Valendian Empire
Valendien Kaiserreich
Empire Valendiene
Flag
Coat of Arms
Motto: In varietate concordia (Latin)
"United in Diversity"
European Valendia
Location
Population: 165,978,018
Density: 179/km2
Capital: Valkyr (RL Luxembourg)
Largest City: Paris
Official Languages: German, French
National Languages:
Dutch, Danish, Breton, Kreole, Malayan, others.
Demonym: Valendian
Government: Federal Constitutional Monarchy
- Emperor: Albrecht V (since 1969)
- Imperial Chancellor: Maximilian von Einzbern
- Lord Speaker: Emile de Claudel
- Lord Chief of Justice: Detlef Fleisher
Legislature:
- Landsraad (Unicameral)
Establishment:
1120 (End of the Unification Wars)
1121 (Treaty of Liége)
Land Area: 7,572,694.934 km²
Elevation:
Highest Point:
Zugspitze (Wessia; 2,962 m)
Lowest Point:
Zuidplaspolder (Netherlands; 7 m below sea level)
GDP: CR$ 5,888,402 mill.
GDP per capita: CR$ 35,477.
Currency: Reichsmark (Rℳ)
Time Zone: Central European Time (CET; UTC +1),
Others (...)
Calling code: +42
Internet TLD: .vl
ISO 3166 code: VL
Drives on the: Right
Claim: Germany, Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Gabon,
Sao Tome & Principe, Equatorial Guinea,
Mauritius, Grand Est Region,
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region,
Hauts-de-France Region, Île-de-France Region,
Centre-Val de Loire Region, Normandy Region,
Pays de la Loire Region, Brittany Region,
Goa, Xiamen, Brunei, Sarawak State,
Sabah State, Jutland Peninsula, Comoros,
Mayotte, French Southern and
Antarctic Lands.
CHANGE LOG:
20-02-2018: Under Renovation.
The coat of arms has been changed.
Valendia, officially the Valendian Empire (Valendien Kaiserreich), is a sovereign country stretched across Central and Western Europe, which includes overseas territories in Africa and Asia. It is a federal constitutional monarchy consisting of 13 Constituent Nations, with Valkyr as the seat of Imperial authority, the so-called "Kaiserstadt" (Imperial City). It covers an area of 7,540,382.7 square kilometers with a largely temperate seasonal climate, and is bordered by the North and Baltic Seas to the north, the Gull Flag Republic to the east and the Commonwealth of Socialist Republics to the south.
Even though Valendia has two main linguistic and cultural regions (German and French) along a plethora of minor ones (Dutch, Breton, among others) the Valendian people, although predominantly German-speaking, do not form a nation in the sense of a common ethnic or linguistic identity; rather, the strong sense of identity and community is founded on a common historical background and shared values such as the knightly principles inherited by the country's founders and Valendia's unique brand of federalism.
A country founded by knights following the wishes of a dead saint, Valendia's history has been heavily marked by strife and conflict, either for power or for ideologies, with both of them often becoming involved. All of this has shaped the empire and its people, creating a very powerful and deeply ingrained militaristic culture and a fierce appreciation for concepts such as liberty and the separation of powers.
Valendia is, at its core, a land of contrasts, always walking the middle path between right-wing and left-wing ideologies: officially it’s a constitutional monarchy, but due the considerable power wielded by the emperor it cannot be truly called as such, but at the same time it cannot be called an autocracy, for there are democratic institutions and mechanisms, such as the Landsraad and the Imperial Plebiscites, that wield its own fair share of power in the name of the people and at the same time restrain the power of the emperor, thus forcing the Crown to become an impartial “Great Arbiter” of the empire.
ETYMOLOGY
The origin of the word "Valendia" has been a object of intense discussion among linguists, historians, and experts about the matter. The most accepted theory among experts is the one that postulates that the word Valendia comes from the Valendii, the Celtic tribe that dominated most of the territories of the modern empire in ancient times and unified all the tribes into the First Empire.
The word and concept of Valendia first appeared on history around the 11 century, on the books that chronicled the travels and preachings of St. Siebert of Valendia, who talked about the reunification of the old empire, but with new values in order to withstand the test of time.
Eventually, it were these messages that led to the Unification Wars and the creation of the Empire by Wessia's House of Sagëbrecht.
CONTENTS:
1- History
1.1 - History I: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages
1.2 - History II: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
2- Geography
3- Politics
4- Economy
5- Demographics
6- Culture
7- Biographies