Canadia

Canadia (pronounced /ˈka neɪ diː jə/), officially the Republic of Canadia, is a sovereign state located in Tapanthia. Controlling the continental coastline along the Stalatic Ocean, Canadia has land borders with Corbaria, Jonathia, and Elsovia westward, Brightland and Falderia to the northwest, Auritadia to the north, and Eruowood to the east. To the west is the Barben Sea and the Fritich Sea. In terms of size, Canadia is the sixth-largest nation globally, and the largest nation in Tapanthia, with 218.7 million square kilometers of land area. Canadia has a population of 66,650,427, making it the seventh-largest country worldwide, and the second-largest in Tapanthia proper. It's capital and largest city is Jumanji. Other major cities include Salisbury, Invertland, and Guillard City.
Canadia has been populated since around 300 thousand years ago. Modern Canadia was formed in 1897, after the republican reformation of Jumanji-Foradacia, the most powerful nation in the region. Canadia soon began invading its neighbours in order to grow larger and gain further amounts of resources, using these to become a global superpower. Canadia would be a major player in both the Great War and the Cold War. Following this, the country enjoyed a period of peace between 1991 and 2020, which broke at the start of the Canadish Civil War. Canadia's close rivalry with Jonathia affected it's culture greatly. Canadia did not support the Polish or Blostian sides of the Cold War, instead opting to be a third player on the world stage, leading to its unique position as a minor superpower.
In modern times, Canadia is a prosperous nation, being the largest nation by land size on the Tapanthian continent. The country is classified by most accounts as a highly developed nation. Canadia is regarded as having one of the highest living standards in the world, and has become a safe haven for immigrants from other nations. Despite this, Canadia also remains a hot bed of conflict, as displayed with two civil wars, both incited by the nationalist terrorist group Jonathian Union, which occurred within the span of one year.
Canadia is a federal democracy with a directly elected prime minister and parliament. Major urban areas in Canadia include Jumanji, Salisbury, Invertland, and Guillard City. As well as membership of the GUIS, Canadia is also part of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Tapanthian Republic, and the G7. They also hold observer status in the Central Continents Union. With a diverse geography of deserts, mountains, and forests, Canadia's residents are predominantly rural, with it's cities being small in size compared to other countries.
== Etymology ==
Many words in several Amacan languages may be from which the name Canadia derives: the Lollese kanadia (tree leaves), the Geltan kantja (thunderstorm), the Latin cana (silvery), and the Amerlese kian (blank space). Etymologists themselves remain heavily divided as to which one may be correct.
== History ==
=== Prehistoric Canadia ===
The area occupied by what is now Canadia was a part of the Allatapandola continent, before the Andoladian section broke off.
=== Early settlers ===
=== Infighting and the formation of the big states ===
=== Formation of Canadia ===
=== Canadia in the Great War ===
Canadia joined the Great War in 1940, after Jonathia declared war in reaction to the First Request, a plan to take Canaland (today South Canadia) and merge it into Canadia. This plan was an attempt to boost Canadia's economy. After much debate throughout the Canadish government, Danyon Foss, under advice from Minister of Defence Jason Holt, announced Canadia's declaration of war against Jonathia. About a week after the declaration of war, Canadia was approached by Blostia, who seeked to form an alliance between the countries that were opposed to Jonathia and the other Allied Powers. The new alliance would be dubbed the United Front.
Canadia initially had little success. Jonathia made several advancements into Canadish territory, plundering towns and killing hundreds. Soon, however, a swath of reinforcement began to be redirected from inner Canadia. Many of these relocated soldiers had been helping keep the Republican Air Force at bay. Backed by Blostian expeditionary forces, Canadia quickly turned the tide of the war, claiming all of Canaland, and chasing Jonathia all the way to Jetzeburg within months. This, however, led to an uneasy siege, that later led to a Jonathian victory. Chased back to Canaland's border, the government panicked, and ordered the construction of a border wall, one that would later go on to define Canadish-Jonathian foreign relations for the rest of the 20th century.
Becoming restless with little progress being made on both sides, Jonathia soon sued for peace in 1946, to the delight of the Canadish government. The Treaty of Caledonia was signed by prime minister Foss and Taylor McKenzie, his Jonathian counterpart, leading to a brief occupation of Jonathia. Peace would not last long, as Poland, seeking revenge for Jonathia's loss, sparked an all-out raid on Canadia, lasting a few months before Canadia's collapse in the Battle of Jumanji. Insultingly to Jonathia, however, Poland would acknowledge the Treaty of Caledonia while writing the final treaty to end the Great War, and grant Canadia all of Canaland as well as western Wellow, much to Jonathia's dismay.
=== 20th-century Canadia ===
=== Modern Canadia ===
== Geography ==
Canadia has a largely flat and fertile geography which contrasts greatly from the mountainous nature of it's surrounding nations. It holds a section of the Linswust desert, whose humidity brings heatwaves to alot of Canadia's western and southern areas.
=== Climate ===
Canadia's climate is largely tropical, with lengthy warm summers. Snow is uncommon in Canadia; this is not to say it doesn't happen, rather snow happens every few years or so. Case in point, there have been thirty-eight blizzards since Canadia's independence in 1897, the largest being in 1988, that affected much of Zealandia and Wellow. Autumn and spring are often described as "brief", though this claim is disputed by some meteorologists.
== Economy ==
Canadia has a social market economy with a highly skilled labour force, a low level of corruption, and a high level of innovation.
=== Infrastructure ===
=== Tourism ===
== Demographics ==
== Regions ==
Canadia is made up of 10 autonomous regions, each with it's own parliament and governor.
Region	Capital 	Population
 	Ganford 	1,245,668
 	Guillard City	3,482,119
 	Jumanji 	16,905,471
 	Majorpoint 	1,679,348
 	Dinsmark 	1,506,227
 	Kent 	911,830
 	Invertland 	4,409,562
 	Salisbury 	35,016,429
 	Bath 	861,709
 	Wellsford 	632,064
== Culture ==
=== Media ===
=== Music ===
=== Radio and television ===
Canadia's radio and television extends back to the Great War, when a national network was created to increase the morale of the Canadish people. These broadcasters became disjointed following the Great War, but the later formation of the CBC in 1950 proved instrumental in their later reunification. Television was brought to Canadia in 1950. The major television broadcasters are CBC, SCS, Television Three, RTE Television, Channel Seven, and Voice. National radio is largely dominated by Canadish Radio, though national commercial radio services do exist. Most commercial radio stations are limited to regional coverage, not by legislation but rather due to the immense size of Canadish Radio.
==See also==
Category:Canadia
Category:Tapanthia
Category:Countries
Category:Countries in Tapanthia