Saxony

Saxony, officially recognised as the **Democratic Republic of Saxony**, is a democratic republic located in Central Europe. Founded in 1990 as an absolute monarchy after the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic, Saxony has been seen as a shining star of European democracy since 2083. A member of the Shanghai Pact from 2102 until 2112, Saxony is ranked as a highly-developed and rich nation, with strong ties to Germany, Austria and The United States. Formerly a socialist nation between its re-establishment after the Fifth World War in 2062 until 2083. Saxony was managed by General Secretary Mark Schultz under a Socialist Dictatorship from 2062 until his death in 2073.

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Aside from various governments, Saxony had been ruled by Queen Monika II from 1990 until her death in 2110, only being without her between 2029 and 2085. During this period of 56 Years, The regent was in exile in Kanawha, with her Husband, Senator Leon Trotsky. After the collapse of the one-party socialist system within Saxony in 2085, she returned to rule the state as a constitutional monarch, giving up the title of Queen in favour of that of Countess, which was her title to the event of her death. She was asked about this move in 2090, and she stated that she "wanted Saxony to be seen as a shining star of Democracy in Europe."

Among the Saxon political system, the nation is split into seven regions, and a total of 284 constituencies. The largest of these constituencies is the social capital of the nation, Dresden, with an approximate population of 3.37 Million inhabitants. The nation's legal capital is situated in Leipzig, the ceremonial and historical home of the house of Wettin, of which Klaus Octavius I was the last leader of. Against Monika II's wishes, Senator Leon Trotsky of Kanawha, United States, assisted the Socialist Unity Party of Saxony in managing the nation between 2062 and 2085, aside from the tenure of Martin Kirch. During these years, Trotsky served as Director of the Socialist Unity Party of Saxony, whilst covertly hiding his marriage to the former Queen.

Alongside being titled the Democratic beacon of Europe, Saxony is also a leading member of the Organisation of Free Nations, and is a worldwide trade partner and producer of raw materials, industry and computer components. Saxony is home to Informatik Dresden, the largest semiconductor producer in Europe. The nation's capital, Leipzig, also serves home to the largest University in the world, Leipzig University. The University was originally constructed in 1409 and has continually been built on and extended, with the most recent extension being completed in 2089. Leipzig University currently stands at a total area of approximately 12.6 square kilometres, and serves as a place of study to over 16,000 students. The University also supplies dormatory rooms to students, and currently has 5,000 rooms avaliable to students at low costs.

Politically, Saxony has been known to be incredibly socially Left-Wing, with welfare projects and human rights campaigns taking up to 30% of the nation's budget. For LGBTQIA+ rights, Saxony ranks first when it comes to looking after people of Sexual or Gender minorities. In diversity times, Saxony's population is split among three major ethnic groups, and three major races. The majority race in Saxony is caucasian, the native population which takes up approximately 61% of the nation's populace. Of this majority, the largest caucasian ethnicity in Saxony is Germanic (45%), followed by Sorbian (32%) and then Austro-Czech (21%). The remaining 2% of the caucasian population identify with other ethnicities. The second largest racial group in Saxony is East Asian, where 23% of the population claim East Asian as their race of heritage. Of this, 18% declare themselves to be Han Chinese, followed by Japanese (4%) and Indochinese (1%). Finally, taking up approximately 12% of the population are Afro-Saxons, of which 7% identify as Afrikaaner, followed by a further 3% who identify as Zulu and another 2% who identify as Sub-Saharan. The remaining 4% of the population are other races such as Arab, Indian, Persian, Turkic, Native American and Aboriginal.