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The Kingdom of Vaegirs, is a federal state in Calradia. The Kingdom of Vaegirs covers an area of 48618 km2, and it has a population of about 18 million people. The population of the kingdom is divided per region, every region has a sense of autonomy like the states in the United States of America although there is one federal body ruling over them all at the top. The kingdom is most commonly known for its production of metals including but not limited to bronze, iron and gold.

The Kingdom of Vaegirs has a rocky terrain featuring hillsides and mountains, the kingdom is also bordered by the Great Calradian Sea in the North, it borders to The Kingdom of Rhodoks in the south, The Kingdom of Naer in the east and The Kingdom of Wuuna in the west. The roads of the kingdom are commonly found on the sides of mountains and the usage of tunnels through the mountains is a common thing, one can get nearly everywhere through the usage of these tunnels although some places of the country are only accessible by foot.

History
The Kingdom of Vaegirs has long been into a war over the land of Calradia with the neighbouring countries, all have vowed to unite Calradia under one flag and banner but none of the countries has succeeded in this as of yet. The Kingdom of Vaegirs came to existance when a certain population of The Kingdom of Rhodoks got fed up with the absolutism of their king and they pleaded for a more democratic system, the king would not grant them this so thus started a rebellion known as the "Rage of the Vaegirs" on the 14th of February in 1948 and subsequently declaring their independence, the reason why they dubbed themself that is up to this very moment an unknown fact but it has stayed like this for over the years.

This rebellion kept up for a while, mostly the northern states of the Kingdom of Rhodoks took part in the rebellion and merged themself under the Vaegirs banner, if not for the help of the surrounding kingdoms (mainly Wuuna) then the rebellion would not have have lasted as it did. The rebellion itself lasted until April 1588, in which their independence got recognised by the Kingdom of Rhodoks on the 17th.

After their independence, the Kingdom of Vaegirs put their efforts towards more economical gains and eventually came into an Economic Revolution which granted them a lot of wealth and prosperity. Out of all the Kingdoms in Calradia the Vaegirs have had the most gain from their Economic Revolution, the money gained from this had been invested in tourism, transport and other sectors which would mainly benefit the citizens and foreign visitors of the country.

Politics
The Kingdom of Vaegirs is a constitutional, popular monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy. The bicameral federal parliament is composed of a Senate and a Chamber of Representatives. The former is made up of 50 directly elected politicians and 27 representatives appointed by the 4 State parliaments, 14 co-opted senators and the children of the king, as Senators by Right who in practice do not cast their vote. The Chamber's 200 representatives are elected under a proportional voting system from 18 electoral districts.

The King (currently Yaroglek) is the head of state, though with limited prerogatives. He appoints ministers, including a Prime Minister, that have the confidence of the Chamber of Representatives to form the federal government. The Council of Ministers is composed of no more than fifteen members. The judicial system is based on civil law and originates from the Calradian code. The Court of Cassation is the court of last resort, with the Court of Appeal one level below.

Demographic Information and Culture
Due to the fact that the Vaegirs used to be citizens of the Kingdom of Rhodoks most of the culture has been kept although minor differences exist.

The main population of the Vaegir Kingdom is made up of Vaegirs, they take up around 78% of the general populance. There are a few minority groups such as the Rhodoks, the people of Wuuna and the people of Naer. One can often find the cultures of the states bordering another country more mixed than states in the north bordering the sea or in the center of the Kingdom, this also goes for the population because one can often find more Rhodoks living near the Rhodok border, more Wuuna's living near the Wuuna border and more Naer living near the Naer border.

However tolerated, the population of Vaegir does still not fully approve of the Rhodoks, the Vaegirs think that the Rhodoks want to re-claim their kingdom when they get the chance and thus want to stop the culture spreading of the Rhodoks through the Vaegir Kingdom.

The official language of the Kingdom of Vaegirs is Common, which is also, coincidentially, the most spoken language in the whole of Calradia which creates no real language barriers between any countries. This opens up a lot of trade and diplomatic paths which would not be usable if there was a language barrier. Although there exist many dialects depicted to each town, each state and each country. Some of the more Right-Wing citizens of their own country invent their own country language to prevent people from the neighbouring countries to understand them.

Although the terrain is mostly mountains and hills, the population is not that divided. Every town is quite filled and nearly every mountain has a few towns upon it, some even between mountains, and these can grow quite large. Through the usage of support beams the citizens try to make sure the houses are stable and that more can be build if need be.

The main religion of Calradia is known to be the Catholicism, of which nearly the whole population of the Vaegirs is part of. Although there are a few groups that are either not part of any religious group or part of the less-populated Zenno religion. There have been near no issues between these religious factions except for the general distrust from time to time.

Geography
Vaegir shares borders with The Kingdom of Rhodoks (710 km), Naer(187 km), and Wuuna (172 km). Its total area, including surface water area, is 48,618 square kilometres; land area alone is 34,782 km2. It lies between latitudes 57° and 64° N, and longitudes 4° and 9° E.

Vaegir has three main geographical regions: the coastal plain in the north-west and the central plateau both belong to the Anglo-Vaegir Basin; the Ardennes uplands in the south-east are part of the Hercynian orogenic belt. The Paris Basin reaches a small fourth area at Vaegir's southernmost tip, Vaegir Lorraine.

The Kingdom of Vaegirs has two main geographical regions: the mountains, hillside of the north which are commonly called The Vaegirian Heights, closer to the south is a more plateau area known as The Flat Border due to only the south bordering with neighbouring countries.

The Vaegir Kingdom is bordered in the north by the Great Calradian Sea which proves to be a very useful area for fishing, which also makes part of the economical activities, and tourism. This combined with the mountains make the country an excellent place for visits.

Economy
The Kingdom of Vaegirs puts most of their economical efforts into the production of metals such as Bronze, Iron and Gold. This is also the most profitable economic practice that the Kingdom keeps itself occupied with. Due to the mountains there are many minerals available for mining purposes in which are then exported to the neighbouring countries.

Next to the mineral- and metalmaking industry the Kingdom puts themself up to fishing, which is mostly done in the north due to the Great Calradian Sea bordering there. Although not making the biggest amount of profit, the money coming from the fishing industry helps the country pay its expenses and to continue contributing in the general wealth of the country for its citizens.

The unemployment rate in 2012 was at a meager 4.18%, due to the mining industry being very large and mountains being everywhere the general populance has an easy way of getting a job. This combined with the transport needed to get people from one place to another, both citizens as visitors, creates an environment where finding work is not that of the hardest things.