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| − | The first inhabitants of Ironcastle migrated from modern-day [[Nation/Platacia|Platacia]] by way of land over 15,000 years ago. However, due to inter-tribal warfare, disease and other factors, the natives were nearly wiped out multiple time before Ironcastle was permanently settled. | + | The first inhabitants of Ironcastle migrated from modern-day [[Nation/Platacia|Platacia]] by way of land over 15,000 years ago. However, due to inter-tribal warfare, disease and other factors, the natives were nearly wiped out multiple time before Ironcastle was permanently settled. Oftentimes, their ferocity kept outsiders from entering the region, preventing full colonisation until after the beginning of the Common Era. |
===Settlement=== | ===Settlement=== | ||
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| + | Earliest records of non-native settlement in Ironcastle date back to 322 CE, when Organieutish settlers established the first settlements. The fertile land lent itself well to agriculture, and soon multiple towns and cities had sprung up. Over time, these city-states began to export more to Organiuet than they imported. One by one, they declared independence, with the first, Aelcrest, declaring independence in 1077. With dozens of independent city-states in the region, they soon began to war with each other. | ||
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| + | By the fifteenth century, there were only five city-states remaining, having conquered the rest. As they were evenly matched in power, each state was unable to attack any other. With the threat of a united Organiuet to the east, nomadic hordes to the south, and the Sibarian Empire eyeing the bountiful lands, in 1431 the states decided to unite. The Act of Unity was signed in Aelcrest's strongest hold, known as the Iron Castle. As such, the nation was named after the fort. Despite fears from Empirica and Contia that Aelcrest would dominate the politics of the new nation, being the capital, the Rights Bill signed at the same time as the Act of Unity enshrined the rights of both citizens and the states. | ||
===Expansion=== | ===Expansion=== | ||
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| + | With the mainland secured, the new nation began looking for its next conquest. | ||
===Industrialisation=== | ===Industrialisation=== | ||
===World War I and World War II=== | ===World War I and World War II=== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 18 September 2016
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| The Federal Republic of Ironcastle | ||||||
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| Motto: Fortis in Unitate! | ||||||
| Capital | Aelcrest | |||||
| Largest | Empirica | |||||
| Official languages | English | |||||
| Recognised national languages | English | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | English, Damanian, Platacian | |||||
| Demonym | Ironian | |||||
| Government | Federal Presidential Republic | |||||
| - | President | Bradley Lister | ||||
| - | Vice-President | Richard Lynn | ||||
| Legislature | Senate | |||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Act of Unity | 1431 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | 698,410 km2 269,658 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2024 estimate | 117 million | ||||
| - | 2025 census | 117,200,874 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $8.39 trillion | ||||
| Gini | 35.2 medium |
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| HDI (2025) | 0.935 very high |
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| Currency | Ironian Dollar (IRD) |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+ 1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | IDT (UTC+ 2) | ||||
| Only during summer months | ||||||
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +68 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | ICL | |||||
| Internet TLD | .iron | |||||
The Federal Republic of Ironcastle, commonly referred to as Ironcastle is a federal republic located in the center of Moneylania. It is comprised of five states and several disputed territories. It shares its land borders with five other nations, and borders the Moneylanian Sea. It is the largest nation in Moneylania, both in population and size. It has a population of 117,200,874 and a size of 698,410 square kilometers.
Ironcastle's government is a representative democracy, with a single-house system and its capital city is Aelcrest. The current Ironcastle President -since 1 January 2022- is Bradley Lister. Ironcastle is a developed nation with a large GDP, estimated at $8.395 trillion. The per capita GDP is $71,634. It was also one of the first industrialized nations and a major power since the early twentieth century. The economy is fueled by manufacturing and technology, with a highly developed infrastructure, high productivity, while its economy is post-industrial. It is a recognized nuclear state, and has large military expenditures. It is also a leader in scientific research and technological innovation.
Contents
History
Native History
The first inhabitants of Ironcastle migrated from modern-day Platacia by way of land over 15,000 years ago. However, due to inter-tribal warfare, disease and other factors, the natives were nearly wiped out multiple time before Ironcastle was permanently settled. Oftentimes, their ferocity kept outsiders from entering the region, preventing full colonisation until after the beginning of the Common Era.
Settlement
Earliest records of non-native settlement in Ironcastle date back to 322 CE, when Organieutish settlers established the first settlements. The fertile land lent itself well to agriculture, and soon multiple towns and cities had sprung up. Over time, these city-states began to export more to Organiuet than they imported. One by one, they declared independence, with the first, Aelcrest, declaring independence in 1077. With dozens of independent city-states in the region, they soon began to war with each other.
By the fifteenth century, there were only five city-states remaining, having conquered the rest. As they were evenly matched in power, each state was unable to attack any other. With the threat of a united Organiuet to the east, nomadic hordes to the south, and the Sibarian Empire eyeing the bountiful lands, in 1431 the states decided to unite. The Act of Unity was signed in Aelcrest's strongest hold, known as the Iron Castle. As such, the nation was named after the fort. Despite fears from Empirica and Contia that Aelcrest would dominate the politics of the new nation, being the capital, the Rights Bill signed at the same time as the Act of Unity enshrined the rights of both citizens and the states.
Expansion
With the mainland secured, the new nation began looking for its next conquest.
