Kingdom of Ruritania

Kingdom of Ruritania, also known as Ruritania, is a Central European Monarchy ruled by an absolute monarch with a landed aristocracy. Its Capital city is Streslau and it is made up of several regions including the Zanduh regions. There are two principal rail lines, one electric and one which operates Steam and Diesel locomotives.

Military
Ruritania has a large citizen army based on local militias which garrison the town or region. While these units are numbered in a sort of National System, and ultimatly all soliders pledge loyalty to the Monarch, there is no national army unless called to service by the Monarch of Crown Protectorate.

The Crown Protectorate is a special unit made up of the most elite soldiers and lead by a Colonel (Oberst) with subordinate officers as needed.

The Ruritanian Air Force (Luftwaffe) was establised in January 2010. Prior to this date, Ruritania had no avoation assets aside from recreational balloons. Ruritanians who wish to fly had to travel to nearby San Domina. An airport and air force base began constuction in 2010 armed with obsolete US Military aircraft, chiefly the F-94 Starlites and DC-10s. Ruritanian Air Force pilots began training in Texas at Seeligson Air Force Base in Summer 2010.

Language and Culture
Ruritanian culture is very similar to those found in older 19th Century German States and Principalities. The Ruritanian language is clearly a close relative of Germany with the major differences being in accent and a few dialectical differences. Ruritanians and Germans can mutually understand one another and a non-speaker with a cleaver ear can denote the differences.

Ruritania, while and assoicate of the NATO ALLIANCE and assoicated with The European Union, maintains its own currency, the Ruritanian Mark, and have maintained a culture based on agriculture and limited industry. Most other Europeans consider it to be a quaint backwater area best reserved for holiday excursions or brief visits.