Averia

Flag of the Averian State

Coat of Arms of the Averian State

Averia (Averian: Avoarn), officially the Averian State, is a country in the Eurania region of Grastica. It is the most populous country in Eurania, with a population of 80 million. Averia is located in the southern plains of Eurania, spanning the entirety of the Averian peninsula. It is bordered by Rennesson to the north and Stefania to the north-east, and is surrounded by coastline, sharing the Getanic Sea with Nalie. It is Eurania's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of twelve provinces and two municipalities. The national capital is Brivas, and the most populous city and largest financial center is Seonjan.

Averia emerged from the remnants of the Southwestern March during the mid first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Almania, it developed into a duchy of the Serene Almanic Empire in 1122 and would later break off to form the First Averian Kingdom, following the kingdom's victory in the War of Averian secession in the 19th of July, 1128, which is still officially celebrated within the country as the Day of Averian Statehood. Averia would gradually establish its own empire, which became a great power and one of the dominant states in Eurania.

The empire's defeat in the first and second world wars would pave the way for the overthrow of the Averian monarchy and the proclaimation of the Republic of Averia in 1944, under a liberal government. The government of the Republic of Averia would attempt to reconstruct after the war devastated the majority of Averia's urban centers, however their attempted economic and social reforms were poorly recieved by the masses. From 1944 to 1949, the country experienced the Years of Lead, a period characterized by economic crisis, widespread social conflicts and political violence carried out by opposing extremist groups, with the alleged involvement of foreign powers. The Years of Lead culminated in the rise of the Averian National Union (ANU), a third-positionist and national-syndicalist party which tapped into both of the anti-capitalist sentiments of the urban population and reactionary conservative elements of the rural population. The ANU would seize power in 1949, establishing the Averian State, unofficially referred to as the New State, a one-party dictatorship.

Since taking power, the ANU would conduct a series of political economic reforms that would first focus on reconstruction and re-industrialization internally, using protectionist policies to promote domestic entrepreneurship and export-based growth, later opening up the economy in 1970.

Averia is currently governed as a unitary one-party republic by the ANU. While having lost vast amounts of its former imperial territories, Averia has managed to regain its status as a great power through its strong economy. As a global power in industrial, agricultural and mining sectors, it is both one of the world's largest exporters and importers.

## Economy of Averia

Averia has an upper middle income developing mixed market economoy that incorporates industrial policies and strategic five-year plans. The economy consists of public sector enterprise, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and mixed-ownership enterprises, as well as a large domestic private sector.

### Agriculture

Averia is a major producer of agricultural products in Eurania, capitalizing on certain foods that cannot be produced elsewhere in Eurania due to the hot climate in Averia's south. Averia's major cash crops in the south are maize, millet, rice, as well as tropical crops introduced from other continents, produced in the southernmost coastal areas which are known as the "sun belt." These crops are cocoa, coffee, and sugar cane. In the temperate climate of the north, the arable land is used to grow wheat and oilseed crops. Yields are higher in the south than in the north, due to intensive cultivation, as well as the north's focus on mining and heavy industry. The other major portion of Averia's agriculture is fishing through capture and aquaculture.

### Energy and Mineral Resources

Coal mining is a very important industry in Averia. Coal mining in Averia is often associated with the coal-rich Consteig coal basin, the largest and most developed coal mining region in the country. Averia's coal reserves are estimated at several billion tonnes, and constitutes 95% of Averia's domestic energy resources. 90% of Averia's coal reserves are located in the Consteig coalfield.

Due in large part to environmental concerns, Averia has wanted to shift their current energy mix from a heavy reliance on coal toward greater reliance on oil, natural gas, renewable energy, and nuclear power. Due to this, Averia has begun to export coal to developing countries, using the profits gained to invest into development of nuclear energy.

Averia has been a net importer of oil. Imported oil accounts for 70% of processed crude in the country.

### Mining

Mining is the most important industry in Averia. The Mineral Industry in the country is structured under three broad sectors namely, coal mining, ferrous and nonferrous metal mining, processing. All these sectors are either run by state-owned enterprises or mixed ownership enterprises. Averia has reserves of extensive mineral types distributed over the northern regions of its territory with several reserves recording large deposits of 22 major minerals, including coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, tungsten, tin, molybdenum, antimony, nickel, silver, lithium, pyrites, phosphate rock, potash, magnesite, fluorite, boron and barite.

### Industry and Manufacturing

As of 1990, Industry accounts for 30% of Averia's GDP. While not Averia's main focus, the countryis still a major manufacturer in Eurania, mainly focusing on three key industries: Metals (Iron, Steel, Copper, Aluminium), Shipbuilding, Armaments, Textiles and Machinery. Averia's steel industry is the largest in the country, followed by shipbuilding which takes up a notable fraction of the global shipbuilding market.