Schwartzistan

country, founded 1804, population 713,739 (2026)

Schwartzistan is a country founded in 1804, comprising seven constituent regions: The Ostrand, The Capital District, Kesselhöh, Westgau, The Sudmark, Norrfeld and The Osmoor. At the census of 2026 its population stood at 713,739. It returns an Assembly of 63 seats, contested at general elections held at intervals of five years since 1829, and its public record extends to forty-five events, the earliest and most numerous of which are these elections.

Geography and setting

The country is divided for administrative and electoral purposes into the seven regions named above, each returning members to the Assembly and each the subject of its own returns in the decennial census. The record consulted for this entry does not describe the physical geography of the country in terms that admit of summary here; the regional entries carry such particulars as are held.

History

Schwartzistan was founded in 1804. The public record here is dominated, from 1829 onward, by the successive general elections to the Assembly, each contested in all seven regions and for the same sixty-three seats. The roll below gives each in turn.

4 October 1829: General election for the Assembly, 1829. Two parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 36, against The Reed Party. Entry.
3 October 1834: General election for the Assembly, 1834. Two parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 35. Entry.
2 October 1839: General election for the Assembly, 1839. Two parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 33. Entry.
7 October 1844: General election for the Assembly, 1844. Two parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 33. Entry.
2 October 1849: General election for the Assembly, 1849. Three parties, including The Continuity Party for the first time, contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 23. Entry.
7 October 1854: General election for the Assembly, 1854. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 24. Entry.
7 October 1859: General election for the Assembly, 1859. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 23. Entry.
4 October 1864: General election for the Assembly, 1864. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 22. Entry.
6 October 1869: General election for the Assembly, 1869. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 24. Entry.
4 October 1874: General election for the Assembly, 1874. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 24. Entry.
3 October 1879: General election for the Assembly, 1879. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 25. Entry.
7 October 1884: General election for the Assembly, 1884. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 24. Entry.
6 October 1889: General election for the Assembly, 1889. Three parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 24. Entry.
4 October 1894: General election for the Assembly, 1894. Four parties, including The Workers' Front for the first time, contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 17. Entry.
4 October 1899: General election for the Assembly, 1899. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
3 October 1904: General election for the Assembly, 1904. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 17. Entry.
7 October 1909: General election for the Assembly, 1909. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 20. Entry.
7 October 1914: General election for the Assembly, 1914. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
6 October 1919: General election for the Assembly, 1919. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
7 October 1924: General election for the Assembly, 1924. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
3 October 1929: General election for the Assembly, 1929. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
6 October 1934: General election for the Assembly, 1934. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
3 October 1939: General election for the Assembly, 1939. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 20. Entry.
4 October 1944: General election for the Assembly, 1944. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 20. Entry.
4 October 1949: General election for the Assembly, 1949. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
5 October 1954: General election for the Assembly, 1954. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
4 October 1959: General election for the Assembly, 1959. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
5 October 1964: General election for the Assembly, 1964. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
7 October 1969: General election for the Assembly, 1969. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
6 October 1974: General election for the Assembly, 1974. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19. Entry.
4 October 1979: General election for the Assembly, 1979. Four parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 20. Entry.
4 October 1984: General election for the Assembly, 1984. Five parties, including The Marsh Preservation League for the first time, contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 16. Entry.
2 October 1989: General election for the Assembly, 1989. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
2 October 1994: General election for the Assembly, 1994. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 16. Entry.
3 October 1999: General election for the Assembly, 1999. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 17. Entry.
6 October 2004: General election for the Assembly, 2004. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 17. Entry.
6 October 2009: General election for the Assembly, 2009. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 17. Entry.
3 October 2014: General election for the Assembly, 2014. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18. Entry.
4 October 2019: General election for the Assembly, 2019. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 16. Entry.
2 October 2024: General election for the Assembly, 2024. Five parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions; The Reed Party wins the most seats with 16. Entry.

Population

Census	Population
1810	101,470
1820	119,668
1830	142,533
1840	168,401
1847	187,347
1850	195,678
1860	225,421
1870	258,430
1880	293,913
1890	331,362
1900	371,445
1910	412,863
1920	456,397
1930	499,613
1940	541,673
1950	582,400
1960	619,474
1970	652,972
1980	680,276
1990	700,778
2000	714,643
2010	719,560
2020	717,785
2026	713,739

Places within

The Ostrand (region)
The Capital District (region)
Kesselhöh (region)
Westgau (region)
The Sudmark (region)
Norrfeld (region)
The Osmoor (region)

Notable people

The record holds no person born within Schwartzistan itself, as distinct from its constituent regions, for whom an article exists.

Economy

No company is recorded as registered in Schwartzistan at the national level; such undertakings as the record holds are entered against the region or place in which they stand.