Vasconia

Vasconia is a continent located entirely in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost entirely in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by the Gulf of Vasconia and to the south by Ambara from which it is divided by a narrow channel. Its population is estimated at 1,538,211,220.

Etymology

Vasconia is widely accepted as having been named for the explorer Vasco de Gama, who is credited with being the first European to land on Vasconia in the late 15th century. The name was created by the Finaran cartographer, Conor Ó Cadhla, who was the first to draw a detailed and relatively accurate map of the Atlantic world which included both Vasconia and Ambara.

Geography and extent

Vasconia is located north of Ambara and west of Ambâlieva, Dana and Pantocratoria in the Western Atlantic. Vasconia is an island continent. Millions of years ago, Vasconia and Ambara were more widely separated by water and they thus have largely distinct ecosystems.

Vasconia has a long and irregular coastline. The Gulf of Vasconia is the largest body of water indenting the continent although there are a great many other large gulfs and bays along both coasts of Vasconia.

There are a great many islands off the coast of Vasconia: principally the Imperial Islands, the Hipolitan Archipelago, the Gulf Islands, Kaitan-Leagran and Costa Brava. Gade, a large island to the northeast of Donnacona and one of the largest islands in the world, is also part of Vasconia as are Thule and the Melian Islands found even further west.

Physical geography

The vast majority of Vasconia is located on the Vasconian Plate. Some parts of Laneria and Nabarro Abarca are actually on the Gulf Plate.

The continent can be divided into four large geographic regions: The western mountains, the vast plains of central Vasconia, the frozen plains of the far north and the varied clime of the eastern coast. All four of these geographic regions include large sections of both Laneria and Nabarro Abarca.

No official mark has been established by any official body to indicate the geographical center of the Vasconian continent. However, a private monument claiming to stand at the exact center of Vasconia has been erected by a private landowner, who has turned the monument into a for profit tourist attraction.

Human geography

The most commonly spoken languages in Vasconia are Danish, Dutch, Gadic, English, French, Greek, Irish and Spanish along with various creoles. The four largest racial groups in Vasconia are Europeans, Africans, Vasconian Indians and mixes thereof. There are also minority Arab, Asian and non-human populations.

Countries and territories

Except for Kaitan-Leagran and Ambâlieva, the entirety of Vasconia is territory of the Confederated Peoples of the Resurgent Dream. Of the 129 Confederal Members, eighty-five are located in Vasconia.