Baithia

Baithia (Bae-fee-i-ah) officially the Republic of Baithia is a sovereign state in North-Eastern Europe, located in the Baltics. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the East and Belarus and Poland to the south. It covers 140,529 square kilometers (54258.5502 sq mi) and has a population of 6 million. It is a republic and is a member of NATO, the United Nations and the European Union. The capital is Klaipeda, and the largest city is Riga.

Independence of Latvia
In November 1917, at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), all of Lithuania and most of Latvia were under German military occupation. Estonia and the eastern part of Latvia were still under Russian control. In 1918, while the Baltic homelands were under German occupation, national councils declared independence and established governments. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk of March 3, 1918, ceded Russian rights to the entire Baltic area to Germany, which sought to organize puppet states in the region. Germany recognized the “independence” of the Duchy of Courland on March 15, 1918; of the Kingdom of Lithuania on March 23, 1918; and of the remainder of the region on September 22, 1918. The Balts, however, sought genuine independence. The German collapse in late 1918 was followed by attempts to reestablish Russian control through the imposition of Soviet regimes. The new national governments managed to survive the threat from the east as well as from other quarters. In 1920 the Soviets concluded peace treaties recognizing independent Baltic states. By 1922 only Lithuania was still owned by Russia.

Merge with Lithuania
After the Republic of Latvia was created, the Lithuanian population who had also wanted independence were angry at the Russian government for giving the Latvians independence but not Lithuanians. World War 2 saw the alliance of the Soviet Union and Latvia, which kept it's independance for it's vitality in the Battle of Stalingrad. When They were denied independence after the way, many protests followed, and after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, They got independence. 11 months later, the President of the Republic of Lithuania asked the President of the Republic of Latvia for a unification of both countries. The Latvian Republic accepted the offer in the historic Klaipeda Treaty.

Full Independence
Due to the Treaty of Klaipeda being signed there, Klaipeda was made the capital city of the new nation. Afterwards, at the agreement of Estonia, a strip of land to the north of the country was given to the new country. The country previously known as The Lithuania-Latvia Union had a referendum on what the new nation should be called. The suggestions were: Baithia, Baltica, Baldavia, Potato and Karzarvich. These were the results. The winning name, "Baithia" suggested by Lavika Lethuski, a Latvian man from the rural town of Janana won with 59% of the vote. Lavika Lethuski also went on to be the Republic of Baithia's first president.

Modern History
Today, Baithia is an extremely highly developed country. A fifth of the country is a national park, the Balavi Hills National Park. It has a large GDP per capita, HDI. Baithia has a population density of 80.2 inh/km2, making it the 127th most densely populated country in the world, with a similar density to Greece and Macedonia. There have been 4 presidents since Baithia's independence, the current elect being Danielle Odriska from Riga. The most renowned and loved president was Alekoska Zaníz who served from 1996 to 2004.

Foreign Relations
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Languages
Baithia has two national languages, Lithuanian and Latvian.

Baithia also has 3 other official languages: English, spoken by 10.1% of the population, Estonian, spoken by 12.4% of the population, and Russian, spoken by 8.1% of the population. Other languages make up 0.5%.

In Baithian schools, you can choose between going to Baithian schools taught through the three different official languages, taught through the Baithian curriculum. Children are taught either Russian or Estonian starting aged 5 and aged 10, they can choose between Latin or Finnish.

Religion
Baithia is predominantly Christian country. It's the largest religion with 76%. 70% are Orthodox, 3% are Catholic and 2% are Protestant. 22% are Atheist or Agnostic, and 2% of Baithia's population follows other religions such as Islam or Buddhism. Baithia is the country with the highest atheist/agnostic population in Northern Europe.

Ethnicity
Baithia has several different ethnic group, with the largest being the Baithian ethnic group. The Baithian ethnic group was created after the creation of Baithia and includes anyone who self defines as Baithian and has a Baithian passport. Anybody living in Baithia for over 4 years is entitled to a Baithian passport and therefore, Baithian ethnicity. 57.7% of the country 59.8% identifies as Bathian, The other main ethnic groups include Estonian, at 10.3%, Russian at 13.2%, Finnish at 8.4% and Other at 8.3%. According to the 2015 Census, 95.2% are White, 1.6% are Black, 0.2% are Arab, 2% are Asian, and 1% are Other.

Education
The Baithian curriculum includes Medelynas (ages 3-5), Kūdikis (ages 5-7), Jaunesnysis (ages 7-11) and Aukštas (ages 12-16). The Baithian curriculum can be followed in all official languages of Baithia. At age 5, Russian or Estonian are taught for Baithian language students, and Latin or Finnish are taught at age 10 and up. The Baithian school system in ranked #15 in the World, especially languages, where the student generally come out of it as trilingual or quadrilingual. During Aukštas education, students can take an exam known as the Pažymėjimas Užpakalyje, known informally as Žalioji or the PUZ. If the student achieves over 78% in the exam, they can go to university in Baithia for free. The largest and highest ranked university in Baithia is the University of Tobana, formerly the University of the Latvian Art.

Administrative divisions
Baithia is divided into 9 administrative divisions known as Skyrius. Each Skyrius has a capital which serves as an economic centre for the départemento.



Geography
Baithia is located in Northeastern Europe, in the Baltics. It's the 97th largest country in the world and the country's total area is 140,529 square kilometers (54258.5502 sq mi).

Baithia lies between latitudes 53° and 58° N, and longitudes 21° and 28°. The distance from the southernmost to the northernmost point in the country is 463 kilometers (287 mi). Highest point of Suur Munamägi, located in Polva with elevation of 318 meters (1,043 ft). The mountain is part of the Haanja Upland Range.

Baithia borders the Baltic Sea to the west.

Climate
All of Baithia is rather cold. In the summer, daylight hours are much longer and in the winter much shorter, for example. In December it is still pitch dark at 9:00 A.M., and daylight disappears before 4:00 P.M. Average temperatures in winter are reasonably mild, ranging in January from -2.8°C in Liepaja, on the western coast, to -6.6°C in the southeastern town of Daugavpils. July temperatures range from 16.7°C in Liepaja to 17.6°C in Daugavpils. Baithia's proximity to the sea brings high levels of humidity and precipitation, with average annual precipitation of 566 millimeters in Riga. There, an average of 180 days per year have precipitation, forty-four days have fog, and only seventy-two days are sunny. Continuous snow cover lasts eighty-two days, and the frost-free period lasts 177 days.

Politics
In Baithia, the Congress is divided into the Senāts (101 seats) and the Parlaments (349 seats). The Senāts is the most important out of the two as it deals the most important trade negotiations, diplomacy, etc. Baithia has 5 parties in the Çenate: Konservatīvs,Darbaio,Liberalus, Komunistiskā and Democracit Nacistu. The current party in power is Konservatīvs, a party with the ideology of Conservatism. The president is Danielle Odriska, the leader of Konservatīvs. The Prime Minister is Stefan Rotte, who is the Deputy Leader of Konservatīvs.

Air
The main air gateway to Baithia is by Riga Airport, the country's busiest airport which handled 6,550,000 passengers in 2015. It is the main hub of Baithia's national airline, Baithaways.

Water
The main water gateway to Baithia is by Riga Port, the country's busiest port which handled 1,650,000 passengers in 2015. It is the main hub of Baithia's national cruiseline, Baithard.

Train
The main railway company in Baithia is Baryal which operates train lines in all of the regions, connecting the major cities and coasts. There are also mountain train routes which are used currently as touristic lines. Baithia's High Speed Train Service is known as the "Rotte", To honour it's creator, Stefan Rotte. The Rotte's route starts in Kalipeda.

Road
Baithia has an extensive network of roads and motorways. In recent years, more money has been spent in getting motorway/national road connections in the forms of tunnels and bridges to the inland towns and cities. Bus routes operate throughout the country by Baibus which operate CBus, in the towns and cities, RBus in the countryside and the rural villages and towns, and IBus which covers intercity coach routes.

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Music
Baithia's music industry is dominated mainly by rock, pop, R&B and increasingly, rap. In the 1930s, the industry was dominated by old folksongs in Baithian. In the 1970s, Rock and especially Europop came into the mainstream. Increasingly in this decade, rap and grime have entered with artists like G-Hard, KLOM, Jiraqui and Kyria.

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