Aerigia: Background and Introduction

Occupying a large portion of the land mass on the Prudentian Continent, Aerigia is a land with vast natural resources and varied landscapes. It's population is as diverse as the landscape as a multi-ethnic nation that was pulled together in the formation of the Central Prudentian Empire. After a 300 year rules under a unique Great Houses system, modern day Aerigia was formed as the Central Prudentian Empire disintegrated in 1727 and a modern constitution was adopted.

The country is economically and technologically advanced with a large, educated workforce and has developed deep trade relationships with it's neighbours. Increasingly, the government faces the challenge of public demands for environmental protection, welfare and social service while balancing the needs of its economy.

Geography:
Area:
Federal Aerigia
total: 9,620,370 sq km
land: 8,993,507 sq km
water: 626,863 sq km

Veldt Territory
total: 514,000 sq km
land: 416,000 sq km
water: 98,000 sq km

Gabbiani Islands (dependency and protectorate):
Total: 5670 sq km
land: 2170 sq km
water: 3500 sq km

Maritime Claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles
Contiguous Zone: 24 nautical miles
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles

Climate:
Varies based on area. Subtropical in the south in the Veldt Territory, arid in the east central. Temperate in the central plains and subarctic/arctic in the north.

Terrain:
Lowlands and plains in the central west area. Prudentian mountain range in the central region. Dessert in the east central area. Plains in the east

Elevation:
Mount Tamaranch: 5,750m

Natural Resources:
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower

agricultural land: 6.6%
arable land 4.5%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 1.6%
forest: 30.1%
other: 63.3%

Irrigated land: 8,500 sq km

People and Society

Population: 725,000,000
Nationality: Aerigian

Ethnic Groups:
Aerigian (Mixed Origin):25.5%
English Harberian: 7.0%
Highlander: 6.0%
Irish: 5.9%
French: 3.1%
German: 5.6%
Italian: 3.2%
Polish: 7.3%
Ukrainian:6.5%
Chinese: 7.5%
Japanese: 3.5%
Korean:2.7%
Others: 16.2%

Languages:
English (official):70.8%
Mandarin: 3.2%
Cantonese: 3.8%
Polish: 3.2%
German: 2.9%
Italian: 2.4%
Ukrainian:3.9%
Japanese:1.1%
Korean: 1.4%
Others: 8.7%

Religions:
Catholic: 36%
Protestant:17.4%
Anglican: 4.6%
Baptist:2.2%
Lutheran:1.2%
Pentecostal:1.1%
Presbyterian:1.1%
Orthodox:1.8%
Other Christian:6.2%
Jewish:1.1%
Buddhist:1.5%
Taoist:1.3%
Muslim:0.6%
Others: 1.5%
None declared: 22.4%