Axdel

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The Federation of Axdel
[[Flag of Axdel|Flag of Axdel]]
Motto: "Land of Renaissance"
Anthem: "Axdelia the Peaceful"
(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States map of Axdel (out of date)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	Axdelian
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	Federal Semi-presidential Republic
• 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)	23.1 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, as well as 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

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 and Humans into aurora. The theory emerged as a response to the complete absence of elves and early human species in multiple regions up until the beginning of the last interglacial period, with biologist Varen Buzela hypothesising in 1886 that it could be due to competition with an undiscovered race. His idea was somewhat popular, however due no such competitor species being found it was dismissed by many of his contemporaries, though the underlying issue persisted. In 1899, the palaeontologist Felip Smith claimed to have discovered leg bones belonging to an extinct species of sentient, upright-standing avians at a site in the Molvian Corridor. He named it Cava Man, and produced a paper theorising that the species went extinct after the arrival of modern humans. The scientific community at the time was divided until the Morstaybishlian royal society purchased the remains in 1902 and dubiously classified them as belonging to an extinct species of ratites. Smith's theories were rejected and replaced with the dominant theory of heavy, persistent glaciation fuelled by Sempiternan ocean currents preventing habitation instead.

In 2021 the discovery of multiple nearly complete skeletons in the Teba mountains brought the idea back to the mainstream. The skeletons possess hollow bone structure, upright bipedal stature and large volume craniums. Several tools were found alongside them indicating a level of technological advancement consistent with that of a Neolithic society. As the remains have been dated to 25000 BCE, this would have made them considerably more advanced than any other species on Urth at the time. Early hypothesis' suggest that by this time their population was very small and highly dependant on agriculture, and that either climate change, the eruption of nearby Mount Koriba, or competition from hunter-gatherers combined with a lack of crop diversity led to their final demise. Little is known about their society, culture or their history in the region, and thus locating other remains has become an important area of study. Further analysis has since confirmed a link to the far older cava man remains, and the species has unofficially been named 'Cava' by those working on it.

Prehistory and early history

Archaeological evidence suggests that human hunter gatherers originating from lake Lamberta arrived in the region in approximately 30,000BCE, and is the the first undisputed evidence of habitation. In 25,000BCE the Chomlec culture emerged on the North coast of the western auroran peninsula of interconnected tribes and families. Chomlec society flourished for a while, however it soon fractured due to increasing migration across the rest of the peninsula. The Neolithic era began in approximately 8,000BCE after the (re)emergence of agriculture and spurred the establishment of the first permanent settlements. Metallurgy was independently developed in the foothills of the Auric Mountains 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 roaming the Staynish region who regularly interacted with them

Lapytian City States (20th - 11th century BCE)

Partially restored walls of the Lapytian city state of Qenum

The Lapytians were the first advanced civilisation in the region from approximately 1950BCE on the upper course of the Ueclid River. The region there was well suited for agriculture, thanks to its drier summers, relatively meek springtime flooding and the ease of irrigating the alluvial floodplains. The capital of Lapyta was the largest and most influential city in the region, and established close links with many other towns and cities along the valley. Its architecture Multiple systems of writing had used intermittently, with several periods of use, collapse and redevelopment from 1950-1000 BCE for a number of reasons. Most notably was an extended drought in 1430 BCE which caused Lapyta to become almost abandoned for several decades before the population returned. Other collapses may have been due to soil depletion or extreme geologic activity. Despite this, the Lapytian cities had a rich culture of artistry and oral tradition which persisted through their history. Widescale urban planning is also evident alongside competent architectural ability as seen in the

Medieval Period (724 - 1101 CE)

Neo-Kormistazic 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

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Tourism

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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%