Diarusia

Republic of Diarusia République de Diarusie (Apelian)
Flag
Capital and city	Verniers
Official languages	Apelian
Government	Federal presidential republic
• Governor	Émilie Blaise
• Deputy Governor	Henri Lussier
Population
• 2019 estimate	34,544,309
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Per capita	$49,800
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Per capita	$44,213
Gini (2018)	29.5 low
HDI (2018)	0.909 very high
Driving side	right
Calling code	+99
Internet TLD	.dr

Diarusia (Apelian: Diarusie) is a country comprising the entirety of the continent of Diarus. Diarusia's population of 34 million people are largely situated on the eastern seaboard, most prominently in Verniers, the capital and largest city of Diarusia. Other major settlements in Diarusia include Brugières, Barrande, Laurens, and Bettencourt. The country is largely arid, with portions of arable land along the east coast and the southwest, as well as in the Bourdon river basin.

The indigenous population of Diarusia is believed to have arrived on the continent roughly 72,000 years ago. The first Patyrian settlers arrived in the late 17th century aboard an expedition led by Alexander de Brugières, who founded New Beaulliers, an autonomous settlement within the Apelian Empire. The continent awarded to Vierzland at the end of the First Apelic War, but New Beaulliers was permitted to continue autonomous self-rule. As Vierz attempts to settle other locations on the continent proved unfruitful, the Apelian settlers were left alone and began to spread outwards, founding other settlements. Diarusia was later ceded back to Apelia at the end of the Caberran Wars. Throughout the 19th century, with the return of the Apelian government's funding of the colony and the discovery of gold in western Diarusia, the population exploded and spread westward. A series of brief conflicts were fought between the indigenous Diarusians and the Apelian settlers, resulting in the mass killing of natives. As the Diarusian Gold Rush began to falter, the settlements in the Western interior began to dwindle in size as the population returned to the coasts, coalescing into large urban areas built in and around the original settlements.

In 1933, upon the takeover of the Apelian government by Abel Mallaire and his Apelian Socialist Party, Diarusia declared independence from Apelia. In the Diarusian Rebellion, Diarusian militias led by Mareçal Vernier unsuccessfully fought to expel the Apelian Navy from the continent. Mallaire declared martial law in Diarusia that same year, which persisted until the liberation of Diarusia by Tierada in the Great War. Tierada maintained Diarusia as an occupied territory until the end of the Great War, granting it full sovereignty on 1 January 1949. Diarusia has maintained a democratic republican system since its independence, and has become an important foreign partner of Tierada and Vonzumier.

Diarusia is a member of the International Assembly and the Association for the Apelian Language. Diarusia attained developed nation status in 1956, and has consistently ranked highly in life expectancy, quality of life, education, and economic development, as well as in civil and political rights. Diarusia's economy is sustained by a number of industries, including oil drilling, fishing, mining of rare earth materials, tourism, and manufacturing of electronics.