Rivro

Rivro, officially the Rivrish Republic (Rivrish: Ỽolᵹrix ꞇi ϼiỽroᵹyn foretanised Volgrix ti Rivrogyn, [vɔlɡɻi:x ti: ɻi:vɻɔɡɪn]), is a country in eastern Ostrovia. It is located in the Rift subregion, and shares borders with Guthjadland to the north, Talwugug to the west, Lostra to the south, and via its exclave on the east bank of the Rift it borders Seilurok, Trimap-Celazemo and Skozheroda. It consists of 17 Sceren (counties) and 2 Guralen (self-governing territories). The country has a population of 29.3 million, making it the most populous country in the Rift region. The country's capital and largest city is Gwinavan. Other large cities include Ritenbaer, Trevalyn, Maesuyn and Domesuz. Rivrisc is the official language, with Enbrish and Welenian having minority status.

The area now called Rivro has been inhabited since prehistory, but the modern country largely has its origins during the Migration Period and the conquest of the East Bank of the Rift by the Alar Khaganate during the 10th century. The Kamiver people were driven out of their homeland in the east bank of the Rift, and crossed over to the west bank taking refuge in the lands of the Velans. Eventually the Kamiver lords would take advantage of the 982 Athelburh succession crisis to gain power, with the Kamiver leader Madok I eventually taking the throne of the Lordship of Adelburh, marking the beginning of Kamiver political organisation on the east bank of the Rift. Through a period of expansion towards the Udenpik range, diplomacy and alliance building, the Kingdom of Rivro would begin to take shape. By the 1420s the Kamiver lands on the west bank of the Rift had also been retaken. The regal period of Rivrish history marks its economic and geopolitical peak. However, by the late 19th century the country had begun to decline. Its lack of colonies and quasi-landlocked status meant it began to be outpaced by its neighbours, and its economic and political power began to decline. The 1909 Rivro-Gothic war cemented the countries new status as a faltering secondary power. These factors, and the continent wide rise of radical social movements, culminated in the 1920 Ritrish revolution and the following civil war. Out of this upheaval the modern Rivrish Republic arose.

Rivro is a semi-presidential constitutional republic. Gunrad Pouyl is the countries prime minister, and Oshaen Guyn-Probert serves as president. Although the country is officially a multiparty liberal democracy, it has been dominated by the Republican Party since the end of the civil war, except for the period 1999-2007 where the Christian Union governed in coalition with the Labour Party. Whistleblowers and human rights groups have expressed concern over the governments increasing authoritarianism. From 1926 until 1981 the Republican Party and the Communist Party had a powersharing agreement, however this broke down as the countries dissident communist insurgency began to intensify. Modern Rivro is a highly industrialised country and ranks as one of the most prosperous in Ostrovia, it is ranked number # on the Ostrovian Development Index. The country is also a member of a number international organisations, such as the MfP, EOEF and the AODP. The country is also an observer of the AOLWS and formerly had observer status on the YTP.

Etymology
The name Rivro comes from the Old Xambroyk phrase 'rhydd fro', in reference to the fact the Kamiver were free of Alar rule while living on the west bank of the Rift. In middle Rivrish this became "Rhyvro" and eventually "Rivro" in the early modern form of the language.

Prior to the arrival of the Kamiver, the Velans (the ancestors of the Welenians) referred to the area as 'þeod land', meaning 'peoples land' or perhaps the land where their people lived. In the Welenian language the name for Rivro is 'Tjudland', a term descended from 'þeod land'.