Eriwick

Northern Empire of Eriwick Nordern Impier o Eriwick (Eriwickian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Together we are Strongest"
Anthem:  Hymn to the Victors
Capital and largest city	The Hearth
Official language and national language	Eriwickian
Regional languages	See Languages of Eriwick § Official languages
Ethnic groups (2020)	72.8% Eriwickian 12.4% Yulercan 5.5% Karava 9.3% other
Religion (2020)	59.8% Irreligion 26.5% Vessonism 6.3% other 7.4% unanswered
Demonym(s)	Eriwickian
Government	Federal absolute monarchy
• Empress	Anne III
• Emperor	Emperor Alden
• Crown Princess	Vanessa
Legislature	Advisory Council
Formation
• Grand Kingdom	14 February 997
• Dorican Conquest	28 December 1256
• Eriwickian Civil War	2 January 1680
• Eastbridge revolt	9 October 1806
• Conquest of Yulerca	18 July 1827
• Federal reforms	23 August 1859
• Annexation of Tchulal	3 January 1881
• Secularism	5 May 1895
• Morgate Act	19 April 1924
• Annexation of Shhlia	10 October 1928
Population
• 2023 estimate	114,694,715
• 2020 census	113,529,602
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$8.094 trillion
• Per capita	$70,569
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$7.743 trillion
• Per capita	$67,509
Gini (2020)	36.8 medium
HDI (2021)	0.941 very high
Currency	Pound steorling (£) (EWP)
Time zone	UTC+0
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+15
Internet TLD	.ew

Eriwick, officially the Northern Empire of Eriwick (Eriwickian: Nordern Impier o Eriwick), is a country in Southeastern Kulanthir. With a population of 114,694,715, it is the X-most populous in the world. Eriwick is situated on the southeastern coast of Kulanthir, bordering the Ebbsmere Sea, the Sea of Cordale, and the Dumara Ocean. Much of its territory is located on the Halberd Peninsula. It borders Dorica to the east, Gosigland to the northeast, and Malgania to the northwest. Additionally, Eriwick shares a maritime border with Sulistria to the east across the Strait of Sordith. It also possesses 5 overseas territories located far from the mainland. As a federal state, Eriwick is administratively divided into 13 constituent grand duchies. The capital and most populous city in Eriwick is The Hearth. Other major urban areas in Eriwick include Paria, Norwick, Kurdon, Newham, and Malmouth.

The territory that is today Eriwick was first inhabited by the Monadic peoples, a large group of early human hunter-gatherers that dispersed across Southeastern Kulanthir. The Western Coast of Eriwick was also home to a few separate Malthasvarian tribes. Most of the Malthasvars in the region migrated to Dulmara around 22,000 years ago during the Final Glacial Extent, though notably the tribes that would become the Karavas remained. As civilisation developed, the Monadic peoples began to farm and establish settlements, organising themselves into tribes, the largest of which included the Kovii, the Cordii, and the Numbrii. The Monadic peoples formed numerous kingdoms in the area, which were all united by Alfred the Wise by 550 CE into the Kingdom of Monadia. In the early 7th century, the Romassan Empire conquered the Kingdom of Monadia, which was incorporated into the province of Monadia along with the territory of the Gosigs and Harots. The Romassans built massive infrastructure projects throughout Monadia and built the foundations of what is today The Hearth. In 997 CE, the people of Monadia revolted against Romassan rule, seizing a large amount of territory in the province of Monadia and establishing the Grand Kingdom of Eriwick based in the city of Eriwick (Agrinium in Romassan).

With the fall of the Romassan Empire in 1005, Eriwick retook much of the land of the former Kingdom of Monadia.