Asharia

Asharia: Asharia is an island nation off the coast of North America, specifically, it is roughly parallel to the strait between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It was first settled around 7,000 years ago by a boat of Europeans, both hunter-gatherers and newly arrived farmers. By around 0 AD they had established an advanced culture which centered around sea-faring, trading and pillaging the peoples of the Americas. Then, in 1604, much newer Europeans came over the island, with many of them deciding to settle there, intermarrying with the locals and mostly speaking their language. It is around the size of Hungary and has a population of 11,582,891 (according to the 2021 Governmental Census.)

The country is divided into two main regions: the highlands, which consist of the Berger Mountain Range, with an average height of 1,501 metres, and the lowlands, which consist of unique forests and plains. The lowlands have a temperate climate that is considerably cooler than that of the highlands, which mostly have sub-arctic climates. 91% of the population lives in the lowlands, with about a third of these living in the capital and largest city of Shanchar.

Up until the 17th century the country was organized into a number of tribes, some organized into larger tribal confederacies, of either hunter-gatherers or farmers, the descendants of immigrants from modern-day France who came to the country in around 4000 BC, for reasons not entirely known. Many of these tribes were also very skilled boatsmen who would sail up and down the coast of the Americas trading, pillaging and sometimes even settling, they went so far as to discover Iceland in 1465. After reaching their height at about that time, the Asharian tribes began to decline, slowly becoming less able. In 1604, the nation reached a turning point when Europeans (the French) discovered the island. While they had some mild interest in colonizing all of the country, they lost that after about 15 or 20 years and instead decided they would only colonize a small section of its coast. However, the native people there did not like that. By 1654 all their rebellions had been defeated and most of the surviving Asharians had integrated in with the French settlers. Some French settlers lived in areas other than the Coastal Colony, where they interbred with the natives. In 1627, France officially colonized all of the island, as part of New France. However, in 1763 it became a British colony after the Seven Years War. This dissatisfied both the remaining natives and the French. Yet, they only fought a revolutionary war against Great Britain in 1805, two years after the country decided to send petty criminals to the country to serve out their prison sentence. They looked close to winning the war until Sullivan Hadrien, a general, rallied the country's spirit and led the country to victory in 1811. He also wrote the country's constitution with the help of two others, ensuring the country would be a democracy with equal rights and standing for the native people and the new Europeans. During the twentieth century, the country was neutral in both world wars.

The flag represents an Asharian Rainforest Bear on a background of two equal stripes of white and dark blue.

J'habite a Asharia

Ban Asharia ush belel.

I live in Asharia.

Up until the 17th century the country was organized into a number of tribes, some organized into larger tribal confederacies, of either hunter-gatherers or farmers, the descendants of immigrants from modern-day France who came to the country in around 4000 BC, for reasons not entirely known. Many of these tribes were also very skilled boatsmen who would sail up and down the coast of the Americas trading, pillaging and sometimes even settling, they went so far as to discover Iceland in 1465, meeting its inhabitants and pillaging on their first trip there. Also discovering Christianity which some Asharians incorporated into their religious practices, and sheep which some of the tribes adopted. After reaching their height at about that time, the Asharian tribes began to decline, slowly becoming less able. In 1604, the nation reached a turning point when Europeans (the French) discovered the island. While they had some mild interest in colonizing all of the country, they lost that after about 15 or 20 years and instead decided they would only colonize a small section of its coast. However, the native people there did not like that. By 1654 all their rebellions had been defeated and most of the surviving Asharians had integrated in with the French settlers. Some French settlers lived in areas other than the Coastal Colony, where they interbred with the natives. In 1627, France officially colonized all of the island, as part of New France. During the mid-17th century, the numbers of the native Asharians were greatly reduced, by 95% due mostly to smallpox. By 1720, there were as many French as there were natives.

Ush habit a Asharia.