Allia

The Imperium of Allia, occasionally referred to as The Allian Empire or simply Allia is a significant country constituting significant parts of Central and Eastern Andusalia, with notable territories in Alandria in the form of the Allian Alandria and the Channel Islands, as well as the city of Fiuminsk (locally known as Soliagrad) on the Zapadnayan peninsula. Covering over an estimated 15 million square kilometres and holding over 750 million people, Allia is considered the largest country on Tavadia in terms of land area, as well as population. The country's two largest cities and historical capitols are Zagorinsk and Vishko, the former having a population of about 31 million, while the latter has a population of around 24 million. Despite having a population of over 750 million, roughly only 60% of the population is actually ethnically Allian while the other 40% consist of several minorities as well as a growing "mixed" population. The countries native language Allic is the second most spoken language on the continent of Andusalia following very closely behind Czetet. Allia officially only has 7 subdivisions, those being Allia Proper, Titania, Kashira, Bazilia, Zapadakenry, Saratopia, and Zhelonallia, however there are notable other de-facto subdivisions in the Imperium of Allia consisting of the nation's 3 "colonial administrations" in the Channel Islands, Allian Alandria, and Fiuminsk.

The exact origins of the Allian people are not known, however it is believed they grew to relevance first from the ancient Commonwealth of Axythia in roughly 2000-1000 BCE whereby groups of Proto-Allic origin spread across Central Andusalia in massive conquests. This Commonwealth is thought to have existed for at least three hundred in some form for the most conservative estimates, however evidence suggests it may have lasted upwards of a thousand. It is then believed that this Commonwealth was slowly eradicated by those they had who beforehand had at least tolerated their presence, however most notably by the Szirvanid Horde who had singlehandedly beat the Proto-Allic peoples back to the Allian peninsula, killing an upwards of 90% of the Allian population over the span of the wars. The already decentralized Commonwealth collapsed shortly after being pushed back to the Allian peninsula and faced consistent raids by the Szirvanid Horde who settled near the Allian peninsula before being united under the city state of Vishko. Allia remained dormant for roughly over a thousand years post unification fighting consistent wars with the descendants of the Szirvanids with consistently fluctuating borders before the works of King Mikhail III's works in modernizing the country. Following the Allian Civil War that happened just under 60 years after the modernization, the totalitarian National Peoples Republic of Allia was born and existed for just over 50 years before being defeated and partitioned between the Vasecote Accord. The nation then rebelled and through a series of swift and devastating attacks was able to reunite and reform the country into the Allian National Republic which rose to prominence from its opposition to the Union of Republics and it's creation of several "Free Republics" which were all subservient to the Allian. government. The Allian National Republic then inexplicably collapsed for a variety of complex geopolitical reasons and was swiftly occupied once more, before the country went into total anarchy and then a second civil war. This resulted in the creation of the Andusalian State, a totalitarian state which believed in a set of complex pseudo-scientific racial concepts. Following a significant regime change the Andusalian State turned to Futurism under the clinically insane ruler Anton Avoritsk where the nation collapsed once again- but was not occupied- resulting in the 30 year long Great Allian Anarchy. This oversaw a plethora of regimes and warlord states culminating in the nation's unification under the Imperium of Allia which soon grew to prominence through rapid expansions which were permitted through a series of geopolitical blunders and crises in the nation's enemies. Modern Allia frames itself as a traditional hierarchical state which preserves the so-called "natural state of humanity" in it's vast empire. Under Igor Shapanovich Allia adopted a more diplomatic approach to affairs, utilizing soft power more often then sheer force to enforce it's will.

Allia is considered the world's only current global superpower, with it's only real threats being far below it's geopolitical level. Because of this Allia has managed to create a monopoly on trade around much of Tavadia resulting in a vast majority of the world's goods being manufactured or produced at some point or even fully in Allia. This has also resulted in a massive excess of wealth which has been put into several military, economic, and industrial development plans which continue to strengthen the country resulting in a positive feedback loop described by many as the "Allia Effect." This has also caused the normalization of many of Allia's policies in nations across the globe, which would have been considered backwards just a hundred years ago, such as capital punishment.

Etymology
The name Allia actually derives from one specific clan of ancient Axythians which came to eventually encompass the definition of all Allians. The term Allia is not known to have shifted or changed in any way since the words initial use.

The term Allia actually is not known to have any sort of meaning besides being a general descriptor for an ancient clan at one point. Likely lost to time, it is theorized it meant "People Between Seas" (referring to the Peninsula being surrounded by 3 sides of water), however the evidence for this is highly negligible. The first recorded use of Allia being used to describe all Axythian peoples was discovered in an ancient village on a page of carefully-preserved paper from 500-300 BCE.

In Venran, the standard way to refer to citizens of Allia is "Allians", which is translated from either the word "Aлианский" ( romanized: Alianskiy) which refers to ethnic Allians or the word "Алианы" ( romanized: Aliani) which refers to citizens of Allia with no ethnic connotation and is usually used in a context relating to non-ethnically Allian citizens of Allia.