Horvatia

**Horvatia** (Horvatian: *Hrvatskoga*), officially the **Republic of Horvatia** (Horvatian: *Respublika s Hrvatskoge*), is a sovereign state in Southeastern Eurea, bordered by Bagory to the north, Gornia to the north and northeast, Lorbia to the north, Vitrospebia to the east, Snubia to the south, and Regia to the west. Its capital and most-populous city is Sepliki, located in the northwest of the country. Horvatia has a population of approximately 4.8 million people.

Organized settlement in modern-day Horvatia first began in the fifth century CE. The Kingdom of Horvatia was later founded in 1128, functioning as a minor kingdom within the region. In 1582, the Kingdom was conquered and annexed by the Kingdom of Bagory, deposing of the Horvatian royal family and incorporating it as the Horvatian Lands. The Kingdom of Bagory later unified with the Austlandian Empire to create 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 Horvatia was annexed by the Kingdom of Alaslavia. Following a fascist revolution in 1930, the Kingdom became the Fascist Republic of Alaslavia, with civil liberties greatly diminished. In the 1990s, the Alaslavian Wars (1990–2000) broke out, including the Horvatian War (1990–92), resulting in Horvatian independence in 1992.

Since receiving its independence in 1992, Horvatia has functioned as a unitary parliamentary republic. Its head of state is the President, who is a ceremonial figurehead with few actual powers. The President is directly elected by Horvatian voters for a five-year term that can be renewed once. The President's duties included signing passed legislation, with a veto power that can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote, appointing the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, and ambassadors to office, serving as commander-in-chief of the Horvatian Armed Forces, and acting as a representative of the country both at home and abroad. The Prime Minister is the head of government and chief politician of the country. They are tasked with leading a council of ministers, implementing national policy, and overseeing day-to-day operations of the country. The Prime Minister is typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament. The parliament of Horvatia is the 165-seat Chamber of Deputies, a unicameral legislature. Members of parliament are directly elected in 12 multi-member constituencies, using party list voting and proportional representation.

Of its population of 4.8 million, approximately 94.3% of the Horvatian population identifies as ethnically Horvatian. This number also includes Gornian Horvatians. A further 1.9% identifies as Gorniaks, 1.5% as Bagorians, and 1.0% as Regians, while the remaining 1.3% identifies with other ethnic groups. The sole national and official language is Horvatian, a South Slavoric language. Horvatian is considered to be a dialect of the Alaslavian language, and is mutually intelligible with Lorbian, Gornian, and Vitrospebian. Approximately 87.5% of the Horvatian population adheres to Eurean Catholicism, while 10.8% identifies as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious, and the remaining 1.7% adheres to other religions. Despite the prevalence of Eurean Catholicism, Horvatians are fairly irreligious, with only 8.5% stating that they attend religious services "at least weekly."