Sedunn (Pacifica)
Kingdom of Sedunn Devtoved Sedunn (Sedunnic) | |
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Motto: "Tun jeme'leō lanlē avvē vrass simmlē" "In forebears' tracks for future victories" | |
Anthem: Ryll raluom gjī aks Flutter proudly and free | |
 Location of Sedunn (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Grovne 26°15'S 24°55'E |
| Official languages | Sedunnic |
| Ethnic groups | 96.2% Sedunners 3.8% other |
| Religion | 84.8% Non-religious 10.1% Christian 1.1% Neo-Limevv 0.9% Muslim 3.1% Other/unknown |
| Demonym(s) | Sedunnic · Sedunner |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republica |
• Dellm (King)a | Vimmru II |
• Speaker of the Parliament | Gety Flutslok |
| Legislature | Mannared |
| Formation | |
• Consolidation | c. 650 BC |
• Provincehood of Vastraenn | 26 September 1751 |
| Area | |
• Total | 110,496 km2 (42,663 sq mi)b |
• Water (%) | 0.5 |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 15,773,548 |
• Density | 188/km2 (486.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $801.142 billion |
• Per capita | $50,790 |
| Gini | 25.1 low |
| HDI | 0.949 very high |
| Currency | Tenn (TEN) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CBT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy CE |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +189 |
| Internet TLD | .sd |
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Sedunn (Sedunnic: Sedunn ['seːd̪ɵ̞n̪]), officially the Kingdom of Sedunn (Sedunnic: Devtoved Sedunn ['d̪eːvt̪uːveːd̪ 'seːd̪ɵ̞n̪]), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of mainland Sedunn in the southwestern corner of Bailtem and the overseas province Vastraenn in Keyli. Mainland Sedunn (also known as Bailtem-Sedunn) is situated between the Limmvasd and Jytann mountain ranges and the South Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Harmakis to the north, Ezervölgy to the east and Nueva Ascensión to the southwest. It is characterized by an arable rolling landscape with a Mediterranean climate in its central regions and steep mountains with a humid continental climate towards the northern and eastern borders. Situated on the eastern tip of the Antarctic Continent, Vastraenn is dominated by glaciers, but an ice-free tundra exist on its eastern tip called Green Vastraenn. Mainland Sedunn has a total area of 83,502 km2, and including Vastraenn, a total area of 110,496 km2, and a population of almost 15.8 million (as of 2019). Sedunn is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with its capital in Grovne, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major cities include Flered, Goends, Lomared and Savvered.
Sedunn emerged as a unified nation in the end of the Iron Age. Several important Duric cities had emerged in what is mainland Sedunn today, predominantly south of the Setru River, which were part of an extensive trade network stretching across the surrounding mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. They were in fierce competition, also with other larger cities in the trade network. To consolidate their resources and remove the internal Duric competition, the five most powerful clan leaders chose a common leader, a king, to rule the lands which they inhabited, which were all the land between the two mountain ranges and seas that surround the nation, thereby initiating a consolidation process that were to incorporate all lands inhabited by the Dures, forming the elective monarchy of Sedunn. The country remained part of the intricate Mediterranean trade network and emerged as an important major maritime power in the early middle ages. At this time Vastraenn was discovered and settled.
Between the 15th and the 19th centuries, Sedunnic explorers and merchants first expanded their trade network to Cordilia and Crabry, then further and further, asserting itself as a major power. This lead to several conflicts and wars with other nations. Sedunn remained a democracy and notably never tried to gain or colonise new land.
In a war between 1884 and 1885, Ezervölgy attempted to break Sedunn as a naval power and install a less democratic regime, fearing that Sedunnic liberal ideas would gain more ground in Ezervölgy, but it was decisively defeated. In 1915 imperialist Ubesii declared war against Sedunn with the same basic goals. The war ended inconclusively, but Ubesii failed to achieve its goals. Sedunn then fought with the winning Democratic Alliance during the Great War. After these costly wars, many Sedunners started to question what was called the "extraversion" and Sedunnic involvement in international affairs. As an effect Sedunn employed a strict neutrality and non-interference policy until the beginning of the 21st century where the policy was radically changed. Sedunn hosted the summit which founded the World Forum, and Grovne is the seat of its Headquarters and the Assembly. The headquarters of the CPSC is also located in Sedunn. The country plays a prominent role in regional and global economic, military, cultural and diplomatic affairs.
Sedunn has a well developed welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education. It ranks very high in quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, equality, prosperity and human development. The Sedunnic mixed-market economy is export oriented and is an important producer of ships, vehicles, machinery, pharmaceuticals, electronics and various agricultural products.
Etymology
The name Sedunn originates from the treaty that established the nation. By the end of the Iron Age, the leadership of several important Sedunnic cities consolidated their power and elected a king to rule all the lands that they controlled, which were located between the South Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Limmvasd and Jytann mountain ranges. The new nation became known as Skayimmend Seidŭned (the Realm/Land Between). In later phonetic changes, all diphthongs disappeared, and "realm/land" was dropped from the name, resulting in today's Sedunn.
The formal name of Sedunn in Sedunnic is Devtoved Sedunn, which roughly could be translated to the Democracy Sedunn. However, in Austral the formal name is Kingdom of Sedunn, due to the fact that (elected) kings and queens ruled Sedunn when it came into contact with nations speaking Austral. A more correct term today would be Republic of Sedunn, since the kings/queens have no more power than ordinary prime ministers in parliamentary republics.
