Hiblund

Republic of Hiblund Hivlunt
Flag Emblem
Motto: "When in doubt remember this letter: 'H'"
Anthem: "Aivor sie Hivlunt", "Forevermore Hiblund"
Glode view of Hiblund
Flat map view of Hiblund
Capital	Vovilveante NCD (Reserved district in the city of Vovilveante)
Largest	Vovilveante
Recognised national languages	Hiblundun
Recognised regional languages	Hiblundun, German
Religion	Reformed Christianity
Demonym(s)	Hiblundiiun
Government	Revised Head of State
• Highest Head	Aliskau Darchur
Establishment
• Advancement Day	February 2nd
Area
• Total	792,183 km2 (305,864 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	29m

Hiblund is a very rich nation culturally, bordering the nations Catfroghatia, Fallooplesburg, Frarstizk, East Alyeska, and Murdenholl. Hiblund is in the center of the Marigic Peninsula, of which is in the continent Thrismari in Anteria. Although the territory was already quite rich in natives in the south, it was colonized by Gadorien in the 17th century and was granted independence soon after. At the time, this territory included Frarstizk, which was granted independence because of a language dispute in 1946. Generally speaking, Hiblund is considered a medium-small nation, with around 26 million people, mainly living in the huge city of Vovilveante. Vovilveante is home to 8.4 million inhabitants, which is respectively the largest of the nation, and Vovilveante NCD is a small district reserved only for the government within the notheast side of the city. Languages spoken in Hiblund primarily include Hiblundiiun and Gadori. Hiblund's main interests are in sports, religion, and the arts.

Overview Geographically

Geographically speaking, Hiblund is not favorable to live in. It is very cold, at least prominently in the southern half. However, the more north you go, the easier it is to live in. Summer is a decent temperature, ground is more fertile, regions are much more populated, you get the idea. The Kaulinski Mountain Range is a good spot to separate the north and the south, as very few major cities are below it. There are few rivers that come across Hiblund, but the most important of which is the Ahrilemnt River, which stretches from northwest to center, giving water to major cities such as Vovilveante, Straci, and Antres. Another water distributor is the Asterloncjieven Lake, which is located in the southeast corner of Hiblund. This also includes many inhabitants around it, being the reason for cities like Kandal and Lardes. Due to all of these factors, population is quite subject to major cities and the northern region. This being said, the top 10 cities account for around 50% of the total population. As mentioned before, Vovilveante is easily the largest at 8.4M, but others include Porlaik (1.2M), Antres (0.9M), Pavre (500K), and Suzell (350K).

Largest cities or towns in Hiblund Source?
Rank		Province	Pop.	Rank		Province	Pop.
1	Vovilveante	Realsh Vovilveante	8,432,018	11	Ɣrund Laz	Houlsi	186,202
2	Porlaik	Casteroct	1,198,582	12	Vilsquince	Pilaneic	174,392
3	Antres	Casteroct	939,198	13	Vintvenxva	Colnerlae	170,847
4	Pavre	Pilaneic	521,029	14	Neu Volfsbeurɣ	Houlsi	148,008
5	Suzell	[[Pilaneic]]	372,958	15	Lardes	Lauk Reɣialns uv Serva	140,295
6	Tintianto	Dorne	360,823	16	Urivice Cou	Vefilt	131,933
7	Ihalda	Jaurneraihk	255,031	17	Holstipcelauj	Casteroct	118,796
8	Kandal	Lauk Reɣialns uv Serva	231,944	18	Neu Darmstant	Colnerlae	116,920
9	Hutdarf	Dorne	219,551	19	Chattson	Dorne	105,233
10	Straci	Suphern	187,303	20	Leviasan	Calitroun	102,358

Government

Military

Hiblund doesn't take part in very much militaristic action, being mainly pacifist, and mainly uses these systems in case of defense and counter-attack. This being said, military courses are entirely voluntary, but are given exceptional pay and advertising when in times of need. The army is funded decently, being prepared at all measures for attack. Although the Army's decent and all, the main focus is airship training for their air force and secret service for detecting attacks and releasing spies. Air foce is a dangerous weapon in favor of Hiblund, and nations around don't necessarily want to test out how good it is. It may not be a top 5, but its funding compared to Hiblund's overall population would make you think so. The navy is lacking, as coastlines are rarely an issue Hiblund is forced to solve.

Culture

Sports

The sporting district is easily Hiblund's most internationally known feature, with it being one of the nation's highest in priority, behind sound doctrine. The variety is strong, however football is a long way ahead in popularity. The leagues themselves weave their way through Hiblund's history as a nation, especially through the independece of Frarstizk. The players are infamously held high in their actions, sometimes more idolizing than the nation's leaders themselves to a common Hiblundiiun. The founding of Cross Baseball was the initial spark of interest in Hiblundiiun sports, truly innovating a completely new way of viewing sports, so much so that in a Hiblundiiun household desire of competition is held dearly. The interest in sports has helped in many different aspects, such as economy (autographs), health, scientific advancement (keeping players safe), along with others. I think it's safe to stay this is the reason Hiblund has a name for itself, instead of being another average nation.

Football

Football is the primary sport played in Hiblund, similar to many nations throughout Anteria. Although, it is safe to say that Hiblund takes it a step further, which shows as its broadcasting of the sport reaches extremely high viewcounts and the in-person viewing is high as well. Clubs with stadiums capable of holding over 70,000 people have been filled to the brim on countless occasions, with tickets sometimes being bid upon for very high revenue to the clubs themselves.

The major leagues to the sport are hosted within the Shodiax League System. This system is not in any way a completely stable organization, making the league eligable to fold in accordance to a new and unrelated system forming. Despite the looming uncertainty, due to the popularization and enjoyability of the Shodiax, it is safe to say that this league will not face a crisis anytime soon. This did come to test recently, however, where all the levels/leagues except the main chose to hold back from participating in attempt of keeping safety precautions up-to-date. After five long years of protesting, the event known as the Vaitrel Iede Protests came to a close and evidentually got their way.

Before the Shodiax League came to be, Hiblund's major football league was in the Harletical Fiutvel Iede. The Harletical was a problematic league, as it did not allow for promotion or relegation of any kind, which led to some teams being way better than others. After numerous attempts of bringing it down, it was secretly planned to fold in 1950. This would occur sooner than intended, as Frarstizk gained its independence in the 1946 offseason. The Harletical would fold, and because there was no real stability or aggreeance to what should be the new major league, this would begin the Sciedfelt Stretch, where there was no major league in Hiblund for seven years until the Shodiax League was formed.

Currently, clubs' rivalries have thickened parallel to the popularity increase, and because of this has made the sport and the teams known to almost everyone. The influence has reached the youngest of children, as sports; especially football, is a surprisingly common career path with all of the minor leagues not comprised within the Shodiax System. The overall influence of this sport is not only overwhelming but is also positive, as shown in many fashions.

Culdesac Hockey

Culdesac Hockey has a quite similar popularity to football in Hiblund, with the large exception of not being internationally recognized whatsoever. The sport itself is solely inherit to Hiblund and a little bit of Frarstizk, the latter being due to close relations between the countries. It is a spin-off, yet much more interesting form of ice hockey, which gives reason to its little recognition. On top of which, the sport itself was founded in the early 1970s, so in current day, there is not a very large span of time for the sport to grow in.

The origins to the game were first introduced in the early 1960s by bored highschoolers. There was little intent to making this game an actual sport, however, after one of these cashed in a very successful stock, their dream became a reality and the Hiblundiiun Culdesac Hockey Association was formed in 1971. Reactions to this supposed rip-off of a sport varied, but the game itself actually had a surprisingly large number of differences compared to ice hockey. The organization, led by Fraetlei Lellic and Elzxair Vovliksir, began to push their game into Hiblundiiun advertising.

After begging for the sport to be hosted on a major broadcaster, people watched the very first indoor and outdoor games, and they quickly began to realize the uniqueness put into the game. In fact, the success was so great that they were able to establish actual stadiums for many of the indoor and outdoor teams. Since then, culdesac hockey has surpassed many sports, even ice hockey, in total viewership. Outside Hiblund, Frarstizk is the only nation to fully include a league for it due to the Made as One Alliance's influence. It has not gone international for various reasons, the most prominent being the looming danger of failure to popularize the sport.

Cross Baseball

Cross baseball is incredibly similar to culdesac hockey in terms of international recognition, but on top of that, the popularization even within Hiblund's borders is dramatically smaller than one's of culdesac hockey. Cross Baseball is similar to lacrosse, but a lot more fun once you start to get the hang of the fundamentals. It is yet another sport founded in Hiblund after Frarstizk's independence, this one's first major appearance being in 1979.

Unlike culdesac hockey, the origins of the game were introduced by baseball coaches, having their players throw a wiffle ball up and hitting it with a mixed bat with only one hand. Some of the players really liked this drill, and created an entirely new game from the same simple practice. Luckily for them, they didn't have to wait too long to make their game become a sport, as some investors were lenient enough to lend them some money to start their league. It started in 1976, only hosted in one province, but after being oversought by more investors, made its way up to being a national league in 1979, where the Serflunn Cross Baseball League came to play.

Progress on the popularization has been quite steady throughout Hiblund, and has respectably reached #3 for most viewership, but has not even made a scratch on any other nations, so much so that not even Frarstizk has made a major league for the sport. The future is unknown for the young sport, but with that being said, it's done well so far.

Basketball

Basketball, unlike the three above, does not bring up as large of an audience. Yet of course, with the amount of athletic ability in the nation, it is still a very respected career path and well-known across the land, even with the viewership success not being parallel with the overall popularity.

The Federal Basketball Association of Hiblund, otherwise known as the FBHA, was originally founded in 1948, and was further developed into a system that branched out into provincial leagues. These leagues were created in 1959, and they had no way of promoting or relegating, as they wished to keep the main league with the same teams every year. The league has faced some faults, however, as some teams were so underfunded that the FBAH made an exception and let them be replaced the next season. Fortunately, this was not all that common, and has only occured in the major league twice.

Basketball has casted a pretty strong influence on the youngest generation of Hiblund, and with that comes predictions about how the sport can grow into another major event producer in the near years. This spike is due to an increase in interest by other nations, which Hiblund has followed in suit. But until then, it is a long drop from cross baseball in terms of popularity.

Baseball

Baseball is the beginning of the slightly more unknown sports Hiblund is enthusiastic in some way shape or form about, well, at least from an international standpoint. Baseball still brings in plenty of viewers and ameteur players throughout the land, and although not as much as basketball, is still a very productive sport economically.

Baseball has hosted three different major leagues in the past, the first being the National Baseball League System of Hiblund (or NBLSH) founded in 1905, which notably included promotion and relegation. This league would not last very long, as baseball would open its market to private owners. The switch of major leagues would not only be because of private opening, but also rule fixings to make the game more interesting. Hiblund would switch to the Advancing Hiblundiiun Baseball Association (or AHBA) in 1918, which kept the pro/rel system. This league could also be referenced with the last name "Lerkinti" plastered infront of the name, to culturize the naming of leagues in Hiblund.

With the event we all know by now, Frarstizk's independence, it called for another new baseball league. Although there was a possibility tried to be performed to a reality by the AHBA, but was failed to the complexity. On top of this, rich business owner Terlinak Cistruine designed his own new baseball league and system, the Cistruine Baseball League, which overpowered the ABHA in many ways. Teams from the ABHA began to switch to the Cistruine because of the chaos trying to be fixed in their current league and the fact that their new league would reform some of the issues the previously faced, as well as positive similarities with pro/rel being kept. The Cistruine would see its first season in 1947.

Currently, baseball's popularity is on a steady decline in Hiblund, as all statistics reach lower every year. There is no definitive reason for this, some speculate that it's due to the mild boredom in the sport, but no one can really say what.

Ice Hockey

Ice hockey used to be the number two sport of Hiblund, but it was drastically effected by the introduction of culdesac hockey. The year with the highest effect of the league was 1979, after ice hockey fans were given the time to switch to the culdesac form.

The very first ice hockey league was the Nirumel Hockey League System, which was founded in 1920, and by name, included promotion and relegation. The league held strong throughout its existence, and there were no problems ever found with the system to make it fold into itself. This was especially relevant through the independence of Frarstizk, as unlike all other non-individual sporting leagues, it held on and kept strong with superb management. With the formation of the HCHA, the Nirumel faced strong hardships. It kept going relatively strong until 1979, and barely kept positive income through the 1980s. Finally, in 1989, the Nirumel was not able to keep afloat without making huge cutbacks, so it was announced that the league would fold.

Not too far afterwards, a group of investors would found the National Hiblundiiun Ice Hockey League (or NHIHL) in the year 1995. This league would basically go under the radar, with very little television appearance until around the year 2005. After that, interest in the sport would increase, but is currently nowhere near the success of what they had before the HCHA.

Disc Golf

Disc golf is by far the most well-known and influencial sport played by individuals, and is extremely common among ameteurs that will simply do it on a day off. Hiblund itself has led internationally for best disc golfers plenty of times depite the nation's little population. Foreigners are often shocked as to how popular this sport is, escpecially in the north, as it exhibits typical conditions for disc golf.

The nation, especially in the early to mid 1900s, only hosted minor leagues for the sport, as at the time it was only thought of as a hobby. Once there became actual full-time dedicators to the sport, the National Disc Golfing League (or NDGL) was founded, which took place in 1976. This league held bimonthly competitions for the majors, with minor competitions for ones less dedicated to the sport. The major league holds four relegation spots after each competition, which resists the need for long and slightly uneventful qualification matches.

Although Hiblund's love of the sport is high and is recognized internationally, viewership is much lower than team sports, because you really need to be in-person to enjoy watching the game.

Religion

Hiblund's religion is very relevant in the culture and daily life of Hiblundiiun nature, some may say it is the very center of all that takes place in the nation. This is so relevant, in fact, that many of the governmental policies are also based on one's beliefs. Although this definitely may sound oppressive, and in a way it is, but the government tries its best to remain secularist beliefs intact and keep everyone content.

The main and abounding belief is in a slightly more Reformed Christianity, falling into the category of Protestantism. Although the most religious of this group tries to refrain from excluding themselves from the common Christian, the way they take Christian beliefs is much more serious and thought-provoking. Although those belonging to this fellowship are by no means exclusive, however, anyone that they don't believe actually takes their beliefs seriously is sort of thought as foolish. Its rain on culture is very specific and doesn't let anything go to the gray area, being very clear on right and wrong. Another effect is its ability to have people, especially showing a difference in older teenagers, the ability for one to think very logistically and thouroughly, which is a major part in understanding the religion itself.

Due to the "looking-down" upon those who don't take Christianity seriously, the abundance in average Christian believers is quite seldom, and generally never goes against another belief. Really just speaks for itself what this group believes.

Secularists take the challenge on Ref. Christianity's strong hold on Hiblund. Hiblund's culture likes to have everyone think for themself, which although is normally followed, it does have exceptions with religion. This meaning that people who want to find the meaning of life follow in Ref. Christianity's footsteps just to fit in. However, there are still plenty of people who go against the flow when coming to religion and choose to go the secularist route. The tension between this group and Ref. Christianity is the complete opposite of absent, yet surprisingly is very respectful. Both sides deeply benefit in their "Great Debates" (as called in Hiblund) and have never once broke out in a fist-fight, although there are a few that bring in some pretty heated tones and barely hold themselves from an all-out brawl. Its stance in the Government is all but ignored and always brought into consideration when deciding laws, especially since most scientists fall into this divide. Although it is less so in the logistical and moral department, it exceeds in scientific advancement, as expected.

Agnostics have little to no influence on what goes on around them. Deeply disrespected by many and can bee seen as a disrupt in Hiblundiiun culture.

The H religion is confusing to say the least. Although it is very few in numbers and is generally a silly thought of religion, there are plenty that actually believe in this stuff, 90% of which belong to the northeastern regions. All in this division consider H as the almightly letter of all lexicons, and the letter G is a disgrace to humanity. Honestly hard to explain how this even became a thing, but it is and all of Hiblund has to deal with it. Their small little voices were put into uproar, as the only thing that they ever asked for was that "G" should replaced with a similar-sounding "Ɣ" and convert all in the land to this language. After multiple devastating threats, the government caved and gave this idea a shot, which turned out to be a very poor decision, granting Frarstizk its independence immediately afterwards. This has left a significant scar on Hiblund's culture, but ever since has not made any more cultural changes other than its language. Very strage indeed.

The other religions that are throughout Hiblund are quite diversified, and have little to no cultural significance. Who's to really say what makes up this mysterious portion of the population?

Administrative Divisions

Provinces

There are 14 provinces in Hiblund, and 15 if you count Vovilveante NCD. Provinces are the broadest region indicators recognized officialy by the government, and they serve not only as culture and geographical divides, but also plays a good portion in how the government is run.

Axal

Axal is a very connectable province, so to say, bordering five other provinces and being located in the center of the nation. Its geography is farm-based, in the summer, that is. When in the winter, pretty much all of the land is barren and is scarcely usable, giving this province one of the lowest total populations of them all.

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Citplerach Largest City-Aurch Estlinn Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Calitroun

This province is notable for its skinny borders, as its longest horizontal line is over 3 times longer than the respecting vertical line. Calitroun is very far north of the nation, therefore giving it bountiful population and great soil for its agricultural industry. Despite the population being in the upper half, none of its cities rank very high by Hiblund's standards due to its spread-out nature.

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Leviasan Largest City-Leviasan Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Casteroct

Casteroct was once easily the powerhouse of all provinces, host to about half the entire population. This was eventually discontinued after many political disputes claiming that the overpowering of this province would only lead to corruption. Now, Realsh Vovilveante, which held around 8M people, is a separate province. Nonetheless, Casteroct is a highly populated and is a major contributor to Hiblund's economy. Casteroct is located in the northwest, giving it huge geographical benefits, as the Frenshau River runs through it.

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Thilderhaven Largest City-Porlaik Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Colnerlae

Colnerlae is widely put out of context as the buffer from western and eastern Hiblund. However, if you look past its renown placeholder, you will find a decently populated and richly cultured region.

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Havdren Largest City-Vintvenxva Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Dorne

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Chattson Largest City-Tintianto Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Houlsi

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Telechurnaelt Largest City-Ɣrund Laz Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Jaurneraihk

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Ou Cerloritt Largest City-Ihalda Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Lauk Reɣialns uv Serva

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Kandal Largest City-Kandal Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Pilaneic

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Nildrein Cou Largest City-Pavre Industries- Remarkability- Demonym-

Realsh Vovilveante

Demographics Population- City-Vovilveante Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Rebtiasiff

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Craine Largest City-Ɣuez Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Suphern

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Neu Havernloc Largest City-Straci Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Urleich

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Jokrinvelt Largest City-Arris Arnlencett Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Vefilt

Demographics Population- Province Capital-Vovliiertah Largest City-Urivice Cou Industries- Bouroughs- Remarkability- Demonym-

Vovilveante NCD (Capital Region)

Demographics Population- Industries- Remarkability- Demonym-

Landmarks

Important landmarks in Hiblund are quite rare, as their interest architecture is quite low. However, the patriots of Hiblund hold dearly to the few that they have, man-made and natural alike. The man-made landmarks are less about the nation's history and more about the important people and the internationally recongnized feats Hiblund has conquered. Natural beauty isn't very common, as the nation is located very far south, but in Vefilt there are a couple of magnificent views taking after the colder areas of Hiblund.

Man-made

Photo of the VC Achoutfi Rautier oc Porlaik

Vhorner Monvett is a diamond-shaped historical landmark in Onstekk, which is in honor of the former Head of State Renbia Vhorner. Renbia Vhorner will be talked about later on in this article, but to be put short, Vhorner gave really sound advice through the nation's economic crisis in 1972, which was caused due to very high provincial interest rates. He even grew the nation's economy to three-fold its size, making his name prominent throughout the land. The monument was designed in 1977, a year after his term, and was finish precisely two years afterwards. It was located in the southern city of Onstekk, which at the time, only held a population of 800 people. Now, with tourists visiting and sometimes even liking the places arouond the monumnet, Onstekk has grew to a population of 20,500.

VC Achoutfi Rautier oc Porlaik is a very heightly building in Porlaik, which is the tallest building in the entire nation. The building was built by patriots of the nation, hoping that the nation would gain some recognition for the project. The building is only the 21st highest in Anteria, but it is considered a respectable landmark of the nation because of the dedication made by the workers. The building itself is used for the largest Hiblundiiun business that does not put its headquarters in Vovilveante, VC Accounting. Another speculative reason as for why it was made was to have Porlaik claim a title that Vovilveante, the dominant city of Hiblund, did not have. Unfortunately, this project caused the HDI rate for the city to decrease once more, which caused controversy among some environmental protectors of the city.