Forum:Territory application/BG08 - Mal Sanea

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	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

BG08 Mal Sanea

	Physical geography
	An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. It is advised to also create a sketch, you can add a link to this (hosted on imgur or similar)

Mal Sanea is situated in the northern part of the Beginners Continent. Its neighbouring country to the West is BG07, the rest of the countries border (approximately 75 percent) is coastline of the Trifon Sea. The coastline measures around [number to be included] kilometres.

It is a flat country. The average altitude of Mal Sanea is 87 m. 58 % of the country's area is no higher than 100 m. The highest mountain is the Korund, located in the South West, at 432 m.

Around 12 % of the land area is occupied by bodies of water (rivers, lakes, reservoirs), including more than 200 lakes, which cover 6% of the land area. The biggest are: Lonoga, Crest, Kilantro, Noreos, Ulungur. The five biggest rivers (Ilka, Kolka, Maregeon, Malesta, Sifunus) flow in West - East direction into the Trifon Sea. Of the remaining land, around 32 % is used for agriculture and around 46 % for forestry.

Mal Sanea has a long tradition of conservation. There are 134 specially state-level protected natural areas, amongst them six national parks, two biosphere reserves, 13 nature parks and four strict nature reserves. Nationally protected areas account for 18% of Latvia's total land area.

Mal Sanea has a temperate climate with cold winters below 0 °C and moderately warm summers between 13 and 15 °C. It is wettest in late summer and driest in spring. The sun shines 1600 to 1800 hours a year.

	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

At the last census in 2021, Mal Sanea had a population of 1.6 million. 1,1 million live in the capital Sul Sanea, the rest in small cities and towns along the coastline and in the fertile plains of inner Mal Sanea.

After more than twenty years of stagnation in the birth rate as a result of financial crises, economic stagnation and climate crisis, the population is growing again thanks to the social and economic reforms at local and state level. Education reform and innovation policies have led to a fast growth of the tertiary and quaternary sectors. Around 35 percent of the workforce works in ICT related professions and services.

The population consists of 63 per cent Saneans, the ethnic minorities of the Poldonians, Maldurians and and Colots build the rest of the population. The three official languages with equal status are Sanean, Poldonian and Maldonian. Only 5.000 persons are considered to speak Colotte. [Religion to be done]

Infrastructure: Mal Sanea has a highly developed railway system run by the state owned company Spurtwegen. It provides easy and fast access to all parts of the country. [to be continued]

	History & culture
	A brief description of the intended culture and language

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	Past mapping
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	Username & date
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	Discussion
	Discussion for clarification & decision

	Territory application approved
	— Alessa (talk) 04:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
	Please keep in mind that BG territories are for practice, so you do not need to worry about blending with neighbours or into the region.