Nation/Laiatan

Laiatanese Federation
Laiatanese Federation Mahiganland Federalyse
	Motto: "Wie brust unser Matter." ; "We trust our Mother."
	Anthem: Unser Matterland ; Our Motherland
	The Laiatanese Federation.
Capital; and largest city	Volkgoroda
Official languages	Laiatanese official throughout the country
Ethnic groups (2011)	91.2% Mahigan ; 4.1% Teekon ; 2.9% Neshoba ; 1.2% Singarti ; 0.4% Vulpine ; 0.2% other
Demonym	Laiatanese
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Formation
Area
Population
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
Gini (2012)	30.1; medium
HDI (2012)	0.926; very high
Currency	Rubla (RUBA) (Ɽ)
Time zone	(UTC-5 to -8)
Date format	mm-dd-yy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+57
ISO 3166 code	LAI
Internet TLD	.lai

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Laiatan (Laiatanese: Mahiganland), officially known as the Laiatanese Federation (Laiatanese: Mahiganland Federalyse), is a country situated on the western part of the continent of Itur, which is located in The East Pacific. It is a federal presidential constitutional republic, comprising of 38 provinces. From north to east, Laiatan borders Terre Videum, Sophis, Tano, and Vulshain. It shares a disputed maritime border with the nation of Warre to the south, as well as a maritime border with Old Federalia to the southeast. It is renowned across the region for its population of lobos, a wolf-like species that make up roughly 99% of the total population.

Before the formation of the Kosma Dynasty in 602, the nation was splintered into several tribal federations. These tribal federations have made their mark on Laiatan today, as the ethnic groups that make up the nation today are direct descendants of the tribes that once made up the nation. The Mahigans launched several military campaigns and political reforms to create the Kosma Dynasty. Through continued military and diplomatic actions, the Kosma Dynasty grew to become the Koroldom of Laiatan. Mahigans remained in control of the country for the entirety of the monarchy, 1,151 years, as well as into the first century of the Federation.

Since the beginning of the Federation in 1757, the country has had multiple "golden ages" and high economic growth. It is a highly developed nation that is filled with fiercely patriotic people, viewing themselves as brothers and sisters of the Federation. The country has only seen one violent uprising since the beginning of the Federation, an attempted coup d'état which failed following fierce street fighting between the capitalist "Loyalists" and the communist rebels. The country has also been involved in military incursions outside of its borders. Laiatanese forces invaded their neighbor Vulshain twice in order to bring the country to peace, once during a revoultion, the other during a civil war. A founding member of SITO, the country currently has troops occupying Rygard as part of a joint operation with Vulshain.

Etymology

The English word Laiatan derives from the name of the tribe that began conquests to create what many Laiatanese people feel is the beginning of their nation, the Kosma Dynasty. The Laiatanese term Mahiganland ("Land of the Wolf People") arose from the conquest of much of Laiatan by the Mahigan tribe Lai, who named the land for themselves. In Laiatanese, mahi means "wolf" while gan means "people", making Mahigan literally mean "wolf people." Following the forced learning of Mahigian (Laiatanese) by all newly conquered peoples, the people began referring to themselves as Mahigans (even those not ethnically Mahigan), thus creating a sense of unity in the nation.

History

Tribal Laiatan

Map of the various tribes that inhabited "Tribal Laiatan", circa 6th century AD.

The tribes that made up Laiatan before its unification are thought to date from the Lobo Bronze Age. From their origins in what is now the province of Okezuka, the tribes in all directions away from the coast. By the 6th century AD, four major tribal groups had dispersed themselves across the territory. These tribes were split into smaller individual tribes, most of which had confederation-styled governments.

In the late 6th century, a Mahigan tribe known as Lai' began political and military conquests across the lands that are now a part of Volkapita. Under leadership by Svetlav Kosma, the tribe grew to include territory of Teekon and Singarti tribes. Lai' grew to become a rather large, unified nation that remained surrounded by tribal confederations.

Kosma ordered a new capital to be built within his borders, on the site of his first conquered village near the Ryikon River in 600 AD. He personally oversaw the construction of several original government buildings including the original Mahihaus and Federation Assembly Building, then known as the House of Lords.

By mid 602 AD, the national government buildings had been completed, as well as a school, jail, church, and enough homes for 750 citizens. Later in the year, enough space had been made for almost 2,000 citizens - which were quickly filling and expanding. With the city ever expanding, Svetlav Kosma declared the city 'Volkgoroda'. With a seat for a national government, Kosma named the lands he held after himself and crowned himself king.

In response to this, another dynasty rose up in the Teekon area of Laiatan, named after its leader Vladimir Letov. These two nations would grow to become major rivals and trading partners.

Kosma Dynasty

Letov Lai'

Novmosk-Mesyats Lai'

Grand Duchy of Volkgoroda

Koroldom of Laiatan

Laiatanese Revolution

Zukov's Laiatan

Laiatanese Federation

Politics

Governance

The country is a federation and a presidential constitutional republic, where the president is both head of state and government. In the Laiatanese federalist system, citizens are usually subject to three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The local government's duties are commonly split between county and municipal governments. In almost all cases, executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens by district. There is no proportional representation at the federal level, and it is very rare at lower levels. The Laiatanese Federation is fundamentally structured as a multi-party representative democracy, with the federal government composed of three branches that regulate each other by a system of checks and balances:

Executive: The President is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, can veto legislative bills before they become law, and appoints the Government of Laiatan (Cabinet) and other officers, who administer and enforce federal laws and policies.
Legislative: The bicameral Federation Assembly, made up of the Federal Council and the People's Council, makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government.
Judiciary: The Supreme Court and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the president with Federal Council approval, interpret laws and overturn those they find unconstitutional.

The president is elected by popular vote for a four year term (eligible for a second term, but not a third consecutive term).

The People's Council has 435 voting members, each representing an electoral district for a two year term. Seats are apportioned among the provinces by population every ten years. At the 26th National Census taken in 2010, five provinces had the minimum one representative while Volkapita, the most populous province, had 53. The Federal Council has 76 voting members with each province having two , elected at-large to six-year terms; one third of Federal Council seats are up for election every other year.

The Supreme Court, led by the Chief Justice of Laiatan, has twelve members who serve for life.

The provincial governments are structured in a roughly similar fashion. The governor (chief executive) of each province is directly elected. Some province judges and cabinet officers are appointed by the governors of the respective states, while others are elected by popular vote.

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	Laiatanese Federation
Main article: Laiatan
Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Laiatanese language ♦ Mahitou ♦ Laiatanese korona ♦ Defense Forces
Government: Cabinet ♦ Federation Assembly ♦ Federal Council ♦ People's Council ♦ President ♦ Supreme Federal Court ♦ Political Parties
History: Pre-Mahigan Laiatan ♦ Kingdom of Laiatan ♦ Laiatanese Empire ♦ Laiatanese Junta ♦ Laiatanese Federation
Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Zakhar Kreskov ♦ Aleksey Zukov ♦ Yuri IV ♦ Katerina I ♦ Nika Alkaev ♦ Yura Lainov