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===Classical Antiquity (748 BCE - 345 CE)===
(this will be pared back in the distant future)[[File:ISS-38 Kliuchevskoi Volcano on Kamchatka.jpg|thumb|Mt. Koriba in the present day, photographed from low orbit]]
====Koriba Catastrophe====
In 748 BCE, Mount Koriba in the eastern Lyr valley experienced its most powerful eruption in recorded history, rating a 6 on the volcanic explosivity index. The explosion is recorded being heard across the entire peninsula and beyond, surrounding towns are thought to have been levelled instantly by the shockwave and buried by pyroclastic flows. This caused devastating local effects, causing widespread crop failures due to the ash clouds and acid rain. Whilst all civilisations west of the Zycannes were impacted by the eruption, the trade dependant Teba empire was among those who suffered the most. Cross mountain trade sharply declined in the following years, causing the empire to became significantly weaker and internally unstable. Many neighbouring civilisations soon jumped on the opportunity to take advantage of the empire and began raiding Teban settlements, sparking a century of wars which ravaged both sides and caused far more damage than the relatively short term effects of the volcano. A further effect of this was that the Kormistazics, who had indirect trade links with the Teba, entered a period of infighting and civil wars as various members of trading nobility attempted to seize control of Sekan-Aruqa. As commodity trade with the North failed to recover, the instability in the region would remain, resulting in the confederacies decentralised political structure collapsing and beginning a trend of power being consolidated by an increasingly small number of oligarchs. The wars often spilled out into surrounding unincorporated settlements, often leading to subjugation and incorporation under the banner of the outlying cities.
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(Certain left wing groups promote independent militarisation for the purpose or pursuing independence. Pro-independence ideology flourishing in the popular counterculture era late 1950's onwards)
(from mid 1950's onwards, the
===Noroist Axdel (1966-1996)===
''main article:'' [[Noroist Axdel|''Noroist Axdel'']] ''(actually has text now!)''
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(With a crisis in central aurora diverting the MBE's attention, the
(Skirmish with the MBE ending in stalemate and unrecognition. Axdel enters war economy mode and arms itself for future conflict)
(Perhaps the AIW could be triggered partially by the assassination of the
=====Auroran Imperial War=====
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===Geology, topography and hydrography===
===Climate===
Due to its size and geographic variety, Axdel includes a number of climate types within its borders. The north coastal plains and the wide river valleys of Korstazia that feed the West sea have a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Downwards into the interior the climate shifts to humid continental, with warm summers and cold, often snowy winters. This is due to the increasing distance from the temperature moderating oceans as well as the increasing altitude further from the coast. Mountain ranges within the countries interior and along its flanks create small regions of montane climate, with the Aurics, [[Zycannes]] and some of the tallest peaks in the Teba mountains being tall enough to produce a year round cold alpine climate at their extremes. Uniquely, a small region of cold semi-arid climate exists in north Lyrevale where the convergence of the Auric and Teba mountains and their rain shadows creates a dry steppe in the pass. The West and South coasts of Axdel have an oceanic climate due to the
[[File:Axdel climate temp.png|thumb|Koppen climate classification map of Axdel]]
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===Foreign Relations===
[[File:A-23.jpg|thumb|Axdelian Q-106B fighter jets]]
===Military===
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==Economy==
▲insert overview here, including paragraphs concerning heavy/technical industry and agriculture
===Energy===
===Transport ===
[[File:Rail map Axdel.png|thumb|A map of Axdelian main line railways with notable lines named]]
Axdel has an extensive network of serviceable roadway that connects to practically every part of the country. The system is interlinked with highways that connect internationally to Emberwood coast, Morstaybishlia, Oceansend and
Axdels railway network is one of the most extensive and well developed in Aurora. Both track and rolling stock are maintained and operated on by the state owned railway company Arqa, with other operators also running on the network for international high-speed services. A number of dedicated high-speed lines connect most large cities operating at speeds of up to 350km/h, and inter-urban lines connect a large proportion of the nations towns with regular service. Rail connections exist between every country that borders Axdel and like the roadways requires no customs check. Intraurban systems are also very common, with most cities and large towns having Arqa operated metro and/or tram systems to compliment local buses. The network is standard gauge, much of it being electrified using a combination of 25kV AC overhead line and 750V DC third rail standards. Freight rail makes up a large share of transport in Axdel due to stringent regulations on truck transport and how businesses are allowed to transport certain goods.
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Whilst under the Morstaybishlian empire, the duty of developing Axdels infrastructure was the responsibility of competing private companies. Compared to the rest of the mainland empire, Axdel often lagged behind in terms of development, but immensely benefited from projects to facilitate access to the regions mineral wealth during the industrial era and the transport of commuters. With the massive governmental reforms following the end of the Great war, Axdel gained significantly more autonomy and rapidly caught up in terms of its infrastructure. However the relatively low income of the average Axdelian meant that automobile ownership was low and that as air travel became popular it was generally unaffordable. When Axdel gained independence in 1969 and the provisional government took control of all the countries infrastructure, it invested into constructing a huge number of cheaply made and easily repaired low-speed freight railways in order to facilitate the efficient movement of goods across the country for the war effort. Many highways were also built during the war, all of which had wide, long straights at various points that were mandated to be capable of allowing military aircraft to land and take off safely.
With an oil price crisis, a lacklustre bomb-damaged infrastructure network, and a low income populace without widespread access to automobile and air transport, the post-war government commissioned a vast, nationwide transit project focusing on railways. This included the electrification, modernisation and expansion of intraurban and commuter services for workers, as well as the construction of thousands of kilometers of new metro systems in dense urban areas and high-speed rail track for intercity journeys that would serve as an alternative to air travel. This would also provide tens of thousands of high paying jobs across the country for the recently demobilised populace. The ultimate goal of the project was to vastly increase the efficiency and capacity of the rail network, reduce the overall cost of its maintenance and operation, and reduce Axdels dependence on imported automobiles and petroleum for its transportation. Almost all of the new railways were electrified thanks to the high capacity of the hydroelectric and nuclear energy plants in place or under construction across the country. Criticism often came with the demolishing of neighbourhoods, both damaged and undamaged by the war, for the construction of new railway and metro lines, including several historic buildings. The cost of the project was also immense, requiring a
===Science and technology===
==== space program ====
[[File:Gemini South 01.jpg|thumb|The Tausavo-MW Laser station in the [[Zycannes]]]]
(Space program is getting up to speed after a relatively lacklustre history aside from the late 80' and early 90's)
(A mountaintop Laser broom project following the [[Space Debris Crisis|space debris crisis]] was a large part of the mitigation effort)
===Tourism===
(Soltan and the north coast are tourism hubs, as well as the Tebans)
(Some issues have been raised due to increasing numbers of tourists visiting holy sites and temples around Zuel)
===Water and Sanitation===
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