Mursland

Mursland, officially The Royal Confederation of the Mursland Provinces, is a   state in South Central Artemia, with a population of around 11.265.000. It borders Lusjki to the north, Propyrgia in the east and the Belpecian Gulf to the south and west. The capital city is Brixivo.

The nation finds its history back until 1798, with the formation of the Bond of the Mursland Countries as originally a defensive pact. 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 neighbores in direct the region, which ended with the annexation of the Princedom of Braxi (large parts of modern day Over-Yr) in 1866 and a royal marriage with the Kingdom of Traxí in 1870, which putted both nations in a personal union. After having gained control of most of the region, the Confederation started to focus on unifiying its subjects, developing the economy, and progressing its warbased economy to a civil economy.

The Confederation has an and is. Their main industrial export constists mainly of automotive products, precision machining, and electrotechnical machines. Besides that, the state is also known for their, fielding some of the highest ranking engineering schools on the continent.

History
Done a timeline sketch, some events might change depending on histories of neighbours and stuff.

Pre-Bond history
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Bond of the Mursland Countries
Defencive pact of Bonamech, 'South-Lotana', Rysech and parts of Thisovia. Defensive war against Braxia (North Lotana+ Upper-Nai) in 1808; result is status quo. Crisis of Stratonpolis (1811) where the bond protects the city-state from Traxi, which resulted into a trade agreement. Stratonpolis joins in 1812.

Congress of Brixivo (1814)
It was decided to formalize the bond with a trade agreement and somewhat unifying laws. Heleovo-Visia also joins the party, because it is economically dependant on Lotana.

The Great Union War (1820-1824)
Another war with Braxia ánd a rough nation (I have not yet designed but most likely outside my borders?). Very bloody war, with the oposing force having a well trained army. However, the Union manages to pull their differences aside and form a big army that wins. With the victory, parts of north Lotana added to Lotana, Circe becomes a thing, Army reforms are pushed thru.

First Traxian War (1827-1829)
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Foreign war thing (?)
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Internal conflict
Result: installation of single king.

Second Traxian War (1836-1838)
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Third Traxian War (1840-1843)
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Braxi Annexation Wars (1858-1866)
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Murs-Traxi royal marriage (1870)
Froms personal union of Traxi and Bonamech.

Industrial investments(?)
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Scandal royal house (?)
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Suppression socialist revolution (1926)
In line with Lusjki's history

Taking over control of the Autonomous Region (1935)
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Prolly some conflict or something (?)
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Modern period (1950-now)
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Geography
Mursland has is a coastal nation. The nation is vertically divisable via the the Reismos Mountians, which geology continues into the island of Visia in the south. The eastern side of the nation is notable for the Adeiázo Plateau, with various rivers flowing through into Nameless River which flows along the border of Lusjki. The West is notable for the river Traxís and the accompanying valley.
 * Note: I am assuming here I can get slot 110 on the map

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

Politics
The current constitution of the Confederate Provinces is from 1962, which is a slightly corrected version of one dating back to 1924. The 1924 constitution was a complete revamp of the 1891 version, and deals with the power of the King relative to the states.

Government
The Confederate Provinces has a federal constitutional monarchy, with an parliament and an independently elected State-President. The parliament, called the Province-Room, is led by the Province-President, whom is selected from the largest party seated in the Province-Room based on the previous elections. The Province-Room is directly elected by popular vote, with each province having his own candidate list (with the exception of the protectorates), which is directly tied with the Provincial legislatures; 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. This is to prevent having too few people ruling over a province resulting in the Head of Province being able to force his decisions. The past few decades, the population of the Confederate Provinces has grown considerably, thus the size of the Province-Room has increased accordingly: currently there are 207 seats.

Both the State-President, Province-Room and Province-President serve 4 years 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, two options are possible: in case the resigning entity has served more than two years the other will be re-elected two years after said resignation. In case the entity has server for less than two years the other will be re-elected one year after said resignation (thus re-elections can be delayed) and the new elections will follow the regular schedule.

Parties
This table only includes unified parties in the Province-Room. The current coalition on national issues consists of the National Front, Locals United and Live!CFM.

Provinces
The nation is divided into 12 provinces and an Autonomous Region. Many are based on historical regions, although some borders have been adjusted. These regions are: Each province has its own government, called the Provincial-Order, named after the historical knight orders used for governing in name of the king. 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 Autonomous Region, which all also have additional members in their Provincial-Orders which do not serve in the Province-Room.
 * Brixivo - The capital city-province, and the second largest city.
 * Plovina - A city-province, the largest city of Mursland, and smallest province.
 * Mopene - An amalgamate of various villages into a large urban province.
 * Central-Traxí - One of the largest provinces and to this day contains many Traxans.
 * Circe - A small agricultural province, most known for its beers.
 * Royal-Traxí - A former crown duchy, now the least populated province.
 * Bonamech - A mountainous province. Home to many Bonhemians.
 * Thisovia-Nai - A 'gray' province, with high unemployment rate.
 * Upper-Nai - After the city-provinces the most populous province. A heavily urbanized province, contains many important education institutes. Contains many vehicle industries.
 * Rysech - Known for its fishing culture and ship construction.
 * Visia - Encompasses the island in the south, with its native Visian population. A popular tourist location.
 * Heleovo - The most southern mainland province. Largely agricultural region.
 * Lotana - A province with many Braxians.
 * The Autonomous Region - An integrated protectorate, which enjoys various independent organisation.

Municipalities
There are a total of 198 municipalities in Mursland, with the exception of the The Autonomous Region. Each has its own council for its legislature (often located in the largest settlement in the municipality), which varies in size depending the amount of people living in said municipality.

Legal System
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Foreign Relations
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Economy
Mursland has an open economy.

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 unionize.

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.

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 Braxi-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.

Languages
The official governmental language of Mursland is. About 84% of the Mursland population is fluent in Mursian, with 95% of the population indicating it understands the language to some extent.

Besides Mursian, various smaller languages are spoken. The most prominent minor language is, mostly spoken in the eastern half of the nation. It has been an, due to lack of its use in official positions. It wasn't until 1934 the government recognized the language as a national one. In 1959, it has been increasing popularity as it was allowed to be thought in high school. Nowadays, it is the native language of 5,7% of the nations population, with 7% second hand speakers, equalling about 1,4 million speakers.

Another minor language is, which is only spoken by about 3% of the population; many of those are second language speakers, putting Boni-Braxian high on the endangerment list. The few mother-tongue speakers are from rural villages in Thisovia-Nai and Bonamech. About two-third are above the age of 60.

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Holidays
The 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.

Another national day is Kings Day, which celebrates the royal house. It is celebrated on the birthday of the first king of Mursland, which is on the 4th of March.

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Education
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Military
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Army
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Marechausse
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