Chusia

**Chusia** (Chusian: *Čuška*), officially the **Chusian Republic** (Chusian: *Republika Čuški*), is a sovereign state in Central Eurea, bordered by Slaveria to the north, east, and northeast, Bagory to the south, Austia to the west, and Lungary to the northwest. Its capital and most-populous city is Praha, located in the western portion of the country. Chusia has a population of approximately 12.0 million people.

Organized settlement in modern-day Chusia first began in the fourth century CE. For many centuries, the territory was not unified, and beginning in the 12th century was made up of the distinct Kingdom of Lahenia and Kingdom of Sworbia. The two kingdoms were not unified until 1694, when both were annexed and absorbed into the Austian Empire as the Province of Chusia. The Province was later incorporated into the Austo-Bagorian Empire in 1735. The Austo-Bagorian Empire went on to become one of the world's superpowers of the 18th and 19th centuries, and one of the most powerful nations in Eurea. Following the Austo-Lungarian War (1885–1892), the Empire was destroyed and the Province was absorbed into the Lungarian Empire as Lungarian Chusoslaveria, unifying with the neighboring Principality of Slaveria. Chusia's time within the Lungarian Empire was short-lived, and the Empire was dissolved in 1914, establishing Chusoslaverian independence as the Chusoslaverian Republic. Despite initially establishing itself as a constitutional presidential republic, amidst the rise of fascism in Eurea, fascists came to power in 1930, greatly diminishing civil liberties. Following a bloodless revolution, fascism was defeated and Chusia received its independence in 1988.

After establishing its independence, Chusia established itself as a unitary parliamentary republic. The President is the head of state, and is generally a ceremonial figurehead with few actual powers. The President is elected directly by Chusian voters for a four-year term that can be renewed once, and their primary duties include signing passed legislation, although they have a veto power that can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote, formally appointing the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, and ambassadors, serving as a representative of the nation both at home and abroad, and serving as the commander-in-chief of the Chusian Armed Forces. The Prime Minister is the head of government and chief political figure of the nation. The Prime Minister's duties include leading a council of ministers, implementing national policy, and overseeing the day-to-day functions of the country. The Prime Minister is elected by the governing coalition in parliament, and does not have to be a member of parliament themselves, neither do their ministers. The parliament of Chusia is bicameral, consisting of the 265-seat lower house the Chamber of Deputies, where members are elected at-large with proportional representation and party lists, and the 65-seat upper house the Senate, where members are directly elected in single-members constituencies and two-rounds of voting. The Chamber of Deputies is the most powerful branch, being the only one able to propose legislation, while most often the Senate can only temporarily delay a bill, and their veto may be overridden by a simple-majority vote in the lower house. However, the Senate can indefinitely reject bills pertaining to constitutional law, electoral law, and foreign affairs.

Of its population of 12.0 million, approximately 90.9% of the Chusian population identifies as ethnically Chusian. A further 3.5% identifies as Sworbian, but due to the history of the historical region of Sworbia, as much as 45% of the Chusian population is estimated to have some Sworbian ancestry, while 29.5% of the Chusian population resides in Sworbia. Furthermore, about 2.7% identifies as Slaverian, while the remaining 2.9% identifies with other ethnic groups. The national and sole official language of Chusia is Chusian, a West Slavoric language. Chusian is mutually intelligible with Sworbian and Slaverian, and the three are sometimes considered as dialects of a shared language, while it is also closely related to Zatranian. Approximately 83.5% of the population speaks Chusian natively, while 14.2% speaks Sworbian natively, and the remaining 2.3% speaks a different language natively. There have been numerous efforts to declare Sworbian an official or official minority language of Chusia. Chusia is a highly irreligious nation, with approximately 78.4% of the population identifying as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. The remaining 11.6% of the population predominately adheres to Eurean Catholicism, although 1.3% adheres to other religions.