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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, the [[VarentineVölmund]] Leagueand [[Endertopias]] to the southeast, and [[Varleuteiche|Varletia,]] [[Endertopias]], the [[Kelamí LeagueViratia]], and [[Volscina]] to the south. Cryria's coastlines run along the Keigan Sea in the west and the Cerenerian to the south. It has a population of 36 million people, and its capital and largest population center is the city of Leidenstad.

[[File:CryriaRegions.png|thumb|Insular Cryria (Green), Peninsular Cryria (Blue), and Tynam (Red), and Czernomyk (Orange)]]

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 760720,000 strong Tynami population. Its northwest contains the Siggeholm and Obelva island chains, which largely lack a permanent population.

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 200240,000 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]]

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]] istoo alsois spoken as a second language in partsthe southern portions of southernInsular Cryria, particularly in Lindesgaard, the Arm of Storlund, and portions of Vesterholm. OtherThe minorityAy languages include dialectsdialect of Älemsi, Ethalrian,is Volscine,spoken Serramaliby roughly half the Tynami population, and Zapolese,remains thoughprevalent thesein arenorthern similarlyTynam. usedCzernomykki asis secondthe languageslast insurviving areasTalveri wheredialect thesewithin groupsthe Kingdom, and still has speakers in settledCzernomyk. Several elven languages have also survivedpersisted among elven communities in the Highlands. Other minority languages have been brought to Cryria by migrant groups which continue to use them as second languages in some areas. These include other Älemsi dialects, Ethalrian, Serramali, and Zapolese.

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.