Tigrisaene

Tigrisaene, officially the Republic of Tigrisaene (Tigrisaenese: Republiek Tigrisaene), is a sovereign country located in. Tigrisaene's capital and largest city is Stadzuilen, which is home to over 55% of the population.

Tigrisaene remained, for a long time, one of the world's last uninhabited larger islands (the others being, and ). In the 11th century, Dutch settlers migrated to the island of modern-day Tigrisaene which hasn't been inhabited for a long time. The isolation of the travelers led to the development of a culture distinct of that of its Dutch cousin.

The Kingdom of Tigrisaene was declared in 1567, but the kingdom was brought to an end in 1878 when Sjors Van Rossum, who led a revolution against the monarch, managed to capture Stadzuilen and established an aristocratic government. The aristocrat government was later taken down by the communist revolutionary Bonifaas Erckens in 1923, and declared a socialist republic afterwards.

The expansion of the savagely suppressed the current socialist republic in Tigrisaene, and Tigrisaene became a pupper state for the German Reich until the Germans surrendered in 1945, and was later occupied by the Soviet Union. Originally planned to be seperated into two states with different ideologies, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to not split Tigrisaene into two as long as the state does not declare as their official state ideology and the state must not join either  or the.

After the fall of communism, Tigrisaene entered a transitional period on where they abandoned the original state-owned planned economy into a mixed market economy. During the transitional period, Tigrisaene saw its admission to the European Union, but later left under the Bakhuizen administration, promoting a neutral approach on foreign affairs.

Tigrisaene is a developed country with an advanced economy and high living standards. Additionally, it ranks highly in peacefulness, democracy, press freedom, stability, social progress, prosperity and English proficiency. It is a founding member of the, the , and the , but notably not part of the , the or the. However, it participates in the Schengen Area and the European Single Market through bilateral treaties.

Etymology
The name "Tigrisaene" derives from the Latin Tigris aenea, which translates to 'Bronze Tiger'. The name came from the abundant bronze deposits around the country.

Early history
In the 11th century, a group of Dutch settlers migrated to the island now known as Tigrisaene. Although, many believe that Tigrisaene wasn't inhabited until the 11th century, a myriad of evidences that traces of hominid existence in Tigrisaene date back about 55,000 years.

The Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, Tigrisaene was divided into two states in an era called 'the Two States Era'. The two states had close relationships and they often do trades, and it led to the creation of the Kingdom of Tigrisaene in 1567. In the late Middle Ages, Tigrisaene is famous for mysteriously yet impressively avoiding the destructive Black Death bubonic plague that plagued most of the European continent.

The Kingdom of Tigrisaene, revolt and aristocratic government
In 1567, the Two States Era officially ended after the two states unified into one single kingdom known as the Kingdom of Tigrisaene, and for 311 years, it was the sole government of the Tigrisaenese island. In 1878, Sjors Van Rossum, who led a revolution against the monarch, managed to capture Stadzuilen and established an aristocratic government, ending the Kingdom.

During the aristocratic reign, Van Rossum provided the poorest farmers with basic medical aid in Stadzuilen, which led to the birth of welfare in Tigrisaene. Tigrisaene became advanced as time passed by. During the last years of the aristocratic government, Van Rossum clearly got worse as he began repressing those who opposed him. His authoritarian tendencies led him on getting overthrown by the communist revolutionary Bonifaas Erckens in 1923, and declared a socialist republic afterwards.

Socialist Republic of Tigrisaene, annexation by the Greater German Reich, and contemporary era
After overthrowing Van Rossum, Erckens declared the Socialist Republic of Tigrisaene and later aligned it with the newly-formed Soviet Union. In 1942, the socialist government was savagely suppressed by the Greater German Reich and they became a puppet state for them. In the same year, Erckens was executed by hanging as order of Hitler. After Germany's surrender in 1945, the Soviet Union occupied Tigrisaene for four years before granting them independence in 1949. Since the Cold War started, the United States made sure that Tigrisaene won't fall into the hands of the Soviet Bloc. To not risk a third world war, the original plan was to split Tigrisaene into two but it was later changed when the two superpowers agreed on keeping Tigrisaene into one with two vital conditions: the state must not implement either Marxism–Leninism as the official state ideology and the state must not join either NATO or the Soviet Bloc.

A federalist presidential constitution was introduced in 1954, which made Tigrisaene one of the only three presidential republics in Europe. The administration of Bob Maessen saw the creation of "Tigrisaenese socialism", an ideology developed by Maessen and Natalie Erckens, the daughter of Bonifaas Erckens which later became Tigrisaene's de facto state ideology