Geography of Littland

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Geography of Littland
Littland Geography Map.png
ContinentArgis
RegionCentral Argis
Area
 • Total198,000 km2 (76,000 sq mi)
Coastline885 km (550 mi)
Borders2,198 km (1,366 mi)
Highest pointSol Mountain,
2,026 m (6,646 ft)
Lowest pointNørrehuse,
3.8 m (12.4 ft)
Longest riverArup River,
513.4 km (319 mi)
ClimateTemperate climate
TerrainLowlands, heathland, hills, mountains, forests
Natural resourcescoal, copper, iron, natural gas, limestone, timber, arable land

Littland is a county located in Central Argis. It stretches from the Glinka Mountains in the south, to the Amber Lake in the north and covers an area of 198,000 square kilometers.

Topography

Land use

Map over land usage in Littland

A vast majority of Littland is used for agriculture.

Littland used to be covered by 70% forest yet this has been in decline every since the 1500s.

Urbanization has expanded cities and almost 13 million Litts live in urban areas.

National parks preserve some more diverse areas, such as heathland and wetlands.

Biodiversity

Climate

Littland has a temperate climate. The southern mountain ranges are dominated by a climate climate area, the central and northern part of Littland experience a temperate climate year-round. Warm summers and chilly winters are characteristic of the Littish climate. The warmest part of Littland is the Aalhavn region while the coldest is the Malskland due to its elevation. Due to climate change, winters are becoming dryer and snow is rarer and rarer in the northern part of the country. Many plants and flora call Littland home and grow naturally. The most wide-spread type of tree in Littland are conifers such as spruce and pine.

Climate data for Littland
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
2.7
(36.9)
9.5
(49.1)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
22.4
(72.3)
21.3
(70.3)
16.2
(61.2)
9.6
(49.3)
4.1
(39.4)
1.0
(33.8)
10.0
(50.0)
Average low °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)
−6.5
(20.3)
−3.9
(25.0)
0.9
(33.6)
5.6
(42.1)
10.2
(50.4)
13.2
(55.8)
12.5
(54.5)
8.6
(47.5)
3.9
(39.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
3.0
(37.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49
(1.9)
39
(1.5)
35
(1.4)
34
(1.3)
42
(1.7)
70
(2.8)
67
(2.6)
81
(3.2)
58
(2.3)
72
(2.8)
61
(2.4)
53
(2.1)
661
(26)
Source: Littisk Meteorologisk Institut

Political geography

Littlands current 16 counties (amter) were created following the County Reform of 2004, which also granted autonomy to the Malskland region which has a considerable majority of the countrys Malskic population. Every county has a county mayor (amtsborgmester) and a county council (amtsråd) which are elected in local elections. The Malskland county council, called the Malskland Assembly is unique both in the powers it has and having 100 seats rather than the standard 45 seats county councils have. Each county is further divided into 253 municipalities (kommuner), lead by a mayor (borgmester) and municipal council (kommunalråd).

County Capital city
Kaslund Municipality Kaslund
Aadal County Aadal
Aalhavn County Aalhavn
Tronmark County Aakirkeby
Klinstrup County Klinstrup
Fangel County Fangel
Tystrup County Hjermitslev
Halling County Halling
Varborg County Stenmose
Rødholm County Alestrup
Solbjerg County Gistrup
Tirslund County Tirslund
Klarskov County Klarskov
Guldberg County Lerte
Sønderland County Frankerup
Malskland Autonomous County Karlino

Regions

Historically Littland has been divided into many regions, culturally, politically, linguistically and economically. While these regions no longer exist de jure, they are still identifiable in the modern Littland.

  • Tystrup, the lowlands in northern Littland stretching from Aalhavn to east of Kaslund
  • Snaremose, used to describe the area around the source of the Arup River, now mostly farmland
  • Kehlet, old name for the Malskland, seen as a slur towards Malsks (known as "Kehlere"). Was primarily used following the 6 Year War

Some regions still in use today, in the form of counties are Aadal, Tronmark and Sønderland.