Auravas

Republic of Auravas
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Motto: 'With Unity, We Persevere'
Capital and	Uravin
Official languages	Staynish, Auravasi
Ethnic groups (2020)	Humans: 32.6%, Elves: 27.1%, Ailurine: 19.5%, Other: 10.8%
Religion (2020)	Atheist/Non-religious: 89.2%, Other religions: 9.8%
Demonym(s)	Auravasi
Government	UnitaryParliamentary Republic
• Prime Minister	Jakia Aneya
Legislature	The Assembly
Establishment
• Establishment of Auravas	1764
• Great Red Shift	1890
Population
• 2022 estimate	9,014,016
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$338.025 Billion
• Per capita	$37,500
Currency	Usiv
Time zone	UTC-6
Driving side	right
Calling code	+710
ISO 3166 code	AUR
Internet TLD	.aur

The Republic of Auravas, commonly referred to as Auravas, is a nation in southeast Gondwana, in the region of Kaskada. It borders Zemeprievadai to the south. Its mainland is situated on the Kaskadan peninsula, and borders the Sea of Gondwana to the west and the Unovian Strait to the East. The island to the east of the peninsula is also a part of Auravas.

Auravas is a parliamentary republic with a one party legislature. The current prime minister is Jakia Aneya, who took office in October of 2022. The capital of Auravas is Uravin, a large city situated on the eastern coast of the peninsula. Other major urban areas are Uralia City, Roavis, Nov Kalan, and Purkatar.

The Republic of Auravas was founded in 1764 after a rebellion occurred against the ruling Theocracy of Silv, an extremist government committed to eliminating all humans.

Auravas is a developed nation and offers a plethora of services to its citizens, making it an excellent place to live. It preforms at or near the top of a variety of metrics, such as education, healthcare, civil liberties, LGBT rights, and species equality.

History

Early History (3500 BCE - 216 CE)

The oldest ruins of a civilization in this area date back to around 3500 BCE, and was a collection of cities and territories. This civilization, dubbed the Horn Civilization due to its location in the Horn of Kaskada was one of the earliest Bronze Age civilizations and had highly developed architecture and cultures, with ornate building spread across the cities. Archeologists believe that this civilization had a relatively strong central authority, as there is a high level of measured regulation in things like the bricks of almost every settlement of this civilization, as well as a sort of currency spread across the horn. Unfortunately, records from this civilization have been lost to time, as they used a writing system still untranslated to the modern day. The Horn civilization prospered for thousands of years before it declined and dissapeared around 1400 BCE. While there is not complete consensus about the fall of the Horn civilization, most scholars believe it was due to invasions of warrior people from Unovia, although shifts and climate are also sometimes attributed to this event.

A period of stagnation occurred after the fall of the Horn Civilization, splintering the Horn and the surrounding areas into a collection of small settlements. This period of history, from 1400 BCE to approximately 800 BCE is known as the Early Aurav Dark Age, and is characterized with a decline in writing, small settlements, and warring clans. Art and cultural development is sparse and often very simple, and smaller settlements suggests a decline in population.

However, there is evidence of economic recovery in the horn civilization, beginning in the 8th century BCE. Offerings at old Shviesist temples in the area became rich with foreign coins, as well as jewels and silks not native to the horn. Iron tools and weapons became much more common, as well as trade making metal items much more accessible. Many settlements saw an increase in population. One more significant change that would characterize the land of Auravas for the next thousand years was the establishment of the city-state, and consolidation of power into a more central authority. In this period we see the first glints of democracy on Urth, with forms of direct democracy springing up in small city states in the 6th century BCE. An intellectual revolution of sorts occurred around 450 BCE, centered in the city state of Kiyvuska. A "little golden age" occurred in Kiyvuska and the surrounding areas, bringing scientific and cultural advancement, until Kiyvuska's fall to a rival city state in 246 BCE. Thy city state period would eventually come to an end after the Kingdom of Aurav conquered the horn in 216 CE.

City-state of Kiyvuska

The City-State of Kiyvuska was an influential city-state that flourished between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE, with the ideas and cultural achievements greatly influencing foundations for the Kingdom of Aurav and therefore Auravas. They are considered one of the most powerful democratic city states of the pre-Aurav age, and this era was characterized by economic and cultural flourishing. Pottery and sculpture was abundant during this time period, and Kiyvuska became a center of Theater. Kiyvuska featured some of the most famous philosophers of Auravasi Civilization.

Kingdom of Aurav (216 CE - 1482 CE)

The age of city states came to an end when the Kingdom of Aurav united the cities of the Horn in 216 CE. Aurav, unlike Kiyvuska, was more authoritarian, with a king and a group of high ranking nobles presiding over the Kingdom. However, Aurav did have some (relatively weak) democratic institutions, such as the citizen's assembly. Even so, the conquering of the peninsula is widely regarded as the beginning of the Auravian golden age. Aurav grew prosperous from controlling trade coming into and out of the Unovian Strait, and Aurav became a center of the arts and the sciences. Famous thinkers, including Astronomers, Physicists, Mathematicians, Philosophers, Artists, Architects, and more poured out of Aurav in astounding numbers. One notable example is the 5th century mathematician, Aileen Siyanid, who pioneered in the field of calculus. Education efforts also massively expanded, as schools and other institutions opened up across the nation, and students were taught In a variety of subjects, such as geometry, biology, algebra, history, philosophy, and more. The School of Aurav, one of the largest hubs of learning at the time, was a prominent center of learning and research. The golden age, as well as bringing scientific and cultural development, also accelerated development of ideas such as democracy, and the power of the citizens assembly and other democratic institutions proggressively increased, until in the 9th century, the king was reduced to merely a ceremonial role. Aurav continued to prosper for a time, until 1482, when the Silvs took over the peninsula.

King Iakar

King Iakar was a king of Aurav who governed from 818 - 863, and is most well known for transitioning Aurav to a constitutional monarchy. Iakar Tidoa was born in 782, and as the firstborn child of the king, was the crown prince of the Kingdom. He was well-learned in ancient Auravian philosophy, the people close to him stated that he had a fascination of the systems present in the Kingdom as well as in the past. He ascended to the throne in 818, amidst talks of reworking Aurav into a complete representative democracy, and two years into his reign, he signed the "Democracy Papers", which reduced the King's role to a purely ceremonial role. He became a prolific reader and writer, poring over any book or manuscript he could lay his hands on, as well as writing extensively about the life and roles of a king and government. He also ha an interest in the visual arts, and sought to learn painting, and he discovered he did have an affinity for it, although not as much as for writing. The following is a small excerpt from one of his more influential works, People and their Kings:

"The purpose of government, to ensure the will of people, must encapsulate just that - the people and their wills. Therefore, the role of absolute king is a natural antithesis to the essential purpose of the governing structure."

300 Year Darkness (1482 CE - 1764 CE)

In 1482 CE, the region of Kaskada was dominated by a religion called Silvism, which stated that humans were the superior race. A powerful group of Silvist Extremists in the south of the Horn of Kaskada invaded the Kingdom of Aurav. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the Aurav military did not have time to mobilize and react, and Aurav was toppled by the Silvists. The Silvists established an authoritarian government called the Theocracy of Silv. Thus begun a period know as the 300 year darkness. The Silvist nobility gained immense power and ruled over the land with an iron fist. A mass killing campaign began, to rid the nation of any non humans, which were abundant after the Golden age. It is estimated that 1.5 million people were killed, and another million people fled to the coasts of the mainland to the east of the horn, and to the tip of East Unovia Island. For the remaining people in Silv, inequality and poverty exploded as the nobility abused and suffocated the population. The 300 year darkness ended in 1764 when a revolution occurred, aided by Zemeprievadai, and capitulated the Theocracy.

While these dark times had ceased, the scars left by the Silvs would remain in the region, and to this day, it has one of the lowest religious populations of any nation.

Early Auravas (1764 CE - 1890 CE)

After the fall of the Slivs, A new nation was established, called Auravas, after the Kingdom of Aurav. As a democratic nation, its citizens were much happier under it than the authoritarian system of the past 300 years.

Late/Modern Auravas (1890 CE - Present Day)

Great Red Shift (1890 CE)

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Freedoms and Rights

Democratic Institutions

Auravas's government takes place within the framework of a parliamentary democracy, which brings certain democratic rights. Democratic rights include electoral rights, the right for citizens to take part (directly or indirectly) in government, and the right to equal access to the public service. Associated with these rights is the duty of each citizen to engage in public affairs. Electoral rights are the rights to vote for MPs and run for the Assembly and other positions. Auravas has universal suffrage, utilizing a secret ballot, and all citizens or permanent residents of Auravas who are ages 16 and above may vote. Freedom of association allows individuals to join other individuals and form groups that express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

Judicial rights

Auravas has a variety of judicial rights. Arbitrary arrest is prohibited and detainees can challenge the lawfulness of an arrest. All persons within Auravas are eligible for a fair and public trial, where publicly funded access to a legal counsel of their choice is ensured. An independent and impartial judiciary is required under Auravasi law.

Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment is outlawed in Auravas.

Prison Conditions

The Auravasi prison system are widely regarded as one of the most exeptional systems in the world, with an incredibly low re-offending rate. In Auravas, the prison model is based on the goal of rehabilitation rather than retribution (another reason capital punishment is outlawed), and a prison officer's role is to mentor and help the rehabilitation process of prisoners. Human rights are guaranteed in prisons, with healthy food, exercise and space, and adequate living conditions. Officer spaces are often cramped, to encourage sharing space with prisoners. Guards and prisoners also eat together and do activities together, to encourage personal connection in the rehabilitation process. Prisons are often designed with a campus layout, with open spaces and different buildings for different things, and an outer perimter wall, rather than one continuous block. Prisons, rather then using excessive metal and linoleum are often built with things like glass, wood, and cork, to let in light and muffle sound. Housing is broken into small communities, with shared kitchens and communal areas, to further increase interpersonal relationships. Windows are common and often show views of nature, to help prisoners keep track of time. Nature is abundant on prison grounds, and tall trees often grow, obscuring the sight of the walls.

Freedom of Expression

Everyone in Auravas has the right to freedom of expression, including the right to seek, impart, or receive any opinion or information.

Religious Rights

While a majority of Auravas's population is Atheist or Non-religious, freedom of religion is guaranteed in Auravas.

Limitations

The freedom of expression may be limited to protect the rights and freedoms of others, or to protect national security, public order, or public health and morals. Hate speech is prohibited in Auravas.

The right to health

Essential healthcare is free and publicly funded.

The right to education

While there is no explicitly listed "right to education", the right to education is guaranteed in practice due to a number of government functions. All levels of schools are public funding, including pre-school, primary education, secondary education, as well as universities, which are tuition free. The government also provides extra classes on a variety of subjects that adults can take.

Women's rights

Auravas has a wide array of women's rights. Discrimination against women is illegal, as well as rape, marital rape, sexual harassment and domestic abuse. There are dozens of domestic abuse shelters as well as a variety of 24/7 hotlines. Abortion is state funded and legal.

LGBT+ rights

Auravas is very welcoming of LGBT+ people. Discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, or romantic orientation is illegal, and the LGBT+ community has a variety of protections. Marriages between any two people are legally recognized, and LGBT+ people can freely adopt children. Education about different orientations and identities are mandatory in Auravas.

Culture

Auravas has a rich intellectual and artistic heritage, from the sculptures and "natural philosophies" of the city state era, to the mathematical advancements and artistic development of the golden age, to the scientific progress, and literature of the modern day. Contributions to astronomy, quantum physics, chemistry, electricity, and more, commonly come from Auravas, and Auravasian philosophical texts, poetry, plays, artists, and music have earned international recognition.

Culture and the arts thrive in Auravas due to the high government funding provided, commonly distributed by local governments to directly involve citizens. Auravasi Artists can use their time wo contribute to art, and institutions like museums and theaters are publicly funded/have public support.

Literature

Auravas has a long and rich literary history.

Philosophy

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The philosophy of Auravas refers to the philosophical thought and work of Auravas and its preceding states. It has its beginnings in Ancient pre-Aurav philosophy.

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Comfort

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Demographics

Education

The Education system in Auravas comprises of a pre-school for babies and toddlers, one year of kindergarten (5-6) and a 12 year compulsory basic comprehensive school, from ages 6-7 to 18-19. Students have 9 years of common basic education. There is inclusive special education in the classroom and many instructional efforts to minimize low achievements. After basic education, students choose to either take secondary education on an academic or vocational track, for 3 years, both of which give qualification to tertiary education. Tertiary education takes place in the form of Universities. Even beyond tertiary education, it remains an essential part of Auravasi culture, and a wide variety of classes are offered by the government. Education is completely free of charge. The Auravasi education system is consistently ranked as one of the best in the world.

Early Childhood Education

Auravas has access to free universal daycare from ages 7 months to (5-6) years, and a year of kindergarten at age 6-7. The main focus of early childhood education is to explore the world through playing and interacting. It emphasizes respect and care for other people, and a strong sense of community and helping other people. Instead of more formal education, there is more of a focus on learning about their environment and materials based learning. While Pre-school is technically not compulsory, virtually every child attends it.

Basic Comprehensive Education

The compulsory education in Auravas comprises of a 9 year comprehensive education from 1st to 9th grade, followed by a 3 year academic or vocational education. While 1st to 9th grade is technically in the same scHehool, it can be separated into a 6 year primary school and 3 year middle school, a convention commonly used in speech, teacher education, and sometimes even school buildings. Teachers follow state guidelines but are granted a lot of autonomy in teaching, and schools are provided an equal amount of support from the government. Private schools incredibly rare due to the quality of public schools and low religiosity of Auravas, and have strict regulations on tutuion-levying, are not allowed to carry out selective admissions, and must provide all education and social benefits that public schools do.

Auravasi classrooms do not have many students, seldom more than 20. The school environment is kept extremely clean, so much so that students sometimes take off socks and shoes in school. The classroom environment is related and informal, with some classes even calling teachers by first names. Students in grade 1 to 9 spend a portion of their week's periods taking a variety of classes, ranging from art to cooking to metalworking, and more. Homework is minimal to leave room for extra curricular activities, many of which are offered by the school itself. Students are expected to learn Staynish, Auravasi, and one other language. Reading is encouraged, and every school maintains a large library that students can freely use, as well as each classroom having a bookshelf. Schools put more of an emphasis on problem solving and projects, especially collaborative, open ended projects, rather than memorization and tests. Grading generally begins in 6th grade, and is graded on a scale of 4-10, with report cards being received twice a year, at the end of fall and spring terms. Even if a student gets a 4 on multiple subjects, usually the students are provided with extra support and tutoring instead of being held back. High stakes testing is virtually nonexistent.

School students enjoy many benefits, such as a free lunch, which are regularly inspected and kept to the highest standards. Students are also entitled to free books, resources, transport to school. and many free field trips.

Secondary Education

Upper Secondary Education begins in 10th grade (16-17 years old), and has two pathways. Either the student can take a vocational education to gain vocational skills and/or to prepare for a polytechnic institute, or an academic secondary school to prepare them for university studies and post graduate professional degrees in fields such law, medicine, science, education, and the humanities. However, vocational students may sometimes formally qualify for a university of applied sciences or, in some cases, university education, and conversely, graduates of academic schools. Tuition is free, and vocational and academic students are entitled to health care, free lunch, books, transport to the schools and other school activities like field trips. Vocational schools give out a certificate on graduation that allows students to attend polytechnic institutes. Academic schools have a "graduation exam", which is a series of tests that students take upon graduation. While these tests are partially used to judge acceptance into universities, in recent years the system has been shifting towards prioritizing things like overall scores throughout school and GPA, as well as other things.

Teachers

Teachers must have a master's degree to teach, and entrance to programs is highly competitive. Teaching is an extremely well respected profession in Auravas.

Religion

Religion in Auravas is predominantly Atheist. Unlike many predominantly atheist nations however, citizens have freedom of religion, and a decently large proportion of Auravasi immigrants are religious.

Healthcare

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Politics

Jakia Aneya, the current Prime Minister of Auravas

The Republic of Auravas is a parliamentary representative democracy and a unitary state, in which the Prime Minister is the head of state and government. Executive power is exercised by the cabinet of Auravas, which is presided over by the Prime Minister. Members of the cabinet, called Ministers, are selected by the Prime Minister. Legislative power is excercised by the unicameral legislative, the Assembly, which elects the prime minister. The Assembly consists of 183 representatives, elected in multi-person constituencies through single transferrable vote, and 50 representatives are alloted nationwide proportional to a nationwide party vote. All citizens can vote once they are 16 years old. The current Assembly and government was elected in 2020. The current Prime Minister is Jakia Aneya, a member of the Socialist People's Party. Auravas also has opportunities for direct democracy trough organizing referenda in certain situations.

The Assembly

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Party		Seats	+/–
	Socialist People's Party	101	+3
	Green Party	23	-3
	Social Democratic Party	65	-5
	Communist Party of Auravas	15	+3
	Auravasi Libertarian Party	13	-2
	Shield of Democracy	4	+1
	Conservative Party	11	+4
	National Party of Auravas	1	-1
Total		233	–

Counties

Counties of Auravas
Red: Northern County, Blue: Capital County, Green: Middle County, Purple: Tikaya County, Yellow: Southern County, Pink: Kalana County
Location	Auravas
Number	6
Government	Administrative Council
Subdivisions	Municipality

Auravas is composed of 5 administrative regions, called Counties. Their duties are managing public transport, environmental planning, some coordination of the education systems system, and more.

County	Seat of Administration	Population
Capital County	Uravin	2,102,922
Northern County	Uralia City	1,900,643
Middle County	Rikjarav	834,262
Tiyaka County	Roavis	1,734,146
Southern County	Purkatar	1,259,725
Kalan County	Nov Kalan	1,182,318

Constituencies

Auravas is made up of __ multi-member constituencies.

Foreign Policy

Auravas supports diplomatic efforts and demilitarization, as well as humanitarian efforts. Auravas opposes nationalism and isolationism and believes global cooperation is one of the best way living conditions can be advanced. Auravas is a member of the International Forum General Council and of the Council of Gondwana (and it's subdivisions, the Gondwanan Community and the GSRI). Auravas has relatively strong ties with the nations of Gondwana through COG. Auravas has extremely strong relations with Zemeprievadai.

Military

Auravas has a minimal skeletal military, The Auravasi Defense, and is comprised of the Auravasi Army, Auravasi Navy (which includes the Coast Guard), and the Auravasi Air Force. The main objectives of the Auravasi Defense is to defend the Republic of Auravas, as well as support peacekeeping & humanitarian aid efforts. Notable international conflicts in which the Auravasi Defense have participated include the Gondwana Straits War.

Economics

Auravas is considered a developed economy.

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Science and Tech

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Infrastructure

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Transport

Auravas has an extensive and dense rail system.

Tourism

Tourism to Auravas is relatively large, due to its expansive coastline, diverse landscapes, vibrant culture, and excellent infrastructure. The most visited city is Uravin.

Geography

Topography

The terrain of Auravas

The rivers of Auravas

Auravas has a rich and varied terrain, with low elevation shore areas and a spine formed by the Kaskadan Mountains.

Kaskadan Mountains

The Kaskadan Mountains is the mountain range that forms the "spine" of Auravas, and it extends into Zemeprievadai and Lasowkrania

The climates of Auravas in the Koppen Climate Classification

Climate

Auravas has 4 different climates according to the Koppen climate classification. The eastern seaboard and the island dominated by Dfa, the western seaboard and northern tip with Cfb, the mountains with Dfc ,and the peaks with Dfd.

The Eastern seaboard and the island of Auravas have hot, humid summers and freezing cold winters, regularly dipping below 0 C. The western seaboard and the northern tip have less extreme weather, with cool winters, with the coldest month having an average temperature above 0 C, and warm summers. Rain and cloudy skies are frequent, but thunderstorms and severe weather are much more rare. In the main portion of the mountains, it is colder, with very cold winters and warm to cool summers. At the mountain peaks, winters are severely cold. Auravas does not have a rainy or dry season.