Blaskog

Kingdom of Blaskog Konungariket Blåskog
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Vi Kommer Att Behålla We Will Maintain
Anthem: Nordsången A Song From North
Capital and largest city	Kungstad
Official languages	Blaskovian
Recognised regional languages	Codexian, Vaaran
Ethnic groups	Human 72.4% Elven 20.5% other 7.1%
Religion	Asatru 78.2% Ademarism 5.1% Irreligious 12.4% other 4.3%
Demonym(s)	Blaskovian (Blåskogar)
Government	Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch	Carl IX
• Prime Minister	Hilda Stenberg
Legislature	Great Congress
• Upper house	Royal Council
• Lower house	Common Council
Establishment
• First Ulvrikian Settlement	949
• First Jarldoms	1166
• Grand Duchy of Blåhamn	18 July 1464
• Blåhalvön Act of Union	25 March 1773
• Treaty of Älvsborg	17 April 1855
Area
• Total	990,183.77 km2 (382,312.09 sq mi)
• Water (%)	5.2
Population
• Estimate	13,812,090
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$ 828,7 billions
• Per capita	$ 60,000
Gini (2020)	25.2 low
SDI (2020)	0.932 very high
Currency	Blaskovian Krona (BSK)
Time zone	BST (UTC +3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC +4
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Mains electricity	220 V/50 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+121
ISO 3166 code	BS, BSK
Internet TLD	.bs, .bsk

Blaskog, officially the Kingdom of Blaskog (Blaskovian: Konungariket Blåskog), commonly known as Blaskovia, is a sovereign state located on the eastern part of Borea and several island chains nearby. It is bordered by Borean Ocean to the north, Iturian Sea to the east, Vaaran Sea to the south and its only land border with Nystatiszna to the west. It also shares maritime borders with Kyrloth, Volkia and Heatherspike. With the population of around 35 millions, it is the most populous country in Borea. With an area of about 990,000 square kilometres, Blaskog is the second largest Ulvrikian country in the world by area after Tretrid. It is a developed nation with high standard of living and universal social welfare. With sizeable economy of about $ 1.2 trillions GDP PPP, it is considered as a regional power. More than half of the population living in the southern part of the country due to the favorable warm continental climate. The capital city and largest metropolitan area is Kungstad, home of about 5 millions population within city limit and 9 millions population with urban area, by far the largest on Borea.

Etymology and History

The name of Blaskovia or Blaskog is derived from combined Ulvrikian words blá (blue/clear/sparkle) and skóg (wood/forest) which could be translated as "Blue Forest" in Codexian or "Bluewoods" in Staynish. This name origin is from the fact that most of the land here is inhabited by a unique endemic species of deciduous tree, Blaskovian Cider Gum (Eucalyptus Blaskovii) which can be found throughout the country as far as 62N. Other name source is from the local Vaaran words buru and zaflak which actually have the same meaning. The name Blåskog itself first used as the name of the country after the 1773 Act of Union on which the strongest Blahalvonian state, Grand Duchy of Blåhamn, conquered and unified most of the states on the Blåhalvön Peninsula, and there are constitutional and administrative changes, and the new country choose this name. Blaskovia itself is a simplified version of the name in both Codexian and Staynish and start to used by around early 19th century.

Viking Age

First Ulvrikian Migration

There are several debates among the historian regarding the first contact of the local Vaaran-speaking Zrei Elven and Ulvrikian-speaking people. The earliest manuscript found at Lugnvik is dated back on 949. The ancient script is written by Ulvrikian Runes and use some Ulvrikian words similar to the Eyjarian one, This evidence helped some linguists regarding the status of Blaskovian as one of the Vestravan Ulvric languages alongside Eyjarian. Most historian agree that most of them came from the fallen Ulvrikian Empire and forced to leave their homeland on the western Yasteria. Other source agree that they are come from Eyjaria from around 10th century due to the fact that the first conclusion is not historically accurate since the empire's fall is far before their arrival on the eastern Borea.

The Ulvrikian settled along the southern coast at the first time then continue to move further inland and search for the nearest islands to be settled. Most of them have a friendly relations with the local due the majority of them is actually Ulvrikian white elves. They are intertwined with the locals and build a prosperous settlements along the coast. They're making trade with each other but there still not have a strong relations with each other which makes them vulnerable.

Viking Invasion

The first Viking invasion came from the Vestrava on late 12th century, destroyed most of the settlements along the southern coast, slaughtered and enslaved most of the local inhabitants. On the other side, the northern part of the country is filled with prosperous Vaaran Zrei states as Vaarea, Mahnzalin and Kubutvi. The earliest recorded raid dates back to 1141. After most of the coast is controlled by Ulvrikian Vikings, most of them finally established some puppet states and jarldoms and settled here,