Polasciana
United Federal Republic of Polasciana зямлізмены (Sarmatian) | |
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Anthem: "The Nation In Union" | |
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| Capital | Karasicena |
| Largest city | Arvi |
| Official languages | Polesian |
| Other languages | Sarmatian, Gallic, Liran |
| Ethnic groups | 68.4% Polesian Sar 21.9% Meridian Noric 5.2% Magillan Calanian 1.4% Bathi Il'm 3.1% Other |
| Religion | None |
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| Government | Semi-presidential Federal Ministry |
| Ivan Tattar | |
| Krill Serbin | |
| Major General Vasyl Sydorenko | |
| Legislature | Federal Executive |
| Federal Council | |
| Federal Assembly | |
| Formation | |
| 8 April 1996 | |
| 31 December 1996 | |
| 12 May 2003 | |
| 31 May 2003 | |
• Gallian League accession | 1 January 2020 |
| Area | |
• Total | 437,595 km2 (168,956 sq mi) (25th) |
• Water (%) | 3.07 |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 51,754,370  (24th) |
• Density | 123/km2 (318.6/sq mi) (19th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | €1.083 trillion (31st) |
• Per capita | €20,925 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | €681 billion (32nd) |
• Per capita | €13,158 |
| Gini (2015) |  29.8low · 33rd |
| HDI (2017) | 0.765 high · 28th |
| Currency | Polesian Kryak (PKR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CMST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +66 |
| Patron saint | Saint Severence |
| ISO 3166 code | POL |
| Internet TLD | .ufed |
Website ufed.world | |
Polasciana (Sarmatian: зямлізмены), officially the United Federal Republic of Polasciana 
is a country, in The Meridian, which constitutes the former disputed territories of the Polamar. Bordered by Eiffelland 
to the west, Wieserreich 
, the Centrální Republika 
and Uainia 
to the north and Shcerbatskaya 
to the east, Polasciana has a population estimated at over 56 million people. The country is a federation of nine provincial states, three city states and four island territories.
The nation was founded in 2003 in its own right after the formal unification of the former Eastern People's Republic of The Polamar 
and the Democratic Republic of Saracia 
which had been in a state of war for several decades. The country's capital, Karasicena, is a semi-autonomous city-state set within the Provincial State of Kamchetka, whilst its largest city, Arvi, lays in the Provincial State of Amar. Polesian society, culture, politics and history, is heavily influenced by the country's Sar majority and Noric, Calanian and Il'm minorities.
The country is governed by a directly elected President and an elected Central Federal Government headed by the Prime Minister. The current President of Polasciana is former Federal Council Leader Ivan Tattar, a Unionist, who holds a majority in the upper-house. Tattar replaced Gennadiy Artamova in 2020, who was the country's longest serving politician and the first Head of State to be reelected following an historic victory during the 2015 Presidential Election, defeating former Prime Minister Marina Yanaka. The current legislative session began in 2018 and is led by Prime Minister Krill Serbin, leader of the Coalition - who commands a majority in the lower-house of the Federal Executive, as the ninth Federal Ministry.
Following its establishment, Polasciana embraced rapid economic reforms, leading to the population becoming more secular and socially progressive under the leadership of Koruin Gruaman of the Centrist Party, who served as the country's first President. The country also took steps towards offering its citizens universal healthcare and expanding its developing comprehensive school system. Between 2007-2008 the Unionist-led Ministry also invested heavily in national infrastructure.
Whilst since unification, Polasciana experienced a significant rise in the standard of living and its economy has continually expanded, a reliance on fiscal borrowing resulted in a dramatic rise and reliance on national debt - a significant factor in the country's economic destabilisation triggered by the 2007 Gallian Slowdown - an economic and political crisis caused by the onset of violence in Aardland 
and the 2008 Economic Crash, prompted by the collapse of the Unified Capital States 
in Paripana. Preceding the crises, Polasciana had seen stable growth led by manufacturing, agriculture and a rise in trade - particularly an emerging industry in the export of oil and gas from its Long Sea fields. It was not until January 2015 that the economy returned to growth above 0.5%, and the country is still not expected to reach its pre-crash levels of between 3 to 5% annual growth until at least 2026. Despite increasing economic deregulation since 2003, most large-enterprises in industry and utilities also remain under public control and are managed by local state administrations and other government controlled organisations and bodies.