Aesland

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**Aesland**, officially the **Federal Republic of Aesland**, is a country located in Forsenan. With a population of over 348 million in its 18 states and a land area of 2,898,938 million square kilometers (1,119,286 square miles) it is the largest country by land area and third-largest country by population in Forsenan. Aesland is bordered by Ibarkla in the west, Doge Wonderland in the southwest, and Keurig Machines in the southeast. The nation's capital is Aethian City, while its largest city and financial center is Letaisont.

Aeslandic tribes have inhabited the eastern reaches of Aesland since antiquity. The region was known as Aeslandia by the classical Doge Wonderlandian empire, and various Aeslandic tribes fought against it in several conflicts in the early 7th century AD. Throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, a constant low-level conflict existed between various independent regions of Aesland, an era known as the Belligerent States Period. This period ended in 1408 with the Treaty of Aethian City, creating the Confederation of the Aer.

In 1542, Aethian City fell to Doge Wonderlandian forces, after a protracted 15-year conflict. The Confederation of the Aer was reorganized into the Dominion of Aerland under the Holy Empire of Doge Wonderland, and its native government was replaced by imperial counterparts. During the postwar period, the population grew at a much slower rate and economic growth stagnated, largely due to the harsh policies implemented after the Doge Wonderlandian takeover.

Despite the Doge Wonderlandian takeover, the surviving Aerish leadership formed an underground resistance movement. Due to the near-annihilation of the Confederation Common Army, they formed the Order of Aeslandia, an organization dedicated towards covertly maintaining Aerish cultural and ethnic identity. Their efforts were successful, and they served as a major backer of the Free Aesland Coalition, which fought in the First Aeslandic War of Independence and Second Aeslandic War of Independence in the early 19th century, establishing the nation in its modern form.

## History

### Aeslandic tribes and the Haravian Empire

Aeslandic tribes are thought to date back to the late Bronze Age. From eastern Aesland, they expanded westwards, coming into contact with Hart, Derab, Slezaw, and early Dogeis tribes. Aeslandic tribes invaded Doge Wonderlandian marchlands set up north of the Corpar mountain range in the 3rd century AD, which repelled Doge Wonderlandian forces and succeeded in diminishing their influence on Aesland. By the time Otto von Longdawg the Expeditioner wrote *Musings on the Supremacy of Dogeism* in the 5th century AD, Aeslandic tribes had fully settled the eastern portion of Aesland up to the Aesland River.

The Haravian Empire in the Aeslandic Steppe expanded to control large portions of western Aesland by the early 6th century AD, causing tension with ethnic Aeslandic tribes and kingdoms in the east.

### Confederation of the Aer

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Founded in 1408, the Confederation of the Aer was a military and economic alliance of 8 states: Corpar (now Eascorpar and Wescorpar), Aethian, Lägenburght, Øuotensintana, Qintana, Orasa (now North Orasa), Drömrith, and Ürebon (which previously included the area that is now Letaisont-du-Grande). Within the Confederation, each state assisted each other in matters of foreign trade and common defense and maintained strong diplomatic and economic ties, but retained complete control over their own internal policies. Internally, member states enjoyed duty-free trading, protection, and a common legal system governing interstate trade.

The creation of the Confederation of the Aer brought stability to the region after the Belligerent States Period. From 1408 until the collapse of the Confederation, each member state saw great advances in technology and security in addition to rapid economic growth. The Confederation Common Army, to which each member state contributed their own forces as well as monetary aid, quickly grew from a small militia to a modernized, large standing army.

### Doge Wonderlandian Rule

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In 1527, Doge Wonderland invaded the Confederation of the Aer. After nearly fifteen years of war, Aethian City fell, and the Confederation of the Aer collapsed. The former Confederate member states were annexed and the region was reorganized into the Dominion of Aerland. The Aer High Council was dissolved and its members were arrested, executed or forced into hiding, and the position of Imperial Governor of the Dominion of Aerland was created to replace their duties. Regional governors were treated likewise and replaced with Dogeist counterparts.

From 1542-44, the Doge Wonderlandian army deported and enslaved thousands of Aeslanders who had participated in the war effort, who were sent to work camps in Ibarkla. The Doge Wonderlandian government simultaneously encouraged Dogeist settlement into former Aerish lands, but a successful disinformation campaign waged by the remnants of the Confederation Common Army slowed this migration. Ibarklan slave laborers as well as Aerish prisoners-of-war were used to extract the land's mineral and material wealth, most of which was sent back to the Doge Wonderlandian heartland.

During this period, civil liberties that were established for the landed gentry under the Confederation, including relative freedom of speech and the press, were repealed and the government often used force to suppress dissent. Some notable incidents of this include the Storming of the Bastion and the Four Massacres.

### Independence

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## Geography

With a land area of 2,898,938.87 million square kilometers (1,119,286.6 square miles), Aesland is the largest nation on the continent of Foresenant. The fifteen contiguous states on the mainland make up the majority of Aesland's land area. Mainland Aesland spans from the Hartdon mountain range in the west to the Palantic Ocean in the east. The Orasa Desert and Corpar Mountains in the south forms its border with Doge Wonderland and Keurig Machines.

The Hartdons in the west (spanning north to south) and Corpar Mountains in the south (spanning west to east) are Foresnan's largest mountain ranges and act as a rich source of ore and masonry for Aesland. The Orasa Desert is also a major source of oil and ore, especially uranium ore which is used extensively for Aesland's energy industry and nuclear weapons program. Most of the interior of mainland Aesland is flat plains, a major region on the continent for agricultural production. The eastern seaboard features densely wooded forests and rolling hills.

The Nortland archipelago (split between the states of Nortland-Grand and Nortland-Smol) and Blemian Island (inhabited by the state of the Blemian Protectorate) are Aeslandic islands in the Grarante Ocean.

## Government and Politics

Aesland is a federal republic of 18 states. Aesland maintains a federal system (officially called the Aeslandic System) that devolves some jurisdiction from the federal to state and local levels. However, the Aesland Federal Government possess wide discretion to implement policies usually reserved to state and local authorities.

Under the Aeslandic System,

### Federal government

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#### Executive

The executive branch consists of the Chancellor of Aesland and the Federal Cabinet as well as their respective ministries, departments, and agencies. The current Chancellor is Aescius Avus Aurelius. There are 8 core ministries:

* Ministry of the Economy
* Ministry of the Interior
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Ministry of Justice
* Ministry of Defense
* Ministry of Labor and Infrastructure
* Ministry of Education and Research
* Ministry of Health

#### Legislative

The legislative branch consists of the Legislative Council (LegCo) that acts as the lawmaking body for Aesland on the federal level. The LegCo is a bicameral body, consisting of the National Assembly (upper house) and the Senate (lower house).

The leader of the LegCo is the President of the Assembly (commonly known as the President). The position is currently held by President Antois de Bástilleir (3A). The deputy leader of the legislature is the Speaker of the Senate (commonly known as the Speaker). The position is currently held by Uwulaimon Owoza (Technocrats).

#### Judicial

The judicial branch consists of the Federal Court and the Supreme Tribunal