Sugovia (Pacifica)

Thirteen United Provinces of the Republic of Sugovia Dreizenn Verenigte Provinzen der Republik Sogowien
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 languages	Sugovian
Recognised regional languages	Alman, Elbonian
Ethnic groups (2022)	Sugovian
Religion (2022)	Islam 68%, Christianity 32%
Demonym(s)	Sugovian
Government	Full presidential republic
• President	Muhammad Malik
• Vice President	Faisal Mubarak
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Konigslihe Rat
• Lower house	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
Currency	Shilling

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

Rise of the Elbonian Empire and the Elbonian Wars

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

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

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).