Mala'eretz
The Mala'eretz Territory is an overseas territory of the Republic of Ashkenatza located on the continent of Keltia. A culturally rich region, its inhabitants are known as Mala'anshim and trace their ethnic lineage back to the Mala'anje of the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia.
How Mala'eretz became a possession of Ashkenatza is a complex story. It begins in May 2010 when Amir Rabin, formerly of Cyberian fame, joined Ashkenatza and less than a month later had declared himself acting President of the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia, not without some opposition from other former Cyberian citizens, and when it became clear that Cyberia would not once more experience a surge of new activity declared the former Cyberian province of Mala independent as the Nation of Mala'eretz. By June 11th that same year Rabin had signed a Treaty dissolving the nation and formally annexing it to Ashkenatza. Rabin would later implement traditional Mala'anshi feudal politics into the regional government and declare himself Shofet, or Councillor, of the Mala'anshi people.
With the passing of Ashkenatza's Territorial Classification Bill through the Knesset later in 2010 it became clear that the Mala'eretz would not enjoy the same autonomy as the Mahoz HaSephardim- a Sephardic Ashkenatzi territory on Eura- as it was feared that the risk of Mala'anshi seccession given brief historic Mala'anshi independence could be an issue. Mala'eretz is also of immense tactical importance to Ashkenatza and is located along several important maritime trade routes, hence the success stories of former nations in the Southern Keltian region such as Chi Nam and overseas territories of New Britannia. Rabin's inactivity in 2010 as an Ashkenatzi citizen heralded a need for a new change in Mala'anshi politics (the Territory had been wholly neglected by the central government in Kolmenitzkiy for several months by this time) and in January 2011 Moshe Goltz of Ashkenatza became the Second Shofet of the Mala'eretz Territory, stressing the need to engage with the Mala'eretz's rich history and culture.
