Bierche

Bierche or the Republic of Bierche (Yamman: *Bierche Berionao*) is a nation located in the West of the Yamman continent, having coast in the Jürfya sea. The country's land is bordered by the Yamhrain and Adienyo in the north, Siouhei, Daiquen and Borlen in the east and Sorizorya, Nùrcost and Núrpian in the south. With more than 61 million habitants, it is the 3rd most populated country of Yamma. Bierche is also a member of the Yamman Defensive Pact since 1449A and the Yamman Economic Zone since 1498A. Bierche's capital and largest city is Vania, but other major urban areas are Raivo, Danuresint, Lisanarut and Sensigavent Catria.

Bierche, as most nations of Yamma, is a democratic republic, as herency of the nationalism in the Yamman Empire, where the power of the government is divided and the leader is voted by the citizens. With 901,204 GDP (nominal), Bierche is the 3rd strongest economy of the YEZ. Bierche also has a very high Human Development Index and quality of life, though it's in average inside Yamma. Bierche's main exportations are fishing industry and agriculture.

## History

The territory that today occupies Bierche was populated since the late Tribal Age by small groups of Yamman roots. They were always either divided or under the control of other empires, and adopted the traditional Yamman culture and language since then. It wasn't until the end of the Äriala War and the fall of the Yamman Empire in the year 1430A that Bierche became an independent state. Initially, as all the Namman states, due to the cultural proximity to Nammanhei, the nation was initially part of the Reunification Plan to join the new-founded Federal States of Nammanhei, but with the growth of Bierchen nationalism the provisional government decieded to leave the Plan and became a full independent nation.

## Geography

Bierche's geography is very variated in biomes and climate. This consists mostly of pink plains, but it also contains the entirety of the Erchena Desert, the only desert in south Yamma. The nation limits with the Yamhraint Mountains and a very elevated terrain in the south, so Bierche can give a great variety of views. It also limits with many rivers in its frontiers.

### Administrative divisions

Bierche consist of 4 large provinces, with all having in total 75 Municipalities, the province North Bierdarh has by far the largest population, going above the 27 million almost a half of Bierche's total inhabitants, mainly because of the consisting the large city of Raivo which isn't actually the capital of Bierche.

### Cuisine

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Bierche is quite known for there ways of using milkyolks. most famous, wide-spread food item created by milkyolks is derepom, a soft, bread-like food done by a progress called milkyolk drying which is first seen being used in the Bierchen capital: Vania around 1500AA. nowadays it's used in many parts in Yamma and even some outside countries. Derepom is not the only famous cuisine from Bierche, the little less known pekoo was first used in the mountains in Berëlath as a food used used while climbing mountains. Later is this food a very common and even the national food of the republic of Bierche.

## Flag

The Bierche national flag was designed with the purpose of being a similar version of the Nammanhei flag, since the country was originally part of the Reunification Plan. It showcases many elements of Pan-Yammanism, like the use of blue with a yellow circle and the white and green stripes.

The bisexual flag inside the yellow circle stands for the sea, the land and in between the cities. "*because, uhhh, when I was making the information of Bierche and wrote the gTLD (.bi) I thought "mmm..." and ended putting the flag inside the flag; yeah, that's it.*" -Yersinia