Republic of Ostrinia

The Republic of Ostrinia or Ostrinia is an island nation located in the south Pacific Ocean and is closest to New Zealand. The island was initially colonised by England in 1700 until it received the right to self-govern in 1857, prompting democratic elections in the country. The island then gained full independence in 1901 with the British crown being the only thing tying it to the UK. The country, however, finally cut ties with the British crown in 1945 under the 3rd Labour Government and becoming a republic. Ostrinia is one of the wealthiest countries of the Shean Isles and has the fastest growing population in the Shean Isles.
Ostrinia was originally controlled by the native Ostira people for thousands of years and upheld their traditions among the few clans across the island. Records show that there were a few conflicts on the island sometime between 320 AD to 470 AD but there has been no other reported major conflicts. The English arrived on the island in 1693 but only fully colonised the island in 1700. The English Colony of Ostrinat (later British Colony of Ostrinat) presumed many governors who savagely oppressed the native population on the island. The colony saw its largest immigrants between 1730 to 1760, 1790 - 1810, and 1830 - 1840, making the native population more and more of minorities and by around 1800 they were no longer the largest population on the island. The mostly European and black islanders eventually pushed for an independence movement in the 1830s, which became more powerful in the 1840s, and led to a rebellion in 1856 called the Ostrinat Uprising. The uprising lasted nearly a year and led to Ostrinat being given the power to self-govern, creating the Kingdom of Ostrinia, and creating their own legislature called the Chamber of Representatives. 
The government returned many different governments such as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Liberal governments, the People's Government, and the 1st National Liberal Government. The country saw a large industrial revolution pulse throughout the country between the 1860s to the 1900s, which brought about about new political groups such as industrialists and trade unionists. The trade unionists would go on to form the Labour Party in 1889 and stand their first election in the 1890 Ostrinian General Election. Under the 3rd Liberal Government, the country gained full legislative autonomy in 1901 with only the British crown left existing in the country, practically giving the country full independence. The country saw its first Labour government in 1906 when the Labour Party won the largest amount of seats in the Chamber and formed a minority government. They later returned a sizeable majority in 1909 until they were kicked out of office in 1910 and replaced with the 4th and final liberal government. The government was plagued with two minority governments and marked the end of liberal power in the country. The National Liberals took back government in 1914 until 1918 to then be replaced by Labour in 1918 until 1921. The National Liberals retook control in 1921 until 1930 when Labour was elected to curb the effects of the Great Depression but the government was immensely unpopular and blamed for further emphasising the depression. National Liberal then controlled government until the end of WW2.
In 1945, Ostrinia became a republic with an indirectly elected President who is elected every five years by the Chamber of Representatives. This created economic and social change under the post-war Labour government that brough forth nationalisation, a new welfare state, and relaxed some segregation of black and native people with white people. The subsequent National Liberal government reversed some changes of that the previous Labour government implemented but didn't change much due to the fear of being voted out quickly. Labour returned to government and controlled it for its longest time between 1966 and 1975 and pretty much put an end to segregation and introduced social policy that legalised homosexuality. The country was then led by the National Liberals until 1990 when Labour took over and changed the electoral system from FPTP to proportional representation. This saw the return of the Liberal Party and three other parties. The country has, since then, been much more democratic and is currently one of the only Shean countries that are still becoming more democratic.
== History ==
Main Article: History of Ostrinia
=== Prehistory ===
=== British Colonial Rule: 1700 - 1857 ===
See Also: English Colony of Ostrinat, British Colony of Ostrinat
=== Self-Government: 1857 - 1901 ===
See Also: Kingdom of Ostrinia
=== Independence Under the British Crown: 1901 - 1945 ===
=== Post-War Ostrinia: 1945 - 1993 ===
=== Modern Ostrinia: 1993 - Present ===
== Geography ==
Main Article: Geography of Ostrinia
== Government & Politics ==
Main Articles: Government of Ostrinia, Politics of Ostrinia
=== President ===
Main Article President of Ostrinia
=== Prime Minister ===
Main Article: Prime Minister of Ostrinia
=== Chamber of Representatives & Elections ===
Main Articles: Chamber of Representatives of Ostrinia, Elections in Ostrinia
=== Foreign Relations & Military ===
== Economy ==
== Demographics ==
== Culture ==