Federation of Estria

"'Blood and tears are all that remain in the land of milk and honey.' —John Freeman Queen, Jr., The Messengers' Final Message, December 21, 1984" The Federation of Estria is a presidential republic spanning most of the northern half of the Estrian continent. Rivaled only by the Union of Pomoisch Communitarian Republics in scale, the Federation is also the second most populous nation on Terra, after the Republic of Sinica, with Enterprise City its largest city. Bounded by the Hyperian Ocean to the east and the Pacal Ocean to the west, Estria also borders Aragua to the south.

The Federation and its government were established in 1764 in the later phases of the Royalist War, acting as a bastion of republicanism after the defeat in the Avalonian Isles. Though built upon the values of liberty, democracy and the ideals of republicanism, by the time of Operation Eurysian Storm the Federation of Estria had, in all but name, effectively become a corporate oligarchy dominated by the interests of the military-industrial complex, the media conglomerates and the banking institutions. This shift in the nature of the Federation of Estria particularly demonstrated during the widely-opposed occupation of Avanaria in 1976, along with the invasion and occupation of Aragua in 1983. When the conflict escalated to force of nuclear arms in the winter of 1984, much of the eastern and western seaboards of the nation were devastated. The use of tectonic weapon Siegfried-I culminated in the detonation of the Scornstone Caldera, which, paired with the usage of EMP weapons over northern Estria in the war, thrust the nation into metaphorical and, in often times, literal, darkness.

The sheer scale of the destruction, paired with the ensuing logistical disruption and various racially and politically-motivated uprisings across various areas of the country, have culminated in a period that has been referred to as the Military Anarchy. In its current state, the Federation of Estria is effectively commanded by the military, with the offices of President and Vice-President currently vacant. Administration at home falls under the jurisdiction of NORCOM, itself divided between its eastern and western components. Beyond its attempts to quell the Military Anarchy, the Federation is also locked in slow, sluggish continuation conflicts against the Warza Strategic Concordat collectively known as the Long War.