Mastalia

Mastalia (Catalan: Mastàlia), officially the Kingdom of Mastalia (Catalan: Regne de Mastàlia), is a sovereign state located in north Tapanthia. It borders Galberia to the west, Aldania to the southwest, San Vitor and Elsovia to the south, and Brightland to the east and northeast. To the north is the Tropias Sea. Mastalia has a population of 10,207,105, making Mastalia the 70th-largest country by population worldwide, and the 18th-largest of the countries in Tapanthia. The capital and largest city of Mastalia is Hasdalona. Other major cities and towns include Castella, Litride, and Rivia.
Mastalia has been populated since roughly about 250 thousand years ago. It was invaded and occupied by Elsovia in the year 631 CE. In the 10th century CE, Elsovia created various kingdoms around the area as buffer states to try and fend off raiders from Labsteria and Santa Chereza. In the 10th century, the County of Hasdalona became progressively independent. Hasdalona began to expand in the 13th century, expanding to overtake its smaller neighbours. During the Middle Ages, Mastalia experienced its own renaissance, with the rise of Mastalian art, culture, and literature. In the year 1516, Mastalia revolted against the Elsovian crown and became a kingdom of its own, with a separate monarch. Mastalia became a constitutional monarchy in 1783. In the Great War, Mastalia initially announced a policy of neutrality, but in 1944 they joined the Allied Powers after a series of bombings in Hasdalona and Castella enacted by terrorists funded by the United Front. Mastalia remained neutral during the Cold War, but remained close allies with Poland and Jonathia through trade.
Mastalia is a developed country. It is a member of the GUIS and the Tapanthian Republic.
==See also==
Category:Countries
Category:Countries in Tapanthia
Category:Mastalia
Category:Tapanthia