Adaleide

Adaleide, officially the Republic of Adaleide, is a unitary constitutional republic located in western Astoria. The nation is bordered to the north by the waters of the Astorian Sea, to the east by Edropia, to the south by NATION, and to the west by Hagston. With a land area of LAND AREA and a population of around 8.5 million people, the nation is the least populated nation in on the continent of Astoria. The federal capital is the city of Quinnsport, though the largest city is Windmere.

Adaleide was originally home to an ethnic group known as the Qhutal people during its earliest history. Throughout the prehistoric period, the land was uninhabited until 124 CE, when, according to archeological evidence, the Astorian people migrated to the continent, likely crossing from both Korasha and Asania through island hoping through the Astorian Ocean. The Qhutal culture which flourished in the region lived in villages along the coasts and rivers, largely a subsistence culture, speaking one of the numerous Astorian Languages. The Gelenian explorer James Haddington was the first person to discover the Astorian continent and make contact with the natives on the continent in 1764, and by 1771 the city of Quinnsport was founded Henry Quinn, who became the first Premier of the colony. The colony soon became a growing center on the Astorian Sea as numerous people fled the Gelenian Revolution in 1774, and the colony was given its own government separate from Hagston and Edropia in 1818. The continent heavily industrialized throughout the 1820s and 1830s, and soon movements grew in the cities of Astoria demanding political freedoms and social protections from their governments. The calls for independence in Adaleide grew and soon the General Strike of 1847 gripped the country, which resulted in the Social Rights Act being passed by the Legislative Assembly. The nation fought for Gelenia in the Great War, though the nation itself was largely sheltered from the fighting as Astoria remains peaceful during the war. Full independence was granted in 1882, upon which the nation transitioned into a parliamentary democracy. The nation soon became a major export economy, with growth driven by agricultural exports; mineral and ore extraction, financial services, retail and consumption, and construction. Throughout the mid 1880s to 1902, the nation experienced the Astorian Economic Boom, which saw GDP and wealth grow exponentially. As growth became more moderate in the 1900s, the nation managed a stable economy throughout the early part of the century, though in 1811 the nation was ravaged by a large cyclone, which caused mass casualties, with nearly 2'560 people reported dead.