Kalm

6, 51.904, 38.672
Republic of Kalm Republik Kalm
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: ""In ewiger Freiheit vereint" United in eternal freedom"
Anthem: "Mein Land, oh Freud" (My Land, Oh Joy)
Capital	Nerschach
Largest city	Tarott
Official languages	Kalmish language
Ethnic Groups	Kohnic, Eumanic, Beltish, Lower-Egytish and other
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	tbd
• Chancellor	tbd
• President of the National Council	tbd
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Federal council of the Regions
• Lower house	National council
Area
• Total	763,943 km2
HDI (2014)	0.914 very high
Drives on the	right
Internet TLD	.kl

Kalm (officially: Republic of Kalm) is a country in western Uletha, located between the West Sea in the west and south-west, the Vinn Sea in the north and the Egyt Mountains in the east. Adjacent countries are Scandmark and Florescenta to the north-west, Wesmandy, Vinnmark, and Ventria to the north-east, Estiensia and Garlis to the east, as well as Sathria and Erfeldia to the south.

History

The territory that nowadays is referred to as the Republic of Kalm traditionally until the late 18th century was a conglomerate of smaller kingdoms, princedoms and dukedoms. Historically, the most powerful ones were

• Kelmreich, located around the valley of Kelm river west of Lake Kohnen (with Kelm river providing the origin for the name of the country),
• Kingdom of Stresia between Vinn Sea in the north, Borwald and Fennplatt mountains in the east, and Fora valley in the south,
• Beltish Kingdom in the north-west, and
• Kingdom of Torschau-Kinsburg in the south.

During Kalmish history there were many territorial changes and many times, the border has been replaced significantly.

375 AD
First attacks of Kalmish tribes to the north of the New Ionean Empire, first phase of pushing the Noumathians back to the south.

440 AD
End of the New Ionean Empire.

585 AD
The south of Kalmish territory (as of today) is taken over by Kalmish tribes.

around 665 AD
Rise of the city of Broziant as an important trading city within the delta region of Barsas river. Broziantian conquest of several coastal cities at the West Sea coast (e.g. Sinzhafen, also some other cities more to the north) within the following decades.

around 700 AD
Wavelike intentions to expand the Kalmish Empire (located around Kelm river valley and the surroundings of the city of Mant).

around 760 AD
Start of Kalmish written history.

911 - 1102 AD
First Overall Kalmish Empire with Sellnburg as the capital city, dynasty of the Sellerns. 1102 definite fall of the First Empire, after decades of creeping decline.

1100 - 1500 AD
Many smaller wars and conflicts between Kalmish petty states and principalities.

1516 AD
The Large Principality of Erfeldia is conquered by the Kingdom of Pacturia, ruled in personal union by the King of Pacturia and later by mutual relatives of the Pacturian royal dynasty.

around 1600 AD
fatal pest epidemic in the south of Kalm and in Sathria.

1667-1676 AD
Nine Year War (Kalmish: Neunjähriger Krieg), a religious war. A large group of Kamlish speaking people settles in Sathria within Zomontepe near Roantra. During the first years of the war, many catholic people flee from Kalm to Zylanda for religious reasons. After the war, many protestant returnees arrive from Zylanda.

1679 AD
Kalmish Reformation, provoked by the expansion of Sathrian mendicant orders to Kalm and the protest of Kalmish religious adherents against this development. Also, reformed Zylandian returnees had a large influence here. Religious adherents of the new Sathrian persuasions flee back to Sathria.

1731 AD
Sathria invades Erfeldia, occupation of the principality.

1750 AD
The southern part of Kalm is occupied by the Sathrians. First advance to Kinsburg region. Finally, the whole region up to Juhne river is being occupied.

1753 - 1754 AD
Sathrian occupation of the city of Herlenz.

1758 - 1778 AD
Coastal part of Torschau region under Sathrian administration.

1778 AD
Year of the Great Compromise with successful negotiations that resulted in the Treaty of Bittervolden (Kalmish: Vertrag von Bittervolden). Torschau and Kinsburg north of Barsas river now again under Kalmish administration. Erfeldia now independent and not part of the Kalmish territory due to Sathrian interests, as part of the compromise.

1781 AD
Large need of unity and thus foundation of the Great Kalmish Empire (Second Empire) with Tarott as capital city. The Duke of Stresia becomes the first Great Kalmish Emperor.

around 1830 AD
The Roantrian King in Kalmish exile within the city of Golbrünn.

1843 AD
Ludwig Balthasar Frömme shoots the Roantrian heir to the throne. The reasons are still not clear, but conflicts with the Kalmish mafia are most probable as the motivation for this crime.

1846 AD
Death of the Roantrian King in Kalmish exile.

1869 AD
Nerschach becomes Kalmish capital again.

Administrative division

The Republic of Kalm is divided into 17 federal regions (Kalmish: Regionen).

Name	Code	Capital	Area (km2)	Population	Density
Hauptstadtregion	NER	Nerschach	7,018
Ahrland	AHR	Korslingen	30,390
Arwangen	ARW	Mendau	40,303
Beltgau	BEL	Gormand	105,108
Borwald-Oberstresien	BOS	Niedernfins	28,361
Elgat-Niedersolm	ELN	Rothenstadt	47,713
Herlenzer Land	HEL	Herlenz	13,225
Kelmtal-Borgenland	KEB	Orlent	27,413
Kettholm-Westvinnsee	KEW	Lornhaus	69,453
Kohnen	KOH	Offenwels	82,774
Leesa	LES	Andernis	25,824
Markland	MAR	Golbrünn	33,980
Niederstresien	NIS	Wintheben	52,861
Nordland	NOR	Pern	83,757
Storberg-Oberfora	STO	Lendrecht	41,595
Tarott	TAR	Tarott	822
Torschau	TOR	Kollnstadt	73,340

Culture

(coming soon)

Transportation

Kalm has an extensive network of good-quality transportation infrastructure. It consists of a dense and hierarchic road system with a quite dense motorway (Autobahn) network with only a few few major gaps, a dense and hierarchic railway network (with many rural sections closed during the 20th century but with the tendency of re-opening even smaller lines) used for both passenger and freight traffic in a very high extent and including a growing network of high-speed lines (FLINX), a network of (artificial) inland shipping waterways, important sea shipping ports and facilities at the coasts of West Sea and Vinn Sea, and an hierarchic airport system with Tarott-Kemburg International Airport being the country's main international hub. Also, the constantly growing bicycle path network, often with its own right-of-way and the first grade-separated, prioritized Radschnellweg (bicycle fast-track) sections opened during the last decade is worth mentioning here.