Madonia and Lepodonia

{{Infobox country Мадна и Льеподоня "Only combined do we stand a chance!" "We're all Ichtoslavonians, so are you!"
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}} The Democratic Republic of Madonia and Lepodonia (Fomi: Dimokratna Respublika Madni i Ljepodonji / Димократна Республика Мадни и Льеподонии), abbreviated MiL, sometimes called Madonia-Lepodonia and mostly informally known as Madonia is a country located in south-eastern Artemia. It borders Rovsnoska to the north and Kübeliye to the east.
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Madonia is a Commitalistic-Masilistic with two main people groups as well as two de facto mostly self-governing seperatist regions. Each of the two major groups have their own president and the seperatist regions their ambassadors, who all together run the country in a joint government. These two presidents are observed by the elected chancellor Zamot Drahja Adenov whose task it is to ensure that the presidents act exclusively in the best interests of all the people of Madonia.

Thus Madonia consists of the larger Madonian Federation, the Republic of Lepodonia and the smaller remaining two seperatist regions of South Althisia and Bioia. These two regions are allowed to de facto self govern themselves in most cases with their own respective governments under the greater Republic of Madonia and Lepodonia.

The country is currently experiencing its longest lasting period of peace as a common state and as the  'second republic'. Since the proclamation of the second republic, relations between these individual provinces have improved. Only the Madonians and Lepodonians continue to be exposed to their centuries-long ethnic tensions.

Madonia is characterized by numerous disputes and civil wars in the distant past, the origin of which lies most of the time in the great differences between the two main population groups. Even though these two groups belong to one called the Ichtoslavonians. Their differences lie in their rattitude and religious way of thinking. The Ichtoslavonic people are a very close relative and sub-branch of the.

These two main groups are the Madonians who belong to the conservative Old-Ichtoslavonic Church. And the Lepodonians, who belong to a more progressive agnostic denomination with liberal aims. The origin of these two groups lies in the many individual early Ichtoslavonic tribes which, in the course of the great Skhčivalbėtsje of 700 A.D., formed these two main branches of ichtoslavonic spirituality and belief. The only other difference between these two groups is the language. The Madonians speak a central dialect of Madono-Lepodonian called Permovina, and the Lepodonians speak a south-eastern dialect called Istognica. Both claim to speak separate languages, but the official linguistic opinion speaks of common dialects of a superior mother tongue of all.

Apart from the Ichtoslavs, there are minorities distributed throughout the country, which are concentrated in isolated areas. The largest of them are the also Ichtoslavonic Yeknians in South Althisia, the Slavic Dobaskians of Bioia and a small Goetic-speaking minority in the coastal town of Švidbreg.

Today, the youth of Madonia and Lepodonia are increasingly moving away from the disputes between the two communities. According to experts, the time of wars and disputes is mostly over, and at some point the dual presidency system may be abolished. Until then, however, there is still a long way to go and it is not uncommon for disputes to occur in certain areas. Especially in poorer lands, since the progressive Lepodonians are statistically the richer part of the country's population.

Apart from these very local political problems, Madonia is very well known for its tourist areas. In winter, the high mountains of the country are stormed because of the numerous ski resorts. The coastal areas, many islands and lakes are considered an extremely popular tourist destination for many people in the summer due to the very cheap prices and beautiful sand or stone beaches. The country began to invest heavily in these tourism sectors in the late 2000s and built numerous hotel complexes in those areas. However, to the chagrin of the people living there, the cost of living has risen tremendously.

Etymology
The very first preserved achknowledged mention of the name "Madonia" as "Mádonǣa" was discovered in a document found in an ancient ruin from the year 1000 AD. It comes from one of the numerous ancient Ichtoslavonic goddesses in the legend of the weeping ox. This legend is about an ox, which is shaken by the greed of the people, who took over his home. Madonia, the goddess of nature, then speaks to the ox and shows him where he can dare a new beginning. The story is a metaphor for the Ichtoslavonic tribes who got banned from their original homeland and then setteled around modern Madonia. Historians also believe that the true origin of the name is even older and comes from romance peoples, who passed the name "Madonna" on to these Ichtoslavonic tribes.

The name "Lepodonia" on the other hand goes back even further to the days of the first Ichtoslavonic tribes, when they split off from their Slavic brothers. It comes from Łišpąduń in the Proto-Ichtoslavonic language and means ' every entity/every place'  or more general ' everything'. It is believed that the old eastern tribes refered to their homeland in this way to express that everything here belongs to them.

History
This section is still subject to change - Notes on The History of Madonia can be found here

Early History
Migration of the Ichtoslavonic Peoples form Central Eastern Artemia towards the south; Split from the Slavic tribes to form a distinct subbranch of Slavic Culture and Languages

The Lidnis' Inoslavonicum 1000 A.D.
Cultural ancestor of all modern Ichtoslavonic peoples (see Kievan Rus' to eastern slavic peoples)

Establishment of the Monarchy of the Madono-Althisian Commonwealth 1487
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The Fall of the Monarchy in 1919 after WWI
After several revolts and fights of Bioscan and Althisian seperatist groups as well as the rising wish in all Madonian peoples for autonomy the Monarchy breaks apart

Proclamation of the first Republic of Greater Madonia in 1920
Back then, before, Lepodonia was a seperate republic, Bioia and Althisia common republic). Now Lepodonia, Madonia, Bioia and Althisia as common Ichtoslavonic and Slavic peoples united in one common Republic -> First time!

The Perm Conference of 1922
Increasing cummunist and capitalist movements become one greater Commitalistic-Masilistic movement in the course of this conference held in the million metropolis of Perm. This new movement formed on the basis of the manifest.

The Masilistic Manifest of Ernest Heinzbein Topvola
Ernest Heinzbein Topvola was a a german/lepodonian migrant who wrote his manifest in 1887 as part of his memoirs.

The revolutionist riots of 1930-1935
Rising revolts and increasing short riots between the madonians and lepodonians due to their different beliefs -> First republic is failing

The continuous fracturing of the first Republic until 1935
Firstly Bioia joins the UPRZ as a satellite state; Then Madonia and finally Lepodonia and Althisia as part of the "southern extension of the UPRZ"

Time under the UPRZ (Istopolia) from 1936 to 1996
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The seperation of the UPRZ from 1994-1998
Huge conflicts and war --> see war of yugoslavia --> Northern Madonia like "Bosnia"; South like "Slovenia/Croatia" --> North heavy fighting and south smooth seperation from UPRZ

Proclamation of the second Republic of Madonia and Lepodonia
Second Republic; Lepodonian Republic Formed, Madonian Federation formed;

First one broke due to the "Madono-Centric" Politician Mlosnio Mjidiami Karmodznos and more power of the Madonian Federation over the other parts of the country -> Second Republic now dual-presidency sistem -> new constitution sees Bioia and Althisia as their own seperate self governing Federal States 'Oblasts' under the greater Republic.

Madonia and Lepodonia
The country as a whole acting as a multi-ethnic Republic

Madonian Federation
Madonian, biggest part of the Country

Republic of Lepodonia
Southern part of the Country

Bioian and Althisian Okrugs
Besides the main two Parts these are a small percentage of the population -> self governing regions

Language
Fomi, and often informally known as Madonian or Madono-Lepodonian is part of a bigger Baltoslavic language group called Ichtoslavonic and sometimes Inoslavonic. It branched off approximately 2500 years ago. Fomi is an eastern Ichtoslavonic language. No relative languages except for Althisian, which is spoken in South Althisia in the western part of the country and Ioropian, spoken in Bioia, are still alive. Althisian and Fomi are in some cases mutually intelligible with some difficulty.

Furthermore, Fomi has two major dialect groups as a part of one large dialect continuum called "Permovian" and "Istognica". All Fomi dialects share high mutual intelligibility.

 More about the grammar, structure and what this language is like can be found in the following article Fomi 

Politics
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Demography
Madonia and Lepodonia consist of several Ichtoslavonic Peoples, mainly the Lepodonians and Madonians, who are ancient rivals due to their differences in religious belief and mentality. The remaining two peoples, the Dobaskians and Althisians, make up only around 15% of the over all population.

Economy
Madonias Economy is farely islolated due to its unique system. It is the only Commitalistic-Masilistic Country on Anterra. But this doesn't stop the country from a big import and export business. Generally Madonian Industry has become more and more used to the concept of modern globalism in the last decades, though there is still a long way until the country has fully reached the global market and entered industry 4.0.

Commitalistic Masilism
Commitalistic Masilism is a sociopolitical, philosophical and economic ideology. This system is unique since Madonia is the only country on Anterra, which uses it. It is also the birth place of this ideology. Commitalistic-Masilism is a mixed system combining the ideologies of both Commitalism and Masilism. It was established during the time of the first republic in 1922 after The Perm Conference.

Commitalism
The goal of this ideology is to ensure a common distribution of wealth and supplies in all needed sectors while still maintaining a free and private economy in other sectors. The distinction between which economic sectors are planned and which are not is based on their relevance to everyday life. For example, all sectors related to food are planned and these goods distributed to the people by the state, while the automotive industry, for example, is left to the private sector.

In contrast to pure communism money is not at all abolished in Commitalism. People generally earn less money compared to capitalist countries but receive the remaining difference as planned food and grocery rations each week which abolished the need for more money and generally it decreases the value of money on a personal level. Money in a Commitalisic system is exclusively used to buy luxury goods like cars, computers and entertainment producs of all sorts.

Masilism
Masilism is an idea of Ernest Heinzbein Topvola, who was a a german/lepodonian migrant. He wrote his manifest in 1887 as part of his memoirs. The word itself comes from the Fomi terms  'masilj'  and  'mija'  which roughly translates to  'reject, forbid'  and  'usage, consumption'. It is rather an idea or mentality than an ideology which is implemented in the constitution and legislation of Commitalistic-Masilistic governments. The main principle of Masilism is the economy of savings. Rather then to spend, the community is ought to save for rougher times. This mentality is a logical development in the mentality of all madonian peoples after centruies of revolts and the difficult history of Madonia.

The legislative integration of Masilism
Loans are a prime example of Masilism. Loans are not granted and calculated on the basis of saved assets, but rather on the value of all the goods one owns. This is a also further reason in the unimportance of money. Furthermore, barter is a legally established way to trade at lower levels like in village shops.

Furthermore Masilism also regulates the consumption of certain goods. There is a power consumption cap, food cap etc.. . People are therefore required by law to save up a certain percentage of received imperishable goods which is controlled by the ministry of consumption the inventory at the end of each year, that every Madonian citizen has to pass. These goods however are not collected and may still reamin as rightful property of the owner.

Fortunately for the numerous tourists who visit Madonie every year, money is still a popular way to acquire goods. Among the locals, however, the amount of money in circulation is dwindling year by year.

 More about this economic system and idea can be found in the following article Commitalistic-Masilism 

Other sources of income
The war during the breakaway of the UPRZ has also shaped the countries economic landscape to a large degree with a lot of weapon production during war times. These old factories are now being gradually modernized for modern steel production.

In fact most of Madonias Industry relies heavily on big scale, old fashioned manual factory work in steel industry and automotive manifacturing of which it is a global exporter. Madonia is well known for its car and motorcycle brands such as Ronito Automotive and Sehrad Motorcycles.

Liquor is also a great export business for Madonia. Brands like the famous Madonian Ždibica are very well known in all of eastern Artemia.

Tourism
Madonia also heavily relies on its income through tourism. Due to its high mountains with snow during the winter months and mediterranean coastal areas with its many islands the country is able to genereate income throughout the whole year.

According to research by tourism organizations, Madonia had the 4th highest tourism growth rate in Anterra between 2005 and 2020.

Infrastructure
Madonian infrasstructure varies greatly throughout the whole country. In the Madonian Federation even 30 years after the war a lot of bullet holes and destroyed parts of the roads can be found.

In Lepodonia on the other hand the houses and streets were not so badly affected by the war. The shelled houses were quickly renovated after the end of the war.

Bioia and South Althisia are allowed to handle infrastructure seperatly. Some say this is a bad attempt by the main government to save up the nations saving, to the locals in Bioia and South Althisia however this is a further step towards their autonomy within the second republic.

The Madonian Federation
In the Federation double labeled signs in both the Latin script and the local Fomi Mnokotledonic script are used.

The Republic of Lepodonia
The Republic of Lepodonia sticks solely to the latin script as it is the most widely used among these regions.

South Althisia
All infrastructure in Althisia is labled in the local Althisian language only. Due to a special treaty after the proclamation of the second republic Althisia is allowed to only use its own native language as an official language with no obligatory need to also translate everything into Fomi.

Bioia
Infrastructure in Bioia is labled both in the local language as well as Fomi.

The philosophy of all Ichtoslavonic peoples
The general philosophy of the Ichtoslavs is extremely progressive for the time in which this philosophy had developed. The whole country is guided by this worldview and numerous Ichtoslavonic festivals and traditions can be derived from this worldview.

The basic principle of Ichtoslavonic spirituality is the overall nihilistic idea that all our aspirations and achievements in the great spectrum of the universe are insignificant, and that therefore all worries, fears and anxieties should be disregarded.

At the same time, however, the core of Ichtoslavonic spirituality is to represent a rather optimistic worldview in the everyday and mundane, earthly spectrum. Everything that has been achieved may inevitably disintegrate into dust at some point, but it is still worth being recognized and praised at the time of its existence.

Ichtoslavonic philosophies and the irony of 'pacifism during battle'
Throughout history, these ideas and ideologies of the ancient great philosophers have been weaponized. Teachings have been reinterpreted and seen as war propaganda for new uprisings. Especially to the many disputes between the progressive (Lepodonians) and conservative (Madonians) these philanthropic values of the fell victim.

From these disputes and wars, which are not at all in accordance with the world view, "hate is futile", the new-fashioned cynicism of the Ichtoslavonic peoples arises, which additionally shapes the world view of the modern Ichtoslavs.

The Ichtoslavonic teachings and philosophies in modern everyday life
Another characteristic for Ichtoslavonic communities is a very colorful philosophy and literature teaching already from the primary level of school education. As well as the typical disscussion rounds with great following meals in the parish homes of the villages in the whole country. These are visited by believing, but also in addition, numerous atheistic Ichtoslavs, in order to lively exchange themselves.

There are numerous children's books for young Ichtoslavs, which deal exactly with all these topics. Like the children's book of the "Apple who only likes pears" "Jebka kova smo ljublje prinji" from 2010. This book is about an apple who is different from other apples and would rather be a pear. The other apples then help him put on a cap that makes him look like he is a pear, so that he feels better. The book should teach children acceptance of others and equality at an early age. This book, by a Lepodonian publisher and author, was labeled as LGBTQ propaganda by the Madonians and was not allowed to be sold within the borders of the Madonian Federation.

The Ichtoslavonians are a very philosophical people who, along with the ancient Helens, have produced some of the most influential poets and philosophers.

 More about this topic can be found in the following article Ichtoslavonic Philosophers and Poets 

Sports
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National Sport is 'Sideball'

Also Soccer and Skiiing are very popular

also ice hockey proficient and great sport as well as floorball

'Blindfishing' THE free time activity during winter

Blindfishing
Blind fishing is a sport in which you are blindfolded and then you have to hit a fishing rod in a hole that is usually 5-10 meters away when casting the line. The winner is whoever gets closest and farthest away (3 holes at regular intervals -> sport comes from the mountain areas of Taskeria and is played with pleasure all over Madonie)