introduction
	background
	location & basic geographical data
	population
	government

Introduction

Stervia, also known as the Stervian Confederation, is the main successor state to the ex-Federal Republic of Brolecia (northwestern Melania).

Background : recent history

Brolecia was created when the Empire of Mauretania, in its later days an Ordlandic protectorate, disappeared under the pressure of various pro-independence movements. The decadence of Mauretanian élites helped the attrition of the imperial power. Mauretania finally collapsed when Stervians (Phenixian-speaking inhabitants of Mauretania, mostly of Stervian origin), who had gradually become the backbone of the Mauretanian State, decided to become independent, joining thus several movements led by Ingallish-, Spahneesh- and Jerman-speaking settlers.

The northern part of Melania was then split in three states : San Patricio (roughly shaped after the former mauretanian 'Zab' region), Mauré (the westernmost part, seeking protection as a Kingdom under Ordlandic protectorate) and Brolecia. A referendum held on 03.06.299 administered by a Commission empowered by the three states (the Joint Election Commission To the Not-Yet-Independent Territories of the Former Maurétanie) approved this operation.

Brolecia was an interesting, though utopian project to form a nation out of a common history of resistance against an evil empire. It lasted a very short time : less than two years later, four Eastern, mostly Ingallish- and Jerman-speaking Brolecian states (Oxpla, Schwarzland, Federal District and Grozlia) separated to form Listonia (named after the former Brolecian federal capital city). It was to be followed by the split-off of two Western, mostly Spahneesh-speaking states (Guetesao and Bajapez) which decided to join the former Extremo in the new Republic of Porto Capital.

Stervia : what's in a name ?

Stervia comes from 'Stervian' (whose actual origin is still disputed). Stervians were seafarer clans who settled present-day Brolecia between - 550 and 145. Most Stervians do speak Stervian (a language written with runes) and a second language, depending on which country the clans (or tribes) spent some time in before finally reaching Brolecia. Many Stervians do speak three languages.

It is estimated that the Stervian clans spent up to 1200 years migrating before coming to Brolecia. During this long period, Stervian language and culture kept the different clans together.
The largest Stervian group (those speaking Stervian and Phenixian) did not try to compete with the Empire of Mauretanie, but they integrated it instead as civil servants, engineers, officers, making of the Mauretanian Empire a state ruled by a Phenixian-speaking élite.

The national Stervian symbol is the giant sea-turtle (eylfalas in Stervian).

Location & basic geographical data

Stervia is a medium-size country located in the northwestern part of the Melanian continent and therefore in the very geographical center of the New World.

The Stervian Confederation has jurisdiction over :

• mainland Stervia (18 federate states and the autonomous region of Zanga)
• the territories of Southern Brovoyoakes and Northern Brovoyoakes, located on the northern shore of the Melanian Sea (under the Puerto Bravo Treaty of 25.07.299)
• Stervia has, in addition, a common and indivisible sovereignty (together with the Free and Independent Republic of Aros, the Republic of Ordland, the Estado Unido de San Patricio, the Constitutional Monarchy of Morania and the Republic of Eastern Delgamia) over the Mesto Park Area, as established by the Mesotnia Charter (also of 25.07.299).

Surface :

• mainland Stervia, including Zanga : 1,372,439 sq. km
• Southern Brovoyoakes + Northern Brovoyoakes : 243,172 sq. km
• Total surface : 1,615,611 sq. km

Neighbouring States : Porto Capital (NW), Listonia (E), Otago (E), Afrazure (SE), Allacoa (S)

Elevation extremes:

• Highest point: Pic Carillon : 5,292 m
• Lowest point: Al-Azhara Depression : - 8 m

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm including territorial sea.

Climate: tropical in the southern part of the country; subtropical along the southwestern coast and in the southern part of the Lake Estuary; moderate with hot and cloudy summers along the northwestern coast; moderate with warm summers and mild winters in interior; cold and humid winters in the Branduin and Brolecia valleys.

Natural resources : arable land, iron ore, uranium, copper, hydropower, petroleum. The country is however seriously handicapped by the absence of natural gas and the very limited resources in coal. Exploration for natural resources has however only begun seriously outside the historical core of Stervian lands.

Population

Census :

• Mainland Stervia, including Zanga : 87,3 million
• Southern Brovoyoakes + Northern Brovoyoakes : 4,1 million
• Total population : 91,4 million

Age structure:

• 0-14 years: 22%
• 15-64 years: 64%
• 65 years and over: 14%

Other data

• Population growth rate: 1,2%
• Population density: 12,8 p/sq km
• Birth rate: 36,54 births/1,000 population
• Death rate: 11.03 deaths/1,000 population
• Net migration rate: n/a
• Life expectancy at birth: 76.2
• Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman

Nationality: noun: Stervian (s) - adjective: Stervian

Ethnic and language groups :

The population of Stervia (mainland Stervia, excluding Zanga) consists of :

• Stervian : 78,2 % (Bilingual Stervian + Phenixian 68 % ; Bilingual Stervian + Ingallish 5,2 % ; Bilingual Stervian + Jerman 3,5 % ; Bilingual Stervian + Spahneesh 1,5 %)
• Ethnic Spahneesh (non-Stervian, Spahneesh-speaking settlers) : 4,2 %
• Ethnic Jerman (non-Stervian, Jerman-speaking settlers) : 4,8 %
• Djurraq (ex-Mauretanian special status citizens) : 3,6 %
• Ethnic Ingallish (non-Stervian, Ingallish-speaking settlers) : 4,1 %
• Allacoan & Zangan ethnic groups (combined) : 3,9 %
• Brovoyoaki : 1,4 %
• Aborigenous (Melanian indigenous) : 0,8 %

Government

Country name:

• conventional long form: Confédération de Stervia / Stervian Confederation
• conventional short form: Stervia
• local long form: Stervia
• local short form: Stervia
• Data code: CS

Government type: federal republic with a strong central power. The term 'Confederation' used in the official name of the country is adopted for historical reasons, but there is clearly only one central State which has the exclusive authority on international matters, defence, diplomacy, fundamental rights enforcement. Sovereignty in the Stervian Confederation is indivisible and lies within the Federal State (i.e. the Stervian Confederation).

Capital: Blakelock

Stervian State motto : Senatus PopulusQue Stervianum ("The Senate and the People of Stervia")

Stervian nation motto : Gwal Ithlis twe Ithlis ("From the sea to the sea")

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