Shevanelia

## The Empire of Shevanelia

The official state flag of Shevanelia

Map of Shevanelia & surrounding areas

Shevanelia or Sheva (officially The Empire of Shevanelia) is an island country located in north-western Batebami, located just west off the coast of Ciolsara, directly north of Raium & north-east of East Zaria. It is situated in the north-east Raine Ocean & is bordered on the east by the Sheva Pass. It consists of several islands but has 5 main islands, Shiropa, Carnas, Sep, Tchurol and She-Tchurol. Shevanelia's capital city is the historical city of The Capitol.

### History

Shevanelia is a relatively new nation, seeing its formation back only in 1845 S.S. (or 254 A.G.) It was formed after the Black Morning & the following Sheva Civil War, in which the recently victorious nation of Whitenruth went through a bloody but short civil war resulting in a Loyalist victory. After the civil war, the Volgenna Dynasty was reinvited onto the throne to be the leader of the newly formed Shevanelia, after the Banishing of the Volgenna Royal Family by Sarain. However it has similar history dating back a thousand years with the Shevna Solixha, a sort of federation compromising of highly autonomous states lead by strong generals, lead by the Volgenna dynasty.

#### Ancient Solixha

This section goes over the history of Shevanelia & it's people from earliest recorded history on the island to the formation of the Volgenna Solixha system

#### Volgenna Solixha

Records of ancient Solixha are very sparce in regards to any information of dynasties & past rulers due to The Capitol Amor Burnings. But known history places the Volgenna dynasty as the sole rulers during Solixha times.

#### Empire Era

The Empire Era is the modern era of Shevanelia, starting in 1845 S.S. (254 A.G.) at the declaration of the formation of the empire.

### Geography

Shevanelia is an island nation compromising of 5 main islands called the Sheva Islands & over an estimated thousand smaller islands. From north-west to south-east the islands are; Shiropa, Carnas, Sep, Tchurol & She-Tchurol. Shevanelia consists of mainly only 3 biomes, swamps, forests & mountains. With forests taking up the majority of the land with 60%, followed by mountains with 13% & finally swamps with 8%. With the remaining 29% of land used for cities, towns, farmlands, etc.

### Government & Politics

Shevanelia is a semi-constitutional theocracy/monarchy. It follows a heavily regulated form of capitalism in which native companies are encouraged greatly. The official head of state is the Son Emperor Sami Son Volgenna, however most decision making is left to the Prime Minister Jomars Nemelina, which leaves the Son Emperor as more of a figurehead then decision maker. Shevanelia is known for its militaristic, nationalistic & xenophobic populace, as well as it's incredibly authoritarian government, not allowing almost any form of dissent or protesting.

### Economy

Shevanelia is a capitalist nation with strong regulations on exports & even stronger regulations on foreign imports. Foreign imports & companies are strictly discouraged as well as kept on heavy watch as to prevent "foreign exploitation & surveillance". The average Shevanelian may own a business. Shevanelia exports 20% more than what it imports, making it an economic power in the region. It's exports mainly consists of metals such as steel, aluminium, copper & amor, which make up 61% of Shevanelian exports. With meat exports such as veal, duck & pork coming in second at 17% & foods such as yilberries & wheat in third with 5%.

### Infrastructure

Shevanelia has a partially modernised infrastructure system, with roads being the norm spanning most of the countryside due to it's density & history. The government recently started the Steel Plan to modernise the infrastructure for automobiles & trains, currently half way through the plan beating it's original expected development end date of 3 years by a whole year. Railway services were nationalised by the government at the beginning of the Steel Plan.

### Demographics

Shevanelia has an estimated population of around 49,000,000, with only around 500,000 foreign residents making up a percentage of the population. It is a very homogeneous country due to several reasons, such as the relatively recent industrial & economic boom of the nation itself & the government's incredibly strict laws on immigration into the country. While most Shevanelians are religiously & linguistically the same, their are many minor ethnic & dialect differences varying from region to region. With the southern regions having a dialect which incorporates many Quoranish phrases & speech patterns, as well as some ethnic similarities to Ciolsarans & Quoriloans. Majority of Shevanelians are between the ages of 20-50 (around 54%), which contributed vastly to it's economic boom. All information shown excludes the Shensara Peninsula.

### Flag of Shevanelia

#### Flag Design

The flag of Shevanelia is seperated into 3 segmented parts; a white horizontal stripe on top, a red horizontal stripe on the bottom & a black vertical stripe on the left-hand side with the Shevanelian Star in the middle.

#### Flag Symbolism

The symbolism of the flag of Shevanelia is said to be the following; the black stripe with the Shevanelian Star represents hope during dark times & also symbolises the Son Emperor. The red stripe symbolises the blood of fallen soldiers & the courage they displayed on the battlefield while the white stripe symbolises religion & the peace that fallen soldiers have found in heaven.