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Gradinska (: Gradińska), officially the  Kingdom of Gradinska (:  Królestwo Gradińska), is the largest country by area in Artemia, located in the east of the continent. With a of $1.4 Trillion and a population of 101.9 million in 2019, Gradinska has the world's 13th-largest economy and 28th-largest population. Its capital is Krondor and its largest city is Kaling. Gradinska has been growing economically at a rapid pace since the early 2000s as a result of highly skilled refugees who fled to Gradinska during the Tovlis war, now Gradinska is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Gradinskas population is also burgeoning with constant regional tension existing in the east since the early 1990s, refugees and their descendants make up almost 40% of the Gradinska's population. Since the early 90s Gradinska has pursued an aggressive revanchist policy to reclaim what it considers to be its ethnic peoples by diplomatic and military means, this policy has often antagonised its neighbours and has marked most conflicts in the region with Gradinskan Intervention.

Etymology
Gradinska is believed to be named after the River Grad, which in turn is translated cold or snowy river. Thus, it is likely that Gradinska means "lands of the snowy river".

Antiquity
Human inhabitants came to the Gradinskan local area around 10000 BCE.

Early history
During its early history, Gradinska was dominated by nomadic tribes whose territories stretched from the Artemian central steppe to the west, the Wzgórzugrzmot Steppe (Thunderhill Steppe) to the south and the Yarovan Plains to the east. These tribes actively raided the small settlements in the area significantly hampering the development of urban soceities in the region..

Vilmos Dynasty (1256-1488 CE)
By 1256 CE, A Tipresk missionary and explorer, John bagwoth began an expedition up the hozzua river which he Succesfully reached the source of, however on his return journey his party was ambushed by horsemen of the vilkost clan. Taken to there Camp on the Grad River he met with the chief Vilmos, who originally hearing of God laughed, however the same night he Had a dream seeing Jhezus walking beside him overseeing a massive army in a great plain. Taking this as a sign Vilmos began a rapid conquest down the Grad river which by the time he had reached the Lake Niebo it had reached 100,000 strong. The Holy hoard rampaged across the great eastern vale and beyond creating the Grad Vilkost empire. The Grad vilkost empire transformed into a state of subservient client city states which would provide to the Holy Horde in exchange for protection. due to the protection of the Horde banditry was eradicated almost entirely and the city states grew rich of of trade between the west and the east.

Kingdom of Powzy (1488-1712)
In 1488 a coalition of white coast city states rose up against the holy horde beginning the White wars, a series of indecisive clashes between the Holy hoard and the coalition. The War came to an end with the smashing of the Hoard at the Second battle of Stargard. With the horde broken the coalition formed into the kingdom of Powzy and the rest of the Vilmos empire broke into waring states in a period that came to be known as the Upper Vale Wars. by 1600s 2 powers had emegre from the former Empire, the Kingdom of Powzy and the Kingdom of Rolosokoya.

Empire of Gradinska (1712)
• The kingdoms of Powzy and Rolosokoya unite to form the Empire of Gradinska.

War of 1578
• War with Gardarike.

republican Rebellion (1738)
• Big famine, the Emperor does questionable things, people want representation in parliament, rebellion becomes a fully constitutional monarchy.

Białemorze Conflict
As Rokolsokia, a monarchy bordering Rovsnoska's west fell into an economic depression in 1934, multiple communist groups began gaining a large following. These groups would find massive support from the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia, with many MSSC agents providing training and monetary funds to communist. On June 20, 1942, Rokolsokoia territory of Carașovia was annexed by the UPRZ. The Kingdom of Rokolsokoia declared war but quickly collapsed at the hands of communist revolutionaries. King Grzegorz Pawloski and much of his followers fled to the Republic of Gradinska to the west. The Rokolsokia Communist Republic was declared. Then fearing that they would be attacked by communists forces, the Republic of Gradinska then declared the Imperial Federation of Gradinska, which also forcedly included the exiled Kingdom of Rokolsokia. The newly formed Federation of Gradinska would be able to withstand the communist attacks but still had an extremely difficult time at organising and raising their armies. By early 1943, the communist forces had been gaining massive traction, until November of 1943 when the popular political figure Andre Marchotov was assassinated. This lead to riots and the declaration of. Massive military failures and domestic anarchy brought the UPRZ out of the Białemorze Conflict, leaving the Communist Republic to collapse.

1989 Gradinskan Crisis
by the 1980s almost 60% of the countries wealth was owned by 1%, known as the "Arystokracja", in 1984 former army general Izac Sobrowski was elected president of Gradinska, he attempted to enforce high taxes on the rich, however, they simply refused to pay these. Unable to enforce the law, Sobrowski turned to the monarchy which had the power to declare martial law and the support of the royalist 9th corps. On November 11th 1989 an 8-year-old Empress Julia III declared in a national TV declared a state of martial law and the arrest of oligarchs for High Treason, the absurdity of an 8-year-old girl vowing to crush resistance was not lost on the populace who nicknamed her "Mały Rycerz Gradowy(little cold knight)". The reaction to this was immediate with the oligarchs launching an immediate offensive against the winter palace which resulted in heavy fighting as the royal guards stood against a large private army assault. The Gradinskan army fell into chaos as traitor units fought loyalists, the loyalist 9th corps was able to secure the capital and the palace but was immediately assaulted by the traitor 11th corps. Fighting raged outside the city as the 11th attempted to encircle the capital as both sides fought bitterly for the control of a group of hills to the North West overlooking the main road to the coast for 3 days until a loyalist 3rd corps relived the city. With there defeat in the Siege of Krondor, the 11th corps surrendered and handed over the oligarchs who were executed, with there wealth and assets ditubuted between the monarchy and the general populace which created a small business boom.

Tovlis War (2000-2006)
The Tovlis War was a military conflict in which the Federation of Gradinska attempted to annex the White Sea panhandle of Samotkhe, an area with a sizeable Gradinskan minority. In February 1996, the Gradinskan leader invaded the Tsivi Maghalmtianebi province of Samotkhe. Initially, the invasion was successful, with most of the panhandle under Gradinskan occupation. However, when they reached the Tovlis Mountains, the transport of supplies and mechanized troops became exceedingly difficult.

Geography
Gradinska is located in east artemia bordering the White sea in the east and the black lake to the south. It has a broad steppe climate with more continental conditions to the west and south, with colder dryer conditions to the north. Gradinska lies in the Greater eastern Vale which runs. The Grad is one of Artermians greatest rivers and is an important source of water for agriculture, industry and transportation. Gradinskans climate is noted for freezing winters and hot summers.

Politics
Democracy in Gradinska is in the form of a senate which represents Gradinska's 72 federal districts. The country's is the emperor, whereas the  is the president. The empress is only a figurehead but has substantial private investments.

Administrative divisions
Gradinska has 72 administrative divisions and two special divisions. each division is governed by a legate

Foreign relations
Gradinska has a followed an aggressive policy known as Regeneracja which asserts that all gradinskans world wide are its citizens and guarantees there rights. This has led it to be embroiled in many political scandals with neighbouring countries. Since the enshirment of Regeneracja in Gradinskan constitution it has been the casus belli for 1 war, 2 interventions and multiple diplomatic incidents. Gradinska is also a Member of the AES and the Capsula-Bralma River trade organisation.

Economy
Gradinskas economy is a free market economy, it's large sectors include oil, petroleum, machinery, aviation, natural resources, telecommunications, automotive and agricultural products. most of Gradinska wealth is concentrated in large corporations and conglomerates who hold a monopoly over many industries

Manufacture
Gradinska has large government owned manufacture sector mostly in heavy equipment, trains and heavy automotive sectors. KUIK, Stargard Ind, and Tarken Railroad are the most prominent companies. Gradinska also has a growing telecoms manufacture through the national company Skamobi which producers both mobile phones and telecommunications equipment.

Mining
Gradinska produces a large amount of iron, coal, oil, and natural gas.

aviation
Gradinska produces small regional passenger aircraft and cargo aircraft, as well as military aircraft.

Energy and resources
Power mostly comes from coal-fired power stations and gas turbine power stations. A small percentage comes from solar panels.

Transportation
Gradinska's geographic position makes it strategic for rail and river transport across Eastern Artemia. Rail transport between it and Vrtorgia are considrable, with the recent construction of the lower Tovlis rail tunnels in 2018 continuing to improve traffic between the two nations. Gradinska is also Part of the Eastern River trade organisation which recently completed the Capsula-brasula System Upgrade program which ran 40 million tons of goods in 2019.

Military
Gradinska's military has three armed forces branches: Gradinskan Imperial Army, Gradinskan Imperial Navy, and Gradinskan Imperial Airforce.

• The Imperial Land Forces (Polish: Imperjca Wojska Lądowe) are a military branch of the Gradinskan Imperial Armed Forces. They currently contain some 157,000 active personnel and form many components of the AES deployments. Gradinskan's recorded military history stretches back a millennium – since the 10th century (see History of the Gradinskan Army), but Gradinskan's modern army was formed after reunification 1995.

• The Gradinskan Imperial Navy (Polish: Marynarka Wojenna, "War Navy"; often abbreviated to Marynarka) is a military branch of the Gradinskan Imperial Armed Forces responsible for naval operations. The Polish Navy consists of 32 ships and about 8,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish Navy is OIP (Okręt Imperjca Polskiej, "Vessel of the Imperium of Gradinska").

• The Gradinskan Imperial Air Force (Siły Powietrzne, literally "Air Forces") is the aerial warfare military branch of the Polish Armed Forces. . In 2014 it consisted of roughly 9,425 military personnel and about 275 aircraft, distributed among 17 bases throughout Gradinska.

Demography
Gradinska has a plethora of ethnic and cultural groups, they can generally be divided into two groups.

Powzy
Powzy Gradinskans make up about 65% of the population

immigrants
since the early 1990s Gradinska has a had a constant influx of refugees and immigrants from neighbouring countries.

Religion
The official state religion of Gradinska is Gradinkan Orthodox Church whose head is Julia III. almost 95% of the population is considered religous.

Culture
gradinska culture is highly miltristic

Cuisine
Gradinskas limited agricultural ability has led its cuisine is primarily made up of more basic foodstuffs, including wheat, potatoes, cabbage, fish, milk, and goat. These basic foodstuffs make up the bedrock of Gradinskan Cuisine with soups being particularly popular. Kvass is the national drink of Gradinska.

Literature
The most famous literature of Gradinska come from the late Horde period notably from both adventurers who went very far east, namely Setie branzha. also the codifcation of the Great hordes myths and legends being among the most influential in Gradinskan culture

Fashion and retail
The Gradinskan fashion is focused utilitarian with flashy or unneeded design choices being frowned upon, with many designs being inspired by military wear.

Music and dance
Gradinskan music has grown massively since the 90s with many underground Rock groups becoming hugely popular during the reunification Era, such as Hordes of the Cross, Thunder Szalba, and Jhezus warrior.

Sports
Primary sport is Soccer, but horse related sports are also quite popular.