Dorvish Reich

Dorvik, officially known as the Dorvish Empire (Dorvische: Dorvische Reich) formerly known as the People's Republic of Dorvik (Dorvish: Volksrepublik Dorvik) was a far-right fascist government which ruled Dorvik for is a nation in the Northern most point of Artania. It is bordered to the South-east by Kirlawa, and to the South-west by Aloria. It is the fifty-second most populous nation on Terra with a population of 180,695,673, and an area of 893,400 km, resulting in a population density of 202.26 people / km. Dorvik is the farthest nation North on Artania. It has several major cities including: Haldor, Vinisk, Eth, Ost and Fairfax.

History of Dorvik
Since the earliest times in Dorvik, Dorvik has been ruled by Kingdoms and Kings, however it was in 2000 when the last King of the the Kingdom of Dorvik was overthrown after a series of abuses which haven't been seen since the Dark Ages of Dorvik. In it's modern state, Dorvik has been rather free and has guarded it liberties well. For periodic moments, Dorvik has fell victim to brutal proletarian dictatorships and violent fascist dictatorships. However since the foundation of the People's Republic the government has been free and fair with little tolerance for any power ideology.
 * (See: History of Dorvik)

In August 3236 the new Dorvische Volkspartei (Dorvish People's Party) declared the new Dorvish Empire or Dorvische Reich, it was the first time since the foundation of the modern People's Republic that the government changed. Along with the change came a serious overhaul of the government the Erste of the DVP became Reich Chancellor and effectively head of state and head of government. When the Kommunistische Partei Dorvik (Communist Party of Dorvik) collapsed Justus Moser, the former General Secretary was assassinated when giving a press conference on the collapse of the party, this was the beginning of the Red Civil War and the criminalization of left-ist ideologies in Dorvik.

Under the Dorvish Peoples Party the civil government ceased to exist in what was called Ersatz Regierung or Replacement Government where members of the Dorvish Peoples Party assumed the roles of civil government members and leaders. In September 3236 the Ministerial Titles and Information Decree was given by the Erste and immediately the Ministers became known as Reich Minister, Ministries became known as Reich Ministries (Dorvische: Reichsministerien) while the Minister of Internal Affairs became Chief of the Dorvish Police effectively giving the Minister dictatorial powers over all police-related units in Dorvik. The Red Civil War dragged on under the careful watch of the government and Bohm who wanted the civil war to attempt to scare people from leftist ideologies. In October 3237 Bohm declared that all non-Dorvish citizens must vacate the nation or face serious consequences. Bohm also formally the recognition of the Security Service as the party paramilitary and security unit.

After a series of rulings and power struggles the party collapsed and the Social Democratic Party of Dorvik took power in the wake of the parties destruction.

Government & Politics
Dorvik under the Dorvische Volkspartei (Dorvish People's Party) is a single party totalitarian state where the Leader and Empire Chancellor of the Dorvish Empire leads without question as head of state, head of government and supreme commander of the armed forces. The Volkskammer has remained however power has transferred over to the respect DVP party leaders who have been elected to various regional positions.
 * Main Article: Government of the Dorvish Reich

Political Parties in Dorvik
Under the Dorvish Reich no opposition parties are permitted to exist, especially left-leaning political parties. The government has made sure of that through the use of the Armed Forces of Dorvik and the various forces of the Ministry of the Interior.

Administrative Divisions
Dorvik has five administrative divisions. Currently these are known as States (Dorvische: Staats).

Each State has a State Leader (Dorvische: Staatleiter) who is elected by the largest party of the regional State Chambers (Dorvische: Länderkammern). Regional leadership is token to success in the national leadership therefore many of the national leaders have extensive history locally.

Culture
Dorvish (Dorvischer) is the principal ethnic group in Dorvik. The Dorvish people are thought to be mixed descendants of Dundorfians while some can trace their heritage back to ancient Alorians and Kirlawans. Dorvische is the main language of the Dorvish people, it's derived from ancient Lormann. While Dorvin and Mothin are local dialects with national recognition.
 * Main Article: Dorvish

Sports
Dorvik has a proud and long history of football, soccer to some. The Dorvik Premier League is the unofficial league of Dorvik and is the main attraction in Dorvik. Many stadiums throughout Dorvik play host to DPL games, the DPL is second to the Dorvish Rugby Union and the Dorvish Major League Baseball.

Holidays
Dorvik follows many traditional Protestant and Catholic holidays while they have a few state sponsored holidays.


 * Independence Day - September 5th.
 * Erstes Birthday - Moves with the date of birth of the leader.
 * National Foundation Day - August 9th.
 * Armed Forces Day - September 6th.
 * Thanksgiving - Fourth Thursday in November.
 * Christmas Eve - December 24th.
 * Christmas Day - December 25th.
 * New Years Eve - December 31st.
 * New Years Day - January 1st.
 * Easter - Last Sunday in April.

Economy of Dorvik
Dorvik in the past 50 years has experienced a sharp increase in command economy elements, and the preservation of these methods has been attributed to the somewhat socialist nature of Dorvik and the younger generations of Dorvish people. The Dorvik Stock Exchange is the largest and most prominent stock market that Dorvik has. Private enterprise exists in Dorvik, however at a medium level. The currency of Dorvik is the Dorvish Dolgar.
 * (See: Economy of Dorvik)

Military
The Armed Forces of Dorvik are the unified combat group of Dorvik. The Armed Forces of Dorvik is among the most modern and well-funded military units on Terra. When the Dorvish Peoples Party took power and turned that nation into a dictatorship the Leader and Reich Chancellor became Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (Dorvische: Oberbefehlshaber der Streitkräfte) and controls the military at his whim while maintaing the Dorvik Joint Chiefs of Staff and the various military commands.
 * See: Armed Forces of Dorvik

Dorvik also maintains a National Police force under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs and a National guard unit which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Alongside the military is an independent group known as the International Dorvik Assistance Group, which is on-call all the time to rapidly respond to threats around Artania and to assist any allied nations if needed. The Dorvische Volkspartei (Dorvish People's Party)s paramilitary unit the Security Service (Dorvische: Sicherheitsdienst) acts as a ideological and secret police.

Demographics
Dorvik is a popular vacation spot in both the winter and the summer therefore larger foreign populations are found in Dorvik. Dorvik is nearly 70% Dorvish while the rest are a make up of Alorian, Davostani, Hutori, Delterian and various other ethnic groups from throughout the world. About 20% of the population is equally split between Mothin and Dorvin, two of the major ethnicity next to Dorvish. The dominant language is Dorvishche, also known as Lormann. The remainder of the spoken languages in Dorvik are Mothin and Dorvin which are used by about 10% of the population.