Kujawia

Kujawia is a fictional country created for world-building and speculative fiction. It is described as a constitutional parliamentary republic located on the imaginary continent of Valoria, with a varied landscape that includes a temperate coastline, fertile river valleys, and a central highland plateau. The capital is Lethara, and major cities include Saro and Vezluk. The land area is approximately 65,000 square kilometers, with a population around 4.2 million in the latest census.

The name Kujawia is drawn from historical terms used in regional languages, combining elements meaning water and unity.

Historically Kujawia developed from a loose federation of urban communities in the early modern era. It was unified under a constitutional charter in the 19th century and gradually evolved into a parliamentary republic during the 20th century, adopting selective reforms to expand civil liberties and regional representation.

Kujawia has a bicameral legislature, the National Assembly and the Council of Regions. The president serves as ceremonial head of state, while a prime minister holds the executive power and leads the cabinet. Elections are by proportional representation, with guaranteed minority rights and regional autonomy within a unitary state framework.

The economy is mixed, with services, light manufacturing, and agriculture comprising the backbone. Key exports include textiles, processed foods, and machinery components. The society is multiethnic and multilingual, with Kujavian as the official language and several minority languages recognized.

Education is widely provided, with high literacy and strong public universities. Cultural life emphasizes music, regional crafts, and festivals that celebrate agricultural and maritime traditions. Kujavian cuisine blends coastal seafood with grain-based dishes and herbs.