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[[File:{{{flag}}}|150px|Flag of Wiesermoria]] | Republic of Wiesermoria Wiesermorische Republik/Визерморская Республика (German, Russian) Capital: Blauwitz, Sinegrad
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Geography
Natural Geography
The nation's climate is mostly hemiboreal or Dfb using the Köppen climate classification, similar to Central and Eastern Europe, northeastern China and the eastern American-Canadian border region. Summer temperatures range from 21-28 °C, while winter temperatures stay between -5 to 5 °C, although frequently reach -15 °C. The landscape is characterised by rolling hills and sprawling ancient forests. The terrain becomes slightly mountainous in the central part of the country forming a barrier between the east and west halves of the country, however most of the country is relatively flat due to it being situated on a wide isthmus separating the Kaspen and Iver Seas. The climate becomes more Mediterranean (Cfa) on both coasts, having a landscape similar to that of northern California or Italy, with a gradual chaparral shrubland (Cfb) transition from the steppes.
Human Geography
Wiesermoria is inhabited primarily by Russians in the west and Germans in the east. Because of the eastern part of the country being generally more habitable and having more rivers, it has a slightly larger population. Because of rapid urbanisation efforts by the socialist government, Elvirmoria boasts large metropolitan centres which concentrate most of the region's population, which contrasts with the mostly suburban eastern cities.
Wiesermoria has an unequal development distribution due to it being two different countries until 1993; a stark contrast exists along the old Elvirmorian-Breitwieserland border. Elvirmoria had similar levels of development to other formerly Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries; its economy was mostly based on natural resource extraction and refinement such as coal, oil, chemicals, etc. As for transport, railways were the primary focus of the socialist government, highways being built primarily for local freight traffic. After unification, car ownership rates skyrocketed in Elvirmoria, meaning severe congestion and low traffic safety were characteristic of the region until only recently; public transit in cities was modernised, new avtomagistrali (motorways) were built to western standards, and the existing road network received drastic overhauls and repaved. On the other hand, Breitwieserland has always had a capitalist and free-market economy and thus had a plethora of industries such as electronics, automotive manufacturing, coal, and recently financial and service industries. Around the middle of the 20th century Breitwieserland began producing and importing vehicles on a much larger scale than Elvirmoria, prompting the government to focus much more on providing efficient private and public transport links: the first Autobahn was opened in 1949, after which the motorway network has expanded considerably to mirror the road network density of other western nations. One of the first major infrastructure projects after unification was to construct a motorway-railway supercorridor between east and west Wiesermoria, in hopes of bringing more development and commerce to former Elvirmoria. The country has unified traffic rules, however road signs and railway signals follow different standards in the east and west to this day.
History
What is now known as Wiesermoria has been a border region for most of modern human history. The area has been inhabited by nomads since ~2000 BC and was subject to constant raids and pillaging; due to this fact permanent settlements were few and far between until the 16th century AD, and with the advent of colonisation and disease prophylaxis the area was quickly divided between Germanic settlers in the east and Slavic settlers in the west. The dispersed colonies eventually unified under two banners - Breitwieserland (1829) and Elvirmoria (1794), both nations trading goods and exchanging cultures and languages with each other for a century until vast oil and coal deposits were discovered in Elvirmoria in 1935 after which the neighbouring Chara Republic invaded it. Over the course of the 20th century borders were closed off and fortified, forming an impassable barrier between the two formerly cordial nations. Breitwieserland received support from other democratic nations due to its immediate proximity to a belligerent leadership and proceeded to develop a strong capitalist economy similar to other western nations in the same position. Due to several Elvirmorian revolts in the 1980s and 1990s, the Chara Republic eventually ceded independence after proving unable to keep propping up the socialist government in Elvirmoria. Almost immediately after independence, the two countries voted to reunify, forming the Republic of Wiesermoria (Wiesermorische Republik/Визерморская республика) on 8/08/1993. At the present moment the country is still majority Russian-speaking in the west and German-speaking in the east, however both languages frequently take loanwords from each other and most citizens are proficient in both Russian and German.
Transportation
Road
Road Class | Road Numbering Scheme | Route Shield | Function | Design Parameters (Breitwieserland) | Design Parameters (Ivermoria) |
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Autobahn/Автомагистраль (highway=motorway) | A### | High-quality and high-speed roads that carry primary road traffic. Motorways follow strict design requirements which enable the conveyance of high-speed traffic safely. Ivermoria has |
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Kraftfahrstraße/Скоростная дорога (highway=trunk) | M### | High-quality and high-speed roads that carry primary road traffic. Lower quality than motorways and opted for in places with difficult terrain or in and around cities due to the lower design requirements and construction costs. All trunk roads are motorroads but not all motorroads are trunk roads. |
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Hauptstraße/Дорога первой значимости (highway=primary) | ## | Most important roads in Wiesermoria — they connect the largest cities, ports, airports and other terminals together and form a connected network across the whole country without any isolated stretches of road.
In urban areas primary roads are the most important corridors in the city that bear the heaviest traffic loads and connect the centre with major suburbs, as well as connecting major districts. If a ring road is present then it acts as a primary road and no primary roads may exist inside the ring. |
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Landesstraße/Дорога второй значимости (highway=secondary) | ### | Next most important roads in Wiesermoria — they connect primary roads together or cities/towns to primary roads as well as linking small cities and towns.
In urban areas secondary roads are those that are less important than primary roads and connect suburbs or smaller districts with each other. |
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Kreisstraße/Дорога третьей значимости (highway=tertiary) | #### | Roads that are less important than secondary roads — they connect secondary roads together or towns to secondary roads as well as linking towns.
In urban areas tertiary roads connect small suburbs or quarters with the centre and with each other. |
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Nebenstraße/Дорога четвёртой значимости (highway=unclassified/residential) | N/A | Roads that carry local traffic and aren't meant for heavy use. Residential roads are unclassified roads with the primary function of providing access to residential properties. | |||
Wohnstraße/Жилая улица (highway=living_street) | N/A | Residential roads that have been traffic-calmed to prioritise creating a safe environment for pedestrians. Through traffic is forbidden from using these roads. Pedestrians and cyclists have priority over motor vehicles and may cross or walk along the carriageway at any point in which case they should be given way to. | |||
Wirtschaftsweg/Просёлочная дорога (highway=track) | N/A | Roads that facilitate access to farms or forestry areas, usually unpaved. | |||
Zufahrtsweg/Проезд прилегающей территории | N/A | Roads that facilitate access to adjoining road facilities as well as minor residential areas |
Route Numbering System
Wiesermoria uses a route numbering system where certain pre-defined corridors are assigned a number and zones are created. Zones 1 through 5 are located in Ivermoria and zones 6 through 9 are located in Breitwieserland. All minor roads are thereby numbered according to the zone they are located. The only exception to this rule is A1, which crosses many zones. Certain roads may be improved and a prefix is then assigned to the number (A or M). If the original road is kept and a new (bypass) road is constructed the original road keeps the number and the bypass uses the same number, but with the appropriate prefix.
Speed Limits
The default speed limits for motorcars, motorcycles and goods vehicles are as follows:
- 130 km/h on motorways (WM:motorway)
- 90 km/h outside urban areas (WM:rural)
- 50 km/h inside urban areas (WM:urban)
- 20 km/h on living streets or inside service areas (WM:living_street)
The default speed limits for vehicles pulling a trailer or HGVs are as follows:
- 90 km/h on motorways
- 70 km/h outside urban areas
- 50 km/h inside urban areas
- 20 km/h on living streets or inside service areas
The default speed limits for buses are as follows:
- 100 km/h on motorways
- 80 km/h outside urban areas
- 50 km/h inside urban areas
- 20 km/h on living streets or inside service areas
HGVs are defined as cargo vehicles with a GVWR of over 3.5 tons while those with a GVWR below or equal to 3.5 tons are classed as goods vehicles. HGVs, vehicles pulling a trailer and buses must not exceed their motorway speed limit if the posted limit is higher.
Buses without seatbelts (such as city buses) and school buses are limited to 60 km/h everywhere.
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150 | Selected high-quality stretches of motorway (must have at least 3 lanes in each direction, an electronic traffic management system, regular speed enforcement and other additional safety features | Not used |
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Default motorway limit (in practice only high quality (Breitwieserland standard) sections of motorway have this speed limit) |
120 | Medium quality rural motorroads | Dangerous sections of motorway |
110 | Low quality rural motorroads |
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90 | Default rural limit, road must have provisions for vulnerable road users (pedestrians, equestrians, cyclists) |
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50 | Default urban limit | Default urban limit |
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20 | Default living street limit, may not be set outside of living streets or access roads | Default living street limit, may not be set outside of living streets or access roads |