Bedistan

The Grand Dominion of Bedistan is one of the original nations in the region of Terranordalis and was founded June 1, 2003, both on the real-life and Bedistani calendars.

Geography

On Terranordalis' northern continent, Bedistan stretches some 442 miles from north to south and is 455 miles across from west to east at its widest point. On the southern continent, it stretches 548 miles from north to south and is 250 miles across from west to east at its widest point. It consists of a total of twenty political divisions, known as provinces.

Mountains cover much of Bedistan's northern and eastern provinces, with rolling hills in the heartland and a coastal plain in the historic south, near the capital of Columbia. The provinces of Notelara and Macarida on the southern continent of Terranordalis are mostly flat, while Kiúsagad is more hilly.

Bedistan has a population of 2.834 billion as of August 2053, with well over 85% of that in urban environments, as space effectively prohibits non-urban settings these days. Columbia, the capital city, is one of only three major Bedistani ports, the others being the much less well-known city of Hendersonburg on the far southern coast and Port Lusambo, the largest city in the Jativan Islands, well to the west of Bedistan's mainland.

History

The land now known as Bedistan was first colonized in 1970 by a nation long forgotten that lay a few thousand miles to the west. Three attempted colonial uprisings between 1987 and 2000 were unsuccessful, but on June 1, 2003, the Empire of Bedistan was officially formed. At first, the Empire was ruled by a dictator whose name was never known. He was finally ousted on November 7, 2004, and Scott Henderson became the president of the newly renamed Democratic Republic three days later.

Paripana, the original name of the region now known as Terranordalis, did not take long to erupt into war, as aggression from Lontorica and Baetica against the now-defunct Sokojito, Commerce Heights, and Bedistan caused the First Paripanan War to break out on November 26, 2005. Commerce Heights prime minister Mayor Efficiency was quick to propose peace terms to the Lontoricans and Baeticans, however, and the war would end the very next day.

In 2006, Bedistan began to expand by colonizing the easternmost part of Paripana's southern continent, but the very next year this area would gain independence and become the nation of Tingitana.

Since 2010, Bedistan has become isolationist in practically all affairs except those of sport. Bedistan has been a participant in the World Cup ever since its fifth incarnation played in Tanah Burung in Bedistani year 2006 and has since made a record five semifinal appearances. Bedistan and Oglethorpia co-hosted World Cup VIII in 2018, and Bedistan is also making a bid to host World Cup XVIII in 2058 with Eauz. As yet, Bedistan's sporting teams boast just one major championship, the fourth running of the Under-21 World Cup in Total n Utter Insanity.