| rdfs:comment | - Valruzia (/væl'ruzja/)(Valrizen: Walruzja, pronounced [/vælruz'ja/]), is a sovereign state in Northern Seleya. It is bordered by Likatonia and Lodamun to the north, Baltusia to the east, Tukarali to the south, and the Southern Ocean to the west. Due to its shape, it is sometimes referred to as "the Pentagon of Seleya".
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| abstract | - Valruzia (/væl'ruzja/)(Valrizen: Walruzja, pronounced [/vælruz'ja/]), is a sovereign state in Northern Seleya. It is bordered by Likatonia and Lodamun to the north, Baltusia to the east, Tukarali to the south, and the Southern Ocean to the west. Due to its shape, it is sometimes referred to as "the Pentagon of Seleya". Valruzia is the largest state in Seleya with an area of 1,930,500 km² (745 370 sq mi), and it is also the state with the largest metropolitan territory in the world. The nation has been a minor power with a strong cultural, economic, military, and political influence in Seleya and around the world. Since the turn of 31st century, Valruzia has been involving itself heavily in world affairs, in contrast to its historic stance of seclusion and complacency. It has transitions through many forms of government in the past, including a political union with Likatonia and Lodamun, known as the Valruzian Commonwealth. It is actively searching for a possible purchase and rule of an overseas colony. Valruzia is a developed country: it possesses the 18th-largest economy in the world, and the 6th-largest in Seleya. By per capita terms, Valruzia is the 19th most wealthy nation in the world, and the 7th most wealthy in Seleya. Valruzian citizens enjoy a very high standard of living and a very high public education level. However, life expectancy in Valruzia averages around 74 years of age. Having one of the most technologically advanced health-care systems in the world. Valruzia is a nation with a proud military history, boasting the world's largest and arguably strongest naval fleet. Despite the size of the nation, most of Valruzia's budget is spent on Health and Social Services, Infrastructure and Transport, weighing out most over government expenses, including military spending. Valruzia is a founding and leading member of the Seleyan Union and the International Unity Party Union (IUPU) and the largest SU state by area. In 3400, Valruzia was listed 22nd on the Human Development Index, and 4th on the Corruption Perception Index.
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