Slaveria

**Slaveria** (Slaverian: *Šlavěščko*), officially the **Slaverian Republic** (Slaverian: *Šlavěščká republiká*), is a sovereign state located in Central Eurea, bordered by Magoria to the east, Asbania to the south, Notosha, Lorbia, and Horvatia to the southwest, Chusia to the northwest, and Zatrania to the north. Its capital and most-populous city is Martislava, located on the northwest of the country. Slaveria has a population of about 5.8 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Slaveria in the 6th-century, with various small city-states and kingdoms being established. By the 12th-century, the territory was unified under the Kingdom of Slaveria. The Kingdom later unified with the neighboring Kingdom of Chusia as the Kingdom of Slavochusia in 1802, following the marriage of their respective monarchs. In 1930, following a referendum, the monarchy was abolished and the constitution was rewritten, establishing the Republic of Slavochusia. Slavochusia existed for another fifty years, until a successful 1982 independence referendum resulted in the independence of Slaveria, and the creation of the independent Chusian Republic and Slaverian Republic. The country was officially split in 1983.

After the split of Slavochusia in 1983, Slaveria established itself as a unitary parliamentary republic. Its head of state is the President, who is directly elected via a popular vote for a five-year term that can be renewed once. The President is a ceremonial role, holding very few powers of their own; they serve as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, act as an international representative of Slaveria, formally appoint all ministers, and can veto legislation passed by parliament, although their veto can be overridden by a simple majority. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who holds all political power. The Prime Minister is nominated by parliament and formally appointed by the President; most often, they are the leader of the governing coalition in parliament, and are considered to be the country's chief legislator. The Prime Minister is tasked with drafting legislation, enacting their policy agenda, and leading a council of ministers. The parliament of Slaveria is the National Council, a 235-seat unicameral legislature.

Of Slaveria's population of 5.8 million, approximately 82.1% identifies as being ethnically Slaverian, while 10.5% identifies as Magorian. A Magorian minority has existed in Slaveria for generations, primarily residing in the east of the nation on the border with Magoria. A further 5.0% identifies as Chusian, and the remaining 2.4% as other ethnic groups. The national and sole official language of Slaveria is Slaverian, a Slavoric language. Slaverian is mutually intelligible with the Chusian Chusian, with most linguists identifying the two as dialects of a shared language. Approximately 87.2% of the population speaks Chusian natively, while 96.4% is able to communicate in it fluently. Magorian, a Mundaric language, also holds special recognition in Slaveria, due to its widespread usage in the east of the country; approximately 10.2% of the population speaks Magorian as their native language. Unlike its neighbor Chusia, Slaveria does not experience massively high levels of irreligion. Approximately 67.5% of the population identifies as Christian, – 64.5% as Eurean Catholics, while the remaining 3.0% adheres to other Christian churches – while 0.8% of the population adhered to other religions, while 34.7% identified as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Weekly church attendance numbers approximately 20.5% of the population.