I thought about "What if .... after WWII, the allies decide to try a second Danzig, but this time with Stettin?", so I came up with this....
The Republic of Stettin (German: Republik Stettin, Polish: Republika Szczecin) is a central European country laying on the most southern tip of the Baltic Sea, the Stettin lagoon and the mouth of the Oder river, neighboured by Germany to the west and Poland to the east.
Established by the allies after World War II and occupied by the Soviets until 1990. After democratization process during the 90s, the small country joined NATO and the EU in 2004.
The country is predominantly German-speaking, but after WWII, a lot of Polish families settled here - both in the city of Stettin and in the rural areas. The town of Wollin/Wolin is now mostly Polish-speaking (at 60%). Also the whole country is officially bilingual from the start.
After the end of German partition, the country was not allowed to join the reunified Germany. Since its formation in 1946, it shall be separate "at least for the next 99 years".
The country is subdivided in five counties (German: Landkreise, Polish: powiaty) and one urban district (German: Stadtkreis, Polish: powiat grodzki):
The capital and only urban district Stettin/Szczecin
The county of Altdamm/Dąbie in the east
The county of Gartz/Gardziec in the center
The county of Greifenhagen/Gryfino in the south
The county of Ueckermünde/Wkryujście in the west and
The county of Usedom-Wollin/Uznam-Wolin with its capital Swinemünde/Świnoujście in the north
In 1989, the Stettinese population was composed as follows:
76% Germans
14,5% Poles
7% Russians
1,65% Ukrainians
0,85% others (mainly Armenians, Kazakhs, Vietnamese, Tartars)
In 2015, the Stettinese population was composed as follows:
86,33% Germans (incl. immigrated from Germany)
11,37% Poles
1,17% Russians
1,13% others (mainly "Stettinese" (biethnic people), Italians, Swedes, Ukrainians)
Full name of the country: Republic of Stettin (German: Republik Stettin, Polish: Republika Szczecin)
Capital and biggest city: Stettin (population: 430.353)
Demonym: Stettinese
Form of government: Semi-presidental republic
President: Franz Heistermann
Premier: Eva Schwartze
Population: 863.481
Area: 4.406,32 km²
Density: 196 people per km²
Currency: Stettinese Gulden (SNG)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1), CEST (UTC+2)
National holiday: June 1st, December 10th
Formation: June 1st, 1946 (People's Republic of Stettin), December 10th, 1989 (Republic of Stettin)
Drives on the: right
Country code: SN, SEN
Calling code: +37
Internet TLD: .sn, .eu
The Republic of Stettin (German: Republik Stettin, Polish: Republika Szczecin) is a central European country laying on the most southern tip of the Baltic Sea, the Stettin lagoon and the mouth of the Oder river, neighboured by Germany to the west and Poland to the east.
Established by the allies after World War II and occupied by the Soviets until 1990. After democratization process during the 90s, the small country joined NATO and the EU in 2004.
The country is predominantly German-speaking, but after WWII, a lot of Polish families settled here - both in the city of Stettin and in the rural areas. The town of Wollin/Wolin is now mostly Polish-speaking (at 60%). Also the whole country is officially bilingual from the start.
After the end of German partition, the country was not allowed to join the reunified Germany. Since its formation in 1946, it shall be separate "at least for the next 99 years".
The country is subdivided in five counties (German: Landkreise, Polish: powiaty) and one urban district (German: Stadtkreis, Polish: powiat grodzki):
The capital and only urban district Stettin/Szczecin
The county of Altdamm/Dąbie in the east
The county of Gartz/Gardziec in the center
The county of Greifenhagen/Gryfino in the south
The county of Ueckermünde/Wkryujście in the west and
The county of Usedom-Wollin/Uznam-Wolin with its capital Swinemünde/Świnoujście in the north
In 1989, the Stettinese population was composed as follows:
76% Germans
14,5% Poles
7% Russians
1,65% Ukrainians
0,85% others (mainly Armenians, Kazakhs, Vietnamese, Tartars)
In 2015, the Stettinese population was composed as follows:
86,33% Germans (incl. immigrated from Germany)
11,37% Poles
1,17% Russians
1,13% others (mainly "Stettinese" (biethnic people), Italians, Swedes, Ukrainians)
Full name of the country: Republic of Stettin (German: Republik Stettin, Polish: Republika Szczecin)
Capital and biggest city: Stettin (population: 430.353)
Demonym: Stettinese
Form of government: Semi-presidental republic
President: Franz Heistermann
Premier: Eva Schwartze
Population: 863.481
Area: 4.406,32 km²
Density: 196 people per km²
Currency: Stettinese Gulden (SNG)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1), CEST (UTC+2)
National holiday: June 1st, December 10th
Formation: June 1st, 1946 (People's Republic of Stettin), December 10th, 1989 (Republic of Stettin)
Drives on the: right
Country code: SN, SEN
Calling code: +37
Internet TLD: .sn, .eu