Vojandzeka

Vojandzeka (Vojanak: Vojăndzekă), known officially as The Free Vojanak Republic (Vojanak: Ta Vojănăk Rzepublik Ăn ) , or simply as Vojana (Vojanak: Vojăna) , is a landlocked country in eastern Alutra. It is bordered to the north by Galvia, to the west by Izlegal, and to the south and east by Ochsardvia and its  Seceßko. The country's borders are largely defined by the Plǎduv River and its tributaries, which run centrally through the nation and empties into the Locufaric Ocean. The capital city is Mazulot, and it along with Sipěrlat and Bramoz constitute the country's largest urban centers. The Vojanak language is the and sole official language of Vojandzeka; it is the first language of most of Vojanak citizens and is the only country whose official language list includes it.

Vojandzeka has had near constant human habitation for roughly 40,000 years, settled by proto-Galvic/proto-Varic peoples migrating from the Lake Vāras area. It was also much later settled by proto-Gožyar and other miscellaneous Serpentine peoples in the late and early  (4,000-3,000 BCE), who then intermingled with the previous inhabitants, mixing together culturally and genetically into their own unique people. Vojanak city-states began to form around 900 BCE, mostly centered around the floodplains of the Plǎduv River and its respective estuaries, gathering especially within the wide valleys of the north. These city states started as small, weak kingdoms, and remained that way for around a century prior to the founding of Wizkanja and the Wizkanian Empire, traditionally dated to 800 BCE. According to Zavnakism, the city was established by one Zavno — who according to legend had descended to Vanatas from the Sun.

On March 1 1986, Vojandzeka officially declared independence from Zabregashia in the early morning. As soon as word spread back to ZUOVA officials, the invasion of Vojandzeka began with a column of tanks rolling to the republic's capital. As time went on, civilian resistance increased. Meanwhile, the Vojanak Military began to pick off solitary ZUOVA tanks with anti-tank weaponry. Ordrey was the first nation to recognize Vojanak independence, and soon convinced the World Forum to do the same. World Forum troops were eventually sent to Vojandzeka in an attempt to form a DMZ to stop any further deaths. This failed, and WF soldiers were killed by Zabregashian invaders. Signs of a cultural genocide were also documented within captured areas of Vojana. In the early months of 2003, ZUOVA had encircled the capital of Mazulot with Vojanak, Ordrish, and W.F. troops still inside. With ZUOVA becoming increasingly unstable during the war, conflict in the country's own capital would turn into the collapse of ZUOVA, and military movements in Vojandzeka came to a standstill. ZUOVA collapsed in on itself, and the nation was free from Zabregashian rule.

A , Vojandzeka is a member of the World Forum, the Alutran Cultural Community, and a candidate for the Aarnieu Fraternity. Vojandzeka is categorized as a and has undergone considerable economic reform since its independence in developing an open economy. Vojandzeka is an upper-middle-income country according to the World Forum's definitions; and provides social security, a universal health care system, and free primary and secondary education to its citizens.

Etymology
The name Vojandzeka has its roots in the Vojanak language, dating back originally to some time during the 6th century CE in a Wizkanian legal document. Vojandzeka's name derives from the Medieval Vojanak word Vojan meaning "brother" and Dzekě meaning "kingdom", with Voyn itself deriving from the Ancient Wizkanian word Voyn, also meaning brother. The oldest preserved remnant of the Vojanak comes from the 1st century BCE, with the brotherly relationship between Wizkanian legionaries forming the common term Voyn to refer to one another in a friendly manner. The term then went on to encompass not just legionaries, but any ally or one with Wizkanian heritage. The name eventually evolved into its modern Vojan, which prompted the adoption of its modern name Vojandzeka after the kingdom's independence from the Snudzinskian Union. The word for kingdom, Dzekě, derives from the Wizkanian word for leader, Dzek, which was the title used during the Wizkanian Empire for the Emperor.

Vojanak War of Independence
In December of 1974, Vojanak author Vocta Pokratovek published his book Hole in the Wall following the death of United Zabregashia Freedom party president Właßiediß Rađow in-office. The book would immediately become immensely popular, and would sell up to 600,000 copies before the book was taken off shelves due to the book's views on the Vojanak identity and ZUOVA as a whole. With the Vojanak culture being repressed through many iterations throughout history, the book's message became a voice for the suppressed Voiana. Inevitably, the book and its message sparked an ethno-nationalism renaissance within the Republic of Voiana and also throughout the rest of ZUOVA. Meanwhile, author Pokratovek was apprehended by Zabregashian officials and sent to prison in [city], much to the displeasure of the Vojanak populace. As nationalism spread across the rest of the Union, there were fears amongst mostly Letanic nationalist groups that ZUOVA was becoming too culturally decentralized and that a breakup would occur soon. This would spur a further Transbregashian crisis and centralization movement in retaliation to the influx of Vojanak nationalism. Meanwhile, Galvia — ZUOVA's closest ally and defender, became weary of Vojanak nationalism, too fearing the imminent breakup of the Union say the situation go out of control.

The first multiparty elections occurred in ZUOVA in December of 1975. With the long-running United Zabregashia Freedom party losing steam following the death of its previous president, the Vojanak populace began to lean less towards the old deep buff regime leading Zabregashia. After a close election within the Republic of Voiana, Vojanak leader Szilevo Vruznivek was elected Minister of the Republic with a margin of less than 5%. Believing the election to be fraudulent, Zabregashian president Koʒewesz Krieniñ, attempted to overthrow the election and instead place deep buff leader Hăld Szalcivek in Vruznivek's place, however Vojandzeka had completely spiraled out of control from the Zabregashian overlords and had seemingly gone rogue. Within the span of just six months, 12 terrorist attacks were conducted both within the Republic of Voiana and the rest of ZUOVA, and violent protests were common, with several protesters practicing. In August of 1979, Krieniñ's puppet Szalcivek would be killed in a car-bombing just outside of Bramoz, Voiana, with Vojanak conspirators claiming responsibility. With the state of Voiana already completely out of hand, and with Vruznivek still having control of the Republic, Krieniñ elected to declare  within Voiana in January of 1985, though the attempted martial law would soon be refuted by provincial gendarme and sheriffs. The disorganized yet fierce armed resistance of Voiana would shock both ZUOVA and Krieniñ, and deaths were widespread. The battle, known as the January war, would only last approximately 12 hours before Zabregashian troops were withdrawn from Voiana as Krieniñ considered his next step.

In the late months of 1985, Krieniñ began secret talks with Galvian Grand Secretariat Fricis Vītoliņš, in which the two discussed their options with the rebellious state. With Galvia being deeply intertwined in Zabregashian politics, Vītoliņš and Krieniñ elected to position increased Galvian military presence on the Vojanak-Galvian border in a show of force. After discussing further, Vītoliņš vowed to have Galvia assist in the potential invasion of Voiana if the situation were to escalate further or if the republic were to declare independence, with Galvia being promised territory and monetary compensation in return. Meanwhile, Izlegal, though at war itself, pledged that it would accept Vojanak refugees say the crisis devolve into all-out war.

This would all come to a head in the morning of March 1, 1986, when Vojanak de-facto president Vruznivek declared independence on live television. Shortly after, Vruznivek would also give the famed March 1 speech to a crowd in front of the capitol in Mazulot. War against Vojandzeka was declared immediately by Krieniñ, and he stated in a speech later the same day that he had "no intentions of punishing or oppressing the Vojanak people", and that he admired the peoples' "ethnic determination"; however, he also stated that he sought to demilitarize the autonomous republic and harness it back under Zabregashian control. During the speech, Krieniñ also said that "all bloodshed, should it be necessary, is on Vojanak hands". Within minutes of Vruznivek's March 1 speech, explosions were reported in Mazulot, Sipěrlat, Nurăn, Bramoz, Jaçoko, and Sakzěluszmi, as well as numerous rural locations scattered all across the territory. Simultaneously, the Zabregashian Ministry of Defense demanded that all civilian air traffic over Vojandzeka be halted immediately.

Checkpoints at the Vojanak-Zabregashian border were destroyed instantly, and Zabregashian movements were soon reported by Vojanak officials near Sakzěluszmi. Many Vojanak were targeted by Zabregashian missiles, which allowed for Zabregashia to gain  over much of the western portion of the nation, but struggled to push into or past the capital Mazulot due to unexpectedly stiff anti-air capabilities. Galvia had yet to engage Vojandzeka, still having not declared war. The first large battle of the war took place in Sakzěluszmi, where Vojanak and Zabregashian forces clashed over control of the city. Zabregashian forces managed to gain control of much of the city's suburbs, but strong resistance limited their success in the more urban areas. Meanwhile, saboteurs in Mazulot hailing from Galvia, ZUOVA, and certain Vojanak rebel groups attempted to assassinate Vruznivek, but all were captured due to an unnamed within the Zabregashian government giving away the plans to Vojanak officials. It is believed that initial plans from Zabregashia were to capture all major cities in a and decapitate the separatist government; installing their own afterwards.

After the first signs of conflict, Vruznivek declared and severed all remaining Vojanak-Zabregashian relations, effective immediately. Zabregashian missiles targeted Vojanak infrastructure, including Kizyrra International Airport, Vojandzeka's largest airport, 29 km (18 mi) west of Mazulot.

Geography
A country, Vojandzeka is situated within the crossroads of Central and Eastern Alutra within the Bregashian Mountains. Galvia is to the north, Ochsardvia to the east, Izlegal to the west, and [country] to the south. The territory covers 68,529 square kilometres (26,459 square miles). Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Bregashian Mountains, with the nation's tallest being Mount Ekszu on the outskirts of Mazulot with a height of 2,711 m (8,894 ft), to the marshes of Khetsez̧, which makes up its entire southern border. Inland Vojandzeka consists of a series of mountains and valleys varying in size.

The hilly northern parts of the nation and the flat plains of Khetsez̧ in the south is traversed by the major rivers of the Plǎduv and the Cesta, which also makes up the nation's border with Izlegal. The Plǎduv, among Alutra's longest rivers, runs through the cities of Trpinjǎ, Bramoz, Sipěrlat, and more. The central and northern regions near the borders with Galvia and Ochsardvia consist of steep mountains and forested highlands. Natural resources found in quantities significant enough for production include zinc, coal, manganese, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, and hydropower. Karst topography makes up about half of Vojandzeka and is especially prominent in the north. Vojandzeka hosts deep caves, several of which are deeper than 250 m (820.21 ft). Vojandzeka's most famous lakes are the Nujăszas lakes, a system of 25 lakes with waterfalls connecting them over dolomite and limestone hills. The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colours, ranging from turquoise to mint green, grey or blue.

Overall, nearly 50% of Vojandzeka is forested. Most forest areas are in the centre, east and west parts of Vojandzeka with dominant karst topography. Khetsez̧ has a wetter climate, with several marshes and other bogs scattered across the otherwise fertile agricultural land. Northern Vojandzeka (Çăpedě) contains very fertile agricultural land along the Cesta river and the corresponding area is heavily farmed. This farmland is a part of the plain stretching into neighboring Izlegal and other Serpentine states.

The Plǎduv basin is the largest in the country. It covers 87% of the territory of Vojandzeka, which is 59,620 square kilometres (23,019 sq mi). The Plǎduv valley and its respective basin plays an important part in the economy and the communication system of the country. The Plǎduv Valley project is considered to be crucial for the strategic development of the country. The river Cesta forms the Cestan basin, which covers an area of about 8,223 km2 (3,174 sq mi), i.e., 12% of the territory. It receives water from Lake Nuisjor, the largest natural lake in the nation. Vojandzeka has around 100 ponds and thirty natural lakes. Vojandzeka also has an array of resorts and spa towns, especially in the southern, warmer regions of the country, though some also exist near the Nujăszas lakes area, as the high silica content of the lakes is believed to be good for the skin.

Mazulot is the capital and largest city. Other major cities include Sipěrlat and Çagszur along the Plǎduv River, Jaçoko, Nurăn, Dăvit and Szisigăsz in the east, Sakzěluszmi in the western part of the country, and Bramoz, the largest city in the southern region of Khetsez̧.

Military
233,053 active (4.07%) 713,832 reserve (12.47%)