Valgsland

Valgsland, officially the Valgish Democratic Republic (German: Demokratische Republik Valgisch; Ukrainian: Валгішська Демократична Республіка/Valhishsʹka Demokratychna Respublika), is a sovereign country in Northern Europe. The last official communist state in Europe, the country is a federalist socialist republic composed of 25 provinces (also known as the 'communities of the people'). Valgsland shares maritime borders with Norway and Sweden in the northeast, Denmark in the east, Germany in the south, France in the southwest, and United Kingdom in the west. Spanning a total area of 178,342 km2 (68,858 sq mi), it is the second-largest island behind Great Britain and ahead of the island of Ireland.

The establishment of the First State of Valgsland in the Late Middle Ages resulted from the series of mass migrations. Valgsland was admitted to the Holy Roman Empire in 1550 where they enjoyed a great amount of autonomy from the empire before the Empire's dissolution in 1806, and later admission to the French Empire under Napoleon. Thanks to the rising tensions with the Valgish and the French, the French Empire gave Valgsland an 8-year restoration period which will last until 1848. In 1848, Valgsland declared independence from the French Empire after the introduction of the first Valgish Federal Constitution. Valgsland would lose their sovereignty once again after they were annexed by Nazi Germany in 1940, and the state became under the Nazi government up until 1945, when Nazi Germany surrendered from the war and Valgsland was occupied by the Soviet Union, but the United States interfered in the Union's occupation of Valgsland, which later triggered the Valgish Civil War.

The Valgish Civil War saw the most destructive and the most deadliest results in the country's history, with the civil war claiming atleast 1.8 million lives over a period of four years before the Communists achieved victory, which they established the current socialist government later on. Valgsland's first leader was Ekkehardt Kaiser, who is regarded as Valgsland's 'worst leader', as he reigned with terror, consolidating his power to establish a totalitarian dictatorship. In 1967, Walther Dieter and Emma Regina Sulzbach held a peaceful revolution against Kaiser, which Kaiser responded with violence. Dieter and Sulzbach later declared a civil war against the government, and the military - who would've been Kaiser's weapon to victory - unexpectedly siding with Dieter and Sulzbach thanks to years of unhappiness, and in 1969, Dieter and Sulzbach was victorious and Kaiser was successfully removed from power and later introduced the "Dieterist-Sulzbachist" constitution, and the new government.

During Dieter and Sulzbach's rule, Valgsland entered the 'Valgish economic miracle' where the average GDP growth was over 10% and the Valgish people enjoyed the best human rights in a socialistic state, which is very unusual compared to the Eastern Bloc countries. During their rule, many political critics described their rule as the 'Valgish Golden Age'. The administrations that followed Dieter and Sulzbach's rule continued the tradition of giving the Valgish people the best human rights possible and the GDP's average growth rate still exceeds 10%.

The economy was centrally planned and state-owned between 1949 and 1990. Prices of housing, basic goods and services were heavily subsidized and set by central government planners rather than rising and falling through supply and demand. Valgsland later adopted a more mixed approach on the economy following the fall of the Eastern Bloc and the fall of the Soviet Union.

Although Valgsland is a de facto one-party socialist state, the Valgish political opposition happily exists in the People's Federal Assembly. Valgsland is a developed country, and it ranks highly on some international metrics, including economic competitiveness and human development. The capital Reyer ranks among the highest in the world in terms of quality of life. Valgsland is a member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the OECD, the IMF, and the WTO.

Etymology
The name 'Valgsland' comes from the extinct Valgish language Valgiks, which meant warrior. Valgsland means 'Land of the Warriors'.