Vrigny (Pacifica)

Fourth Republic of Vrigny Verten Rexpublik Vrigny
Flag Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Bar ev dett, Rexpublik! Rise and fall, Republic!
Capital and largest city	Adleimen
Official languages	Vrignyan Austral
Religion (2024)	98.8% non-religious 1% Zarkanxiz 0.2% Other
Demonym(s)	Vrignyan
Government	Democratic unitary presidential republic
• President	Anneliese Bow
• Vicepresident	Leonard Hustigs
Legislature	Parliament
History
• Established	~4000 BCE
• First Zarnarchy	~3400 BCE
• Vrignyan Revolution	1801-1812
• Vrignyan Civil War	1903-1908
• First Stratocracy	1921-1932
• Third Republic	1932-1953
• Second Stratocracy	1953-2014
• Fourth Vrignyan Republic	2014-Current
Area
• Total	181,276 km2 (69,991 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 census	51,237,971
• Density	283/km2 (733.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$2.386 trillion
• Per capita	$46,562
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$1.601 trillion
• Per capita	$31,245
Gini (2022)	29.3 low
HDI (2023)	0.912 very high
Currency	Cernic (CRN)
Time zone	UTC+2
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy CE
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.vy

Vrigny, oficially the Fourth Republic of Vrigny (Vrignyan: Verten Rexpublik Vrigny) is a medium-sized independent country located in western-central Bailtem. It is bordered by Brodlancia on the southwest, the South Pacific Ocean on the west, Detroxia as well as Sallodesia on the south and Numano on the east. The country is characterized by its tropical weather on the north, and its oceanic climate on the south. Due to this, most of the country's population, urban areas and farms are located on the south, as well as the east. However, due to a history of deforestation and relentless urban expansion, many of the tropical rainforests of the north have been long gone for ages, being replaced by cities, farms and expansive open-pit mines.

Vrigny is a unitary state, without any provinces. With a total area of 181,276 km² (69,991 sq mi) and a population of 51,237,971, the country has an average population density of 282.65 people/km² (732 people/sq mi). However, the majority of the population (>80%) lives in the three largest cities of Adleimen, Lifov and Vraks, which have a population of: 32,256,478; 7,215,036 and 3,456,202 respectively. Adleimen, as one of the largest cities in the whole of Pacifica, is the capital of Vrigny. With an area of around 7,200 km² (sq mi), it is the result of the merging of the former cities of Adlan and Heimen, as a result of an extreme urbanization project led by the previous Dictatorship. This project was frowned upon by many, not because of the large amounts of rainforest cleared for the construction of the cities, but due to the forced resettlement of many rural Vrignyans, accustomed to a peaceful life in their small town, into a more industrialized city full of skyscrapers.

Since the birth of The Fourth Republic in 2014, due to the Constitution written by Samuel Romer and Victor Teryz, the country has been a democratic presidential and constitutional republic, however, until the elaboration of the current, "truly democratic" Constitution, elaborated by the SPV and LPV, Vrigny's democracy was a barely-functional two-party system, which required coalitions to be registered as political parties, and it led to several disagreements of the political sub-groups inside them. With the collapse of the Center Coalition, and later on the Worker's Union, now the independent SPV and LPV transformed Vrigny's democracy into a multiple-party system under proportional representation, and gave the country's only chamber, the Parliament, a total of 425 seats. Vrigny is currently ruled by President Anneliese Bow, from the Green Party of Vrigny (GPV) following its overwhelming victory in the March 24' Snap Elections.

Despite Vrigny's prolonged Dictatorship and isolationism, it mantains a relatively high human development index (HDI) and a decent economy for the size of its population. Vrigny has had an universal public healthcare system since the late Third Republic, and the Dictatorship expanded the public education system as well. The last 10 years of the Fourth Republic have seen a noticeable economic growth and further development of the public sector and services, however, it seems that the nation still remains relatively isolated and has much more potential. The country is a large producer of steel and other refined metals, automobiles, uranium, pharmaceuticals and electronic equipment.

With the country's recent incorporation into the World Forum, its newly established relations with countries all over Pacifica will bring the country's situation into a new era, in which Vrigny will participate with fellow democratic countries and uphold democracy and the Vrignyan view of liberalism all over the world, instead of continuing with its previous prolonged armed neutrality.

Etymology

Vrigny's current name arose after the rise of the Zarkanxiz faith and posterior establishment of the Zarnarchy, around 3400 BCE. It is a shortening of the phrase: Vag raks ig nyn, which is directly translated to: "Long teeth in (this) land". The reason for this phrase is that the Zarkanxiz religion had human sacrifices for the harvesting of blood and the search of an eternal life as its core tenets, leading those which were conquered by the Zarnarchy to name the area controlled by it to describe it by that phrase, and eventually naming it Vrigny as an alternative to Zarkanxiz.

History

Ancient City-States Era (4000 - 3400 BCE)

Map of the Ancient Vrignyan city-states in the late City-State Era. Major city-states in dark grey.

The Rise of Zarkanxiz (~3400 BCE)

The Zarkanxiz (Zarnarchy), also known in its early days as the Iregrilian Empire, is estimated to have been established in mid to late 3400 BCE. At this point in the history of the region which now encompasses central Vrigny, the city-state known back then as Iregril (nowaday's Vraks) developed writing, and soon enough, with it the organized religion of Zarkanxiz was founded. Old legends say that the Zarkanxiz faith came to be when the leader of a group of adventurers, Zarkan as well as his closest allies, were blessed trascendence by a Blood Dragon, with the power of giving immortality to those who deserve it in the world.

With the city being an absolute monarchy-of sorts, the king in power during the rise of the Zarkanxiz faith, Arelien, began a campaign to eradicate said religion, as it defied the city's yet older pantheon which was based in several "river deities". This religious purge was brutal. Iregril's army was one of the most powerful and developed out of all the Vengrilian city-states, if not the most powerful of them all. Many of the Zarkanxiz faithful either fled out of Iregril's walls to settle on the outside of the city, or fought against several talented Iregrilian spearmen, unsuccessfully. Lagor, which is considered to be the Zarkanxiz faith's prophet, organized a large group of followers (~10k), as well as Zarkanxiz Iregrilian soldiers (5k) and led the March of the Fifteen against King Arelien.

Unlike Arelien, Lagor was lowborn. This detail, as well as his charisma, and the spread of many Zarkaniums (Zarkanxiz's Scripture) made the takeover of the Zarkanxiz faith over Iregril inevitable. Despite Arelien's dwindling loyalist forces struggle, soon enough, the King was captured by Zarkanxiz warriors, and the remainder of his forces surrendered. Now, Iregril was under Zarkanxiz control, although it lacked a clear ruler. The Zarkanxiz clergy formed during the March, battle for Iregril and the aftermath, and was composed mostly by literate scribes and warriors. The first ever Raksier was then organized: King Arelien, some of his family members which did not convert and several of his loyal spearmen were sacrificed to Zarkan and the other deities by beheading with a large axe. King Arelien was executed by Lagor himself in order to prove his first victory to Zarkan. In the finalization of the ceremony, Lagor was crowned first ever Zarnarch of the Zarnarchy of Iregril in a ritual which bound Zarkan's control to his mind.

With the Zarkanxiz faith in total control of Iregril, the construction of a large pagan-like temple commenced in the center of Iregril, and the city-state began preparations to attack other nearby city-states to proselytize the Zarkanxiz faith and spread Zarkan's direct control to other regions near the Vengril.

Timelapse of the Zarkanxiz conquests (3437-3406 BCE)

Politics

Political Parties

See also: List of political parties in Vrigny (Pacifica)

Economy

See also: List of Companies of Vrigny (Pacifica)