Baykalia

The Serene People's Republic of Baykalia
The Serene People's Republic of Baykalia
	Motto: May The Posol Family Save Baykalia!
	Anthem: "Baykalia"
	Green: Baykalia ; Light Green: Aurora
Capital	Chita
Largest city	Irkutsk
Official languages	Codexian, Staynish and Kostuvian
Ethnic groups (2015 Estimate)	99% Human 1% Other
Demonym	Baykalian, rarely Baykali, Baykal
Government	Totalitarian One-Party State
Legislature	Congress
Area
Population
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
Gini (2016)	58.6; high
HDI (2016)	.682; medium
Currency	Kirib (KRB)
Date format	MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the	the right
Calling code	+19
ISO 3166 code	BAY
Internet TLD	.bay

The Serene People's Republic of Baykalia, commonly known as Baykalia, is a nation that exists on the continent Aurora that has a large border with unclaimed lands to the east and Caltharus to the west, and exists south of East Malaysia. The nation, with a Nominal GDP of $1.134 Billion has abysmal income inequality, with the richest 6% holding 95% of the wealth. Baykalia is wedged between Caltharus and the Kalivian Mountains, with a small southern border with Kostromastan. Baykalia also has control of five islands that are located in the Caven/Morstaybishlian Sea. The two islands to the northwest are called The Diremikov Isles, the largest island is Beatrice Island, home to the final resting place of most of the medieval Salovian royal family. The islands below Beatrice Island are, from north to south, Miltrevol Island, Rorik's Rock, and Posol Island, previously called Remia Isle. The largest city and capital Chita, together with Irkutsk, hold the nation's richest 25%. Farming is very common in the northern half of the country, due to the lush plains there, while the southern half of the country is engulfed in desert, where the vast majority of the nation's mines and oil fields are located.

The History of Baykalia is greatly intertwined with its neighbors Tuvaltastan and Kostromastan, and goes back as far as 1,700 B.C.E., beginning with the Ancient Kostuvians and their immense empire that encompassed central Aurora and a number of small islands north and south of the continent, as well as part of what is now modern-day Dragonia. The Kostuvian Empire existed in some form for over a millenium, and was succeeded by Salovia in 12 A.D. after a 700-year-long Antiquity. Salovia existed for another 1,973 years until the major polities, Baykalia, Tuvalia, Altaya, Volova, and Kostroma, began the Salovian Civil War. These polities, after the Civil War, founded the three nations of Tuvaltastan, Kostromastan, and Baykalia.

Etymology

The name "Baykalia" is a combination of the words Bay and Kalivia. The "Bay" in the name simply alludes to the Bay of Suvol on the north coast. The "kal" stems from the "Kal" in the name "Kalivian Mountains," the mountain range that splits the nation into two sections.

History

Prehistory

Kostuvian Empire

Antiquity

Citystate of Kalivol

Union of Suvol and Kalivol

Salovian Rule

First Independence

Baykalia Annexation Deal of 1816

Salovian Civil War

(See Salovian Civil War)

Baykalian Genocide and Aftermath

The genocide left Baykalians in a devastating state, having only approximately 280,000 people left after the slaughter. Following the conclusion of the civil war, the remaining Baykalian population, known colloquially as the Sisvir (meaning approximately "The lucky few" in Ancient Kostuvian), formed the nation Baykalia on June 19th, 2006. As a result of the low population relative to what it was prior to the genocide, population recovery was seen as the primary goal to ensure political and social succession. The efforts of the nation, which was a combination of selective immigration (initially from neighbors Caltharus and Xiopothos who held a small Baykalian minority within their borders, but later from other fascist-style nations like Fortuna) and reproduction, brought the population to 4,757,153 people by 2015. As such, a single generation currently makes up 94.1% of the population, all 20 years or younger. Most from this generation have been enrolled in a program called the Youth Scouts of Baykalia, an organization designed to teach Posolist views. The minor-to-adult ratio is currently an astounding 11 to 1. This ratio resulted in the vast majority of the nation to regress back to an agrarian economy. However, the richest provinces of the nation still maintain a standard of living comparable to cities such as Novosibirsk and Nocturne. Due to this extreme income inequality, the Baykalian unemployment rate is technically 95%, and most of the population has begun to participate in homesteading and subsistence farming, and do not participate in the world economy.

Modern-Day Baykalia

As of 2017, Baykalia has been under a totalitarian system in which all the power is focused within the Executive branch of government under the rule of Lady Posol, with the other two branches becoming more symbolic in their roles, rather than holding any meaningful power of their own.

Politics

Governmental System

As of March 13th, 2017, Baykalia was converted into a totalitarian dictatorship, with the Clan Leader, later replaced with the position of High Chancellor, and members of the High Council having total political control of the nation. Baykalia was originally a direct democracy, consiting of a judicial and executive branch. The system of government was altered to a totalitarian system upon the accession of Lady Posol as High Chancellor, following multiple controversial actions taken prior to Lady Posol's candidacy for High Chancellor, including a series of mergers performed by Posol Industries that resulted in Posol Industries obtaining a monopoly within the country, the installation of a re-education facility posing as a universal daycare center/ recreational center, which, according to defectors, teaches its pupils to obey the will of Lady Posol. The facility does also include an actual recreation center for children ages 16 and up, those age groups being able to vote, but only those who are selected by the teachers may utilize it, according to sources. Upon the 2017 general election, 83% of people ages 16-18 had voted for Lady Posol, resulting in a landslide victory for her. Hours after taking office, Posol announced her choices for the High Council, those choices being Yorov Worovich (CEO of Baykalian Broadcasting Service), Tivia Firivia (CEO of The Kuba Group, a company focused around children's products and services), and Jorkovol Wolinski (COO of Posol Industries). On April 3rd of the same year, Lady Posol proposed the decrease of power in the Judicial Branch. A vote took place a month later on May 3rd, with the people of Baykalia voting for the termination of the Judicial Branch, supplying Lady Posol and her Council with complete control over the nation.

Domestic Policy

Much of Baykalian domestic policy centers around the development of and the improvement in Baykalian's quality of life. Examples include the construction of the Chita-Irkutsk high-speed rail system, which includes the Grand Kalivian Tunnel, which goes directly through the base of the Kalivian Mountains, and the development of vertical farms within the city of Chita. The southern province of Irkutsk also has implemented plans to better integrate itself economically with the Kostrom province of Nalachik, under the guidance of Lady Posol's subordinates.

Foreign Policy

Lady Posol has announced that she wishes to shift its relations from the Auroran Continental Assembly to more like-minded nations and organizations like the Veridian Union, The Second Fortunan Empire, and more recently the Vothetrian Worker's Party. Recent events also allude to Lady Posol's attempts to increase the influence of Posol Industries around the world, with Floating Market Company handing the logistics of its operations over to Posol Industries.

Military

There is currently no major military force in Baykalia, due to the chaos of the Baykalian Genocide. A multitude of military vessels and vehicles are in reserve, and are not currently used by Baykalia. In preparation for when a military can be supported, there are five general positions that have been established: Commander, General, Second General, Colonel, and Captain. In recent years, the Youth Scouts of Baykalia has reformed itself to essentially serve as a militia-like force.

Culture

Food

Traditional foods are not typically made by Baykalians, as making such foods would require too much time out of raising children.

Customs and Traditions

Literature

Many Baykalians were literary artists before the genocide.

Festivities

Holidays

Outside of Independence Day (19th of June) and Liberation Day (13th of March), no holidays observed by the Baykalian government, but enough vacation days are given so that the major holidays, and some other smaller events can be celebrated with family. The typical number of vacation days given is 36 days.

Geography

The nation of Baykalia is wedge-shaped, and consists of three primary regions: The North Plains, The Kalivian Mountain Range, and The Great Auroran Desert. Most of the population can be found north of the mountains, while one metropolitan area exists in the desert, that being the MPA of Irkutsk.

Climate

The northern plains are relatively humid, while the desert is consistently hot and dry.

Ecosystem

Much of the natural wildlife in the north has been driven out by historical farmland expansion.

Biodiversity

Environment

Economy

Agriculture

The entire northern half of Baykalia is predominantly farmland, the exception being Chita. In order to prevent any disease killing off the plants, the largest-produced crops are grown in the same fields. Growing them in the same fields boost all the crops' immune systems.

Industry

A multitude of crops are grown throughout the northern plains, with little space for commercial industries. As such, the major cities of Baykalia have begun to grow vertically so that all current farmland can be preserved. In regards to commercial industries, Posol Industries, which has grown from its initial delivery business to now cater to many more powerful groups, most prominently Serenitech. Due to recent political shifts, all commercial business within the nation has been drastically restricted so that Posol Industries is the only company allowed to freely operate with no regulations. Other companies may exist, but are subject to harsh taxes and regulations.

Science and Technology

Demographics

View of Mt. Tulov and Mt. Rikol from Chita

Irkutsk buildings with their signature green roofs

Interior Farmland

Farmland near the Kalivian Mountains

Five Largest Metropolitan Areas of Baykalia (as of 2015)
City Name	Population of City
Total	20,003,248
Chita	1,477,964
Irkutsk	1,471,471

Ethnicity

Major Ethnicities of Baykalia (as of 2015)
Ethnicity	Population of Ethnicity
Total	---
Human	---
Lupine	---
Tuvalt	---
Baykalian	---
Xiopothan	---

Religion

Religion in Tuvaltastan
Religion			Percent
Total Population is 4,757,153			100.0%
North Kotvarianism			45.9%
Other			23.11%
Orthodox Kotvarianism			16.98%
Unaffiliated			14.1%
Clarityism			1.1%

Approximately 45,000 Baykalians practice Clarityism, the most famous being the Posol family.