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Most Serene Republic of Vedena

 * Government: Vedena is a Republic.
 * Governor (Leader of the Council): Olga Ristevski (1229-1243), Boyko Vavilov (1243-1249), Borna Korda (1249-nowadays). Elected by adult male landowners every 6-10 years.
 * Parliament: the Council, which consists of four major factions with their own goals
 * Christian merchants: 189. Stand for decreasing the bureaucracy and merchant taxes, and creating trade unions with the other countries.
 * Judaist merchants: 92. Stand for increasing the tariffs for the foreign merchants and aggressive approach in trade. In addition, they combat the idea of trade unions. (Povernentsi coalition)
 * Romans: 84. Stand for the Third Rome idea. (L'viv coalition)
 * Nobility (Gentry): 80. Stand for the further stratification of society and developing the feudal system. (Povernentsi coalition)
 * "Librarians": 27. Stand for increased patronage of arts and science.
 * Economy: mostly based on logging, agriculture, and trade.
 * Trade unions: the traders of Lutsk, L'viv, and other major centres run merchant guilds in each of the cities in order to maintain the influence of their factions in the Council and public life in general, promote their cause and protect the conditions of merchants. On the other hand, Judaist merchants oppose the creation of trade unions.
 * Spreading trade like a plague: the trade unions of the Judaist Merchants are spreading outside the lands of Vedena, mostly in the major cities of Inkeri, Kiev (not anymore), and Tuvan (Mongol) Empire, competing with the local traders. The advantage of Vedenian traders is over a thousand years of traditions and experience transferred from their ancestors and ties all across Europe made through centuries of trade.
 * Capitals: Lutsk and Chernobyl
 * Demographics (including occupied territories): 2'904k people
 * Rural areas:~2439k.
 * Urban areas: 465k; 16% live in urban areas.
 * Lutsk (and the nearest territories across it): 182k.
 * L'viv: 53k
 * Other (population over 2'500): 230k.
 * Culture: 59% are Vedean, 12% are Romans, 5% are Ost-Riken, 23% is the rest
 * Religion: 65% are Christians (14% are Orthodox, 12% are Catholic, 39% are local churches), 11% are Judaist, 7% are Roman pagans, 20% are the rest beliefs.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Kiev: ugh we send 20'000 to help our beloved maaasters in such a cruel war.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Mongol Empire: let me help you invade Kiev. As a reward, Vedena would like to get the lands of Podolia region.
 * Kiev: the Council forbade Trade unions operating on the territories of Kiev. In addition, we are at war sooo...
 * Military:
 * Feudal armies: the sizes of feudal and mercenary armies are growing stable as a result of the gradual development of the feudal system.
 * Army size: ~40'000 (at high expense, 20'000 are sent to Kiev to help the Tuvans)
 * Events:
 * Vedenian art: artists of Vedena explore new topics, style, and ideas. The formerly "Roman art" has "expired" and is considered as quite stale for many. Instead, it has become new tendency to mix the different (or even the opposites) in a single work of art; The most common style is combining local pagan and ancient aesthetics, bringing new shapes and images the World has never seen.
 * New times: We are all Vedenians. No matter where you have been born - in Lutsk, Volodymyr, L'viv or Young Volyn' (Young Volyn' is the name of brand-new acquired territory whereas Old Volyn' is Vedena) - you are still a part of us, Vedenians. We may not share common language, religion, but we share a common idea - the idea of originality and respecting traditions. This is what we have in common. It is time to rise up and destroy the enemies of our identity and shared ideas.
 * Tensions in the Council: the fire of Chernobyl caused the factions of Judaist merchants and Nobility to unite even closer. The controversial Christians Merchants have become the leading faction. On the other hand, the decading Romans are radicalising and are as hostile to the Vedenian and Christian cultures as never before. What's more, the war brought even more tensions and a little accident may cause a big explosion.