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The region which now contains Alva has been inhabited by hominid life for millions of years. Elves as well as humans, lupines, and vulpines have existed in northern Yasteria since prehistory. While the exact time and location of the first elven civilizations is disputed, it is known that inland north-east central Yasteria was predominately populated by elves by the mid-to-late Neolithic period. Inscriptions on stone tablets and in pottery as early as 3400 BC feature a kind of proto-writing that is today called the Urgabom Script, named after the city in what is now Alva where it was first discovered. Urgabom Script is the first script known to be created by elves, although it has not yet been translated and scholars disagree on whether it truly encodes a language. The Urgabom Script Civilization is believed to have begun to build urban-like settlements before a drought or other disaster severely reduced the population sometime around 2500 BC.

While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the ~~steppes~~ with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.

While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the grasslands with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.

[[File:GenghisKhan&BörteGenghisKhanEquestrianMonument.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wax figures of Gunghris Khan and wife in the National Historical Museum in Alvakot. Gunghris was famous for taking human wives from lands he conquered.]]

By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[Packlivania]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.

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In addition to fuel resources themselves, Alva is a net exporter of electricity to the region. Oil and nuclear power plants are common, as are wind turbines and hydroelectric power. Electricity is cheaper in Alva than in most neighboring countries, and even rural and nomadic areas have easy access to electricity.

While the more ~~arid~~ areas to the far east and north~~, as well as the steppes in the center of the country,~~ are ~~not~~ well-suited for industrial agriculture, a ~~sizeable~~ percentage of the population there still lives a traditional nomadic lifestyle, and horse culture is still very important. Herds of animals like sheep, goats, and cattle are common sights in these regions, and there is some exporting of wool and textile products from Alva. In the west of the country, closer to the sea, the climate is somewhat more temperate and the soil more fertile. The most common agricultural crops in Alva are wheat and soybeans.

While the more rugged areas to the far east and north are less well-suited for industrial agriculture, a sizable percentage of the population there still lives a traditional nomadic lifestyle, and horse culture is still very important. Herds of animals like sheep, goats, and cattle are common sights in these regions, and there is some exporting of wool and textile products from Alva. In the west of the country, closer to the sea, the climate is somewhat more temperate and the soil more fertile. The most common agricultural crops in Alva are wheat and soybeans.

===Income Inequality===

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==Geography==

[[File:Naadam rider 2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A child in Alva learns to ride a horse in the central ~~steppe~~ region.]]

[[File:Naadam rider 2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A child in Alva learns to ride a horse in the central grassland region.]]

Being located near the center of the continent, Alva would be significantly more arid than it is were it not for the Sea of Alva to its west. The sea moderates the climate and provides moisture to the area. Urgabom, the largest city in the country, is only one of several permanent or semi-permanent settlements that have existed on the coast of the Sea of Alva throughout history, and the attractiveness of this climate compared to the relative harshness of the east is part of what drove the traditional differences in culture between the two regions. Today, the west of Alva remains more populous and less mobile than the east. The Urgabom metropolitan area is home to approximately 4.3 million people.

The largest geographic region of the country is the central ~~steppe~~, a region of broad, open ~~grassland. Here~~, ~~temperatures~~ ~~vary~~ ~~much~~ ~~more~~ ~~widely~~ ~~than~~ in ~~the east and can exist at both extremes even in the same~~ ~~day~~. It is in ~~the~~ ~~central steppe~~ that the Alvan horse culture first emerged, and some of the world's only wild horses still roam the open ~~steppe~~. In the modern era, the number of permanent settlements in the ~~steppe~~ has increased significantly and continues to rise as towns have risen up around industrial areas. The largest city in the region is Alvakot, the capital that was constructed only in 1992. A planned city, Alvakot has grown faster than any other settlement in Alvan history, and is now home to a metro area of nearly 560,000 people. The ~~steppe~~ is home to most of Alva's conventional oil deposits as well as most of its refineries and factories. To the far south of the central steppe, the climate becomes warmer and much more arid, with grassland giving way to shrubland. This region on the southern border of the country is particularly rich in oil deposits as well as in oil sands, the latter of which have recently become a new focus for the Alvan petroleum industry.

The largest geographic region of the country is the central grassland, a region of broad, open, relatively flat land that is well suited to agriculture. It is in this region that the Alvan horse culture first emerged, and some of the world's only wild horses still roam the open grassland. In the modern era, the number of permanent settlements in the grassland has increased significantly and continues to rise as towns have risen up around industrial areas. The largest city in the region is Alvakot, the capital that was constructed only in 1992. A planned city, Alvakot has grown faster than any other settlement in Alvan history, and is now home to a metro area of nearly 560,000 people. The grassland is home to most of Alva's conventional oil deposits as well as most of its refineries and factories.

The far east, and to a lesser extent the far north, is higher in elevation and more rough in terrain than the central ~~steppe~~, and although these regions are often called "mountainous" the peaks are older and eroded and more accurately referred to as highlands. These regions are where most of Alva's mineral resources are located, as well as its deposits of oil shale. The highlands also have some forests, including several large clonal colonies of aspen that are among the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. Today, these aspen are threatened by industrial activity and development in the region.

The far east, and to a lesser extent the far north, is higher in elevation and more rough in terrain than the central grassland, and although these regions are often called "mountainous" the peaks are older and eroded and more accurately referred to as highlands. These regions are where most of Alva's mineral resources are located, as well as its deposits of oil shale. The highlands also have some forests, including several large clonal colonies of aspen that are among the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. Today, these aspen are threatened by industrial activity and development in the region.

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 The region which now contains Alva has been inhabited by hominid life for millions of years. Elves as well as humans, lupines, and vulpines have existed in northern Yasteria since prehistory. While the exact time and location of the first elven civilizations is disputed, it is known that inland north-east central Yasteria was predominately populated by elves by the mid-to-late Neolithic period. Inscriptions on stone tablets and in pottery as early as 3400 BC feature a kind of proto-writing that is today called the Urgabom Script, named after the city in what is now Alva where it was first discovered. Urgabom Script is the first script known to be created by elves, although it has not yet been translated and scholars disagree on whether it truly encodes a language. The Urgabom Script Civilization is believed to have begun to build urban-like settlements before a drought or other disaster severely reduced the population sometime around 2500 BC.
-While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the steppes with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.
+While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the grasslands with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.
 [[File:GenghisKhan&BörteGenghisKhanEquestrianMonument.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wax figures of Gunghris Khan and wife in the National Historical Museum in Alvakot. Gunghris was famous for taking human wives from lands he conquered.]]
 By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[Packlivania]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.
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 In addition to fuel resources themselves, Alva is a net exporter of electricity to the region. Oil and nuclear power plants are common, as are wind turbines and hydroelectric power. Electricity is cheaper in Alva than in most neighboring countries, and even rural and nomadic areas have easy access to electricity.
-While the more arid areas to the far east and north, as well as the steppes in the center of the country, are not well-suited for industrial agriculture, a sizeable percentage of the population there still lives a traditional nomadic lifestyle, and horse culture is still very important. Herds of animals like sheep, goats, and cattle are common sights in these regions, and there is some exporting of wool and textile products from Alva. In the west of the country, closer to the sea, the climate is somewhat more temperate and the soil more fertile. The most common agricultural crops in Alva are wheat and soybeans.
+While the more rugged areas to the far east and north are less well-suited for industrial agriculture, a sizable percentage of the population there still lives a traditional nomadic lifestyle, and horse culture is still very important. Herds of animals like sheep, goats, and cattle are common sights in these regions, and there is some exporting of wool and textile products from Alva. In the west of the country, closer to the sea, the climate is somewhat more temperate and the soil more fertile. The most common agricultural crops in Alva are wheat and soybeans.
 ===Income Inequality===
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 ==Geography==
-[[File:Naadam rider 2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A child in Alva learns to ride a horse in the central steppe region.]]
+[[File:Naadam rider 2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A child in Alva learns to ride a horse in the central grassland region.]]
 Being located near the center of the continent, Alva would be significantly more arid than it is were it not for the Sea of Alva to its west. The sea moderates the climate and provides moisture to the area. Urgabom, the largest city in the country, is only one of several permanent or semi-permanent settlements that have existed on the coast of the Sea of Alva throughout history, and the attractiveness of this climate compared to the relative harshness of the east is part of what drove the traditional differences in culture between the two regions. Today, the west of Alva remains more populous and less mobile than the east. The Urgabom metropolitan area is home to approximately 4.3 million people.
-The largest geographic region of the country is the central steppe, a region of broad, open grassland. Here, temperatures vary much more widely than in the east and can exist at both extremes even in the same day. It is in the central steppe that the Alvan horse culture first emerged, and some of the world's only wild horses still roam the open steppe. In the modern era, the number of permanent settlements in the steppe has increased significantly and continues to rise as towns have risen up around industrial areas. The largest city in the region is Alvakot, the capital that was constructed only in 1992. A planned city, Alvakot has grown faster than any other settlement in Alvan history, and is now home to a metro area of nearly 560,000 people. The steppe is home to most of Alva's conventional oil deposits as well as most of its refineries and factories. To the far south of the central steppe, the climate becomes warmer and much more arid, with grassland giving way to shrubland. This region on the southern border of the country is particularly rich in oil deposits as well as in oil sands, the latter of which have recently become a new focus for the Alvan petroleum industry.
+The largest geographic region of the country is the central grassland, a region of broad, open, relatively flat land that is well suited to agriculture. It is in this region that the Alvan horse culture first emerged, and some of the world's only wild horses still roam the open grassland. In the modern era, the number of permanent settlements in the grassland has increased significantly and continues to rise as towns have risen up around industrial areas. The largest city in the region is Alvakot, the capital that was constructed only in 1992. A planned city, Alvakot has grown faster than any other settlement in Alvan history, and is now home to a metro area of nearly 560,000 people. The grassland is home to most of Alva's conventional oil deposits as well as most of its refineries and factories.
-The far east, and to a lesser extent the far north, is higher in elevation and more rough in terrain than the central steppe, and although these regions are often called "mountainous" the peaks are older and eroded and more accurately referred to as highlands. These regions are where most of Alva's mineral resources are located, as well as its deposits of oil shale. The highlands also have some forests, including several large clonal colonies of aspen that are among the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. Today, these aspen are threatened by industrial activity and development in the region.
+The far east, and to a lesser extent the far north, is higher in elevation and more rough in terrain than the central grassland, and although these regions are often called "mountainous" the peaks are older and eroded and more accurately referred to as highlands. These regions are where most of Alva's mineral resources are located, as well as its deposits of oil shale. The highlands also have some forests, including several large clonal colonies of aspen that are among the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. Today, these aspen are threatened by industrial activity and development in the region.
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