Polkopia

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The Allied States of Polkopia
Aliyniye Stati vy Polkopiya
Motto“Labor, Strength, Progress”
AnthemGlory to Our State
CapitalPeeto
Largest city Valinkova
Official languages Polkopian, English
Recognised national languages Polkopian, English, Russian, Italian
Demonym Polkopian
Government Constitutional Totalitarian Confederation
 -  Dictator Semyon Polk
History
 -  Treaty of Oblast separates Polkopia from the Russian Principalities 1456 AD 
 -  Polkopian Civil War 1629 AD 
 -  Expansion of Polkopia 1634 AD 
 -  Seven Years War 1754 AD - 1762 AD 
 -  Russo-Polkopian War 1811 AD - 1819 AD 
 -  Polkopian States Begin Seceding 1899 AD 
 -  Polkopia's Association with WWII 1941 AD - 1944 AD 
 -  Overthrow of Democratic Government 1991 AD 
 -  Second Polkopian Revolution 2008 AD - 2011 AD 
Area
 -  Total 395,681 km2
152,773 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 23%
Population
 -  2018 estimate 67,000,000
GDP (PPP) 2,497 estimate
 -  Total ₱ 18,829
 -  Per capita ₱ 18,829.76
GDP (nominal) 3,268 estimate
 -  Total ₱ 108,459,420,007,680.00
 -  Per capita ₱ 2,363
HDI 0.679
medium
Currency Polkopian Dollar ()
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Calling code 662
Internet TLD .plk

Polkopia, also known as the Allied States of Polkopia, is a Constitutional Totalitarian Confederation and is compromised of eleven separate states, each of which are governed by a single body in the capital city of Peeto. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea and is influenced by a humid continental climate. Polkopia has a population of about 90 million as of 2013, and its capital and largest city is Peeto. The Polkopian are a mix of Slavic and Baltic cultures, and the official language, Polkopia, is one of only three living languages (together with Latvian and Lithuanian) in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.

For centuries, the territory surrounding the Baltic Sea was inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the late 1200's the Polkopian lands were united by the Curionian people, and the Semigallian people, and the first unified Polkopian state, the Kingdom of Polkopia, was created on 27 April 1283. During the 14th century, the Kingdom of Polkopia faced various wars, and, for a brief time, was occupied by the Tsardom of Russia. Eventually, Polkopia received independence from the Russian Principalities in 1456 from the Treaty of Oblast, where Polkopia received its former lands west of Lake Paipus. From then on, the Kingdom of Polkopia grew, expanding north, conquering the remaining Baltic lands.

During WWII, Polkopia faced a series of devastating invasions by Nazi Germany, and faced complete annexation. Between 1941 and 1944, over seven million Polkopian lives were lost. In 1944, the lands of Polkopia were liberated by the Soviet Union, and in 1947, Polkopia became a satellite state for the Soviet Union. In 1985, the Soviet-imposed government was overthrown, making Polkopia the first out of many nations to break free from the Soviet Union. In 1991, after 6 years of Democracy, the Polkopian Government was overthrown by Communist leaders and, once again, became a Communist State. Despite the vast destruction the country experienced during World War II, as well as several violent revolutions experienced in 1996 and again in 2008, Polkopia managed to preserve much of its cultural wealth.


Etymology

The source of the name, Polkopiya, and the ethnonyms for the Polkopians combine the names of the West Slavic tribe of the Polans, and the Baltic tribe of the Selonians, one of four Baltic tribes (Along with the Semigallians, the Curonians, and the Latgalians) which contributed to the development of Polkopia as an early state.

History

Prehistory

Around the beginning of the third millennium BC (3000 BC), the proto-Baltic ancestors of the Polkopian people settled on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. These Baltic tribes established trade routes to Rome and Byzantium, trading resources such as local amber for precious metals. By 900 AD, four distinct Baltic tribes inhabited Polkopia: Curonians, Latgalians, Selonians, Semigallians (in Polkopian: Kuronska, Letgaļi, Selon, and Semigalika), as well as the Livonians, who spoke a Finnic language as opposed to those who spoke the early forms of Baltic languages around the Baltic Sea.

The oldest known settlement in Polkopia is the Pulli settlement, which was on the banks of the river Paernu, near the town of Ubania, in north-western Polkopia. According to radiocarbon dating it was settled around 11,000 years ago at the beginning of the ninth millennium BC. Evidence has been found of hunting and fishing communities existing around 6500 BC in Northern Polkopia. Bone and stone artifacts similar to those found near Ubania have been discovered all throughout Polkopian lands, however the communities that were excavated in Northern Polkopia show higher signs of development than in Central or Southern Polkopia.

The end of the Bronze Age and coming of the early Iron Age were marked by great cultural changes in the Polkopian tribes. The most significant of the bunch was the transition to farming, which has remained at the core of the economy and culture. Between the first and fifth centuries AD resident farming was widely established, resulting in a large population growth and settlement expansion. Cultural influences from the Roman Empire reached Polkopia. Ancient Roman coins, jewelry, and artifacts have been found in large numbers, most of them being found along the outskirts of Garga, a small village along the banks of the Nemunas River.