Forum:Territory application/UL15f - Republika Banuvija
 | Territory ID and proposed name |
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| The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country |
Northernmost province of UL15f; Specifically https://opengeofiction.net/relation/146663
The full name would be: Republic of Banuvia / Republika Banuvija, Banuvia / Banuvija for short.
 | Physical geography |
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| An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. It is advised to also create a sketch, you can add a link to this (hosted on imgur or similar) |
The country would mostly be flat, but with some rolling hills no more than 500m tall in the east, south and west. The overall climate would be similar to Lithuania or Latvia, with moderately warm summers and cold winters. The climate would not vary by much, but the western shore would have more maritime influence from the Egalian Lake.
 | Human geography |
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| A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style |
The country would have roughly 2 million inhabitants, and the capital city would have around 500 000. There would be 2 more cities of around 100 000, and the rest would be towns and villages.
The primary ethnic group would be the Banuvians, which would be a Slavic people very similar to the Mallyorians, and a lot of Banuvians would consider themselves to be the same people as the Mallyorians. Their language would be Banuvian, whose real world counterpart would be the Kajkavian regiolect of Croatian. The country would also include Escadians as a recognized ethnic minority in the southeastern region of the country, on the border with Escadia. The region around the capital city, as well as the northwest, would be more densely inhabited than the east and southeast.
The HDI of Banuvia would be in between that of Mallyore and Drabantia, with the northwestern and western regions being more economically developed than the southeastern. The economic mix would be comparable with countries like Slovenia, with a low share in primary and secondary industries and most jobs being in the tertiary and quarternary sectors. There would be several industrial centres in the country. IT industry would mainly be focused around the capital city.
Outside of cities, most land would be agricultural, but with a lot of preserved forest as well.
When it comes to infrastructure, there will be a network of motorways and expressways connecting the important centres of the country. The motorways would be relatively new, mostly built after the 80s, and relatively well kept, as the biggest chunk of the national transport budget would go towards motorways. There would also be a network of railways, built much earlier, and in somewhat of a worse shape than the motorways but improving, with railways only recently getting a bigger share of the national budget. There would be a high-speed rail line along the western coast, connecting Banovci to Odrava, with a possible fork to the capital city.
 | History & culture |
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| A brief description of the intended culture and language |
The culture would mainly be Slavic, and a mix of the neighbouring Mallyorian and Drabantian cultures with a big cultural leftover from Escadia, who used to rule Banuvia for a long time. The people would culturally be close to the Mallyorians, with some considering them to actually be the same people. Their language would be Banuvian, whose real world counterpart would be the Kajkavian regiolect of Croatian.
 | Past mapping |
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| To support your request provide links to areas of OGF mapping which showcase your mapping skill. Mapping relevant to the requested theme & geography is especially useful | |
| The {{coord}} template can optionally be used to link to the OGF map - it results in a nice formatted link. Or you can paste in a URL. |
https://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/11.8807/-112.6136&layers=B
| Username & date |
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| Sign and date the application by typing four tildes like this: ~~~~ |
Sergjack, 1.4.2023. (but it's not a joke :))
 | Discussion |
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| Discussion for clarification & decision |