Lugida

The Federal Republic of Lugida лakimara~ihána~ilugida Frakimara i-Haina i-Lugida
Flag
Motto: Nem Hainum Delanum "In unity, a shine"
Capital and largest city		Natlia
Official languages		Lithian
Religion		67.2% Avism 19.6% Irreligious 8.1% Lugid folk religions 5.1% others
Demonym		Lugid Lugitlia (native)
Government		Federal presidential republic
-	President (Miemuda)	Felufre Kirne
-	Vice President (Miemuda Darir)	Anithan Bremi
Legislature		The Senate (Mileilma)
Area
-	Total	431,933 km2 166,770 sq mi
Population
-	2017 estimate	73,860,543
-	Density	171/km2 442.9/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2016 estimate
-	Total	$2,594.1 billion
-	Per capita	$35,121
Gini (2016)		0.471 low
HDI (2016)		0.904 very high
Time zone		Sahar Coordinated Time (SCT+0)
Date format		dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+28
Internet TLD		.lg

Lugida (/lugida/), officially the Federal Republic of Lugida, is a sovereign state located on Soltenna. It is a federal republic of 7 states, including the capital region. Lugida spans a land area of 431,933 square kilometers, and as of 2017, has a population of around 74 million, giving a national population density of 171 people per km². The Lugid government is a federal presidential republic with a representative democracy. Natlia serves as Lugida's political and economic capital, holding the title as one of the leading global cities in the world. Lugida itself is a technologically advanced developed country, driven by the highly educated and skilled workforce, with one of the highest nominal GDPs in the world.

Lugida is a highly urbanized country, at 86%, out of its population of about 74 million. Much of the Lugid population is concentrated at the coastline, notably in the regions of Nagidan and Delan. The country itself is divided into 2 native ethnic groups, the Lenthiris and the Melunes, commonly separated by the Natika-Wadi border. Much of the coastal Lugida is Lenthiri-dominant, with the city of Lunka as the sole exception.

Lugida spans an area of about 431,933 km², mostly in a humid subtropical climate, with a small span of a continental climate at the northern part of Lugida, which includes the city of Melunebet, and a small span of Mediterranean climate by the Amiyant coast, which includes the city of Dalshabet.

Etymology

The name "Lugida" comes from the Lithian words, Luget "blue" and Gida "land". Thus, Lugida is literally "land of the blue". The "blue land" name is chosen during the formation of the Federation in 1888 as the Lugids in common have historical ties with the color, which is described as "the color of natural harmony". The name is also chosen under the purpose of uniting the Lugids, who had been mostly divided prior to the Federation's formation.

History

Main article: History of Lugida

Geography

Lugida is located in the south-central portion of Soltenna, by the Amiyant Sea to the south and the Gulf of Sharkunen to the east. It borders Yerlan at the northeast, Xynderland at the south separated by the Amiyant, Solesia at the west by the Amiyant, and Naria at the north. The north is also bordered by the northern part of the (Mountains), a mountain range which extends from Mount Lenthir through Mount Nidarum and until the convergence near Mount Bevasejerna. Given its border shape, it is often referred by the Lugids as "The Rabbit".

Climate

Much of the Lugid is within a humid subtropical climate. There are some patches of continental climate, which covers the cities of Melunebet and Nizen and the regions north of it. There is also a patch of Mediterranean climate on the Gulic coastline, which extends from Gulimedes to the Lugi-Solesian border.

Lugida has an annual average precipitation of around 1100 mm. Higher values are observed on the eastern regions of Natika, with an annual average of around 2000 mm. The area around Mount Nidarum, in the other hand, is the least precipitated region. One of the most arable areas of Lugida are located by the (River), by the Lugilik-Wadi border, with the volcanic activity of Mount Nidarum being credited to the high arability of the region. Another is located by the city of Mairastra, which has a just-right amount of precipitation, alongside its location by the (River). There is also the Lenthiri highlands, located near the modern cities of Kiva and Wilie. Lugida has around 30 percent of arable land, with the state of Wadi having the most of arable lands in Lugida.

Economy

Lugida is a mixed economy with a nominal GDP of well over $2.5 trillion dollars. This high GDP is mainly attributed to Lugida's export driven tiger economy and the rapid industrialization that began in the 1960s, which propelled Lugida into one of the most powerful economies in Sahar.

Historically, Natlia is a global trade city, as it is the capital of the Four Swords, which is the leading economic and trading power of Sahar, primarily on the 17th century. The legacy of trade in Natlia lasted for long, only interrupted following the fall of the Four Swords that moved the primary naval and trade power of Sahar to Shohuan and severely disrupted Natlia's trade network until the formation of Lugida in 1868. The initial efforts to recover the economy saw progressive successes, however the Great Ekuosian War severed the economy of Lugida at the time.

As the country rapidly recovered back from the damages made during the war with the financial aid of Shohuan, Lugida eventually began to rise to its economic advent on the 1960s. On this time, industrialization spread and rapidly becomes developed throughout Lugida. In response, the Lugid government at the time conducted a radical change in the economic and education system, in an effort to keep up with the world's economy, eventually leading to Lugida's economic miracle. This change shapes the government itself, and saw the rapid rise of business conglomerates, particularly on the field of technology, like Wilith and Faniant, later to be one of the largest companies in Lugida and even Soltenna. This economic miracle brought back Lugida into one of Sahar's center of global trade, as Lugida implemented an export-oriented tiger economy.

Felufre Kirne's administration brought attention on smaller local enterprises, particularly to address the issue of infrastructure and development in the mostly less developed inner areas of Lugida, in a program known as the "Equalisation". In this program, cities like Lazara and Sharum serve as the role models and the first recipients of the program. The program is made under Felufre's partial dismay on capitalism, which flourished and is politically favored in Lugida. The movement saw some notable successes, however the program saw an opposition within the Lugid government, which is mostly composed of the right-wing economic elites.

See also

• List of cities in Lugida
• List of countries in Miraria