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Greater Afthonian State Μεγάλη Αφθονία Krátos (Afthonian) | |
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| Motto: Τάξη, Δύναμη και Πιστότητα Táxi, Dýnami kai Pistótita Order, Strength and Loyalty | |
| Anthem: Προώθησε την Αφθονία Proóthise tin Afthonía Advance Afthonia  | |
| Capital | Ilus |
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Elpis Metropolitan Area |
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| Ethnic groups (2023) | Afthonian 87% Others 13% |
| Religion | TBD |
| Demonym(s) | Afthonian |
| Government | De jure: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic De facto: Unitary Authoritarian Directorial Stratocracy |
• State Council | Apollon Lamprelis (High Councilor) Maria Mallaki (Deputy) TBD TBD TBD |
| Legislature | State Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Kingdom of Elpis | Summer 80 BCE |
• Kingdom of Afthonia | Winter 121 CE |
• Afthonian Empire | 20 August 554 CE |
• Afthonian Confederation | 19 April 1830 |
• Emergency Military Government | XX TBD 1951 |
• Greater Afthonian State | 17 November 1960 |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 79,914,715 |
• 2023 census | 77,566,810 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $2.750 Trillion |
• Per capita | $36,501 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $2.327 Trillion |
• Per capita | $30,547 |
| Gini (2023) | 24.3 low |
| HDI (2023) | 0.77 high |
| Currency | Asteri (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not Observed |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | left |
| ISO 3166 code | AFT |
| Internet TLD | .aft |
Afthonia (Afthonian: Αφθονία; script: Afthonía), officially referred to as the Greater Afthonian State (Afthonian: Μεγάλη Αφθονία Krátos; script: Megáli Afthonía Krátos) is a !NotEuropean country. The country has a population of 77 million people placing it as the XXth most populous nation and has an estimated total area of XXX million/hundred thousand square kilometer (XXX square miles) which places it as the XXth largest nation. The country has a total population density of XXX/km2 (XXX/sq mi). The country is bordered by XXX to the XXX, XXX to the XXX and XXX to the XXX. It also shares maritime borders with XXX, XXX and XXX. The country claims and enforces an offshore exclusive economic zone that extneds 200 nautical miles which covers a total area of XXX km2 (XXX sq mi). At the highest level Afthonia is administratively divided under XX Prefectures governed by an elected Prefect, XX Special Administrative Territories (SAT) governed by an elected Chief Executive, among which XX of SATs are considered as part of Afthonia's overseas territories. The city of Ilum is the nation's historical political center and has been designated as its capital, whereas Elpis is the country's center of commerce and culture. Afthonian is the country's official language alongside XXX, XXX and XXX which are considered as regional languages.
Up until the mid 15th century Afthonia was governed as an absolute monarchy under the hegemony of the Afthonian Empire. Afthonia has historically been regarded as one of the breadbaskets of the continent due to its vast fertile lands that supported a strong agriculture industry. The Empire eventually collapsed in 1402 due to a combination of factors ranging from inter-ethnic tensions alongside economic and succession crises. Until the early 19th century the various Afthonian states vied for dominance over one another, exerting their influence both within fellow Afthonian states and abroad. The largest and mower powerful of these states established a network of trade outposts across the world, some of which continue to remain as part of Afthonia's overseas Special Administrative Territories. Previously dormant separatist movements in the nation took advantage of the instability and seceded from the Empire, fragmenting the country further. In an attempt to preserve the nation, leadership elements of the armed forces established an emergency military government and declared the reformation of the Empire into the Greater Afthonian State (GAS). The civil war also involved neighboring countries who supported one of the myriad of factions that fought for control of the country and in some cases, took advantage of the chaos to arrange one-sided trade negotiations for weapons in exchange for the country's natural resources. The war brought upon a long period of stagnation to the country until the war concluded in 19XX with the GAS emerging victorious. Through time the emergency military government gradually returned its powers to a civilian government though the military’s long rule has had long term social and political ramifications with the lines between civilian and military authority easily blurred. As a consequence of both its devastating civil war and long military rule, the nation has embraced the ideology of a centralized government alongside a strong military. The return of stability alongside the discovery of liquified natural gas reserves has allowed the country to gradually rebuild its industry and economy and has returned to be one of the continent’s agricultural hubs alongside thriving engineering & manufacturing sectors.