Ordrey

Ordrey (Ordrish: Ordra), officially styled the Union State of Ordrey (Ordish: Conathú Amthóth Brói Ordrais) is a in Eastern Alutra. It is bordered to the north by Gladomyr, to the south by Lathadu, and shares a maritime border with Salia across the Sedic Sea. The capital is Vernon, while its largest city and center of commercial activity is Noters. [Sentence on territory size and rank on the continent]. It is composed of 25 provinces and 3 union districts, each of which have a substantial degree of political, administrative, and economic autonomy, though the nation itself practices a form of decentralized internally, which encourages significant inter-provincial coordination.

While occupied as early as the neolithic era, modern Ordrish populations are descendants of the Continental Sedes, which migrated to the region in the 6th Century BCE, following the decline of the Old Gundahar Culture and the northwards retreat of the Old Elyrians. It is believed that the Ordrish Sedes created the earliest forms of Canachism. This collection of tribes would gradually join into the Sedic Confederation c. 244 BCE during its earliest phases of expansion. After the disintegration of the Sedic Confederation in 85 CE, the areas of modern-day Ordrey and Lathadu, as well as portions of southern [ANDEMYR] came under control of Ordrish-speaking Sedes. As the tribes coalesced into more centralized feudal polities in the middle ages, a semi-unified kingdom was established from the Four Duchies, though it would be subsumed into the Kingdom of Salia through the Concordat of Noters in 1238, which formally established Ayekism as the Ordrish religion, and uniting the crowns, with Ordrey given a degree of autonomy. After a brief campaign of resistance to integration by Canachite hard-liners, many Ordrish nobles and clergy fled south to Lathadu, where they maintained their customs until [year of Lathadun conquest]. Despite Canachism’s forbiddance in much of Ordrey, it remained practiced in secret and in remote areas throughout the remainder of the Salian occupation.

After [Salian Absolutist]’s revocation of the Concordat of Noters in 1622 in response to the Pretender’s Revolt, Salia attempted to consolidate further control in Ordrey, and to enforce Ayekist orthodoxy following a resurgence of Canachism on the continent. The Ordrish Wars of Religion that followed would ravage the country and destabilize the nascent Salian Empire. While it resulted in a Salish victory, the times which followed were marked by considerable social unrest, as well as a greater interest in Ordrish culture and history, in a time known as the Century of Enmity. Salia’s empire on mainland Alutra would come to an end in 1750 in the War of the Ordrish Succession, in which Dams i’Garmers, a member of the Ordrish aristocracy with substantial backing from other major powers on the continent successfully restored an independent Ordrish nation.

Ordrey became the first nation to, with the first mass production textile mill sparking the in 1798. It came to establish its own brief colonial empire to advance its commercial aims and prestige over the course of the 19th Century, and would establish itself as one of the key diplomatic players in the Eastern Hemisphere. The kingdom would be dismantled and replaced with a republic following a referendum in 1901. It would again be reformed into a second republic in the wake of continual struggles with the pre-republic aristocracy which culminated in a constitutional crisis in 1929. The second republic too would implode following a prolonged recession and ineffective governance, being overthrown by a one-party state in 1978. The Ordrish Workers’ Party relinquished its monopoly in government in 2000, though it remains the predominant political force in the nation and enjoys continued support in the nation’s.

The Union State of Ordrey is a member of the Northeast Compact, Alutran Commercial Community, the International Union for Labor and Liberty, and the World Forum. While one of the few in the world, it is a primary exporter of coal, steel, fish, and textiles, and has begun to exhibit a strong information technology sector, and seeks a policy of peaceful co-existence with capitalist nations. It is primarily an industrial economy, though it is slowly becoming reliant on services. Ordrey is considered a, and has a very high ; however, its GDP is the lowest in East Alutra, and it faces the beginnings of a possible demographic crisis as their population has experienced the first period of net decline in its history over the past decade according to the 2019 Census.

Etymology
Ordrey takes its name from the Proto-Ordrish word “eorþreced” (literally: earth-house, cave), in reference to the topography that defines much of the nation, as well as its multitude of mines. [Sentence on earliest known usage of the name].

As denoted by the modern constitution, the official name for Ordrey is Conathú Amthóth Brói Ordrais.

Geography

 * Main article: Geography of Ordrey

Ordrey occupies a portion of Eastern Alutra, and is bordered by [country count] countries - [ANDEMYR], Lathadu, [count] on the continent, as well as a maritime border with Salia. Its land borders occupy a total length of [LENGTH], as well as a total coastline length of [COASTLINE]. Its total land area is [AREA], placing it at [SIZE RANK], [BETWEEN COUNTRIES].

Its landscape is generally divided into five geographic zones, defined by and. It includes the Lanare, the Carrlands, the Penguinnes, the Glens, and the Lenach. The Lanare defines most of the country’s landmass, sloping up from the coast of the Seda Sea to the foothills of the Pomaros. These hills separate the region longitudinally from the drier Glen country to the west. The Blaire Valley defines much of the border with Gladomyr. The section of the Pomaros north of it owned by Ordrey comprises the Lenach, while the southern side Blaire Valley makes up the Carrs.

History

 * Main article: History of Ordrey

Prehistory and antiquity

 * Modern populations believed to have migrated from inland over the Penguinnes
 * First Ordrish city of Catobon in c. 720 BCE
 * Joined the Great Sedic Confederation in 244 BCE
 * Great Sedic Confederation dissolved in 85 CE

Middle Ages

 * Four Duchies rooted in the post-Confederation era of 85 CE, but not truly extant in the manner it was at its height in the 4th-5th Centuries
 * Clan-based society, often contiguous from the Sedic Confederation era
 * Periodic warfare within the clans
 * Kingdom of Vernon established in 697 CE
 * Nominally under the “High King of the Ordreys” that ultimately didn’t wield much political power domestically, but was key to social and religious life
 * Conquered by Salia in 1235
 * Ordrish Crown as a Salish vassal secured in 1238 with the Concordat of Noters

Early modern period

 * Main articles: Ordrish Wars of Religion, Century of Enmity, War of the Ordrish Succession


 * While largely autonomous under a union of crowns, efforts at further integration into Salish culture proved to be a poor decision
 * Crackdowns on the local church structures led to widespread revolts
 * While successful at keeping Ordrey part of the Salian Empire, the damage was done, and civil resistance to the Salish authorities became more pronounced

19th Century

 * One of the first nations to industrialize
 * Maintaining a link to cotton-exporting nations important to economic policy
 * Coal exports skyrocket as mining expands
 * String of !Luddite revolts in cities, while pit villages are in favor of new technologies
 * Women becoming increasingly more important to rural society

First Republic

 * Main article: First Ordrish Republic

Second Republic

 * Main article: Second Ordrish Republic


 * Recession of 1969 hits the Second Republic extremely hard, unemployment reaches levels not seen in decades
 * Political gridlock prevents any real aid for struggling citizens
 * Poor crop harvests leave rural communities in dire straits
 * "Hot Spring" of 1974 boiled over into a widespread General Strike
 * Deployment of the military to raid the homes of striking miners during the catastrophic Operation Swamp led to the first shots of the Ordrish Revolution in 1975.
 * Community Welfare Councils are established in the early phases of the Revolution, laying the groundwork for the Union State government.

Ordrish Revolution (1975-1977)

 * Main article: Ordrish Revolution

Government and Politics

 * Main article: Politics of Ordrey

Ordrey is one of the few nations in the world, with the Noyonist ideology enshrined in the Constitution of 1999, describing the nation's government as "guided by the ideals of Acoul Noyon, and the social, political, and economic theories of [Founders of Syndicalism and Socialism]". While the 1978 Constitution, which it replaced, described the Workers' Party of Ordrey (: Amdhésan Cerdhíathé Ordráis) as the "principal steward of society and the state", the end of one-party rule removed any explicit references to any one political party or group as a permanent fixture of the government. Instead, the modern Union State of Ordrey is considered a  with a. Despite the opening of the political landscape to other parties, Ordrey still is in many ways a nation, with the Workers' Party continuing to wield significant influence in Onawean political culture and policy, owing to continued widespread public support.

The First Commissar is the, and leader of the All-Union Council of Commissars. The legislature is a body, known as the All-Union Assembly, and led by the First Representative, the. In many ways, the Council of Commissars can be considered similar in function to an as seen in. The of the First Commissar is Téi Conáth, while the Assembly meets at the Peoples' Palace in Vérnon.

All-Union Council of Commissars

 * Main articles: All-Union Council of Commissars of Ordrey, First Commissar of Ordrey

The All-Union Council of Commissars of Ordrey (: Chomhairle Coimisiéiré Paputíri Ordrais) is the leadership of the of Ordrish government. The CCPO is led by the First Commissar (: Coimisiéir Cenach), a figure elected by via. Elections for the First Commissar follow a since 1999, and it is not uncommon for larger parties to field multiple candidates in the first round. As the Workers' Party of Ordrey still wields significant political influence in the nation, every First Commissar since 1978 as of 2020 has been an ACO member. The First Commissar is elected for a single, non-renewable six-year term. Their primary role in government is to serve as the for Ordrey, oversee the execution of laws passed by the Assembly, act as the nation's primary voice on Noyonist, and serve as the primary diplomat for Ordrey abroad. They alone are vested with the ability to sign treaties and other agreements with other foriegn heads of state, and are the sole of the Ordrish military.

While the First Commissar is the central figure in Ordrish foreign policy, they exercise executive power in conjunction with the rest of the CCPO. The First Commissar selects appointees for the membership of the CCPO, which act as the heads of the constitutionally-ordained government agencies that oversee matters of national governance. The First Commissar can additionally move to create new governmental agencies, but they require a simple majority in the Assembly to be approved. These non-constitutional agencies have members which sit in the CCPO, but only those with a constitutional mandate are allowed to vote on executive actions.

In cases where the Assembly fails to achieve a majority on a proposed bill, but a plurality is reached, the governing coalition has the option to pass the bill to the CCPO, where they can make a final vote to pass or decline a bill. It is rarely invoked, and usually only is done in situations of controversial legislative proposals, as the Council is generally seen as the organ which most closely maintains ideological consistency in government.

All-Union Assembly

 * Main articles: All-Union Assembly of Ordrey, Committee of Representatives of Ordrey, First Representative of Ordrey
 * Further information: Party politics of Ordrey

The All-Union Assembly of Ordrey (: Róchanwían Paputíri Ordrais) is the  of Ordrey, and the principal organ of the legislative process. It is composed of 109 members of the assembly, often abbreviated UiRs, from their Ordrish name, Uranchan(i) i'Róchanwían. It meets twice quarterly, for a total of eight meetings throughout the year. It is led by the First Representative (: Ionadaí Penach), which is generally the leader of the current governing party at the time of a new term, which has been the Workers' Party of Ordrey since the Union State's inception in 1978. Since 1999, members of the Assembly are elected from via  utilizing the. The districts are analogous to the local government units which compose each Province, with a seat allocated at 1:375,000 citizens, on top of a guaranteed seat, for a minimum of two. UiRs are elected for six-year terms, which are renewable up to five times for a total of 30 possible years in national office. The candidate pool for the Diet is composed of persons who are legislators in their home Chiefdom and have successfully completed at least one term in that level of government. Term periods of each constituency are staggered as to have 10% of the legislative body's members being engaged in an election during any given year.

Whilst not in regular session, governmental authority is vested in the 29-member Committee of Representatives (: Coise Ionadaíti Ordrais), which is composed of the senior ranking UiR from each Province, and the First Representative. Reformers have been critical of this body being unelected, and calls have been made to reform the constitution to have a take place as part of regular general elections in order to decide upon a given Province's Representative in the CIO. Aside from their formal powers as members of this body, these legislators typically have considerable informal authority from their experience and connections from during their time in office.

Administrative divisions

 * Main article: Provinces of Ordrey

The Union State of Ordrey is composed of 28 sub-national divisions, with 25 Provinces (: Tír), and 3 Union Districts (: Dúiche Conáth). Each are established as sovereign components of the nation's federal structure in the 1999 Constitution. Provinces comprise multiple settlements, while Union Districts are singular metropolitan areas. Historically and culturally, these are part of four larger historical regions: Ariclón, Bueica, Lánamói, and Céthitunac, though they do not have any actual official status in government aside for statistical and demographic studies. These regions still have considerable cultural variations, having been formed as far back as the middle ages, prior to the Salian conquests, and as such have played a major part in establishing many of the inter-provincial political, economic, and social relations within Ordrey. The modern provincial divisions are generally based on the ancestral lands of the clans which established much of the local political structures of the country through to the First Republic. Each Province is a, and are composed of units called Holds (: Delgheni) , which act as both electoral districts and centers of local government.

The 28 Provinces are as follows: Ordrey's unique decentrally-planned economy grants significant authority to the Province to establish their economic agendas. Through their section of the national economic management agency Bonwenat, each province establishes a three-year-plan for economic activity, public works projects, and natural resource management. After the first wave of major economic reforms in 1997, Provincial Bonwenat sections also were given the responsibility of oversight of the independent cooperative businesses in the service sector to "foster horizontally-driven innovation alongside protecting the foundational values of the post-capitalist way of life"

Legal system
The 1999 Ordrish Constitution is the supreme source of in the nation, and is informed by the Ordrish  tradition. Cases are presented by the legal representatives of the plaintiff and defendant, and the judge acts as an impartial referee between the two parties. Under the country's hybrid policy of and, cases are taken to be issues that affect entire communities, and as such, demand arbitration and consultation with all affected parties therein. Unlike conventional legal systems, offenses are not considered to be made against the state, but instead to the directly affected party or parties. Legal authorities are also separate from the Legislative Process and the Executive, but are given equal status in authority under the rule of law, and must be consulted for legality and constitutional integrity of government activities.

The judicial structure in Ordrey consists of the Hold Courts, which hear lesser criminal cases and smaller civil cases, the Provincial Courts, composed of divisions that serve as the courts of general jurisdiction for specific areas and for appeals; and the All-Union Court, which acts as the last resort for all appeals and ensures the validity of laws passed by government within the framework of the Constitution. Juries are selected from the immediate locale(s) of a given offense, or from neighboring areas if the population is not sufficient enough to provide for an adequate jury pool.

Law Enforcement in Ordrey is managed as a sub-agency of the Department of the Interior. The country's, the Solthóthlói Tóthanach i'Broithé (National Citizen Guard, often abbreviated ST), is responsible for managing day-to-day public law enforcement. Unlike most sub-agency offices, the Director of the ST is an appointee of the First Commissar. Regular patrol officers are not equipped with firearms, and instead are trained in hand-to-hand combat and nonviolent conflict resolution skills, though officers are generally outfitted with mace, pepper spray, batons, or tasers. Armed units of the ST are called in as a last resort, and are generally limited in scope of their offices.

The Scethíathé Ordrais (Shields of Ordrey, SO) is a section of the Ordrish military which both manages policing in military installations and government buildings. In wartime or in periods of national crisis, the SO is tasked with aiding in logistical management of military personnel and materiel domestically, managing movement around the nation, and the operation of prisoner-of-war and refugee facilities.

and a number of other practices for deterrence of crime remain highly controversial in Onaway. A moratorium on executions was put into place since 2004, though it is still available as an option in the prosecution of major violent felonies including multiple murder, chronic child, domestic, and/or spousal abuse. Beyond Capital Punishment, the practice of sterilization against sex offenders has been seen by many outside observers as a blatant attack on human rights, though it retains high public support domestically as an effective deterrent, as since its enactment alongside other policies aimed at educating males against sexual violence in 1992, sexual crimes have declined significantly.

Foreign relations

 * Main article: Foreign relations of Ordrey

Military

 * Main article: Workers’ Defense Force of Ordrey

The Workers' Defense Force ( Cossaintefórsa Cerdhíathé Ordrais, sometimes abbreviated "Coscero") is composed of three professional service branches: the Combined Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force. The Ground Forces controls the nation's Military Police, while the Air Force also administers the Rocketry Corps and the Space Defense Corps, sub-branches which some have grown to consider unique armed services unto themselves. It is managed by the Department of the National Defense under authority of the Defense Council, which is chaired by the Secretary-Commissar of the National Defense. Unlike many nations, the Ordrish military swears an Oath of Allegiance to "the people, workers, and the Constitution of the Union State of Ordrey" as opposed to their, the First Commissar. It is charged with "the protection of Ordrish territorial integrity and its people, safeguarding its interests abroad, and assisting in mutual aid, relief efforts, and international peacekeeping wherever and whenever possible." Ordrey has a martial tradition which, while preceding the union with Salia after the Concordat of Noters, still bears considerable influence from their period as part of the Kingdom of Salia and Ordrey. Even following the revolution, the military continues many of the traditions of the preceding military establishment as well as those developed during the Revolution and its preceding events by the Community Welfare and Defense Councils. The Ordrish military, especially the Navy, was a key element of the nation's ability to project power and maintain its colonial sphere during the 19th and early 20th centuries. While often seen as an emergent power following the revolution, its historical place as a and martial reputation has seen it play a key role in shaping world events both in peacetime and at war. With the beginning of the Detente period in the 1990s, military doctrine shifted from active vanguardism for leftist causes to one stressing participation in coalition activities rather than unilateralism.

According to the World Forum Peace Research Office, Ordrey has the tenth-largest defense expenditures in the world, with an estimated 21.761 Billion USD (Roughly 3% of its 2019 GDP) going to defense spending.

Economy

 * See also: Economy of Ordrey, Bonwenat, List of largest Ordrish companies

Ordrey is one of the few modern nations with a, with the coordinating body Bonwenat as the predominant representation of the Ordrish economy abroad. It is organized, and is based on foundations of of the , localized , , extraction of , and reducing urban-rural economic divides through improving the national. While most sectors of the economy are owned by either municipal, provincial, or national governmental authorities, the and some  is organized under private,. It is a well-maintained, offering free , 48 weeks of guaranteed , and a national for all persons over the age of 70. In addition, Ordrish workers have some of the highest degrees of in the world, and negligible, with unemployment at an estimated 1.7% in 2019. Ordrey is generally considered to be a and a regional economic power.

A primary feature of the Ordrish economy is the rejection of. , however is respected and maintained. All, , , , and are held in , owned by the municipal, provincial, or national government, depending on the area or resource. Permission to utilize these resources is secured from the appropriate governing authority, with continued exclusivity only allowed to continue with continued usage of that given parcel or resource. Structures are legally considered separate from the land they occupy, and are considered to be allowed to occupy a given parcel as part of a long-term or lifetime lease, depending on the intended usage of the structure. In contrast to the rest of the economy, which stresses a degree of decentralization and local autonomy, the state holds significant control over what are considered "core industries" of the Ordrish economy, which is administered through Bonwenat. This includes the mining and processing of several minerals, including, , , , , ; first-tier processing of , energy production, , the strategic sector, and telecommunications.

Ordrey's currency, the Gond, is a, pegged to the trading value of a selection of the nation's key exports, which include coal, nitrate, and petroleum. It also tends to move along with the value of the Salian, Myrish, and Lathadun economies, although to a lesser degree thanks to its relatively insulated domestic economy. As the global economy has begun to favor other sources of energy than coal, and ecological policy becomes more important domestically, this valuation model has been called into question, with some believing that including the trading value of a select number of the country's service sector companies could help the overall economy transition to a more post-industrial stance.

In addition to the Gond, citizens of Ordrey also receive a ration book on a monthly basis known as a Córan, which gives the holder access to a allotment of staple foods and household necessities, intended to be redeemed weekly, though the values may change in order to compensate for costs of production. Citizens have the option of redeeming excess allotments for Gonds, which can be utilized as the person in question sees fit. This effective "second currency" allows for spending to be directed towards higher-value products while establishing a stable baseline standard of living.

Demographics

 * Main article: Demographics of Ordrey

Society and Culture

 * Main article: Culture of Ordrey