Magnus Valerius
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The Crown Empire of Magnus Valerius
Background:
Originally, Magnus Valerius was a collection of squabbling petty kingdoms vying for dominance in the region. The five most powerful of these kingdoms were Baden, Sylvana, Metaxas, Deliyannes, and Vedus. However, the appearance of a prophet in Vedus would establish a dominating kingdom.
The prophet was St. Valerian (162 B.C.E. - 91 B.C.E.), a poor missionary who strengthened Vedus by aiding in the raising of foodstuffs and funds. He also created a large following. Eventually St. Valerian became king, and conquered most of the southern kingdoms, along with the island kingdom of Metaxas. Vedus was renamed Valeria, and a new capital from the old one at Vedus was founded: Valerius Prime. Vedus would decay into a small backwater town, and remain so all the way up to the modern era.
St. Valerian died in 91 B.C. His successors consolidated the gains into a nation-state: Magnus Valerius, or Greater Valeria. King William The Great (921 AD - 1002 AD) defeated Baden in a brutal war and took parts of Sylvana. Eventually, the kings after William conquered the smaller kingdoms one by one until 1349, when George I proclaimed himself Emperor of all Valerians. Magnus Valerius was united. Today, a massive industrial boon caused by the country's hard-working populace and resource rich territories have made the country rich. Valeria extends its power over several colonies, and the Valerians have annexed New-Transylvania, another country, in 2026 AD.
Geography and Agricultural/Mineral Resources
Climates: Mediterranean, Temperate, Steppe, Mountainous, Desert
Highest Peak: Daedalus Mons: 22,597 ft. (The Valerian Mines)
Lowest Point: Malatesta Crater: - 45 ft. (Magnus Valerius)
Natural Resources: iron, coal, oil, timber, platinum, copper, tin, tungsten, magnesium, sodium, gold, silver, sulphur
Land Distribution: 30% Arable Land, 65% Other, 5% Permanent Crops
Major Agricultural Products: Beef, rice, wheat, apples, citrus fruits, fish, grapes, almonds, cotton, potatoes, lamb
People
Magnus Valerius: 168,800,000
53% Valerian, 14.3% Greek, 5.1% Italian, 8% Ashkenazi, 7.6% Austrian, 9% French, 2% Elvish, .5% Shieldian, .5% Latino
The Valerian Mines: 121,700,000
32% Valerian, 32% Caribeño/Latino, 33% Half-Latino, 3% Prussian, 85,000 Africans
Fortress of Valeria: 122,100,000
37% Prussian, 30% Austrian, 23% Visigothic, 6% Valerian, 4% Shieldian
The MVEF: 97,800,000
57% Valerian, 21% Celtic, 22% French
New Valeria: 53,700,000
80% Roman, 11% Italian, 8.5% Valerian, 0.5% Shieldian
Austro-Hungarian Isles: 53,600,000
41% Austrian, 58% Hungarian, 1% Japanese
Kydonia : 51,400,000
97% Greek, 2% Valerian, 1% Japanese
New-Transylvania: 197,300,000
38% Hungarian, 42% Romanian, 30% Egyptian
Valerian Arnach: 1,400,000
100% Valerian
The Bangor Isles: 1,400,000
55% Half-Latino, 35% Valerian
Slav Island: 1,400,000
94% Russian, 4% Aleutian, 2% Valerian
TOTAL: 870,600,000 (2030 AD Est.)
Empire-Wide Ethnic Percentages:
Valerians: 22.8%, Hungarians: 12.1%, Romanians: 9.1%, Greeks: 8.5%, Austrians: 8.2%, Egyptians: 6.7%, Prussian: 5.6%, Roman: 4.9%, Half-Latino: 4.7%, Latino/Caribeño: 4.6%, French: 4.2%, Visigothic: 3.2%, Celtic: 2.4%, Italians: 1.7%, Ashkenazi: 1.6%, Shieldian: 0.7%, Elvish: 0.3%, Russian: 0.2%, Japanese: 0.1%, Aleutian + African: Less than 0.1%.
Demographic Notes:
Half-Latinos: They are expected to reach a 97% majority in The Valerian Mines within the next generation due to extremely high intermarriage/interbreeding rates amongst the populace there.
Valerians: After their expansion, Valerians are no longer a majority, but they maintain the plurality. This group has very high birth rates, along with the Ashkenazi, Greek, Austrian, and French ethnic groups.
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 40%
14-64 years: 58%
65 years and over: 2%
Life Expectancy:
Overall: 74
Male: 72
Female: 76
Religion:
Greek Orthodox (state religion) - 68%, Jewish - 16%, Catholic - 15%, Atheist/Secularist/Agnostic - 1%
Official Languages: Valerian, English, Italian, Greek, German and French
Literacy Rate:
Total population: 85%, Male: 86%, Female: 84%
Government
Conventional long form: The Crown Empire of The Valerians and Its Conquered Peoples
Conventional short form: Valerian Empire
Abbreviation: VE
Government Type: Monarchy
A council hand-picked by the monarch helps make and enforce decisions.
Executive Designation: His Majesty’s Government
National Value: Order
Ruling Party: New Order Faction; Ideology: Reactionary
Party System: One-Party System
Current Political Issues: Peace, Strengthening of Economy and Technology
Capital: Valerius Prime (Pop: 14,523,645; 2030 Est.)
Unification Date: December 6, 1349
Suffrage: 28 years of age; wealth-based vote (for both sexes)
Executive Branch:
Emperor: Emperor Alexander II
New Order Council: Alec Ferenc, Timophilon Adamantus, John Kitchener, Giuseppe Venizelli, Barnardo Danmark
Legislative Branch: Legislative Power is vested in the Emperor and the New Order Council.
Judicial Branch:
Court Hall of Justice: Justicar Jozef von Schwaben
Economy
GDP per capita: US$33,942
GDP: US$29,549,905,200,000
National Budget: US$13,297,457,340,000
GDP - compostiton by sector: agriculture: 23%; industry and mining: 68%; services: 9%
Population Below Poverty Line: 6.25%
Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
Major Exports: automobiles, electronics, agricultural products and foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial supplies and raw materials, steel, platinum, wines and liquor, textiles
Major Imports: machinery, precious gems, precious metals, weapons, marble, agricultural products and foodstuffs, consumer goods, wines and liquor, silk, beaver pelts
Currency: Valerian Crown, US$3 = 1 Crown
Currency Code: VC
Legal Ages:
Voting: 28
Driving: 14
Alcohol: 16
Smoking: 16
Military
Military Branches:
1. The Valerian Army - Field Marshal Giuseppe Venizeli
2. Imperial Navy - Admiral John Kitchener
3. Imperial Air Force - Field Marshal Edouard D'Orleans
BUDGET
Military Budget: US $2,925,440,614,800
Percentage of GDP: 10.1%
Percentage of Budget: 22.0%
Soldier Pay Monthly/Yearly
Soldier - $708.33/$8500; $89,554,300,000
Officer - $2083.33/$25000; $41,315,000,000
Monthly Total: $ 10,905,775,000
Annual Total: $130,869,300,000
Maintanence/Repairs:US$710,555,786,800
Procurement/Surplus Funding: US$2,084,015,528,000
Manpower/Personnel:
Total Manpower (Draft - 5.3%): 46,141,800
Total Manpower (Volunteers Only Estimate - 2.4%): 20,894,400
Standing Army (1.4%): 12,188,400
Minimal Army (Garrisons only - 0.4%): 3482400
Officers: 1,652,600
Air Force: 35,000
Fighters: 2,000
Bombers: 1,000
Missle Silos: 16
Navy: 2,500,800
Battleships: 276
Dreadnoughts: 322
Cruisers: 232
Heavy Cruisers: 210
Subs: 600
Corvettes: 612
Army Size: 8,000,000
Infantry (75%): 6,000,000
Artillery (15%): 1,200,000
Cavalry (10%): 800,000
Map of the Valerian Empire:
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The Crown Empire of Magnus Valerius
Background:
Originally, Magnus Valerius was a collection of squabbling petty kingdoms vying for dominance in the region. The five most powerful of these kingdoms were Baden, Sylvana, Metaxas, Deliyannes, and Vedus. However, the appearance of a prophet in Vedus would establish a dominating kingdom.
The prophet was St. Valerian (162 B.C.E. - 91 B.C.E.), a poor missionary who strengthened Vedus by aiding in the raising of foodstuffs and funds. He also created a large following. Eventually St. Valerian became king, and conquered most of the southern kingdoms, along with the island kingdom of Metaxas. Vedus was renamed Valeria, and a new capital from the old one at Vedus was founded: Valerius Prime. Vedus would decay into a small backwater town, and remain so all the way up to the modern era.
St. Valerian died in 91 B.C. His successors consolidated the gains into a nation-state: Magnus Valerius, or Greater Valeria. King William The Great (921 AD - 1002 AD) defeated Baden in a brutal war and took parts of Sylvana. Eventually, the kings after William conquered the smaller kingdoms one by one until 1349, when George I proclaimed himself Emperor of all Valerians. Magnus Valerius was united. Today, a massive industrial boon caused by the country's hard-working populace and resource rich territories have made the country rich. Valeria extends its power over several colonies, and the Valerians have annexed New-Transylvania, another country, in 2026 AD.
Geography and Agricultural/Mineral Resources
Climates: Mediterranean, Temperate, Steppe, Mountainous, Desert
Highest Peak: Daedalus Mons: 22,597 ft. (The Valerian Mines)
Lowest Point: Malatesta Crater: - 45 ft. (Magnus Valerius)
Natural Resources: iron, coal, oil, timber, platinum, copper, tin, tungsten, magnesium, sodium, gold, silver, sulphur
Land Distribution: 30% Arable Land, 65% Other, 5% Permanent Crops
Major Agricultural Products: Beef, rice, wheat, apples, citrus fruits, fish, grapes, almonds, cotton, potatoes, lamb
People
Magnus Valerius: 168,800,000
53% Valerian, 14.3% Greek, 5.1% Italian, 8% Ashkenazi, 7.6% Austrian, 9% French, 2% Elvish, .5% Shieldian, .5% Latino
The Valerian Mines: 121,700,000
32% Valerian, 32% Caribeño/Latino, 33% Half-Latino, 3% Prussian, 85,000 Africans
Fortress of Valeria: 122,100,000
37% Prussian, 30% Austrian, 23% Visigothic, 6% Valerian, 4% Shieldian
The MVEF: 97,800,000
57% Valerian, 21% Celtic, 22% French
New Valeria: 53,700,000
80% Roman, 11% Italian, 8.5% Valerian, 0.5% Shieldian
Austro-Hungarian Isles: 53,600,000
41% Austrian, 58% Hungarian, 1% Japanese
Kydonia : 51,400,000
97% Greek, 2% Valerian, 1% Japanese
New-Transylvania: 197,300,000
38% Hungarian, 42% Romanian, 30% Egyptian
Valerian Arnach: 1,400,000
100% Valerian
The Bangor Isles: 1,400,000
55% Half-Latino, 35% Valerian
Slav Island: 1,400,000
94% Russian, 4% Aleutian, 2% Valerian
TOTAL: 870,600,000 (2030 AD Est.)
Empire-Wide Ethnic Percentages:
Valerians: 22.8%, Hungarians: 12.1%, Romanians: 9.1%, Greeks: 8.5%, Austrians: 8.2%, Egyptians: 6.7%, Prussian: 5.6%, Roman: 4.9%, Half-Latino: 4.7%, Latino/Caribeño: 4.6%, French: 4.2%, Visigothic: 3.2%, Celtic: 2.4%, Italians: 1.7%, Ashkenazi: 1.6%, Shieldian: 0.7%, Elvish: 0.3%, Russian: 0.2%, Japanese: 0.1%, Aleutian + African: Less than 0.1%.
Demographic Notes:
Half-Latinos: They are expected to reach a 97% majority in The Valerian Mines within the next generation due to extremely high intermarriage/interbreeding rates amongst the populace there.
Valerians: After their expansion, Valerians are no longer a majority, but they maintain the plurality. This group has very high birth rates, along with the Ashkenazi, Greek, Austrian, and French ethnic groups.
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 40%
14-64 years: 58%
65 years and over: 2%
Life Expectancy:
Overall: 74
Male: 72
Female: 76
Religion:
Greek Orthodox (state religion) - 68%, Jewish - 16%, Catholic - 15%, Atheist/Secularist/Agnostic - 1%
Official Languages: Valerian, English, Italian, Greek, German and French
Literacy Rate:
Total population: 85%, Male: 86%, Female: 84%
Government
Conventional long form: The Crown Empire of The Valerians and Its Conquered Peoples
Conventional short form: Valerian Empire
Abbreviation: VE
Government Type: Monarchy
A council hand-picked by the monarch helps make and enforce decisions.
Executive Designation: His Majesty’s Government
National Value: Order
Ruling Party: New Order Faction; Ideology: Reactionary
Party System: One-Party System
Current Political Issues: Peace, Strengthening of Economy and Technology
Capital: Valerius Prime (Pop: 14,523,645; 2030 Est.)
Unification Date: December 6, 1349
Suffrage: 28 years of age; wealth-based vote (for both sexes)
Executive Branch:
Emperor: Emperor Alexander II
New Order Council: Alec Ferenc, Timophilon Adamantus, John Kitchener, Giuseppe Venizelli, Barnardo Danmark
Legislative Branch: Legislative Power is vested in the Emperor and the New Order Council.
Judicial Branch:
Court Hall of Justice: Justicar Jozef von Schwaben
Economy
GDP per capita: US$33,942
GDP: US$29,549,905,200,000
National Budget: US$13,297,457,340,000
GDP - compostiton by sector: agriculture: 23%; industry and mining: 68%; services: 9%
Population Below Poverty Line: 6.25%
Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
Major Exports: automobiles, electronics, agricultural products and foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial supplies and raw materials, steel, platinum, wines and liquor, textiles
Major Imports: machinery, precious gems, precious metals, weapons, marble, agricultural products and foodstuffs, consumer goods, wines and liquor, silk, beaver pelts
Currency: Valerian Crown, US$3 = 1 Crown
Currency Code: VC
Legal Ages:
Voting: 28
Driving: 14
Alcohol: 16
Smoking: 16
Military
Military Branches:
1. The Valerian Army - Field Marshal Giuseppe Venizeli
2. Imperial Navy - Admiral John Kitchener
3. Imperial Air Force - Field Marshal Edouard D'Orleans
BUDGET
Military Budget: US $2,925,440,614,800
Percentage of GDP: 10.1%
Percentage of Budget: 22.0%
Soldier Pay Monthly/Yearly
Soldier - $708.33/$8500; $89,554,300,000
Officer - $2083.33/$25000; $41,315,000,000
Monthly Total: $ 10,905,775,000
Annual Total: $130,869,300,000
Maintanence/Repairs:US$710,555,786,800
Procurement/Surplus Funding: US$2,084,015,528,000
Manpower/Personnel:
Total Manpower (Draft - 5.3%): 46,141,800
Total Manpower (Volunteers Only Estimate - 2.4%): 20,894,400
Standing Army (1.4%): 12,188,400
Minimal Army (Garrisons only - 0.4%): 3482400
Officers: 1,652,600
Air Force: 35,000
Fighters: 2,000
Bombers: 1,000
Missle Silos: 16
Navy: 2,500,800
Battleships: 276
Dreadnoughts: 322
Cruisers: 232
Heavy Cruisers: 210
Subs: 600
Corvettes: 612
Army Size: 8,000,000
Infantry (75%): 6,000,000
Artillery (15%): 1,200,000
Cavalry (10%): 800,000
Map of the Valerian Empire:
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