Nordhavn

The Federation of Nordhavn is a nordic country in the north eastern Thuadia in a region called Kittauhriya, with a population of 12 milion. It shares borders with Lost Astoria on the south, along with the Union of Sivuk Workers' republic on the south-eastern border. On the north-eastern side of the country it borders Neuewland and Aleni, maintaining control of the Darkwater Bay (Nord "Mørkvann vik"). Nordhavn also possesess an island called Stor øy ("Large Island") located northwest of the country in the Paisi ocean, named in Nord "Hvitt Hav", meaning "White Ocean" due to it's waters freezing in the winter. Nordhavn has an extensive coastline facing the Arunnathrerys bay (in Nord named "Mørkvann vik", english 'Darkwater bay') and a large chunk of the country is bordered by the Paisi ocean, allowing for an effective set of ports to function in the country. Nordhavn is a federal parliamentary republic with the capital being Stormvik.

The unified country of Nordhavn, kingdom of Nordhavn, first emerged in 637 AD after unifying all the various city states and existed continously up untill present days, altough with some territorial changes. While for the majority of it's history remaining a monarchy, in 1855, during the Sivil revolusjon (Civilian revolution), the Nordhavnish revolted against the tyranny of king Halfdan I., executing him, which lead to the creation of the first Constitution, and mainly the Senate, where regions (the former city states) of Nordhavn finally got the representation they sought for over three centuries.

Federation of Nordhavn Nordhavn Føderasjonen
Motto: Frihet fremfor alt "Liberty Above All"
Capital and largest city	Stormvik
Official languages	Nord
Recognised national languages	Nord
Demonym(s)	Nordhavnish
Government	Federal Parliamentary Democracy
Population
• Estimate	12 000 000
Currency	Nordhavnish Tolar
Time zone	UTC -8
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY
Driving side	right
Calling code	+122
ISO 3166 code	NH
Internet TLD	.nh

History

Prehistory

The first archeologic traces of settlemnet in Nordhavn, originating in 9000 BC, have been found in the city of Isedal in the northern part of Nordhavn near the region of Iskysten ("Ice coast"), where likely explorers from -- (TBA) came in search of new fertile land to escape the poverty of their home country. What bolstered the settler's succesfull attempts was the thawing of the Nord iceberg after the first ice age, which happenned around 5000 BC, leading to influx of population which explored more and more south in order to find viable living conditions. By 4000 BC all of Nordhavn has been in some form explored and coastal parts settled, altough the density of population likely did not surpass 10 people / km² (the equivalent of two families per kilometer), with the exceptions being slowly the emerging settlements of the many Nordhavnish tribes (called the Oppgjør) near coast and in the fertile lands of Børdalen ("Fertile valley"), Åkerlyst ("Field of plenty") or Livsmark ("Land of life"). It was also during this time a number Nordhavnish turned to Stor øy, settling there after finding rich open pit deposits near it's mountains and fertile land along the coast.

In the middle of third and second millenia, metallurgy was discovered and became a widespread craft throughout the country, resulting in the start of the first, yet only open, pit mining ,in the Høytfjellene and Tindefjellene mountains in mainland and in the Frostfjellenne on Stor øy to satisfy the growing hunger for copper, iron, silver and mainly gold. Some of the mines have yielded enough rare metals that some tribes started exporting these goods, leading to the establiishment of Stormvik as the main trade center not only of the country, but also of others due to it's coastal location.

Antiquity

During the 5th century BC, Nordhavnish had settled vast majority of it's countries' unforgiving terrain and with metallurgy being widespread and agriculture, withing the limits of the climate, blooming, along with fishing, the first city states were starting to take shape. The most powerful of them being Stormvik due to it's strategic location in the Storfjord, gifting it the ability of natural harbour protection and fertile lowland of Åkerlyst around the city, resulting in population boom, thus becoming the largest city state to exist in that time, holding its importance to this day.

Early middle ages

In early the 7th century, the city states came to the Favtalen om felles mål (in English "the common goal agreement"), the essence of which was that each of the six city-states would contribute to the building of a fleet for the purpose of exploring and undertaking raids.

Geography

Environment

Altough primarily a rocky northern climate, Nordhavn has three large fertile lowlands: Børdalen ("Fertile valley"), Åkerlyst ("Field of plenty") and Livsmark ("Land of life"). On the northern side of the country on the Islandet peninsula, from the Iskysten to Nordlys regions of the country, there are Tindefjellene ("The peak mountains) mountain range, spannning from Iskysten, continuing north in Nordlys near the coast and finally taking a turn south towards the Børdalen ("Fertile valley") region.

In the southern part of Nordhavn in the Steinkysten (English "Rock coast") region with the Høytfjellene (English: "The High Mountains") mountain range, which stretches almost from the coast and leads north east, partly creating a natural border with Aleni.

The Hvitt Hav

Hvitt Hav is the nord term for the Paisi ocean. The ocean envelopes the Islandet Peninsula as well as the coastal parts of Livsmark and Steinkysten, providing a valuable source of fish and fish related industry for the country. During winters, it has been observed that the water north of Stor øy freezes, thus leading to the name of "White Ocean", as the snow covered ice resemles an endless ocean of white.

Tectonic activity

Due to Nordhavn being situated on the Stor tallerken tectonic plate, it harnesses geothermal energy from the still active tectonic area, vastly contributing to the fact that Nordhavnish ports do not freeze during the winter, making trade and mining operations possible throughout the year. On the western coast of the Islandet peninsula, geysers are a common sight, resulting in the creation of multiple spa centers and national parks.

Administrative divisions

Nordhavn is a federation of 6 metropolitan states / regions (in Nord named "Fylkes") and one overseas state on Stor øy. The mainland Fylkes consist of: fylke Børdalen , fylke Åkerlyst, fylke Livsmark, fylke Iskysten, fylke Steinkysten and fylke Nordlys, while the overseas state bears the name of fylke Havsøya.