Mannerstein

Mannerstein

Flag of Mannerstein
Motto: Honor, Valor, Pride
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Region	The Honor Guard
Capital	Sturmfaust
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	Leon Unter
Population	Over 300 Million
Currency	Krettun
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People

The people of Mannerstein are a mixed bag of Germanic, Nordic, and Slavic people, with the Germanic and Nordic people holding most of the power. On the whole, the people are contented with their political freedoms. The majority of the populace is christian and conservative, and therefore dictate much of the policy of the country in that direction. There is also a small Latino minority in southeast Mannerstein, which hold no power in the government

Government

The government of Mannerstein is a one party republic dominated by Conservative Democratic Party. It is patronized by the majority white germanic residents, while the minorities of the country have very little say. As the name suggests, the Conservative Democrats run a program of conservative values. Elections are frequent and citizens who are party members have a large amount of power in their government. The current President is Leon Unter. His Defense Minister is Paul Koch, his Interior Minister is Martin Cudderschmidt, and his Attorney General is Tim Coleman.

Flag

The red background of the flag represents the valor of the Mannersteinian people. The black represents honor of the people, and the cross represents the pride of the people in their country, as well as a nod toward the prevalence of Christianity.

History

Unification

Before the Federation of Mannerstein was born, the area was just a collection of city states and provinces, without a ruler. However, soon a movement began throughout the area to unify all these states under one banner. After many years of lobbying and referendums, the Federation of Mannerstein was born. It was originally classified as a Tyranny by Majority state and had a Developing economy.

Growth and The Marxist State

Soon after the unification, the new government began putting through many reforms to increase the economy. These were successful, but came at the cost of the once beautful forests of inner Mannerstein, which were heavily logged. The Mountains in the north were also extensively mined. Also around this time the neighboring country formerly named Marxist State destabilized and warring factions arose. To protect the country, a force of the Mannerstein army was placed on the border, under command of General Rein Henrikkson. Soon a large force of the former army of The Marxist State launched a sneak attack, killing 6,000 Mannersteinian soldiers. The army soon recovered and pushed the aggressors back into their country, but the defeat still hung over the nation. In order to boost morale, the Mannersteinian army was sent into the former Marxist State to help the Nuekallyan's, Vizcosan's, and True Al Bhedian's to keep the peace. After some initial resistance and a last ditch counter attack by the Marxists, peace was gained and the Mannersteinian army was recalled back home.

Political Reform and The 8 Day Rebellion

Following the first military action in the country's history, the government began restricting political freedoms. The President's term was increased to 8 years, and he recieved more power than ever before. Referendums and voting initiatives were also curtailed. These reforms, as well as some institutionalized racism helped prompt a rebellion by the latino minority residing in the southwest of the country. The revolutionaries as the called themselves were trying to seperate from Mannerstein, and were promised aid from the country of Critera. However, Critera was invaded by Narwah, causing the rebelling faction to lose its support and get crushed in only 8 days.