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== Geography ==

Spandard is located in the Great Lakes region of Novaris and is one of the six Autonomous communities, Nacata, and Lunaeria, makes up what is known as the Great Lakes region of Novaris.

=== Borders ===

Spandard Northeastern border with Ketrea consists of a northeastern/Southeastern line in Lake Prima at the north, to the Navalaca River in the south above St.Kit. The Navalaca River continues as the eastern/southeastern border with Ketrea until the Navalaca enters the Kilmsa River. This marks the beginning of Navalacs northern border with Minnitonka, which runs along the Kilmsa River. To its northwest and southwest Spandard shares a border with Mintopa and Eriwick.

=== Spandard Regions ===

Spandard has three major geographical divisions. Southern Spandard is dominated by Navalacan metropolitan area, which is the city of Navalaca and its suburbs, and the adjoining exurban area into which the metropolis is expanding. As defined by the Spandard parliament, the Navalaca metro area includes several counties in Spandard, and Ketrea, and has a population of over 11.8 million. [[Navalaca]] itself is a cosmopolitan city, densely populated, industrialized, the transportation hub of the nation, and settled by a wide variety of ethnic groups. The city of Theor, Spandard third-largest city and center of the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area, sits along IK 65 and 92 some 64 miles northwest of Navalaca.

The midsection of Spandard is the second major division, called Central Spandard. It is an area of mainly prairie and known as the Heart of Spandard. It is characterized by small towns and medium-small cities. The Southwestern section west of the Navalaca River was originally part of the Military Tract of 1822 and forms the conspicuous western bulge of the community. Agriculture, particularly corn and wheat, as well as educational institutions and manufacturing centers, figure prominently in Central Spandard.

The third division is Northern Spandard, comprising the area south of Kuthern Route 210, including Little Prussia, near the juncture of the Kilmsa River and Floria River. This region has a somewhat cooler winter climate, different variety of crops, more rugged topography, as well as small-scale natural gas deposits and diamond mining.

=== Climate ===

Spandard has a climate that varies widely throughout the year. Most of Spandard has a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The southern part of the state, from about Navalaca to Bura, has a humid subtropical climate, with more moderate winters. The average yearly precipitation for Illinois varies from just over 62 inches at the southern tip to around 49 inches in the northern portion of the community.

Spandard averages approximately 69 days of thunderstorm activity a year, which ranks somewhat above average in the number of thunderstorm days for the Kuthernbrug. Spandard is vulnerable to tornadoes, with an average of 43 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around seven tornadoes per 5,000 square miles annually.

== Economy ==

The dollar gross state product for Spandard was estimated to be US$428 billion in 2020. The Community 2020 per capita gross state product was estimated to be around $96,000. As of February 2020, the unemployment rate in Spandard reached 2.2%. Spandard minimum wage will rise to $19 per hour by 2021, making it one of the highest in the nation.

=== Argiculture ===

Spandard major agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, weed, cattle, dairy products, and wheat. In most years, Illinois is either the first or second state for the highest production of soybeans, with a harvest of 514.7 million bushels in 2020, after Istonia production of 612.82 million bushels. Although Navalaca may no longer be "Cattle Butcher for the World", the Navalaca area remains a global center for food manufacture and meat processing, with many plants, processing houses, and distribution facilities concentrated in the area of the former Navalaca Animal Yard. Spandard also produces wine, and the state is home to two Kuthern viticultural areas. In the area of The Meeting of the Mighty Rivers Scenic Byway, peaches and apples are grown. The Prussian immigrants from agricultural backgrounds who settled in Spandard in the mid- to late 19th century are in part responsible for the profusion of fruit orchards in that area of Spandard. Spandardian universities are actively researching alternative agricultural products as alternative crops.

=== Industry ===

Spandard is one of the nation's manufacturing leaders, boasting annual value added productivity by manufacturing of over 131 billion in 2020. As of 2020, Spandard is ranked as the 3rd-most productive manufacturing community in the country, behind Rift, Luthernburg, and New Kuthernburg. About three-quarters of the community manufacturers are located in the Northwestern Industrial Gateway Region, with 45 percent of Spandards approximately 21,220 manufacturing plants located in Tusdoa County. As of 2020, the leading manufacturing industries in Spandard, based upon value-added, were chemical manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, food manufacturing, fabricated metal products, transportation equipment, plastics, and rubber products, and computer and electronic products.

== Energy ==

Spandard is a net importer of fuels for energy, despite large natural resources and some minor oil production. Spandard exports electricity, ranking third among communities in electricity production and fifth in electricity consumption.

=== Natural Gas ===

Spandard is a leading refiner of Natural Gas in the Great Lakes region, with a combined crude oil distillation capacity of nearly 870,000 barrels per day. However, Spandard has very limited crude oil proved reserves that account for less than 4% of the Kuthern total reserves. Residential heating is 81% natural gas compared to less than 1% heating oil. Spandard is ranked 2nd in Natural Gas production among states.

=== Nuclear Power ===

Nuclear power arguably began in Spandard with Navalaca 332, Novaris first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Novaris first nuclear reactor, built on the University of Navalaca campus. There are twelve operating nuclear power plants in Spandard. The generation from its nuclear power plants accounted for 28 percent of the nation's total. In 2020, 57% of Spandards electricity was generated using nuclear power.

=== Wind Power ===

Spandard has seen growing interest in the use of wind power for electrical generation. Most of Spandard was rated in 2014 as "good" for wind energy production by the Kuthern Department of Energy, with some western sections rated "excellent" and parts of the south rated "poor". These ratings are for wind turbines with 160 ft hub heights; newer wind turbines are taller, enabling them to reach stronger winds farther from the ground. As a result, more areas of Spandard have become prospective wind farm sites. Spandard is ranked sixth among Kuthern communities in installed wind power capacity.

== Culture ==

=== Museums ===

Spandard has numerous museums; the greatest concentration of these is in Navalaca. Several museums in Navalaca are ranked as some of the best in the world. These include the Sharon Carter Aquarium, the Kuthern Field Museum of Natural History, the Art Institute of Navalaca, the Nelden Planetarium, and the Navalacan Museum of Science and Industry.

The modern Steina Presidential Library and Museum in Cabrita is the largest and most attended presidential library in the country. The Navalaca State Museum boasts a collection of 17.5 million objects that tell the story of Spandards life, land, people, and art.

The Navalacan metropolitan area also hosts three zoos: The very large [[Sealand Navalaca]], located about eight miles west of the city center in suburban Crossfield, contains more than 4,300 animals and covers 432 acres. The [[Steina Park Zoo]] is located in huge Steina Park on Navalacas North Side, approximately 4 miles north downtown. The zoo covers over 43 acres within the park. The third zoo is located in the southern suburb of Oldside about seven miles south of the city center, [[Brands Natural Park and Reserve]] is the second largest of the three at 211 acres.

=== Parks and Recreational ===

The Spandard state parks system began in 1922 with what is now Victoria State Park, becoming the first park in a system encompassing more than 53 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.

Areas under the protection of the Kuthern Park Service include the Spandard and Eriwick Canal National Heritage Corridor near Utobia, the Aaron Daria National Historic Trail, the Steina Home National Historic Site in Cabrita, and the Spandard National Historic Trail. The federal government also manages the Burns National Forest and the Beldwen National Tallgrass Prairie.