Seylos
Kingdom of Seylos Kingdom of Seylos | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Opes maris" | |
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| Status | Independent State |
| Capital and largest city | Selbourne |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognized languages | Scots, Welsh, Irish |
| Religion | Seylosian Protestantism (No official religion) |
| Demonym(s) | Seylosian |
| Government | Absolute Monarchy |
• King | Aidan Redmond |
| Legislature | House of Lords |
| Establishment | |
• Loss of Great Burlingtonian Civil War | 1534 |
| Area | |
• Total | 213,585 km2 (82,466 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 census | 27,354,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $1074.1 billion |
• Per capita | $39,263 |
| HDI (2018) | .90 very high |
| Currency | Seylosian Pound (KSP) |
| Time zone | GMT -0 |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +99 |
| Internet TLD | .se |
The Kingdom of Seylos, commonly known as Seylos, is a sovereign state near the south-east coast of Argis. It's closest neighbors are The Holy Empire of Derthalen to the north and the Duchy of Eire to the south. It has a confirmed population of 27,350,000 as of 2018, making it the 26th largest country by population on Eurth. The current monarch of Seylos is King Aidan Redmond.
While its constituent "nations" are not independent in any meaningful way, Seylos is made up of three culturally similar territories. These are Anglia, Alba, and Cymry with English, Scottish, and Welsh cultures respectively. Seylos also has one overseas crown dependency Llalta, and while technically a part of the Kingdom of Seylos, it enjoys a high degree of autonomy both internally and internationally. The largest city in Seylos, as well as its capital, is Selbourne, with a population of over nine million in its metropolitan area. After Selbourne is the city of Norfolk which has a population of around two million and sustains much of Seylos's naval manufacturing capability.
Seylos has a well-developed economy and has the 17th largest economy with a GDP of 1.07 trillion, and 15th for GDP per capita at 39,263 per person. Historically Seylos was formed after its first king, King Harold the Just, fought and lost a brief civil war for control of Great Burlington. After the loss, King Harold and a large number of his followers embarked on a journey to the recently discovered island of Seylos to form their own society free of the perceived injustices of Great Burlington.
History
Great Burlingtonian Civil War
In 1534, then Count Harold engaged in a civil war with the current ruling government of Great Burlington. However from the start, many historians believed this was a futile effort as the Count had only gained a small amount of support mainly from north of the country. However, Harold had managed to secure unusually intense loyalty from his surrounding subjects and fought desperately in a bid for independence from the crown. After six years of fighting, in 1540 Harold was joined by a handful of other counts in the region who had become emboldened after seeing many of his initial military successes. However these successes were short lived as the tide began to turn heavily in the favor of the Great Burlingtonian armies which had begun to strike at the heart of their norther possessions. In response, sensing a coming total defeat, the now newly crowned "King" Harold took to building a fleet of ships capable of carrying him and many of his subjects across the Adlantic to newly discovered lands in the west. He committed his forces to protect the fleet building efforts as best they could, and after a year and the loss of almost all of Harold's land many of the ships had been completed with Harold making sail for the new world.
Settlement Period
After their initial arrival on the island of Seylos, Harold began the excruciating work of constructing his new capital, Selbourne. Over the next few years remnants of his rebellion trickled from the old world and joined their group on the island. For many this was considered a wild age of new pioneering discovery and exploration. Many expeditions were sent across the land to establish what their new land was like finding a sub-tropical and temperate environment ripe for exploitation. Groups of settlers spread out across the island, with many settlers from Whales rushing to stake their claims in the west. Smaller minorities of Scots made their way up north to establish their own communities, all the while each of these groups still pledging fealty to the King. The Settlement Period in Seylosian history has no absolute ending attributed to it, however its believe that most of the island had experience some form of nearby human settlement by 1683.
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