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Archtovia
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Flag of Archtovia
Motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (about to be adopted)
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Region Constellation Virgo
Capital Isjla
Official Language(s) Neo-Virgean, English, Greek
Leader will be elected, don't worry
Population 25% Homo pseudosapiens, 65% E. coli, 10% unidentified
Currency viral RNA codon 
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Archtovia is, in fact, not one nation, but three nations.

In some obscure times that have long been lost in history, an expeditionary fleet crash-landed on three small huddled-together planets somewhere lost in the glory of the great Constellation of Virgo.

Generations passed, and as the three planets each went on its own orbit, the people in the three regions were separated. Today, though communication still persists, space travel research has paused because of constantly reduced government funding. It will be a long time before the castaways in the Constellation Virgo are reunited.

note: in this article, for convenience, the term "Archtovia" refers to the largest and the main region of the three

Geography

Government

Society

Languages

Archtovia's main civil language is Neo-Virgean, the native language and the pride of all Virgeans. Legends have it that Neo-Virgean is an artificial language created by some over-zealous Virgean patriot a long time ago (to show other nations that Virgo has its own native culture), though most Virgeans today won't admit it.

Greek is the second-main civil language of Archtovia. People respect it for its history and its aesthetics, although it is pretty polluted today, mingled with vocabularies from Virgean and other languages.

English is the official language in commerce.

Religions

Archtovia is primarily agnostic, but freedom of conscience is guaranteed. The government used to have a Department of Spiritual Affairs, headed by a new age guru, who started a widespread rediscovery of spirituality, but due to increased government spending in other areas the department had closed down. The majority of people who believe in organized religion belong to the Holy Church of St. Virgin, a Catholic-affiliated branch of Christianity, and the Church of the Stars, a native religion.

Commerce

Archtovia is famous for the largest corporation in the Constellation Virgo, the government-run VirgoHaven Co.