Ania
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From lower-left to top-right: Gurenn, Luxias, Deffice, Demontropius
Ania is a continent which lies to the east and is inhabited mostly by people of the Anian race. Ania is also a popular hangout for demons, vampires, oni and yurei.
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Etymology
The word Ania originated when Emperor Nnelg, Emperor Miikage, Emperor Arcana and Emperor Luxius 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
Ania was created on February 11, 1990 when the nations of Gurenn, Deffice, Demontropius and Luxiana united after the "peace" Treaty of Saikyo 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 Luxiana and the islands east of Deffice belong to those respective nations. An independent island called Demontropius is situated in the northeast.
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. Luxiana 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 in the south and west.
Fauna on Ania is very rich. Gurenn is primarily inhabited by dragons and kappa. Deffice is primarily inhabited by foxes, kitsune and tigers. Luxiana is primarily inhabited by turtles, tanuki and snakes. Demontropius is primarily inhabited by wolves, phoenixes and tengu.
Demographics
Ania isn't very populous. The population of Ania iss estimated to be 25 million according to the United Nations. The population is quick-growing, however.
Political geography
Territories and regions
The countries in this table are categorised according to the scheme for geographic subregions used by the United Nations, and data included are per sources in cross-referenced articles. Where they differ, provisos are clearly indicated.
| Name of territory, with flag | Population | Capital |
|---|---|---|
 The Empire of Deffice
|
6,000,000 | Helvarcas |
| The Free Land of Demontropius
|
6,000,000 | Arcanadium |
| The Constitutional Monarchy of Gurenn
|
7,000,000 | Saikyo |
| The Holy Empire of Luxiana
|
6,000,000 | Sorosia |
| Total | 25,000,000 |
Economy
Of the Anian countries, Gurenn has the largest national economy. Deffice's and Luxiana's economies are pretty good too, but Demontropius is still seen as a developing country.
Languages and cultures
There are several linguistic groups widely recognised in Europe. 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.
Multiligualism and the protection of regional and minority languages are recognised political goals in Ania today.
Romance languages
Romance languages are spoken by the demons and vampires inhabiting Gurenn and Demontropius. These include Demoniuns, which evolved from Latin, on Demontropius. Gurennese has many Latin words in it's vocabulary too.
Germanic languages
Germanic languages are spoken on Defficce. Wapaneze was influenced by English to enrich it's vocabulary.
Japonic languages
Japonic languages are spoken in Gurenn and Deffice. Gurennese evolved from a Japonic superstratum with Korean, Sino-Tibetan and Romance substrata.
Luxian language
The Luxian language is an isolate language spoken in Luxias.
Religions
Ania has one global religion after which it was named. The aniatism is a combination of shinto, buddhistic, taoistic and confucianistic beliefs, enriched by the advent of christianity.
Official religion
All countries in Ania have aniatism as their official religion.
