Mierchent

The Republic of Mierchent is one of the most northern countries in Val. Often considered a joke among the rest of the continent due to it's rampart drunken population and general poverty.

Physical
The geography of Mierchent is very cold and nearly inhospitable to human lives. The more populated part of the country is in the south peninsula where the majority of the paved roads lie.

Culture
Mierchent is often known to outsider as being insane drinkers and general morons, but this often called stereotyping and propaganda created by the Vallum Empire. In reality, they are proud people of their country and how they fought off a larger power.

Government Structure
Mierchent's ways of governing the country is much different. It is split up into 30 oblasts and instead of being ruled by a president and vice president. It is run by a President and a Prime Minster. The President of Mierchent is elected by the lower house. This election is held every 8 years.

The Prime Minster of Mierchent is elected by the people, in a nation wide election that happened every four years. For this purpose, the upper house is what houses the prime minster and his winning party.

History
The country of Mirechent began life as a Vallum Empire colony, used as a slave country to house the native people which can trace their orgin back to the slavic people of Europe. This lasted for most of it's existence until 5433TIC where the tired Mierchenti people rose up against the Vallum forces; stealing their guns and androids in the process where they eventually declared their republic, due to it's violent uprising; it wasn't considered it's own country until 70 years after the revolt occured.

Since then, the country has been largerly unoticed in international poltics (expect for becoming extremely poor due to it's location).