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= Federal Republic of Sordland = The Federal Republic of Sordland, commonly known as Sordland, is a country consisting of multiple states in Eastern Merkopa. It is compromised of the states of Holsord, Gruni, Lorren, Gelsland, Bergia, Nargis, Agnland, Rumland and Agnol. It shares a land border with the Socialist Republic of Wehlen, the Republic of Lespia and the Kingdom of Rumburg. It shares a sea border with the Democratic Republic of Valgsland and the Arcasian Forces Heljiland, the Arcasian Naval Forces that occupy Heljiland (and its nuclear weapons) after Sordland's unification with Agnolia in 2000.

Sordland is a Parliamentary Federation, with the Grand National Assembly acting as the legislative parliament, the Prime Minister being the formal head of the nation though the Governors of the states do wield power over the Executive. It's Capital (and largest) City is Holsord, with a metropolitan population of around 11 million. Sordland has a population of approximately 80 million, in line with the last census made in 2020. Other important cities include Lachaven, Sarsord (previously named Tsarborough), Staalport, Deyr and Conriat. Each state has its own legislation, but Federal legislation (which overrules state legislation) exists in an extensive way, in effect making the country an effective Unitary state with administrative regions.

The modern borders of Sordland have evolved to be the way they are today from a combination of tribal migrations, cultural seccessions, annexations (such as the Annexation of Sarsord in the Great Rumburg War of 1954) and unifications (such as the unification with Agnland in 2000). The state of Bergia is claimed by the Democratic Republic of Wehlen, the region of Agnland and Agnol both have Agnolian seccession movements and Rumland is claimed by the Kingdom of Rumburg. These territorial disputes have caused a lot of tension, and Sordland's international relations are strained due to these claims.

Sordland has the world's 5th largest economy, behind Arcasia, United Contanta, Lespia, and Valgasland. It has a GDP of 1.6 trillion Sordish Ren and a GDP per-capita of 20,000 Ren. It is a highly-developed MEDC (More economically developed countries) with a Human Development Index score of 0.89. It has the most successful education system in the world and a top-10 health system, though their crime rate is higher and its life expectancy is lower than other countries at the same level of development. It is a member of the OMEC (the Organisation for Merkopan Economic Development) and a permenant member of the Alliance of Nations. It wields Nuclear Weapons after enrichment factories were captured and kept online during the Great Rumburg War.

The Federal Republic of Sordland is a member of the Merkopan Economic Security Union, the Great 10, the Alliance of Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement. It was an observer state of the ATO, but a referendum was held in early 2012 to officially leave the Pact and join the Non-Aligned Movement. Since then, it has joined the International Cooperation Deal with Arcasia and become an Unaffiliated Observer State of the CSP.

Etymology
Previously, the land that Sordland currently inhabits was ruled by a tribal empire, called the Markian Empire. It went to war with the ethnic Rums and Lespians who once lived in the area, securing dominance for the Marks.

When the Markian Empire collapsed, most of the countries that border Sordland that exist today were created. This collapse caused the collapse of the dominance of the Wehzek and Mark people in the area, and the creation of the Renan Aristocracy, or Renan.

The name Sordland (Literally, 'Land of the Sords') came into common use during the rule of the Renan Aristocracy, which promoted the growth and prosperity of the Sordish culture, eventually leading to the naming of Renan informally as Sordland.

During the War of the Dying Roses, Sordland and Agonlia formed a union, sometimes called the Agnolian-Sordish Commonwealth.

During the Cutthroat War, also known as the Subzero War or more informally the Cold War, Sordland was split in a constant civil war between the West, the states of Agnland, Bergia, Gelsord, and the East, the states of Holsord, Lorren and Gruni. The Democratic Republic of Sordland was the official name of the Western states, though it was informally called Socialist Sordland. The East was officially called the Federation of Sordish States, informally known as Republican Sordland.

In the late 1980's, the two Sordlands united to form the Federal Republic of Sordland, which is what it is named today.

History
Originally, the lands of Eastern Merkopa were inhabited by Rums and Lespians, who had lived there for as far as record goes back. However, from the 4th to 7th century, the Migratory Period brought Marks, Sords, Valgs and Agnos to the region from the North. It is not fully known, but it is predicted that this migration began because of a global dip in average temperatures, sparking widespread famines in Northern Merkopa. The subsequent panic and movements caused the collapse of the Ruman Empire, led by the Rums, and the setup for the rise of the Markian Empire.

By 1069, Khan Ungur dominated Eastern Merkopa under the Markian Empire. This was achieved through decades of fighting with the other local tribes and defending against the Rums, who had fled North to escape the violent raids of the migratory tribes. The Valgs, who were once close friends with the Marks, fled across the Markian Sea to fertile lands where they launched destructive raids and invasions for centuries.