Ignesia
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The Empire of Ignesia Rox Igneza Axempar (Ignesian) | |
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Coat of arms
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| Motto: "Rox vane paxran rox mihah empaxifem re" (Ignesian) ("The stars guide the path to greatness") | |
| Anthem: Rox Ixpanah Igneza Mundarn (Ignesian) ("March of the Ignesian People")  | |
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| Capital and largest city | Prima Vimicia 50°36'N 94°31'W |
| Official languages | Ignesian |
| Recognised national languages | Ignesian Ferrenese |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | 97.5% Ignesian ––93.3% Ignesian ––4.2% Ailexen 2.5% Other |
| Religion (2020) | 88.2% Nexarneanism ––85.9% Nexarnism ––2.3% Nexarnavishten 4.3% Irreligious 3.2% Template:Christianity 0.6% Zhiven 0.4% Cirduism 0.3% Others 3.2% Not stated |
| Demonym(s) | Ignezane (official) Ignesian (common) |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
| Lexioskheve | |
| Victor Royal | |
| Noxare Vercane | |
| Legislature | Ignestex |
| Ignestas | |
| Ignerelas | |
| Establishment | |
| (c. 100 BE) | |
| (392 AE) | |
| (Vicen 21, 1362) | |
| (Ceveos 3, 1529) | |
| (Junus 11, 1955) | |
| (Vicen 2, 1959) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 279,411,090 km2 (107,881,220 sq mi) (1st) |
• Water (%) | 60.2 (2017) |
• Land Area | 111,192,726 |
| Population | |
• 2022 census | 3,548,179,449 (1st) |
• Density | 31.9/km2 (82.6/sq mi) (177th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | €102.91 trillion (1st) |
• Per capita | €23,842 (84th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | €94.32 trillion (1st) |
• Per capita | €22,003 (62nd) |
| Gini (2022) |  32.1medium (14th) |
| HDI (2022) |  0.972very high |
| Currency | Nix (₦) (IGS) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 to +12 (UTC) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +5 |
| Internet TLD | .ig |
Ignesia (/ɪˈɡniʒə/ Ignesi: Igneza, /ɪˈɡ'neʒə/), officially the Empire of Ignesia (Rox Igneza Axempar), is a country in the Eastern hemisphere that comprises of the entirety of the continent of Vimicia, and also includes the major Imperial Dominions of Irvaran, Duslan, and Perastlos. Ignesia shares sea-borders with Zheynes and Karvahlanovos through Ivraran. The total area of Ignesia and its dominions is 111.32 million km2, with a population of around 3.5 billion, almost all of which live in Ignesia proper. Ignesia is surrounded by the Visivean Ocean to its east, the Novanei to its north, the Duslavians to its west, and the Strayastlos Strait to its south.
Humans came fron the continent of Avanere to settle the continent back in 5,000 BE, the most notable of these being the Proto-Hysante peoples. These peoples would form the Vernero, Ganderna, and Igneva tribes, and would later form their own nations, with the earliest record of the establishment of these nations being the Feixerelerece (Feixera's Script) in 4,000 BE, which contained many laws that were in place in the municipality of Feixera in that period. The decline of the Gandernan and Verneron states led to Vimicius of Igneva (also known as "Vimicius the Ignesian") to establish control over the continent presumably around 100 BE, which would be later named after him. The era after Vimicius would be characterized by both chaos and prosperity, culminating in the usurpation of the throne by Xernos in 392 AE and the division of the First Ignesian Empire.
Several states emerged and seceded from Ignesia, but would be reconquered after the Vecepere, an era of constant warring across Vimicia that ended in 1362. The discovery of the continent by Denelssene in 1529 would mark the beginning of the Western Incursions, when many nations from the continent of Avanere attempted to seize land from Ignesia and to colonize the continent. After the end of the Eastern Incursions, Ignesia would also partake in colonization, establish many dominions in the West. The World War would cripple the Avanere continent, and would cement Ignesia as the world's foremost power. The Trissala Revolution of 1955, however, caused significant unrest in both Avanere and Vimicia, with the revolt in the latter culminating in the Revolutionary's War.
Ignesia's government is structured as a semi-constitutional monarchy, with the Axemparex and Ignestex, the Ignesian legislative body. The capital and largest city is Prima Vimicia, where 86 million people reside. Vrespe, Hercan, and Ilvane are considered the major cities of Ignesia, with the last of which considered as the financial centre of the nation. Ignesia has many states that lie outside of Vimicia. Some are Imperial Dominions, semi-independent polities that function with their own local government, but are not exempt from Ignesian law.
Recognized as the world's first industrialized nation, Ignesia is the leading military, scientific, and cultural force in the world, and is a high-income country characterized by very high quality of life, diverse economy and geography, and culture. It is one of the 4 founding members of the AON and WMO, and is a member of the OCP and the Avanere-Vimicia Cooperation Group. The nation ranks high in measures of education, healthcare, equality, and human rights, and ranking low in corruption, and below average in cultural diversity and political freedom. The GDP of Ignesia is estimated to be over 94 trillion, more than 60% of the world's GDP, and has the highest median income in the world.
Etymology
The word Ignesia presumably comes from a portmanteau of Igneva and the Niesker word seia, meaning state, literally meaning "state of Igneva". The word Igneva originated from the Gandernan word "Icnieva", meaning "fire worshipper", possibly relating to the pre-Nexarnam religions that predated the establishment of the First Ignesian Empire.
There is some that disagree with the assumption, and suggest that Ignesia was named as such due to the Naralian translation of Denelssene's work on the discovery of Vimicia, which used Ignezia instead of Igneza from the original work. The official name of the nation ("Rox Igneza Axempar") came from the Old Ignesi word aksenper, meaning greatest, and the Vernero word raer, meaning realm, literally meaning "Greatest Realm of Ignesia".