Ania

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Ania
Forum: None.
Population: 4 nations
Delegate: None.
Founder: Gurenn
Info: NSEconomy RC XML

A map of Ania
The holy seal of Ania

Ania is a region which lies to the east of the world and is inhabited mostly by people of the Anian race. Ania is also a popular hangout for demons, vampires, oni and yurei.

Etymology

The word Ania originated when Emperor Nnelg, Emperor Miikage, Emperor Arcana and Emperor Livato were meeting. They decided to name their continent after the Aniatism, the old nature religion which was practiced by most habitants of their nations since prehistory.

History

See also: The War of Ages

Ania was created on February 11, 1990 when the nations of Gurenn, Deffice, Demontropius and Luxias united after the "peace" Treaty of Four was signed by the countries' respective leaders.

Geography and extent

Three of Ania's countries, Gurenn, Deffice and Luxiana are situated primarily on the mainland. The islands north and south of Gurenn belong to that nation, while the islands south and east of Luxias and the islands east of Deffice belong to those respective nations. An independent island called Demontropius is situated in the northeast, shrouded in mist. This mist disappeared briefly at the end of the War of Ages, but has returned again.

Physical geography

Land relief in Ania is relatively mountainous, especially in the south.

Biodiversity

The main natural vegetation cover in Ania is mixed forest. The conditions for growth are very favourable. Allthough deserts appear too. Gurenn is completely covered by forest. Luxias too, except for one island. Deffice is covered by forests for the greatest part, but the northeast and islands are covered by barren landscapes and deserts. The island of Demontropius is covered by forests in the north and east, but is barren and inhospitable for humans in the south and west.

Fauna on Ania is very rich. Gurenn is primarily inhabited by dragons, kappa and qilin. Deffice is primarily inhabited by foxes, kitsune, tigers and lions. Luxias is primarily inhabited by turtles, tanuki and snakes. Demontropius is primarily inhabited by wolves, phoenixes and tengu.

Demographics

Ania is very populous. The population of Ania is estimated to be around 400 million according to the United Nations. The population is quick-growing too.

Political geography

Territories and regions

The countries in this table are categorised according to the scheme for geographic regions used by the United Nations.

Name of territory Population Capital
The Empire of Deffice > 100,000,000 Helvarcas
The Free Land of Demontropius > 100,000,000 Arcanadium
The Constitutional Monarchy of Gurenn > 100,000,000 Saikyo
The Holy Empire of Luxias > 100,000,000 Sorosia
Total > 400,000,000

Economy

http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?region=Ania

Languages and cultures

There are several linguistic groups widely recognised in Ania. These sometimes (but not always) coincide with cultural and historical connections between the various nations, though in other cases religion is considered a more significant distinguishing factor.

Multilingualism and the protection of regional and minority languages are recognised political goals in Ania today.

Italic languages

Italic languages are spoken by the demons and vampires inhabiting Gurenn and Demontropius. These include Demoniuns on Demontropius. Gurennese has many Latin words in it's vocabulary too.

Germanic languages

Germanic languages are spoken on Deffice. Wapaneze is a creole language of English and Japanese.

Japonic languages

Japonic languages are spoken in Gurenn and Deffice. Gurennese evolved from a Japonic superstratum with Korean, Chinese and Italic substrata. Wapaneze is a creole language of Japanese and English.

Luxian language

The Luxian language is a language isolate spoken in Luxias.

Religions

Ania has one global religion after which it was named. The Aniatism is a combination of Shinto, Buddhist, Taoist and Confucianist beliefs, enriched by the advent of Christianity.

Official religion

All countries in Ania have Aniatism as their official religion.