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Velvet
The following article is related to the roleplay aspect of Newisle on it's community server and has no relevance in the original map by Blip Noir.

The Greater Republic of Velvet, or the Velvet-Atlas Confederation is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic in the south-west of Newisle.

Geography
Velvet is located in the south-west corner of the planet, bordered to the north by Atarius and to the east by Leito. Controlling the areas of Velvet, Atlas, southern Aurora and western Islia, it is the 4th largest country.

Mountains take up around 22% of the territory of Velvet, with most of it's terrain being flat, albeit covered in forests. The tallest mountain is the Acudiro mountain (137b).

The longest river in Velvet is the Dalli river, being approximately 2150 blocks long. There are many smaller lakes (Galia, Shuapho, Maghreb) and an inland sea (Dorfronga).

Climate
Velvet has a continental climate in most of the country, with the exception of the coastline of the Bay of Islia and western Islia, which have a sub-mediteranean climate. Average temperatures in the country are 14.2°, with the temperatures reaching as high as 30.2° in the summer (Islia, southern Aurora), and -6° in the winter (southern Velvet).

Enviroment
Velvet is a country of rich ecosystem and species diversity - the National Park of Chloria would be home to 310000 species. Velvet is home to 14% of Newisle fish fauna, 18% of Neisle reptiles and 49% Newisle mammal fauna.

72.2% of the country is covered in forest, as Velvet would be considered a highly-forested country. However, the amount of forested areas have decreased by 2.93% since 2010 due to the "lack of space of expansion of metropolitan areas" which would be critisized by movements and the Ecologist League of the South (ELS).

100% of the nation is running on renewable energy resources however, which managed to save thousands of species from CO2 poisoning.

History

 * 637 - A settlement is formed named Shoclowauvi in the area where Velvet City is today.
 * 1583 - The Empire of Reina de la Sur attempt to invade the tribe, but get defeated due to advanced guerilla tactics. However, the primary settlemt would get damaged beyond repair.
 * 1803 - A resistance movement would rise up and begin an uprising and quickly take over the tribe, as they would lead the state to the modern era.
 * 1806 - The name of the tribe would be changed to the City State of Velvet, as it would reform into a parliamentary democratic city state.
 * 1819 - Osterian engineers and experts would arrive in Velvet and become advisors for some time, as this would allow the nation to progress.
 * 1842 - The first railway line would be finished - Velvet-Lebensstadt-Williamsburg line.
 * 1875 - In an international conference in Ost, Velvet would expand it's claims to include most of the south-west.
 * 1881 - The first telegram would be made.
 * 1903 - The Arbor Corporation would be founded, a very important company in the history of Velvet.
 * 1936 - The Arbor Corporation would spread production to vacuum cleaners, radio's, refrigeradors and many other home necessities.
 * 1954 - The Progressive Party of Velvet would win the elections and would remain in power since (through democratic ways).
 * 1955 - The education system is reformed and improved, leading to many famous scientists being educated here.
 * 1957 - Arbor Corporation, SteelWay, Tahika, Xulco and Hobwha Inc become nationalized by the government due to coup d'e tat schemes.
 * 1966 - The Federation of Atlas would be puppeted by Velvet.
 * 1977 - Arbor would release the prototype C-203 wood, which would be 39x more durable than any other wood and is heat resistant.
 * 1984 - The Velvet Scientific Foundation would be formed to further accelerate technological progress, as Velvet would be one of the biggest tech marvels on the planet.
 * 1991 - The Federation of Atlas would be annexed by Velvet, and turned into a federal state.
 * 1999 - The alliance of AVIA would be formed beetween Islia, Atarius and Velvet as a resistance organization to BOW/BOND.
 * 2004 - The Arbor Corporation would begin the inter-dimensional transportation program.
 * 2008 - The Arbor Corporation would officially establish a safe and stable interdimensional portal with another dimension, as documents about this would be leaked in 2019.
 * 2021 - Due to the collapse of Islia, AVIA would be disbanded.

Politics
Velvet is a parliamentary republic, with the government divided into legislative, executive and judiciary branches. The current constitution was adopted in 1955.

The President of the Republic (Predsednik Republike) is the head of state, elected by popular vote to a 5-year term. The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces, has the ability to appoint the prime minister with the consent of the parliament and has influence on foreign policy. The current president is Matthew Ivans of the Velvet Progressive Party (VPP).

Ever since 1955, the VPP has been the dominant mainstream party in Velvet, with the 2017 elections showing 85.82% of the vote. Other parties have not been successful in gaining mainstream attention due to extremist acts/ideologies and propaganda by the VPP. The second largest party is the Centralna stranka (CS), with 2.83% (2017).

Foreign relations
Velvet has established diplomatic relations with the other 10 United Nations members (and affiliated organizations).

In 1932, Velvet and Reitulok founded the League of Neutrality as a peaceful alliance during the heated political climate of the First Cold War. However, Velvet left the alliance in 1956 following the adoption of a more pro-interventionist policy by the PPV.

In 1999, Velvet was one of the representatives of AVIA, a military, economic, trade and defensive alliance which was mostly focused on improving the image and reputation of the southern hemisphere following the collapse of the Western Union, but was also meant to be a resistance alliance against the rule of BOW/BOND and Osterian hegemony which was (and still is) present for centuries. The alliance dissolved in 2021 due to the Second Islian Crisis. However, there are talks of a potential secondary AVIA alliance beetween Pulchra, Atarius and Velvet, however further information has not been disclosed.

Beetween 1999-2021, many AVIA members have held an embargo on Velvet due to the political climate. An agreement in 2018 saw Osterian embargoes lifted mostly, except for military equipment.

Due to the increasing tension in politics regarding interdimensional travel, Velvet has made research stations in other country to study the phenomenon.

Military
Since 1955, the Velvet Armed Forces have entered a period of restructuring and professionalisation. Conscription was introduced in 2006. VAF has 201000 armed forces, with 378000 reserve. According to data released in 2017, 3.2 million people in Velvet have combat training in firearms.

Major cities of Velvet are protected by the ACAVDS (Artificially-Controlled Artillery Velvet Defence System), which includes AA, AT and anti-nuke missiles/artillery on the outskirts of cities, "Project Stardivide", which includes multiple satelites with LASER weaponry, and the "EVA Project". The name was leaked by a person of Burlington descent in 2016, but has later dissapeared due to mysterious circumstances. The content or the weapon in question is unknown and hasn't been adressed by the Velvet government.

Velvet has deployed it's forces in some occasions, including the First Islian Crisis (2017), which saw the VAF deployed in Frankador to prevent an Islian-led genocide. It was also deployed in the Frankadorian coup d'e tat attempt of 2018, where an ultranationalist coup attempt has been weakened by the Velvet Air Force. In 2019, the Islian Uprising (Second Islian Crisis) saw another intervention, as an ultranationalist rebelion against AVIA-occupied Islia had to be put down. In 2021, the Third Islian Crisis saw Islia being fully dissolved and split in half beetween Atarius and Velvet.

Administrative divisions
Velvet is a federal republic, composed of municipalities, districts and autonomous republics. There are 39 municipalities, which have basic forms of self-government. There are also 11 key districts, and 4 major republics: Velvet, Atlas, Aurora and Islia, all of which have an equal representation in the Velvet Parliament. There are talks of integrating Islia into the Velvet republic, but its still in the early stages of discussion.

Demographics
According to the 2021 poll, out of the 16530000 people which live in Velvet, 57% of the nation identifies as Velvetian, 29% as Atlasian, 6% as Islian and 4% as Auroran, with the other 2% being either in minorities or foreign.

63.48% of the population resides in urban areas.

Religion
Up to 99.82% of the population identifies itself as non-religious, athiest or agnostic. This is due to major anti-religious propaganda by the Progressive Party of Velvet, with propaganda claiming that "religion prevents progress of humanity and keeps it grounded". This has been seen as controversial by other nations.

Language
The primary language of Velvet is Velvetian, which is heavily inspired by south-slavic languages (Serbian/Croatian). However, other languages are accepted as secondary languages, such as English, Atlasian, Auroran and Shochlowo.

Healthcare
The healthcare system is organized by the Ministry of Health, the Institute of Public Health and the Arbor Corporation, which also produced farmaucetical equipment and medication. The nation has free healthcare, according to the government. The most important healthcare institutions are: Clinical Center of Velvet (Velvet), Lebensstadt Hospital and Atlasville Hospital. Many operations performed by medical specialists from Velvet are considered "pioneer works".

Economy
Velvet has an emerging economy, with a nominal GDP of 793 billion US$, with a GDP per capita of 47,970$. It has a mostly industrial-focused economy, contributing to 61% of the GDP, with services contributing 32% and agriculture contributing 7%. It ranks 5th on the Global Peace Index. It has two stock exchanges: the Velvet Stock Exchange and the Atlasville Stock Exchange. Multiple companies have been attracted to Velvet, mostly Burlington companies.

Velvet has a solid trade balance: exports exceed imports by 18.9%. The country has a trade agreement with the OND Alliance, trading relations with the North Sea Alliance (before it collapsed) and individual free trade agreements with Danaria, Burlington, Atarius and Islia.

Agriculture
Velvet has solid conditions for agricultural production, with 48% of it's territory being suited for agriculture. However, agriculture only makes 7% of the GDP and that number has been decreasing due to the increasing investment into technological research and development by the PPV.

Energy
Velvet runs on 100% renewable energy sources, most of it coming from wind energy and nuclear power.

Outside of Velvet, the Cholxo Wind Turbine Field creates energy for the city.

A new nuclear powerplant is being constructed 201km from Velvet, with it able to power the entire south-west.