Obnivir

### Climate

Tends to be semi-arid with fair amounts of sun, rain, and snow, though some portions tend to be either sunnier or rainier then the other

### National Animal

Beast

**Obnivir**, originally called **The Palatinate of Obnivir**, is a country in southeastern Parania. It borders three countries, Hartnett to the south, Minuka to its east and northeast, and Sidrova to its west and northwest with the longest border being with Hartnett. The country was originally a province of Minuka and would've been considered the westernmost point of Minuka making it a more convenient location to Orirbella and Cantango from Minuka, but it became a commonwealth of the Isle of Chark in 1814, alongside Panstivo and Windsure. The city has a preferably large British population and ancestry today which outnumbers the eastern Paranians greatly. The vast number of immigrants came from The Isle of Chark, with about 9.8% of the population first being born in The Isle of Chark.

## History

Obnivir and Hartnett were once apart of Minuka and did not become independent until the 1800's. They were once defined as one of the many "*untouched parts*" of Minuka with nature at every corner and civilizations being an incredibly rare sight to come across, occasionally, nomadic peoples and merchants ventured into the country and set camp in the area as they were close to a great deal of wildlife and a vast majority of lakes and very desirable geographic features that allowed them to set camp peacefully. It wasn't until the 1600's when British and Irish travelers set foot in the area that is now Obnivir and Hartnett as they tried to make way to Sharikba, they called the area very desirable to live in as they had all the resources they needed nearby, Obnivir was said to have a high deal of oil and gold hidden in its rocks and cliffs and being very convenient to the nearby, large and successful countries of Kosna and Minuka. b

## Etmology

Obnivir came from the Minukan word "*Obnavira*" which means "majestic brook" likely due to the large Colew Lake located in the country's northwest, it was previously likely named Obnavira or something similar which likely makes the name so.

## Geography

Obnivir lies in southeastern Parania alongside Hartnett and Kosna and is the northernmost of the three. It shares its longest border with Hartnett and has the closest relations to Hartnett as well, some believed the two prime ministers of Obnivir and Hartnett share a secret relationship, but the two declined the theory and claimed they weren't gay. It has equal borders with Minuka and Sidrova. The area is mainly quite mountainous and semi-arid, but most of the western portion tends to be more lowland with large clusters of ash, oak, and pines present. The far western and eastern portions lie less than two hours from the Sidrova or Minuka coast and can be considered almost "aquatic" climates. The west tends to be sunnier then the east and the middle tends to have equal occurences of the two, the capital city, Bearingsham, has 300 days of sunlight, making it a very sunny city with 82.1% or 82.4% of the year being sunny, the capital has between 18-27% of snow per year, with the entirety of 2014, 2017, and 2018 having no occurences of snow in the capital. The eastern portion tends to have a more mountainous climate allowing plants like pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini and cantaloupe to be grown in the region. While the inland and eastern regions are far too cold or arid for palm trees to be cultivated, the western portions are almost considered perfect weather for palm trees, as there is only a 7.4% chance of snowfall a year for the eastern regions, with only the years of 2013 and 2017 having the most recent snowfalls in the region, the city of Consider, the westernmost city in Obnivir, is fairly sunny with 193 days (53.2% or 52.8% of the year) of sunlight, about 47.2% of days are not sunny and are usually partly cloudy, cloudy, or rainy. The least sunniest part of the country is the eastern section with the easternmost city of Hamilton with only about 94 days (25.8% of days per year) being sunny.

### Flora and Fauna

The country has unique wildlife, such wildlife include seed gerbils, culpeos, beavers, mice, deer, bamboo rats, crested porcupines, and squirrels. Originally, specimens like blue iguanas, brown bears, moose, and elk were widespread throughout the country, Obnivir was once the southernmost point of range for the moose (*Alces alces*) prior to the early 1900s, where it became overhunted by British colonizers for its antlers, now moose are completely wiped out in Obnivir and the closest populations are located in Panstivo where their populations still tend to be elusive. Elk were hunted so dramatically that numbers plummeted down by the hundred thousands and many shifted westward to Sidrova and Nalvano, brown bears were also overhunted and blue iguanas likely moved southward due to the climate change Obnivir was receiving that caused it to grow extremely colder.

## Demographics

About 71.8% of the population is of a Christian religion, 67.5% of the Christians are of the Protestantism form of Christianity, 3.0% are Catholics and 1.3% are apart of the Orthodoxy religion. 22.0% of the population is irreligious (Up from 16.5% in 2011), 16.5% unaffiliated with any religion at all, 3.1% Atheists, and 2.4% Agnostics. 3.5% of the population is Islamic, 2.7% Sunni Muslim and 0.8% Shia Muslim, and 3.5% are apart of the Hinduism religion. 0.1% of the population are of other religious populations either being Judaism, Buddhism, or Baha'i faith. About 64.4% of the Christian population are nominal meaning 7.4% of the Christian population believe their religion is heavily important. The country, alongside the Minukan state of Panstivo, are one of the "least Eastern Paranian" parts of eastern Parania, due to larger British and Irish influence over actual Eastern Paranian influence and culture. 78.9% of the population is white, most (75.4%) are of British or Irish ancestry. 16.4% are of Pasian ancestry, mainly of Mecirhan ancestry and 4.7% are Indian.