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 Badomyr, to the south by Lathadu, and shares a maritime border with Salia across the Seda Sea. It is bordered to the west by [x] across the Colmare River. 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 19 provinces, 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. 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 Duchy was established, though it would be subsumed into the Kingdom of Salia through the Concordat of Noters in 1043, 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 [year] 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 1757 in the War of the Ordrish Succession, in which Damos a’Garmaros, a pretender 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 Velorenka-backed one-party state. 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 [Sedic International Org], [Alutran Political and Economic Orgs], and the [League of Nations]. 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. 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 of the Colmare River valley, 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, and further to the Comare River. The Blaire River defines much of the border with [ANDEMYR]. The section of the Pomaros north of it owned by Ordrey comprises the Lenach, while the southern bank of the Blaire makes up the Carrlands.

History

 * Main article: History of Ordrey

Middle Ages

 * Clan-based society
 * Nominally under a “high king” that ultimately didn’t wield much political power domestically, but was key to social and religious life
 * Conquered by Salia in [year]

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 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.

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.

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 CRO.

Administrative divisions

 * Main article: Provinces of Ordrey

The Union State of Ordrey is composed of 28 Provinces (: Tíri), each of which are established as sovereign components of the nation's federal structure in the 1999 Constitution. Historically and culturally, these are part of four larger historical regions: Ariclón, Bwycow, 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.

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 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 innovation alongside protecting the foundational values of the post-capitalist way of life"

Military

 * Main article: Workers’ Defense Force of Ordrey

Foreign relations

 * Main article: Foreign relations of Ordrey

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