Antarctic Circle States

The Commonwealth of Antarctic Circle States
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Research and Discovery"
Anthem: "The Frozen Heartlands" National march: "Highland Cathedral"
Location of A.C.S.
Capital	Erebus
Largest	Rothera
Official languages	Niagaran
Ethnic groups (2020)	63.4% Niagaran 15.7% Fluvan 11.3% Polynesian 6.5% Gagian 1.8% Black 1.3% Other
Religion (2020)	41.3% Christian 29.4% No religion 10.2% Catholic 7.1% Other Protestant 4.2% Buddhist 3.7% Muslim 3.1% Hindu 1% Others
Demonym(s)	Antarctican
Government	Federal Presidential Parliamentary Republic
• President	David C. Freeman
• Vice President	Richard G. Dalton
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence  from Greater Niagara
• Establishment	27 November 1893
• Dominion	14 December 1911
• Partition	1 December 1983
Area
• Total	14,300,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2%
Population
• 2022 estimate	11,081,235
• 2020 census	11,076,461
• Density	0.77/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$876.3 billion
• Per capita	$79,112
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$729 billion
• Per capita	$65,815
Gini (2022)	30.5 medium
HDI (2022)	0.921 very high
Currency	Antarctican Dollar (Å) (AQD)
Time zone	UTC+0
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy yyyy-mm-dd
Driving side	right
Calling code	+42
ISO 3166 code	AQ
Internet TLD	.aq

Commonwealth of Antarctic Circle States (A.C.S. or ACS), commonly known as Antarctica, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Frigo continent, the territory of Keeling Islands and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 14,300,000 square kilometres (5,500,000 sq mi), A.C.S. is the largest country by area in Frigo and the world's TBD-largest country. A.C.S. is the coldest, windest, and driest inhabited nation, with the least fertile soils. A.C.S. has the highest average elevation and contains the geographic South Pole. It also holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 °C (50 °F) in summer.