Erania

Confederation of Erania ַאינַארע ןָאיטַארעדעפנָאק Konfederatyon Erania
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Motto: טסעפֿ טואַיאָל ןי Acro-Erani: In Loyalty Steadfast
Capital	Tiber
Largest city	Avtalyon
Official languages	Acro-Erani Erani Nordic Hellenic
Recognised regional languages	Venetian Condotierro
Demonym(s)	Erani Eranian
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Area
• Total	488,530 km2 (188,620 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 census	30,134,503
Currency	Mark (ƒ) (ERM)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy CE
Driving side	right
Calling code	+63
ISO 3166 code	ERN
Internet TLD	.ern

Erania, officially the Republic of Erania, is a country located in Siduri in Tyran. It is bordered to the west by Knichus and to the south by Lemobrogia.

The territory that is now Erania has been inhabited by a variety of peoples indigenous to that region of Siduri, but at the time of Erani migration eastward was populated predominantly by Sidi tribes, indigenous groups originating from modern day Knichus. The oral histories of both the Erani and Sidi state that this was a significant period of conflict in Erania, during which the migrating tribes forced the Sidi westward, an event which serves as the root of Erani-Sidi enmity to the present. Although no written records of this period are known exist, the narrative is supported by archaeological work performed primarily by Erani, Syaran, and Acrean scholars. The first written account of Erania comes from a Symmerian traveler named ____, who wrote about his experiences with the Erania in 481. Erania was conquered by the Symmerians in 665 following the Sabrian Wars, and would remain under Symmerian control for nearly five centuries. During this period, Erania was the destination for widespread migration, predominantly from Hellenic settlers lured by the region's extremely fertile soil. Symmerian rule marked a profound change in traditional Erani society and culture as it experienced significant social, cultural, and demographic changes. Prior to the Symmerians, the idea of Erania as a single polity was a fringe concept amongst the Erani themselves, who often regarded each other based on their tribal allegiances rather than as a singular people. The Erani regained their independence after a revolt and brief conflict with the Symmerians in 1152.

The newly independent Erani Confederation adopted a policy of voluntary isolationism at the behest of the Lamed Tav, one of the most prominent social and political groups during the Erani Revolt. Lamed Tav's prominence came from its big tent nature; it's ruling council included the largest number of prominent Erani tribes, and so was broadly considered the most "legitimate" group to govern a fledgling Erani nation.

In practice, Erani isolationism meant a hard but fairly porous border. Writings from Symmerian, Acrean, and Padovan travelers described a society that was fairly open to travelers and traveling merchants, but which largely resisted any form of standing foreign influence. The Erani economy benefitted greatly from Lamed Tev's openness to trade, though this eventually led to the policy being broken. Erani isolation is considered to have ended with the arrival of Acrean traders beginning in 1441 led by Alexander Vennerod Rollosson, a naval officer from a prominent banking family based in Ravenna, who initially landed and established themselves in the city of Tiber. The Vennerods' bank became the first foreign institution to be established in Erania since the end of Symmerian rule, and opened the gates to a rapid exchange of connections culminating in the establishment of embassies in Rena and Tiber by the Acrean Crown and Lamed Tav in 1460.

Erania, at the time, was in a state of growing instability and disunity driven by growing inequality between different ruling clans. Wealth had disproportionately accumulated in the fertile west and center of the country, driven by a combination of trade and agriculture, and away from the east. Less arable land, smaller ports, poorer infrastructure, and frequent harassment by Sidi tribes from further east made trading in that region of Erania harder and riskier for merchants. Further exacerbating the problem was the different political factions that governed the east and west. Where Lamed Tav had consolidated its power in the west, their largest political opposition in Erania came from the religious eastern-based Tsadayin. The economic inbalance between different regions of Erania precipitated a growing ideological divide between Lamed Tav and the Tsadayin; as those in the west became more open to their new trade and political partners, the frequency and degree of foreign migration into Erania increased. Tsadayin's opposition was not necessarily to the people, but the accompanying cultural and religious influence that came with them. This included a growing population of Erani scholars who had begun to formally study and introduce Eracuran religions to Erani academics, and in some cases conversions and intermarriage.

Fundamentally opposed to these things, internal divisions within Erania grew and eventually spilled out into open conflict in 1480. The immediate cause was the Treaty of Rakka, in which Acrean financial and material assistance to a number of northwestern regions of Erania was traded for a seat of an Acrean representative in Lamed Tav. Tiber's forces were initially outmatched in engagements by the Tsadayin whose militia were experienced from years of conflict with the Sidi. After a string of defeats in the east, Lamed Tav's military leadership subsequently appealed to the Acrean Crown for assistance; Acrean aid and advisers would prove decisive in wearing down the Tsadayin. Following the end of violence in 1504, all Erani land was consolidated under Lamed Tav, and Erania was granted status as an Acrean protectorate. Migration and integration intensified afterwards, to include the Erani capital moving from the ancient city of Avtalyon to Tiber. Erania retained this status until it was fully recognised as an Acrean territory in 1605, which extended Acrean law to Erania and granted the Erani representation in the Riksdag. Erania remained an Acrean territory until the 20th century. It was granted co-equal status with Acrea in the Riksdag in 1905, and later ratified and adopted its own constitution in 1950. Erania became formally independent in a gradual process beginning in 1990, and ending in 1992.

Today, Erania is a developed country with a moderately high mean income. Technology and agriculture form the majority of its economy, whose competing interests have been a longstanding focal point of political debate within the country. Erania maintains a professional standing army, resulting from its highly militarised status under Acrean rule as well as the cultural disposition of both its native and colonial-descent populations.