Kostromastan

The Confederation of Kostromastan
Motto: Motto Unavailable
Anthem: "O Beautiful Kostromastan"
Green: Kostromastan ; Light Green: The ACA
Capital and largest city		Novgorod
Official languages		Codexian and Kostuvian
Ethnic groups (2015 Estimate)		89.8% Human 8.2% Lupine 2% Other
Demonym		Kostrom, Kostromi, Kostro, Kostromastani, Kostromastanian
Government		Confederation
-	President	Albert Lewinsky
-	Vice President	Romov Wazlonski
-	Lead of the Cabinet	Robert Orevon
Legislature		Congress
-	Upper house	House
-	Lower house	Senate
Area
-	Total	610,600 km2 N/A sq mi
Population
-	2018 estimate	23,184,576
-	2015 census	20,003,248
-	Density	N/A/km2 N/A/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2015 estimate
-	Total	$288.56 billion
-	Per capita	$14,425
Gini (2016)		31.2 medium
HDI (2016)		.689 medium
Currency		Kirib (♅)
Date format		MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the		the right
Calling code		+18
ISO 3166 code		KOS
Internet TLD		.kos

The Confederation of Kostromastan, commonly known as Kostromastan, is a landlocked nation that exists on the continent of Aurora that borders Baykalia to the north, Tuvaltastan to the south, Thalria to the west, and Great Morstaybishlia to the northwest. As of 2015, the nation had a nominal GDP per capita of $14,425 and an estimated population of 20,003,248. The largest city Novgorod holds 4,768,513 individuals. The current nation hosting as the capital, Nolova, holds a population of 1.2 million people when including its metropolitan area.

The history of Kostromastan is greatly intertwined with its neighbors Baykalia and Tuvaltastan, and goes back as far as 1,700 B.C.E., beginning with the Ancient Kostuvians and their large empire that encompassed much of central and eastern 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 various forms for just over a millenium, and fell in 668 BCE. The cultural successor to the empire became The Grand Monarchy of Salovia in 12 A.D after a long period of antiquity. Salovia existed for nearly two thousand years until the nation broke out into a deadly civil war. Tuvaltastan, Kostromastan, and Baykalia would replace what remained territorially of the nation.

Etymology

History

Beginnings of Kostromastan

Kostromastan, along with Tuvaltastan, were officially independent on the day October 17th, 2005. The newly-formed nation spent 21 months writing the constitution, due to the fact that not every province, particularly the Astrak and Tula provinces, was happy with each new iteration of the constitution. It was continually refined, until on July 12th, 2007, the Kostrom Constitution was finally offically ratified. It basically established an umbrella government of the five provinces that more or less manages the five provinces. Most governmental activities, however, take place withing provincial borders. The only activities that the national government takes part in are larger advisory, congressional, parliamentary, and executive issues such as civil rights and constitutionality of bills, as well as some foreign affairs. However, not every issue is handled by the national government, some examples of this being the admission of some Kostrom provinces into the ACA while others not joining, and the Kost-Tuva War, in which the northern provinces did not participate.

Modern-Day Kostromastan

Being landlocked, Kostromastan relies greatly on its neighbors for access to international trade. Due to this, 87% of its trade takes place within Aurora and ACA members.

The Kost-Tuva War (2009-2010)

This war was between Tuvaltastan and Kostromastan, and lasted 11 months before ending on a peace treaty that ended the war. It was catalyzed by numerous skirmishes between Kostrom and Tuvalt civilians along the northern portion of Tuvaltastan and the eastern corner of Kostromastan caused by a border dispute between the two countries, with Kostromastan claiming an area that would allow the nation to no longer be landlocked. Eventually, politicians in Tuvaltastan called for a war to settle the border dispute. The Hall approved of the war, and the conflict killed approximately 12,000 Tuvalts and 11,000 Kostros. The war also resulted in Tuvaltastan keeping its northern border with Xiopothos, and leaving Kostromastan to be one of two landlocked nations on Aurora.

The Auroran-Pacific War (2017-2018)

The Auroran-Pacific War was a major war that Kostromastan had a minor influence in, with the only military activity being a small invasion into Nocturne that was quickly stopped by opposing forces.

Politics

Governmental System

The Confederation of Kostromastan consists of seven polities: (From North to South)

• Volova
• Nalachikov
• Novgoroda
• Nolov
• Astrakhova
• Tulava
• Golova

The System of government in Kostromastan is very decentralized, with each province maintaining much of their sovereignty. Every two years, each province hosts the new capital of Kostromastan, with the cycle going from north to south. The current capital of Kostromastan is Novgorod, located in Novgoroda. In 2018, the capital will move down into Nolov, with its city Kazan. When a province hosts the capital, the province gains an extra representative, known as the Capital Representative. The Capital Representative is only allowed three consecutive term limits, each term lasting two years, and is elected by the province hosting the capital. When the cabinet votes on certain issues, the Capital Representative serves as the tie-breaker.

Provinces of Kostromastan

Domestic Policy

Each province has dominion over their own territory, and have their own laws and constitutions.

Foreign Policy

Electoral Process

Military

(Main article: Military of Kostromastan)

The military budget for Kostromastan is equal to 1.02% of the Kostrom GDP, which is approximately $2,943,312,000.

Culture

Food

Customs and Traditions

Literature

Most literature is written on

Music

Traditional music in Kostromastan revolves around stringed instruments such as the Volta, Blorov, and Slartov. Singing is also usually paired up with the stringed music.

Festivities

During the spring years, when the snow on the Kalivian mountains partially melts, the Salov river floods to a much larger size than during other seasons. The Reka Festival takes place during this flooding period, as the floods bring about water to the minimal farms found in Kostromastan.

Geography

Climate

Kostromastan is engulfed in a desert. The only places where life can survive is along the Salov River, which runs through the entirety of Kostromastan. The only city that is not along the Salov is Tula, which is an experimental city that studies and tests new technologies and prototypical concepts.

Ecosystem

Due to the entirety of the country being in a desert, there are few living things. A small number of desert animals and plants do exist however, which include the burrowing desert mole, the trelik plant, the Polinski rat, and the drilling worm. Interestingly, the drilling worm was the inspiration behind the Subterran Forces in former Kostuvastan.

Economy

Agriculture

Most food is imported from other nations, Tuvaltastan being the largest provider of livestock. There are efforts to minimize imports of food, pushed by a few activist groups. None of these groups have made it far into the national government, however.

Industry

The primary industries in Kostromastan revolve around mining and design. The mines of Kostromastan predominantly extract platinum, iron, zinc, and copper.

Science and Technology

Kostromastan has not been as fortunate as its fellow former Kostuv territories, and has duly been behind in technological and scientific advancements. Nonetheless, there has been a very successful effort to curb smog in Kostrom cities, and as a result Volgoda, Novgorod, Tula, and Nal'Chik are at least 90% powered by renewable energy.

Demographics

Downtown Novgorod

Downtown Volgoda

Suburbs of Nal'Chik

Vertical City of Tula

Astrakhan

Ethnicity

Religion