Aurora Islands
Crownland of the Aurora Islands | |
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Crownland of the Weranian Confederation | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Tääbbin mij láá jeđe teehi mij pääccip (Auroran Annic) "Here we are, and so here we shall remain" In Treue fest (Weranian) Oskolâšvuođâst nanos (Auroran Annic) "Steadfast in loyalty" | |
| Anthem: "Was ist des Ostischen Vaterland?" "What is the Weranic’s fatherland?"  | |
| Regional anthem: "Suolluin" "On the islands" | |
 Location of the Aurora Islands (circled in red) in Northern Euclea | |
| Country | Weranian Confederation |
| Weber Purchase | 14 May 1682 |
| Capital | Niedkirch |
| Official languages | Auroran Annic, Weranian |
| Religion | Solarian Catholicism |
| Demonym(s) | Aurora Islander (Official) Auroran |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charlotte I |
| Otto von Hößlin | |
• Premier | Geažotmiella Gápepärni |
| Legislature | Laahâkodde/Gesetztag |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,183 km2 (843 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 132,800 |
• Density | 60.5/km2 (156.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $4.9 billion |
• Per capita | $37,230 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $5.1 billion |
• Per capita | $38,190 |
| HDI | 0.965 very high |
| Currency | Euclo (€) (EUC) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +425 |
| Internet TLD | .ai |
The Aurora Islands (Auroran Annic: Kuovskâssuolluuh [ˈkuo̯vːskɐˌsːuo̯lːuːh]; Weranian: Nordlichterinseln [ˈnɔːtlɪçtɐʁˌɪnzl̩n]), officially the Crownland of the Aurora Islands (Auroran Annic: Kuovskâssuollui ruvnâeennâm, Weranian: Kronland der Nordlichterinseln) is an archipelago and a self-governing crownland of the Weranian Confederation located in the Avanaric Sea. The total area of the islands is around 2,183 square kilometres, and its population is estimated to be 132,800. The capital and the largest city of the Aurora Islands is Niedkirch.
Prior to settlement, the Aurora Islands were used sporadically as a fishing and whaling spot by Ejderic fishermen. The islands were initially settled by Ejderic people who brought with them Annic thralls, wives and labourers in 705 CE. The onset of the Marauder Age from the 9th century onwards saw the arrival of Sotirian missionaries and an increasing number of displaced Annic people fleeing Ghaillish conquest and raiding resutling in the Annic population overtaking the original Ejderic settlers. The Aurora Islands were subject to intermittent raiding and Sotirianisation throughout the Middle Ages. By the late 10th century, the islands were almost fully Sotirian. Weranic merhcants began trading with the islands in significant amounts from 1321 onwards. This led to the establishment of a mercnatile political order and the formation of the Gesetztag in 1443.
The Weber Family sold the Aurora Islands to the House of Kotzauberg on 14th of May 1682 which created a personal union between the Aurora Islands and the Kingdom of Roetenberg. The islands retained a high degree of self-rule in the union. Following Weranian Unification in the mid 1800s, the relationship between the islands and Werania was reformed where the Aurora Islands were designated a crownland of Werania in 1872. The antebellum period before the Great War saw internal political instability in the country in the form of protests. Ultimately, agreement was reached where universal suffrage would be passed in order to avoid conflict. The Aurora Islands had historically been an agrarian nation with an economy based on fishing until the late 1950s. The Weranian entry into the Euclean Community in 1955 resulted in a long period of sustained economic growth as Euclean companies moved into the islands to take advantage of loose tax laws making it into an offshore financial centre.