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The Kingdom of Wyster (Wystrian: Threben sie
Wysthyr) is a semi-insular kingdom in eastern Uletha.
By land to the east and south, the country borders
Helvetiania (Helvetyn)
and the Madian Union (Farstat Maad);
to the west it borders Kara (Caar), and to the north,
it borders Ogesten (Ogysten).
Wyster consists of three large territorial elements: an island
to the north, where the capital Hreawirc is located, a
larger part on the westernmost part of a large island that is
part of a series of islands known as the Scythe of Uletha, and
a part on the mainland continent of Uletha.
Wyster's history has been tumultuous. The country was part of the
Kingdom of Both Glasters between the 15th and 19th centuries,
after which Glaster and Wyster became separate again. Monarchist and republican
governments alternated each other throughout the 19th century and
beyond, culminating in a civil war (1921-1927), and a war with
Glaster (1926-1927), the end of which saw the annexation of Glaster into
Wyster and the so far final restoration of the monarchy.
The current head of state is Queen Atheanne, who succeeded her father
King Mearh upon his death in 2017.
Wyster has a bicameral parliament, the 'Assembly of the Realm',
consisting of a first (permanent) chamber known as the 'General Court',
which has 169 members, and a second chamber known as the 'High Court',
which consists of 21 members and convenes only when summoned by
either the Monarch, 6/7 of the members of the General Court,
or 42,000 citizens (or a combination of these three) to discuss
special subjects, such as constitution changes.
The government is appointed by a majority of the General Court. Two
parties have dominated Wystrian politics in the past couple of decades:
the conservative People's Party and the progressive Fortress Party.
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