Hethria

The Hethric Realm

Flag of Hethria, which has been in use since year 962.

Ðruviyaraj (Batoranan and Visholan)

Other (3.71%)

Other (1.31%)

**Hethria** (Hethric: ᚺᛖᛁᚦᚢᚱᚱᛁᚲᛁ; Commonscript: *Heiðurríki*), officially the **Hethric Realm**, is a country within Hemisphere South. It is the world's largest country by land area, and has a population exceeding 80 million, slightly ahead of the Lagoon Islands. The country consists of 28 states and 2 territories, excluding the Sovereign State of Nesland, which is self-governing. The national capital and most populous city is Othalgard, and the financial center is Leoferburg, the second most populous city. It is the birthplace of Tyrism, the oldest religion on the globe, and has a substantial Srodaic minority.

Modern Hethric civilization can trace its origins to a cradle of civilization within the fertile basin of the Drepinná River, mostly concentrated near modern Sigeholt. The well-attested Mithric Realm, founded in the year 2334 BCE, developed a bureaucratic political system to serve absolutist hereditary monarchies lead by Foremen, or absolute autarchies. Fueled by Tyrist philosophy introduced by the Order of Galdreburg and the development of this system, Mithric writing, Mithric classic literature, and the Centers of Thought emerged during this period and influenced Mithria and its neighbors for centuries to come. In the year 1046 BCE, Mithria collapsed, being succeeded by hundreds of small states. One such state was Hethreland, which broke away from another state, Oldremark, in 771 BCE. By 509 BCE, under Fólkmar I, Hethreland had transitioned into Heiðurríki, known simply as the Hethric Realm or Hethria, the first empire in the region since the collapse of Mithric Realm. This new empire established a model that lasts to the present day, of which enables the Hethric Realm to be one of the world's foremost economic powers. The empire expanded greatly, and made world-leading scientific advances, such as gunpowder, paper, the compass, and printing. After decades of internal turmoil following the death of Hárfagri II in 33 CE, his grandson Fólkmar IV successfully reunified the empire in 117 CE. Reunified, the empire welcomed foreign trade and allowed Hethria to once again lead the world scientifically and culturally. The early modern period became increasingly urban and commercial. In 1368 CE, Hethria had successfully absorbed all continental states, including the powerful neighboring empire of Austreland, which diverged following the collapse of Mithria millennia prior. The empire, following these acquisitions, nearly doubled its territory by conquering low-population and adjacent regions, establishing a vast state that was the basis of the modern Hethric empire. This dominance however did not hinder the suffering of heavy losses to multiple plagues throughout the 1800s, sometimes referred to as the Century of Plagues. Numerous wars between Hethria and the Batoranan Realm also took place during this period.

When the International War began in 1912 CE, Hethria, Singau, and New Greenmark, a former colony of the now-annexed Austreland, created a coalition against the Batoranan Realm and the Visholan Realm, as they were both in turmoil and all sides wanted concessions, In the end, Hethria acquired Nesland, a historically desired territory for its ethnic Hethric population. This led to the height of Hethric power, influence, and land area. In the following years, the country underwent an economic boom and a wave of stability that lasted until the Visholan Civil War in 1927 CE, in which Hethria supported the Monarchists against the nationalists. By 1933 CE, the civil war had ended with a monarchist victory, and the Visholan Realm became a brief ally of Hethria before diplomatic relations were once again severed in 1945 CE due to disputes in Nesland. By 1949 CE, the world was engulfed in a cold war, in which Hethria, Singau, New Greenmark, Urrea, Peyi Malis, Kauwela, Dongau, and Nandou formed the International Coalition against the unstable monarchies of the Batoranan, Kinora, and Visholan realms. By 1982 CE, tensions had exploded into the Lagoonist War of Independence, in which the Visholan Colony of Anubanð centered in Daledal, now Ronit-Flare, erupted into revolution following the arrival of George Lagoon. The International Coalition supported the Lagoonists and they succeeded in declaring Anubanð, now renamed the Lagoon Islands, independent. Following this, revolutions broke out in all 3 of the unstable monarchies, and only Kinora survived. With the collapse of these monarchies, Hethric dominance of the globe was secured, and the International Assembly was founded by sitting Foreman of Hethria Sigvaldur I and Enacting Protector of the Lagoon Islands George Lagoon in 1985 CE. Following this, all nations joined to ensure a higher degree of world peace. Since then, Hethric standards of living and life expectancies have been slowly growing and expanding.

Hethria is currently governed as an absolute autarchy, and has been since its founding. Hethria is a permanent member of the International Assembly and a founding member of several multilateral and regional cooperation organizations. It ranks among the lowest in measurements of democracy, civil liberties, government transparency, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and human rights of ethnic minorities, which has been criticized abroad. Hethria has been criticized by human rights activists and non-governmental organizations for human rights abuses, including political repression, mass censorship, mass surveillance of their citizens, and violent suppression of protest and dissent. However, the vast majority of the Hethric population are Autarchists, and are supportive of their nation and its actions.

   Making up around one-fifth of the world economy, Hethria is the world's largest economy by GDP by purchasing power parity, the largest economy by nominal GDP, and the wealthiest country. The country remains one of the fastest growing major economies and is the world's largest manufacturer and exporter, as well as the second-largest importer. Hethria is a recognized nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and largest defense budget. Hethria is considered to be the world's leading superpower due to its large markets, high innovation, economic prowess, growing military strength, and influence in international affairs.