Motto | |||||||
| Anthem | "Einingkeit und Recht und Freiheit" | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Dunburg | ||||||
| Other cities | Nordenhaus, Oberegg, Neukirckstadt, Lutzenkamp | ||||||
| Language | Dundorfian Minority: Luthorian, Narik | ||||||
| Religion main |
Non-Religious (57%) | ||||||
| others | Confessional Ameliorate Church of Dundorf 33%, Aurorian Patriarchal Church 7%, other: 3% | ||||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
Dundorfians (84%) | ||||||
| others | Narik (9%), other (8%) | ||||||
| Demonym | Dundorfian(s) | ||||||
| Government | Federal Parliamentary republic | ||||||
| Bundespräsident*in | Wolfgang Hromadka | ||||||
| Bundeskanzler*in | Klaudia Wahner | ||||||
| Legislature | Bundestag | ||||||
| Area | 900,000 km² | ||||||
| Population | 140,348,348 (5330 estimate) | ||||||
| GDP | 2,791,759,438,512 DUM (5354) | ||||||
| Established | 1 March 5218 | ||||||
| Currency | Dundorfian Mark (DUM) | ||||||
| Time Zone | GMT -1 | ||||||
| summer | GMT 0 | ||||||
| Drives on the | Right | ||||||
| Calling Code | +03 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .dun | ||||||
| Organizations | World Congress Artanian Union | ||||||
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Dundorf, officially known as the Dundorfian Federal Republic (Dundorfian: Bundesrepublik Dundorf (Dundorf), is a nation located at the center of Artania. It is bordered by Aloria and Kirlawa to the north, Ikradon to the south, the Kundrati Union to the east, and Rutania to the west - it is the sole landlocked nation in Terra.
Dundorf is one of the most populated nations in Artania, alongside Luthori, Ikradon and Dorvik, counting circa 140 million people, particularly concentrated in the western plains of Dunlake, Oderveld and Chontalen, and the major cities of everyone of the five constituent federal states. The capital city is Dunburg (OOC: Berlin), located in the very heart of the nation and its Bundesland, Oderveld. The financial center is generally thought to be Nordenhaus, capital of Dunlake.
Organized now as a federal parliamentary republic, Dundorf has a colorful history, mostly divided and comprised of fierce nationalism, monarchism and radical left-wing ideologies. The foundation of Communism by Karlstein Metz and the foundation of National Socialism underneath Reinhold Scharff and his Dundorfian National Socialist Movement. Dundorf has shared in several civil wars and the modern era of Dundorf has been plagued with right-wing and left-wing governments trading places. Although with a noticeable left-leaning tendency, political polarization between the right and the left is very strong, especially on religious and economic issues, a polarization that has made Dundorf a dynamic multi-party democracy since the Federal Republic was restored in March 5218.
As of present, Dundorf is believed to be a leading economic power in Artania, thanks to its dynamic trade, internal manufacturing, and the services sector. The country's population is predominantly made up by the Dundorfian people (84%), and a strong minority of Narik people, about 8% of the population. Dundorf is member of the World Congress, the World Congress Security Council and of the Artanian Union - it shares an "Humanitarian Alliace" agreement with Lourenne.
History[]
Geography[]
Dundorf lies in the heart of the Artanian continent, and is rich in different landscapes, except marine ones, as a nation without sea access. There are plains in pretty much the entirety of Dunlake and Oderveld, which are only marginally part, of the Muzel Mountains range. The state of Chontalen presents plains, highlands, hills and mountains, whereas the states of Grozvic and Julstoch are by far the most mountainous ones, existing all over the Muzels. Most human settlements and economic activities are concentrated in the western part of the country, but major cities exists also in Julstoch and Grozvic - which economy instead relies on tourism and in minor part, from agricolture. The main river, a national symbol that run through the capital of Dunburg, is the Ode. Ode names the state of Oderveld, a portmanteau of Ode and Veld, ancient Dundorfian for "field, open country", stating how central is the river for this state and its capital. Another key feature of Dundorf's physical geography is indeed the Kronstein forest, in Chontalen, the nation's largest forest.
Political Geography[]
Physical map of Dundorf (OOC: outdated names)
Administrative map of Dundorf
Dundorf is divided into five Federal States (Dundorfian: Bundeslander), listed here:
| State | Capital | Major cities | OOC notes |
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 Dunlake
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Nordenhaus | Groß-Rudolfskirchen, Oberegg, Nordenhaus, Vögelberg | Based on Western Germany, notably the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Pfalz and some of NRW. |
 Chontalen
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Rabesburg | Rabesburg, Fuchstal, Großenborn, Rittersheim | Based on Bavaria |
 Grozvic
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Südschloss-am-der-Czimnetz | Arnulfsbrügge, Karlsborn, Radulfshagen, Sudschloss-am-der-Czimnetz | Based loosely on Southern Germany, primarily the border area with Switzerland and Austria. |
 Julstoch
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Lutzenkamp | Lutzenkamp, Raderath am Hof, Schmittburg, Volzhaus | Based loosely on Eastern Germany, primarily Saxony. |
 Oderveld
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Dunburg | Bergengruber, Dunburg, Neukirchstadt, Unterschloss | Based on Brandenburg/Berlin. |
Government and politics[]
Dundorf is a parliamentary Republic with a Federal President as Head of State and Federal Chancellor as Head of Government. The legislative power is exercised by the Federal Diet (Dundorfian: Bundestag) and the executive power is exercised by the Federal Chancellor (Dundorfian: Bundeskanzler*in), and its Federal Cabinet (Dundorfian: Bundeskabinett). The Federal President (Dundorfian: Bundespräsident*in) holds a mostly ceremonial role, with the ability of suggesting Federal Cabinets to the legislature. The President represents the Dundorfian nation abroad.
Picture of the first Federal President of the restored Republic, Rudolph Rachenhausen, who assumed office in 5218 and left in 5225. He was born on June 8, 5159 in Dunburg, Oderveld, Dundorf and died in his home town on August 20, 5241, at the age of 82.
Government[]
Dundorf has a cabinet which is responsible to the Bundestag. The Bundestag elects the Federal Chancellor, which is responsible to the Federal President. The Dundorfian people, every 3 years, elects a new Bundestag and a new Federal President. The role of the President is mostly ceremonial: they represent the Nation in Terra and they may suggest the Federal Diet a new cabinet, which ought to secure a majority of the votes. Minority cabinets may be formed, but it should secure a majority of the votes from the legislature through external support.
Politics and elections[]
The Head of State is elected directly by voters. The Head of Government, the Bundeskanzler*in, is usually expressed by the largest party in the governing coalition, and is responsible to the President. Voters chose their preferred party and the seats are allocated in a proportional way. Each term for memeber of Parliament, or Federal President is 3 years long, or 36 months. There are currently no term limits on any political position held.
Foreign relations[]
Dundorf's foreign relations are focused on achieving harmony with its Artania neighbours as well as with other Dundorfian-majority countries as shown in recent years (OOC: 5470s) by the effort to build fraternal relations with Narikenland & Darnussia known as "Pan-Dundorfianism" was pursued by the N&D and Dundorfian governments. Dundorfs holds positive relations with several of its Artanian peers, primarily Kundrati, N&D, Ikradon, Luthori, Dorvik, Malivia and Rutania. Dundorf is formally allied with the United Kingdom of Lourenne, in an Humanitarian Alliace, and supported non-militarily Lourennais' efforts in the so-called Hubris War. Non-military interventionism is a key that defines Dundorfian foreign policy, as well as support for human rights and democracy.
Past Presidents and Chancellors (TBD)[]
WIP TBD
Military[]
The armed forces of Dundorf are officially known as the Bundeswehr (Luthorian: Armed Forces) and serves as the unified combatant force of Dundorf. The Bundeswehr in wartime is controlled jointly by the Federal Chancellor. During peace time the Minister für Verteidigung (Luthorian: Minister for Defense) controls the Military. The Ministry for Defense is responsible for the appointment of the head of each armed force branch, who, together with the Minister and the President form the National Defense Council (Dundorfian: Nationales Verteidigung Rat) (NVR).
The Bundeswehr is comprised of two branches, the Heer (Army) and the Luftwaffe(Airforce). Dundorf has a discreetly strong military power, but lacks a navy due to being landlocked. Instead, the Armed Forces relies on aerial assault as a form of primary attack as well as a strong focus on armored warfare & artillery bombardment.
The Bundesguard (Federal Guard) is a sub-branch of the Heer. They are responsible for the protection of high-ranking officials and carrying out special operation missions alongside the Spezialeinheiten (Special Forces).
Law Enforcement[]
Dundorf has several layers of law enforcement. At the local level, the city's police, the Stadtpolizei, are responsible for protecting officials and institutions on a municipal level. On a regional level every "Bundeslander" may maintain their own regional police forces. The federal government also operate the "Bundespolizei", responsible for aiding regional police and conducting independent nationwide operations, including but not limited to anti-terrorism operations, drug operations, national felony investigations & arrests, and arresting people with an executive warrant for arrest. The Stadtpoliziei or the Bundespolizei also sometimes patrol the nation or each province, checking people's identity ID or official papers at times of national emergency, which can be ordered by the Federal Chancellor of Dundorf and the Ministry of the Interior. There is also a militar police body. This body is known as Militärpolizei and they are responsible for keeping law & order among the military ranks. They are also responsible for arresting deserters, and bringing them to the Bundespolizei, who then will bring the criminal to justice. The Hauptstadtwache (Capital Guard) are another police force that are responsible for protecting the Bundespraesident, Bundeskanzler, the Federal Ministers and members of the Bundestag from people trying to kill or injure them.
Economy[]
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«Rheinbach Metallwerks a great city with its own streets, its own police force, fire department and traffic laws. There are 150 kilometres of rail, 60 different factory buildings, 8,500 machine tools, seven electrical stations, 140 kilometres of underground cable and 46 overhead.»
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(Ernst Schultz, Dundorfian industrialist.)
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Demographics[]
Ethnic groups[]
Dundorfian (Dundorfischer) is the major ethnic group found in Dundorf. It is estimated that 82% of the population are ethnic Dundorfians known as Volksdundorfischer. Ethnic Dundorfians have migrated to nearly all present-day countries surrounding Dundorf and make up a minority of populations in those areas.
Other migrations during ancient and modern times have left Dundorf with a collection of different ethnic groups. It is estimated that around 8% of the population, about 22 million, is not ethnically Dundorfian nor Duntrekker. Most of this population is made of immigrants from the neighboring countries, but a few are from other continents. Of these, the largest group are ethnic Majatrans and Aslis from Al'Badara; immigrants from when that nation was informally controlled by Dundorf during the brief Badarenprotektorat (Badara Protectorate) during the late-1800s.
Language[]
The primary language spoken in Dundorf is Dundorfisch which is spoken as a first language by roughly 92% of the population. The second main language of Dundorf, which is a minority language, is Luthorian, which is widely known as a second language, not many are native speakers of it.
Dundorfian Agency of Space (DAS)[]
The Dundorfian Agency of Space (DAS) was officially established on August 14, 5122, under order of Königsführer William R. Coburn. The Reichstag of Dundorf then voted to establish the agency with a vote of 68-7. The DAS is responsible for the monitoring of Dundorfian air territory, as well as launching satellites into space. The DAS currently owns 149 out of the 296 satellites Dundorf has, both government and privately owned. The headquarters of the DAS is located Albrunn, Gayern (Dunlake), Dundorf. The two launch pads for the DAS are in Karlsborn, Grozvik, and Zirachtisch, Oderveld. The head of the DAS is Dr. Klaus Borozky.
The first major space mission was when a rocket with 3 people inside, 2 males and a female, was launched into terran orbit. The spacecraft orbited the terra world two times, then returning to ground above the ocean near Yingdala. The mission was successful and no one was injured. The DAS was able to gather useful information about space through that mission.