Federation of Illyria, 2011 By Artificer6 Watch

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The Federation of Illyria was a product of the treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon, a Balkans nation under the thumb of the Kingdom of Italy. The Italians saw it as only natural the area should fall under their tenureship, seeing as the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Illyria (as it was known under both Austria-Hungary and Italy) was itself a continuation of the old Venetian holdings in the Balkans. However, Illyria would find itself independent of Italian rule - and for the first time, anybody's rule - following the defeat of Italy in the Second World War. Initially, the status of Illyria was a contested - would it become part of Rumania, or join it in personal union under its king? Would it split in to its two constituent nations, or stay as whole? Eventually, with a heavy handing of American influence, Illyria became a federal republic. The nations borders, both external and internal, have remained consistent since then, despite the occasional flare up along the Albanian border during the Cold War. During that same Cold War, Illyria and Rumania maintained a neutral stance, albeit one that was clearly west leaning - some scholars even said it was more preferable to the west that the pair stayed neutral, as to reduce the width of combat in the event of a shooting war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, allowing it to be contained to East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and East Austria. Following the Cold War, Illyria continues to be a surprisingly strong Balkan nation, having a strong economy based on a combination of service and tourism, and being a constant contributor in a number of peace keeping operations around the world, most notably the break up of Yugoslavia. It is currently a member of the European Union, as well as European Latin Forum, and in both demonstrates its strong relationships with both Rumania and Italy.



The federation is split in to two states and one federal district.

-Ragusa: A small parcel of land containing the federal capital which the district is named for. The most metropolitan area of the nation, as well as the area with the strongest concentration of Italians. Despite not being part of either state, the people of Ragusa are still given its own fair share of representation in the federal parliament. Said parliament can be best compared to the British parliamentary system, being unicameral and using a First Past The Post system. However, as the landscape of politics in Illyria has become that of a four party system - with both Montenegro and Dalmatia having their own, separate, left wing and right wing parties - the people of Ragusa are usually left voting for independents.

-Dalmatia: Fiercely defensive of their culture and language, having survived occupations by Venetians, Ottomans, Austrians, Italians, and the Nazis, the Dalmatians are generally less in favour of the federation's existence. Dalmatian Members of Parliament have put the federation in to crisis on more than one occasion. Despite this, it serves as the trade hub of the federation, with Spalatro - its capital and the largest city in the federation - having the federations most built up ports - much to the chagrin of the Montenegrian city of Castelnuovo, which is constantly blocked from expanding by the Montenegrian state government, fearful of upsetting its partner state.

-Montenegro: The people of Montenegro are considered to be the combined offspring of Venetian-Italians and Ardelean-Rumanians. This is well reflected in their language, being a hybrid of the two (with some sprinklings of turkish), one example being the Montenegrian word for white - alblanco - which is a literal combination of the Rumanian 'alb' and Italian 'blanco'. Montenegro is also the more diverse of the two states, hosting a significant number of Bosnian and Albanian communities. In addition, a significant amount of the population in the less developed north and north-east would consider themselves Rumanian, rather than Montenegrian - some even believing there to be no difference in the two.



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Published : Feb 9, 2019