Neria

Neria
Neria
Population	2,400,000,000
Density	22.9/km²

Neria is a continent located in the Northern, Southern, and Western Hemispheres of the Earth, also known as the International Democratic Union. The vast continent is bounded by the bustling Olympic Ocean to the east, the Tenebric Ocean to the west, and the Southern Ocean to the south.

History

Neria is the historical home of Islam, which has played a large role in Nerian history. The continent also suffered widely from colonialism in the past, the legacy of which continues to this day. A number of different empires have historically held colonies in Neria across many centuries, though the vast majority of Nerian nations are independent in the present day.

Geology and Geography

Climate

The climate of Neria ranges from tropical to subarctic on its highest peaks. Its northern quarter is primarily arid, while its central and southern areas contain both savanna plains and dense jungle (rainforest) regions. In between, there is a convergence, where vegetation patterns such as sahel and steppe dominate.

Fauna

Neria boasts one of the world's largest combination of density and "range of freedom" of wild animal populations and diversity, with wild populations of large carnivores (such as lions, hyenas, and cheetahs) and herbivores (such as buffalo, elephants, camels, and giraffes) ranging freely on primarily open non-private plains. It is also home to a variety of "jungle" animals including snakes and primates and aquatic life such as crocodiles and amphibians. In addition, Neria has the largest number of megafauna species.

List of states and territories

Name	Capital	Population	Area	Head of State	Head of Government	Government type
Iskiram	Sahiyat		km2	Ahmad Iskiram III	Sevket Iskiram	Absolute monarchy
Kolda	Guinewaye	16,800,000	km2	Etienne Senghor		Republic
Lehvant	Jezairé	83,183,741	km2	Fazel Tajik		Federal semi-presidential republic
Nuiqsut Confederation	Port Nuiqsut	803,439	km2	David Alagalak	Amanda Nurr'araaluk	Confederation
Salad Land	Port Salad	63,913	km2	Bastien de Salad	Leighton Taylor	Constitutional monarchy
Samara	Samara City	400,000	km2	Sawalif Samara	Akilah Samara	Atypical absolute monarchy
Serriel	Serriel	9,210,600	km2	Muharrem II	Selim Ozcelik	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Teyè	Loba	66,750,000	km2	Nonso Melisizwe	Akpofure Ebrima	Unitary Presidential Republic
Tsiba	Jishutsy	33,568,995	km2	Mahshid Shi'upa	Chavo Lotfi-Vi'achavo	Federal dominant-party parliamentary republic
Yesteria	Northport	256,460	km2	Leonidas Spyros	Antonis Floros	Confederal elective monarchy
Zargothrax	Castle Zargo	19,025,000	km2	Shapur XIV		Totalitarian absolute monarchy

Demographics

Languages

In the north-east of the continent, the primary language of most nations is either variants of Turkish or Persian, alongside large Arabic-speaking groups. Persian is the primary language of both Lehvant and Zargothrax; while Arabic is used heavily in Northern Zargothrax, parts of Serriel and Kolda. The Iskirami language is also often used both in Iskiram and nearby. In the south of the continent there is also Greek-speaking Yesteria and English-speaking Salad Land. The use of French as a legacy of colonialism is also common in a number of countries, including Lehvant and Kolda.

Religions

Neria is the origin of Islam in the IDU, which remains the primary religion of numerous Nerian nations, including Serriel, Lehvant, Teyè, Kolda and Tsiba. Historically, the religion was spread from Neria to other nations across the IDU, especially to nations in Eastern Hesperida such as Mallacaland. Many Muslims across the IDU can trace their origins back to the Nerian continent.

Other religions which originated in Neria in the IDU include Zoroastrianism, which has numerous followers in Zargothrax and Samara; as well as a sizeable Christian minority in the continent and a number of smaller, indigenous religions in countries such as the Nuiqsut Confederation and Yesteria.

Populace

Neria is an ethnically-diverse continent, with considerable cultural differences between the North and South of the continent.

Culture

Sports

A number of Nerian countries participate in international football tournaments via the Confederation of Nerian Football Associations, of which eight nations are presently members. Many Nerian nations also participate in the IDU Olympics.