Raho
From Scandia
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| National Motto • Ingallish | Mieux paraître que être Better seem than be | ||||
| National Anthem | Across the universe | ||||
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| Official language | Ruten, Magyatic | ||||
| Founding Date | 25 June, 1446 | ||||
| Government • Type • Prince | Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy Prince Danilo | ||||
| Capital | Rachiv | ||||
| Administrative Divisions | komitat | ||||
| Largest City | Stanislau | ||||
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Koruna (kr) | ||||
| Time Zones | SMT (SMT +5) | ||||
| Technology Codes • scandianet TLD • Trigraph • Calling Code |
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Rahó, officially the Principality of Rahó (Ruten: Рахівський Край), Teuvian: Fürstentum Rahau,:Magyatic Rahó Hercegség, is a small landlocked country in Central Niveria, bordered by Vettlanda, Cruiswieck and Vladevania. Rahó has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 7,191 square kilometres (2,776 sq mi). Rahó is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a Prince. It is the one of the world's few remaining sovereign Principalities. The country has a highly developed economy, with the extremely high Gross Domestic Product per capita. Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Pre Niveskian Fortress site and Haromszeki count's castle site in the Early Middle Ages. It was an important bastion along the Moonist road when Teuvian Empire was the principal Niverian power influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 8th–12th centuries. Rahó is a founding member of the Trans Niverian Monetary Union reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. The city of Stanisalu, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the offshore banking business. Rahó lies on the cultural divide between Melkan East and Teuvian West, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Rahó is a bilingual country; Ruten and Magyatic, are official languages. Although a secular state, Rahó is predominantly Maresteranian Capholic.
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History
The recorded history of Rahó begins with the acquisition of Mogarycz (today MunkaczCastle) by Theodore Koriatovicz, hospodar of Majetok in 491. Around this fort, a town gradually developed, which became the centre of a small state of great strategic value. In 747, the House of Majetok suffered a succession crisis, precipitated by the lack of a male heir to assume the throne, that led to the territory being sold to count Szegély and remained in the possession of that dynasty for 2 following centuries. Munkacz fortress was steadily enlarged and strengthened by its successive occupants, rulers of Cruiswieck, various Teuvian dukes and the Magyatic warlords, among others. After the collapse of the Teuvian Empire in 1313, Rahó was disputed between Konnigsheim-Weimaria and the Duchy of Jezerni who’s representatives were playing a dominant role in control of Rahó, Stanislau and Lodomeria. The Congress of Riechstadt formed Rahó as a Principality in personal union with the Haromszek installing the institute of the electoral monarchy. Rahó also became a member of the Teuvian Confederation, with a Confederate fortress in Huszt manned by Teuvian troops.
End of Jezerni Reign
A descendant of the ducal family of Jezerni remained Head of State as Prince of Rahó, maintaining personal union between the two countries. At the death of Piszta III, the Jezerni throne was liquidated due to the fact that monarchial rule was long since non existent in Jezerni itself. Meanwhile, Rahó, already an electoral monarchy, was passed to the House of Ostoja.
Partitions of Rahó
The two Partitions of Rahó that took place in midst of the XIV century have greatly reduced Rahó’s territory. From a large principality taking up most of today’s Vladevanian territories and extending into parts of Cruiswieck, it became an even smaller state than it is today.
First Partition
Following the control disputes and the unrest in the home countries, the Teuvian troops withdrew from Rahó in 1321. This was a welcoming sign for the Tsardom of Melka, which did not hesitate to attack the northern borders of Rahó, meeting very little resistance along the way. Within weeks Lodomeria was lost to annexation, and on May of 1323 Stanislau was also occupied. Whatever was left of the Rahó army had concentrated the defense efforts on the Beskyd mountain ranges. The mutiny in the western provinces of Tsardom of Melka had slowed down the advances of the imperial troops. This allowed prince Ignacy to win valuable time and bring in mercenary armies hired from every neighboring state that had an open or a hidden grudge against the Tsardom of Melka. On Julfest of 1323 the battle of Yasynia was fought. It ended up forcing the Melkan troops to retreat below the mountain range, from which they were never able to move westward into Rahó. The resulted armstice had reduced Rahó’s territory by more than half, as the predominant principality of Stanislau was transferred to Vladevania and later was further divided within the Tsardom of Melka. Rahó 's independence was reaffirmed by the 1329 First Treaty of Kaiserheim. In the same year, Rahó joined the Zollverein.
Second Partition
Rahó’s independence and neutrality were again affirmed by the 1357 Second Treaty of Kaiserheim after the Rahó Crisis nearly led to war between Melkan Empire and the Grand Duchy of Teuton. The basis for crisis was laid in Rahó’s role as a safe haven to numerous political refuges fleeding Melkan controlled Vladevania beyond the Beskyd Mountains. Once again Melkan troops were being amassed in Stanislau. At the same time the Melkan Empire found that nothing prevented it from attacking the Abacan provinces that were controlled by the Grand Duchy of Teuton and had not yet materialized into and independent state of Abaco. However, the traditional unrest in the Melkan provinces forced the Empire to halt its advances and sit down at the negotiation table. This, however, did not bring any good news to Rahó. After the conflict was resolved, a second partition of the principality had occurred with Huszt province being transferred to Cruiswieck as a payment for war debts and the last confederate fortress, the Huszt fortress, being dismantled in accordance with a demand from Melka, since the fortress had long served as the regrouping base for the Vladevanian insurgents.
Vladevanian Independence
Following the collapse of Melkan Empire and the subsequent independence of Vladevania, Rahó began to seek a union with the relative state. Among many reasons for the union was a return of the Stanislau, which was used by Rahó’s enemies when later advocating against the joint principality. The Melkan Federation had also played the Stanislau card at the Conference of Nagorda in 1467 forcing the Principality of Rahó to secede from Vladevania, where hetman was deposed through the coup d’etat instigated and financed by the Melkan Federation. In return Rahó regained the possession of Stanislau as its sole and undisputed territory. The following divisions and conflicts that enveloped Vladevania did not affect Rahó until 1528, when Vladevania was able to bring itself once more under the central control. Since Rahó was one of the key sponsors in the process it was invited to join the resulting confederation. However, with the government crisis of 1532, Rahó had once more reverted to the position of an independent state, though preserving many new ties with Vladevanian territories formed in the period of confederation.
Government and politics
Rahó is a parliamentary democracy headed by a constitutional monarch. Under the constitution of 1396, executive power is exercised by the Dictor and the cabinet, which consists of several other ministers. The Dictor has the power to dissolve the legislature and reinstate a new one, as long as the Dictor has judicial approval. Legislative power is vested in the Chamber of Delegates, a unicameral legislature of eighty members, who are directly elected to five-year terms from five comitates. A second body, the Council of Owners (Ґаздівська Рада), composed of fourty ordinary citizens appointed by the Prince, advises the Chamber of Delegates in the drafting of legislation. The principality has three lower tribunals (Уряди Домобранські); in Rahó, the cities of Stanislau and Munkacz), two district tribunals (Rahó and Stanislau) and a Superior Court of Justice (Rahó), which includes the Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation. There is also an Administrative Tribunal and an Administrative Court, as well as a Constitutional Court, all of which are located in the capital. The issue of citizenship in Rahó is resolved at the level of the lower tribunals with a right of veto given directly to the prince. The lower tribunals also issue the decrees for the passports, the latter being issued at the local magistrates.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Rahó
GDP of Rahó comprises kr30.9 billion (1633 est.)GDP growth is 4% (1633 est.) Currency of Rahó is the Rahó Koruna (kr). It is accepted internationally as a monetary etalon.
Military
Main article: Military of Rahó
Rahó’s contribution to its own defense consists of a small army (currently consisting of around 1600 people). As a landlocked country, it has no navy. It also has no air force, except for the ten ACT-D airplanes, which were registered as aircraft of Rahó for convenience. In a joint agreement with Haromszek, both countries have put forth funding for one Anteas military cargo plane, now currently on order. Rahó still jointly maintains three ACT-D TCAs for cargo and training purposes based in ACT-D Air Base Stanislau.
Comitates of Rahó
The largest towns are Munkacz and Stanislau.
Rahó's climate is characterised by mild temperatures and high precipitation. Rahó is divided into 3 Comitates , which are further divided into 16 Districts and then 300 Folwarks. 10 of the Folwarks are incorporated into cities, of which the city of Stanislau is the largest.
Comitates
The Comitates are 1. Rahó 2. Munkacz 3. Stanislau
Geography and climate
Rahó is one of the smallest countries in Niveria. It is also one of the smallest independent countries in Scandia; the country is about 7,191 km² (2,776.46 sq mi) in size. To the east, Rahó borders the Cruiswieck and Vladevania and, to the west, it borders the Vettlanda. The principality borders Cruiswieck to the North as well, in particular the latter's Teuvian speaking provinces. Rahó lays on top of and around the range of the Beskyd Mountains, the tallest of them, Hóvár, being 2561meters high and located in the district of Kőrösmező. The range is dominated by dense forests and alpine pastures. The forests of the range have been placed under the ecological protection by the legislature of Rahó. Although commonly referred to as a mountain chain, the Beskyd Mountains do not actually form an uninterrupted chain of mountains. Rather, they consist of several orographically and geologically distinctive groups, presenting as great a structural variety as the Nivean relief. The Beskyd Mountains, which in only a few places attain an altitude of over 2,500 m, lack the bold peaks, extensive snow-fields, large glaciers, high waterfalls, and numerous large lakes that are common elsewhere. No area of the Beskyd range is covered in snow year-round and there are no glaciers. The Beskyd Mountains at their highest altitude are only as high as the Middle Region of the Nivean Elevation, with which they share a common appearance, climate, and flora. There is a large number of rivers in Rahó, however due to the mountainous nature of the region only 2 of them are capable to support navigation. Rahó has a marine west coast climate, marked by high precipitation, especially in the region occupied by the Stanislau comitat, particularly in late summer.
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