Dolgava

Dolgava, officially the Dolgavan Confederation (Dolgavan: Dolgaves Konfederācija, Hulstrian: Dolgarische Eidgenossenschaft, Manoush: Dolgavikano Ekipen, Old Tokundian: Dolgavĭskŭ Sŭvǫzŭ) is a nation on the continent of Keris.

Geography
Dolgaria is currently divided into five subnational entities, known as Reģions. They are Hodari, Karzon, Kirzon Valley, Lirath, and Quagotu. Four of the states are on the mainland of the continent of Keris while Karzon is a large island well off the coast of the continent, separated from the mainland by the Straits of Karzon. The unique geography of the country gives it the shape of a jumper if turned around as two of the provinces that are next to each other come out of the end of the country as extended peninsulas, forming large gulfs in the north and south. The southern gulf, defined by the east coast of Hodari and south coast of Kirzon Valley forms the Hodari Gulf, while the northern gulf defined by the northeast coast of Lirath and northwest coast of Quagotu forms the Lirath Bay, itself an infolding of the greater Sea of Deliverance which separates Dolgaria from Trigunia. Another extended bay lies to the Northeast of Quagotu, and west of Tiania in Kizenia, and is known in Dolgaria as the Bay of Whales.

In the Northwest, the Povant Mountain Range runs from Kyozi through Lirath (between Dolgarburg and Darina) to the ocean. Otherwise, mostly rolling hills with green farms abound.

Quagotu's elegant landscape is complimented by the Hokotoff Mountians to the east (which also extend into Kirzon Valley and form the border between Dolgaria and Kizenia) and the misnamed Auburn Hills to the south. The Great Quagotu River divides the marshy wetlands of Quagotu Region from the rolling hills of Lirath.

Kirzon Valley is mountainous in the north border, with a lush river delta forming a large valley through the whole of the region.

Hodari lies low and is the home of rivers, mainly the Prescott River, and small lakes such as Lake Marigold, Lake Arequipa, and the Great Gloriana Lake.

Karzon, a dense island to the west has a rough terrain of cliff shores, hills, and rocky soil, which makes it agriculturally dependent on the mainland.

Karzon
Main article: Karzon

The Region of Karzon has long had a tense relationship with the rest of the Republic. A plurality of Karzonian are members of the so-called 'Good Church,' a Gnostic Christian sect. The 'Good People' have historically been religiously conservative and isolationist. The Karzonians also claim a separate ethnicity and linguistic tradition from Dolgaria, although today this is mostly reflected only in a faint accent.

Karzon has in the past sought autonomy, as advocated by the Karzon National Party.

Politics & Government


The government of the Dolgavan Confederation takes place in a feudal republican framework based on serfs and slaves ruled by a feudal nobility, whereby political authority is divided between four factions, namely the Order of St. Parnum the Thunderer, the Ducal House de Tournai-Schwervig, the Tribes of Manoush®, and the hajduk Forest Militia. Each of the four factions is in charge of a certain aspect of Dolgavan government and economy. The Manoush tribes serve the role of middlemen between the government and the people, and are in charge of the economy, being tasked with raising taxes and controlling most industries. The Order of St. Parnum the Thunderer oversees the Dolgavan Inquisition and forms part of the military. The Ducal House de Tournai-Schwervig controls the Kerisian Trade and Industrial League and is in charge of the navy and foreign trade. The Forest Militia form another part of the military and are in charge of internal security. All four parties are granted wide cultural and religious autonomy.

The joint government of the Dolgavan Confederation is ruled by the Great Council (Dolgavan: Lielā Padome, Hulstrian: Grossen Rat, Old Tokundian: Velikiy Sŭvětŭ, Manoush: Svat Baro), formed of representatives of the four great estates. The Great Council has authority over all government affairs, and is the unifying body of the Confederation. The council oversees the joint diplomatic and intelligence services, manages common military affairs, and handles legal matters and enforcement. The Great Council is presided by the Coucil of Four (Dolgavan: Gada Četru, Hulstrian: Rat der Vier, Old Tokundian: Sŭvětŭ Četyrŭ, Manoush: Štareskero Svat), composed of the Four Princes of the Confederation, namely the Big Kahuna of the Tribes of Manoush®, the Imperial Lord of the Kerisian Trade and Industrial League, the Grand Hetman of the Forest Militia, and the Grand Master of the Order of St. Parnum. The legislative affairs of the confederation are overseen by the Great Sobor, formed of representatives of the 25 States of the Confederation. Within the Sobor, the Confederate and Vassal estates have three votes each, bringing the total number of votes to 75.

Constituent States
Dolgava is divided into two kinds of "States" or "Estates": Confederate Estates, enjoying immediacy (i.e. are not subordinated to any other entity but the Great Sobor and the Great Council), and the Vassal Estates, each subordinated to one of the 5 Confederate Estates. The Confederate estates have the right to collect taxes, mint their own coins, wage war, etc. Each of the Confederate Estates is ruled by one of the four factions of the Confederation and by the Church.

Economy
The currency of the Republic was formerly known as the Dolgarian Federal Haldur (DFH). The Haldur was divided into 100 subunits called Cendurs. It was revalued later into the Dolgavas Dalderis (DLD), which is subdivided into 1000 Tūkstošais, commonly shortened to "Tuks".