Fáel
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State of Fáel
Stát Fáel | |
|---|---|
State | |
| Nickname: The Green State | |
| Motto(s): | |
 Map of Rizealand with Fáel in red | |
| Country |  Rizealand |
| Before Statehood | Colony of Fáel |
| Capital (and largest city) | Tyrell |
| Joined Federation | June 6, 1773 (3rd) |
| Government | |
| • President | Isaac Doyle (TNC-SDP) |
| • Legislature | Tionól of Fáel |
| • Federal councillors | Appointed
Elected |
| • Federal representatives | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104,330.06 km2 (40,282.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,938,200 |
| • Density | 37.75/km2 (97.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (Central) |
| Abbreviation | FA |
| ISO 3166 code | RZ-FA |
| Website | www |
Fáel, known officially as the State of Fáel and unofficially as "FA" or "Stát Fáel", is a state in southern Rizealand that is bordered by the Capital Territory to the northwest, Providence to the north, the Nehinaw Nation to the northeast, Lyhoming to the east, San Andreas to the southeast, the Vehemens Ocean to the southwest, and Lothicania to the west. Fáel has a total area of 104,330.06 square kilometers, making it the seventh largest state and eighth largest political division of Rizealand. Fáel also has a population of 3,938,200, making it the fifth most populous state and political entity. Fáel's capital and largest city is Tyrell while Ealaghleann is its second largest city.
Etymology
The name "Fáel" was first used by Caldian explorers to refer to the southern coast of present day Rizealand that included the colonies of Tyrell and Ealaghleann. The name "Fáel" is a Ghaillish word for "wolf." Caldian explorer Sir Rian MacCathal is credited with first giving Fáel its name after he arrived on its shores and found its forests to be filled with packs of wolves. Although few wolves live in Fáel today, early colonists hunted and trapped them with wolf fur pelts being a staple export and wolves being considered their local mascot. In 1602, the Caldian crown officially consolidated the colonies of Tyrell and Ealaghleann into the Colony of Fáel. Starting in 1764 after declaring independence in the Asterian War of Secession as the "State of Fáel", revolutionaries adopted the wolf as their symbol of rebellion and resistance.