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This page includes notable quotes, terms and historical canon regarding [[Portal:Anteria|Anteria]], both on [[Anteria|IIWiki]] and {{NSR|Anteria|NationStates}}.
===Basic terms===
[[File:AnteriaandMoon.png|500px|thumb|Picture of [https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Anteria Anteria] taken by the Sλedovađel space probe]]
*'''[[Anteria]]''' - ''Planet on which the game takes place. Equivalent to [[wikipedia:Earth|Earth]].''
*'''Anterian Currency Unit (ACU, ₳)''' - ''Virtual conversion unit, equivalent to one real life [[wikipedia:United States dollar|United States dollar (US$/USD, $)]]''
*'''Anterian Wealth Unit (AWU, ￦)''' - ''Virtual conversion unit, equivalent to one real life [[wikipedia:International dollar|International dollar (GK$/GKD, Int$)]]''
*'''Common language''' - ''Canon name of the [[wikipedia:English language|English language]] in Anteria, as it is widespread all over the world''
*'''[[Tendor System]]''' - ''Name of the planetary system in which the game takes place. Inpurely equivalent to the [[wikipedia:Solar System|Sol System]]''
*'''[[Silvadum City]]''' - ''Home of [[Pope Luke VII|the pope Luke VII]], inpure counterpart to the [[wikipedia:Vatican City|Vatican City]]''
*'''[[Thuado-Thrismaran languages]]''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]]. Named after two continents in Anteria - [[Thuadia]] and [[Thrismari]]''
*'''Govoric Script''' - ''As there was no [[wikipedia:Saints Cyril and Methodius|St. Cyril]] in Anteria, the [[wikipedia:Cyrillic script|Cyrillic script]] is named using the [[wikipedia:Proto-Slavic language|Proto-Slavic]] verb "govorìti" meaning "to speak"''
*'''Vaali-Lääsic languages''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Finno-Permic languages|Finno-Permic languages]]''
*'''Linguic languages''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Romance languages|Romance languages]] (from Latin noun "lingua" meaning "language")''
*'''Zaravic, Zarav-Slavic languages''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Baltic languages|Baltic languages]] and [[wikipedia:Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic languages]] languages''
*'''Prei-Phnom languages''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic languages]]''
*'''[[#The Zodiac|Thuadian Zodiac]]''' - ''Inpure counterpart to real world [[wikipedia:Zodiac|European Zodiac]]''
===Fixed history points===
[[File:ZhoushiFlagOverRada.jpg|300px|thumb|[https://iiwiki.us/wiki/War_of_the_Council#A_battle_of_Orlobirg Raising the flag over Rada], ''one of the most iconic photoes of Anterian history'']]
*'''[[Age of colonization (Anteria)|Age of colonization]]''' - ''Time period between 1590's and 1860's, where multiple nations established large colonial empires and fought each other over the hold of their colonies''
*'''[[Golden Age of Piracy (Anteria)|Golden Age of Piracy]]''' - ''Time period between 1680's and 1750's, where both [[wikipedia:Piracy|pirates]] and [[wikipedia:Privateer|privateers]] were common in oceans of Anteria''
*'''[[Great War (Anteria)|Great War]]''' - ''A single world war that ever happened in Anteria. Impure counterpart to [[wikipedia:World War I|World War I]] and multiple [[wikipedia:Colonial war|colonial wars]]. Unlike the real world, there was never a second great war''
*'''[[Era of Civil Wars]]''' - ''Time period between 1930's and 1980's, where many Anterian nations collapsed and regime fights and coups were rather common. Serves as a replacement to [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]] and the [[wikipedia:Cold War|Cold War]], especially leading to the launch of the [[wikipedia:Civil rights movement|Civil rights movement]] and signing of the [[Ardgan Declaration]]''
*'''[[Olesia 5]]''' - ''First ever crewed lunar landing, landed on 20 July 1967, impure counterpart to [[wikipedia:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]]''
*'''[[International Space Station (Anteria)|International Space Station]]''' - ''Counterpart to real world [[wikipedia:International Space Station|International Space Station]], launched on 6 June 1992''
*'''[[Caliesia Outpost]]''' - ''First ever manned human outpost on the surface of the [[Moon (Anteria)|Moon]], landed on 9 June 2021''
===Fixed geography===
[[File:AnteriaBasicMap.png|500px|thumb|Continents and oceans of Anteria]][[File:AnteriaClimateMap.png|500px|thumb|Climate zones of Anteria]]
*'''[[Mount Senge]]''' - ''Highest mountain of Anteria, somewhat equivalent to [[wikipedia:Mount Everest|Mount Everest]], located on the tripoint of [[Prei Meas]], [[Zhousheng]] and [[Monte Blanco]]''
*'''Icarean Trench''' - ''The deepest trench is located on the border between Sunadic and Kaldaz oceans, in the middle of the body of water, relatively close to the [[wikipedia:Pole_of_inaccessibility#Oceanic_pole_of_inaccessibility|Point Nemo]].
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*'''Continents''' - ''There are 7 continents (+1?) in Anteria
**'''[[Astariax (Continent)|Astariax]]''' - ''The Northeastern contenent''
**'''[[Caleren]]''' - ''The set of large islands in the western hemisphere''
**'''[[Caliandia]]''' - ''he smallest continent squeezed in the [[Sunadic Ocean]], consisting mostly of [[San Calia]], traditionally considered part of [[Thuadia]]''
**'''[[Meredonne]]''' - ''The most eastern continent of all, created out of sets of large islands''
**'''[[Olivacia]]''' - ''The biggest continent of the eastern hemisphere''
**'''[[Thrismari]]''' - ''The second largest continent, south of [[Thuadia]]. The most diverse continent culture-wise''
**'''[[Thuadia]]''' - ''The largest continent of Anteria, located in the western hemisphere, north and on the equator''
**''Then, you have the isolated island of [[Polder Eiland|Polder]], which is administered by [[Polder Eiland]] and is not a part of any continent. Technically, it could be considered a continent on its own''
*'''Oceans''' - ''There are 5 oceans in Anteria''
**'''[[Hagalaz Ocean]]''' - ''Between [[Thuadia]] and [[Caleren]]''
**'''[[Kaldaz Ocean]]''' - ''South of [[Caleren]], [[Thrismari]], [[Olivacia]] and [[Meredonne]]. Includes the south pole''
**'''[[Paisi Ocean]]''' - ''Between [[Caleren]], [[Thuadia]], [[Meredonne]] and the north pole''
**'''[[Rimidic Ocean]]''' - ''Between [[Thuadia]], [[Astariax (Continent)|Astariax]] and the north pole''
**'''[[Sunadic Ocean]]''' - ''Between [[Thuadia]]/[[Thrismari]] and [[Astariax (Continent)|Astariax]]/[[Olivacia]], the continent of [[Caliandia]] is located in this ocean''
===Cultures of Anteria===
===More detailed dictionary===
====The Periodic table====
{{AnterianPeriodicTable}}
====The Standard model====
{{AnterianStandardModel}}
====The Bible books====
====The Zodiac====
====The Tendor System====
{{Clickable Tendor System}}
*'''[[Sun (Anteria)|Sun]]''' - ''Equivalent to real world [[wikipedia:Sun|Sun]]''
*'''Rock planets''' - ''There are 4 rock planets in the [[Tendor System]]''
**'''[[Slahonus]]''' - ''First planet from the Sun, similar to [[wikipedia:Mercury|Mercury]] period-, temperature- and location-wise''
**'''[[Anteria]]''' - ''Second planet from the Sun, the only inhabited planet in the known universe, counterpart to real-life [[wikipedia:Earth|Earth]]. It has a natural satellite similar in size and origin to the real-life Moon''
**'''[[Stratos]]''' - ''Third planet from the Sun. Is about the size of Anteria, being rich in Copper and is effectively a frozen rock. Serves as a somewhat patchy counterpart to [[wikipedia:Mars|Mars]] climate- and location-wise and [[wikipedia:Venus|Venus]] size- and terrain-wise''
*'''[[Bieruta]]''' - ''Fourth planet from the Sun. It is a [[wikipedia:Super-Earth|Super-Earth]] size planet with three times the mass of Anteria. It hosts a thick, cold, atmosphere of mostly nitrogen and methane and is effectively a freezing rock''
*'''Gas giants''' - ''There are 3 gas giants in the [[Tendor System]]''
**'''[[Aurious]]''' - ''Fifth planet from the Sun and the biggest planet of the Tendor System, serves as a impure counterpart to [[wikipedia:Jupiter|Jupiter]]''
**'''[[Nirduk]]''' - ''Sixth planet from the Sun and the smallest gas planet of the Tendor System. It is the most fastest spinning from all, having almost 90° axial tilt. Serves as a merger of [[wikipedia:Saturn|Saturn]] and [[wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]], is the only gas planet from of the system that does not have large rings''
**'''[[Tsanfau]]''' - ''Seventh planet from the Sun and the second biggest planet of the Tendor System. It is the most cold planet of all, being an [[wikipedia:Ice giant|ice giant]]. It is a impure counterpart to [[wikipedia:Neptune|Neptune]], ejected [[wikipedia:Fifth planet (hypothetical)|Planet Five]] or hypothetical [[wikipedia:Planet Nine|Planet Nine]]''
**''There is a hypothetical discussion over if there is a Planet Eight lurking far away from Tsanfau in the dimmer parts of the Tendor System''
*'''Asteroid belts''' - ''There are 3 known asteroid belts in the Tendor System''
**'''Lesser belt''' - ''Asteroid belt between [[Stratos]] and [[Bieruta]]. Largest body in the belt is Virwaal, about the size of the [[Moon (Anteria)|Anterian Moon]]''
**'''Greater belt''' - ''Asteroid belt berween [[Bieruta]] and [[Aurious]]. Largest body in this belt is the [[wikipedia:Dwarf planet|dwarf planet]] of Corber, which was classified as a planet until 1997''
**'''Border belt''' - ''Asteroid belt behind [[Tsanfau]]. It is considered to be the border belt of the Tendor System, although some scientists suggest a presence of multiple smaller planets behind it''