Silnazomei

The Confederation of Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô (Silnáz: Konfederace Silnázoměi) or simply, Silnázoměi, is a small landlocked country located in Central Artopa. It is bordered by Vostochnia to the east, Holzlant to the west, and Pievsk-Krasińskan to the south. Nestled along the Silnářekae river lies the capital city of Polmauc. Even though it is not quite the largest city, this distinction goes to Maelšezi in the South, it houses the supreme parliament or Kongres Silnazomei, the heart of the nations government. Silnázoměi is generally known for it's flat and fertile interior, surrounded by a hilly and mountainous landscape that covers it's northern and eastern borders. To the south and east lies the river of Silnářekae, the natural border between Silnázoměi and Pievsk-Krasińskan.

Etymology and Terminology
The name Silnázoměi comes from Old Silnáz, essentially meaning, homeland of the Silná. However, many citizens still refer to the region as Větší Zemědělská which is the original name given by early inhabitants. This when translated to Aeric/Aerish means Great Farmland, believed to be what led the Silná to settle the region. The Kahsani, an ethnic group native the the region from before the Silná migration still refer to the land as Kaszëbskô.

Geography
The western portion of Silnázoměi is a densely forested, relatively flat region. With scattered collections of hill and no major mountains ranges. This region however is the most fertile, making the interior western provinces highly based on agriculture. The rich soil also contains vital mineral deposites. Leading to Iron mining being a very profitable industry within Western Silnázoměi. The eastern provices consist of a basin that drains into the Silnářekae River, which runs along the eastern border. This river flows southwards towards the Cjenuvian Sea. The Krkayniše Mountians surrounds this basin. The highest peak in Silnázoměi, Snyěžki, (~1,500 M) belongs to this range. Along with densely hilly terrain, extensive coal mines dot the east. As such mining and shipping are the two most profitable ventures in Eastern Silnázoměi

Climate
The western provinces of Silnázoměi have an oceanic climate. They revive high levels of precipitation throughout the year however, large storms are unlikely so far inland. Due to the heavy rain, the forests in western Silnázoměi are very dense and lush.

Based on the transition lines between oceanic and continental climate types. However, due to the landlocked nature of Silnázoměi it tends to stay on the warmer side throughout the year experiencing cool summers and warm winters, though it also experiences fall and spring as well.

Politics
Silnázoměi is a Confederated Unionist Syndicalist Workers Republic. The country, while known nationally as Silnázoměi, consists of two semi-autonomous states, that of Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô. While each nation officially has separate heads of state and legislatures, the President of Silnázoměi acts as the figurehead of the confederacy. Kaszëbskô retains its own president that doesn't act in national affairs. The main political organ that binds the two states together is the Kongres Silnázoměi, a tricameral legislature that serves as the largest nation decision making body. The Kongres Silnázoměi is responsible for maintaining matters of national importance and delegating rights and powers to the President, Prime Minister, and the Secretary ministers. Additionally, provisions for taxes and maintaining a standing military exist within the Constitution. Finally, a separate judiciary branch is present in both states but no national court system exists.

Constitution
The New Constitution of Silnázoměi, as it is refered to, is the supreme contract that binds the states of Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô together. It consists of a preamble, 40 articles and 32 chapters or amendments. The document firmly rests the basis of power within the confederacy in the unions and workers within. Additionally, it details the system of cooperation between Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô, their individual powers, and the rights of a national executive. The first chapter highlights the two different states of Silnázoměi, additionally, mentions of old style vanguardism have been replaced. In its place the constitution declares that all workers are equal, and all workers are trusted with the reigns of politics. Additionally, the constitution explains the economic direction of Silnázoměi. It explains the limited free market, and the semi-private cooperatives, additionally it enforces the doctrines of labor economics and cooperative economics. The constitution is worded in great detain as to create a strong adherence to it. It is meant to be strictly followed and mentions that anything left out of the constitution is left to the state constitutions and the states Průmyslová Federace to enforce within their regions of industry.

President
The President of Silnázoměi acts as the administrative leader and figurehead of the state. They serve for one six year term, alternating between the presidents of the two different states. The presidents are elected by each states respective Regionální Konfederance, there they choose the prime minister to represent the committees or various ministries of Silnázoměi. Finally, the Prime Minister will elect the secretaries to run the committees each administrating various sections of government from propaganda to road building. The Národní Konfederance swears in the president from one of the states to act as national president, this president much then choose a politician from the other state to serve as Prime Minister, what state the secretaries come from does not matter, as on a national level they are very limited. This system both provides shared powers so the executive branch doesn't gain too much power, and it also provides cultural balance selecting members of either state to serve together.

Legislation
The largest and most powerful organ of the Silnázoměi government is the legislative body, known as the Kongres Silnázoměi. This body serves as a binding functionary between the two states of the Silnákaszëbskô Confederacy. The Kongres Silnázoměi is a name for the tricameralist legislative system that exists within the confederacy. These three bodies are the Národní Konfederance, the Dům Reprezentantů, and the Průmyslová Federace. The Národní Konfederance is made up of representatives from the regional confederations, which in turn is made up of representatives of local federations. The Národní Konfederance elects a president to administer and elect the ministries of the executive government. However, this only has authority in name and the president cannot carry out decisions on its own accord, instead all power is granted by the Kongres Silnázoměi. The Dům Reprezentantů, is made up of representatives directly from the unions and industries. All members must be part of a union or post union. The Dům Reprezentantů decides upon the course of state action and can create the committees that the administrative branch runs. Finally the Průmyslová Federace is made up of delegates from various industrial sectors rather than geographic regions. This branch is made of industrial federations which act upon their areas of production, additionally, they can send members to speak on behalf of an industrial sector at the confederations, however these delegates cannot vote. All members of the Národní Konfederance must be current members of the union or workforce they represent.

Law
The state courts of Silnázoměi are divided between the two subdivisions of Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô. The systems are identical and when needed for a national court case they are allowed to collaborate on prosecution. However, in any other situation the courts handle their own judiciary practices. Each one is made of a panel of eight Supreme Judges, led by one Chief Marshal. The supreme judges must have a formal education in law and legal practice, additionally, they are selected to the state courts by the Dům Reprezentantů from the lower level courts. The supreme courts have the final say over laws passed by Národní Konfederance, and can veto them if they decide they are unconstitutional. The judges serve in their position for ten years, however they can be reinstated if necessary. The supreme courts have no jurisdiction in regions that are not part of their respective state, and any action within that region is considered a treasonous action.

Foreign Relations
With the collapse of the communist regime in 1932, the state foreign policy disappeared. The official doctrine of the Silnákaszëbskô Confederacy is neutrality. Domestic investments being reasoned as far more important that ones abroad. The only major peace deal that remained consistent between the change was that of the Pact of Reconciliation with Holzlant. This policy comes from the split nature of the nation, requiring acceptance from both the National Confederacies of Silnázoměi and Kaszëbskô. As such foreign policy of the state is intentionally difficult to manage, which keeps out international business and protects the Homefront from military threat. the ninth chapter of the Constitution mentions the doctrine of neutrality adopted by the state.

Military
Each state retains control of its own national guard headed by the president under the authorization of the Regionální Konfederance. These seperate militaries can act on their own within their respective territories, however when it comes to external disputes, both Regionální Konfederance must agree on the best course of action, usually resulting in a combined effort. Because of this there is no standing national army, however, in a time of crisis, the armies can be brought together under the leadership of the current President of the Silnákaszëbskô Confederacy, aided by a council of military advisors from the Národní Konfederance. Professional soldiers do not have as many rights as the other workforces, however, they do have a separate union that they can issue grievances through and gain representation in the Kongres Silnázoměi. Mandatory conscription is outlawed nationally, however it can be implemented separately within the two states for a citizens over the age of 18. Additionally, due to the Act of Neutrality written into the Constitution, this can only be used for the defense of the homeland as most Silná military doctrine is concerned with. Because of this most miitary production and spending goes into the manufacturing of artillery, aircraft, and trench building, suited for defensive warfare.

Social Security
The welfare system of Silnázoměi is highly advanced. Chapter 4 of the Constitution goes into detail on the human rights of Silnákaszëbskô citizens. Their basic needs, it determines, along with anything that gives them a better life in the future is a right. As such access to free accredited education in almost any field of labor is given, along with free healthcare and welfare systems. This allows for those unable to work to still survive. Retirement plans are set forth by every union and these "union homes" are where the elderly are set up to live, along the Silnářekae river or against the Krkayniše Mountian range. Here they are cared for by professionals, and given the best of life before they pass on.

Early Inhabitants
The first peoples to have settled in Silnázoměi are the Tudit. Coming to the region as a result of migration away from what was believed to be war or famine in the west. The Tudit arrived around the 4th Century BT. The oldest known Tudit settlements are along the western border, in the regions of Úsín ad Laem and Králejižní. Eventually the Tudit were driven from the region by the Lanordi. Several other tribes would pass through the region in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BT. The Silná people themselves arrived around 380 AD. They are a Vostic tribe that migrated from Northern Artopa into what they call the Větší Zemědělská. It is said that they were lead by a man named Dědeček Český, the grandfather of the Silná people. Along the river they prospered and eventually the first independent Silná state, the The Kingdom of Říčnépalác, was created out of their capital city of Říčnépalác, in 500 AD.

Unification
Eventually the kingdom fractured and lead to what is known as the Era of One Thousand Kings or the Éra Tisíců Králů. During this time the land was split among many separate petty kingdoms and minor holdings. This lasted until the year 1030 AD, when power began to re-centralize in the hands of the four largest kingdoms: Maďařean, Králejižní, Přemyslid, and Východní.

These four kingdoms fought amongst themselves for control of all of the Větší Zemědělská. Maďařean, under the leadership of King Ječmínek II unified the north, defeating the Východ army outside the ancient capital of Říčnépalác in 1125 AD. Control of Southern Silnázoměi was won by King Němec of the Kingdom of Králejižní. Němec defeated an invasion by the Přemyslid Duchy, who tried to take the capital of Maelšezi before the Krále army could be mobilized. New border disputes began between these two kingdoms, lone fortresses along the borders, usually who had seen autonomy before were now being forced to take sides. The war between the two officially broke out on October 20th 1135. A Maďař scouting party had come across an encampment of Krále soldiers. It is unknown who fired the first arrows, but the encounter left 50 Krále soldiers dead. With this news, Němec, declared war on King Ječmínek. Through the first year of fighting Maďař forces stormed into Králejižní territory. However, they eventually lost their momentum, being dragged down in the heat of the southern springs. After a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Sněžka the Maďař front began to collapse. In the year 1146 AD, King Němec was declared sole ruler of all of Větší Zemědělská.

Post Unification
Introduction of the Bogovin Church started in the year 1150 AD. The missionaries Methodian and Cyrkarues were the first to introduce the church to the region. Their teachings were originally resisted, for ancient religions were still a majority. However, by the year 1162 AD more than 20% of the Silná had converted, and by 1174 50% were part of the Bogovin Church. The Králejižní King, Spytihněv I was the first King to adopt the religion officially in 1175.

In the year 1202, efforts to reform the church were attempted by the followers of Jan Irhs. The Irhites demanded a break from the Orthodox Bogovin Church, they tried to implement freedom of preaching, expropriation of the church and poverty of clergy, and higher morality among clergy members. At their height in 13th and 14th centuries, 90% of the population was said to be an Irhite. Eventually the tensions between the Churches lead to king Ottakar II of Králejižní to declare that the Irhites were an enemy to the Silná. In the following Irhite War, advances made by the kings forces were repulsed outside the Irhite stronghold of Kolica. Petr the Pacifist a theological thinker within Větší Zemědělská managed to negotiate a truce between the factions, eventually formulating the Větší Brotherhood. Which encompassed the ideals of separation from the Bogovin Church.

A succession crisis in 1602 marked the end of the Králejižní Dynasty. The following four decades saw Větší Zemědělská begin to decline back into a fractured region, with no sole monarch holding the nation together. This era is known as the Silná Dark Age, as it saw a decline in the population by nearly a third due to war and famine. From 1627-1639, the Great Plague of Bérom led to a further decline in the northern regions of Větší Zemědělská. Finally, in 1643, in order to avoid complete collapse a dynastic pact was formed between the two major dynasties: the Houses of Jagiellon and Wittelsbach. In 1684, the elective monarchy was officially declared.

After numerous peasant uprisings and general incompetency, serfdom was abolished in 1704. After surmounting political strain, the dual monarchy collapsed, leaving the Holzman house of Hallenberg as the sole rulers. Over the next century of Holzman rule saw the status and culture of Větší Zemědělská diminish. However, in 1806 after falling popularity and again rising famine caused power to wane inside the royal family. The Amelioration or Silná National Amelioration came in response. With a revival of Silná culture across Větší Zemědělská. The Polmauc Revolution followed in 1811, which strove for liberal reform and reform within the monarchy. Too crippled by instability the monarchist forces collapsed and the king fled. The people placed the House of Wrocław on the throne. Under Wrocław rule the culture of Větší Zemědělská was eventually remilitarized and progressive reforms were passed. In 1824 under referendum a constitution was drafted along with a change into an elective monarchy. Universal male suffrage was passed in 1846.

Peace and Demilitarization
In the era of the elective monarchy, wars were nonexistent outside of the Větší Zemědělská. Eventually pay and political standing of soldiers and veterans decreased. Under the rule of King Jan Srýov, in 1896, a bill to demilitarize completely was drafted. Even with no hope of passing it caused a scare throughout the upper level military. This resulted in a clique of army officers staging a coup d'etat against the crown lead by Major General Antonín Natýon.

Discontent started soon after Natýon took power. He proved insufficient at managing the economy. Additionally all power was given to his supporters and many of the reforms of the past century were revoked along with elections. In 1899, a minor economic depression hit the country leading to starvation and unrest. Natýon blamed to people for this and instituted martial law across the country to quell riots and demonstrations. By 1900, Natýon's inner circle turned on him. In the June Eighth Referendum, members on Natýon's government announced that his rule had ended and declared him a traitor the the Silná people. Natýon was executed for his crimes on June ninth, 1901.

Following this a new constitution was drafted forming the beginning of a republic. On December 6th of 1901 the document was announced to the general public. With the final act creating the name of Silnázoměi to show that change was intended. The Republic of Silnázoměi was formally declared as an independent and legitimate nation. The idea of this new republic was to facilitate rule by the people themselves, with a parliament to represent every group of Silná citizens. Emil Hácha was the first prime minister elected. He formed a policy of centrist, non-aligned, and anti-foreign ideology. Instead focusing on the needs of Silnázoměi citizens. Hácha's party, the Mírná Skupina or Centrist Party, stayed in a majority for 19 years. Eventually they were overtaken by the Strana Demokratická socialistická or Democratic-Socialist Party.

Tomikya, Svoboda, and Revolution
In the 1920 elections the Strana Demokratická socialistická, had taken a majority lead in parliament. The Prime Minister elect, Lukás Svoboda, was a progressive, far left politician with a background in Sociology. Svoboda also was a Communist Youth through college and was under threat of having to flee the country for political persecution. To gather support for his career he had adopted more moderate policies and made ties with a few left leaning members of the Mírná Skupina. Promising social change such as universal suffrage, he was also very popular with average Silná citizens. As a whole generation had passed since the Natýon dictatorship, political extremism was popular among the youth and they saw Lukás Svoboda as a savior of the working class.

Change began to set in a week after Svoboda took the oath of office. He began with internal reform and began filling up the government with his supporters, using influence to force members of parliament to resign and quickly nominating his own choice candidates. While the public saw Svoboda as a rightful and noble leader, many of his collogues began to resent his power. On February 9th, 1922 a group of right wing political dissidents fired upon Svoboda's car during a public festival. The February Plot as it was known was unsuccessful in killing Svoboda, but he used this as an excuse to target his right wing opponents in office. In May of 1922 a faction of political refugees from Vostochnia arrived seeking asylum in Silnázoměi. As a country with friendly relations to Vostochnia this was hard to negotiate but eventually a deal was struck and the group was allowed across the border safely. Mikhail Tomikya, the leader was a personal acquaintance of Svoboda as they met through youth activist societies.

Throughout the year changes to the constitution happened rapidly. Using heated turmoil with Right wing factions as a reason Svoboda gathered more and more power within the executive, legislative and judicial governments. Finally by October, Svoboda declared that the government was inefficient, and that his work to try and purge the government of corruption and exploitation had failed. He then stated that he would be calling together politicans from across Silnázoměi to gather to write a new constitution that served the people themselves. Within the group called to rework the government was Mikhail Tomikya.

By the end of 1922, a new document had been drafted. It's main authors being Mikhail Tomikya and Lukás Svoboda. It stated that the workers and peasants of Silnázoměi had been exploited by capitalistic encroachment and that the only way to protect them was to install a one party communist state run on the principals of Collective Leadership, Council Democracy and Democratic Centralism. Tomikya also added that the founding principal of the Silnázoměi Experiment was to quickly spread revolution across the globe to other countries that would then carry the socialist system themselves.

Kubíčkovism
The first chairman of the Silnázoměi state was Lukás Svoboda, who remained in power for nine years until his death in a train wreck on December 4th 1931. Mikhail Tomikya, the vice-chairperson at the time, resigned from his position under political pressure due to his foreign birth. Succeeding him was the Minister of the Interior Zdislava Kubíčkov, a very popular reformist, and the first female leader of Silnázoměi. Following her succession to the position of chairwoman, she began mild reforms on the heavy industry policy of Silnázoměi, trying to scale back the reliance on coal and iron mining. Additionally, she challenged to rule of the party, rather under her policy, known as Kubíčkovism, those who produced the labor power of the state should dictate how the nation functioned.

The rift between Kubíčkov and the Communist Party, came to blows in February of 1932 when KVL police stormed several iron processing factories in Western Králejižní, here they stopped a workers protest eventually firing into the crowd, and putting the factory complex under siege. Eventually, the national guard was called in and quelled the KVL intervention. Kubíčkov publicly denounced the police as traitors and on March 24th a full scale investigation was launched questioning the legitimacy of the Communist Party. Daniel Jaroš, the leader of the KVL secret police was arrested along with several key members to the KVL's leadership.

Syndicalism
The collapse and official disbanding of the KVL as a legitimate p

Mining
Mining makes up a large part of the industry of Silnázoměi. Coal ore suitable for extraction has been located in the Eastern Provinces where the deposits are rich and extensive. The state company, Uhelný Kolektiv, manages coal operations in such provinces. Brown coal or Lignite was discovered in the north and parts of the west. While less reliable than the hard coal it still makes up a significant percentage of natural coal mining.

Iron is the second largest natural industry in Silnázoměi. With five major iron deposits scattered most across the Western and Northern provinces, the raw product extracted is very important to the industry of Silnázoměi. The eastern based company, Těžba Železa handles most operations of this sector.

Timber and Farming
The dense forests and fertile land to the East are prime locations for harvesting timber. While not as extensive as the coal and iron extraction, timber still provides for a percentage of exports going out of Silnázoměi.

Farming is a highly regulated practice. The task of producing food for the peoples of Silnázoměi is left to small peasant communes within the interior. Here, where there is limited autonomy and leniency given by the government, the people are allowed to manage their own businesses with each other. Larger communes deal directly with the Government of Silnázoměi and are expected to produce large quotas of food every year which is then purchased from them at a pre-determined rate.

Energy
Silnázoměi relies on importations of oil for up to 60% of its energy consumption. The mining of coal within the country helps elevate the stress on import costs however the practice is not sustainable for the heavy industry of weapons manufacturing. At the 7th Congress of the Supreme Sovětský a bill was passed proposing a switch away from heavy industry in favor of advances in the technological sector. The reliance of energy within Silnázoměi still rivals that of larger nations on a per capita scale but estimates determine that by 1940 the demand will be cut by 42%.

Railways and roads
Infrastructure is heavily developed to meet the large scale mining operations and industrial growth. A extensive network of railroads link together western and eastern provinces, specifically designed to shuttle natural resources across the country. Roads are not as well developed, as the railway lines are the primary mode of transportation for the Silnáz public. The are currently three trans-national highways running from the three furthest points of the country.

Rivers
The Silnářekae River that runs across the eastern border of the country is used heavily for shipments of commercial goods and other finished products that are produced within Silnázoměi. Flowing from Vostochnia and running towards the Cjenuvian Sea, the Silnářekae is the only connection between Silnázoměi and global markets, as such regulation of traffic and trade is very important. The ports of Tuv Nyove and Polmauc are designed specifically to take in and export goods, either sending them down the river in barges or continuing towards the sea.

Tourism
Tourism in Silnázoměi is not highly invested in. While there are specific groups that are catered to, such as mountaineers and other adventurers, there are relatively few tourist destinations. Additionally there aren't any great attempts at adapting for a higher outgoing presence. Those who go to Silnázoměi, have a purpose to do so, others typically will not find it very exciting, and foreign policy has been molded to fit this image.