Alemannie

Officially the United Republics of Alemannia and Arpitania is a European state.

It originated as a loose federation of seperate cantons, called Switzerland, which can be traced back to the Schwiiz district in current Alemannia, which is not made up out of provinces, but out of these cantons still. All other districts in Alemannia are divided up into provinces or are a unit by themselves. Also the districts of Wallis, Waadt, Noienburg, the largest part of the districts Tessin and Graubünde, about half of the province of Gänf in the Arpitanian autonomous district and a few other border municipalities in other districts. It was only later that the districts of Baden and Württembärg joined the federation to form Alemannia, soon after which the districts of Elsass, Alemannisch Burgund, Lothringe and Südwallis joined the new state after the European War of Independence.

In exchange for all these new grounds, Alemannia had to cede Gänf (minus a small exclave of the former canton) and the former Swiss part of Saint-Gingolph (Sang Gingolf, not visible on the map) to the new state of Arpitania, for Gänf, now called Geneva, were to become the Arpitan capital. Even though way smaller in both population and area, Arpitania from the start already seemed a troublesome neighbour for Alemannia. The conflict started immediately after the erection of the Arpitan state, when Arpitania made huge claims on Alemannian soil, amongst which the Waadt, Üechtland and Noienburg districts, parts of the Wallis district and the southern part of the Burgund district, for these to be included, alongside other claims of French, Occitan and Piedmontese territorry, in a greater Arpitan state.

Alemannia on the other hand, also had its claims on Arpitan land, even though these claims included much smaller pieces of territorry. The Alemannians had wished for the creation of a greater Wallis, for which they had acquired the Südwallis from Piedmont, which actually contained more ground than the Alemannians had asked for in the first place, however they were not granted the right to annex the Aosta-valley in the south and make any border corrections with Savoy, which became Arpitanian territory, even though much of the wanted territories were inhabited by ethnic Alemannians. Even when the Alemannians tried to reach a compromise annexing only a few territorries of the Aosta-valley and granting the rest to Arpitania, their demands were not at all met, outraging the Alemannians. When the Alemannians turned to the Arpitans themselves, negotiations turned out into nothing, due to the absurd demands of the Arpitans.

The situation was tight for some more time, as both sides were hostile to one another, resulting in the remarkable situation that one third of the Arpitanians which had once been part of Switzerland, now found themselves standing right on the opposide side of their former countrymen. In the mean time, the Alemannians started to Alemannify the rest of the country in a harsh campaign for Alemannification, including the parts claimed by Arpitania, whilst in Arpitania the Alemannian dialects were slowly slipping into extinction due to low fertility rates and people switching over to the Arpitan language.

However, the rise of nationalism in Arpitania and the wish to create a united Arpitania changed all of this uneasy hostile, nevertheless stable peroid. Separatism in Piedmontese and French parts of Arpitania and the starting negotiations of Arpitan unification gave the Alemannian authorities visions of even less rights and autonomy for the Alemannian population in Arpitania. It didn't take long for them to bite the bullet. Just two months after the start of greater-Arpitanian negotiations, Alemannia launched a full scale invasion of the small state to their southwest, annexing it in its full extent, reclaiming Gänf as an Alemannian city and creating the greater Wallis district they had wished for. Re-Alemannisation of the ethnically Alemannian parts of the newly (re)gained territory was soon followed by the Alemannification of Gänf and other parts of Arpitania, when eventually the deciding powers that emerged out of the European War of Independence put a stop to these practises. Arpitania were to become an autonomous state within the Alemannian republic, and had to be returned the grounds that were annexed to the greater Wallis district. Upon the dissolution of the greater Wallis district the Alemannian authorities also returned the parts that were annexed from the Südwallis (now Walserland) and Tessin districts to the former owners, even though these districts were both already located within the Alemannian republic and did not enjoy any form of extra autonomy, like Arpitania now did. This was the emerging of the United Republic of Alemannia and Arpitania in its present state, with the "United" emphasising the unity between the former Arpitanian and Alemannian states.

Later on Alemannia also acquired the Veltlin-region from Lombardy, after Lombardy, Emilia and Romana fused to form Padania, since the Lombardian character of this new state was replaced by a general Padanian one, in which the Veltlin was to become a separate autonomous region, however after intensive lobbying by Alemannian authorities the region was ceded to Alemannia, since the region's historical ties to the Graubünde-region and the significant Alemannian prescence in the area made it a more likely candidate for being an Alemannian region than a Padanian one. After annexation by Alemannia the promised autonomy was never given and the region became a subregion of the Graubünde-district, causing some friction with Padania, which was appointed as a protector-state for the Lombard population in the region, which forms a majority in the Veltlin. Allemannie also acquired Travaglie (Lün) and Kuvers (Cuvi) from Lombardia during the formation of Padania.

The language

The standard language of Alemannia is Alemannian, a standardised version of th Swiss German and Alsatian-Baden German dialects, and in Arpitania, Arpitan (Franco-Provencal) is the standard language alongside Alemannian, the latter which is only spoken in a few municipalities by a majority in this particular region. Languages of the state include Alemanian, Arpitanian, Occitan, Luxemburgish, Deutch, French (Lorrainian and standard French), Lombard, Piedmontese and Retoromance. 

Cities and the states

Squares indicate cities with populations over half a million, big circles indicate cities with a population from 100 000 to half a million and small circles indicate cities with a population from 50 000 to 100 000. Red cities are capitals of provinces and districts. Bold city-names are capitals of districts. The biggest city is Schtuttgert, with 1.8 million inhabitants, whilst the capital is Zürich. Alemannia is divided up into various states, some with separate provinces.

The states are listed as follows:

1. Zug (Schwiz)
2. Zürich (Schwiz)
3. Chläggau (Schwiz)
4. Tuurgau (Schwiz)
5. Toggeburg (Schwiz)
6. Förstelann (Schwiz)
7. Appezöll (Schwiz)
8. Rhydaal (Schwiz)
9. Sax (Schwiz)
10. Liachtaschtain
11. Werdeberg (Schwiz)
12. Sargaas (Schwiz)
13. Glarus (Schwiz)
14. Schwyz (Schwiz)
15. Uri (Schwiz)
16. Walde (Schwiz) 
17. Lozärn (Schwiz)
18. Aargau (Schwiz)
19. Basel (Schwiz)
20. Soledurn (Schwiz)
21. Bärn (Schwiz)
22. Grasburg (Schwiz)
23. Dreibünde (Rätie)
24. Veltlin (Rätie)
25. Bollänz-Räffier-Bällänz (Ennetbirge)
26. Tessin (Ennetbirge)
27. Maiedaal (Ennetbirge)
28. Eschedaal (Ennetbirge)
29. Vigezdaal (Ennetbirge)
30. Territorium Piemontgau
31. Republik Wallis (Wallis)
32. Underwallis (Wallis)
33. Greyerz
34. Üechtland
35. Noieburg
36. Waadt
37. Augschtalann (Arpitanie)
38. Obsavoye (Arpitanie)
39. Nidsavoye (Arpitanie)
40. Schablii (Arpitanie)
41. Gänf (Arpitanie)
42. Bugii (Arpitanie)
43. Bris (Arpitanie)
44. Scudengau (Fri-Burgund)
45. Warasgau (Fri-Burgund)
46. Portegau (Fri-Burgund)
47. Mömpelgaard
48. Vogese (Lothringe)
49. Mörtelann (Lothringe)
50. Maaslann (Lothringe)
51. Mosellann-Saarlann (Lothringe)
52. Sundgau (Elsass)
53. Nordgau (Elsass)
54. Pfalz
55. Albgau (Bade)
56. Sundbrisgau (Bade)
57. Nordbrisgau (Bade)
58. Heegau (Bade)
59. Baar (Bade)
60. Sundoordenau (Bade)
61. Nordoordenau (Bade)
62. Karlsrueh (Bade)
63. Mannheim (Bade)
64. Haidelbärg (Bade)
65. Frànke (Bade)
66. Hoochezollere
67. Bertoldsbaarchreis (Württeberg)
68. Neggerchreis (Württeberg)
69. Jagschtchreis (Württeberg)
70. Oschtbaarchreis (Württeberg)


Since I do not speak Alemannian, I tried to make the names for the regions and cities as realistic as possible, but please correct me if I made any mistakes. If you have any questions, I'd love to answer them.

I like to hear what you think. 

UPDATE: Added the Bresse and the Pfalz