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Overview
The Republic of Schevakia is a nation located in south-central Elgeis, on the continent of Tierra del Fuego and the Ilyrian Isles. It is bordered by the Sylvian states of Rhett and HUM to the north, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the east, and Wohlstand and the Vailan-claimed Hunger Games Island to the west. Schevakia is divided into four states, each anchored in a Ward of the Capital City of Schenektengrad and comprising the surrounding regions, along with the semi-autonomous territory of Ilyrdom.
History
Founding Period
The Sche people were first observed as a distinct group in Elgeis in early November of 2019. Ethnically and culturally related to the Balkan peoples of Tierra del Fuego, this nomadic people were invited by the King of Yugoslavia, ThePoptartTardis, to settle in the fertile lands to the southwest of his Kingdom, which had formerly been inhabited by the Bohemians, who had been wiped out shortly before the arrival of the Sche.
The original Sche settlers were thepolg, catcherzw, The_Brunt and Mr_Waffles17, who together agreed to found the city of Schenektengrad, in which each founder would have his own ward. An industrious people, these four rapidly set about construction. The earliest buildings in the city were the Schevakian Center for Diplomacy, the Presidential Palace and the lumber building (Ward 2), The_Brunt's house (now the Veterans' center) (Ward 3), Mr_Waffles17's house (now a meth lab) (Ward 4), thepolg's house and the Schenectengrad Public Works building (Ward 5).
Schevakia was assisted early on by generous aid from their first allies, Yugoslavia and Fianna, which provided the Sche people food and economic security as they sought to establish their nation.
Growth and Development
In the weeks and months following its founding, Schevakia experienced a period of rapid societal development and population growth. Schenektengrad evolved from a small backwater settlement to a thriving metropolis, and is now one of the largest and most populous cities in Elgeis. Players rocketfart110, Kaleidoeyes127, NNDimethyltrip and SgtKickYourAss joined during this time period, with rocketfart110 settling in the slums of Ward 4, Kaleidoeyes127 and NNDimethyltrip founding the town of Schavick on the southern coast of Polgolas, and SgtKickYourAss settling in the swamps of west-central Polgolas.
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During this period population and building growth often outpaced economic growth, which resulted in many Schevakians contending with severe food shortages and periodic famines. Meanwhile, the Schevakian military was woefully ill-equipped for any kind of major conflict, which was demonstrated repeatedly by its inability to effectively address the dangers of even the most minor raids, and exacerbated by the lack of a central military organizational structure or plan, along with rampant military corruption and disobedience within the ranks of the army. Nevertheless, during this period Schevakia was able to make some minor territorial gains, expanding its borders north to the Sche River during the partition of Soraryius and taking advantage of disorganization and confusion in the government and administration of Funkyland to wrest control of Bordergoremandy Beach, on the west bank of the Strait of Jacksonia.
This period of development saw the entrance of Schevakia into several new alliances, as well as the further strengthening of its old ones. During the early development period, as Schevakia attempted to cultivate an image as a dignified and diplomatic country, they became allied with Vailan, Sylvia, and Ozai. They also expanded upon their alliance and relationship with Yugoslavia, which has been the cornerstone of Schevakian foreign policy since the dawn of time. Recognizing the extremely close cultural, ethnic and historical ties of the two Balkan nations, Schevakia and Yugoslavia together formed the Balkan International Congress (BIC) with the goal of furthering regional cooperation in politics, culture, and infrastructure. Sylvia is also an observer state of BIC, controlling the lands of Toegang in northern Tierra del Fuego via its state of HUM. There is substantial popular sentiment in both Schevakia and Yugoslavia favoring a merger into one massive unified Balkan nation, although such a merger is not expected to occur in the immediate future.
During the development period, particularly during the latter half of it, Schevakia found itself embroiled in numerous political incidents, both international and domestic:
In December of 2019, Schevakia was targeted by international terrorist Medimann due to its alliance with Fianna, and were robbed of a substantial amount of iron. Medimann is still on death row in Schevakia for this heinous crime.
In January of 2020, following the Gateway Conference on the Division of New Lands, Schevakian delegates were indiscriminately slaughtered by Nyanian military personnel in the Nyanian Massacre. This inflamed tensions dramatically between Schevakia and Nyania, and Nyanian citizen Dragontek was sentenced to death and is still awaiting execution on Schevakian death row.
February of 2019 was an extremely chaotic month for Schevakia, during which the country experienced extreme political instability.
At the beginning of February, Schevakian citizens formed a key component of the BIC contingent, along with Yugoslavians, that occupied Goomtown in protest of Doctor_Hound's declining to attend the first meeting of BIC in favor of touring Goomtown. This stirred controversy, particularly in Goomlandia and Fianna, although an apology was issued to Doctor_Hound for disrespect shown to him during the occupation, which was recognized as a disproportionate response to his actions. Over 12 people died during the occupation, these casualties were overwhelmingly Schevakians.
The day after the occupation of Goomtown, President catcherzw authorized The_Brunt to destroy the Yugoslavian historical site of Bohemskigrad. Upon the arrival and discovery of this by the full Senate, this action was deemed illegal, unconstitutional and deeply misguided. This scandal became known as "Bohemskigate" and the Schevakian Senate proceeded to impeach catcherzw and voted to replace him with Mr_Waffles17. This began a long period of disunity and acrimony within Schevakia, with tensions running extremely high among the populace and an absentee President (Mr_Waffles17) who proved incapable of healing the divisions among his citizens. The month came to a close with Mr_Waffles17 losing his Schevakian citizenship and subsequently his Presidency due to inactivity. In response to this and catcherzw's efforts to atone for his crimes (including the reconstruction of Bohemskigrad), the Schevakian Senate voted to reinstate catcherzw as President, earning him the moniker of "the Grover Cleveland of Schevakia". This period has been deemed "the Month of Three Presidents" by Schevakian historians.
Major Power
The month of March and the second administration of catcherzw brought a sea change in Schevakian society and politics, with attitudes towards foreign relations rapidly realigning from neutrality and diplomacy to a more interventionist approach.
As Miksa03 and much of the Ilyrian people fled Sylvia due to oppression they experienced there, they found a home in Schevakia, which welcomed these refugees with open arms. Responding to unsubstantiated Wikileaks reports alleging widespread atrocities and ethnic cleansing by Wohlstandian authorities against the native Ilyrian population of Northbay (which was once ruled by Old Ilyria), Schevakia proceeded to annex all of the Ilyrian Isles (with the exception of Hunger Games Island, claimed by Vailan), including Wohlstandian territory, with the purported rationale of defending the Ilyrian populace. This move was met with a variety of reactions from the international community, ranging from extremely negative to neutral to tepidly supportive, with Schevakian ally Sylvia even threatening war.
With the annexation derided as a "clown" move by many, a protest against the perceived aggressive and unjustified actions of Schevakia was rapidly organized by guptacakeman. Guptacakeman and 2-4 other protesters attended this tense protest, which was greeted by Schevakian armed guards. Guptacakeman was killed at this event by an unidentified assailant, an independent investigation of the crime by Yugoslav King General_Draza found that the most likely perpetrators were guptacakeman's fellow protestors OhOkayy and coolnut10, as well as guptacakeman himself. General_Draza himself was killed in the aftermath of the protest, likely by the murderer evading justice.
In eleventh hour negotiations brokered by Vailan and Sylvian Consul MTJNC and taking place during and immediately after the protest, Schevakia and Wohlstand were able to agree to a treaty in which a demilitarized zone was established between the two countries' border on North Bay, and Ilyrian and Wohlstandian populations were resettled to their corresponding nations' portions of the island to prevent any future ethnic conflict.
These events, while resolved peacefully, have been interpreted by many Schevakian historians as a turning point in Schevakia's geopolitical role, especially in combination with the joining of renowned PVPer and military strategist Miksa03, marking a transition from being a passive, neutral small nation to a large major power more willing to throw its weight around.
Government
Schevakia is divided into four states, Jacksonia in the west, anchored in Ward 2 of Schenektengrad, Ambrosia in the north, anchored in Ward 3, Melaconia in the east, anchored in Ward 4, and Polgolas in the south, anchored in Ward 5. Each Schevakian state is represented by a senator, each of whom exercises equal legislative power in the national government and independent governing power over their individual states. The seat of the Schevakian government is located in the Schevakia Senate Building in Ward 1 of Schenektengrad, the Schevakian Capital City. All national legislative decisions must be made by a majority of the Senate. Senators are elected by popular vote in their respective states, and serve terms of six months before new elections are held. Currently, catcherzw is serving as the Senator from Jacksonia, The_Brunt is serving as the Senator from Ambrosia, Mr_Waffles17 is serving as the Senator from Melaconia, and thepolg is serving as the Senator from Polgolas.
In addition to the four original states, Schevakia includes the semi-autonomous territory of Ilyrdom, located in the Ilyrian Isles to the west of mainland Schevakia. While Ilyrdom lacks a Senator, its provincial Governor, Miksa03, wields much broader power over the internal affairs of his territory than the Senators do over their respective states.
In addition to the senatorial system, Schevakia has a president. The current president of Schevakia is President catcherzw, who also serves as the Senator of Jacksonia. The presidential position is mostly ceremonial in nature as major decisions must be made by the Senate, although the President does have the discretion to make minor executive decisions without Senate approval.
Geography
Schevakia has great geographic and ecological diversity across its extensive lands, with the nation spread across five distinct landmasses. Northern Schevakia, which Schenektengrad is located at the southern tip of, is separated from the Polgolas landmass (distinct from the state of Polgolas) by the Strait of Polg, one of the two Schevakian Straits. The other, the Strait of Jacksonia, runs between the state of Jacksonia and Bordergoremandy beach, separating Northern Schevakia from the Ilyrian Isles.
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The Togoman mountains at the northern border with Toegang have the highest elevation in the country, and from these mountains rise the headwaters of the Big Sche and Little Sche Rivers, which run southeast and west, respectively. The Big Sche serves as the border between Schevakia and Yugoslavia for most of its length, and is the lifeblood of northern Schevakia, draining an area that comprises almost the entirety of the states of Ambrosia and Melaconia.
South of the Sche Rivers, much of Northern Schevakia is covered by snowy spruce forest. The city of Schenektengrad was built in what was originally a large dark oak forest, but this forest has since been wiped out almost entirely, with small patches remaining in Melaconia and Polgolas.
The Polgolas landmass, which consists of the entire state of Polgolas with the exception of Ward 5 of Schenectengrad, is covered in fertile plains to the north, swamp in the west, and dense dark oak forest in the south, surrounding the town of Schavick.
The Ilyrian Isles are predominantly forest and plains, with a large mountain range in the north that is part of the same tectonic faults that produced the Togoman Mountains in Northern Schevakia.
Demographics
Population Distribution
Schevakia has a large population that is spread across all states and territories of the country, although the bulk of it is concentrated in a few major population centers. The entirety of the North Schevakian populace lives in the city of Schenektengrad, one of the most heavily populated urban centers in the world with five permanent residents. The next most populous settlement in the country is the town of Schavick, on the southern coast of Polgolas, with two permanent residents. The rest of the Schevakian population is scattered across the state of Polgolas and the province of Ilyrdom.
Polgolas is the most populous state in Schevakia, with four permanent residents according to the 2020 Schevakian Census, followed by Melaconia, with two. All other states and provinces have one resident each.
Ethnicity and Religion
The populace of Schevakia is comprised of two ethnic groups, Sche and Ilyr. The Sche make up 89% of the Schevakian population as of the 2020 Census and are concentrated throughout North Schevakia and Polgolas. Ilyr make up 11% of the population, and are concentrated in the Ilyrian Isles. These two ethnic groups have positive relations with one another and there is negligible tension between them.
Schevakia is a very religiously diverse nation, with its populace adhering to a wide variety of different faiths. The most followed religions are:
Eastern Orthodox: 33%
Scheslam: 22%
Oarfanist: 11%
Racism: 11%
Various Indigenous Schevakian Religions: 22%
There is sporadic religious tension between differing Schevakian religions, often assuming political dimensions. However, religious violence is rare and the religious groups of Schevakia are usually at peace.