Sentryzija

Sentryzija, officially the Labourist Federation of Sentryzija (Obradinian: Poblayzekol Izevisk je Sentryzija), is a country in Central Velizka. It is bounded by the Troiyan sea in the north, Troiya, Sued and Marop to the east, Krazenja and Morfeyra to the south and Varla and Aspayn to the west. Sentryzija is a federal labourist state, this means that some legislative powers are devolved to the respective republics which constitute the federation. The capital of the country is Danijbroz, but the largest city in the country is Brozobra. Other large cities include Kandavalat, Avavled, Brozpetri and Kiskagan. Nine republics constitute Sentryzija; Obradina, Siliksiya, Marizenja, Kostenia, Kirdum, Variska, the Troiyan Free cities, Obriskyz and Slova.

The region of Sentryzija is believed to have been inhabited by humans since around 12,000 BC, but its modern inhabitants didn't arrive until much later. Prior to the Arollian invasion the region was home to a Proto-Suedic people known as Haikeh. Following the arrival of the Sorillians the Haikeh polities were conquered and their people gradually assimilated. Little is known of their language other than place name evidence and the little we do know about their culture was recorded by scholars of the Morfeyran Empire. By 467 the Sorillian invaders had consolidated into the Arollian Empire and had begun to emulate the governmental institutions of Morfeyran successor states. By 515 the empire began to unravel and the various generals and relatices of the emperor began to carve out territories for themselves. Out of these successors states arose the Kingdom of Obradina which would go on to form the Obradinian Empire. The empire dominated central Velizka for the best part of 4 centuries, going on to launch colonial ventures in the South Velizkan Archapelago and Varnesia. Ultimately the empire functionally came to an end in the early 20th century.

Modern Sentryzija has its origins in the 1910 Obradinian Revolution and the civil war which subsequently followed. The royalist Obradinian Imperial Army fought against a coalition of left-wing rebels known as the Legion of Workers and Peasants. The LWP won the war and went on in 1918 to declare the foundation of a federal labourist state laying claim to much of the old empire. The years following the revolution were marred by instability and violence with a number of coup d'etats and conflicts with the countries neighbours. From 1925 until 1969 Sentryzija was an authoritarian dictatorship under the leadership of Vydhrin Mykraz Joko and later his son Vydhrin Brozdanij Olja. The late 1950s onwards was a period where the countries institions matured and its borders settled, leading to increased stability and prosperity inspite of the dictatorship. The 1970s and 80s saw a new uptick of vioence with the Anti-Bureaucratic Revolution bringing down the Vydhrin dynasty and starting the civil war in Slova. The situation calmed in the late 80s as the countries new regime crystalised under the leadership of Âlyik Mykraz Lâna and his Drazvir party.

In recent years prosperity has reigned and following the 1993 Troiyan crisis Sentryzija has emerged as Velizkas sole superpower, dominating much of eastern Velizka. Sentryzija has the largest economy in Velizka and ranks highly in terms of human development and Gross national income. Sentryzija is a largely industrial country and farming equipment, cars and raw materials make up a significant percentage of the countries exports. Since the mid 1980s the countries agricultural base has significantly diminished and cereals grown in Torberia have become an important import. Sentryzija is a founding member of the Organisation for Peace and Solidarity and the Assembly of Nations and is an observer of the West Velizkan Economic Alliance. Sentryzija has embassies in every country in Velizka except Varla.

= Etymology = The name Sentryzija means middle land and is derived from the Common Arollian name Senda tusja. The senda component is believed to be a borrowing of the Haikeh word sendus, which meant between.

In Slovan the country is referred to as Penrelats, meaning many land. Some in Sentryzija, including non-Slovans, have expressed support for the adoption of Penrelats as the official name of the state due to its percieved more native nature. Archaically Sentryzija has been referred to as Misjed in Slovan, meaning great plain. Although this typically refers to the geographic region of the central Velizkan steppe and forest in modern Slovan.