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Goyanes (Gojan: Gojannes), officially The Imperial Goyanean Federation (Gojan: Der Kæsernet Gojan Føderasjon), is a sovereign state on the continent of Gothis. It includes 15 kingdoms, and covers an area of approximately 588,934 km². It has a climate that ranges from temperate across most of the nation, to subarctic in the far northern reaches and highlands. With 133 million inhabitants, Goyanes is the second most populous member of the Pan-Gotic Union. The country's largest metropolis is the gargantuan Gojannesstad-Jægerstrom Metroplex, which contains approximately 32,101,122 inhabitants. Other major cities in Goyanes include Naderfjord, Hosen Sæg, Dagenfjord, and Hofsvægr.

Gotic tribes have inhabited Goyanes since prehistory, migrating from Xentherida and southern Collandris about 2900 years ago. This was part of the greater Gotic Diaspora, which saw large quantities of Gotic peoples leaving their homelands and venturing out into the farther reaches of Eras. The original landing site of the Goyanean gotic groups was near modern Frisia and Hessunland. The Northern Gots, or Nords, inhabited a large swath of territory stretching from the easterly parts of Andrenne, all across the Næsser coasts of Frisia, Hessunland, and Goyanes, to the northern reaches of Osanhalt province in Goyanes. This fostered a discontent amongst the Nords and another group of Gotic peoples, the Southern Gots. The Southern Gots migrated northward into modern Frisia and Hessunland, pushing the Nords across the Mukak and Dalva rivers, into modern Goyanes and Andrenne, respectively.

The Imperial Goyanean Federation is a founding member of the Pan-Gotic Union, which was formed in 2017. Goyanes is also an observer of the Iterian League and Trillium Compact, and is part of countless other trade pacts and multilateral treaties. (See more...)