Versec

גלילה טובה מַּלְכוּ שֶׁל ורשאץ Theocraticam Regnum Verscetz

Werschetz or alternatively Versec (Werschetzianite: Вєршєцъ, Veršec), officially the Theocratic Kingdom of Werschetz (Werschetzianite: Bogovlastnoe Kraľěvstvo Veršeckoe), is a country in southeastern part of Zemlya. It borders Trakia to the north, Cestros to the south, Hakovlje to the west and Cozar Sea to the east. Werschetz is an empire consisting of three Royal Counties:Чєрвєний Садъ (Červenij Sad), Златиновскъ (Zlatinovsk) and Падина (Padina). The capital and the largest city is Помазаньскъ, Pomazaňsk which forms it's own Royal County sorrounded by Padina, being the place of residence of the religious and secular leaders as well as seat of administrative sees.

Prehistory
First traces of settlements on the terittory of Versec are found to be from the early Neolithic period. One type of culture, which was found is highly matriarchal in the sense that Motherhood and fertility were the most respectable features. Hunting was rare and agrarian culture started developing in the Radoman Civilization. They leaved mostly off of trading and bushcrafting while hunting was a minor and rarely seen occurrence. Their language remains unknown.

Antic era
In the pre-Christian era as well as pre-Slavic era, this area was ruled by Eutrucianized Cestrosians and hence we have the remnant of their Eutrucian-leaning Christianity in the Western rite Orthodox.

Christian and Slavic era
After the early settlement and establishment of ancestors of the modern-day Eastern South Slavs, they were immediately hit by a wave of Christianization, and although historians of the time marked down several bloody uprisings of some Pagan tribes, Baptism of the Nation went quite peacefully.

Geography
Versec is located in Zemlya and is mostly flat in it's relief, though two large mountain ranges are present in the west of the country

Geology
Versec is located on the Zemlyo-Azarian tectonical plate with very little to no seismological activities.

Waters
Water makes up 5% of the country's surface area, mostly being rivers. Versec has 120 rivers and 402 lakes on it's territory

Biodiversity
Versec doesn't have a diverse animal life, while plant life is all the opposite. Animals which are mostly present in the wild are Zemlyan dark bear, Zemlyan lynx, mountain lion, red fox, wolf, coyotte, wild dog, wild cat, Fennec fox, desert cat and jumper snake as the main representatives of the special wildlife, otherwise animals are not to different to other countries in southern Zemlya. Plants are very diverse and human consumption is not damaging as the populations are thriving all to well. There is many medicinal, dietary and poisonous species. Botany is a very popular scientific discipline in Versec, for children as young as 10 get involved into it. Fungal life is also very diverse with there being many edible, inedible and poisonous species all across the country.

Climate
Climate in Werschetz is highly diverse, with the most present types being Warm Ocean Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Mild Continental Climate, Harsh Continental Climate, Desert Climate and Mountain Climate. The warmer southern oceanic winds bring warm oceanic climate from the southern Cozar Sea, but the dry northwestern winds which spread from that part of Zemlya create a desert climate from the shores of Lake Už to 50km inland.

Government
The Governing system is Hierarchical and Federalized. The Senate is the supreme ruling body, all the municipal governments are minor forms of Senate and are obliged to give information on processes both local and nation-wide to The Senate.

Law
The Law of Versec comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the Werschetzianite Canonic and Dogmatic Constitution.

Administrative divisions
Versec is divided into 3 Royal Counties with Pomazaňsk being the fourth. The three counties are Чєрвєний Садъ (Červenij Sad), Златиновскъ (Zlatinovsk) and Падина (Padina). They are subdivided into 17, 24 and 30 Municipalities respectively.

Military
Werschetzianite military is composed of mostly man who are in it on a voluntary basis, though the minority of the composing members are the ones who waited for the 23 years of life compulsory army service. Versec possesses two major Zemlyan Armor, Ammo and Arms factories and dealerships Červena Senka (Red Shadow) and Padajušča Zvezda (Falling Star). The former factory also produces Army vehicles such as tanks, trucks, cars and haubens.

Law enforcement
Police force is highly present and fierce though not invasive of citizen privacy in it's borders. Werschetzianite police is famous for being there on time, not using force maliciously or else.

Economy
Werschetzianite economy is pretty well developed. It relies on maritime tourism, oil drafting, banking industry as well as hunting tourism.

Tourism
Tourism is highly diverse in Versec. It contains hunting tourism, maritime summer tourism as well as historical and pilgrimage tourism.

Energy
Energetic sources in Versec are Thorium Nuclear plants, Water powered motors for all purposes as well as the highly developed natural river system which powers half of Versec Electricity

Religion
By far the most present Religious Group is Issianism which accounts for 98% of the populace. Other 2 percent account for Native religions and Atheism/Agnosticism. Orthodox Issianism has existed on these lands since 33 CE but it was dedicated a special Slavic Church only in the 11th Century. Most Occidental believers of the time stayed local to the Slavic Eastern Archbishop and their descendants today make a significant part of the populace, 13 percent according to the 2019th census. Modern Native Faiths practitioners are, contrary to the popular belief that they are native, actually descendants of settlers from Lipnitia and Kus in the 13th and 9th centuries respectively.

Chart showing all religious groups excluding Eastern rite Orthodox.

Health
Health system in Versec is highly available to citizens. Commercial options exist but only for more complicated and more demanded procedures. Citizens are granted free healthcare until they are 70 years old when it's expected of them that they have a savings account dedicated to Healthcare system, though it's a symbolical fee of 2% of their pension, thus we could say that citizens above 70 receive free healthcare as well.

Education
Education is highly available to all people. All citizens are eligible for free education of two degrees, primary school and high school. Versec is also famous for it's re-education settlements in which offenders and skippers go to fulfill the penalties they've been given and to be re-introduced to normal society.

Visual art
Art in Versec is highly developed and appreciated in all it's aspects. Painters, musicians, designers, blacksmiths are just one of the few successful branches of hobbies and jobs which are incredibly popular across Versec. Visual Art takes a very high place in the mostly Orthodox populace's heart. Frescoes and Painted Glass Mosaics are very deeply rooted in the Spirituality of Werschetzianites. Free courses exist for children as young as 3 in all aspects, be it painting, singing, playing an intsrument, acting and so on.

Music
Music of Versec is in almost all aspects Oriental and West-Azarian sounding and this is due to much of the Albulian traders settling in Versec in the 12th Century CE who have brought their music to Versec. All other kind of music is Native Werschetzianite Slavic Music. Western music is often frowned upon with the exception of Spiritual and Baroque music.

Cuisine
Werschetzianite cuisine is highly oriental and nomadic in it's nature, although quite developed and widespread. One of the many specialtes is Rolled Bread as it's called, that is, tortilla's made of milled ray and filled with different baked vegetables and meat and full of different spices, depending on the region, mostly foreign. Versec is also famous for it's Olives and Olive oil which it produces near it's shoreline because of the Mediterranean and Warm Oceanic climates.

Sport
Sport is compulsory for all citizens above the age of 10 and below the age of 60, lower or higher, depending on health condition. Marathons, Olympic-based games as well as all the different sport disciplines are highly available and looked for in Versec. Versec is very famous for it's health and longevity due to all the different subsidization to the sport department.

Public holidays
All public Holidays are set according to the Julian Calendar and are closely tied to the Orthodox Liturgical Cycle. All Secular celebrations are chosen to be jointly celebrated with any of the major, so called „Red Feasts“ because of their color in the Calendar. See Orthodox Menaion, Triodion, Synaxarion and Penticostarion for any further investigation.