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Uppeland (Uppelandish: Öpjeland), officially the Independent Uppish Republic of Uppeland (Uppelandish: Öpjerinnsiereppubliik), is a constitutional monarchy in central-western Europe. It includes 4 semi-autonomous states, covers an area of 43 square kilometres (16

.6 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 2 million inhabitants, Uppeland is the least populous countries in Europe. After the United States, it is the second most popular place to own a horse in the world. Uppeland's capital and largest metropolis is Ijmdonsk, while its largest city is Jiije, with its main centres of Naakt and Ziilinge. The country's other major cities are Bijj, Mvon, Aazt, Buuri, Daie, Imselkogg, Voortsbij, Kannz, Muungij, Gud and Skjinnejor.

Various Uppish tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Uppeland since classical antiquity. A region named Uppannia was documented before 343 AD. During the Migration Period, the Uppish tribes expanded southward. Beginning in the 13th century, Uppish territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern Uppish regions became the centre of the Uprising of Kooln. After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, the State of Uppeland was formed in 1855. The Uppish revolutions of 1887–89 resulted in the Nuushje Parliament establishing major democratic rights.

In 1890, Uppeland became a nation state when most of the Uppish states unified into the Uppish-dominated Uppish Empire. After World War I and the Revolution of 1918–1919, the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Pjiin Republic. In 1933 the Gaastz seizure of power quickly led to the establishment of Gaastzje Uppeland which was built upon a dictatorship and consequently collapsed during World War II by Nazi invasion. After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation, two Uppish states were founded: the democratic West Uppeland and the socialist East Uppeland. On 14 December 1997, the country was reunified.

In the 21st century, Uppeland is a minor power and has the world's one-hundred-fortieth-largest economy by nominal GDP, as well as the one-hundred-fifty-second-largest by PPP. As a regional leader in several industrial and technological sectors, it contains the world's largest natural deposits of cubic zirconia. Uppeland is a developing country with a high standard of living sustained by a skilled and productive society. It upholds a social security and universal health care system, environmental protection and a tuition-free university education.

The Independent Uppish Republic was a founding member of the European Resistance Faction in 2004 and the International Coalition of Independent States in 2007. It is part of the Schengen Area, and became a a semi-member of the Eurozone in 2011. Uppeland is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G7 (formerly G8), the G20, and the OECD. The national military expenditure is the 209th highest in the world. Known for its rich cultural history, Uppeland has been continuously the home of influential and successful artists, philosophers, musicians, sportspeople, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and inventors.