Asharia

Republic of Asharia Rebublec enel Asharia
Motto: "Shel em shar atan Erlbesht" "Nine Together"
Anthem: Dreaming of a Land Beyond the Sea
Capital and largest city	Shanchar
Official languages	Template:Standard Asharian
Demonym(s)	Asharian, (if native) Ashar
Government	Federal constitutional presidential republic
• President	Tomash Elensh Enel Den
• Vice President	Victoria Eva Montdero
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Hoshren
Independence from France
• Declared	November 20, 1783
Area
• Total	365,000 km2 (141,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 census	18,563,892
• Density	50.8/km2 (131.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.543 trillion (23rd)
• Per capita	$56,511 (23rd)
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$771 billion (23rd)
• Per capita	$28,213 (38th)
Gini	32.1 medium (41st)
HDI (2022)	0.834 very high (49th)
Currency	Asharian Tashem (∀) (ASC)
Time zone	UTC-02 ([[Wikipedia:UTC−02:00|]])
Date format	mm-dd-yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+356
Internet TLD	.ah

Asharia is a country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a size of about 365,000 km2, and a population of about 18.5 million. It is divided into ten states, and has a diverse geography of lowland light, cold and rain forests and forested steppe, highlands, and sub-arctic areas.

Politics and Government:

States:

States of Asharia

State	Postcode	Capital	Largest city	Population
Sheston	SE	Shirnsen	Shirnsen	5,169,737
Benen	BE	Benenshri	Teshemnen	2,401,928
Shanchar	SH	Shanchar	Shanchar	2,683,918
Vontens	VO	Elee	Elee	364,716
Vorts	VR	En	En	105,409
Fenr	FE	Nrian	Nrian	1,109,329
Rerle	RR	Lem-Nos	Lem-Nos	297,371
Sheirn	SI	Valhonsh	Valhonsh	183,810
Teirnmin	TE	Lekon	Lekon	3,318,837
Eihan	EI	Ehna	Ehna	2,901,837

Naming conventions: Asharians will either be named like this:

(Literally translated)

Virtue/Family member of the Plant/Animal

Or like this:

Plant/Animal/Virtue/Family member son/daughter of Father/Mother

Many people identify more with their state than their country, often believing that the country is made up of many ethnic groups divided along state lines. These tend to all have unique features.

A non-comprehensive list of these:

A large percentage of those in Benen have some French ancestry, and are devoutly Catholic.

On the other hand, Vontens, Vorts and Rerle share an identity based off Orthodox Christianity and somewhat isolated living.

The Northern states of Sheirn and Rerle again are quite a bit colder than usual, and have unique bodies of mythology and habits related to that.

Shanchar and Sheston have historically been perhaps the most powerful states, and nowadays tend to be relatively rich, liberal and developed.

Fenr is known for its farming culture and rurality.

People from Eihan tend to highly value nature, sustainability and the environment.

Tiernmen is conservative and traditional, even to the point where most people (covertly or syncretically) still practice pre-Chrstian religions and rituals.