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|conventional_long_name = Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia <!--Formal or official full name of the country in English-->
|conventional_long_name = Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia <!--Formal or official full name of the country in English-->
|native_name =Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen de Repoblik Sogowien<!--Country's name (usually full name) in its official/defacto language(s), hence in italics (double quotemarks)-->
|native_name =Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen der Republik Sogowien<!--Country's name (usually full name) in its official/defacto language(s), hence in italics (double quotemarks)-->
|common_name = Sugovia <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks, captions, and to produce a default iso3166 code)-->
|common_name = Sugovia <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks, captions, and to produce a default iso3166 code)-->
|image_flag =        Flag of Sugovia.png<!--e.g. Flag of country.svg-->
|image_flag =        Flag of Sugovia.png<!--e.g. Flag of country.svg-->
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|alt_flag2 =          <!--alt text for second flag-->
|alt_flag2 =          <!--alt text for second flag-->
|flag2_border =      <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
|flag2_border =      <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
|image_coat =Coat of Arms of Sugovia.png<!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg-->
|image_coat =[[File:Coat of Arms of Sugovia.png|150px]]<!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg-->
|alt_coat =          <!--alt text for coat of arms-->
|alt_coat =          <!--alt text for coat of arms-->
|symbol_type =        <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
|symbol_type =        <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
|national_motto =    "Ond Doch Sind Wir Hier" <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|national_motto =    "Alls fur die Heemat" <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|englishmotto =      And yet here we are<!--English language version of motto-->
|englishmotto =      Everything for the Homeland<!--English language version of motto-->
|national_anthem =    "de Banner weht immer noh" <br> "<small>The banner flies still</small>" <br> <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|national_anthem =    "Lasset hoh das Banner wehn" <br> "<small>Let the banner fly high</small>" <br> <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|other_symbol_type =  <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
|other_symbol_type =  <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
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|largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|official_languages = Sugovian <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc-->
|official_languages = Sugovian <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc-->
|national_languages = [[Austral (Pacifica)|Austral]], Arabic, Alman<!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|regional_languages = Sunlandic Highlander, Elbonian, Alanian Eskonic<!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|regional_languages = Alman, Elbonian<!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|languages_type =    <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages_type =    <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages =          <!--Languages of the further type-->
|languages =          <!--Languages of the further type-->
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|government_type = Full presidential republic<!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)-->
|government_type = Full presidential republic<!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)-->
|leader_title1 = [[President of Sugovia (Pacifica)|President]]<!--(for a country, usually the head of state's (wikilinked) title, e.g. "President", "Monarch")-->
|leader_title1 = [[President of Sugovia (Pacifica)|President]]<!--(for a country, usually the head of state's (wikilinked) title, e.g. "President", "Monarch")-->
|leader_name1 =[[Mohammad Malik (Pacifica)|Mohammad Malik]]
|leader_name1 =[[Muhammad Malik (Pacifica)|Muhammad Malik]]
|leader_title2 =      [[Vice President of Sugovia|Vice President]]<!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->
|leader_title2 =      [[Vice President of Sugovia|Vice President]]<!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->
|leader_name2 =[[Faisal Mobarak (Pacifica)|Faisal Mobarak]]
|leader_name2 =[[Faisal Mubarak (Pacifica)|Faisal Mubarak]]
|leader_title14 =      <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)-->
|leader_title14 =      <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)-->
|leader_name14 =  
|leader_name14 =  
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|established_event1 = End of the Elbonian Wars<!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
|established_event1 = End of the Elbonian Wars<!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
|established_date1 = 1815<!--Date of first key event-->
|established_date1 = 1815<!--Date of first key event-->
|established_event2 = The Sugovian Congress<!--Second key event-->
|established_event2 = Republican-Monarchist Agreement
|established_date2 =  1921<!--Date of second key event-->
|established_date2 = 1924
|established_event3 = The Sugovian Congress<!--Second key event-->
|established_date3 =  1928<!--Date of second key event-->
|established_event13 = Proclamation of the Republic<!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)-->
|established_event13 = Proclamation of the Republic<!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)-->
|established_date13 =1935
|established_date13 =1935
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|area_label2 =        <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_label2 =        <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_data2 =        <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|area_data2 =        <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|population_estimate = 94,000,000
|population_estimate = 108,000,000
|population_estimate_rank =  
|population_estimate_rank =  
|population_estimate_year = 2023
|population_estimate_year = 2023
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal = $2,100,000,000
|GDP_nominal = $2,100,000,000,000
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_year =  
|GDP_nominal_year =  
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $22,340
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $19,444
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  
|Gini =              <!--(Gini measure of income inequality; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 100)-->
|Gini =              <!--(Gini measure of income inequality; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 100)-->
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|HDI_rank =  
|HDI_rank =  
|HDI_ref =            <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
|HDI_ref =            <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
|currency =          Schilling <!--Name/s of currency/ies used in country/territory-->
|currency =          Shilling <!--Name/s of currency/ies used in country/territory-->
|currency_code =      <!--ISO 4217 code/s for currency/ies (each usually three capital letters)-->
|currency_code =      <!--ISO 4217 code/s for currency/ies (each usually three capital letters)-->
|time_zone = <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
|time_zone = <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
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|footnotes =          <!--For any generic non-numbered footnotes-->
|upper_house=[[Royal Council of Sugovia (Pacifica)|Konikslicher Rat]]|lower_house=[[People's Senate of Sugovia (Pacifica)|Volkssennat]]}}
|upper_house=[[Royal Council of Sugovia (Pacifica)|Konigslihe Rat]]|lower_house=[[People's Diet of Sugovia (Pacifica)|Volkstag]]}}


'''Sugovia''', officially the '''Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia''' (Sugovian: Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen de Repoblik Sogowien; Alman: Dreizehn Vereinigte Provinzen der Republik Sugowien) is a nation located in North-Central Cordilia. Bordered by [[Weisserstein (Pacifica)|Weisserstein]] to the southeast, [[Past (Pacifica)|Past]] to the south, [[Cadíz (Pacifica)|Cadiz]] and [[Losavra (Pacifica)|Losavra]] to the north, [[Ryccia (Pacifica)|Ryccia]] to the northwest, and the [[Weissersteiner Sea (Pacifica)|Weissersteiner Sea]] to the east. Centered mostly on the [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo river]], which is also where the country gets its name from.  
'''Sugovia''', officially the '''Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia''' (Sugovian: Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen der Republik Sogowien) is a unitary presidential republic located in North-Central Cordilia. Bordered by [[Weisserstein (Pacifica)|Weisserstein]] to the southeast, [[Past (Pacifica)|Past]] to the south, [[Cadíz (Pacifica)|Cadiz]] and [[Losavra (Pacifica)|Losavra]] to the north, [[Ryccia (Pacifica)|Ryccia]] to the northwest, the [[Hohenlander Range (Pacifica)|Hohenlander]] and [[Semigarian Range (Pacifica)|Semigarian]] mountain ranges to the west, and the [[Weissersteiner Sea (Pacifica)|Weissersteiner Sea]] to the east. The country runs on several major rivers, namely the [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo]], which is also where the country gets its name from. The country occupies an area of 540,898 km<sup>2</sup>  and has a population of 108 million. 


While the concept of a united Sugovia is a recent development, which was inspired by the Weissersteiner Unification in 1815, the idea of the lands by the Sugo becoming a single united entity is nothing new. Like the Weissersteiners, the Sugovian Almans originated from Frastinia following the Hazel-Cat War and the Great Calamity. Before the arrival of Almannic and Indavral tribes, the lands by the Sugo were inhabited by several different people groups, namely the Eskons, the Hosonians, the Ozahians, the Shoeptikans, and the Old Pegathians.  
Human civilization first appeared around 900 BC, with the first organized states appearing sometime around 600 BC. In the 9th century, Almans from [[Frastinia (Pacifica)|Frastinia]] migrated into the region following the Alman split, namely settling in the Pegathian Confederation. Within two centuries, the Almans became the majority population of several Sugovic states, and new kingdoms would supersede the old Sugovic states. The Pegathian Confederation, now dominated by the Almannic New Pegathians, eventually collapsed into several major kingdoms, namely RIverion, Armonia, Sunland, and Algaria, and would form the basis for several other Almannic civilizations in the north.


Sugovia is divided into [[Provinces of Sugovia (Pacifica)|thirteen provinces]], all of which corresponds with the 13 signatories of the XYZ which unified Sugovia into a single nation.   
From the 17th to 19th century, the region would be engulfed in the [[Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)|Elbonian Wars]], and with its end in 1815, came a new era of conflict known as the [[Concert of Sugovia (Pacifica)|Concert of Sugovia]]. Ideas of [[Pan-Sugovianism (Pacifica)|Sugovian unification]] began gaining traction in the 20th century, inspired by the [[Unification of Weisserstein (Pacifica)|Unification of Weisserstein]] following the Elbonian Wars. The first Pan-Sugovia political movement would appear in 1908 and 1912 in the form of the monarchist ''[[Sogowishe Partei (1908) (Pacifica)|Sogowishe Partei]]'' and its republican counterpart the ''[[Sogowishe Bund (1912) (Pacifica)|Sogowishe Bund]]'' respectively. These two organizations would set aside their differences in 1924 with the [[Republican-Monarchist Agreement (Sugovia) (Pacifica)|Republican-Monarchist Agreement]], holding its first unified [[Sugovian Congress of 1928 (Pacifica)|Congress]] in 1928. With the momentum, the two movements worked alongside the thirteen kingdoms of Sugovia to help streamline the process of unification. Sugovia would be unified in 1935, when the thirteen kingdoms officially signed the [[Swei Konig Accords (Pacifica)|Swei Konig Accords]], and establishing the Republic of Sugovia.   


==Etymology==
Sugovia is a [[:en:Presidential_system|full presidential republic]] with a popularly elected [[President of Sugovia (Pacifica)|president]] as head of state and government. Within its territory, there are 12 monarchies and 1 condominium territory operating in matters of regional management. Major cities include Riverion, Sundasfal, Waißwasr, Swei Konig, Moorshaven, Kliefs, Saltzemarkt, Heckel, Goldenkap, and Praßborg. Sugovia is a member of the [[Alman Group (Pacifica)|Alman Group]] and the [[Triple Alliance (Pacifica)|Triple Alliance]].
The name Sugovia came from the river [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo]]. The word literally means "land of the Sugo".


Origins of the name of the [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo river]] remains unknown. The earliest mention of the name of the river was in 923 BCE, when it was referred to as the ''Tso'ko'' by the Ozahians, though it is believed the Ozahian name came from an earlier people group lost to time.  
==Etymology ==
The name Sugovia came from the river [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo]], which is the largest river in the country. The origins of the name of the [[Sugo (Pacifica)|Sugo river]] remains unknown. The earliest mention of the name of the river was in 923 BCE, when it was referred to as the ''Tsogo'' by the Old Pegathians, though it is believed the Old Pegathian name came from an earlier people group lost to time.


=== Cissugovia and Transsugovia===
==History==
The term [[Cissugovia (Pacifica)|Cissugovia]] and [[Transsugovia (Pacifica)|Transsugovia]] had been used to distinguish the northern and southern points of Sugovia respectively. The terms have seen popularity in the 18th and 19th century, but ceased to be used following the [[Sugovian Congress (Pacifica)|Sugovian Congress]] in 1921, which deemed the areas of Cissugovia and Transsugovia as one land.
 
== History==


===Pre-Almannic civilizations===
===Pre-Almannic civilizations===
Before the arrival of the Indavral and Almannic tribes, the lands of Sugovia were inhabited mostly by several nomadic people groups, namely the Eskons, the Hosonians, the Ozahians, the Shoeptikans, and the Old Pegathians. These nomadic people groups were spread far and wide and competed with each other for resources. This period was also the first time the river Sugo was mentioned in 923 BCE (as ''Tso'ko'' in Ozahian), however it is believed that the Ozahian name may have came from a much earlier people group lost to time as the name does not mean anything in Ozahian.
By the year 1000 BCE, the tribes have began creating their own proto-states. The Old Pegathians were the first tribes to began settling in small towns, and eventually establishing small ports and fishing towns in the southern coast, now bordering the [[Weissersteiner Sea (Pacifica)|Weissersteiner Sea]]. The Pegathians eventually formed the Pegathian Confederation in 982 BCE, which would become the indirect predecessor to the later Almannic kingdoms of Riverion, Armonia, Oostgao, Sunland, and Weibnen-Lichtenburg. The Eskons created the semi-nomadic Eskonic Hetmanate in the year 996 BCE, centered mostly in the south of the [[Wald (Pacifica)|Wald river]]. The Ozahians formed their own confederacy around modern-day Morhaven in 974 BCE, which would span the northern coast and competed with the Pegathians in trade. The Ozahians and Pegathians were noted to have been very urbanized in comparison to the other tribes. The Hosonians and Shoeptikans mostly inhabited the western mountain ranges, which bordered modern-day Ryccia, and did not form polities of their own until around 700 BCE.
Trade flourished between the Eskonic Hetmanate, the Pegathian Confederation, and the Ozahian Confederation and eventually expanded to the western Hosonian and Shoeptikan tribes. This extensive trade network between the tribes created a culture of mutual cooperation in the region. Goods such as minerals, fish, salt, cattle, leather, wheat, and others were traded on an average basis. This trade expanded further as the Ozahian and Pegathian confederations began trading their goods with other powers via sea, expanding the regional trade networks further. Trade was also established to the people groups around the region.


In 540 BCE, the forces of the Triangular tribes of Ikarn, Narus, and Ranaras began expanding southwards and eventually annexed parts(?) of modern-day Hohenland, Semigaria, and Algaria, which became a corridor to Pastrala. 
===Rise of the Sugovics ===
 
===Early Triangular rule===


===Establishment of the Great Trade ===
===The Almannic Migration===
===The Almannic Migration===


===The Sunlandic Confederation and the Sunlandic Wars===
===Establishment of independent Alman-speaking polities===
 
=== The Crusades and rise of Almannic kingdoms===


===Rise of the Elbonian Empire and the Elbonian Wars===
===Rise of the Elbonian Empire and the Elbonian Wars===
{{Main|Heckel-Cleves War (Pacifica)|Elbonian Empire (Pacifica)|Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)}}
{{Main|Heckel-Cleves War (Pacifica)|Elbonian Empire (Pacifica)|Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)}}


===Waißwasr Accords and post-Elbonian Wars===
=== Waißwasr Accords and the Concert of Sugovia===


===Sugovian Congress, Republican-Monarchist Deal, Declaration of the Republic===
=== Rise of Pan-Sugovianism===


===The Great War===
=== Republican-Monarchist Agreement and the Sugovian Congress ===


===Cold War and the Elbonian Crisis===
=== Proclamation of the Republic ===
 
===Post-Unifiction and the Great War===
 
===Cold War and the Elbonian Conflict===


===Present Day===
===Present Day===


==Politics==
==Politics==
The Sugovian government is officially a full presidential republic, with a distinct legislative, executive, and judicative body. However, due to the complex history and the 1934 Republican-Monarchist Deal, the individual Sugovian provinces remain a constitutional monarchy. This means that while Sugovia as a whole is a presidential republic, with the President of Sugovia as both head of state and head of government, within each provinces there is a separate head of state (the monarchs) and head of government (governors).


===Administrative divisions===
[[File:Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norges statsminister, under presskonferens vid Nordiska radets session i Stockholm.jpg|190px|thumb|President of Sugovia, Muhammad Malik]]
Sugovia has several levels of subdivision. The first level are the 13 provinces (Provinzen), which has its own monarchs, legislatures, and its own elected governors, which acts as the head of government within the province. A province is divided into Landgraviates (Landgrafschaft), which is the second level administration within the country and has its own regional legislature. The third level are the Cantons (Kantone) and the fourth level are the Municipalities (Gemenden). Saltzemarkt is an outlier, as the province is too small to be divided into landgraves, and has only a single canton.  
 
Sugovia is officially a full presidential republic, with a distinct legislative, executive, and judiciary body. However, due to the complex history and the 1934 Republican-Monarchist Deal, the individual Sugovian provinces remain constitutional monarchies. This means that while Sugovia as a whole is a presidential republic, with the President of Sugovia as both head of state and government on a national level, within each provinces there is a separate head of state (the monarchs) and head of government (the governors), delegating powers and authority to the individual provinces while still remaining a unitary state.
 
The President of Sugovia is the head of state and head of government, commander-in-chief of the [[Sugovian Defense Forces (Pacifica)|Sugovian Defense Forces]] (''Sogowishe Weermaht''), and the director of domestic governance, policy-making, and foreign affairs. The president may serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms, and is elected by popular majority vote, with a run-off between the top-scoring candidates if necessary. The current President of Sugovia is Muhammad Malik.
 
The highest representative body at the national level is the National Assembly (''Nationalversammlung''). Its main functions are supporting and amending the constitution, inaugurating and impeaching the president, and formalising broad outlines of state policy. The National Assembly comprises two houses; the Royal Council (Konigslihe Rat), comprising of 225 members, and the People's Diet (''Volkstag''), with 580 members. The Royal Council acts as the upper house of the National Assembly and represents the interests of the monarchies, with limited rights to veto legislation and acts in matters of regional management, and its members are either selected directly by the ruling provincial monarch or by vote. The Volkstag acts as the lower house of the National Assembly and is the more dominant of the two houses, with the powers to pass legislation and monitor the executive branch.
 
Most civil disputes appear before the State Court (''Landesgeriht''); appeals are heard before the High Court (''Hohegeriht''). The Supreme Court of Sugovia (O''berster Gerihtshof'' ) is the highest level of the judicial branch and hears final cessation appeals and conducts case reviews. The Constitutional Court (''Verfassungsgerihtshof'') which listens to constitutional and political matters. Additionally, the Judicial Commission (''Justizkommission'') monitors the performance of judges.
 
=== Parties and elections ===
{{Main|List of political parties in Sugovia (Pacifica)}}
 
The Sugovian legislature operates under a multi-party system. In all legislative elections since the 1998-1999 Political Crisis, no political party has won an overall majority of seats, which results in coalition governments. [[Democratic Solidarity (Pacifica)|Democratic Solidarity]], which secured the most votes in the 2023 elections, is the party of incumbent president Muhammad Malik. Other notable parties that have secured positions within the Volkstag include the Sugovian People's Party, the Islamic Revival Party, the Freedom Party, the Republic Movement, the Labor Party, and FORUM.


The history of Sugovia's provinces dates back to the end of the Elbonian Wars, when the modern boundaries were drawn following the coalition's victory against the Elbonian and Triangular empires. Changes in the border occurred when the duchies of Bitteborg and Noordemaarke unified in 1822, and the unification of the Kirchenstine duchies of Leiyern-Leiyern, Leiyern-Mekklossbroekenne, and Leiyern-Frankborg in 1848.
=== Administrative divisions ===
Sugovia has several levels of subdivision. The first level are the 13 provinces (Provinzen), which has its own monarchs, legislatures, and its own elected governors, which acts as the head of government within the province. A province is divided into Landgraviates (Landgrafshaft), which is the second level administration within the country and has its own regional legislature. The third level are the Cantons (Kantone) and the fourth level are the Municipalities (Gemenden). Saltzemarkt is an outlier, as the province is too small to be divided into landgraves, and has only a single canton.  


During the Sugovian Congress in 1921, it was agreed that the internal borders of Sugovia would be drawn based on the preexisting borders of the states, and when Sugovian unification occured on October 10, 1935, virtually no changes to the preexisting borders were made. While initially these new provinces hold a large degree of autonomy, each with their own subdivisions based on preexisting subdivisions, by 1948 this was seen as largely inefficient. In 1948, both houses of the Sugovian National Assembly approved and ratified a change in the internal boundaries of the provinces, establishing Landgraviates, Cantons, and Municipalities, which replaced every other subdivision used in the provinces before then. The changes were meant to create a more streamline and efficient internal subdivision for the provinces.
During the Sugovian Congress in 1921, it was agreed that the internal borders of Sugovia would be drawn based on the preexisting borders of the states, and when Sugovian unification occured on October 10, 1935, virtually no changes to the preexisting borders were made. While initially these new provinces hold a large degree of autonomy, each with their own subdivisions based on preexisting states, by 1948 this was seen as largely inefficient. In 1948, both houses of the National Assembly approved and ratified a change in the internal boundaries of the provinces, establishing Landgraviates, Cantons, and Municipalities, replacing all previous subdivisions. The changes were meant to create a more streamline and efficient internal subdivision for the provinces.
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===Foreign relations===
===Foreign relations===
Sugovia is a member of the [[Alman Group (Pacifica)|Alman Group]] and the [[Triple Alliance (Pacifica)|Triple Alliance]].


===Military===
===Military===
{{Main|Sugovian Defense Forces (Pacifica)|Sugovian Defense Forces}}
{{Main|Sugovian Defense Forces (Pacifica)|l1=Sugovian Defense Forces}}
The [[Sugovian Defense Forces (Pacifica)|Sugovian Defense Forces]] (Sugovian: ''Sogowische Wehrmacht'') consists of 4 branches, the [[Sugovian Army (Pacifica)|Army]] (Sugovian: ''Landwehr''), the [[Sugovian Navy (Pacifica)|Navy]] (Sugovian: ''Marine''), the [[Sugovian Air Force (Pacifica)|Air Force]] (Sugovian: ''Loftwaffe''), and the [[Sugovian Militia (Pacifica)|Militia]] (Sugovian: ''Milizkraft'').
The [[Sugovian Defense Forces (Pacifica)|Sugovian Defense Forces]] (Sugovian: ''Sogowische Weermaht'') consists of 4 branches, the [[Sugovian Army (Pacifica)|Army]] (Sugovian: ''Landweer''), the [[Sugovian Navy (Pacifica)|Navy]] (Sugovian: ''Marine''), the [[Sugovian Air Force (Pacifica)|Air Force]] (Sugovian: ''Luftwaffe''), and the [[Sugovian Militia (Pacifica)|Militia]] (Sugovian: ''Milizkraft'').


==Geography==
==Geography==

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Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia

Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen der Republik Sogowien
Flag of Sugovia
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: "Alls fur die Heemat"
Everything for the Homeland
Anthem: "Lasset hoh das Banner wehn"
"Let the banner fly high"
Capital
and
Riverion
Official languagesSugovian
Recognised regional languagesAlman, Elbonian
Ethnic groups
(2022)
Sugovian
Religion
(2022)
Islam 68%,
Christianity 32%
Demonym(s)Sugovian
GovernmentFull presidential republic
• President
Muhammad Malik
Faisal Mubarak
LegislatureNational Assembly
Konigslihe Rat
Volkstag
Establishment
• End of the Elbonian Wars
1815
• Republican-Monarchist Agreement
1924
• The Sugovian Congress
1928
• Proclamation of the Republic
1935
Population
• 2023 estimate
108,000,000
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$2,100,000,000,000
• Per capita
$19,444
CurrencyShilling

Sugovia, officially the Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia (Sugovian: Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen der Republik Sogowien) is a unitary presidential republic located in North-Central Cordilia. Bordered by Weisserstein to the southeast, Past to the south, Cadiz and Losavra to the north, Ryccia to the northwest, the Hohenlander and Semigarian mountain ranges to the west, and the Weissersteiner Sea to the east. The country runs on several major rivers, namely the Sugo, which is also where the country gets its name from. The country occupies an area of 540,898 km2 and has a population of 108 million.

Human civilization first appeared around 900 BC, with the first organized states appearing sometime around 600 BC. In the 9th century, Almans from Frastinia migrated into the region following the Alman split, namely settling in the Pegathian Confederation. Within two centuries, the Almans became the majority population of several Sugovic states, and new kingdoms would supersede the old Sugovic states. The Pegathian Confederation, now dominated by the Almannic New Pegathians, eventually collapsed into several major kingdoms, namely RIverion, Armonia, Sunland, and Algaria, and would form the basis for several other Almannic civilizations in the north.

From the 17th to 19th century, the region would be engulfed in the Elbonian Wars, and with its end in 1815, came a new era of conflict known as the Concert of Sugovia. Ideas of Sugovian unification began gaining traction in the 20th century, inspired by the Unification of Weisserstein following the Elbonian Wars. The first Pan-Sugovia political movement would appear in 1908 and 1912 in the form of the monarchist Sogowishe Partei and its republican counterpart the Sogowishe Bund respectively. These two organizations would set aside their differences in 1924 with the Republican-Monarchist Agreement, holding its first unified Congress in 1928. With the momentum, the two movements worked alongside the thirteen kingdoms of Sugovia to help streamline the process of unification. Sugovia would be unified in 1935, when the thirteen kingdoms officially signed the Swei Konig Accords, and establishing the Republic of Sugovia.

Sugovia is a full presidential republic with a popularly elected president as head of state and government. Within its territory, there are 12 monarchies and 1 condominium territory operating in matters of regional management. Major cities include Riverion, Sundasfal, Waißwasr, Swei Konig, Moorshaven, Kliefs, Saltzemarkt, Heckel, Goldenkap, and Praßborg. Sugovia is a member of the Alman Group and the Triple Alliance.

Etymology

The name Sugovia came from the river Sugo, which is the largest river in the country. The origins of the name of the Sugo river remains unknown. The earliest mention of the name of the river was in 923 BCE, when it was referred to as the Tsogo by the Old Pegathians, though it is believed the Old Pegathian name came from an earlier people group lost to time.

History

Pre-Almannic civilizations

Rise of the Sugovics

Establishment of the Great Trade

The Almannic Migration

Establishment of independent Alman-speaking polities

Rise of the Elbonian Empire and the Elbonian Wars

Main articles: Heckel-Cleves War (Pacifica), Elbonian Empire (Pacifica), and Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)

Waißwasr Accords and the Concert of Sugovia

Rise of Pan-Sugovianism

Republican-Monarchist Agreement and the Sugovian Congress

Proclamation of the Republic

Post-Unifiction and the Great War

Cold War and the Elbonian Conflict

Present Day

Politics

President of Sugovia, Muhammad Malik

Sugovia is officially a full presidential republic, with a distinct legislative, executive, and judiciary body. However, due to the complex history and the 1934 Republican-Monarchist Deal, the individual Sugovian provinces remain constitutional monarchies. This means that while Sugovia as a whole is a presidential republic, with the President of Sugovia as both head of state and government on a national level, within each provinces there is a separate head of state (the monarchs) and head of government (the governors), delegating powers and authority to the individual provinces while still remaining a unitary state.

The President of Sugovia is the head of state and head of government, commander-in-chief of the Sugovian Defense Forces (Sogowishe Weermaht), and the director of domestic governance, policy-making, and foreign affairs. The president may serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms, and is elected by popular majority vote, with a run-off between the top-scoring candidates if necessary. The current President of Sugovia is Muhammad Malik.

The highest representative body at the national level is the National Assembly (Nationalversammlung). Its main functions are supporting and amending the constitution, inaugurating and impeaching the president, and formalising broad outlines of state policy. The National Assembly comprises two houses; the Royal Council (Konigslihe Rat), comprising of 225 members, and the People's Diet (Volkstag), with 580 members. The Royal Council acts as the upper house of the National Assembly and represents the interests of the monarchies, with limited rights to veto legislation and acts in matters of regional management, and its members are either selected directly by the ruling provincial monarch or by vote. The Volkstag acts as the lower house of the National Assembly and is the more dominant of the two houses, with the powers to pass legislation and monitor the executive branch.

Most civil disputes appear before the State Court (Landesgeriht); appeals are heard before the High Court (Hohegeriht). The Supreme Court of Sugovia (Oberster Gerihtshof ) is the highest level of the judicial branch and hears final cessation appeals and conducts case reviews. The Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerihtshof) which listens to constitutional and political matters. Additionally, the Judicial Commission (Justizkommission) monitors the performance of judges.

Parties and elections

Main article: List of political parties in Sugovia (Pacifica)

The Sugovian legislature operates under a multi-party system. In all legislative elections since the 1998-1999 Political Crisis, no political party has won an overall majority of seats, which results in coalition governments. Democratic Solidarity, which secured the most votes in the 2023 elections, is the party of incumbent president Muhammad Malik. Other notable parties that have secured positions within the Volkstag include the Sugovian People's Party, the Islamic Revival Party, the Freedom Party, the Republic Movement, the Labor Party, and FORUM.

Administrative divisions

Sugovia has several levels of subdivision. The first level are the 13 provinces (Provinzen), which has its own monarchs, legislatures, and its own elected governors, which acts as the head of government within the province. A province is divided into Landgraviates (Landgrafshaft), which is the second level administration within the country and has its own regional legislature. The third level are the Cantons (Kantone) and the fourth level are the Municipalities (Gemenden). Saltzemarkt is an outlier, as the province is too small to be divided into landgraves, and has only a single canton.

During the Sugovian Congress in 1921, it was agreed that the internal borders of Sugovia would be drawn based on the preexisting borders of the states, and when Sugovian unification occured on October 10, 1935, virtually no changes to the preexisting borders were made. While initially these new provinces hold a large degree of autonomy, each with their own subdivisions based on preexisting states, by 1948 this was seen as largely inefficient. In 1948, both houses of the National Assembly approved and ratified a change in the internal boundaries of the provinces, establishing Landgraviates, Cantons, and Municipalities, replacing all previous subdivisions. The changes were meant to create a more streamline and efficient internal subdivision for the provinces.

Province Capital Population % of Population GDP % of GDP
Alania Frankstadt
Algaria Waißwasr
Zierenberg-Nordmark Swillingsherzog
Cleves Kleifs
Hohenland Hohstadt
Leiyern Leiern
Moorshaven Moorshaven
Ostgau-Aldental Webennstadt
Riverion-Armonia Riverion
Saltzemarkt Saltzemarkt
Semigaria Aussig
South Elbonia Rodenne
Sunland Sonnedasfall

Law

Foreign relations

Sugovia is a member of the Alman Group and the Triple Alliance.

Military

Main article: Sugovian Defense Forces

The Sugovian Defense Forces (Sugovian: Sogowische Weermaht) consists of 4 branches, the Army (Sugovian: Landweer), the Navy (Sugovian: Marine), the Air Force (Sugovian: Luftwaffe), and the Militia (Sugovian: Milizkraft).

Geography

Economy

Demographics

Ethnic Groups

Religion

Largest Cities

Language

Culture

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