Grestin

The State of Newest Grestin Grestin
Motto		"Fiat Nova Pace Novas Grestin"
Common Name		Grestin
Anthem		"O'er azure skies"
Demonym		Grestian
Official languages		Kostel, Strelkan(Regional)
Currency		Grestian Fund
Politics
Capital		Ambargo
Government		Confederal Presidential Republic
Foundation		2152 (Current Constitution) 2146 (Newest Grestin) 2135 (Three-Grestins Period) 2047 (Post-Decline Restoration) 1964 (New Grestin)
Preceded by		Strelka-Grestinia, Diosca, Grestin-Celrapan
Followed by		United States of Central Kafrica, Diosca
Demography
Ethnicities		75.1% Grestian 11.6% Strelkan 3.3% Other
Population		12,629,454
Area		48,919 km²

Grestin (Kostel: [ɡɹɛstɪn]), also known as Newest Grestin, is a country located in south Kafrica. The country is externally bordered by Aontas to the west, Solaria and Krome to the north, and the city states of the KSC and Chikushinal to the east. It covers an area of 48,919km² and has a population of roughly 25 million. The capital of Grestin is Ambargo, which is the nations 3rd largest population centre behind Diosca and Portsjeb.

Due to its many historial partions, Grestin is a mixed patchwork of distinct regions comprising 3 highly autonomous entities and a large number of smaller administered bodies.

The country as it exists today was established following the 2152 Kafrican Accords, which marked an official end to the Three-Grestins Period. In exchange for concessions on territorial claims, the previously referred to "Ambargo Government", would act as the seat of a unified government. Modern Grestin officially claims to be a direct successor to the Grestin national governments of 1922-1974 and 1999-2084.

The governments and citizenry of historical Grestin would hold a worldwide reputation of being paradoxically conflict averse and unwilling to concede. A trait that many historians point towards as a driving factor for the successes of the partially celrapani ambargo government in forcefully unifying the nation in the mid 2140s.

Etymology

Out of Character Note : New Grestin very likely derives its name from the city which the 2014 video game; Papers Please, is set.

The name Grestin is believed to derive from Old Kostel, combining grēst (“border” or “margin”) with the suffix -ton (“settlement”). This is believed to have originally referred to communities situated along historic boundaries in the region. The specifics of which boundary this refers to remain under debate between 2 predominant theories:

1. The boundary between the banks of the primary river east of the K2 Mountain Range
2. The boundary between the Kerbal Space Centre and surrounding territory

The alternative theory of derivation from Old Kostel, gēst (“large”) in reference to the city’s status as a Primate City has been largely discredited following analyses of population growth in the region highlighting this status as a post-industrial development.

This name came to be applied more broadly, first to the surrounding territory, and eventually to the unified state.

Geography

Geographic regions of Grestin

1. North Basin
2. Svarskia
3. The K2 Highlands
4. Bal
5. Vaisan Highlands
6. Eastern Cape
7. Diosca

Grestin is a Kafrican country covering a majority of the namesake subcontinent. Grestin covers an area of 48,919 square kilometres, making it the 4th largest country by area in Kafrica behind The Northern Kombined States.

Lying mostly between latitudes -7° and 21°N; Grestin is divided into 7 primary geographical regions. Elevation ranges from the Vaisan Mountains (highest point: mt Zambil at 5,614m) in the west to the shores of the Kroman Enclave on the coast. The country is flanked on its south and east by the KS Sea

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Politics

Government

Newest Grestin is a confederal presidential republic governed under a written constitution that establishes a separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers. Political authority is exercised through representative bodies supplemented by mechanisms of compromise for certain ethnic or nationalist groups. The state employs digital governance systems for public consultation, voting, and administrative coordination under a framework similar to the Solari Model. These systems deviate in that they do not replace representative and executive decision-making.

Executive

Executive authority is held by the President of Newest Grestin, historically informally referred to as "Grand Citizen"(a term still informally used), who serves as both head of state and government. The president is responsible for the execution of laws, legislative tiebreaker votes, and representation of the state in foreign affairs.

The president is elected for a fixed individual term of 10 years and is barred from serving for greater than a sum total of 20. Since the establishment of Grestin-Celrepan the previously informal grand citizen cabinet of advisors has been formalised with certain groups being constitutionally granted a fixed representative of major confederal or ethnic groups.

In 2160 these are representatives of Koers, Aontans, Kromans, and Dioscans.

No.	Title	Name (Birth–Death)	Term	Length of Office	Notes	Party
New Grestin States
1	Grand Citizen	Kennedy Kerman (1984–2063)	January 12, 2038 – January 14, 2050	12 y, 0 m, 2 d (5,114 days)
2		Kellen Kerman (–)	Jan 14, 2050 – Oct 7, 2057	7 y, 9 m, 24 d (3,280 days)
3		Kessler Kerman (–)	Oct 7, 2057 – Jul 28, 2063	5 y, 11 m, 21 d (2,486 days)
4		Hammond "Burger" Kerman (–)	Jul 28, 2063 – Aug 12, 2070	7 y, 0 m, 14 d (2,996 days)
5		Peter (2065–)	Aug 12, 2070 – Jan 14, 2078	7 y, 6 m, 1 d (3,166 days)
6		MacArthur Kerman (2020–2155)	Jan 14, 2078 – May 5, 2084	6 y, 3 m, 22 d (2,669 days)
Southern New Grestin States
7	Grand Citizen	MacArthur Kerman (2020–2115)	May 5, 2084 – Jan 14, 2098	13 y, 10 m, 8 d (5,851 days)	MacArthur Kerman is the only Grestian Leader to complete the maximum 20 years of service.
8		Clint Kerman (2055–2098)	Jan 14, 2098 – Feb 11, 2098	0 y, 0 m, 28 d (28 days)
9		Chadwick Golbo-Kerman (2068–2112)	Feb 11, 2099 – Oct 2, 2107	9 y, 8 m, 21 d (4,099 days)
Grestin Front
10	First Protector	Hal Kerman (2077–2134)	July 3, 2132 – Dec 7, 2132	0 y, 5 m, 4 d (156 days)
Republic of Grestin-Celrapan
11	Priomhaire	Lorne Collins-Kerman (2095–2170)	Dec 7, 2137 – Dec 7, 2144	7 y, 0 m, 0 d (4,260 days)
12		Jonathan Kerman (2102–2152)	Dec 7, 2144 – Apr 2, 2146	1 y, 4 m, 25 d (573 days)
The State of Newest Grestin
13	President	Jonathan Kerman (2102–2152)	Apr 2, 2146 – Jun 30, 2152	6 y, 2 m, 28 d (2,645 days)
14		Zelman Amed-Kerman (2110–Present)	Jun 30, 2152 – Current	N/a

Foreign Relations

Newest Grestin states itself as nominally neutral

Demographics

The population of Newest Grestin is concentrated in two main areas: 1. Streched along the South Kafrican Banana. 2. The Ambargo metropolitan area.

Languages

Although having no official state language, the primary spoken language within Grestin is Kostel which is spoken by 68.5% of the population who are focused in "Grestin Proper" and Diosca. Following that 17.9% speak Settler Strelkan, a number seeing ongoing decline since the official establishment of Chikushinal following the Kafrican Accords.

Smaller but still notable portions of the population also speak languages such as KSCrian, Celrapani, and Aontan due to bordering regions. Localised city sized areas are also noted for speaking high proportions of the languages brought in during periods acting as treaty ports such as Zokesian Dialects, Arkadii, or Solten.

Education

The city of Sopost houses Grestin's main university; Bob Kerman Memorial College.

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Military

Air Force

The New Grestin Air Force's EL-512 Belugaléo is escorted by D-3 Triangulum drones during a routine flight.

Main Article: New Grestin Air Force

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Economy

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Science

Grestin is infamous for major technological developments which are regarded to have been net negatives over the longer term. The NS-5 kermanoid robots unveiled in the 2050s, studies of the Bop Kraken, the deployment of the Super GRUNT spacecraft, the creation of an unshackled AI in the form of Peter, among other developments.

Historical Grestin is notable for its construction of Kerbin-Bound telescopes with the Mt.Mun and later K2 telescopes being the largest on record before their destruction in the 2080s.

History

Out of Character Note : Grestin is normally played by ZooNamedGames but between the years of 2140 and 2160 this was Spartwo

Heart of Grestin

North Grestin is considered the heart of tradition in the nation.

Georgia

In the years following annexation North Grestin spent some years as the Zokesian client state of Georgia

Through the Great Decline

North Grestin remained part of the federation throughout the early years of the decline, only falling into disorganization

Anti-Capitol Sentiments

The unpredictable nature of the NGS’s actions led many fundamentalists to grow dissatisfied with the decisions being made by Jebidiah Spaceport. A final blow was dealt to Grestin unity in the aftermath of the Great Kerbin War as the nation was invaded and occupied. Watching as New Grestin simultaneously refused to end the conflict or fight for a victory.

The North Grestin Confederacy secceeded in early 2084 following the collapse of the New Grestin government.

North Grestin Independence

Secession - 2084

Invasion and Partition of North Grestin

2098