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|name = Intermarium Alliance<br />''{{Small|Sojusz Międzymorze}}'' {{Small|({{W|Polish language|po}})}}<br />''{{Small|Альянс Междуморье}}'' {{Small|({{W|Russian language|ru}})}}<br />''{{Small|Альянс Міжморем}}'' {{Small|({{W|Ukrainian language|uk}})}}<br />''{{Small|Alianță Întremare}}'' {{Small|({{W|Romanian language|ro}})}}<br />''{{Small|Szövetség a Tengerközött}}'' {{Small|({{W|Hungarian language|hu}})}}
|linking_name =      Intermarium Alliance
|image_flag =        Flag of the Conference of American States.png
|symbol_type =   
|image_symbol =      
|image_map =         IA.svg
|map_width =         250px
|map_caption =      {{legend|#002255|Member states}}{{legend|#005BE6|Candidate States}}{{legend|#7BB0FF|Observers}}
|membership =        {{Collapsible list|title = 10 member states
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|{{Flag|Bulgaria|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Czech Republic|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Estonia|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Hungary|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|{{Flag|Moldova|enwiki}}
|[[File:Poland-Lithuania Flag.svg|22x20px|border]] [[Poland-Lithuania]]
|{{Flag|Romania|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Slovakia|enwiki}}
}}{{Collapsible list|title=2 Candidate State
|{{Flag|Finland|enwiki}}
|{{Flag|Ukraine|enwiki}}
}}{{Collapsible list|title=2 Observers
|{{Flag|Albania|enwiki}}
|[[File:Flag of the Banat Principality.png|22x20px|border]] [[The Banat]]
}}
|admin_center_type = Headquarters
|admin_center =     [[Warsaw]], [[Poland-Lithuania]]
|languages_type =    Working languages
|languages =         {{W|Polish language|Polish}}, {{W|Russian language|Russian}}, {{W|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}, {{W|Romanian language|Romanian}}, {{W|Hungarian language|Hungarian}}, {{W|Czech language|Czech}}, {{W|Belarusian language|Belarusian}}, {{W|Bulgarian language|Bulgarian}}, {{W|Slovak language|Slovak}}, {{W|Lithuanian language|Lithuanian}}, {{W|Latvian language|Latvian}}, {{W|Estonian language|Estonian}}.
|leader_title1 =     Secretary General
|leader_name1 =      [[Nikolai Pietrowski]]
|leader_title2 =     Assistant Secretary-General
|leader_name2 =      [[Zoe Kovács]]
|leader_title3 =  Legislature
|leader_name3 = [[Intermarium Council]] (upper)<br />[[Congress of the Intermarium Alliance|Congress of the IA]] (lower)
|leader_title4 =  Judiciary
|leader_name4 = [[Intermarium Court of Justice]]
|leader_title5 = Monetary
|leader_name5 = [[Intermarium Monetary and Customs Authority]] (IMCA)
|established_event1 = [[Visegrád Group]]
|established_date1 = {{Start date|1991|02|15|df=yes}}
|established_event2 = [[Treaty of Kaliningrad]]
|established_date2 = {{Start date|1994|05|06|df=yes}}
|official_website =  [http://www.example.org www.intermarium.org]
}}
The '''Intermarium Alliance''' ({{W|Polish language|Polish}}: ''Sojusz Międzymorze'', {{W|Russian language|Russian}}: ''Альянс Междуморем'', {{W|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}}: ''Альянс Міжморем'', {{W|Romanian language|Romanian}}: ''Alianță Întremare'', {{W|Hungarian language|Hungarian}}: ''Szövetség a Tengerközött'', {{W|Czech language|Czech}}: ''Aliance Mezimořem'', {{W|Belarusian language|Belarusian}}: ''Альянс паміжморам'', {{W|Bulgarian language|Bulgarian}}: ''Съюз Mеждуморето'', {{W|Slovak language|Slovak}}: ''Aliancia Medzimorom'', {{W|Lithuanian language|Lithuanian}}: ''Aljansas Tarpjūros'', {{W|Latvian language|Latvian}}: ''Alianse Starpjūru'', {{W|Estonian language|Estonian}}: ''Alliance Meritsi''), sometimes referred to as '''''Międzymorze''''' or simply as the '''IA''', is an international {{W|political union|political}} and {{W|economic union}} consisting of 10 member and 2 observer states located primarily within {{W|Eastern Europe}}. Having a land area of 1,867,905.48km² (721,198.31 square miles) and an approximate population of 150,128,300, the Intermarium Alliance includes all states of former communist {{W|Eastern Europe}} (with the exception of {{W|Yugoslavia}}) and forms one of the three principle international unions within {{W|Europe}} (along with the [[European Union]] and TBC).

Much like the [[European Union]], member states of Intermarium benefit from a number of international institutions, including the political [[Congress of the Intermarium Alliance]] and [[Intermarium Council]], the [[Bank of Intermarium]] and [[Intermarium Monetary and Customs Authority]] (IMCA), which collectively serve to stimulate the economic and social development of the Alliance and are overseen by delegates for each member state. The Alliance also has a joint military force, the [[Collective Armed Forces of the Intermarium Alliance]] (CAFIA), which it has used in various European and global conflicts since its creation in the early 2000s. Today, Intermarium consists of 10 member states - [[Belarus]], {{W|Bulgaria}}, the {{W|Czech Republic}}, {{W|Estonia}}, {{W|Hungary}}, [[Latvia]], {{W|Moldova}}, [[Poland-Lithuania]], {{W|Romania}}, and {{W|Slovakia}} - all of which enjoy open borders as part of the [[Kovac-Mieszko Area]]. Two observer states - [[The Banat]] and {{W|Albania}} also participate in particular IA collaborations, although are not full members. {{W|Finland}} and more recently {{W|Ukraine}} are also currently applying for formal entrance into the Intermarium Alliance.

The Intermarium Alliance traces its origins to the {{W|Intermarium|Intermarium Federation}} of Polish-Lithuanian politician {{W|Józef Piłsudski}}, a proposed union between the nations of Eastern Europe which could form a united power capable of preventing spreading Russian influence and a potential Eastern-European invasion. The union would include all modern states of the IA (with the exception of {{W|Bulgaria}}) as well as {{W|Yugoslavia}}, {{W|Ukraine}} and {{W|Finland}}, thus having borders on the {{W|Baltic Sea}}, the {{W|Black Sea}}, and the {{W|Adriatic Sea}} - hence the name 'Intermarium' (literally meaning 'between the seas'). The alliance would, according to Piłsudski's vision, facilitate the redevelopment of Eastern Europe (particularly [[Poland-Lithuania]]) into an important political power, as well as the eventual dissolution of the {{W|Russian Empire}} under {{W|Prometheism}}, another geopolitical goal of Piłsudski and his contemporaries. The concept of an Intermarium Federation was, however, met with significant resistance, with many fearing it would only facilitate a stronger [[Poland-Lithuania]] at the risk of their sovereignty, and had ultimately failed by the beginning of the second world war.

Following the {{W|second world war}}, the nations of Intermarium came under the influence of the [[Soviet Union]], with many being either directly controlled {{W|Soviet Socialist Republics}} or puppet states of Russia. After the fall of the USSR in 1991, [[Poland-Lithuania]], {{W|Czechoslovakia}}, and {{W|Hungary}} formed the [[Visegrád Group]], a cultural and political alliance with the goal of developing strong, {{W|capitalism|capitalist}} economies in the wake of the Soviet Union. By 1994, {{W|Romania}}, {{W|Latvia}}, and {{W|Estonia}} had joined the Visegrád Group, which was renamed the Intermarium Alliance. Since then, a further three nations have joined the union, with {{W|Bulgaria}} having joined most recently in 2008.

Today, Intermarium remains a strong and unified international political organisation, having a sizeable economy, population, and military force. As one of the "[[Big Three]]" European organisations, Intermarium has led to the rapid redevelopment and unification of Eastern Europe as an important region  for scientific and cultural development and as a leading contributor to {{W|foreign aid}} globally. Intermarium remains an important {{W|middle power}} in international politics, and will continue to develop under strong international leadership and economic policy.

==History==
===Intermarium Federation===
===Visegrád Group===
===Expansion and Development===
===Future===

==Geography==
===Member States===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:center; font-size:90%; white-space:nowrap"
|+Membership list
|-
! scope="col" | Arms
! scope="col" | Flag
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Capital
! scope="col" | Code
! scope="col" | Date of Ascension
! scope="col" | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! scope="col" | Population (2017)
! scope="col" | Pop. Density
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Belarus.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Belarus.svg|55x52px|border]] || [[Belarus]] || {{W|Minsk}} || BE || April 2, 2007 || 107,595 || 6,504,700 || 60.45
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Bulgaria.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Bulgaria}} || {{W|Sofia}} || BG || June 14, 2008 || 110,994 || 7,101,859 || 63.98
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Czech Republic}} || {{W|Prague}} || CZ || May 15, 1991 (founder) || 78,866 || 10,578,820 || 134.14
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Estonia.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Estonia}} || {{W|Tallinn}} || ES || August 7, 1994 || 45,227 || 1,315,635 || 29.09
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Hungary.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Hungary}} || {{W|Budapest}} || HU || May 15, 1991  (founder) || 93,030 || 9,797,561 || 105.32
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Latvia.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|55x52px|border]] || [[Latvia]] || {{W|Riga}} || LV || February 13, 1994 || 44,589 || 1,031,116 || 23.12
|-
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Moldova.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Moldova.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Moldova}} || {{W|Chișinău}} || MO || September 4, 2000 || 33,846 || 2,998,235 || 105.00
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of Arms of Poland-Lithuania.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Poland-Lithuania Flag.svg|55x52px|border]] || [[Poland-Lithuania]] || [[Warsaw]] || PL || May 15, 1991  (founder) || 424,598 || 44,104,207 || 105.78
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Romania.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Romania}} || {{W|Bucharest}} || RO || 4 November, 1993 || 238,391 || 19,644,350 || 82.4
|-bgcolor="#D1EEEE"
| style="text-align:center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" | [[File:Flag of Slovakia.svg|55x52px|border]] || {{W|Slovakia}} || {{W|Bratislava}} || SK || May 15, 1991  (founder) || 49,035 || 5,435,343 || 110.85
|}
{{Color box|#D1EEEE|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Part of the [[European Union]]

===Environment===

==Government and Politics==
===Political Institutions===
===Monetary and Customs Authority===
===Armed Forces===
===Kovac-Mieszko Area===
===Legal System===

==Foreign Relations==
===Defence===
===Humanitarian Aid===

==Economy==
===Energy===
===Agriculture===
===Infrastructure===
===Science and Technology===

==Demographics==
===Population===
===Languages===
===Religion===
===Education===
===Healthcare===

==Culture==
===Arts, Music, and Film===
===Media===
===Sports===
===Symbols===

==Criticism==
===Pro-Russian===
===Anti-Polish-Lithuanian===

==See Also==
[[Category:Javants]]
[[Category:Altverse]]
[[Category:Organisations]]
[[Category:Poland-Lithuania]]
[[Category:Europe]]