Āstrīlēń Rēpëblīk

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Anthem: "Freedom & Democracy"

Motto: "Ēńtīlē, Fālīlē, Ørgēllo."

Population: 27 Million.

Currency: Lubra

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Demonym: Hastran

Goverment:Presidential Republic

Legislative Organ:- United Republican Parliament

Hastra (Hastran: Āstrīlē) or Republic of Hastra (Āstrīlēń Rēpëblīk) is a country located in the far east, bordering Narzeidze in the autonomous state of Brodius and naturally bordering Berk in the south. Hastra's coastline measures ### Square Kilometers (km^2). The country has 10 states and one autonomous territory (see Brodius Autonomous State). Its system of government is a presidential republic with a population of 21.7 million people using the Lubar currency. The territory was discovered by pilgrims Ermenrich Fiedlerg and Lynn Wilkinse. Thinking they were still in Henessia (modern-day Berk), they settled there for a few weeks until, while exploring, they discovered flora and fauna unique to the land. This led the king of Henessia, Hitengu VII, to send more pioneers to the place, eventually conquering them and asserting his hegemony over the territory. His reign over the territory ended in 1934XX B.C., where the kingdom fell under the Tsardom of Puguay, assimilating the territory to it. This led to the enslavement and mistreatment of thousands of natives, along with the discontent of the population in the area. This provoked the War of Independence in 1922XX B.C. In this war it is estimated that more than 75,000 people died, most of them slaves forced to fight against their will.

With the end of the Pugayan occupation and the independence of the population, they formed the first kingdom of Hastra under Juzenn I. It was in this era that the religious wars resumed, which commonly featured the Kibranists (from the Hastra religion) and the Tuvorists (from Henessia). The second religious wars were the bloodiest in all history, with more than 240,000 casualties. In 260XX B.C, the Kibranists managed to defeat the Tuvorists, banishing them from the kingdom forever. Juzenn I was a Tuborist so he had to be replaced by Juzenn II, his son. Here also began the golden age of poetry, culture, writing and philosophy, also known in Hastra as the golden revolution. The golden revolution led to the rise of a communist and anti-capitalist philosophy, since the kingdom was in a state of extreme capitalism. In 210XX B.C, King Qujiang VIII was assassinated, leading to the coup d'état of 210XX B.C. The dictator, now King Shojo I, turned the country into a parliamentary monarchy, and later in 177XX B.C, into a democracy with sham elections (Union of Hastrian Socialist Territories). After his death in 153XX B.C, a long list of presidents followed, making the liberty for hastra party the longest lasting in the history of Hastrian democracy.

In 25XX B.C., the head of state Sangen Samo joined the Eastern Union due to pressure from foreign powers. This period was one of the harshest in history, as the majority of the population was poor, oppressed or enslaved. In the Union-Imperial War, the country mobilized 5 million Hastrans for the war effort, of whom 2 million died and another 2.8 million were wounded. This led to the assassination of the head of state and terrorist attacks by all government institutions, along with slave revolts. The nation collapsed and disintegrated shortly before the end of the union-imperial war. After the end of this war, a few brave people formed the Government for the National Salvation of Hastra (GPSNdH), which was a provisional government with a council of 5 people, all working side by side to prevent the Hastrian territory from falling into anarchy.

In 2XX, the council finished developing a system of fair elections, and was dissolved. Since then the congress, parliament, etc. were formed. The first president of the republic was Dai Qiu of the "Democratic Alliance" party. After that, other parties such as United for Hastra and People's Party started to form, which now have total dominance in the congress, leaving the Democratic Alliance to fall into oblivion.

Hastra, since 2XX, has got 11 presidents.