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Revision as of 10:58, 29 September 2021

Federation of Gjorka

Cónaidhm Gjorka
GjorkaInsignia.png
Coat of arms
Motto: "Le fírinne déanaimid iarracht, le bród"
Jackian: "In truth we seek, in pride we take"
Anthem: Gjorkan National Anthem
"Amhrán Náisiúnta Gjorkan"

GjorkanMap.png
CapitalGjorkan City
Largest cityNomakoa
Official languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)Gjorkan
GovernmentFederal Presidential Constitutional Republic
• President
Carter Morris (GU)
John Burreaux (FG)
LegislatureNational Assembly
Area
• Total
910,789 sq mi (2,358,930 km2)
Population
• 2020 estimate
70,210,005
• 2015 census
68,890,102
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
$ 1.1 Trillion
• Per capita
$ 53,016
HDIIncrease 0.850
very high
CurrencyDosner
Time zoneGST
Driving sideright
Calling code+237
Internet TLD.gj

Gjorka, officially the Gjorkan Federation (Gjorkan: Cónaidhm Gjorka), is a country on in Ostlandet. Gjorka borders the Almanople Sea to the East, and borders Ajakanistan, Zloveshchiy, and New Gandor. Gjorka spans a combined area of 910,789 sq mi and a total population of 70.2 Million (as of September 2020). Gjorka is a Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic with its capital in Gjorkan City, the country's second-largest city behind Nomakoa. Other major urban areas include Baltimore, Éire, and Rusynia.

Etymology

The name "Gjorka" comes from the Kingdom of Gior, and the Kingdom of Jor who merged together to form the first government to own all of modern-day Gjorka.

History

Early History

Gjorka history dates back to 500 B.C when the Kingdom of Gior was founded. This newly created kingdom began invading and conquering its nearby neighbors. The neighboring towns and villages began forming into defensive pacts, and confederating, which caused their neighbors to form into defensive pacts, and unite. This chain of events leads to the establishment of the Seven Kingdoms. These kingdoms were: the Kingdom of Gior, the Kingdom of Jor, the Éire Confederacy, the Nom Commune, the Dundalk Kingdom, the Kingdom of Baltimore, and the Inner Kingdom. The Seven Kingdoms existed in a near-constant state of war, and entire towns such as Dundalk were wiped off the map. This fighting was so brutal that the population was getting too low to raise soldiers. This period ended in 129 B.C when the Avansert Empire invaded. The incredibly weak kingdoms could do nothing as their lands were conquered. The next several hundred years saw brutal oppression by the empire. Revolts were frequent and often forcefully suppressed.

This came to a head in 326 A.D when a rebellion broke out in Eminople causing the Great Divide. Rebellion broke out across Gjorka as the Avansert collapsed. What followed was a period of anarchy where warlordism was rampant. This ended in 400 A.D when the Inner Kingdom was refounded and began a conquest of Inner Gjorka. Following the capture of Baltimore, the Inner Kingdom began an invasion of the small towns on the coast. Despite their superiority, they were unable to make any major gains. Resistance to occupation was severe, and many towns banded together in defensive pacts allowing them to defend against the armies of the Inner Kingdom. In 550 A.D, the Decree of 550 was issued. The Inner Kingdom would withdraw from all coastal territories, and in return, the coastal kingdoms would not invade the Inner Kingdom. This period with any major threat allowed the coast kingdoms to unify and stabilize. In 580 A.D, King Josias was crowned in the Kingdom of Gior. He was a military genius who in 10 years managed to unite much of the Northern Coast, and by 595 A.D he had united half of the Gjorkan Coast. However, he was met by the rapidly expanding Kingdom of Jor. The Kingdom of Jor expanded via diplomacy and intermarriage uniting and expanding their kingdom. This allowed them to produce a much larger army than that of Gior. Despite this Josias managed to win several key battles against the Jor, and seemed as if their defeat was inevitable. During the Battle of Éire River, Josias made a bold move by retreating from his left flank and using the additional troops to pacify the center. All of this hinged on his reserves making it to the battle in time to stop the advancing Jor on the left flank. Unfortunately, the reserves never arrived as their commander went off to pillage a local town. With this much of Josias's army was encircled, and death was inevitable. He however managed to escape with 1/4 of his original force and flee back to safety. Thus catastrophic defeat meant Jor numerical superiority was simply too much to overcome. The war lasted another 20 years and ended after Josias died of Cancer in 620 A.D. His son, King Wittlekind, was able to negotiate a treaty with the Kingdom of Jor. The two states unified into the Kingdom of Gjorka. Since the Decree of 550, the Inner Kingdom had been stagnant. Their armies had been reduced drastically, and the economy hadn't been growing for years. The 1st Unification War was a swift one. In one year, the Inner Kingdom was defeated. For the first time, Gjorka was united.

Middle History

The First Kingdom of Gjorka was met with many troubles when it was first formed. Many of the People of Gjorka didn't have an attachment to one another. Policing the former lands of the Inner Kingdom was incredibly hard, and bandit raids were frequent in the area. The structure of the Kingdom allowed local dukes to raise their own troops, and they would frequently go to war with one another. The subsequent kings of Gjorka were paid massive bribes by these dukes to keep the structure in place. This system of near-constant wars with dukes created a constant state of warfare within the kingdom. The population was reduced by a significant amount, and food supplies began running low as men to farm the fields were used for petty squabbles between kings. In 720 A.D the Nom Commune declared independence from the Gjorkan Kingdom, and soon several more kingdoms followed. The Kingdom was reduced to ruins and by 725 A.D the First Kingdom of Gjorka had fallen.

What followed was a period of constant fracturing with small kingdoms rising but collapsing due to instability. Food Reserves remained depleted, and famines were the frequent cause of rebellions. A A famine occurred in 730 which descended much of the region into chaos. A period piece near the 850s allowed for food reserves to rise, and agriculture to stabilize in the country. Subsequently, three kingdoms rose, the Inner Kingdom, the Second Kingdom of Gjorka, and the Éire Confederacy. By the 950 A.D, the Second Kingdom of Gjorka had once again secured control of the country. This time the Kingdom was more federalized and had great stability. The Kingdom stood strong for nearly 600 years until 1350 A.D. when a major hurricane struck the city of Gior and destroyed it. The king and most of the royal family were likely killed in the storm, and the government across the country was destroyed. Gjorka once again descended into a period of anarchy. In this time around the 1420s, it is believed survivors from Gior founded a town in what is now modern-day Gjorkan City. It was ruled by a rump state claiming to still be the Second Kingdom of Gjorka.

In this rump state, a massive rebellion broke out, and the king was killed. However, one of his knights, Federor Lohkonov, arrived at the capital with the majority of the army and was able to put down the rebellion. With no one else to rule, Federor crowned himself Nicholas IV of Gjorka, and the king of Gjorka. This announcement was met with severe blowback from the various lords he now ruled over and the kingdom once again shrank. In an attempt to secure his legitimacy he founded Gjorkan City. Over the next several hundred years his successors began the slow process of reclaiming Gjorka, and by 1601 the city of Nomakoa was captured by the kingdom and where historians agree is the start of the Third Kingdom of Gjorka.

The Third Kingdom of Gjorka entered the 1700s in a prosperous state, and for the most part, the kingdom was stable. Gjorkan merchant trips traveled around the world selling goods and the like. This created a wealthy merchant in the main port cities of Nomakoa and Gjorkan City. However, the residence of the king had been moved into the countryside to Bloemfontein. This created a disconnect between the rich merchant classes and the ruling aristocracy. Many in the aristocracy resented the merchants as few were of noble lineage. However, the merchants operated under relative autonomy as the King and his court were worried about other matters. However, in 1769, a great flood destroyed much of Bloemfontein. The Royal Palace was destroyed in its entirety. The King, Quintin III escaped to the safety of his capital, Gjorkan City. In order to rebuild his grand palace, he increased taxes heavily on the merchant class. Yet, this tax was barely enforced as the Merchants were entrenched so deeply in the Government of the city. Most tax collectors accepted generous bribes from the Merchants rather than collect the taxes. This enraged the king who raised the Royal Army and took dictatorial control over the city. The merchant class was horrified by the sudden take over of power and fled to Nomakoa. There they wrote the Proclamation of the Free. The proclamation accused the king of putting his interests over that of the country. and for committing treason against the kingdom. They declared his rule no longer legitimate and decreed a new government be installed in his place. Both sides rallied forces to their cause and thus began the First Gjorkan Civil War. The war lasted for 5 years and resulted in 140,000 thousand in total between both sides. Over 100,000 died due to disease. However, the Merchant forces emerged victorious and declared the First Gjorkan Republic with its capital in Nomakoa.

Modern History

The new republic created a dual government. On one side was the Legislature who were elected by the people (mostly the wealthy merchants). The legislature then elected a presider who, presided over the legislature and acted as the head of state. The second part of the government was the Judicial System, which lead all the way up to the High Court of Gjorka. This court was composed of 5 judges who acted as the counterbalance to the often radical legislature. Each Judge was appointed by the Governor of the Province they represented. However, every Judge appointed in the court's history was a wealthy merchant. This new merchant dominated republic was extremely unstable and the flaws in it were quick to point themselves out. As more and more commoners were elected to the Legislature, the merchant class grew wearier of them. They began demanding things such as access to the High Court, and reduced taxes which were unfairly burdened on them. In the Election of 1835 a commoner party secured a plurality of seats for the first time. The merchant parties in fear of allowing a commoner to secure the Presidership banded together and elected a joint candidate to be presider. This caused the multi party system to fade as the National Party, which was pro-merchant, and the Gjorkan party, which was a commoner party, were the only parties with a shot of contending for the presidership. In the heavily contested Election of 1850 the Gjorkan Party was able to secure the majority by one seat. As a commoner was elected to be the Presider for the first time there was much doubt in the nation. The High Court of Gjorka had been mostly hands off in government affairs due to a friendly legislature, but with the success of the Gjorkan Party they began to take action. Acting quickly the High Court found the Gjorkan Party to be a treasonous organization, and promptly ordered the arrest of all know members. Next they dismissed the entire legislature on the grounds they had treasonous members within their ranks, and suspended the next election indefinitely. Finally the ordered the capitol to the be locked down, and no news allowed out of it. This prevented escape of many Gjorkan Party officials, and bought time for the military toe establish control in the rest of the country. In three swings of the gavel, Gjorka was ruled by a dictatorship of the High Court.

This oligarchy remained intact for 60 years until the Blue Revolution. The Blue Revolution was a series of protests against the court witch eventually erupted into full scale fighting in the streets. The protesters, who often wore a blue flag to symbolize democracy, were able to secure control of Gjorkan City. This revolution eventually erupted into the Second Gjorkan Civil War between the Blue Revolutionaries and Government Forces. The war lasted 8 years and was devastating to Gjorka with much of the young male population wiped out. The Blue Revolutionaries emerged victorious, but under very different leadership. Many of the army commanders in the war rose to political positions. These commanders set up a Military Dictatorship after the war in the form of the Second Gjorkan Republic. The First President was Éamon de Valera who ruled for twenty years until his assassination in 1932. He was succeeded by his wife, Ciara de Valera, who was Second President and ruled until she removed from power in 1949. Following the tenures of Eli Mannion and Caelan MacRory, the Dictatorship lacked a clear successor to MacRory after death in 1971. His cabinet members attempted to negotiate succession, however they were outmaneuvered by a young military commander named Austin Tannerburg. Using his small military force he was able to secure the building in which the cabinet was meeting. He was then promptly declared the next President. However, many military units in the country were suspicious of his sudden rise to President. Mobilizations began, and many feared the country was on the brink of a third civil war. With few allies, Tannerburg was forced to ally himself with underground democracy movements to counter the strength of the military. Making a public address, he said he would restore democracy to Gjorka. Crowds flooded the streets in joy, and celebrations were held around the nation. Facing mass desertions the several factions against Tannerburg disbanded. A year later, the Third Gjorkan Republic was declared, and the constitution was ratified.

The first president elected was Samuel MacMorrow who helped establish the power of the Presidency and created the dynamic between the National Assembly and the President. (Under Construction?)

Government

Constitution of Gjorka

Federal Government

District Government

Foreign Relations

The Gjorkan Government currently enjoys relations with several global nations. It is a founding member of the Terraconserva Council of Nations and represented via the Permanent Mission of Gjorka to Terraconserva Council of Nations.

Military

The Federation of Gjorka is protected by the Gjorkan National Armed Forces which is composed of the Gjorkan Army, the Gjorkan Navy, the Gjorkan Air Force, and the Gjorkan Special Forces

Geography

Climate

Enviroment

Economy

Energy

Manfacturing

Fishing

Tourism

Demographics

Religion

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Data of Gjorka's Religions according to the National Census

The Gjorkan Constitution guarantees Religious Freedom to all Gjorkan Citizens.

Gjorka has one of the highest irreligious rates in the country, with 63% of the country saying they believe in no god or higher power. The next largest religion is christianity with 11% of Gjorkans saying they believe in some form of Christianity. After that is Ásatrú a religion native to Gjorka, which 10% of Gjorkans say they believe in. The remaining religions don't go above 5% with the exception of Islam which 6% of Gjorkans follow.

Gjorka's high irreligious rate is contributed to the country's rapid modernization in recent years. The beliefs of Gjorka's predominant religion, Ásatrú, were scrutinized and fell out of favor.


Ethnicity

Languages

Culture

Sports

Gjorka has leagues for a variety of sports, most popular is the Gjorkan Football League, and the Gjorkan Soccer League. Football is the more popular of the two, but the Gjorkan Soccer League has been increasing in popularity for years.

Public Holidays