Kus

Kus (Kusian: Кус́ьꙉіра (Kuśíxira), tr. Kusickschira,) officially of Kus is a  in North Zemlya. It borders Reismov to the West, Bloodia and Sataria to the South-West, Lipnitia and to the South, Sremia to the South-East, Kudravina and Kirsimaa to the East. The country is split into Northern and Southern parts by North Zemlyan Mountain Belt with population distributed higher the furthern away from the mountain range it is, with only exception being large city of Sauĺeosadźić on Reismovi border.

Kusian nature ranges from rocky cold shores of the North, marshlands and lakes of the North-East, heavily forested mountainous areas in the centre and agriculturally rich Southern and Western Grasslands with common mixed leaf forests. Vast river network flows through the country with main rivers being Waumira that starts in the North and flows South through Lipnitia and Sataria into Pilsudic sea, and Lapshura which starts in Lipnitia and flows into Apshulgian sea. Kus has sea access in the North with its shore of Whitewind sea and in the East on Apshulgian sea. The climate is mild with warm continental summers and reliably cold and snowy winters due to warm winds being caught by mountain ranges and cold waters of the North.

Core population of Kus consists of Kapet-Vatenians of the North and Chirnians of the South. These two main group of Kusians are descendants of Early Slavic tribes and city-states that settled the North of Zemlya around 1th century BCE, being one of the earliest known slavic group. Another main ethnic group of Kus is Sangitavians, Apshulgic people that who arrived to modern day Kus before Slavs. Due to advancements in river maritime trade, first tribal and city-state unions started to arise by 5th century. First Commonwealth of Kus, formed in 5th century, fell apart in TBA after Reismovi Rebellion. In 1346 southern parts of modern day Kus fell under Lipnitian Empire. In 1586, Northern Kusian City-states unified by Vatenian Prince Voĺaudźeomer Zoreogastér, beginning the Reclamation War against Lipnitian Empire which lasted for almost 100 years. In 1602 Volaudźeomer made an Act of Elective Monarchy, giving Veche rights to elect monarchs from Reismovi royal family as representors of Kus on international arena. By 1669 under the rule of Queen Larisra Čerwéńkyra, all lands of modern day Kus were taken from Lipnitian Empire. Čerwéńkyra royal family was replaced in 1784 by ousted Bloodian royal family of Kržepadźarski due to religion tensions of Čewéńkyra family being Issian. More "stuff" TBA

Kus uses traditional calendar and year counting system and the current year being 8751.

Name
Name of Kus (Kusian Kuśíxir) takes it origin back in 4th century CE when Great Houses of Feomorźis united into First Commonwealth. Name "Kuś-" comes from the original name of gulf on shore of which the Great Houses resided and traditional kusian suffix "-xir" that is used for country names and creating the name Commonwealth of State of Bite Gulf. Name of the gulf itself originates from ancient kusian word for "Bite" as gulf was describing as "biting into the shore" in old texts. The name carried on through the lands of Našeoyr speaking lands after Fäomorźis domination over southern Kusian chiefdoms and lesser counties. Afterwards the name was loaned into other Zemlyan languages with Kusian merchantism and river merchant fleet. In Kus this name is used only for government related purposes or anything statewide and is only connected with the whole Commonwealth and not its independent parts that hold their own names.

Prehistory
Pre-Kusian history of Kus dates back to 12,000 BCE with hunter-gathering cultures moving into Chirnovinian Kus in the south of current day territory which never became a permanent population. Multiple ancient tools, jewelry and other artifacts were found in forests of south Kus. First permanent population of current Kusian lands appeared around 4000 BCE who were still bearing common Mesolithic hunter-gathering lifestyle and early agriculture. They are presumed to be the builders of oldest man made structures in Kus which are Rajukas Temple in the north-east of Kus and Faxysa Paĺćeoaj in the east.

Early Kusians
Early Kusians had a division between settled down farmers in the north and semi-nomadic people in the south. Presumingly they arrived to northern Zemlya around First Century BCE.

First Commonwealth of Kus
First Commonwealth of Kus has risen as Commonwealth of Great Kusian Houses to organise, protect and optimise trade from north to south. With trade expansions, First Commonwealth of Kus had trading posts and entire newly built cities in modern day Reismov, Bloodia, Kudravina, Sremia, Sataria and Lipnitia.

Kusian City-states
After Reismovi resurgance, unstable with feudalic feud, First Commonwealth of Kus crumpled apart to amount of City-States controlled and not controlled by the remnants of the Kusian Great Houses. Lipnitian Empire took this chance and took over of southern Kusian City-States stopping at North Zemlyan Mountain Range. This part of the history is considered the darkest age of Kusian land.

Second Commonwealth of Kus
After years of relative calmness, Vatenian Prince Voĺaudźeomer Zoreogastér lead combined northern Kusian City-States to retake Kusian lands from Lipnitian Empire, unifying the country. After his death and reunification of Kus, Kus went on to expand its territories to the North-East and in 17th century to new lands across the oceans.

First Great War
Kus fought, also was allied to Sremia

Interwar period
Once again Kus fought but this time just against Sremia and lost horribly, so horribly Kusian Empire almost collapsed completely. Kus was rearming ever since to prepare to retake its previous colonies and take Communist Government of Sremia down. However this would never come true as due to more and more authoretarian politics of the monarchy took place, Kusian Military Brotherhood and political activists called for Reismovi intervention to take down the monarchy in 1939.

Second Great War
Kus fought once again with Reismov on his side. Despite formal declaration of war with Bloodia, not a single casualty was caused to either sides.

Geography
Kusian landscape varies from rocky and cold north, mountainous and foresty central mountain range and hilly mixed-leaf forests and plains south.

Climate
Kusian climate is rather cold and windy with summer average being around 27°C. Although in the north, Spring is usually a lot colder and drier than in the South.

Geology
Due to North Zemlyan Mountain Range going through Kus, country is being affected with occassional earthquakes. Geothermal research done in 50s lead to creation of Geothermal Power Plant in Voraunis.

Environment
Due to early industrialisation, Kusian environment near the largest city took a toll on but in last 40 years it made a recovery with large adoption of nuclear energetics and prevelance of electrified railroad as a mean of transportation.

Military


Kusian Armed Forces is military and policing force of Kus lead by Hwoloveoaj Vaujvaudźra Antéyr Moroxén, military leader of Kus, forming Kusian House of Vore. Kusian House of Vore is employing 384,000 actuve military personnel with roughly 1,500,000 reservists and 119,000 paramilitary personnel that are members of Kuśkeoja Vartausa, Kusian Police. Kusian Armed Forces conducts defensive, offensive and policing roles in Kus and abroad. Main policing role is being handled by Kuśkeoja Vartausa, a division of Kusian Armed Forces. In times of emergency, Staraustas shares his position with the Head of Kusian Military, practically turning Kus into a to handle the extreme situation without delays. Majority of the military members are volunteers, joining up since 13 to Kusian Military Brotherhoods, a traditional and ancient Kusian militaristic guild, historically preparing specialist for war in winter and then living their daily lives normally with meetings each six months. This tradition remained, Kusian Military personnel, as being mostly volunteer, males and females can join up for military service starting in Fall of each year and then being moved to reservists or put into active service and with all Kusian reservists meeting each three months for military exercise. Each member of Kusian military, reservist or active, is being appointed their personal rifle that they keep with them even off the duty. Speciality of the military member is being chosen and tested by the military, if test was failed, person is given a chance to take test for another speciality. Marksmanship is really promoted and important within Kusian Armed Forces since early 19th century.

Foreign Relations
Kus maintains relations and embassies with every country in Zemlya. The only exclusion being Lyrinia, which Kusian House of Foreign Affairs does not recognise as an independent country and instead considers it a territory of Kadolha. Kus is a proud founding member Lewkogród Armed Response Pact (Kus. Zéspoĺečńix Ĺewkegworodźiśkeoaj Vaujśkeoj Feomogwau) and predeceasing economic union, keeping close political, economical and military ties with its members.

Economy
Kusian Economy is fifth largest in Zemlya, after Bloodia, Kadolha, Reismov and Sremia. It works both on export and for itself, with major implement on itself with a minimal reliance on foreign goods. Although trade and export production is also conducted regularly. Kus is alleged largest producer and exporter of honey in the world.

Energy
Used to be big coal burners, biggest in Zemlya. Although dams were also built and nuclear energy is now the predominant way of producing electricity and heating for the population. Don't be a coal burner! Kus exports almost 30% of produced electricities to neighbouring countries. As of 2011, 68.6% of total electricity generation was from nuclear power. The largest nuclear power plant in Zemlya, Apulzemis Nuclear Power Plant, in West Kus on Apshulgian sea with fuel coming from North Zemlya or mined and refined in Kus. Hydroelectricity and thermal power stations are the second and third largest kinds of power generation in the country.

Industry
Everything from trains to microchips and semiconductors is produced in Kus. Although lacking on oil industry. Kus has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the "largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemical substances, textiles, and processed foods".

Kus is the fourth largest automobile producer in the world as of 2017 and first largest rolling stock and locomotive manufacturer in the world.

Infrastructure
Intercity roads suck majorly, cities themselves use cobble roads in living districts.

Transport
Transportation of Kus is served by means of land, water and air. Railroad is the predominant way of passenger and freight transportation, serving on 37,736 kilometers of predominantely double track railways that are running through the country and being responsible for 61% of the national freight hauling. In the south Kus hosts Trans-Zemlyan Railway that comes from Lipnitia and goes to main Kusian Apshulgian Seaport city of Fyreoćys-Apšulgis and then branches North to Kudravina. Other dominant ways of transportation in Kus are air and river transportation while long distance automobile hauling isn`t common. Kus is hosting an Intercity Highway system that was built in the early 70s, although limited only to the major cities. River boat and Apshulgian sea haul is extensive with ancient Kusian river commerce traditions, but the age of it sometimes bring dates infrastructure that needs upgrading to be efficient and Kusian Government focusing more on developing Railways. Kusian urban transport systems are quite extensive in the country with trolleybuses, trams, and metro systems built in all urban centres. Despite the tendency in the rest of Zemlya, Kusian Tramway networks were not reduced in the 60s and 70s but expanded - Kus has largest amount of Tramway networks on the world. There are seven metro systems in Kus, in Vatéńsa, Sandrygas, Sauĺeosadźić, Čirńys Fyreoćys-Apšulgis, Titews and in Kulyń-Waumis. Additionally to underground third rail powered service, Kus has multiple Suburban Networks with commuter trains powered by third rail feed, highly intergrated into cities transportation systems.

Demographics
Kus is far from being an ethnostate, but a union of ethnostates. Kusians and Sangitavians live in perfect harmony and respect. Don't mind the lack of Bloodians or Satarians in Kus.

Education
Computer Literacy is an compulsory subject in Kusian schools since 1980s.

Science
Big brained people made largest computer industry in the world! As well as trains.

Religion
Freedom of religion is secured. As long as it's a sort of Zemlyan paganism or agreed with government Versec orthodox issianism.

The Coosite Movement
The Coosite Movement (Kus. Kusićkeo Fodźas)

Culture
Kus is a country of many ethnic groups calling it its home and they all stick to their cultures. Although due to the geographic environment and historic background, they all share many traits with one another.

Music and Art
Kusian music industry branches out into the entirety of Zemlya. Traditional patterns are still used on daily basis without succumbing to foreign fashion influences very much.

Cuisine
The traditional Kusian diet includes chicken, pork, waterborne poultry, fish and mushrooms. Kusians drink stewed fruit, juices, ciders milk, buttermilk (they make cottage cheese from this), mineral water, tea and coffee, beer, wine and meads. Kusian cuisine takes pride in its wide use of wild berries and mushrooms and this foraging tradition is pretty much alive to this day. Mushrooming is a popular pastime from mid-summer to autumn. As a staple, mushrooms are usually harvested in the forest; occasionally they are purchased at roadside markets and with mushroom farms that provide mushrooms to shops and dining facilities. Dried mushrooms being used as a seasoning. Kusians over their history developed extensive soup culture, ranging from different kinds of sweet or sour fruit soups like apple soup, sour cabbage soup, creamy mushroom soups, traditional fish soups and shared with its neighbours, originally especially similar to Lipnitian Baršt but also coming up with Kusian-native recipies based on traditional design.

Sports
Kus is big on competitive shooting, bicycling rallies, racing and hunting. Also them tomboy or maybe femboy hooters?