Republic of Gorzorica

# Socialist Republic of (South) Gorzorica

## Introduction

The Socialist Republic of Gorzorica (South Gorzorica) is a legislative socialist semi presidential republic in the Valley States region neighboring North Gorzorica, Deonne, Gandun, and Markeva. South Gorzorica is made up of 5 provinces, the Heartlands, Eastmarsh, Tayora, West Atihyl, and the Paltena Valley. The Capital of South Gorzorica is Concord (South Concord), located on the northern border shared with North Gorzorica.

## History

A full in depth explanation of South Gorzorica's History can be found here, however in short.

The Kingdoms of Pasisia and Autogen on the southwest lake Ekalav emerged when humans began settling at around year 90, and alongside the Gorzori Confederation, grew to be dominant political entities in the region, especially after Pasisia and Autogen united matrimonially to form the Kingdom of Tayora. The Gorzori Confederation fell after the father of gorzorica founded a religion and a subsequent empire and instating racist human-centric ideologies forcing droves of immigrants into Tayora and the Paltena Valley. the Gorzori-Deonnan war sparked with Tayora on the side of Deonne, whilst two civil wars in Tayora called the Regency Wars switched positions of the monarchs in power, making Tayora a puppet state of either Gorzorica or Deonne at any time. During this, the native tribe of Duroga conquered most of the Paltena Valley and West Atihyl, making a regime that is majorly centered towards natives and their habilitation in conflict with the Gorzori Empire. After this period, the Tayoran kings colonized most of West Atihyl in modern day South Gorzorica and Gandun forming an extensive railway mining network forming cities such as Evertyde, Mansfield, Otoga, Bonfoun, and Teuleapa.

during the early 300s, many in the Empire of Gorzorica felt dissatisfied, with the empire catering mostly to upper class humans particularly in Bevermindori, Plainsedge and the Heartlands, whilst many in Eastmarsh, Sandridge and Bawoy felt sympathy for the recently established Social Republicans College in Heathen's Landing. This resulted in a civil war lasting 322 - 327 and marked a changing period in Gorzori history where there were 2 Gorzoricas, the Socialist Republic of Gorzorica, and the Kingdom of Gorzorica. since then, South Gorzorica occupied the entire Paltena Valley, fully incorporating the puppet state the Naked Ridge Tribe, the Duroga tribe which had since been divided, the Corela, and Otoga tribes. all of Tayora and West Atihyl were acquired in the Tayoran War, where the SRC and Gandun collectively and informally invaded and occupied the Kingdom of Tayora, dividing it in two and giving Gandun coast on Lake Ekalav, and granting South Gorzorica a significant portion of the Junipum, Otoga, and Corela tribelands in what's now West Atihyl. Gorzorica Today can be described in the political segments, but for a more in-depth history I suggest reading the official document, or asking me or North Gorzorica for any information

## Domestic Politics

The Government of South Gorzorica is made up of the Legislative and Administrative branch, with the Legislature's upper house acting as the Judicial branch. The lower house is called the High Assembly, made up of representatives chosen by the Social Republicans College and do the bulk of the decision making in the country. the upper house called the National Senate is also made up of representatives, however they are generally chosen from the High Assembly and act as the supreme judicial entity of the nation, ruling on court cases related to the laws, however not new laws and current events. The Administrative branch is made up of every state owned company and department, including police, fire, medicine, public works, domestic relations, and so on, as well as the President, a role currently occupied by Dante Illoni. as president, he is expected to perform domestic and international relations, public relations, and any thing externally official, whilst not holding total control of the nation as a king would, which is the responsibility of the Social Republicans College (the National Senate and the High Assembly) The President can speak and vote as a member of the High Assembly in discussions and debates.

## External Politics

The SRC, which usually extend to the president as well, has cordial or beneficial relations with most of it's neighbors. as a breakaway state of North Gorzorica, officially and legally it is not a proper legal entity, however it still does maintain international relations with the likes of Deonne, Verdant Field, Markeva, and Gandun. There is currently a rail construction project in the planning stage between South Gorzorica and Markeva, and becoming a political ally of South Gorzorica is becoming beneficial due to the shortcomings of North Gorzorica and their rather unappealing political stance, especially with Natives. South Gorzorica has a healthy balance between Natives and Humans, with little racism within, which makes it a good ally of most surrounding nations, which find South Gorzorica as friendly to their race and therefore open to positive diplomacy, however this has the side effect of giving South Gorzorica the largest black market in all surrounding states, as buying and selling here between races is easier than most surrounding nations, and cordial relations with a lot of neighbors makes it a good place to buy and sell, and ultimately doing favors for the economy. South Gorzorica is also having a steady increase in population, with refugees from bordering countries, especially North Gorzorica being a significant factor for population growth. Evertyde and Heathen's Landing particularly are growing quickly, with both cities having the largest airship depot and shipping port respectively, with Heathen's Landing having became the second most populous city in both the Gorzoricas behind Concord, and the biggest city in South Gorzorica only including South Concord.

## Geography

South Gorzorica's Geography can be divided into several biomes, the Paltena Valley, the Atihyl Mountains and Naked Ridge, the Heartlands, and the Coast. the Paltena Valley is a cold desert region centered on the Paltena and Duroga rivers merging at the major city of Paltena, and ending at the Gorzor city of Kalkyra in the Heartlands region. the Heartlands is a region of grassland named after the Great American plains from Earth by the American settlers, and it home to the Valley State's biggest livestock sector, and the [could be third, second or first] largest logging sector. It is the Valley States' [second or first] largest mining sector [behind or ahead of] Gandun, and has the most equal proportions between natives and humans in the entire region of central neuwelt. the Coast can be subdivided into several regions as well, such as the lower west ekalav region where the coast has thin beaches with natural flood barriers and river mouths with small estuaries, and entering the large, mostly straight coast at Tayora city, where the large estuaries of the rivers Tayora, Paismark and Concord are present, with the Firth of Concord being the busiest part of lake ekalav, as the access path between both Gorzoricas and Markeva to the Deonne river. the Atihyl mountains and Naked Ridge is a rough region where snow capped glaciers and rocky cliffs and mountains are present, making it the most difficult region to traverse in all of Neuwelt, and hosting the largest mountain on the Markeva-South Gorzori border, Mount Duroga, which is a holy site for the tribes of the Paltena Valley.