Corenthia

Government: Republic. President and a Congress of 15 representatives, 1 from each County. President is selected by an electorate every 10 years, County representatives are elected by popular vote every 5 years. No term limits. Each county has 1 elector for every 1,000 people, electors are randomly selected from the pool of registrants. Any citizen may apply as a registrant to become an elector.
Cultures: Coren
Official Religion: None, freedom of religion, separation of church and state. Dichotism majority, Path of the Ancestors and Masoritanism minorities among population.
Population: 570,000
History: Corenthia is among the fledgling nations upon the world stage. The territory of its formation formerly belonged to the Inniash Khaganate primarily. The territory, which had been conquered by the Khaganate early in the 2nd Epoch, had never fully amalgamated with Innish culture, consisting of a variety of vassal states under their rule. This cultural divide persisted until an opportunity arose. With the emergence of globilization, and the Khaganate in a complacent, weakened state, a summit was called. The Coren Summit of the year 6 5E was where a plan was outlined to secede from the Khaganate, and the idea of a unified republic was put forth. An emergency president for this new republic was elected from among those at the summit, to serve for 1 year until a true election could be held. This would allow the new nation to have leadership against the likely war to come against the Khaganate. The summit was arranged and held in great secrecy.
When the republic had formed and declared itself to the Khaganate, it also asked for recognition from the rest of the world. Most other nations gave it immediate recognition. The Khaganate, to almost everyone's surprise, chose not to fight, and withdrew from the now Corenthian territory. Corenthia quickly tried to insert itself in global politics, and most other nations felt Corenthia was presuming too much too quickly. Corenthia quickly lost the good graces of many through its over-reaching ambition, except for the Elven Kingdom (now known as the Elven Princedom), who struck a quick alliance with the neighboring nation.
In the modern times, Corenthia is primarily focused on supporting their ally, the Elven Princedom, in their war against the Shasarek Shogunate, and maintaining a close eye on the Inniash Khaganate. Having spent much of their fledgling years working on infrastructure, the primary goals of the nation are now diplomacy, and building trade networks.