Ardencia (Ardence in Valonian, Ardencja in Lechian) is a federal republic located in South Archanta. The country spans ...km² (... sq mi), making Ardencia one of the largest countries in the world in terms of land area. It is a sparsely inhabited country of 22 million people with a mid-sized economy.

Its capital is Saint Armand wich is also largest city of the country. Ardencia is composed of 12 Provinces in wich Valonese is the official language, even if Lechian and Ingerish are also mostly spoken in some of them.

Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited the territory for thousands of years and their culture remains present throughout the country..

Etymology

Ardencia; Ardence / Ardencja
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	Motto:; "Citoyens libres de toutes les républiques, travaillez ensemble!"; Citizens of all republics, work together!
Capital	Saint Armand
Largest city	Saint Armand
Official languages	Valonian, Ingerish, Lechian
Demonym	Ardencian
	Area
• Total	1054,900 km2; 407.2992 sq mi
• Water (%)	~4%
	Population
• Census	22 000 000
Timezone	WUT+9
Drives on the	right

Ardencia takes its name from the Ardentic Ocean that washes the country’s long eastern coast.

Geography

Location and borders

Ardencia geography

Ardencia is a transcontinental country located in South Archanta. The vast majority of the country’s territory and population is situated on its mainland. One part of Ardencia, the province of Seganak, is located on the Island of Owanko (map)^∈ shared with Neo Delta and six archipelagos partake to the territory as well:

01 Isles Blanches [1]
02 Katinga Islands (Katinngajut-Qikiqtaq) [2]
03 Kawanga Islands (Kawanngajut-Qikiqtaq) [3]
04 Lillians Islands [4]
05 Isle of New Surricy [5]
06 Western Islands [6]

Extreme points:

North: Sainte Rose River, Federal State border (Here)

South: ... Cape, Duke Brown Island (Here)

East: ... Island, Lilian Islands (Here)

West: .... Island, Isles Blanches (Here)

In longitude, the country spans ....km (...mi) from 126.46°E in Cap to 158.88°E the Deleuze River. In Latitude, Ardencia stretches ...km (...mi) from the 42nd Parallel (Here) to the 54th Parallel (Here), considering the mainland only.

It is bordered in the west by the Asperic Ocean and the Ardentic Ocean in east.

Its land borders consist of Ambrosia, Deodeca and the Federal States of Archanta to the north, the Astrasian Confederation to the east and Neo Delta in the south. In the northwest, the border with Ambrosia is delineated by the Mattappi River^∈^⊾, the Missanappi^∈^⊾, and the Condor Massif. The Condor Massif then draws the border with Deodeca until it departs from the drainage divide by turning north into a landscape of hills and glacial lakes. The border with the Federal States is defined by natural features, parallels and meridians. The main feature along this border are two of the Great Lakes: Lake Minnehunkou^∈^⊾ and Lake Wihinapa^∈^⊾ located in the western section of border. The border with the Astrasian Confederation is mainly marked by two rivers: the Takaou and the Deleuze Rivers. Mostly due to its extensive archipelagos, Ardencia possesses an Exclusive economic zone covering more than 3,000,000km².

Geology, topography and hydrography

Glacial lakes in Ardencia

Ardencia has a wide variety of topographical sets and natural landscapes. Large parts of the southern Provinces sit on a geological shield that was heavily eroded during Glacial Ages. Though it generally features poor soils improper for agriculture, the Abc Shield underground is filled with substantial deposits of mineral ores. This region is heavily covered by coniferous forests. Central and Eastern Ardencia are dominated by large plains drained by powerful rivers such as the Efée or the Ewa. These fertile silt beds are extensively used for agriculture, mainly cereal fields. Northern Ardencia, generally hillier, is dominated by the Great Lakes system.

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High mountains are mainly located along the central sections of both sets of borders. The Abc-North Mountains are an old eroded range that underwent an uplift when the east and west side sides of Southern Astrasia collided, generating the Abc-South Mountains. This collision created a series of parallel foldings in Central Ardencia between these mountain ranges, isolated Western Ardencia from the rest of the country. Thanks to many low-altitude gaps, various communication routes have developed between both regions.

The Abc-North Mountains are generally considered separated from the Condor Massif, though their orogenesis and geology are similar. At 2,494m (8,182 ft) above sea level, Mount Abc, located on the border with Deodeca is the highest point in the Abc-North Mountains.

The Abc-South Mountains, with their classic alpine profile, are usually split into five separate groups due to the large valleys isolating them.

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The long East Coast (over 4,100km) offers contrasting landscapes: rocky and lined with glacial lakes in the extreme south, flat and sandy, with sometimes extensive lagoons in the centre. North of the large Lechians Bay, the coast is dotted with roadsteads offering many havens. The souskoutian Coast consists mostly of alluvial plains, former islands with some klippes left off the coast. The straight line of this flat coast is interrupted by a series of large estuaries, most of them being hardly navigable due to silting.

Climate

The climate of Ardencia is pretty cold, above all in the South. Its western part is wet and mild and its eastern coast is known to be windy. In the north, beyond the Mountains Range the climate is more continental but warmer during the summer.

Administrative divisions

12 Provinces form the first-level of subdivision of the Ardencian Federation. Each province is vested with autonomous powers exercised by a provincial parliament and government. Per tradition, the Provinces have maintained representative offices to the Federation in Saint-Armand.

Each Province is further divided into Departments from their Valonnese name - départements. And each Department is composed of Counties - Comtés. In Lechian-speaking Provinces or in areas where Lechian is spoken, these third-level of administrative subdivisions are called powiaty (powiat in singular) meaning county or district. Each provincial capital is located in a territory called Municipality (Municipalité).

Province	Code	Capital	Largest city	Departments	Area km² ^[1]	Population	Language
New Surricy (map)^∈^⊾fr: Nouvelle-Surricy	NS	Port St-Herbert	Port St-Herbert	02	66,511^∈^⊾	600 000	Valonian
Kawananga (map)^∈^⊾	KA	Fort-Callaghan	Fort-Callaghan	05		350 000	Valonian, Ingerish
Souskoutee (map)^∈^⊾fr: Souskoutie	SO	La Nouvelle-Gadir	La Nouvelle-Gadir	05			Valonian
Seganak (map)^∈^⊾fr: Séganak	SE	Tannahawok	Tannahawok	02			Valonian, Ingerish
Owayatee (map)^∈^⊾fr: Ooayatais	OW	TBD	TBD	07	71,983^∈^⊾	...	Valonian, Ingerish
Sakardia (map)^∈^⊾	SK	Meehelsa	Meehelsa	07	68,351^∈^⊾	...	Valonian, Ingerish
Wendogan (map)^∈^⊾	WE	Saint Armand fr: Saint-Armand pl: Święty Armand	Saint Armand	02	20,397^∈^⊾	3 560 400	Valonian, Lechian, Ingerish
Ewasia (map)^∈^⊾fr: Ewasie	EW	Grande Seigneurie	Larignon	08	72,719^∈^⊾	...	Valonian
Triaquia (map)^∈^⊾ fr: Triaquie pl: Triacja	TR	Belmont	Belmont	05	95,848^∈^⊾	...	Valonian, Lechian, Native
Wercia (map)^∈^⊾ fr: Vercie pl: Wiercie	WI	Andreville fr: Andréville pl: Andrzejowo	Andreville	06	38,574^∈^⊾	...	Lechian, Valonian, Native
Honneska (map)^∈^⊾ including Katinga & Kawanga Islands and the Austral Territory of Isles Blanches	HO	Port Hattanak	Saint-Julien	03	71,400^∈^⊾	...	Valonian, Lechian, Native
Lillians Islands (map)^∈^⊾ (Wakanac Islands) fr: Archipel des Lilianes pl: Wyspy Liliana	LI	TBD	TBD	04		...	Valonian, Lechian, Native
Total					858,611	26 560 340

History

Inhabited by different native groups

Colonised by the Valonian from the Asperic Ocean

Explored by Lechians explorers from the Ardentic Ocean

Disputed on its northern border by the Ingerish

Creation of the Ardencia

Secession with the Astrasian Confederation

Relationship with the Federal State

Relationship with the Deodeca

Relationship with the Ambrosia

Politics

Government

Law

Foreign relations

Military

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Armed Defence of Ardencia falls within the sole competence of the Federal Authorities: Parliament and Government. The Ardencian Armed Forces (fr: Forces Armées Ardenciennes, pl: Abc) comprise three branches: The Ardencian Army (fr: Armée Ardencienne, pl: Abc), The Ardencian Navy (fr: Marine Ardencienne, pl: Abc) and The Ardencian Air Forces (fr: Forces Aériennes Ardenciennes, pl: Abc ). The largest and possibly most renowned military academy for the Army is the Special Military School of Saint Armand^∈^⊾.

Economy

Transport

Roads

Ardencia is a well developed country with huge road system

Roads are segregated into:

A-class motorways

N-class national priority roads

Local roads

The biggest amount of motorways can be found around Saint-Armand.

Trains

Each city is connected by a railway network that cross the whole country.

Airports

Demographics

Languages

Valonian is spoken everywhere in the country but Lechian and Ingerish are spoken in different provinces.

Valonian (75%), Ingerish (10%), Lechian (8%), native (5%), others (2%)

Education

Health

Culture

National flag

Flag of Ardencia

The national flag of Ardencia is one and a half times wider than its height (i.e. in the proportion 2:3). It depicts, on a carmine field edged with gold, two golden stars and a rendition of an embroidering pattern found on traditional clothing worn by Native Peoples of Ardencia. The two stars represent the Valonian and Lechian peoples while the central pattern, conveying the sense of community, stands for the Native people Federations. The pattern occupies a third of the flag width. Gold symbolizes the wealth of the soil. Red symbolizes the blood of those who fought for the independence.

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National colours	Carmine - #960018 Mikado Yellow - #fec50c

↑ Including internal waters. As some Provinces are endowed with extensive lake networks, their actual land area may be smaller.

[1] Including internal waters. As some Provinces are endowed with extensive lake networks, their actual land area may be smaller.

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