Continent of Ibica

Ibica

Area	24,709,000 km2 (9,540,000 sq mi)
Population	592,296,233
Demonym	Ibican
Countries	5 sovereign states
Dependencies	3 non-sovereign territories
Languages	English, Spanish, French
Time zones	UTC+7 to UTC+10

Ibica is a continent entirely within the Eastern Hemisphere of Terra Ceralis. It is bordered to the north and east by the Coresian Ocean, to the south by the Bosphorus Ocean, and to the west by the Black Sea. A narrow isthmus connects Ibica with the Continent of Ostria at the continents northwestern most point in Pherigo.

Ibica was reached by its first human populations approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago. The so-called Paleo-Ibican period is taken to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago (the beginning of the Archaic or Meso-Ibican period). The classic stage spans roughly the 6th to 13th centuries.

Extent

"Continental Ibica", as a term distinct from "Ibica", excludes Cheirol, Haviland, and Edward Island.

Countries, territories, and dependencies

Main article: List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Ibica

Flag	Country or territory	Capital	Area	Population	Population density
	Belmonte	Belmonte City	- Sq Mi	3,196,073	-/Sq Mi
	Federal States of Calejo	Calejo City	531,523 Sq Mi	40,699,287	76.57/Sq Mi
	United Kingdom of Cheirol	Delacroix	379,119 Sq Mi	33,352,584	87.71/Sq Mi
	Pherigo	Charleston	352,079 sq mi	30,375,607	86.27/Sq Mi
	United States of Ibica	Willmington	2,281,053 sq mi	81,398,185	35.68/Sq Mi

Natural characteristics

Geography

There are numerous islands off the continent's coasts; principally, the Cheirol Archipelago, Haviland, Edward Island, and James Island. The vast majority of Ibica is on the Ibican Plate.

The continent can be divided into four great regions (each of which contains many subregions): the Central Ibican Plain stretching from the Bay of Ibica to the Bay of Albion; the geologically young, mountainous west, including the Madison Mountains; the raised but relatively flat plateau of the Ibican Highlands in the northwest; and the varied eastern region, which includes the Georgia Range, the coastal plain along the Cortesia seaboard, and the Angola peninsula.

Cities

The top ten largest Ibican cities by population as of 2020, based on national census numbers from national authorities.

Metro Area	Population	Country
Elizabeth City	4,586,394	Ibica
Rhone	3,495,495	Ibica
Franklin	2,938,495	Ibica
Charleston	2,825,358	Pherigo
Olympia	1,829,394	Ibica
St. Clarke	1,493,293	Ibica
Parkland	1,290,029	Ibica
Lafayette	1,008,298	Ibica
Willmington	734,123	Ibica
Columbia	674.378	Ibica
Baton Rouge	653,938	Ibica

Economy

Main article: Economy of the Ibican Continent

Rank	Country or Territory	GDP (nominal) millions of USD
1	Ibica	6,620,300
2	Pherigo	2,237,000
3	Cheirol	1,613,828
4	Calejo	1,362,637

Ibica, Pherigo, and Cheirol have significant and multifaceted economic systems; while Calejo is classed as a developing economy, and Belmonte is split between tourism, and oil. Ibica has the largest economy in the world. In 2020, Ibica had an estimated per capita gross domestic product of $53,396, and is the most technologically developed economy on the continent.

Culture

Baseball is traditionally known as Ibica's national pastime, but is also played in Cheirol, and many other Ibican countries as well.

The cultures of Ibica are diverse. Ibica and Cheirol have many cultural similarities, while French-speaking Cartier has a distinct culture.