Laduzi Republic

The Laduzi Republic (natively: Ladözyghwyn), is a country located in central Vidina. It borders all three !Great-Lakes and controls most of the isthmus separating them, giving it a great amount of control over trade in the region. Covering 1,018,328 km2 (393,179 sqmi) it is the 18th largest country in the World, and 5th largest in Vidina. With a population of around 84,909,063, the Laduzi Republic is the 14th most populous country in the world, and 5th most populous in Vidina.

Civilization in the country dates back to the second century CE, indeed the isthmus was the site for the earliest and most intensive and  in the region. Many of those first cities have remained inhabited up to the modern day, the most important of which might be !holy-city, which gained in prominence as the birthplace of the !lacustrine-hwezist-church. This early sedentism for the region prompted, until then, nomadic tribes to settle and become sedentary. Over time, these settled tribes would become fully fledged, and some of them would come together to form the Laduzi Republic. Starting more or less as an association between equals, slowly the republic would centralize, concentrating power in the hands of the most powerful tribe, the Laduzi. This centralization process had the republic turned inwards for a significant portion of time, but what came out of it was one of the most powerful states in the region. As pride and imperialism took a hold of the national psyche, Ladözyghwyn turned its eye south. Populated by small states and still-nomadic tribes, and full of ressources, the south was an attractive target of Laduzi expansion. Though the acquisition of these lands would be of great material benefit, they brought with them a new political struggle into the republic, that of the status and treatment of the conquered peoples, which still troubles the country today.

The Laduzi government, technically speaking, is a. Though the powerlessness of the !lower-chamber, the little influence the people hold over !high-council representatives, and the banning of many political parties, put many of these qualifiers into question. Most people see the government as a conservative and very static institution, fueling mistrust in a growing portion of the population.

Geography
The Laduzi Republic covers an area of 1,018,328 km2 (393,179 sq mi) making it the 18th largest country in the World, and 5th largest in Vidina after Onaway, the Democratic Federation, Riyata, and Ta'aroha. The main topographical feature is the Gailynydz mountain chain, which is situated in the center of the country spliting it into two along a north-south axis. The country borders all three !Great-Lakes and occupies most of the !central-isthmus, giving it control of all lacustrine travel between the three lakes.

Upper house
The High Council is the upper house of the Laduzi legislature. As the only house being able to propose new bills, and the first one to discuss them, it is the main source of legislation, legitimacy, and power.