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'''The Confederation of Kostromastan''', commonly known as [[Kostromastan]], was a landlocked nation that existed on the continent of [[Aurora]] that bordered Baykalia[[Biramura]] to the north, [[Tuvaltastan]] to the south, [[Thalria]] to the west, and [[Great Morstaybishlia]] to the northwest. As of 2015, the nation had a nominal GDP per capita of $14,425 and an estimated population of 20,003,248. The largest city [[NovgorodNovugdidi]] held 4,768,513 individuals prior to its dissolution. The last nationprovince to host the capital, [[Nolova]], had a population of 1.2 million people when including its metropolitan area as of the [[2018 Summit on the Political Status of Kostromastan|2018 Summit]]Census.

Kostromastan was officially independent on October 17th, 2005 with the signing of the [[Treaty of Astravili (2005)|Treaty of Astravili]]. The newly-formed nation spent 21 months writing the constitution, due to the fact that not every nation, particularly Astra and Tula, was content with each new iteration of the constitution, the two nations vying for further decentralization and power over their own affairs. It was continually refined, until on July 12th, 2007, the Kostrom Constitution was finally offically ratified. The final iteration of the constitution established a highly decentralized singular governmental branch that oversaw the general actions of the governments of the nations within Kostromastan. Most governmental activities, however, took place within the borders of member nations. The only activities that the national government primarily took part in were larger advisory and executive issues such as civil rights and constitutionality of bills, as well as some minor inroads into foreign affairs. However, not every issue would be handled by the supranational government, a prime example being the [[Aurora-Pacific War]], in which only the northern nations Volova and Novugdidi would participate, the southern three choosing to stay out of the war entirely.

The Confederation of Kostromastan consistsconsisted of five nations:

The System of government in Kostromastan iswas very decentralized, with each province maintaining most of their sovereignty. Every two years, each province hostshosted the new capital of Kostromastan, with the cycle going from north to south. The last capital of Kostromastan was Nolova, located in the nation of the same name. When a province hosted the capital, the province gained thean extra representative, known as the Capital Representative. The Capital Representative was only allowed three consecutive term limits, each term lasting two years, and iswas elected by the province hosting the capital. When the cabinet voted on certain issues, the Capital Representative served as the tie-breaker.

During the spring years, when the snow on the Kalivian mountains partially melts, the SalovKhermali river floods to a much larger size than during other seasons. The Reka [[Festival of Khermali]] takes place during this flooding period, as the floods bring about water to the minimalriverside farms found in Kostromastan.