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The president is elected by popular vote for a four year term (eligible for atwo second term, but not a third termterms).

The Chamber of Deputies has 472350 voting members, each representing an electoral district for a two year term. Seats are apportioned among the provinces by population every ten years and, if necessary, seats are added to the Chamber of Deputies. At the conclusion of the 13th National Census taken in 2012, [[Kologorsk Oblast]], the least populous province, received seven people's deputies while [[Okostolitsa Oblast]], the most populous, received 34. The Chamber of Deputies will bewas expanded to 505350 seats effectivefor the 2022 becauseelections offollowing the completion of the 14th National Census; Okostolitsa Oblast *(might change)* remained the most populous province and will receive 36__ seats while Kologorsk Oblast *(might change)* remained the least populous, retaining seven__ seats. The Federal Council has 78 voting members with each province having three, elected at-large to six-year terms; one third of Federal Council seats are up for election every other year.

The provincial governments are structured in a roughly similar fashion. The [[Governor (Volkia)|governor]] (chief executive) of each province is directly elected. Some provincial judges and cabinet officers are appointed by the governors of the respective provinces, while others are elected by popular vote depending on the province.

Social Democrat [[Yuliya Surkova]] was reelected in the [[2020 Volkian presidential election]] after three rounds of counting and has served as the [[List of presidents of Volkia|20th president of Volkia]] since 2016. Leadership in the [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] includes [[Vice President of Volkia|Vice President]] [[Vladimir Burmakin]], Majority Leader Yefim Luzhkov, and Minority Leader Viktoriya Titova. [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]] leaders include [[Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies]] [[Stefania Nevzorova]], Majority Leader Boris Sukhanov, and Minority Leader Stepan Maksimov.

Volkia maintains a complicated relationship with the [[Borea|Borean]] nation of [[Rusanru'a]], but has gotten closer to the country following the lupine coup d'état. Previously relations were strained from poor species relations in the country and poor treatment of Volkian immigrants who arrived following the aftermath of the Volkian Civil War. Prior to the coup, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had classified Rusanru'a as a Level 4 country. In the months after the coup it has since been reclassified as a Level 3 country.

The president holds the title of [[Wikipedia:Commander-in-chief|Commander-in-Chief]] of the Volkian Defense Forces and appoints its leaders: the [[Cabinet of Volkia|Minister of National Defense]] and the [[General Staff of the Defense Forces of Volkia|General Staff]]. The [[Ministry of National Defense (Volkia)|Ministry of National Defense]] administers the armed forces, which is divided into the [[Volkian Army|Army]], [[Volkian Navy|Navy]], and the [[Volkian Air Force|Air Force]]. The number of active duty soldiers in 2024 was 290285,018. The Reserves and [[Volkian National Guard|National Guard]] brought the total number of troops to 375402,217. The Ministry of National Defense additionally employed 5565,000 civilians, not including contractors in 20202024. Volkia's annual military budget in 2024 is $52.555 billion, or 2.1% of its GDP. In absolute terms, Volkian military expenditure is the [[List of countries by military expenditure|18th17th highest in the world]].

Military service is voluntary though conscription can be implemented in times of "national crisis when the voluntary force has been overwhelmed." This is done through the Emergency Conscription System, which provides a list of military aged Volkian males to the Ministry of National Defense. Volkian males are required to register in this system from ages 18 to 30, with minor penalties for failure to register.

Volkian nuclear deterrence relies on complete independence. The current Volkian nuclear force consists of five ''Avangard'' class and two ''Zashchitnik'' class submarines equipped with {{Wp|submarine-launched ballistic missiles}}. In addition to the submarine fleet, the country maintains approximately 150 land based ballistic missiles in nuclear silos and on mobile launchers. Roughly 50 medium-range air-to-ground missiles loaded with nuclear warheads make up Volkia's air based nuclear weapons, 38 of which are deployed by the Volkian Air Force while 12 are deployed by the Volkian Navy via aircraft launched from the country's two aircraft carriers. *[Remove nukes and chemical weapons with reduction? Shrink stockpile? Remove a carrier?]*

There is a single territory (''territoriya''), which is located in the country's far north. [[Kurilsk Territory]] is the country's northernmost and least populated. It joined the federal republic in 1922 as an unincorporated territory. It has since organized a local government, though federal authorities are responsible for many services. While individualsIndividuals born in Kurilsk Territory are full Volkian citizens, and those who are residents of Kurilsk are not able to vote in the presidential elections. dueKurilsk Territory does not receive representation in the National Assembly except through two nonvoting representatives known as delegates (one to the Federal Council and one to the Chamber of Deputies). Previously these positions were appointed by the president; today the residents of the islands' territorialelect their statusdelegates.

|[[Abarsk Oblast]]|| Venyov || 31,075726,344 988

|[[Akusha Oblast]]|| Svetlogorsk || 32,745290,678 564

|[[Baksansky Oblast]]|| Okha || 32,975026,375 905

|[[Belorerino Oblast]]|| Katrovozh || 31,767638,853 710

|[[Dinskaya Oblast]]|| Chernushka || 1,821408,654 858

|[[Kalinibinsk Oblast]]|| Grachyovka || 21,518417,975 948

|[[Khivlyar Oblast]]|| Beryozovka || 31,049718,652 684

|{{flagicon image|Kologorsk Oblast flag.png}} [[Kologorsk Oblast]]|| Repyovka || 1652,157,210 166

|{{flagicon image|Kurilsk Flag.png}} [[Kurilsk Territory]]|| Bakaly || 4525,813 818

|{{flagicon image|Kyshtovka Flag.png}} [[Kyshtovka Oblast]]|| Kyakhta || 1962,707,894 513

|[[Lagan Oblast]]|| Sigayevo || 21,178227,975 999

|[[Lopatino Oblast]]|| Sharlyk || 53,498098,714 895

|[[Makushin Oblast]]|| Satka || 21,602466,445 653

|{{flagicon image|Norindzhik Oblast flag.png}} [[Norindzhik Oblast]]|| Kovdor || 1860,526,150 088

|[[Okostolitsa Oblast]] || Tulunsky || 2,878,501

|[[Olyutorsk Oblast]]|| Likhoslavl || 42,926776,548 441

|[[Orlik Oblast]]|| Yadrin || 1720,278,642 601

|[[Osinsky Oblast]]|| Petrovskoye || 53,638177,710792

|[[Ozyoretsk Oblast]]|| Zuyevka || 21,652494,654 947

|[[Shimanovsk Oblast]]|| Poltovka || 21,557641,902 548

|[[Shipayetsk Oblast]]|| Volsk || 1,683248,040 506

|[[Uzlovaya Oblast]]|| Askiz || 2973,717,895581

|[[Vladinsk Oblast]]|| Izumrud || 32,923511,753 347

|[[Volkgoroda]]||[[Volkgoroda]]|| 31,218813,215 680

|[[Vyalovsk Oblast]]|| Kodinsk || 1,978115,564 054

|[[Yekartovsk Oblast]]|| Kursavka || 32,112154,756 734

|{{flagicon image|Zhukovsky Flag.png}} [[Zhukovsky Oblast]]|| Zarinsk || 42,578417,945 520