
==Culture== | ==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. | |||
===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]]]] | |||
{{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. | |||
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=== | |||
[[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. | |||
===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]]. | |||
===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 [[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. | ||
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