Archive:Soritania

The Republic of Soritania (Soritanian: [sɐritˈanja]), commonly known as simply Soritania, is a country in central Velizka. It is bordered to the west and the southern Trajvetzkan exclave by Torberia, to the north by Aspayn and to the east by Sentryzija. Soritania is a federal liberal republic, in which the primary legislative body is the House of Representatives, and the executive is headed by the President of the Republic. The country is divided into seven prefectures, each of which has its own regional parliament with varying devolved powers.

The ethnolinguistic group of the Soritani has lived in the region since the 2nd century BC, their settlement being a part of the Proto-Soritani-Visamori migrations that took place at that time. The nation's official and most commonly spoken language is Soritan, part of the Soritani-Visamori family which also includes Lukho-Alekhan and Kirdum. A minority of Hierekalt Torberian speakers occupy mainly the southern coast, which is a historically Torberian area. The nation is religiously split, with the Torberian minority almost exclusively practicing Torberian Lúminar, and the majority of Soritans practicing some form of Kvazism.

The current republic was founded in 1978, based on the promulgation of the Soritan Basic Law, written and ratified after the ousting of King Adran III earlier the same year. It invests in an elected non-partisan president the position of head of state, with a prime minister, often of the coalition with the largest majority in Parliament, selected by the president. The National Parliament hosts 236 members, selected through the additional-member system from 118 constituencies and 118 top-up list seats. Each of the seven prefectures have their own elected bodies with members elected in the local constituencies.

= Etymology = The name "Soritania" derives from the Proto-Soritan "sor atan ia" (Proto-Soritan:[ˈ*sor əˈtan ˈija], meaning "land of rivers."

= History =

Early History
Evidence of human habitation in Soritania dates back to the 2nd millenium BC. The archaeological Woven Ware culture appears in the 3rd century BC, and is generally associated with the migration of the Proto-Soritani-Visamori people from their urheimat in modern-day Kirdum.