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|area_rank=|GDP_PPP=|GDP_PPP_year=|HDI=|HDI_year=|today=|established_event2=|established_date2=}}'''Cryria''', officially the '''Kingdom of Cryria''', is a largely archipelagic nation in northwest [[Novaris]]. It is located nearest to the [[Infinite Loop]] to the northwest, [[Älemsi Negdel]] and the [[Kelamí League]] to the northeast,
== Etymology ==
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== Geography, Wildlife, and Climate ==
[[File:Lielsta.jpg|thumb|Lielsta's Upper City, located on a plateau in the Cryrian Highlands]]
[[File:CryriaMap2.png|thumb|Landmasses of Cryria]]
=== Geography ===
Cryria is colloquially divided into
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==== Insular Cryria ====
The Cryrian Isles consist of a total of five main islands and many smaller ones, but the central island of Älmark is by far the largest and most populated. Its coastline is filled with large fjords, bays, and peninsulas. The majority of the archipelago lies between 45° and 60° North. Much of the population lives along the jagged coasts, and the interior of the main island is filled with rivers, mountains, valleys, and forests. The main exception to this rule is the Isles' second-largest island, Talvere, which is notable for its flat and fertile lands.
The main island of Älmark has an extensive river network that runs down from the highlands. The River Leiden is particularly noteworthy despite its short length, as it runs through the capital of Leidenstad from Lake Lasi, where it meets with the island's other internal waterways.
==== Peninsular Cryria ====
Peninsular Cryria is the Kingdom's largest territory on the Novaran mainland and lies to the east of Insular Cryria. It is largely centered on the port city of Oshombran and borders the Varentine League and Endertopias. The region consists mostly of low lying territories along the Novaran coast and the Cxolthe and Halyu peninsulas which jut out towards the islands of Grimvik and Talvere respectively. Much like Älmark, the region has a heavily forested interior with a population concentrated along the coastal plains. Peninsular Cryria enjoys an extensive river network which flows down from mountain ranges to the east. The Fosden Archipelago is also traditionally considered to be part of Peninsular Cryria, even though it has historically been politically and culturally distinct. Peninsular Cryria is home to a population of around 2,660,000 people.
==== Tynam ====
[[File:Tynam.png|thumb|The northern city of Tynam]]
Tynam is a detatched portion of the Kingdom located in the Rotantic Circle. It consists of the Tynam Peninsula that sticks out of the mainland, and the Tynam Archipelago that runs north of it. It shares a land border with the Kelami League to the south, and maritime boundaries with Älemsi Negdel to the east. The Tynam Straits offer an important route for shipping across northern Novaris. The Tynam Peninsula receives rivers from large mountains to its south, and coastal settlements such as Tynam and Chauşam contain most of the 720,000 strong Tynami population. Its northwest contains the Siggeholm and Obelva island chains, which largely lack a permanent population.
==== Czernomyk ====
Czernomyk is the smallest of Cryria's four geographic regions. It consists of a single island chain in the Labarge Sea, just off the coast of Viratia. The six islands of Czernomyk contain a total permanent population of 240,000 people. Due to its proximity to the Novaran mainland and its pleasant weather, Czernomyk is a major hub for Cryrian tourism, and many retirees flock there. It is also among the most cosmopolitan regions of Cryria, with Norvian regularly spoken alongside Cryrian and an extant local Talveri dialect. [[File:Kankaanvesi2.png|thumb|The Kankaanvesi Forest]]
=== Flora ===
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The so-called High Nobility encompasses the most powerful aristocratic families of Cryria that historically held sway over large swathes of the Kingdom. While these were at times very nearly monarchs in their own right, the uppermost levels of Cryrian nobility were thus also the ones who received the greatest degree of scrutiny and interference from the Monarchy. This policy was explicitly described by the Duke Gösta of Tynam after the Sorrows:{{quote|To be the second most powerful man in Cryria is to at once be the most dangerous and the most endangered.}}As such it is no accident that the category of High Nobility saw a high degree of turnover throughout Cryrian history as its occupants were often deliberately kept impermanent. As the House of Leidensen's power centralized many of these titles were either gathered into the Royal Family or simply fell out of use.
The High Nobility consisted of both Ducal and Marcher Houses. Of the seven Ducal titles in the Kingdom, four(Karlin, Leidenstad, Vesterholm, and Talvere) are now held by the occupant of the Drifting Throne. A fifth - the Duke of Lindesgaard - Is a title traditionally granted to the Crown Prince or Princess. Titles to the
Cryria also has three regions designated as Marches - Aisis, Lielsta, and Oshombran. These were historically frontier areas with high degrees of continuous instability and warfare. The title of Margrave was more akin to an appointed general with the right to rule over, call upon, and command the nobility of a given region. The title was not an inherited one, though a single prominent family might see several generations receive the same title over time. The appointment of Margraves ended during the Absolute Era as professional standing armies become more effective and prevalent. This effectively leaves the House of Tynam as the last family to fall within the category of the High Nobility, as the House of Leidensen is typically not counted.
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The Kingdom as historically also enjoyed large coal reserves which fueled its industrialization. The importance of coal as an export and an energy provider has declined precipitously throughout the 20th century. The country continues to operate a number of deep pit and opencast mines in the Cryrian Highlands and extracts some 15 million tonnes annually. This production is used primarily for steel-making, fertilizers, chemicals, plastics, medicines and road surfaces, as coal has been entirely phased out as a means of energy production. Open questions about the future of global demand for oil as an energy source have also led the Cryrian oil industry to invest in other products, primarily plastics.
Domestically the Kingdom has increasingly begun to move towards more sustainable forms of energy, with considerable government investments in renewables. The country is well suited for the implementation of hydropower, due to its many fjords and rivers. Nuclear power also plays a major role and has
=== Unionization ===
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===Language===
The official language of Cryria is Cryrian, an Asendavian offshoot that remains mutually intelligible with other Asendavian dialects despite heavy influences from the native human languages previously spoken in the Isles. Norvian has been brought to Cryria by successive waves of immigrants from the Novaran mainland, and remains common in some parts of southern Cryria. Both Norvian and Staynish are commonly taught second languages.[[Varletian]]
Cryria has historically witnessed several government-sponsored linguicides. Up until the Albertine Era, the Kingdom was also home to numerous Cryrian, Talveri, Vesterholmi, Lindesgaarder, Vydhaszi, and elven dialects. Albertine visions of a Cryrian state and national identity demanded the adoption of a single standard Cryrian language, and the development of a common education system was used to enforce this. Language restrictions became a central component to the state repression of various minority and nonhuman communities, although some peripheral regions such as Tynam and Czernomyk largely escaped enforcement. Legacies of this system persist today, as the Kingdom does not provide any official recognition to languages other than Cryrian, and municipalities are prevented from using any local languages on official paperwork or to conduct government business.
===Religion===
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