Eruowood

Eruowood (pronounced /ɛruːoʊwʊd/), officially the Commonwealth of Eruowood, is a sovereign state located on the continent of Tapanthia. It is bordered by Kittenolivia and Lencaria to the east, and Canadia to the west. Eruowood has a population of 55,039,630, making it the ninth-largest country by population worldwide, and the third-largest of the Tapanthian countries. The capital and largest city of Eruowood is Lebanon.
Eruowood was first populated around 250 thousand years ago by tribes migrating eastward. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged. Conflict within the region and neighbouring led to major spheres of influence forming. Around the mid-1650s, Jetzeburg expanded its colonial empire out of modern-day Lencaria, creating the Dominion of Eruowood. In 1900, as a result of the East Tapanthian War, Eruowood was unsuccessfully attacked by Canadia. As a result of animosity towards both Canadia and Jetzeburg during this period, Eruowoodian art flourished and the idea of full independence began to take hold. When Jonathia was formed in 1920, there were hopes that Eruowood would ultimately be incorporated into the larger provincial system, though this never came to fruition. Independence movements took further hold of Eruowood around the 1940s, when Jonathia was invaded during the Great War.
In 1960, after a referendum, Eruowood declared independence. Eruowood supported the Polish-Jonathian bloc during the Cold War. After independence, Eruowood industrialised quickly and established an advanced economy, causing many pundits to compare it to a "mini-major power." This allowed the country to experience overall prosperity and high per capita income.
Eruowood is a developed country. It is a member of the GUIS, the Tapanthian Republic, and the Commonwealth of Nations.
== Etymology ==
The word “Eruowood” is an Anglicisation of the Native Eruowoodian term “Erua waʔ”, which translates to “land of the Erua people”.
== History ==
=== Prehistoric Eruowood ===
=== Jetzeburgian era ===
=== Dominion of Eruowood ===
=== East Tapanthian War and rise of independence movement ===
=== Eruowood during the early 20th century ===
=== Commonwealth of Eruowood (1960 - present) ===
== Government and politics ==
== Demographics ==
== Geography ==
== Culture ==
==See also==
Category:Eruowood
Category:Countries
Category:Countries in Tapanthia
Category:Tapanthia