Brightland

Brightland (Slovene: Svetla-Dežela), officially the Socialist Republic of Brightland (Slovene: Socialistična Republika Svetla-Dežela), is a socialist sovereign state situated in northeastern Tapanthia. It borders Auritadia to the northeast, Canadia to the east and south, Falderia and Elsovia to the south, and Mastalia to the southwest. Brightland also shares maritime borders with New Croxley. To the east of Brightland are the Barben and Fritich seas. Brightland has a population of 45,609,213, making it the 12th-largest country by population worldwide, and the fourth-largest out of the Tapanthian countries. The capital of Brightland is Nacece, while the largest city is Bythorpe. Other major cities and towns include Podnjava, Skrilamoja, and Hunskasta.
Brightland first sprung up with mass migration into the Tapanthian continent around 300 thousand years ago. Brightland's peoples descended from the Slavic and Yugo-Florian communities of Allangria and northwest Tapanthia, with many communities from Yugovia, Weast, and Sarvania being a major influence.
The current political system of Brightland was constructed in 1945 following the collapse of the Brightlese Kingdom during the Great War, which had been perpetrated by Fortland in order to distract and eliminate Brightland from the war. In the monarchy's place, a communist dictatorship was formed. Brightland's relations with Fortland were strengthened as Fortland's government was itself overthrown and replaced with a one-party communist state. As the world progressed into the Cold War, Brightland began to stray from Fortlese influence, and ventured down it's own path. The communist government later began to allow some democratic values, and in 1995, opened it's borders to international travel.
Today, Brightland is, globally, one of the most economic nations. It benefits greatly from trade with Reuland, it's main trading partner. Brightland relies heavily on it's seafood industry, one of it's main exports. In recent years, Brightland has been opting for the usage of greener technology, and was also in 2000 the first nation to legalise same-sex marriage. Brightland is currently a member of the GUIS, the Tapanthian Republic, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Pan-Slavic Union, and the Committee of Socialist Nations.
== Etymology==
Brightland is an English translation of the Slovene words "Svetla dežela", the Slovene name of the country. It is unknown where the country name derived from.
==History==
===Prehistoric Brightland===
===Middle Ages===
=== Early modern period===
===Great War and overthrowing of government===
Brightland entered the Great War in 1937 to back neighbouring Auritadia as Blostia's naval power began threatening the Tapanthian continent. Brightland expressed concern that a land invasion would occur suddenly, catching every country on the continent off-guard. Canadia would declare war on Brightland three years later, exactly three weeks after declaring war on Jonathia.
=== Cold War ===
=== Brightlese Spring ===
=== Brightland in the 21st century ===
== See also==
Category:Brightland
Category:Countries
Category:Tapanthia
Category:Countries in Tapanthia