Nelborne

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Nelborne
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Population22 million
DemonymNelborne
Nelbornian (rarely used)
Countries
Languages
Time zonesWET (UTC+0)

The Nelborne is a region and archipelago located in northwestern Europe. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, the islands have a combined area of ~425,00 km2, with a population of approximately 22 million. The region contains the three Nelbec countries of Alquiya, Lormotia, and Seketan, along with Iceland, New Svealand, and the Kingdom of Trjebia1.

Human settlement of the Nelborne occurred during the last glacial period where homo sapiens migrated from Europe. The Classical era of the Nelborne encompassed North Nelbec, South Nelbec, and Sjezon polities centred on the Treb Bay. By the 3rd century AD, the Nelborne entered into dark ages. The Christianization of the Nelborne in the 9th century was soon followed by viking invasions which saw the Norse settlement of New Svealand and Iceland. The early modern era saw the kingdoms of Alquiya and Seketan become fierce rivals over hegemon regional power, with further division occurring during the Nelborne Reformation.

After an Alquiyan-led personal union with Seketan endured for almost a century, the Nelbec Empire was established in 1884, later occupying Danish territories and invading an independent Lormotia and New Svealand during World War I before ultimately collapsing in 1919. Disputes regarding the boundary of Trjebia and between New Svealand and the Lormot Republic led to the Nelborne War, which ended in 1942 inconclusively. After the Nelborne Spring where Alquiya and Seketan began their transition to democracies, the 1981 Alquiyan-Seketese crisis was resolved by the Treaty of Joghen which began the development of Nelborne integration. The Nelbec Council and Nelborne Union were established in 1982 and 2004 respectively.

The Nelborne represents an integral part of European culture. Its socio-cultural characteristics are influenced by Nelbec, Nordic, and Sjezonic cultures, the development of Western Christianity, and the region's relative isolation from the rest of Europe. The contemporary people of the Nelborne are primarily of North Nelbec, South Nelbec, North Germanic, and Trjebian origin. Seketese is the most commonly spoken native language; English and French are the most common second languages.

The Nelborne Union is the most prominent international organization aiming to represent the Nelborne region on a political level. The Nelbec Council aims to promote cooperation within the Nelbec countries. Every sovereign state in the Nelborne is a member of the Council of Europe. The historical isolation of the Nelborne continues to factor in the politics of Nelborne states regarding European integration.

Name

Etymology

Historical names

Definition and boundaries

In its most inclusive definition, the Nelborne includes the islands of Nelbecia, Iceland and surrounding smaller islands. The inclusion of Iceland is occasionally omitted in many political contexts regarding the island country's stronger connection with mainland Europe.

The Nelborne as a strictly geographical term is predominantly considered to be within northern Europe, sometimes northwestern Europe but seldom western Europe. The countries of the Nelborne are generally considered to be part of the Western world, although this identity is weaker in the Nelbec countries.

History

Classical period

Middle ages

Early modern

Modern

Geography

The Nelborne is situated in the Atlantic Ocean between the North Sea and the Nelborne Sea in northwestern Europe. The region contains two main islands, Nelbecia and Iceland, as well as thousands of surrounding smaller islands. Most of Nelbecia is highly mountainous with sprawling ravine systems and taiga, with the central Trjebian plains, the Fjeskan plains to the northeast, and tundra forming to the north.

The principal landmasses of the Nelborne split from Pangaea 237 million years ago, eventually forming the two islands of Nelbecia and Iceland. The Fjoške and Yerjtan mountain ranges strike through the north-south axis of the Nelborne, with the entire region holding extensive volcanic activity.

Politics

Of the six sovereign states within the Nelborne, three are constitutional republics and three are constitutional monarchies.

Regional organizations

The Nelbec Council and the Nelborne Union are the two principle international organizations that function in the Nelborne.

No state in the Nelborne is a European Union member state, and only Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area. Euroscepticism is predominant, although European integration is more popular in the Nordic Nelborne countries.

List of sovereign states

Arms Flag Name Population
Capital Name(s) in prominent language(s) Official Languages
Coat of Arms of Alquiya.png Flag of Alquiya.svg Republic of Alquiya 6,562,284 Vilderjen Selcijen (Alquiyan)
Šeriğa (Southern Trjebian)
Alquiyan, Trjebian
Coat of arms of Iceland.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 350,710 Reykjavík Ísland (Icelandic) Icelandic
Lormotia Coat of Arms.png Flag of Lormotia.png Kingdom of Lormotia 3,562,553 Vlyadel Lormoyt (Lormotian)
Lormojt (Seketese)
Lormotian
Royal coat of arms.png New Svealand Flag.png Kingdom of New Svealand 4,452,357 Rosenburg Ny Svealand (Svealandic)
Nou Seilat (Fjeskan)
Svealandic
Coat of Arms of Seketan.png Flag of Seketan.svg Republic of Seketan 6,426,108 Conelibek Sécytan (Seketese) Seketese
Trjerbia Coat of arms.png Flag of Trjebia.png Kingdom of Trjebia 423,886 Dremem Dhredhri (North Trjebian)
Tretrei (South Trjebian)
Trjebian

Demographics

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Languages

The Nelborne has dozens of indigenous languages, entirely within the Indo-European branches of Germanic, Nelbec, and Sjezonic.

Religion

Culture

Notes

1.^ Due to the Trjebian dispute, the state is commonly referred to as the Former Kingdom of Trjebia (FKT) in international affairs. The state is recognized as the Kingdom of Trjebia by Seketan and itself. Alquiya has referred to the state as the Trjebian kingdom in Dremmem since 1985.

See also