Kostromastan

The Confederation of Kostromastan

K’ost’avolomits’a
The Confederation of Kostromastan; K’ost’avolomits’a
2005–2018
	Flag
	Kostromastan with Modern Border Overlay
Capital	Nolova
Largest city	Novugdidi
Common languages	Salovian ; Codexian ; Staynish ; Ethalrian
Religion	Verk'ohism ; Thaerism ; Vaerism
Demonym(s)	Kostromastani
Government	Confederation
Council Leader
• 2005	Hugo Rikolov
• 2018	Mila Rostilov
Historical era	21st Century
• Treaty of Astravili (Established)	2005
• Summit on Kostromastan (Dissolved)	2018
Currency	Kirib (♅/KRB)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Salovia
Nolova
Volova
Tuvaltastan
Today part of	Volova ; Nolova ; Tuvaltastan

The Confederation of Kostromastan, commonly known as Kostromastan, was a landlocked nation that existed on the continent of Aurora that bordered Baykalia 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 Novgorod held 4,768,513 individuals prior to its dissolution. The last nation to host the capital, Nolova, had a population of 1.2 million people when including its metropolitan area as of the 2018 Summit.

The history of Kostromastan is greatly intertwined with its neighbors Baykalia and Tuvaltastan, and goes back as far as 1,700 B.C.E., beginning with the Ancient Kostuvians and their large empire that encompassed much of central and eastern Aurora and a number of small islands north and south of the continent, as well as part of what is now modern-day Dragonia. The Kostuvian Empire existed in various forms for just over a millenium, and fell in 668 BCE. The cultural successor to the empire became The Grand Monarchy of Salovia in 12 A.D after a long period of antiquity. Salovia existed for nearly two thousand years until the nation broke out into a deadly civil war. Tuvaltastan, Kostromastan, and Baykalia would replace what remained territorially of the nation.

Since the Treaty of Astravili in 2005 ended the Salovian Civil War, Kostromastan was established as a temporary solution to the diverse factions that inhabited central Salovia. A growing political and cultural divide within the group of nations would slowly reach a tipping point of indecision, when the 2018 Summit was held to discuss the future of the confederation. Although no solution was reached during the summit, the consensus was that the status quo of a confederation would no longer suffice, and as such the nation was given "failed state" status, with the political factions dividing amongst themselves. The nations Astra and Tula would be absorbed by Tuvaltastan in a joint move to maintain stability in the region, and Nolova would gain independence and establish itself as the successor to Kostromastan within the UNAC.

Etymology

History

Beginnings of Kostromastan

Kostromastan was officially independent on October 17th, 2005. 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.

Modern-Day Kostromastan

Being landlocked, Kostromastan relies greatly on its neighbors for access to international trade. Due to this, 87% of its trade takes place within Aurora and ACA members.

The Kost-Tuva War (2009-2010)

This war was between Tuvaltastan and Kostromastan, and lasted 11 months before ending on a peace treaty that ended the war. It was catalyzed by numerous skirmishes between Kostrom and Tuvalt civilians along the northern portion of Tuvaltastan and the eastern corner of Kostromastan caused by a border dispute between the two countries, with Kostromastan claiming an area that would allow the nation to no longer be landlocked. Eventually, politicians in Tuvaltastan called for a war to settle the border dispute. The Hall approved of the war, and the conflict killed approximately 12,000 Tuvalts and 11,000 Kostros. The war also resulted in Tuvaltastan keeping its northern border with Xiopothos, and leaving Kostromastan to be one of two landlocked nations on Aurora as of 2010, the other being Ethalria.

The Auroran-Pacific War (2017-2018)

The Auroran-Pacific War was a major war that Kostromastan had a minor influence in, with the only military activity being a small invasion into Nocturne that was quickly stopped by opposing forces.

Politics

Governmental System

The Confederation of Kostromastan consists of five nations: (From North to South)

The System of government in Kostromastan is very decentralized, with each province maintaining most of their sovereignty. Every two years, each province hosts 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 the extra representative, known as the Capital Representative. The Capital Representative was only allowed three consecutive term limits, each term lasting two years, and is elected by the province hosting the capital. When the cabinet voted on certain issues, the Capital Representative served as the tie-breaker.

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Provinces of Kostromastan

Domestic Policy

Each province has dominion over their own territory, and have their own laws and constitutions.

Foreign Policy

Electoral Process

Military

(Main article: Military of Kostromastan)

The military budget for Kostromastan is equal to 1.02% of the Kostrom GDP, which is approximately $2,943,312,000.

Revenue of Each Military Branch (as of 2015)
Military Branch	Funding
Ground Forces
Subterran Forces
Air Forces

Culture

Food

Customs and Traditions

Literature

Most literature is written on

Music

Traditional music in Kostromastan revolves around stringed instruments such as the Volta, Blorov, and Slartov. Singing is also usually paired up with the stringed music.

Festivities

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

Geography

Climate

Kostromastan is engulfed in a desert. The only places where life can survive is along the Salov River, which runs through the entirety of Kostromastan. The only city that is not along the Salov is Tula, which is an experimental city that studies and tests new technologies and prototypical concepts.

Ecosystem

Due to the entirety of the country being in a desert, there are few living things. A small number of desert animals and plants do exist however, which include the burrowing desert mole, the trelik plant, the Polinski rat, and the drilling worm. Interestingly, the drilling worm was the inspiration behind the Subterran Forces in former Kostuvastan.

Economy

Agriculture

Most food is imported from other nations, Tuvaltastan being the largest provider of livestock. There are efforts to minimize imports of food, pushed by a few activist groups. None of these groups have made it far into the national government, however.

Industry

The primary industries in Kostromastan revolve around mining and design. The mines of Kostromastan predominantly extract platinum, iron, zinc, and copper.

Science and Technology

Kostromastan has not been as fortunate as its fellow former Kostuv territories, and has duly been behind in technological and scientific advancements. Nonetheless, there has been a very successful effort to curb smog in Kostrom cities, and as a result Volgoda, Novgorod, Tula, and Nal'Chik are at least 90% powered by renewable energy.