Nation/North Lukonia
| The United Socialist Republics of Lukonia Lukonian Yhdistyneet Sosialistiset Tasavallat
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| Motto: Vapaus Velvollisuudessa | ||||
| Capital | Ullinna | |||
| Official languages | Finnish | |||
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| Government | Federal one-party socialist republic | |||
| - | Chairman | Taneli Filatov | ||
| - | General Secretary | Elias Aunula | ||
| Legislature | Supreme Council of the Union | |||
| Population | ||||
| - | 2028 census | 34,612,573 | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2029 estimate | |||
| - | Total | $326.96 billion | ||
| - | Per capita | $7,212 | ||
| Currency | Luco | |||
North Lukonia, officially the United Socialist Republics of Lukonia (abbreviated as USRL, USR Lukonia, or Lukonia USR) is a federal socialist republic located in the northern part of Moneylania.
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History
Early settlements
The first Lukonian tribes migrated to the lands of modern Lukonia from the far east around 460BC. Over the next couple of hundred years they gradually assimilated the other population in the area, becoming the dominant culture in the process. Lukonians themselves were divided into numerous territorial tribes, which resulted in the tribes being very fractured and disorganized. Agriculture also spread slowly, as harsh winters made farming difficult, and the spread to the more fertile southern areas was slowed down by encounters with other peoples. This conflict put off the formation of major population centers even when other peoples were already dwelling in cities.
The first unification
The Lukonian tribes would remain split and squabbling among each other for the next 700 years after there arrival to the region. The situation greatly changed around the year 300AD. This was during the rise of the Sibarian empire, which was experiencing a heated rivalry with the bordering Xianuan empire. It was in both these empires interests to expand there influence to the lands further South in an effort to gain advantage over one and other, and was situated right in the fringes of this conflict. The Lukonian tribes became subject to raids from Both Xianuan and Sibarian, and fears surfaced that one of these great empires would one day attempt to exert there will over Lukonia. This threat finally forced the tribes to put aside there differences and elect the leader of the Täme Tribe, Kalevi Soranen, as the high chief of Lukonia. Forming a tribal confederation, the tribes proceeded to face Xianuan and Sibarian incursions together, scoring victories in the battles such as Suojärvi in 357 against the Vianun and Pimemetsä in 418 against the Sibarians, but still being forced to avoid larger armies. These few victories however, put a halt to any serious plans the empires had to expand into Lukonia, as they were already entering a state of decline after years of warfare. The result of this era was a unified Lukonian tribal confederation which while decentralized, was able to guarantee the safety of the tribes.
The Medieval era
With the unifying outside threat gone the Lukonian tribal confederacy would itself also enter a state of decline. The death of the high chief Taneli Roivas in 896 finally spelled an end to the confederation. With no tribe strong enough to take up the mantle of high chief, Lukonia was once again divided. The times had however changed. The tribes had been subject to great societal change during. Agriculture was now common place which led to rapid population growth and the formation of the first cities, with the largest being Ullinna, Turkylä and Petroi. Despite this transition to a medieval society, feudalism never truly took root in Lukonia. Instead these states evolved from there tribal roots, with mayors taking over the duties of the chief in these new city states. Trade with the peoples of Vasili and Kaznan also brought wealth and ideas to Lukonia, thought the former tribes and the new city states still acted with suspicion towards outside powers. However overall, the medieval period was marked for the most part by societal and population growth, as well as the development of cities and trade with the outside world. Orthodoxy also started to spread rapidly trough Sibarian traders and missionaries, easily supplanting the existing disorganized shamanic faith of the Lukonians. by 1100 Lukonia compromised of 9 distinct and independent city states.
