Visrodin (Pacifica)

Kingdom of Visrodin Кралство Висродин ("Kralstvo Visrodin")
Flag Flag Coat of arms
Motto: ㅤ "Миналото и настоящето водят бъдещето" ("Minaloto i nastoyashteto vodyat bŭdeshteto") "The past and present lead the future"
Anthem:  "Великата кралска симфония" ("Velikata kralska simfoniya") "The Great Royal Symphony"
Capital	Sarnitsa
Largest city	Krum
Official languages	Visrodin
Demonym(s)	Visrodin
Government	Unitary semi-constitutional parliamentary monarchy
• Knyaz	Viktor III Rucheyski
• Chairman	Vladislav Gavrilov
• Speaker of the House of Delegates	Andrey Valchev
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	House of Barons
• Lower house	House of Delegates
History
• Established	1089
Area
• Total	104,117 km2 (40,200 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 census	13,589,283
• Density	131/km2 (339.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$875.647 billion
• Per capita	$64,436
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$592.859 billion
• Per capita	$43,627
Gini (2023)	42.6 medium
HDI (2023)	0.913 very high
Currency	Golval (GLV)
Time zone	UTC-3
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy CE
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.vs

Visrodin, formally the Kingdom of Visrodin (Visrodin: Кралство Висродин romanized: Kralstvo Visrodin), is a country in eastern central Cordilia. Its territory consists of the Visrodin peninsula, as well as numerous islands off the peninsula's coast, and the separated coastal territory of Samakov. Visrodin borders the UPRAN state of Rhayna to the north, Hystaiga to the east, Huawan to the east of the separated territory of Samakov, and the Cordilian Sea to the west. The Kingdom is characterized by a hilly and mountainous landscape, with several climates throughout the territory: arid on the north of the country, subtropical and temperate on the coastal regions and the islands, and mountainous climate near the country's tallest mountains, among other localized microclimates facilitated due to the rugged terrain. The country has a total area of 104,117 km² and a population of 13,589,283 (as of 2023). The northern city of Sarnitsa is the country's capital, and its largest city is Krum. Other major cities include Ardino, Svetlozar, Petliya and Kervel.

Visrodin is a unitary semi-consitutional parliamentary monarchy. The Knyaz (King) retains substantial power, and the ruling royal family maintains large influence over the national politics, as well as the economy, through the insitutionalization of several crown-owned monopolies, mostly focused on gold mining and oil extraction. Legislative power in the Kingdom is shared between the House of Delegates, which is the lower house, elected by the Visrodin population, and the House of Barons, the upper house whose members are directly appointed by the Knyaz or by request of other Barons. The capability of the House of Barons, as well as the Knyaz, to veto unpopular legislation among the Visrodin upper-class has kept Visrodin legislature thoroughly conservative. Such system was set in place after the Monarchical forces' victory in the 1923, after limited concessions by Knyaz Boris VI, which put an end to absolute power on hands of the Knyaz. The current Knyaz is Viktor III Rucheyski, who has been ruling Visrodin since 1996 after his father, Knyaz Varban II passed away.

Visrodin history can be traced back to around 600 CE, the age in which several ethnic Visrodin nomadic groups arrived to the Visrodin peninsula and surrounding territories, from other areas of southern and eastern Cordilia, and possibly even Keyli, although this is not widely confirmed due to the difficulty sailing could present to a nomadic group. These ethnic Visrodin nomadic groups managed to conquer the pre-Visrodin population, which could have possibly been related to the Aegeans, and settled down, forming several duchies and kingdoms led by different influential families and dynasties during the nomadic era. The mountainous terrain of the Visrodin peninsula made the consolidation of larger kingdoms initially difficult, as the main mountain range acted like an isolating barrier for the several small Visrodin Kingdoms. The four main Kingdoms developed around what are nowadays the largest cities in the country.

These four Kingdoms were: The Kingdom of Sarnan (with Sarnitsa as its center of power), the Kingdom of Krumets (with Krum as its center of development), the Kingdom of Arduan (with Ardino as its most influential settlement) and the Kingdom of Svetzer (which occupied pretty much all of modern-day Svetlozar). These Kingdoms had frequent but relatively small skirmishes, due to the rivalry of their ruling dynasties. After countless struggles, conquests and advancements, the Kingdom of Krumets led the final conquest of the three other major kingdoms by sea, due to the difficult mountainous terrain, in a series of wars known overall as the Visrodin Unification Wars, which finally ended in 1089 with the fall of the Kingdom of Sarnan.

The Kingdom of Visrodin was consolidated under the rule of the Avramov Dynasty, which had been ruling the Kingdom of Krumets since the end of the migration age. Different Avramov Knyazes initially reinvindicated the Visrodin culture as a seafaring and expansionist culture, and led the conquest and incorporation of the different islands surrounding the Visrodin peninsula and nearby territories into the Kingdom. Eventually, changes within the personal politics of the Avramov Kings led Visrodin to become a relatively isolated and neutral kingdom up until the mid 1400s. That was the time a succession war sparked between the Avramov and the Rucheyski dynasties due to succession law changes to keep the Avramov dynasty in power. The war ended with the victory of the Rucheyski Dynasty, which led Visrodin out of its self-isolation and began the Visrodin exploration and mercantile era.

The Rucheyski family ruled undisturbed due to broad support from the Visrodin noble class, as well other mostly unrecognized upper classes, such as merchants. This absolute power effectively lasted until the 1923 Revolution, in which the Visrodin people and several upper-class echelons started several uprisings demanding political representation. The Visrodin military, which mainly stood by the side of the Knyaz managed to effectively smother the uprisings. However, as to prevent any further escalation, the Knyaz offered limited concessions, originating the Visrodin semi-constitutional monarchy, which still exists to this date with little to no major political changes since then.

Currently, despite the Kingdom's HDI, there are several issues that are root of the country's old regime still clinging to power, with the largest problem being the relatively high income inequality between the poorest and richest Visrodin citizens. Although the country has decent healthcare and education systems, it offers relatively fewer civil liberties. The Kingdom's state religion is (RELIGION).

Etymology

After the end of what are nowadays called the Visrodin Unification Wars, the Kingdom of Visrodin was proclaimed. Until this point, not even the Visrodin Peninsula still hadn't received a formal, recognized name by all of its rulers and inhabitants. However, something that characterized it notably was its large mountain ranges, which occupy almost half of the entire peninsula's total area. Initially, during the proclamation of the unified Kingdom of Visrodin, Knyaz Srebrin I Avramov the Great himself used the name "Висока родина" (romanized: visoka rodina), meaning "high homeland" to refer to the extent of lands that were united in the wars. Eventually, with common use, the name of "Висока родина" was simplified to just "Висродин" (romanized: Visrodin).

After the formation of the Kingdom of Visrodin, its inhabitants started being referred to as Visrodin nation. However, this was not the case prior to the Visrodin Unification Wars. Not much is known about the original inhabitants of the peninsula, but it can be assumed that, due to proximity to the region of Moellia, its inhabitants could have been related to the Aegeans. Meanwhile, the nomadic groups which arrived to the peninsula around 600 CE (despite being called Visrodin nowadays), very clearly didn't call themselves the Visrodin. Although there are limited records, there is enough evidence to support the theory that the Visrodin nomadic groups, as well as the settled ethnic Visrodin called themselves the "словесен" (romanized: Slovesen), meaning "verbal", due to the big contrast between the Visrodin language and others from the original area of the nomadic tribes, as well as the peninsula where they settled.