Nan Gorgwaith

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Nan Gorgwaith
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Flag of Nan Gorgwaith
Motto: "We See Dead People!"
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Region Europa
Capital Capital
Official Language(s) English & Gwaithian
Leader Lord Gothmog VIII
Population Circa 300 Million
Currency The Wooden Nickel 
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Information on the Nation of Nan Gorgwaith will be posted here after being transcribed from the archives.


Geography & Climate

Nan GorGwaith has many interesting features. We shall start with the mountains. The most dominant feature of the land is Mount Orodruin, a dormant volcano that is 20, 320 feet or 6.19 kilometers tall. Smaller peaks exist around the mountain, and near the north-west border is Mount Dolmed. Due to the inclimate weather and extremely steep sides, no climbing expedition has been mounted to explore it. No one is sure of its height, but the majority think it not as tall as Orodruin. The mountain range that supports these two great peaks is known as the Hithaeglir Range. The foot hills are known as the Taur-en-Faroth. Further explination of the meanings behind these names will be available in the language section (to be published in the future).

Nan GorGwaith is located along the Gulf of Jaihu. This is the major body of water that much of the sea trade occurs on. The next largest is Lake Evendim. It is not known at this time what the lake is called by other nations. It is located on Nan Gorgwaith's western border, and is not divided up among other countries. (ie no territorial waters, it is a "free" lake) There are other minor lakes, but they are dwarfed in size. There are three major rivers that flow in Nan Gorgwaith. The largest and longest flows from Lake Evendim and makes up a large part of the south-western border. It is known as the Adorn River. The other two flow west out of the Hithaeglir Mountain Range. The northernmost is called the Onodlo and the southernmost is the Ringlo. Both empty into Lake Evendim and have been known to flood the land in between frequently. There are two other rivers of note, although they are not as large. One is the river Brilthor, which flows south out of the mountains and empties into the Adorn. It makes up part of a regional border. The other flows northward from Mount Dolmed. It empties into the Gulf of Jaihu and is called the river Sirith. It also forms part of a regional border.

Nan GorGwaith has 3 regions. (States, Areas, Provences to other nations) These are Eglador, Nevrest, and Hithlum. Eglador is the oldest and Hithlum is the newest. When the previous "country" fell apart, the people who occupied the current nation of Nan Gorgwaith decided to split the area into two regions to have a balance of power. Since the area with the most "recent history" and old government buildings was Eglador, it was formed first. Nevrest became the second region. The people who live in each share a past, with only minor cultural differences. The third region is Hithlum. This area was annexed by Nan GorGwaith after it became a dictatorship. Many of the people who live in it have ties to Slavic Byzantium, but there are a lot of people who migrated there over the years and outnumber many of the locals. If all of this sounds confusing, there will be a complete history posted on NSwikipedia in the future. All three of these regions are what make up Nan GorGwaith.

The Capital of Nan GorGwaith is Osgiliath, in Eglador. It is situated between the rivers Onodlo and Ringlo, and lake Evendim, on a floodplain. It has a history of being flooded and it has been a challenge to every ruler to keep it dry. Even though it is the most populated city in the nation, if you remove all of the government officials, it drops down to third. Here Lord Gothmog resides, as does his advisory council and the legislature. The only other major city in Eglador is Edholland, a former trading city in the interior of the country. It is located at the joining of the Adorn and Brilthor and is the leading city in tech and science.

In Nevrest, the largest city is Constantinopolis. It is the 2nd largest city in the nation. It is an old merchant city and the home of Nan GorGwaith's fleet. It is actually the oldest known populated area in the country and archeological digs are constantly going on. Another smaller city is Springboro, located at the foot of Mt. Orodruin. It is the birthplace of Lord Gothmog and his family's heritage. Much of the culture of Nan GorGwaith presents to the world comes from here. To the northwest, Belegost guards the mountain pass. An old land-trading center, it still has a profitable market used by both Eglador and Nevrest. It also is the home of the army.

Across the river Sirith, in the region of Hithlum, is Romenna. It is the only major city in the region, 3rd largest in the nation and is quickly becoming the multi-cultural and new booming trade city of the country. It also is a hot-spot for anti-government forces and troublemakers.

The climate is mostly temporate. The country is moderately rainy, has a warm summer and a mild winter. The exception is in the mountains and to the north, mostly in the region of Hithlum. There it is snowy, has mild summers and cold winters.


History


Culture

Population - c. 300,000,000

Language

There are two official languages in Nan GorGwaith. They are Gwaithian and English.

Religion


There is no official religion. The majority of citizens are a Christian denomination, while the rest are a mixture of Islam, Buddhist, and Hindu.

Government

Overview

The Government of Nan GorGwaith is simple. It is a dictatorship, but one that is slowly transforming. The head of state is Lord Gothmog VIII. He has final say on all matters, although he does not deal with all matters. He has an advising council for information. In addition, there is a national legislature that passes laws. Lord Gothmog can veto any of these.

At a smaller level, each region has an appointed governor and elected legislature that pass local legislation. Each city and town have the same system, only the mayors are elected, not appointed. Any of this legislation can make its way to the national level for review and can be vetoed by either the national legislature with a simple majority or by Lord Gothmog himself.

The judicial system is incorporated into the legislature. High profile cases are heard by Lord Gothmog, otherwise the rest are heard in front of the legislature commitee which will listen to the cases and decide upon punishment.


Military & Defense ~ 186,500 Troops

Airforce ~ 69,890 Troops

Army ~ 44,380 Troops

Navy ~ 54,250 Troops

Special Forces ~ 17,980 Troops


Economy

Currency

The Currency is the Wooden Nickel. The currency originated a long time ago when one old finance minister joked during a depression that he would not give a wooden nickel for all of the money in the country. The wooden nickel was one of several regional currencies that were circulated before a national standard was decided.