Mursland

Mursland, officially The Royal Confederation of the Mursland Provinces, is a   state in South Central Artemia, with a population of around 11.268.000. It borders Lusjki to the north, Propyrgia in the east and the Belpecian Gulf to the south and west. Mursland is mostly situated on the Reimos peninsula, as is the capital city Brixivo.

The nation finds its history back until 1798, with the formation of the Bond of the Murisk Countries, a defensive pact against the Kingdom of Nai. It became an unified nation in 1824 after the Great Union War. After the formation, it was a war state for much of the following half-century with many of the neighbours in direct the region, which ended with the annexation of the Princedom of Nai (large parts of modern day Over-Nai) in 1866 and the marriage between Arkady II of Bonamech & Isliva of Traxí in 1870, which put the Confederation and the Kingdom of Traxí in a personal union. After having gained control of most of the region, the Confederation started to focus on unifying its subjects, developing the economy, and progressing its warbased economy to a civil economy. The 20th century saw the nation focus on maintaining on its status quo in the face of the world powers of the Grand Campaigns, the socialist intervention of Lusjki, and the many conflicts of the later half of the century.

Mursland is politically diverse thanks to its complicated political system where members of parliament of each province (Duurzhaví) are also the members of the national parliament. Representatives can run in only one Duurzhaví, resulting in many politicians differ from national parties for their regional votes. Mursland is a neutral country in the international stage, and a member of the Unaligned Nations Consortium. Its military has not been in combat since 1926.

The Confederation has an and is, with the vast majority of people working in tertiary services. Although the Human Development Index scores high, there is a significant income inequality.

Etymology
The colloquial name Mursland (and the Mursian language 'Mursiya') stems from the name of the region: the land of the Murs peoples. The name Murs is derived from Murisk, caused by a shift in vocabulary and pronounciation around the 13th century CE. Murisk in turn stems from Utmurisk, the demonym of people from the ancient (lost) city of Utmurak. The origin of the name Utmurak is uncertain, but popular theory suggest it might be the name given to the new settlers by the indiginous peoples, or it might have originated from Utmiu, a possible early name for Mudros, the god of wisdom.

Ancient History
The first Homo Neanderthalensis are estimated to have arrived in the Mursland between XXX and XXX thousand BCE from the Samotkhe region. Not much can be found about the earliest settlers beside evidence of hunting on a few fossils of now-extinct animals. Some cave paintings in Barksia can be traced back to XXX BCE. First evidence of permanent human settlement and farming in Mursland date back to XXXX BCE, based on found pottery and remains of a farm foundation near Krepina, Upper-Nai. Fishing also appeared to be popular among early settlers.

First traces of civilization can be dated back to circa 900 BCE with the Barksians in the west and Arrysians in the south and east. Around 650 BCE, a peoples from presumably modern day Vrtgora arrived at the Reimos peninsula and founded the ancient city of Utmurak. These ancient peoples would become known as the Utmurisks, and quickly spread across the lands, pushing the Arrysians southward.

Around the 7th century BCE, would be introduced in the region by Keshian traders, and by the 6th century,  arrived as well. These religions would fully push away the ancient religions, such as the Utmurisk paganism in the region around the 2nd century BCE.

Early Middle Ages
The middle ages would see the construction of castles in the region. These first castles, called Kreposts, would often be stubby stone towers on hills nearby villages to protect the civilians. Various of these forts would quickly expand into proper castles, and would see permanent residence from a gospodine. He (and sometimes she) was tasked with protecting the surrounding area from attacks. Soon, these gospodines would see a more political role, which also signaled the start of feudalism in Mursland.

This would ultimately lead to the creation of the Reimos Domain (free-elective kingdom on the Reimos Peninsuala) and the Kingdom of Nai in the northwest.

The region east of the modern Mursland would become part of the Kingdom of the Traxí River.

Late Middle Ages
Around 1180, the Reimos Kingdom saw a series of revolutions, leaving a fragmented realm behind.

By the 14th century, The Kingdom of Nai expanded into the south and created a rivaling nation to the Kingdom of Illyria and Lusjki in the north.

Early Modern Period
By the 17th century, the Reimos Peninsualla, which now majorily consisted of Mursians, sought independence from Nai. A bloody revolution was fought, which saw various duchies and counties split off. The Kingdom of Nai received a heavy blow to its status, and consequently became known as the Princedom of Nai in the political circles.

Under their own flags, the small domains saw economic success, which saw them able to hire mercenaries to fight of invasions from Nai and Traxí. Developments in fortification technology quickly saw the many castles improved into elaborate citadels able to stop armies.

Bond of the Murisk Countries
In 1798, a defensive pact was formed between the duchies of Lotana, Bonamech, and Rysech, the county of Pristaniselo, and the Free City of Brixivo. Together, the nations fought the Princedom of Nai in 1808. Although the war ended in a status quo after just 2 battles, it was of high importance. Developments in siege warfare had developed so far that the current forts would soon become unholdable against an invading force, and the economy had stagnated so far that rebuilding the forts was unachievable. Therefore, the defensive pact decided to stay together to find a solution and soon became known as the Bond of the Murisk Countries; a corruption of the ancient Utmurisk people who lived in the area.

The crisis of Stratonpolis (1811) saw the bond in action against the Kingdom of Traxí. Now grouped together, the bond saw a political solution instead of a military one. A trade agreement was struck. Stratonpolis would join the bond as well.

On the Congress of Brixivo in 1814, the Bond was formalized with more internal cooperation. The trade taxes were standardized and some common laws were determined to reduce cross-border crime and smuggling. Heleovo-Visia would also join the talks and adopt many of the rules, informally making it a member state as well.

The Great Union War (1820-1824)
As the bond raised in power, the Princedom of Nai feared losing its hegemony in the region, as it was cornered and beaten in the past century. Their new young king, Alexis VI of Nai, saw this as his last chance to regain control of the region. He rallied his forces and surprised attacked the bond through the open fields of Lotana and through Thisova in November 1820. The idea of the timing was to besiege the important cities in the north before winter set in, to either capture them or destroy their grain reserves as to cause a famine. They had managed to capture the cities of Demoselo, Mopene, Pristaniselo, and Thunone in January 1821 and had set Zémperk on fire. The Bond forces struggled to fight back, as armies often arrived in small groups, who would be outnumbered locally by the Nai forces.

As winter passed, the bonds position did not improve; their command was very divided in strategy, which did not enable them to properly commit to either the east or west front. In the east, Pristanivesnis was the last proper stronghold against the Nai forces there, while in the west Stratonpolis was cornered and only small fortified cities prevented a march on Brixivo. In the spring, Nai forces moved out of Mopene towards Pristanivesnis and a siege was started on the 4th of April. Mursian blockades and partisan actions had caused a food shortage in the captured areas, so the soldiers were in poor condition and morale, something Alexis VI had attempted to cause on the Mursian troops. The battle would end in a retreat of Nai forces, as morale broke after a poor storming of the city.

In the east, forces in Stratonpolis managed to break free their encirclement by illegally moving through Traxian borders. There too the Nai forces would be pushed back and a siege of Pristaniselo ensured. The war would continue slowly with the sieges of Mopene and Thunone, which quickly emptied the Nai resources and funds. In 1824, peace negotiations started and the Princedom of Nai was forced to repay the Mursian war-debt and cede parts of Nai-Lotana to the Duchy of Lotana for an invasion buffer.

Expansion Period (1824-1870)
As a side effect, the war was a catalyst for the unification of the bond into a single nation. It caused an integration of an unified army, and created a national identity of the peoples in the region, and enabled systems for future cooperation. After the war, the nations came together and established new treaties, such as a more unified law, standardized weaponry, unifying educational institutions, and new trade codes.

With the increase of integration within the bond, a formed in the region. The ideal was that the region south of Lusjki should be unified in a single nation. The fictitious ideal took hold of the Utmurisk Empire, an attempt by the ancient settlers to find new lands to settle. Although the region was everything but culturally homogeneous (Beside the Murisks, there were Traxians, Visians, Barxians and Dirics), a rhetoric existed that all peoples in the region were decedents of the Utmurisks, but that others were renegades of the true culture. This would set a tone for the next half century to reclaim these lands, starting the expansion period in the Mursland region.

The Traxian Wars
First Traxian War (1827-1829)

Internal conflict, result: installation of single king.

Second Traxian War (1831-1833)

Third Traxian War (1835-1838)

Nai Annexation Wars (1858-1866)
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The Murs-Traxi royal marriage
''Forms personal union of Traxi and Bonamech. (1870)''

Industrial investments(?)
In an attempt to keep up with regional powers, the king NAME decided to invest into many infrastructure projects and constructed many factories

Social reforms
As the government realized that socialism was on the rise, attempts for concession were made. One of such was the Act of Factory Workers Protection of 1899, which saw the creation of the Vehicle Construction Safety Union (Koli Stroiteli Zashtita Suuyuz), who attempted to improve workers working conditions across the nation on an unified level. However, the negotiations quickly stranded in a stalemate due to many different regional standards (for example, factories in Traxí already demanded better payment, while in Nai, workers desired higher safety standards). By 1902, the union was effectively disassembled without making any progress.

Another reform was the Act of Scholar Assembly of 1900, which saw the creation of the University Assembly Union (UUU), which allowed students and professors across the nation to negotiate better spending. This union saw moderate success politically, but achieved to formalize the educational system and created a degree system with standardized requirements for each degree.

Abdication of Mihalou II
Since his accesion to the throne in 1912, Mihalou II had held a poor reputation within the nation. He was largely disinterestted in leading the country and would throw many lavish parties and obtain many expensive items. This caused the royal family to almost go into debt to the point the Province-Room had to intervene in 1915 and again in 1918. This was disliked by the general public of the otherwise relatifly poor nation. This also went for the government, dealing with a thight budget thanks to the stand-still of trade and threat of war due to the Grand Campaigns raging on around Mursland.

To deal with the high costs, various businesses of the royal family were nationalized. However, this proved insufficient and by 1921 the Mursian government could not accept any further expenses from the shrunk treasury caused by having a large army on stand-by while gaining little income. With Martin Kristiyan Arkady reaching the age of 33, he was found to be suitable to succeed his father. With protests across the nation (most notably Brixivo and Plovina) gaining in size, and the rise of socialism, the Mursian government saw herself cornered. Via pressure of his family, a hook on adultery with a maid of the staff, and the threat of revolution, the king decided to resign his position. Mihalou II would abdicate on the 9th of July 1922, and be succeeded a week later by Martin I.

To help eliviate the dept of the royal family, as well as restore the image, many of the non-residental holdings were nationalized. These included companies such as the Confederate Railway Company, UIMF and Brixivo Docks, as well as many large swatches of land, such as the majority of Royal-Traxí. In turn, the king recieved a large consistent income to maintain his palaces, and was granted various additional political instruments to garuantee his position. Altough this reduced his impact on the economy and generally reduced spending, but incidently significantly increased power of the king. This decision is by many historians regarded as significant in recent Mursian history, as it would later allow the nation to develop from a poor nation to a modern economy in the span of a few decades, but also enabled the Martin to scheme his way into national politics.

Socialist revolt (1926 war)
''(minor) Revolt in line with Lusjki's history, in 1926. It is ignited by the Lusjkans, who join the fight, but they overestimate their position and get pushed back. War ends after a few weeks, with Mursland taking territory (Barxia Conflict)''

In the wake of the revolt, the government decided to invest heavily in education. A major motivation for this was the many developments in automation in both agricultural and industrial sectors of the last decades in many of the major powers, such as NATION, NATION and NATION. To motivate studying, the government passed the Act of Education Support, which ensured that every school-going residents over the age of 15 would receive a pay of 500 Pette per month, provided that they would pass the state issued tests. This resulted in a boom of students in secondary education. Much of the costs were supported by privatizing many of the former royal businesses, starting with the railways in 1927, UIMF in 1928, and many other industries from 1930 to 1935.

Unnamed period
Something something universities and unions, also Mursian language is getting forced even more

193?: border fixing with (fascist) Lusjki State

Prolly some foreign conflict or something (?)
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Modern period (1950-now)
1957-1979 : relations sour with Lusjki as Maltin Luga gets into power

In the 1959 elections, the Konfederatsiya Liberalni Duurzhavi (KLD) party under Agatha Metaxas manages to get a record 79 of the 167 seats in the national government, while Ambrosius Plovina was elected as State-President for the KLD. This was the result of very successful campaign of Metaxas to reform the process behind the elections. Together with the Reform Union Party and a few unaligned members of government, they changed the constitution to split the elections of the government and State-President in 1961. Metaxas managed stay State-President until the elections of 1970, when the newly formed Frontov Obshtonaroden party scores a victory with 55 seats versus KLD's 52.

Arkady III succession crisis
In early 1964, the health of King Arkady III of Bonamech and Traxí started declining. This caused a succession crisis, as Prince Mihalou the son of Arkady III, was very unpopular among the people. He was fairly young, and was well known to be a "party animal" by the press. By many he was deemed as unsuitable to rule due to a slandering campaign of various anti-royal groups, claiming he would be a repeat of Mihalou II. His younger brother Martin Mihalou was also unsuitable, as at age 6 he was deemed too young; a regency would take up the throne too long. His sister Irena Arkady would also be unsuitable, as that would not only break the, but would also require modifying the law as woman could only inherit if there are no suitable male successor. Another suitable replacement would be the King's brother Arkady Miroslau, as he was of mature age. However, for him to inherit, both sons would have to refuse the title.

When Arkady III's health declined further in oktober, ending up being admitted to the hospital, tensions rose in the government. There was a definite split in what method of succesion was preferred (or succesion at all was desired, as the Katá-Vasiliko party desired a republic). Due to political pressure of Ambrosius Plovina had to resign, as he received various Motions of Distrust by the parliament. In the new elections Stavros Antonis of Katá-Vasiliko was elected.

In Januari, the debate had not changed; a political impasse was created. Looking at the poor health of Arkady III, Agatha Metaxas felt pressured to start the Provincial elections early as well. Stavros Antonis agreed to it, believing the popularity growth his part had seen would mean a clear victory. However, this was not the case and KLD won again. State-President Antonis tried to push a rhetoric of rigged elections, which did not see much response from Katá-Vasiliko or his voters. As a result, he was forced out of his position by the Province-Room with 131 votes of 170.

In the new elections of April 1965, Iliyana Valeriev was elected as State-President. The Parliament could now get a 2/3 majority to disinherit prince Mihalou, and make Arkady Miroslau the heir of the throne. On 12th October 1965, he would succeeds his brother as Arkady IV of Bonamech and Traxí.

Other nameless period
In 1980s, Lusjki-Murs relations have been re-established, Mursland and Lusjki establish trade agreement to assist the latter in their economy.

In 1988, the Confederacy joined the Unaligned Nations Consortium.

On 1st of February 1991, King Arkady IV passed away as a result of a the day before. He was succeeded by King Martin II on the 4th of February, who is the current ruling king.

Geography
Mursland is a coastal nation. The nation is vertically dividable via the the Reimos hill range, which geology continues into the island of Visia in the south. The western side of the nation consists of the Nai plateau, with its many rivers. The east consists of the Traxí valley, with the large Traxís river.

Along the Phonínikas and Órmos coasts, many sandy beaches can be found, while on the Reimos peninsula, more rocky beaches can be found.

Murslands highest point is the Yauhi hill, at 417 meter. It was believed to be the residence of the ancient god Yauh, ruler of all that is material.

Climate
The region has for the most part a, with the north of the Traxí valley being classified as.

Nature
The Reismos Peninsula has a great varied vegetation adapted for the dry summers and wet winters. These plants include:, , , , , , and.

In the Traxí valley, the winter temperatures are lower (dropping below freezing point in the north), and the yearly rainfall has been more equalized, albeit dry in the summer months. This has resulted in gradual difference in vegetation between the south and north of the region.

Politics
Mursland is a (federal) parliamentary constitutional monarchy since 1831. The Mursian Head of state is the King, currently Martin II of Bonamech and Traxí; the head of government is de jure the King as well, but is de facto the State President. The legislative part of the national government is officially run by the Province-President, although he is a .

Before 1831, the state did not have a single monarch and was a, with each substate having his own monarch or government.

The constitution last large reform was in 1961, when the elections of the State-President and Province-Room were separated. The last correction was in 2018, when a select few phrases were rephrased to use.

Parties
The Confederation of Mursland has a history of many different parties. There can be various levels of organisation between parties, ranging from a centralized institute making a single policy, to various provincial focused parties working together with an agreement over a national policy. Due to the elections having both a national and provincial focus, there are also several parties and one-man listings which do not actively participate in the national government and rather focus their work on their province.

Due to the dynamic nature of balancing national and provincial governing, it is not uncommon to have parties unify or split up to focus better on certain issues. The current oldest party is the Katá-Vasiliko, which has existed in its current form since 1931 after the merger of various parties unbanned in 1923.

As of March 3rd 2019, there are 6 nationally-unified parties, 4 provincial parties and 3 one-man fractions in the government. The current coalition on national issues consists of the Frontov Obshtonaroden, Edinen Khora and Live!KDM, which hold a majority of 114 on 207 seats. The Province President Gavrail Prifti is from the Frontov Obshtonaroden, of which he was formerly the leader, and the State President is Iona Cattiou-Satinnacis from the Konfederatsiya Liberalni Duurzhavi, which currently does not serve in the coalition.

Note: This table only includes parties with unified policies in the Province-Room, some parties are split on provincial level.

Political institutions
Both the State-President, Province-Room and Province-President serve 4 years per term each, with the State and Provincial elections alternating every two years. The constitution is designed to keep the two elections from desynchronizing. In case the State-President or Province-Room resigns, an election will be held and two years later the elections for the other entity will be held. If this causes the latter entity to serve more than 5 years, its election will be held earlier and the former entity will have their elections 2 years later.

Monarchy
Mursland has been under rule of a single monarch since 1831, which always have been member of the House u Mursya. It is a title: it is inherited by the first born son of the king, or otherwise a male member of the family. Only if no eligible man could be found, could a woman be considered.

Constitutionally, the monarch is head of state and has a role in the formation of government and in the legislative process. He has to co-sign every law to make it valid. He also heads the Council of State which advises the cabinet on every piece of legislation and is the final court for administrative law. Although the king takes these functions seriously, he generally refrains from exerting his power in these positions.

After every election, the king assists the negotiations between various parties for the assignment of ministers. Although he has no say in who to select, only he has the official right to appoint these ministers. Because this advice is a matter of public record, the King cannot easily take a direction which is contrary to the advice of a majority in parliament. On the other hand, what is actually talked about behind the closed doors of the palace is not known.

The king also assists in ensuring the democratic process of elections is guaranteed, and officiates the Province-Room after every election.

Parliament
Mursland has an parliament, called the Province-Room. It is led by the Province-President, whom is elected from among the Province-Room by the representatives, usually from the largest party. The Province-Room is directly elected by popular vote, with each province having his own candidate list which is directly tied with the Provincial legislatures (with the exception of smaller provinces, see later); in other words: members of the parliament are also members of the provincial governments and vice-versa.

The number of seats per province is determined on basis of population size of said province, with one seat per 44000 legal civilians. Provinces with less than 9 seats have additional seats which do not count towards the Province Room, but do count for the government of the Province in question (These are the Barxian Protectorate and Royal-Traxí). This is to prevent having too few people ruling over a province resulting in the Head of Province being able to force his decisions. In the past century, the population of the Confederate Provinces has grown considerably, thus the size of the Province-Room has increased accordingly: currently there are 207 seats.

State-President
Mursland also has an independently elected State-President. He is elected separately from the Province-Room every four years, (usually) two years after the Provincial elections. The State-President is the de facto head of government.

After every election, he will select a Council of Ministers which he has to negotiate with the Province-Room. He is assisted in this by the king, who also will officiate the Council. The State-President will then proceed to function as the head of the Council.

For any change to the constitution, the State-President has to give permission it to make it valid.

If the Province-Room gets stuck into a political dead-lock, the Province-President will have to request the State-President to disband the parliament and start the new elections. The State-President can also force a king to abdicate if he has a 2/3 majority in the Province-Room. In turn, if the State-President is not acting desirably, he can be disposed of by the Province-Room with a 2/3 majority.

Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers is the executive branch of government. They initiates laws and policy. The Ministers often head a government ministry, although this is not universal. The State-President presides over the council and is the major political figure of the Mursian government.

The official government ministries of Mursland are:
 * General affairs
 * Internal affairs
 * External affairs
 * Finances and Treasury
 * Justice
 * Safety
 * Defence
 * Economic affairs
 * Education, culture and sport
 * Sciences and development
 * Social affairs
 * Infrastructure, agriculture and nature

Council of State
The Council of State is an advisory body of cabinet on constitutional and judicial aspects of legislature and policy. All laws proposed by the Province-Room have to be sent to this Council for advice. Although the advice is not binding, the cabinet is required to react to the advice. It is headed by the monarch.

In addition the Council is the highest.

Assisting government organs
Beside the various political and legislative organs, Mursland has also various organs of government assisting the aforementioned entities. These include:
 * Bureau of Statistics, which studies and reports on social and economic developments
 * Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, which forecasts economic development
 * Bureau for Public Health and Environment, which advises the government on environmental and health issues
 * Scientific Council for Government Policy, which advises the government on long-term social, political and economic trends.

Administrative divisions
The nation is divided into 14 provinces (called Duurzhavi). Each province has his own government, called the Provincial-Order (named after the historical knight orders used for governing in name of the king) lead by the Head of Province. As aforementioned, the members of the Provincial Order also serve as members of the nationwide Province-Room; the exceptions to this are Royal-Traxí and the Barxian Protectorate, which all also have additional members in their Provincial-Orders which do not serve in the Province-Room.

The division of provinces are partly based on historical regions, with some borders adjusted. These are:

The political landscapes can differ heavily between provinces. This is often reflected in the policy plans of parties, with some nationally unified parties having multiple parties within a single province for different issues.

Each Duurzhavi is split into municipalities (Oddeelení), of which there are 152 in total. These are the lowest governmental organ. Each Oddeelení has his own elected council and a major. The borders are partly based on historical jurisdictions of one or several Kreposts, although most have changed shape to accommodate for modern-day borders and infrastructure. The Pristanivesnis-Jaroslawzi-Polnikolf connection is a great example of that.

Almost all Oddeelení are split in several Rezidentsí, which is the lowest division of Mursland. They only serve administrative purposes; location-dependent data is collected based on Rezidentsís, and each of them ought to be a relative uniform landscape. Official personal documents and the postal service are based on the system as well; a small village in a Rezidentsí is considered the same to what in most nations would be a neighborhood.

Legal System
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Judicial system
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Weapons
The legality of weapons, and their definitions, are defined in article 16.4 of the Mursian Lawbook. The laws are very strict when it comes to licensing items, often requiring at least a background check. Firearms, of any kind, are heavily regulated.

Unrestricted weapons are low pressure airsoft guns, knives with blades under 25cm, and any blunt weapon which is required to participate in the relevant sport or activity (e.g. baseball bats, wood cutting axe, etc.). For knives with blades longer than 25cm, a background check has to be made.

Electric shock weapons are restricted in three parts. A direct contact devices (stun guns) are acquirable with only a background check. However, launched electric shock devices (tasers) require licensing and importing restrictions. Any shocking device that can be launched from a not specifically designed device are prohibited for non-professionals.

To obtain and handle a firearm, a background check and licensing has to performed. The firearm in question has to be on the permission list of the local police force. Firearms on the list differ between regions, and may include handguns, bolt-action rifles and pump-action shotguns. Semi-automatic, although not specified to be banned, are currently not mentioned to be on any permission list, therefore effectively prohibited. To own a firearm at home, a training course has to be completed; the device in question will subjected to check-ups with irregular intervals.

By law, total prohibition goes for destructive, incendiary and biochemical weapons, Rocket launchers with explosive payloads and fully automatic firearms.

Foreign relations
Mursland is part of Unaligned Nations Consortium and maintains relations well with all its members. Recent years has seen increased assistance of its northern neighbour (and fellow UNC member) Lusjki on financial level, and by extension Vrtgora. As a coastal nation, Mursland participates in global trade via its harbours, and manages access to territorial waters with many seafaring nations (most notably through the Helevo-Visian straight, which shortens the track to and from harbours on the Belpecian Gulf.

Mursland foreign politics is dominated by neutrality. Mursian diplomats are instructed to never promote ideologies or comment on foreign internal affairs not impacting Mursian civilians. It is deemed outside of the scope of what a government ought to focus on (in other words, they exist to help the Mursian people and not waste resources on those not benefiting them). Although officials attempt to evade cooperation with controversial figures, Mursland has sold weaponry to various authoritarian governments in the past which used it to commit crimes against human rights, which has often been criticized in Mursian media. However, Mursian doctrine is to never assist a foreign nations at war, except if that war will directly impact Mursian politics (e.g. Invasion of UNC members or direct neighbours), which might result in material or medical assistance. The army has not participated in active combat since the 1926's Barxian Conflict.

Economy
Mursland has an.

Generally, Mursland is considered a post-industrial nation, although the actual level of economic development can differ between regions. This is reflected in the, with a score of 43 on 100. Industrial and service workers are relatively well paid thanks to many advances in the protection of the ability to.

However, work in many lower education fields, such as more traditional agriculture and the mining industry, have poor working conditions. This can be traced back to several issues. One of such as the decentralization of the unions (unions tend to be heavily focussed on a single branch, and some times even to only specific regions or ethicalities). Another main reason is the poor negotiation position of the union, as increasing personal costs will impact the competitiveness in the open economy for not only the industries themselves, but also for many of production lines. Also, even though the studies have been disputed by some experts, it appears that many workers tend to refrain from introducing social benefits at their work, as it will result in less wage they can demand, which is favoured by the many impoverished labourers in the regions. Mursland has received many criticism, both national and international, on the working conditions of especially the coper mines in the Autonomous Region.

Infrastructure
Infrastructure in Mursland is maintained by various services. Highways (H##) and National Ways (K###) are maintained by the national government. There is a total of 1315 km of highway in Mursland. Province Ways are maintained by the Duurzhavi (or multiple Duurzhavi if it crosses a border). All lower infrastructure is maintained by the Oddeelní.

Railways are owned and maintained by the Confederate Railway Company (40% government ownership), Traxi Transport Bond, and the Barxian Track Service Company. Public transport is heavily privatized and differ greatly between Oddeelní. Mursland does not have any trams or metro, but does have ses in various cities, such as Plovina, Mopene-Thunone, Skrivalo, Vemselis, Choriplene and Epaphöze.

Mursland has 16 plane-accessible airfields, none of true intercontinental scale.

The ferry between the mainland and Visia is maintained by the Omorfo Ploío company. Ferries of Bradostovo are run by the Bradostovo Korabna Kompaniya, who has a route to Kanaligrad and Brixivo.

Tourism
Mursland has a small tourism industry. It is mainly focussed on summer holidays along the beaches; during July and August, the weather is very dry and sunny with high temperatures.

Every other year, on the 21st of march, the Duurzhavi Visia organises the Periodeia Visia, a 12 hour around the island. The period before the race sees a lot of events themed around the race, such as a music festival, a parade of older cars, and a car market.

Resource extraction and industry
The northwest region of Mursland is rich in, and. Many active mines can be found in the Autonomous Region and the north of Upper-Nai. Contrary to Lusjki, very few of it is exported, and most is used domestically; most is used in the electro-technical industry.

Mursland also has various large industrial firms, such as UIMF, Rabotí and Barxi-Komplex, which develop and produce many products for both national and international markets. Headquarters of many industries can be found in the south of Upper-Nai. This gave rise to the term "Zlatya", named after the rivers Zlana an Estya flowing in the region, which refers to large industrial firms.

Trade
As a nation with an open economy, it is freely possible to trade and start businesses in and outside of Mursland.

Mursland exports various products and services. Mursland imports many (raw) resources, mainly various kinds of, as well as many chemical components.

Demographics
Mursland has an official (registered) population of 11,265,294 as of 31 May 2017, with an estimated 11,265,000 in 2020. This is a growth of 3.7% over 2020, which is smallest 20-year period of growth ever recorded since the 1680s. The in Mursland is 2.21, which is slightly above the. It is projected that the population growth will decrease the coming century, resulting in an estimated population of 11.5 million in 2120, and then a growth to a stable 13 million in 2270.

Murslands median age is 41.1 years. In 2015, 15.5 percent of the population were older than 68 years, 65.9 percent between the ages of 18 and 68 years old, and 18.6 percent were younger than 18. It is notable that the share of elderly (68+) in Thisovia-Nai and Royal-Traxí is significantly higher, 22.8% and 22.9% respectively.

The main ethnicity in Mursland is Mursian, with 67.0% of questioned people answering it as such in a 2014 questionnaire. According to a 2019 estimate, the population was 67% Mursian, 15% Traxan, 10% Barxian, 2% Dirish and 6% other ethnicities. Some 120,000 to 140,000 people living in Mursland are a, which equates about 1.1% of the population.

Cities
All population of Mursland is administratively categorized in Rezidentsí. These are urban spaces or groups of settlements used in national statistics. As of 2014 there are 662 Rezidentsí. Of those, 35 are recognized as cities, and 5 as metropolitan settlements. In the statistics below, the population of these metropolitan settlements are added onto the relevant city. 70,39% of the Mursians live in a city Rezidentsí.

Languages
The official governmental and national language of Mursland is Mursian. About 84% of the Mursland population has mother-tongue fluency in Mursian, with 95% of the population indicating it can communicate in the language to some extent.

Besides Mursian, several local languages are spoken. The most prominent minor language is, mostly spoken in the eastern half of the nation. It has been an, due to his historical suppression and lack thereof in official positions. It wasn't until 1954 the government recognized it as an official language in the Central-Traxí, Royal-Traxí and Plovina duurzhavi. In 1959, Traxian became one of the optional languages for high schools, but it was not until the 90s the language would regain speakers under active governmental support, although the number of households speaking it everyday is still decreasing. Nowadays, it spoken in household situations by 8% of the national population, with 13% second hand speakers, equalling about 2.37 million speakers.

Another minor language is, which is only spoken natively by about 4% of the population (around 400 000). The language is mostly focussed in small communities in Barxia and rural areas of Upper-Nai. It has undergone a similar history as Traxian within Mursland, and is only recognised as an official language in Upper-Nai and the Barxian Protectorate. About two-thirds of (everyday) native speakers are above the age of 50, making the language highly endangered. Various programs are set up to combat the extinction and as of current about 1.1 million people have studied the language, although the vast majority of them speak it on a too low level to properly maintain the language.

The most popular foreign languages in Mursland are and Thalássian, both offered in high schools.

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Education
The government heavily subsidizes education in Mursland.

Education in Mursland is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 15. All children in Mursland usually attend elementary school from ages 4 to 12. It comprises eight grades. Based on an aptitude test, the eighth grade teacher's recommendation and the opinion of the pupil's parents or caretakers, a students starting skill level is determined for their courses in the secondary education. Depending on the size of the school, a flexible combination can be offered, or the student has to select a standardized combination of values.

The starting levels, ucha-nivo, are determined for their alpha, beta and gamma courses with a value of 1 up to 4. These are roughly equal to 30%, 30%, 25% and 15% of all students in every category. The courses in the first 3 years are catered to either maintain or increase that level. The following three years of the 'second half' of their secondary education, they can chose a certain subject bundle, as well as various courses. Sometimes, the courses have an entry level, based on the final results of the ucha-nivo. If the student ends in level 3 or 4, they can decide to follow some courses in the category on a higher level (respectively teshuk and opiten) if available; they will have to study additionally outside of classes and will get more difficult tests and projects.

To graduate secondary education, a student has to pass the mandatory courses in the Mursian language, the confederate societal history, and elementary scientific analysis (a one-year course with basic data-analytics and visualisation). On top of that, they have to make a choice from 3 standardized subject bundles, a national or foreign language and at least 2 courses of their own choice.

The standardized subject bundles are:
 * Societal: history, geography, maths-S, at least one national language.
 * Computing: economics, computer sciences, management and organisation, maths-C.
 * Analytical: biology, physics, chemistry, maths-A.

Optional courses, beside those found in the standardized subject bundles, are: Traxian language, Barxian language, Luski language, Thalássian language, arts and art history (stage, visual, audio), crafts (wood, metals, fabric), debating, sports (for students excelling in a sport) and healthcare (can only be followed in combination with biology).

After finishing secondary education, there are various of options for trinary education. It is possible to attain specialism in a job on a robo-institut (taking 1 to 3 years), or go to an university to achieve a degree in a subject.

There are 7 universities in Mursland: Plovina Royal School, Brixivo State University, Skrivalo State University, Mopene-Thunone University, University of Heleovo, Stratonpolis' Poly-technic Institute and Isinalo Poly-technic Institute.

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News and media
The Mursian Broadcasting Company (Predavane Grupa Mursiya, PGM), MUV and daily newspapers Vest and M24 are some of the largest national media outlet in the Mursian language, providing radio, television and news nationwide. Beside these, there are also Oraíos Traxí and Boní Istorik delivering news in respectively the Traxian and Barxian languages. Media in Mursland is considered to be mostly unbiased, something improving in the past decades under public pressure. One of the issues still troubling Mursian news is the limited reporting on past envendors of the government regarding minority oppression, due to pressure of various anonymous factions within the government.

Traditions
Many traditions in Mursland are based on the local majority religion.

Holidays
Mursland knows two categories of holidays: government holidays and cultural holidays. The former are civic holidays on which most jobs are free from work with pay. The latter do not guarantee free days, although some do have mandated increase in loan, which makes it likelier for companies to grant free hours to employees. The government holidays are the National Day, Kralski Den, and Visoluntsesti Den.

The of Mursland is on the 2nd of February, the day of official unification of the Bond of Mursland. It is a tradition to eat the traditional dish of with your family. Kralski Den, which celebrates the royal family, is held on the birthday of the first king of Mursland, which is on the 4th of March. On the day, a lot of parties and festivals are organized with a historic theme. The king himself traditionally visits one of the cities, in which a parade is organized. Visoluntsesti is the day the sun reaches it highest point; its usually on the 21st of Juli. The summer solstice played a big part in Mursian religion pre-Massiahism and was consequently absorbed during the convertion. National cultural holidays include:
 * 1st January: New years day
 * 12th January: Poddruuzhka Den (Maintenance day) - the day on which many systems get reset and recalibrated. Its also the day your electricity provider switches, as you always sign contracts until the 12th of January.
 * : Pirrya Den (Day of Pirri) - A holiday from ancient Mursian religion, celebrating Pirri, goddess of warmth. The Periodeia Visia is held on this day from sunrise to sunset.
 * 25th March: (Her Day) - Mothers day
 * 1st May: (His Day) - Fathers day
 * 22nd August: Ptitsa Den (Bird Day) - Tradition is during the evening to tell or perform many folktale stories, often in elaborate costume. At the start of the evening, it are family friendly stories, but as the night progresses, the stories become more serious.
 * 23rd August: Pochivka Den (Resting Day) - Day to recover some sleep from Pritsa Den. People generally do not plan appointments on this day.
 * 3rd September: Shturmuvane Den (Assault day) - Commemoration of the battle of Episkapetri Castle, near Stratonpolis.
 * 15th November: Den na Pozhar (Day of Fire) - A light festival. Depending on the region, there are large bonfire's and/or fireworks.
 * 28th November: Den na Brat (Brothers Day) - The day you help out the community. This can be by doing some volunteering work or donating to charity.
 * 19th December: Psónia Iméra (Shopping Day) - Day on which many shops will run large discounts.
 * 25th December: (Christmas)
 * 31st December: Old years day

Religious holidays are considered personal issue by the government; depending on the company, days off can be assigned, or people can get free off-days to distribute to their liking on their religious holidays.

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Music
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Most Mursian language music is pop and rock, although various popular bands do play in alternative genres.

At the end of the year, the national broadcasting company organizes the Strakhoten-Vurkha, a large music event spanning several days. It started in 1995 as a year-ending event as a list of 1995 songs voted for by the general public. The popularity made it a reoccurring event, having taken place every year since then. Usually, the length of the list matches the year, with the exception of 2001, 2002 and 2011. The current rules state that anyone in Mursland can send in a top 25 of their favourite songs. The Strakhoten-Vurkha is the largest music event in Mursland, and most popular radio broadcast every year. In 2019, the organisation behind the event processed a total of 41.29 million entries.

Cuisine
Mursian traditional foods consists of various fish dishes in the coastal regions, while fruitsalads, cheeses, and baked products shape the dishes inland. Along the peninsula, these kitchens meet in the unique Reismos cuisine. A dinner usually consists of 3 courses, the protrófi, the metrófi and the kleístrófi. The first course usually serves fruit and nuts, which during formal dinners are worked into a salad, but during a family dinner can be loose pieces of fruit. The second course serves a fish dish, meatloaf or broth, all served with a fitting bread. The third course consists of a drink with bite-sized foods, ranging from cheese to specially baked products. , and  are well-known metrófi;,  and  are examples of baked kleístrófi, while ,  are some examples of the many cheeses. Other well-known foods include:, , and  (conserved fish eggs) on various kinds of bread.

The Traxí region is also famous for its many different beers, many villages having its own recipe and small brewery. In Dione, the capital of Central-Traxí, there are 5 major breweries, one for each historic city part. The most exported beers are Oraydio (Plovina), Kalopragó (Dione) and Ygrochycó (Mikimöze), alone totalling for 7 million hectolitres of alcoholic beverages exported in 2017.

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Military
The Mursland military is split into 4 branches: The Army (Obedinení Armiya), The Airforce (Kralskata Vuuzdushni Oruuzhi), The Navy (Kralskata Konfederatsiya Flota), and a Marechausse (Kralskata Konfederatsiya Pazach). Mursland spends 494 billion pette ($5.04 billion) on defence in 2019, which is 4.25% of government spending, or 1.45% of their GDP. In total, the Mursland Armed forces employs 103348 military personnel (of these, 11262 are reservists) and 3404 civilians.

Since 1915, both men and women can serve their nation. The minimal age for service is 17 years old, and the maximum is 45 for frontline service. Currently, has not been enforced in Mursland since 1986, and the armed forces consists fully of volunteers.

The Obedinení Armiya (United Army) is tasked with protecting the nation against foreign forces, and can be deployed in foreign nations to protect items of interest or conquer land. It has currently 6, totalling 73204 service men and women. Formed in 1821 during the Great Union War, it has a rich history of the many armed forces it is composed of.

The Kralskata Vuuzdushni Oruuzhi (Royal Air Weapon) operates 56 ZuB-17VM multirole fighter jets from Poja, and 58 battle helicopters. Beside using air vehicles, the KVO also operates various surface-to-air-missile installations, both stationary and mobile. The airforce employs 5113 people.

The Kralskata Konfederatsiya Flota (Royal Confederate Fleet) is tasked with protecting the waters of Mursland, both sea and river and employs 14040 (militairy contracted) people. It operates 5 frigates, 3 corvettes, 5 submarines (with 2 more under construction), and a fleet of support vessels.

The Kralskata Konfederatsiya Pazach (Royal Confederate Guards), Pazach in short, is a sort of militarised police force, used to secure places of national interest (the government, military structures, etc.), guard borders and protect the coastline. It is a separate branch in the armed forces from the Obedinení Armiya; it does not report to the highest commander, but directly to the minister of defence. Constitutionally, the Pazach is the only armed forces allowed to operate within Mursland in peace time. It employs 9844.

Beside providing guards for the government and border patrol, the Pazach also operates the intelligence agency, counter terrorism forces and protects the internet services of Mursland.