Weast

Weast (Weastese: Виставиа, Vistavia), officially the Great Royal State of Weast (Weastese: Гламни краслава Вијстав, Glamni kraslava Vijstav), is a transcontinental sovereign state located in northwest Tapanthia and parts of southern Allangria. The country is an absolute monarchy, with a king as the head of state. Weast borders Intonia to the north, Xenadeca to the northwest, Victoria to the southwest, Maideria to the south, and Yugovia to the east. Weast has a population of 49,562,471, making it the 10th-largest country by population worldwide, and the third-largest out of the Tapanthian nations. Kanikstuni is the capital of Weast, while Stradhod is the largest city. Other major cities and towns include Olgeluk, Solshak, and Lugumorya.
Weast's culture developed from the culture of the Yugovian peoples. However, as time went on, Weast, under influence from the nearby Chyatakian countries, began shaping it's own identity, and soon it's own country came into existence. Weast was recognized as mini-major power over it's long history, largely thanks to it's control over the area between Allangria and Tapanthia, a bottleneck position vital to several major trade routes. Weast, together with nearby countries Xenadeca and Yugovia, were the major powers of the War of the Chyatakians in 1900, in which Weast crushed the hapless kingdom of Floresca. This expanded Weast's economic output, and before long Weast began raking up money from trade with neighbouring countries. During the Great War, Weast supported the Allied war effort, famously allowing an Auritadian naval ship en route to Lyvena across one of it's various straits in 1941. Despite this, fighting did not actually occur within Weast's territory. After the Great War, Weast returned to trading with other nations. Weast remained non-aligned during the Cold War. In 1994, Weast, alongside other members of the PSU, intervened in the Florescan War to assist Intonia as well as Floresca's Slavic minorities. The global economic crisis of 2008 greatly destroyed Weast's economy due to inflation, causing Weast to take out a loan from the Global Monetary Fund. The repaying of this loan is the cause of considerate debate within Weast's politics.
Weast is a developed country. It is a member of the GUIS, the Tapanthian Republic, and the Pan-Slavic Union.
== See also ==
Category:Countries in Tapanthia
Category:Countries
Category:Tapanthia
Category:Weast