Letonna

Letonna
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Anthem: "Oceania"
Geography
Area	km2
Water (%)	{{{water_area}}}
Highest point	Isenguard Mountains
Longest river	Yough'Gah River
Demographics
Population	200 million
• Density	103/km2
• Growth	.5 year%/year
Median age	35 years
Demonym	Letonnian, Letonese
History
Founding of Per'Gath	~1000 AD
Feudal Letonna is born	~1600 AD
•  Empire of Letonna is formed	1750
Government
Capital	Letonna City
Official language	Inglish
Type	Heridatary Empire
Legislature	Imperial Senate
Economy
Currency	Osmi (Victory V) ()
GDP	~900,000
• Per capita	15,000
• Growth	1%/year
Sectors	19% Agriculture 70% Industry 11% Services
Unemployment	5%
Gini
Development
Life expectancy	68 years
Improved water access	98%
Literacy	98%
Enrollment	98%
• Primary	99%
• Secondary	70%
• Tertiary	9%
Standards
Measures	metric
Date format	month day year
Traffic	right side
Codes
ISO code	EL
Internet TLD	.el
Calling code	+12

The Empire of Letonna, or simply Letonna, is large nation on the south eastern continent of Parvusia. There are no official provinces, states or regions in the empire, but rather governing city states that have land to oversee. The Empire of Letonna has been exsistent for over 250 years, and maintains a semi-formal dynasty with the Gyth bloodline. However, only within the last 25 years has the nation banded together into a more stable and unified nation. Historically, Letonna has been a land of cold weather settlers with a strong distrust for anyone outside it's native lands.

History

When the large cold valley of present day Letonna was settled, it mainly consisted of small farming settlements that domesticated local wildlife and crops. Over many hundreds of years, many of these camps and settlements bound together in rough bands or tribes. It is estimated that these early tribes primary purpose for greater organization would be for trade and land disputes with neighboring tribes. It wouldn't be to around 1000 A.D. that the first appearance of a kingdom of several tribes, dominated by a head cheiftan or kind came about. This large kingdom, known as Per'Gath, would exist for the nest 200 years, slowly canablising neighboring kingdoms until it would encompass the most northern half of the modern size of the Nation of Letonna. At around 1600 A.D.a coup involving radical members from the more prominent towns and cities in the region overthrew the feudal government and established a 'city state parliamentary kingdom'. during the enxt 150 years, conquest from this new expansionary and conquest driven regime would grow to spread the letonnian land claim eastward to the Isenguard mountains, and southward to the sea. Due to the expansionary and aggressive nature of the Letonnian people, border conflicts were common with the Dwarven people of the Mcmasterdonian lands. At around 1750, a second and final coup, by royal ministers to the then kingdom, murdered the king and established a heridatory ruled Empire, inconcompassing almost all of Modern day Letonna. The first Emperor being Emperor Rav Gyth Leton, the most dominant of the traitorous ministers. Keeping the idea of ruling city sates to lessen the blow of governmental power shifts, but establishing a very centralized government all under the direct supervision of an administration answering to the rule of the Emperor, The Empire of Letonna was born. Although mostly unchained, the current dynasty rules to this day.

Geography

Letonna is primarily flat with semi-fertile terrain, and mountains garnishing almost of all it's land borders. Northern Letonna is more fertile and features warmer climates due to being closer to the equator and having the warmer ocean shores. Harsher weather is more frequent in the more southern and colder parts of the region, often having snow fall 10 months out of a year, and near constant rain the summer months. Numerous rivers cross through Letonna, the largest being the Yough'Gah river, which starts in the IsenGuard Mountains and ends in the southern ocean of Letonna. Letonna doesn't feature many large lakes. Rather, small lakes and ponds dot the inner valley.

Politics

The peoples of Letonna, ever since the Kingdom of Letonna was formed around 1600 ad, have been a very moderate people. It can be noted that the Kingdom of Letonna was politically aggressive towards it neighbors, and hosted a very nationalism like spirit. No official parties existed during this period, but many influential nobles and members of government who shared similar ideas would form the foundations of modern Letonnian politics.

When the Empire of Letonna was formed in 1750, there was much political upheaval for the next 4 years. Although no civil war ever broke out, strong political rivalry's that exists to this day were formed. The first clear political party that formed in this new Empire would be the Loyalists. They supported the Emperor, and were typically former ministers or high ranking government officials in the old Kingdom. They supported a very authoritarian rule over the city states and public affairs. Fearing this very central government, a group of mid to lower ranking politicians banded together to form a rival party nick named (and later to become their official name) the Outer Whigs. This name came about from the fact the people opposing the very centralized government were politicians and members of the city states furthest away from the capital.

Over the next 250 years more smaller special interest parties joined the politics of Letonna, but the general feel of government was a two party system. To this day the Loyalists still hold a majority in the Imperial senate and other positions. Although the two parties have clearly different goals, there is rarely a partisan issue or politician. Compromise and national interest usually come before party goals.

Economy

Letonna is a strong industrial region. Most areas of revenue come from industrial production, chemical manufacturing, and resource processing. Letonna is known to have very rich mineral deposits in its many mountains. The Isenguard mountaisn have been historically contested due to this fact with the Mcmasterdonians. The most prominent exports have been iron/steel machinery, metal and weapons of war. In recent years pharmeceutical production have been a more favorable export to more peaceful nations.

Following recent international conflicts, the Letonnian economy has had a minor downturn as boycotts from rival and enemy nations have decreased the exports.

Religion and Culture

Historically, the peoples of the region of Letonna have worshiped pagan harvest and nature gods. Not much is known exactly how, when or why these gods were worshiped. The loss of this information is likely due to many cultural shifts throughout history. It is known that around the time of the settling of Per'Gath, the ruling hierarchy outlawed their worship, fearing that devotion to a unseen and understood being would distract the subjects and lower their devotion to the new government and their duty's to the king. Although a slow and painful transition, the devotion to these gods was abandoned, and no cultural documentation was kept. With the founding of the New Empire, no official religion was ever established, nor was any religious activity outlawed. Nearly all citizens hold no religious feelings or beliefs. It has been observed with some border towns on mcmasterdonia and Union that peoples have absorbed customs of the neighboring region and peoples. This is just a minor exception.