Axdel

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The Federation of Axdel
Flag of Axdel
Motto: "Land of Renaissance"
Anthem: "Peace for Axdel"
(from left to right) The Kolstream islands, Axdel, and the Indigo islands
States map of Axdel (out of date)
Location	Map
Capital and largest city	Andel
Official languages	Axdan Language
Recognised regional languages	Staynish Language
Ethnic groups (2020 Census)	79.1% Human 20.3% Lupine 0.6% Other Species 44.7% Korstazian 41.1% Lyrevalian 5.7% Morstaybishlian 4.2% Quartz fernian 3.7 % Emberitian 1.0% Other
Demonym(s)	Axdel, Axdels, Axdelian
Government	Social democracy
• President	Diego Corbinn
• Vice President	Ivan Solaka
Legislature	National Assembly
Area
• Total	2,371,460 km2 (915,630 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	125,985,309
• 2020 census	125,732,844
• Density	53/km2 (137.3/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	♅4,122,779,955,487
• Per capita	♅32,790
Gini (2020)	21.1 low
SDI (2016)	0.907 very high
Currency	Kirib (♅)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	the left
ISO 3166 code	AXD
Internet TLD	.axd

Axdel (Axdan: Axdelia), officially known as The Federation of Axdel, is a sovereign federal state which unites the three countries of Korstazia, Lyrevale and Quartz Fern Coast. It is situated on the Axdelian peninsula of South-West Aurora bordering the nations of Emberwood Coast, Great Morstaybishlia, and Oceansend, and is the second largest by land area on the continent. The largest and capital city of Andel is a megacity with 11 million people, followed by Fenrir.

Since the iron age, the region was dominated by the Kormistazic empire and its satellite states. The Norvians invaded the area in the 4th century and established many kingdoms in the north, though were ultimately reabsorbed. The Kormistazic Empire also established and administered colonial territories on Arcturia for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, the area was incorporated into the empire and was known as Korstazia, later becoming a principality. The Auroran Imperial War saw Korstazia gain independence as Norograd, before Axdel was founded after the Norograd Civil War in 1996. The majority QFC was incorporated in 2003 in a referendum following a violent civil war and mass migration.

Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a regional power with the 3rd largest GDP and military budget on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life.

Axdel is a largely temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and fertile land which has been extensively used for agriculture. The climate ranges from humid subtropical along the north coast, humid continental in the interior regions and temperate oceanic along the southern coast. The Zycannes mountain range terminates along the Eastern border, with the Teba mountains forming the backbone of the nation and terminating with the Auric mountains along the coast. Axdel generates income from various sources, including energy, manufacturing, mining and agricultural exports, and international education.

Axdel is a member state of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent and the Intercontinental Regional Security Accords, and uses the multinational Kirib(♅) as its currency alongside many other Auroran Nations.

History

Precivilisation

Whilst widely disputed, it has been hypothesised that the Axdelian peninsula and several other areas of Aurora were inhabited by a now-extinct sapient species before the first migration of anatomically modern elves into Aurora in 200,000BCE. The species was discovered in 1899, and was given the name Cava Man by palaeontologist Felip Smith, however his theory was later discredited due to having insufficient evidence to back up his claims, as well as other miscellaneous malpractices surrounding his work.

Prehistory and early history

Archaeological evidence suggests that human hunter gatherers originating from lake Lamberta arrived in the region at approximately 49,500BCE, and is the the first undisputed evidence of habitation. In 35,000BCE the Chomlec culture emerged on the North coast of the western auroran peninsula of interconnected tribes and families. The Neolithic era emerged at approximately 10,000BCE after the emergence of agriculture and prompted the establishment of the first permanent settlements. Metallurgy was independently developed in 4000BCE, with copper, silver and gold metalworking spreading rapidly across the region and driving a period of productivity increases and urbanisation. Bronze working would later be introduced into the region, likely from the far east where the first true Auroran civilisations were developing, namely the Nelokhvi Empire, or by proxy through nomads from the Staynish region.

Lapyta City State

in 2247BCE, increasing agricultural stability in the upper course of the Ueclid River where the climate was more stable and better suited for agriculture led to the . For the majority of its history the city had little literacy, however there were rich oral traditions and prolific artistry.

Medieval Period (724 - 1101 CE)

Imperial revaunchism

expansion westwards in Staynnica and Valeria

Geography

Geology, topography and hydrography

A Topographic map of Axdel from an atlas

Politics

Government

See: Political parties and elections of Axdel

Military

Main article: Axdel Armed Forces

The Axdel Armed Forces are the military forces of Axdel, under the commander-in-chief president Diego Corbinn. It consists of the Axdelian army, the Axdelian Navy, the Axdelian air force. Military spending accounts for roughly 2% of the nations GDP, or around 82.4 billion Kiribs.

Economy

insert overview here, including paragraphs concerning industry and agriculture

Tourism

this is so sad, can we get icarly in soltan

Demographics

Axdel is a multispecies human-majority country with a multitude of other species form minority groups in the nation. This dates back to the 1500's when Lupine religious refugees from Volkia found safety with the Kormistazic empire in south west Aurora in exchange for aid fighting the Morstaybishlian Empire, later arriving in large numbers. After the conclusion of the Western Auroran Crusades, these lupines settled in Lyrevale and many parts of Korstazia, becoming an integral part of local cultures.

Whilst ethnic Axdelians compose the vast majority of the population, Axdel's history as a principality of the Morstaybishlian Empire and the contemporary free movement of workers held under the Auroran Continental Assembly and United Nations of the Auroran Continent mean that there is a large proportion of ethnic Staynish, Caltharusian, Emberitian and Lyrevalian peoples in the nation. The cultural diversity provided by such a mix of people is generally considered to be beneficial and has become a part of Axdelian identity in itself.

Major Urban Areas

Axdel is highly urbanised, with approximately 83.5% of the population residing within urban townships or cities. Andel is the nations only mega city, with a population of 11.4 million inhabitants.

Species and ethnic groups

Species Name	Percentage
Human	79.1%
Lupine	21.3%
Elves	0.3%
Other	0.3%

Ethnicity	Percentage
Korstazian	45.1%
Lyrevalian	41.2%
Morstaybishlian	5.4%
Quarz fern	2.8%
Emberitian	2.3%
Other	0.9%