Labsteria

Labsteria (Russian: Лабстерия, Labsteriya), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Labsteria (Russian: Народно-Демократическая Республика Лабстерия, Narodno-Demokraticheskaya Respublika Labsteriya), is a sovereign state located in Allangria, on the Isle of Mebellia in the Tropias archipelago. With a population of 2,443,814, Labsteria is the 111th-largest country by population worldwide, and the 33rd-largest out of the nations on the Allangrian continent. Labsteria shares land borders with Pradesca and Yuktavia. Labsteria shares many cultural and ethnic similarities with both Pradesca and Yuktavia. Labsteria also shares maritime borders with Domalnia and Camelot. Yellowcoast is the capital of Labsteria, while Raslygrad is it's largest city. Other major cities and towns include Cathinburg, Novokerez, and Saint Paulsburg.
The modern country of Labsteria is considered to be the rump state of the former kingdoms of both Greater Labsteria and the Mebellian Empire, which at one point controlled most of the Isle of Mebellia, as well as New Croxley and parts of Osburg. This allowed Labsteria to briefly flourish as a country and led to the development of it's modern culture. The country lost alot of it's territory over the years, at first to Santa Chereza, and later to the colonial powers of Canadia, Jetzeburg, and St. Gelta. Labsteria gained independence in 1945, declaring independence during the Great War from Canadia to avoid invasion from Poland, Jonathia, and Auritadia, and immediately declared neutrality. This period of neutrality was brief and ended when Pradesca claimed the nation as theirs, prompting the Labsterian War of Independence. Labsteria remained neutral during the Cold War.
Due to a decrease in industrial and agricultural output as a result of Hurricane Sever in 1990, the mining and service sectors have grown to dominate Labsteria's economy and accounts for over 60% of the nation's GDP. It is the poorest country in Allangria by GDP per capita. As well as this, Labsteria is considered a developing nation by the Global Monetary Fund. Labsteria is a member state of the GUIS, the Union of Allangrian States, the Pan-Slavic Union, and the Mebellian Alliance.
== See also ==
Category:Labsteria
Category:Countries in Allangria
Category:Countries
Category:Allangria