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The population of Casilló y Réal has grown steadily for the past century. In the Ministry of the Interior's 2018 Royal Corric Census, the number of citizens reached over 40 million. Most of the population is concentrated in the coastal regions and the central fertile valleys. Population density therefore is widely variable depending on district. Avantana is the most heavily-populated district, while Julinazo is the least. The number of citizens doubled from 1920 to 1960, with an increase of 10 million thanks to modernization of infrastructure and medicine. This boom is known as the Midcentury Miracle.

[[File:CyRPopulatonGraph.png|thumb|400x400px|Corric population statistic graph as of 2020]]

The 10% of the population that is non-native is a mixture of different nationalities and races. The most significant of these groups are Andoran Cava, which as a distinct ethnic group make up around 4% of the Corric population. These Cava are somewhat lighter-feathered than their Auroran cousins, with dark greys and blue pigmentations possible alongside black. After them are Andoran Aurians. Andoran Aurians are largely integrated into the larger society of Casilló y Réal. Although genetically identical to their traditional Arcturian cousins, Aurians in Andora do not ascribe to the racial caste system and fill roles in society based on personal ability and interest rather than physiology. 2% of the population are Andoran Aurians.

After these two species, the remaining 4% of the population includes many different international ethnicities and species. This metropolitan mixture is mostly concentrated in the coastal cities and the Salasca district. Prominent groups include Cryrians, Volkians, Tavari, Cukish, Kuthern, Peragan, Morst, Tretridian, Volscine, and Alkseari citizens. These groups include both legal citizens and visitors and have allowed for other religions to be practiced in limited amounts. The most popular foreign religions behind Deusism are [[Thaerism]], [[Ademarism]], [[Acronism]], and Xaethosty.

==Economy==

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Casilló y Réal invested heavily in renewable energy, green enterprises, and environmental action groups. Additional sources of large private and government investment include the Dragonmont Corporation, the largest worker-owned cooperative in the nation, Heritage Inc., a decentralized community of traditional Corric artisans, train manufacturers, textile companies, smart infrastructure, technology, and advanced agriculture.

[[File:Aloe vera farm Tenerife 6.jpg|thumb|200px|A greenhouse in Marsalvano growing bananas and aloe|alt=A greenhouse in Marsalvano growing bananas and aloe. A long greenhouse with a plastic roof and metal frame filled with aloe planted in the center aisle. On either side on the dirt floor are wooden and metal stands which are supporting juvenile banana trees.]]

Corric foodstuffs are also processed locally and shipped abroad. The largest processed export is juice, followed by vegetable oils, jams, wine, and baked goods.

The raw materials industry in Casilló y Réal is the third-largest single employer in the country and contributes 9.1% to the total GDP. The nation ranks among the highest for variety of minerals extracted and produced.

The lumber industry is also a significant part of the raw material sector, though much less developed than mining. Around 21% of Casilló y Réal has forests, with 14% of that area again being zoned for lumber. Agroforestry and arboriculture contribute about 0.87% to GDP and produce between 450 thousand and 900 thousand planks and logs per year, depending on harvestable product. Cedar is the most popular hardwood for harvest followed by teak and elm. It is practice for farms growing olive trees to sell the rights to their dead trees to lumber firms.

[[File:Wind turbines Sierra de la Oliva 03.JPG|thumb|200x200px|Wind turbine facility in rural Castevija|alt=Wind turbine facility in rural Castevija. Several rolling hills covered in trees have a few dozen large wind turbines on the tops of them. There is a small collecion of buildings at the base of one hill that appear to be electrical transformers. There are no other signs of human life.]]

Casilló y Réal produces the majority of its energy (31.5%, or around 58,000 GWh,) from power sources that are generally renewable or else non-damaging to the environment. These include massive Kuthern-built solar farms, wind turbines on land and offshore, noninvasive hydroelectric power, and some amounts of geothermal. While not the largest producer of electricity in Novaris, the nation regularly exceeds its grid demand and can sell the excess to other nations. A further 28% of energy produced is from biomass energy plants, while 20% is generated by coal plants and 14% by natural gas. The final 7% is made up of various other methods including nuclear and petroleum.

The renewable energy industry in Casilló y Réal is marked high for its scale and advancement. While importing material and labor, the infrastructure itself is mostly of Corric design. A number of patents on advanced wind and solar energy generation methods originate from Corric inventors. Many cities and towns use miniaturized wind and water turbines and solar panels to power local infrastructure. Government grants and programs have enabled the green energy capabilities of Casilló y Réal to grow 700% since 2000. The industry itself employs over 94,000 people and contributes 7.6% to GDP.

Tourism in Casilló y Réal sees around 22 million visitors a year, with most visiting the coastal regions. The architecture, cuisine, beaches, and ocean ports remain the largest draw of the Corric coast. Significant numbers also visit the Andoran interior, where the major attractions are outdoor activities, historical sites, architecture, and alcohol breweries. The capital of Eleçeron ranks seventh for tourism nationally, but first for destinations inland. The travel infrastructure, mainly centered around riverine and rail travel, provides visitors with many scenic views. Travel and transport companies have made strides to use more all-function trains and river cruises to attract tourists. The total industry provides 7.1% of the total GDP.

Corric manufacturing is more limited than other nations, but remains specialized enough that it is a significant economic contributor. Factory and assembled goods make up 12.5% of the economy. This includes all industrial goods such as automobiles and the artisan goods like textiles, clothing, and furniture.

Arts is the smallest manufactured industry, providing 10% of the market. The Corric arts community is very large, but follows a more traditional and artisan approach. Most implements and supplies are handmade by the artist or a small business owner. Internationally, Corric art supplies are highly prized for their durability, natural feel, higher quality, and environmental friendliness. Art also includes furniture, which is often carved rather than cut. The largest art products are prints and paintings, followed by chairs, tables, paint brushes, bedframes, easels, pencils, dressers, charcoal, mirrors, erasers, pigments, cabinetry, sculptures, and clay.

Casilló y Réal is a highly cultured nation, with heritage stretching back to the early 3rd Century BCE. It is an [[Enlightened Coast]] nation, as defined by Corric philosipher Erik Vael Hernandéz in 1799. Large portions of Corric culture, like language, architecture, and agriculture have derived from its start as an Impelanzan colony, providing its status as a major Impelantic descendant state. Religion has also played a large part in Corric development; [[Tunseism]] and [[Andoran Deusism|Deusism]], in particular, shaped many traditions and beliefs and are still practiced today across the country. Cuisine is one of the largest pillars of Corric culture, influenced by the geographic region and the extensive trade network of the 17th and 18th centuries. This network allowed Casilló y Réal to come into contact with and absorb aspects of many international cultures. Several cultural sites are included on the [[IFESCO]] heritage rolls.

[[File:Málaga centro historico.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Downtown Giroruña exemplifies a mix of ancient and modern Corric buildings]]

Corric architecture draws from many heritages and influences. The humans from southern Arcturia that settled the Andora region brought the Impelantic architectural style. Almost all Corric buidlings from the early 1st millenium are some variation of these styles. The city of Porta Armada is the largest surviving example of Impelantic architecture in Casilló y Réal. A derivative style, known as Andoran Impelantic, developed over the 4th century. This style informed much of the aesthetic and proportional languages of later Corric architecture. Hallmarks of traditional Corric styles such as Deseré include fired clay roofing, colorful window settings, and a washed stone exterior.

Modern architecture and international standards blended with Corric traditions to create the Corinteró style in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Important architectural schools such as the Ganuá Academy are responsible for many landmarks in modern sections of Corric cities in the Corinteró style. An ultramodernist style currently expanding within the country is the Tranquíla school, named for its emergence in the city of Porta Tranquíla.

[[Andoran Deusism]] scripture first was published in the mid-12th century. It has since expanded to include many works of theology and doctrine. These works include the widely-known King Gael edition of the Book of Vult, also known as Gael's Tome. Other religious literature includes Chacel's 1388 ''The Eyes of Deus'', Goyisoto's 1431 ''Ruminations on the Theology of Andora'', and Lorca's ''1695 Deus and All Things''. Corric scripture has influenced the legal sphere due to a number of archaic laws based in religious philosiphy still being enforced. These include a prohibition on capital punishment and persecution of other religions, with quotations in the law directly lifted from Gael's Tome.

While not considered by some theologists and literary scholars as doctrine, the famous 1711 work ''The Mind and Soul in Cooperation with the Spheres'' written by Juan Gamonéna, is widely viewed as a piece of scripture. Its subjects include the practical anthropological relationships between belief systems and religions across the world. In the second half of the book, Gamonéna posits that in theological terms, all people worship different aspects of the same diefic force, and all religions should therefore be treated as parts of a single spiritual whole. This argument has become a mainstream part of Andoran Deusism. Many practicioners have no exposure to the book but can detail most of the ideas within it.

[[File:Miguel de Unamuno Meurisse c 1925.JPG|thumb|250x250px|Jean Gabriel de la Crúz, Corric author and philosipher, c. 1923]]

Corric literature is very diverse. The nation hosts many publishing houses and book vendors, responsible for a large percentage of Impelantic translation prints and publishing in Novaris. There is a long history of the written word in Anodra; the first scripts recorded are carvings and scrollwork from the Impelanzan colonists in the fourth century. These detail aspects of everyday life as well as more prosaic subjects such as love, architecture, and religion.

A majority of news publications and current events sources in Casilló y Réal are handled by the [[Andoran Union of Journalists]]. Founded in 1871 with the popularization of broadsheet newspapers, the AUJ is a workers-rights, collective-bargianing, bias-prevention, and information distribution association that serves as an impartial publisher of Corric news. The Union also acts as a go-between for journalists and their editors and executives, as well as the publications and the Corric government.

[[File:OSEM tocando.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The Costa Tranquíla Philharmoic Orchestra performing in 2015]]

Corric music is varied and contains many elements and genres. Girogía is a Corric style of music most-often associated with the country. It is characterised by acoustic guitars and musical steps known as trestiempos, but has often been incorporated into other genres like orchestral arrangements and electronic music. Girogía has evolved from traditional southern Andoran folk music and remains popular mostly within that region. Other areas of the country have their own folk music heritage.

There are more than twenty-five professional orchestras in the country. These include the Royal Corric Armed Services Pageant Band, the Royal Orchestra of House Naranza-Carratéo, and the Costa Tranquíla Philharmoic Orchestra. Traditional musical entertainment such as opera and musical theater are practiced, though they have diminished in recent years. Casilló y Réal is credited to have popularized the technique of punctuacíon triple, in which a musical piece will be scored three times with traditional instruments, vocals, and electronic instruments to harmonize together.

Corric cinema is a small but successful industry. Pictures that have achieved major acclaim include ''The Fireflies'' and ''All Men of Honor''. The Royal Corric Cinema Society manages the promotion and advancement of the cinematic arts and sciences and presents the Mañue Awards annually to important contributiors to these subjects. Directors and producers that are internationally known include Cristian Caballero, Brais Peña, Maria Del Mar Jiménez, Mario Santolaria, Yanira Rivera, and Juan Carlos Tarragona. The film industry in Casilló y Réal is known for its wide use of practical effects and commitment to authenticity. Among the notable practical effects films is ''Eighteen Souls and a Prayer'', a war film which used functioning airplanes and live ammunition for several scenes.

Corric actors often attend the Julinazo Film Academy to acquire method and language skills. Famous actors who have appeared in critically acclaimed and varied roles like Gema Ávila, Ian Batanero, Juan Antonio Coll, and Laia Valladares are alumni of the Film Academy. In 2011, King Sebastián II knighted actor Luis Miguel Herrera as a Knight-Sergeant of Andora for his 'critical service in bringing the vibrancy and chivalry of Corric culture to the international community.' Herrera's roles in films based on Andoran folk tales and Corric history are widely regarded as both engaging and historically accurate.

[[File:CorricSportKnight.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A HAMA jousting competitor at the Cartevija Hastilidium]]

Casilló y Réal is a highly athletic state, though it does not have as many competitive sports teams as other nations. The most popular sport in the nation is football, with practice ranging from national-level sponsored teams to neighborhood games between children. This sport originated from abroad and was imported in a primitive form in the late 1800s. Corric football teams are considered respectable if average on the international field. Notably, no Corric team has ever won an international competition and many years the nation does not qualify. Regardless of this, for its athletic benefits as well as entertainment value it remains the most-participated and watched sport.

Other sports that are popular in Casilló y Réal are rugby, tennis, various forms of regional handball, golf, swimming, marathons, and stock and rally car racing. The automotive industry of the nation is well-regarded for its ability to engineer rugged and powerful racecars that find use in many international competitions by native and foreign drivers.

[[File:Tuna Steak, Bee's Steak and Shake, Sleman, Yogyakarta.jpg|thumb|250x250px|A dish of ''atún con paxas'' cooked on a traditional hotplate]]

Corric cuisine draws heavily on the geography and culture of the Andora region and is characterized by a heavy use of vegetable and fruit products and flavorings alongside traditional spices. Principal ingredients are influenced by availability, with seafood and fish being more common coastally and heavier meats available inland. Corric people widely recognize four distinct categories of cuisine:

'''Upland''' cuisine is a smaller but distinct category that comes from the western portions of inland Andora. Due to the dryer climate, Uplands food focuses heavily on ingredients such as wheat, olives, figs, maize, and mutton. Bread products, fig preserves, and dipping sauces from the western regions are well known for their use in communal events and sharable platters. ''Cordero con maízturo'' (roasted lamb legs with oregano and mustard, served on corn and crisp bread) is an Upland delicacy.

The Corric culture places heavy importance on celebrating. It is seen as an acceptance of the events of life and a celebration of achievement when people gather for holidays and festivals. Certain festivals are viewed as essential to good luck, and those that do not participate are seen with varying degrees of pity and suspicion. There are nearly 130 different national holidays, each with their own customs and traditions, with 60 of those also having government-mandated moratoriums on working for most, and triple overtime for essential workers. The Monarch retains the power to, on advice of the Royal Cabinet, declare certain days to be work-free holidays on a temporary or permanent basis. The government maintains its secular policymaking stance, but allows work holidays for religious groups that make up at least 1% of the population.

Many Corric festivals are times when private family gathers are observed, but major events can draw crowds upwards of ten-thousand. There are several regionally and internationally renowned Corric festivals that are celebrated worldwide by the Corric diaspora.

[[File:Badge of the Order of Alcantara.svg|thumb|200x200px|The Cross of Saint Abrosius]]

The Fiesta de Santo Abrosius is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints feast day] of the patron saint of Andora, who lived near 1240 CE, and the largest religious holiday in the country. The festivities begin the second Friday in May, and typically last until the following Monday, though certain parts of the nation can see them end on Wednesday. The holiday is characterized by paper decorations either chained together or pattern-cut from long reams, as well as ringed candles, iconography of Saint Abrosius, and incense, if affordable. The colors of Saint Abrosius are green and white, and can be found on almost every decoration. This has earned the holiday the appellation ''la verde y blanco.'' The Fiesta de Santo Abrosius follows a four-day pattern that mirrors the life of the Saint. The first day involves small family gatherings and the sharing of stories and traditional Andoran peasent food. The second sees families travel around their neighborhoods and towns exchanging stories and handmade gifts. The third is a national celebration, with large crowds, music, communal cooking, and events held by churches. The fourth and last day is somber and dedicated to absent or dead family.

Modern Harvestide takes place from noon on November 20th to sunset on the 21st, beginning with the submission of tax forms in a pseudo-celebration of patriotism called ''la gran sumisión.'' The tradition of giving gifts and charity still survives, and it is common for employers to provide employees with raises, tokens of appreciation, and food. Members of the nobility will still invite their most prominent taxpayers and subordinate lords to day-long parties. At or around sunset on the 20th, the traditional meal of ''trabajo del verano'' will be eaten. This consists of foods that are normally associated with the Andoran summer harvest, such as fruit, olives, corn, chickens, and cows, made into a variety of pies, stews, sauces, and baked dishes. Following the meal a great procession to the nearest Church or holy site will occur, where people will sign hymns of appreciation for the food and family they have. At the end of these hymns, the presiding clergymember will read aloud notably accomplishments by members of the community. People are encouraged to contribute things they are thankful for, as well. Once completed, this ''monstrado'' will disperse back to homes to catch broadcasts of the Archbishop and Monarch on radio and television at 9 pm. The Archbishop will read a list of extraordinary accomplishments that happened over the summer and autumn by Corric citizens, and the Monarch will read a list of events internationally that contributed to peace, moral righteousness, and cooperation. The days festivities end with a light dessert, and the entire day of the 21st is free and unplanned so people can relax however they wish.

An associated holiday to Harvestide is Corric Tax Day, on the 22nd of November. The government and Church will provide free meals and gifts to the workers of the Royal Corric Ministry of Taxation, who have to sort through a backlog of millions of tax forms submitted two days prior. Employees can pull as much overtime as they want and are excused from work for at least two days once they complete their assigned docket of paperwork. Certain neighborhoods near Royal Taxation Ministry offices will prepare meals and drinks to deliver to their local office.

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