Post-Civil War Nova Zemja

This page describes as an in-depth description of the status of the region of Nova Žemja post-Novozemjan Warlord Period.

Countries
At the dusk of the Korolian Civil War there were three states left in the region:


 * Third Svalmarc Imperium - ended up as the most well-off post-civil war state, as the inner Svalmarc left the war unscathed, due to the fact that Svalmarc was relatively unified. After the war they were the most prosperous state in the region, controlling both their core land with which they seceded, and the "controlled" region of Zlatoport and its surroundings. One thing they were shrouded in infamy for though is their fixation at separating from Korolians, even though Svalmarcers are ethnically Korolian. Their capital is based in Rudina.
 * (Second) Csardom of Korolia - the Csardom of Korolia is now a rump state controlling the former western bits of Primozan Voivodeship and the Lipanovo Voivodeship. The new state after the war was under a temporary dictatorship of Adawulfa Sigrun, with its capital in Lipanovo-Ostrokochod. They also claim the Svalmarc-controlled region of Primoze, with Zlatoport.
 * III United Commonwealth - The third United Commonwealth is the Aurean puppet state established in the Devenburg Clique region. Their capital is Rodinno.

Svalmarc
Svalmarc Imperium is by far the most stable country of the three, and by far the most powerful. The reason for that, is that the southern region was kept relatively unharmed, as the separatist government of the Third Svalmarc Imperium quickly put the region under control. The Korolians living in Svalmarc enjoy a decent life, with the economy relatively stable, albeit not unharmed from the civil war. The power mismatch between Svalmarc and the other rump states is so big, that Svalmarc actually possesses the power to intervene militarily in the rest of the region, showcased by the Zlatoport Dispute.

The state is shouded in infamy for their anti-Korolian sentiments, trying to forcefully cut themselves away from their Korolian roots.

The country is ruled by the Czar Viktor I Koval, who ascended to the throne as a distant relative of Mateuš Kovarik during the Warlord Period.

Korolia
The new Csardom of Korolia, is the closest spiritual successor to the pre-civil war Csardom, still bearing the old symbols, and led by the Csar Slout V and the Lord Protector Adawulfa Sigrun. It's a temporary dicatorship with due election and a new democratic constitution. The country is plagued by infrastructural issues in the countryside, however towns and cities of the country are good enough.

Militarily, Korolia is the weakest state of them all, because while Korolia's army is obviously inferior to Svalmarcer one, it could run over III UC's one if not for the fact that the III UC is backed by Aurea, which means that trying to invade III UC would mean that Korolia sparks a war with Aurea.

III United Commonwealth
Third United Commonwealth is a weak puppet state set up by Aurea in the region formerly ruled by the Devenburg Clique, region which they got to control. It consists of the northern half of the former Primozan Voivodeship, and it has its capital in Rodinno. Due to the fact that the region wasn't as hard hit with the civil war as the central Korolia, the quality of life in III UC is... acceptable, but not much more.

Militarily, the III United Commonwealth practically doesn't exist, and would've probably been already ran over, if not for the fact that Aurean military supports them and stations in their country.

Svalmarc
Svalmarc has found many official and unofficial allies since the civil war, and just as with the socioeconomic and political situation, is the strongest one of all three remnant states. Their main conflict is the Zlatoport DIspute. One major strain on international relations, especially with other Korolian countries is the perceived anti-Korolian sentiment of the Svalmarcer government.

Korolia
Korolia, is left with very fragile international relations, with no close allies, but also no open enemies, as even with the Zlatoport Dispute, Korolia and Svalmarc do not consider each other open enemies.

III United Commonwealth
III United Commonwealth, as a puppet state is deeply intertwined with the Kingdom of Aurea, and thus their relations are practically a copy of their overlord's ones.

Zlatoport Dispute
After the war, southern region of the former Primozan Voivodeship of Korolia, with the former capital of Zlatoport, now in ruins, with a mere 1/6th of population that the metropolis used to have before the war, due to the fact that the war operations were centered around the region, ended up as a stabilization zone under the Svalmarc Imperium.

The problem is that, both the Third Svalmarc Imperium and the second Csardom of Korolia claim the region as a part of their country, in fact Korolia's de jure capital is still Zlatoport, despite the fact it's de facto located in Lipanovo-Ostrokochod nowadays. Both remnant states have overlapping claims over the region, and the fact that Korolia is aware how big of the power mismatch is in play here, which keeps them at bay is probably the one thing stopping the region descending into a second war, that would hypothetically be known as the "Korolian Reunification War".

Zlatoport
Situation in Zlatoport is by far the worst of all former major cities of the Csardom of Korolia - the metropolis, which used to have a population nearing 1.2 million before the civil war, ended up bearing the brunt of damage. As the warfare was most brutal in its region, and the city, due to being a scaled-down mosaic of the whole country collapsing into anarchy for years during the civil war, the city was a ruined ghost town post-civil war, with only 200 thousands remaining from the pre-war population. Majority of the buildings in the city are still dilapidated from the war, even at the time of writing. The city also became the undoubted champion in terms of poverty, with it being the poorest area in the whole region after the war, surpassing even the Rodinno/Devenburg region, which was regarded the poorest for decades.

Rodinno
Rodinno, was saved from the direct destruction, as the fighting in the region was nowhere near as severe, but as the city was already the poorest area before the war, the city collapsed into further disrepair as the war drained the money that could've been spent on maintenance. It's still a decent area to live in, especially when compared with the war-torn former capital to the south. A paradox ensued, in which, while before the war, it was a continued flow of people moving away from Rodinno to Zlatoport, but during and after the war, Rodinno's population has actually grown from the Zlatoporter refugees who decided to run away in their direction. The city is poor, however functional and orderly. It's the current capital of the Aurean puppet state - the III United Commonwealth.

Lipanovo-Ostrokochod
Lipanovo-Ostrokochod faced similar fate to Rodinno, except it was much wealthier before the war, which also sets it ahead of Rodinno after it, due to the larger reserve of wealth allowing it to preserve better living conditions during the war and after it. Lipanovo-Ostrokochod's population has also slightly grown since the war, as the refugees flooded the city. The city is the de-facto capital of the II Csardom of Korolia, and the second biggest metropolis in the region post-civil war, only surpassed by Rudina.

Rudina
Rudina, the capital of Svalmarc, is an example on how Svalmarc thrived amid the war, with it being the richest and biggest metropolis after the civil war. All the remaining wealthy and not-loyalty concerned refugees have concentrated in the city due to its very high - relative to the rest of the region - living standards.