Vallis Draconum
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| Capital city | Vallis Ignium | ||||||
| Demonym | Draconian(English) | ||||||
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic President: Toby Dorakun (acting) Prime Minister: Minerva Arenae | ||||||
| Official languages | Official: English, Latin (both classical and Regnate), Japanese | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/2 | VD | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/3 | VDC | ||||||
| Currency | Marcam Argenti ("silver marks") | ||||||
Vallis Draconum (English: [ˈvælɪs dɹæˈkʰʌwnəm], Latin: [ˈwal.lɪs draˈkoːnʊ̃]), often referred to as the Draconian Republic or Respūblica Draconum, is a country in the south of Ŋafrica, north of the Rauratoshan Kingdom and south of the seven territory.
Etymology
"Vallis Draconum" comes from the Latin words "vallis" (valley) and "draconum" (dragon), meaning literally "Valley of Dragons." In Latin, it is rendered as "VALLIS DRACÓNVM".
Geography
Much of Vallis Draconum's territory is in the Ŋegyptian region. However, the nearby hills are also part of the nation's territory.
There are four currently-planned settlements in Vallis Draconum: Vallis Ignium in the desert proper, Plāna Diabolōrum in the nearby hills, Mare Tranquillum in an as-yet-undisclosed area, and Alcyōn Ēlysiī in the cliffs north of Vallis Ignium. Vallis Ignium, like Elemental City, is built on the coast of Vanilla Lake, and the island within is considered part of the city, more specifically the section known as Linea Dipolamatica.
Demographics
Vallis Draconum's population consists primarily of dragons and related races. While the various types of dragon are well distributed across Vallis Draconum, parts of the nation have a higher incidence of certain types of dragon, such as sea dragons in Mare Tranquillum, or sand dragons in Vallis Ignium.
Languages
English is used as a lingua franca in Vallis Draconum. However, the native language of the region is Latin, and Japanese-speakers have also been long-term residents, as the "pocket monsters" native to the former Elemental Republic are said to come from Aylongam.[citation needed]
Vallis Draconum largely writes in a continuation of Classical Latin, much like Regnate Latium. However, Latinate residents of Vallis Draconum often speak in a separate dialect known as Ferritumulic Latin. The Regnate digamma letter, <Ⅎ>, is sometimes seen in place of <V> where it is /w/ in Classical Latin, and is used where a standard romanization of Japanese would use <w>, but other Regnate neographs are unused.
Politics
Vallis Draconum, politically, is the result of a fracture in the historic nation of the Elemental Republic. Vallis Ignium, the former capital of the Elemental Republic, is still the administrative center of Vallis Draconum, in spite of its closeness to the border with the Rauratoshan Kingdom.
Governance
- Main article: Politics of Vallis Draconum
Vallis Draconum is nominally a semi-presidental republic, with the President and Prime Minister both sharing substantial executive power. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, and the Prime Minister and their cabinet are exclusively accountable to parliament of Vallis Draconum. The President is elected every 5 years, through a two-round system, while the parliament is elected every 4 years, with first-past-the-post voting. The ministers, including the Prime Minister, meet at the Senatus Draconum in Vallis Ignium, while the President's office is in Mare Tranquillum.
The government of Vallis Draconum was previously under the rule of the totalitarian Traditionalist Party from 1945 to 2024. Elections were held, but were considered to be neither free nor fair, with two exceptions (1995 presidential, 1996 parliamentary, both annulled by the government).
Economics
The "marcam argenti" (silver mark), often shortened to simply "argentum", is the national currency of Vallis Draconum. (Insert backing information here.)
Names in other languages
- Amphorean: ͵νΔψμβ΄͵νΑψξβ΄ Δρακώνβαλλα -4742,-1762 Drakônvalla /nεdépsiⁿb napsiksív rakɐ́ó̯nvalla/
- Kilvanan: Wallisdrakonumanaƕat /wallisdrakonumanaɸat/
- Kośtsiśtsi: drostsi Tsiśtsi Drakonkuda /'drostsɯ tsiɕtsi dræcøncyda/
- Occitan: Val dei Dracs /vaˈl dej draks/
- Rokadong: Varlis Rhakonis [ˈvárɪ̂θ ɾɐ̀ˈkónɪ̂θ]
- Śácamþaśá: r/ojo/anqorAt Traqánájáár /'trɐqɑːnɑːjɑɑ̯r/
- Taqồpaq: Cìci Draküenküida /'tsi˩tsi˧ dracɥencɥida˧/
- Tosï: Qixïqi Dörakenïkida /tʃi'ʃɨtʃi draken'kida/
- Vietnamese++: Loŋ Vực /i???/