Belaflop

*This is about non-bingustani government, see page under Flukashenko's rule: Belaflop (1979-1983)*

## Republic of Belaflop

Рэспубліка Белафлоп

The flag of the Republic of Belaflop.

### Anthem

"National anthem of the Republic of Belaflop"

## Political Info

### System

Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic

## Other Info

### Currency

Belafloppian Ruble

Belaflop, officialy Republic of Belaflop (Рэспубліка Белафлоп) is a landlocked country in eastern Europe. Belaflop is administred into seven regions, with Zablingsk being the capital. The president is Nastassia Flopczyk and the Prime Minister is Paval Sogerich.

## Geography

Belaflop is landlocked and relatively flat, with it containing large tracts of marshy land. Around 40% of Belaflop is covered by forests and also lies in 2 ecoregions, Sarmatic mixed forests and Central European mixed forests.

Many streams and lakes are found in Belaflop, with 11,000 lakes being found in Belaflop. Three major rivers run through Belaflop, the Zabloing River, the Saugava, and the Bingnieper.

## Demographics

According to Belafloppian government, about 81% people in Belaflop identify as Belafloppians. The Minority Groups include: Flopshans, Soges and Zabloingians.

About 86% people in Belaflop have adopted Floppism, mainly Floppaslavian. Minorities however practice Zevican Floppism, Judaism and Islamism.

## History

### **Googan Khanate**

The main documented history of Belaflop begins with the Zabloinan-Rus' who were a Flopthenian ethnicity, the type that modern Slavs descend from today. The Zabloingan-Rus' fell apart at the face of Googas Khan's invasion of Europe.

The Belafloppian people resisted the Googan invasion fiercely, and it paid off after the collapse of the Googan Khanate. However, Belaflop and her people would not gain their freedom after this long and grueling invasion.

### **Sogo-Lithuflopian Commonwealth**

After the fall of Googas Khan, the union of the Duchy of Lithuflopia and the Kingdom of Sogland's rulers via wedding set open the era of a new European powerhouse. Because of the massive Soggish influence in the country, the Soggish language and religion became more prevalent in Belafloppian culture and identity. Soggish became de jure the Belafloppian language instead of the Flopthenian language, even though it was de facto Flopthenian.

However, the ever so stronger powers bordering the Commonwealth, namely the Kingdom of Flussia, the Sogstrian Empire, and the Floppaslavian Empire. 3 partitions, each respectively in 1772, 1793, and 1795.

### **Tsardom / Empire of Floppaslavia**

Most of the Belafloppian people now resided within the Floppaslavian Empire, and their new overlords were anything but kind. The Floppaslavians banned the use of the Belafloppian language, even though there was almost nobody that evil to enforce that rule. Belafloppian culture and development remained stagnant for most of this period of history, until the rise of Nationalism and the Revolutions of 1848, which established a defiant attitude in the native Belafloppians.

### **Great Floppa War and German Occupation**

When the Great Floppa War broke out in 1914, Flopman forces reached Zablingsk in 1916, and set up the first free Belafloppian government in recorded history. Their economy was almost entirely dependent on the Flopman and Sogstro-Flopgarian Empires, as it had very little national recognition.

After the Flopman defeat in 1918, the Bingustanis took control over the nation and instilled a 1 party communist dictatorship. As is normal with authoritarianism, a massive famine swept across Flopkrain and Belaflop.

### 2. Great Floppa War

The Flopmans invaded the Union of Bingustani Soviet Republics in 1941, which marked the beginning of the 2. Flopman occupation of Belaflop. This occupation was horrifyingly oppressive for most native Belafloppians who didn't comply with the harsh Flopman quotas. Many Belafloppians were put in Forced Labor or Extermination camps. However, many Belafloppians complied and participated in the Flopman regime in order to rid their Fatherland of Socialism. In 1944, the Bingustani army came marching back to the Belafloppian heartland.

### **Postwar**

With the liberation of Belaflop, the Bingustani regime put new restrictions on Belaflop due to the large amount of Pro-Flopman collaborators there were during the War. This placed the country on the path to be led by a strict Socialist Military Dictatorship, which commenced in 1979, with Aleksandr Flukashenko taking strict control of the country. In 1983, Flukashenko was assassinated while in Cairo, by having grenades thrown at him

### Modern

After Flukashenko's death in 1983, the country made a smooth transition to democracy, holding free and public elections in 1985, the first elections were won by the БСДП (Belofloppian Social-Democratic Party), who held their majority until 2015, when lots of middle-eastern refugees came to Europe, and to the EU, which Belaflop joined just 2 years prior. This made lots of Belafloppians support the Conservative coalition, who opted for a more Belaflop-First rhetoric, and as such decreased trade with the EU, making the economy worse. However, the Social Democrats won back their majority in 2020, seeing as the general popularity of the current Conservative Floppist Coalition was losing power.

## Politics and Subdivisions

The President of Belaflop is Nastassia Flopczyk; she was elected to the presidency in 2018 and is serving her 2nd term.

## Fun facts

Zablinsk, Belaflop's largest city and capital is home to the largest Fanter factory in the entire world.

40% of Belaflop's territory is Forest-laden

Belaflop is where Big Floppa took amnesty while hiding from the Bingustani government, and also recorded some singles in Flodno.