Dranland (2177)

Dranland Drania
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Flag
Anthem "Our great Dranland"
Map of Dranland
Capital                     Iglesia Mayor
Languages             Draniano, Draddwyr, Kyomal
Demonym                Dranish
Government           Presidential Republic President First                            Last                            Prime Minister First                            Last
Legislature
Area                          1,201,800 km²
Population
Currency                 Dran

Dranland was a country in the north-west of Dovani in what is today known as Dankuk.

For most of this historic period, Dranland was a presidential republic, with the First Republic of Dranland existing from 2178 to the 2420s. From the 2420s to 2540 was the Dranian Imperium, which was then replaced by the Second Republic. This republic would exist until the establishment of a theocratic republic by the Universal Church of Terra in 2840. Thirteen years later, the House of Santiago established a theocratic monarchy. The Dranian Zenshō Revolution would topple the monarchy in 2964, creating the Holy Kingdom of Deulatoji. Drawn into the Great Sekowan War, Deulatoji would be short-lived and the Santiago Monarchy soon returned. With the reforms in 3336, a Fourth Republic was established and would go on to last for 241 years, until its collapse during the coup of Joel Cubrero in 3572.

Governance

Following the Dranian Seung Revolution in 2967, Dranland was a single-party state, ruled by the Jegug-ui Hyeogmyeong Jeonseon (제국의 혁명 전선 - Imperial Revolutionary Front). After the fall of the Cheng Socialist State, democratic parties reestablished the monarchy and began to liberalize the economy.

Before July 3336, Dranland was a constitutional monarchy, officially titled as the Kingdom of Dranland. Leading the monarchy was the Cadwallader Family. During the monarchy the head of state position was split between the hereditary monarch and a directly elected representative of the people, known as the Lord Chancellor. And head of government was the Prime Minister, a position which continued to exist in the republic, until June 3483.

Prior to May 3231, monarchy was headed by the House of Santiago. But in 3231 the National Socialist Revolution abolished the monarchy and Adolf Frederick Drexler declared himself "New Emperor of Dranland;" and King Cristián I was deported from country. After the NSP collapse, efforts of the Royal Democratic Party and Grand National Party, reestablished the monarchy under Cristián and the House of Santiago.

Not long after his return, Cristián I abdicated, leaving the throne to Victoria I of Drania. In 3286 a referendum was held questioning whether to maintain the monarchy and it was narrowly decided to keep the monarchy. Following the referendum it was also decided in 3292 that the monarchy would become controlled by the Cadwallader Family.

Society and Culture

Religion

Religion in Dranland was extremely diverse, with several different belief systems dominating the multicultural nation.

Religious Following Distribution (3412 Census)

Symbol	Official Name	Percentage
N/A	Atheist/Agnostic	24.95%
	Selucian Patriarchal Church	24%
	Universal Church of Terra	20%
	Daenism	12%
	Sindo	4%
	Draddwyr Paganism	10%
	Luthoran	3%
	Ameliorate	2%
	Thetanism	0.05%

National Holidays

Date	Holiday	Province
1 January	New Year’s Day	All Provinces
15 March	Day of the Light (Universal Church of Terra)	All Provinces
30 September	Remembrance of the Draddwyr Genocide	All Provinces
1 November	All Saint’s Day	All Provinces
19 November	St. Sharika Day	Valdor Province
20 December	Day of Water & Forests	All Provinces

Sport

The national and most popular sport of Dranland was tennis, followed by soccer. The latter was manished by the Dranish National Football Federation (DNFF), which subsequently joined the Terran FIFA World Cup in October 2744.

Ice-hockey was popular in the north, with the National ice-hockey stadium being situated in Y Cymoedd (Doraji). Ice-hockey clubs were managed by the Dranish National Ice-hockey Federation (DNIF).