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United Kepplandic Free States Förenade Käppländska fristaterna | |
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 Flag | |
| Capital and largest city | Vajki |
| Official languages | Blostlandic |
| Recognised national languages | Chanuche |
| Demonym(s) | Kepplandic, Kepplander |
| Government | Federal presidential republic |
| Anita Rådström | |
| Legislature | Förbundsting |
| Independence from Blostland | |
• Declared | 19 June 1793 |
| 13 September 1801 | |
| 15 August 1979 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 663,264 km2 (256,088 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 20,865,930 |
• Density | 31.5/km2 (81.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $587 billion |
• Per capita | $28,132 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $320 billion |
• Per capita | $15,336 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.831 very high |
| Currency | Daler (KPD) |
| Time zone | UTC-1 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
Keppland (Blostlandic: Käppland), officially the United Kepplandic Free States (Blostlandic: Förenade Käppländska fristaterna), is a sovereign state in eastern Asteria Inferior. It borders Arbolada to the southwest, Puramape to the west, and Gapolania to the north. Geographically, Keppland lies between the Sierra Bianca Range in the west and the Lumine Ocean in the south and east. The nation's capital and largest city is Vajki, with other major cities including Gunnarstad, Åkapan, Lugnstad, and Anitashamn.
Keppland was occupied by Indigenous Asterians for at least 12,000 years before the arrival of Euclean explorers in 1514. The first permanent settlements were established by Blostlandic colonists in 1621, turning Keppland into a major source of sugarcane, gold, and rubber for Euclea. A Kepplandic national identity began to emerge in the late 18th century after the independence of Eldmark, culminating with the outbreak of the Kepplandic War of Independence in 1793. The First Kepplandic Republic successfully secured recognition of its independence from Blostland in 1801, but was quickly plunged into internal turmoil. A series of coups and revolts plagued the country until 1840, when the republic was overthrown in a coup d'état and replaced by the Kepplandic Empire under Emperor Mats I. The Empire expanded through eastern Asteria Inferior during the X Wars in an effort to become the first great power in the Asterias, but was defeated by the X Coalition in 1852. Despite its ultimate defeat, the Kepplandic Empire instituted many reforms that helped stabilize the country's internal situation, paving the way for a lengthy economic expansion under the Second Kepplandic Republic.
By the beginning of the 20th century, Keppland was among the wealthiest and most industrialized countries in the Asterias. However, its decades-long growth came to an end with the Great Collapse in 1913, leading to a military coup d'état that brought President Henrik Steen to power. A populist who rejected conventional left- and right-wing politics, Steen instituted reformsto help the working class and halt the rise of extremism. Although initially neutral in the Great War, Keppland joined the Grand Alliance in 19XX after the occupation of X by X. Although X and its Entente allies were defeated in early 1935, the war decimated the Kepplandic economy, and Steen's unexpected death several days prior to the surrender of Gaullica left a significant power vacuum. The tense internal situation culminated in the outbreak of civil war in the summer of 1935, with the troubled Second Republic facing uprisings from both Chistovodian-backed councilists and far-right nationalists who sought to restore the Kepplandic Empire. A major offensive in late 1936 turned the tide in favor of the councilists, resulting in the capture of Vajki and establishment of the Kepplandic Council Republic in February of 1937. Keppland's economy stabilized during the 1940s and 1950s due to substantial aid from the socialist world, with Chistovodia alone constituting more than half of the nation's international trade volume. However, the outbreak of the Great Asterian War in the 1960s caused Chistovodian economic assistance to evaporate, and the Kepplandic economy began to stagnate as a result. After an attempted transition to market socialism during the 1970s, the councilist state was overthrown in the X Revolution of 1979, leading to the restoration of democracy under the Third Kepplandic Republic. Keppland embraced neoliberalism under a series of Liberal Democratic governments during the 1980s and 1990s, but began to drift back towards populism following the 2005 global financial crisis. The National People's Union has held power since the 2010 elections, during which time Keppland has experienced democratic backsliding and an erosion of civil liberties.
Modern Keppland is a developed country, boasting a high-income economy that ranks highly in measures of human development, economic freedom, and standard of living. Historically a regional leader in sociopolitical stability, modern Keppland is often considered to be an illiberal democracy or hybrid regime that increasingly struggles with corruption and strongman politics. Keppland is a member of the Community of Nations, International Council for Democracy, Asteria Inferior Common Market, and Organization of Asterian Nations, and is generally considered to be a middle power in the international community.