Tierada
Republic of Tierada República de Teradia | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Tierada (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Valete |
| Official languages | Tieradan |
| Ethnic groups (2018) | Tieradans 80.6% Lougans 8.1% Nalatians 4.4% Other 6.9% |
| Demonym(s) | Tieradan |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
• President | Pablo Águila |
• Prime Minister | Miguel Ángel Espina |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 79,127,068 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 3.02 trillion |
• Per capita | $43,064 |
| Gini | 29.6 low |
| HDI | 0.901 very high |
| Currency | Tieradan Real (TDR) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +11 |
| Internet TLD | .td |
Tierada, officially the Republic of Tierada (Tieradan: República de Terádia), is a country in western Patyria. It consists of seventeen provinces, three autonomous municipalities, and numerous overseas holdings in the Artalias, Oridia and the Amplian region. Tierada has a population of 70,127,068, the third largest in Patyria after Luepola and Vierzland, and commands the world's fourth largest economy, after Vierzland, the Aitic Federation and Vonzumier. The capital of Tierada is Valete; other major cities include Guadarca, Almiron, and Toldega.
The area encompassing Tierada had been inhabited for millenia prior to the expansion of the Deoran Empire into the region. Over centuries of Deoran rule, the peoples of Tierada were culturally assimilated into the empire, with the exception of the western island chain, which saw significant Deoran influence but no major attempts at conquest. During the later stages of the empire, the region was largely insulated from barbarian invasion until 485, when Molves began raiding the coastline from former Deoran ports in modern-day Granzery. The inability of the empire to defend against these raids prompted small-scale settlement of Molves in Tierada, followed by a much larger wave of Veisic immigration from the north. As Deoran rule in the region collapsed entirely, the Bautogic Kingdom was consolidated in its wake by Himnaric, forming the first precursor to what would become the modern country of Tierada.
Over the following centuries, the Veisic ruling class was assimilated into the local population, which remained primarily Deoran.