Modrovia

The Modrovian Federal Republic, (Heltic: Modrovia Federální Republika) is a Federal Parliamentary Republic located in Western Artemia. The Federation is made up of 7 constituent states with a mostly temperate climate and covers 483,968 square kilometres. The Modrovian Federal Republic is made up of over 42 million inhabitants of largely Modrovian culture with the Modrovian Capital of Karlovy being the largest city in Modrovia holding the highest population density in the Modrovian Federal Republic.

Etymology
The name was selected due to the House of Modrov which once led the unified Heltic Kingdom. The House of Modrov would collapse in 1672 when the Kings six sons began to fight over who was the successor to the king. The Modrovs were at one point a small kingdom near the Modrov mountain ranges of Artemia.

Unification
In the mid 1840's the region known as modern day Modrovia was a divided region made up of eight nations, with the largest state being the Kingdom of Lišová which at the time was a nation of six million inhabitants. On the 17th of March 1846, the Kingdom of Sevasnia and Kingdom of Lišová would agree to unify forming the Modrov Commonwealth after long standing ties and public support the unification of Heltic people. The Modrov Commonwealth would open itself to the six other nations of Heltic origin on the 2nd of January 1847, these six nations had similar cultures, forming from break away factions of the same Heltic Kingdom which had divided in the War of Eagles (War between the 6 houses for the Heltic Throne in 1672). The Modrov Commonwealth had begun the “push to unify the Heltic People of Artemia”. The new Modrov ideals would lead to the Free State of Karvina joining on the 8th of January 1847, The Genevorick Kingdom joining on the 18th of January 1847, City of Osca joining on the 19th of January and the Kingdom of Litovice signed the Treaty of Heltic Unification and became part of the commonwealth on the 14th of March 1847.

However The Kingdom of Częslisz and the Kingdom of Karland would decline the offer to unify made by the Modrov Commonwealth, their monarchies had feared a total loss of power as the Commonwealth continued to grow. The two nations saw their power being threatened and on the 27th of March 1847 mobilised into the new Modrov territories as a show of force marking the beginning of the Heltic Unionist War. On the 15th of March 1850, the Modrov Commonwealth would ultimately be successful in conquering the The Kingdom of Częslisz and The Kingdom of Karland, their monarchies overthrown and removed from power. Their leadership was replaced by the Modrov Commonwealth’s government chosen representatives.

Soon after the end of the Heltic Unionist War, on the 20th of August 1850, Modrovia would formalise into a confederacy. This was because the Modrov Commonwealth Government was pressured by the public into officially renaming to the Modrovian Confederacy, with the Heltic states now unified under the goal of continued Heltic prosperity.

The Rise of Modrovia
After the unification of the Modrovian Confederacy, the Modrovian government quickly made an effort to grow Modrovia’s military and industrial capabilities in order to ensure Modrovia's continued existence and repair of the damage caused within Modrovia during the Heltic Unionist War. This government plan would start on the 3rd of January 1860, which would see the gradual growth of the Modrovian industrial sector which allowed the Modrovian Federation to begin to catch up to its far older neighbours, such as Mero-Curgovina. The swift rise of Modrovia left older empires and nations uneasy, as the newly formed Confederacy not only challenged the aristocratic ideals of many nations in Artemia but was also quickly proving to be a militarily, industrially and economically capable nation. Modrovia’s militarisation and industrialisation effort would only increase under the pressures of the old nations of Artemia.

However despite these economic shifts, Modrovia also saw political shifts. Modrovia would rename once again into the Modrovian Federal Republic after various public pushes for more democratic policies. Furthermore, much of the Modrovian leadership had begun to become worn out from the years of continued leadership, this would lead to large portions of the Modrovian government staff and members resigning over the course of 1862, their replacements being publicly elected representatives. The rule of the old monarchies and houses of the Heltic kingdoms which had contributed to the Modrovian Confederate council had begun to vanish into history.

The Grand Campaigns
While Modrovia remained neutral during the start of the conflict, it would see itself secretly backing the democrats and the various democratic rebel groups in Vallis, due to the Modrovian governments heavily democratic policies accelerating the removal of monarchies which had pressured Modrovia in the past within Artemia, coincidentally after Legantus began backing the republican groups in order to assist the removal of monarchies from Artemia. Modrovia would also assist Legantus’ military modernisation prior to the agreed upon intervention into the war by both nations. During the 1920's republican revolts in the region, Modrovia would swiftly declare war alongside Legantus, which would see Modrovia advance Westwards into Mero-Curgovina, which would ultimately lead to the occupation of north-eastern Mero-Curgovina.

The Post-War Period
After the Grand Campaigns, Modrovia seek more military and industrial reforms, learning from the lessons of the Grand campaigns. The Modrovian Government established War Plan Red on the 5th of October 1934. War Plan Red outlined a defense plan in order to guarantee Modrovia's continued existence, it would introduce defense features such as bridges pre-prepared for detonation in the event of invasion and later in the 1960s expanded to cover freeway redesigns which would allow road barriers to act as tank barriers. The plan would mandate that the Modrovian Ozbrojené Síly (Armed Forces) be as well armed and prepared as it potentially could be alongside with the civilian population being carefully provided for in the event of a catastrophe. Unintentionally backing the Modrovia's reforms was the League of Free Nations which Modrovia had agreed to join in return for economic subsidies in order to repair the damage Modrovia had sustained during the Grand Campaigns. The plan would see heavy government subsidies towards research and development, both civilian and military within Modrovia, however political feuds between the peoples government and army would result in a period of military stagnation.

While War Plan Red was never enacted by Modrovia, the mentality of being always prepared to enact such an extreme plan would leave Modrovia as a capable military power in the 1940’s and beyond, with many of the government subsidies towards civilian research gradually expanding the Modrovian economy.

Military

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The Modrovian military has remained competent on an international scale through consistent government funding has been able to keep up to date on technologies sufficient to defend its territories and reach out if it was required. The Ozbrojené Síly Modrovi in the past has faced political disputes with the Modrovian Government which had led to a stagnation in the military's growth from 1941 to 1948 as funding was shifted and cut by the Modrovian government of the time. Modrovia makes use of compulsory service laws in order to grow its reserves in the event it is required in order to preserve the nations continued existence. The Ozbrojené Síly Modrovi has been able to keep consistent numbers in the 170,000 active personnel range for several decades, with the Armáda Modrovi Republiky sitting at 95,982 soldiers on duty and the Letectvo Modrovi Republiky sitting at 39,123 active duty personnel and the Námořnictvo Modrovi Republiky sitting at 38,357 active personnel as of 2018 bringing total active force of the Ozbrojené Síly Modrovi to 173,462 personnel. The reserve counts per branch has been less consistent as conscripts continue to complete their training every year, with the Armáda Modrovi Republiky having 37,762 reservists, the Letectvo Modrovi Republiky having 18,652 reserve personnel and the Námořnictvo Modrovi Republiky having 17,872 Working in conjunction with the Ozbrojené Síly Modrovi, the Modrovian Gendarmerie is a paramilitary militia which operates in Modrovia as domestic security and as one of the rapid reaction forces of Modrovia in the case of an invasion.

Foreign Relations
Modrovia has largely remained on friendly terms with the international community. This has resulted in Modrovia joining the League of Free Nations, which although has lowered standings with some nations it has further increased Modrovia's security, both economically and militarily. Further, Modrovia enjoys higher standings with Legantus and Mero-Curgovina due to their long term alliances. Modrovia has assisted Legantus in modernising their military prior to the combined intervention into the Grand Campaigns, and continued to make open arms sales to Legantus as well as exporting goods to Legantus. Similarly, Modrovia has maintained friendly relations with Mero-Curgovina, despite invading Mero-Curgovina during the Grand Campaigns, Modrovia has assisted in the reconstruction of Mero-Curgovina's military and backed the Republican government during their revolution, and later assisted them put down the monarchist counter revolution. Modrovia has maintained positive ties with the central Artemian nation of Gardarike, with consistent trade and their observer status in the League of Free Nations. This has resulted in recent Gardarike - Modrovian programs to modernise the Gardarike army. On the Avalonian continent Modrovia also maintains friendly terms with Chezzetcook and  Brigantica, often purchasing and selling arms from/to each other.

Economy
The Modrovian economy is a relatively strong and stable economy on par with most Western Artemian economies, with a export-based economy based on raw materials, manufactured goods and natural gas, with a gross domestic product (PPP) of $2.672 trillion in 2019. Modrovia is a high-income country due to a gross national income (PPP) per capita of $63,362 - Modrovia has a growing middle class due to continued state investments in high-skill vocational education and critical infrastructure, diversification, the expansion of middle to high income industries, and increases to the production and import of consumer goods. Over the past 10 years, Modrovia's real gross domestic production growth has averaged at 3.2%.

The Modrovian Krále has one of the higher inflation rates of Artemian economies, partially due political shifts in the 1950s and due to intentional government policies which have created an inflated yet strong currency. Due to the inflation Modrovia would abolish the Runa, a 1/100th sub unit of the Krále, in the late 1950s - causing new banknote denominations such as the 50 Kl, 100 Kl, 200Kl, 500Kl, 1000Kl and other high denominations being introduced. Coins remained in use with common coin denominations being 1Kl, 2Kl, 5Kl, 10Kl, and 20Kl.

Demographics
As of 2018 the Modrovian Federation Republic has a total population over 42 million, with 65% of that population residing in urban regions of the country. The Modrovian population has seen steady increases. Much of the Modrovian population resides in the state of Kralove, where the capital is located with a relatively high population density of on average 201.86 people per square kilometre. The Modrovian population has a relatively high average life expectancy, with the expectancy for males and females being 81.2 and 83.7 respectively. Current Modrovian government programs do not grant citizenship to foreigners born within Modrovia, unless they are born to at least one Modrovian parent. Citizenship is a heavily controlled system within Modrovia, Modrovians born outside of Modrovia are granted citizenship granted they can prove they are of Modrovian descent but must complete integration courses upon arrival before gaining full citizenship status. For foreigners to be granted citizenship in Modrovia they must live in Modrovia for a 15 year uninterrupted period and complete integration courses in order to assimilate into Modrovian society.