POSTAL ABBREVIATION: AA
CAPITAL: ALMA ADDISI
ALTA ADDISI IS FAMOUS FOR ITS VAST TEAGARDENS. THE SLOPES OF THE ADDISIAN MOUNTAINS CREATE THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PLANTATION OF VARIOUS SORTS OF TEA. ADDISIAN TEA IS BEING EXPORTED ALL OVER VEXILLIUM, AND IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THIS REGION.
THE CAPITAL CITY, ALMA ADDISI (THIS IS NOT A TYPO, THE STATE IS 'ALTA' AND THE CITY 'ALMA'!), IS THE CENTER OF TEA PRODUCTION, AND SITUATED ON A HIGH PLATEAU, SUROUNDED BY THE TEA-COVERED FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE ADDISI RIVER ORIGINATES IN THIS CITY. IT FLOWS INTO THE RIVER WESTRIA DOWN THE ROAD.
THE CITY OF DASKELION HAS QUITE A DIFFERENT FEEL TO IT, AS IT IS LOCATED IN THE PLAINS, AND TOGETHER WITH THE CITY OF WYNTERWYND FORMS THE THIRD-LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN WESTRIA. DASKELION HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY, AND IS ONE OF THE CENTERS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS PROCESSING, AS DAIRY FARMS ARE ALMOST AS PROLIFIC IN THE PLAINS AS THE TEAGARDENS ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS. DASKELION IS HOME TO ADDISI STATE UNIVERSITY.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: BN
CAPITAL: NORDHOËK
IF YOU LIKE CANDIES, SWEETS, AND CHOCOLATES, BACCHISISTAN IS THE PLACE FOR YOU! THE BEST SWEETS COME FROM THIS DISTRICT, WHICH ALSO HAS THE COCOA AND SUGARCANE PLANTATIONS TO BACK IT UP. NORDHOEK CHOCOLATES IS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SWEETS IN WESTRIA, AND QUITE A LOT OF THEIR PRODUCT IS EXPORTED.
THE CAPITAL NORDHOEK HAS THE HIGHEST LIFE EXPECTANCY RATE IN THE NATION, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT QUITE CLEAR WHY. SURELY NOT DUE TO THE CHOCOLATES?! BACCHISISTAN IS ALSO QUITE KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. MAYBE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LIFE EXPECTANCY! ANOTHER NOTABLE ITEM ARE THE OFTEN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH HAVE A TENDENCY TO LAST JUST A FEW MINUTES, AND THE AWESOME DISPLAYS OF LIGHTNING, EVEN ON CALM DAYS. EXCELLENT FIREWORKS ARE MANUFACTURED IN OOSTRICHT.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: CN
CAPITAL: CRONENBOURGH
COLIBRISTAN IS THE LARGEST OF ALL WESTRIAN STATES AND PROVINCES, AND ONE OF TWO FREE STATES IN THE COUNTRY. ITS NAME CAME ABOUT WHEN WESTRIAN PIONEERS FIRST SET FOOT INTO THIS REGION, AND NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF HUMMINGBIRDS (COLIBRIS) WHERE EVER THEY WENT. THE SPECTACULAR SIGHT OF SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF COLIBRIS PROMPTED THEM TO CALL THE AREA COLIBRISTAN, AND THE RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH IT, COLIBRI. THE STATE FLAG REFLECTS ON THIS INTERESTING FAUNIC PHENOMENON.
THE INTERIOR OF COLIBRISTAN IS THE 'GRAIN CHAMBER' OF WESTRIA. LARGE AGRICULTURAL PLANTATIONS AND FARMS PROVIDE A GOOD PART OF THE COUNTRY'S FOOD SUPPLIES. THE CITY OF VAARDRECHT IS THE AGRICULTURAL CENTER OF WESTRIA.
THE CAPITAL, CRONENBOURGH, IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS THEME PARKS AND FAMILY-TYPE ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH MAKES IT A GREAT HOLIDAY DESTINATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. IT IS ALSO HOME TO COLIBRI UNIVERSITY, WHICH FEATURES THE WESTRIAN PLANETARIUM, A GIGANTIC SPACE TELESCOPE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, COLIBRI UNVERSITY IS THE FOREMOST ASTRONOMY RESEARCH FACILITY IN WESTRIA.
THE CITY OF NUEVA SANTA CLAUDIA (COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS N.S.C.) IS BEST DESCRIBED AS THE 'SILICON VALLEY' OF WESTRIA, AS IT IS A CENTER OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION OF COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE. ACUMEN SOFTWARE, BASED IN N.S.C., IS THE SECOND-LARGEST SOFTWARE PRODUCER ON VEXILLIUM AFTER CELT WARE. UNCLE BOB'S IS THE LARGEST TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN WESTRIA. DON'T LET THE NAME FOOL YOU: UNCLE BOB'S IS A MAJOR PLAYER IN MICROPROCESSORS, SEMICONDUCTORS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SATELLITES, ROCKET PROPULSION AND AEROSPACE SYSTEMS AND ENERGY GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES! ITS PROXIMITY TO AURELIUS MAKES IT AN IDEAL LOCATION, AND OTHER MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS ARE ALSO BASED IN N.S.C., AND PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO CONSTRUCT A SPACE LAUNCH FACILITY, IN ORDER TO ALLOW WESTRIA TO LAUNCH ITS OWN COMMUNICATION AND TELEVISION SATELLITES. N.S.C. IS HOME TO THE LOCKSTONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TECH SCHOOL ON THE NEW CONTINENT.
WYNTERWYND IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE LARGEST, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE MOST LIVABLE CITIES IN WESTRIA, AND HAS A COMPARATIVELY LOW AVERAGE AGE OF POPULATION, AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE TO SETTLE HERE, AND UPSTART FAMILIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AMPLE AVAILABLE INEXPENSIVE HOUSING AND LOW COST OF LIVING IN WYNTERWYND. THE YOUNG 'SCENE' OF THE CITY MAKES FOR PLENTY OF GOOD ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES. THE CITY WAS NAMED AFTER THE MODERATE BREEZES THAT SWEEP THROUGH THE PLAINS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, MAKING WINTERS EXTREMELY MILD AND PLEASANT. WYNTERWYND HAS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND IS ALSO THE HQ OF WESTRIA'S FIRST AIR LINE, AEROWEST. WYNTERWYND IS THE HOME OF YOUTH UNIVERSITY.
THE CITY OF HALEIFSHOOP IS AN IMPORTANT CENTER OF OIL PRODUCTION AND REFINERIES. JUST OFF THE COASTS OF HALEIFSHOOP ARE SEVERAL LARGE OFFSHORE OIL RIGS, EXTRACTING OIL AND GAS FROM UNDER THE WATERS OF COLIBRI SOUND.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: CX
CAPITAL: CRUXTON
CRUXSYLVANIA IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST STATES OF WESTRIA, AND LOCATED ON A RATHER HIGH PLATEAU INMIDST MOUNTAINS. IT IS THE SPIRITUAL CENTER OF THE NATION. WHEN WESTRIANS FIRST CAME TO THIS AREA, THEY DISCOVERED SOME INTERESTING RUINS RIGHT BY THE SOURCE OF THE WESTRIA RIVER: THE REMAINS OF A STONE BUILDING, WHOSE ORNAMENTATION, WHICH COULD STILL BE MADE OUT, PROMINENTLY FEATURED THE VIERSICHELKREUTZ, OR FOUR-SICKLE-CROSS ('CRUX' FOR SHORT), THE SYMBOL SHOWN ON THE STATE FLAG. ARCHEOLOGISTS DETERMINED THE RUINS TO BE THE REMAINS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OLD TEMPLE OF UNDETERMINED AGE.
MOST INTERESTINGLY, INSIDE THE TEMPLE WERE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF IMAGES, STATUES, AND FIGURINES OF ALL SIZES AND MATERIALS, DEPICTING OR REPRESENTING, AS WAS LEARNED AFTER SOME OF THE WALL INSCRIPTIONS WERE DECIPHERED, DEITIES OF MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. ACCORDING TO THE INSCRIPTIONS, THE TEMPLE HAD BEEN A UNIQUE PLACE OF REFLECTION FOR ALL RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD TO CALL THEIR OWN, WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS CONGREGATED TO PRAY, MEDITATE, REFLECT, COMMUNICATE, AND LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER'S BELIEFS. APPARENTLY EVEN PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR BELIEF CAME THERE, TO APPRECIATE AND BEHOLD THE SPECTACULAR SIGHT OF THE VARIOUS STATUES, WHICH HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER TIME, AS VISITORS BROUGHT WITH THEM THEIR DEITIES AND LEFT THEM IN THE TEMPLE AS AN OFFERING TO THIS UNIQUE PLACE.
THE RUINS OF THE TEMPLE HAVE NOW BEEN RESTORED, USING AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND IT HAS QUICKLY BECOME A MAJOR SPIRITUAL CENTER ON THE NEW CONTINENT. WESTRIANS AND OTHER NATIONALS OF ALL SORTS OF FAITHS HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE PILGRIMAGES TO THE SHRINE, BRINGING ALONG THEIR OWN STATUES TO ADD TO THE GROWING ARSENAL OF DEITIES. ADDITIONALLY, A GROUP OF PEOPLE HAVE NOW MADE THE PHILOSPHY OF ALL THESE RELIGIONS CO-EXISTING IN PEACE AND HARMONY THEIR OWN 'RELIGION' - THEY FIND APPRECIATION AND COMFORT IN ALL THE DIFFERENT BELIEFS, AND HAVE MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO GUARDING, MAINTAINING, AND PROMOTING THE TEMPLE AND WHAT IT REPRESENTS, AND TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE. THE VIERSICHELKREUTZ HAS BECOME THE SYMBOL OF NOT ONLY THIS NEW SPIRITUAL MOVEMENT (CRUXISM), BUT ALSO OF THE PROVINCE OF CRUXSYLVANIA, AND IT IS ALSO ONE OF WESTRIA'S NATIONAL IMAGES (IT IS SHOWN ON OUR CURRENCY, FOR EXAMPLE), AND IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS 'THE CROSS OF WESTRIA'. THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE CRUXISTS IS CRUXSWAMI R. V. IBASHARIK VISALAVENDRAMANIAM. CRUXTON IS ALSO A HOTSPOT FOR MYSTICAL SCIENCES, ASTROLOGY, PARAPSYCHOLOGY, AND THE OCCULT.
THE CITY OF CRUXTON WAS BUILT AROUND THE TEMPLE AND THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER WESTRIA, WHICH WERE BOTH BUFFERED BY A LARGE NATURAL PARK. CRUXTON IS THE DESTINATION OF MANY A TRAVELLER SEEKING ENLIGHTENMENT, AND MANY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OF VEXILLIUM HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES HERE. BESIDES THE CROXTON TEMPLE, THE AREA'S MAIN ATTRACTION ARE THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS WHICH ESSENTIALLY SURROUND THE ENTIRE PROVINCE LIKE A CRADLE.
TOURISM IS THE PREMIER ECONOMY OF THE PROVINCE, BUT CRUXSYLVANIA INCENSE AND RELIGIOUS IMAGERY IS ALSO EXPORTED ALL OVER VEXILLIUM. CRUXTON IS THE HOME OF THE CRUXTON INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: DA
CAPITAL: CROCUSVELDT
DALSAN IS A VERY DENSELY POPULATED REGION IN THE HEART OF WESTRIA. A PROVERB SAYS: "ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH DALSAN", WHICH IS SOMEWHAT TRUE, AS THE STATES CENTRAL LOCATION MAKES IT A HUB OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION IN WESTRIA, AND MANY MAJOR HIGHWAYS RUN THROUGH IT. THE CAPITAL CITY CROCUSVELDT HAS THE LARGEST RAILWAY TERMINAL IN WESTRIA, AND IS A MAJOR GOODS DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING CENTER. MOST PRODUCTS YOU BUY IN WESTRIA, LIKELY WERE IN CROCUSVELDT, OR ANOTHER DALSAN CITY, AT SOME POINT IN TIME. SHIPPING COMPANIES, VAN AND TRUCK LINES, AND THE POSTAL SYSTEM BASE THEMSELVES IN CROCUSVELDT.
CHAUCILLY IS THE CULINARY HOTSPOT OF THE NEW CONTINENT. ITS CENTRAL LOCATION IN THE COUNTRY ALLOWS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS FROM ALL PARTS OF WESTRIA, AND THE RIVER WESTRIA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF FRESHWATER FISH AS WELL. THE RESTAURANTS OF CHAUCILLY, AND, TO A DEGREE, ALSO OF TROIS-LIGIERS, ARE WORLD FAMOUS, AND THE WESTRIAN ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED ON THE PLANET, RECEIVING STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CULINARY SPECTRUM, CHAUCILLY IS ALSO THE HOME BASE OF THE IMMENSELY POPULAR 'OLD HAG & THE GEEZER' FAST FOOD RESTAURANT CHAIN, WHICH WAS STARTED BY TWO RETIREES AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THEIR PENSIONS, AND BECAME AN AMAZING SUCCESS STORY, AS NOW THEIR CONVENIENT RESTAURANTS CAN BE FOUND NOT ONLY EVERYWHERE IN WESTRIA, BUT FIRST FRANCHISES HAVE BEGUN TO POP UP IN OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE TWO SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE BECOME BILLIONNAIRES, AND EVEN SOMEWHAT OF NATIONAL CULT ITEMS.
STEINVELDT IS THE SEAT OF LAGER & FUSELAGE, A GIGANTIC DISCOUNT RETAIL CHAIN COMPANY WITH MANY DOZENS OF STORES ACCROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ONE OF WESTRIA'S LARGEST SINGLE EMPLOYERS.
DALSAN HAS AN ESPECIALLY GREAT PASSION FOR SOCCER, AND THE TWO
PREMIER DALSAN TEAMS IN THE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE, DALSAN UNITED (PLAYING
AT HOME IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DALSAN CITIES) AND CROCUS FC (BASED
IN CROCUSVELDT) ENJOY A TREMENDOUS FOLLOWING.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: DV
CAPITAL: DEN HELI
DENVAAL IS MOUNTAINOUS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST, AND RELATIVELY FLAT IN THE NORTH AND WEST. SOME SURFACE MINING OF COAL, LIMESTONE AND MARBLE EXISTS IN THE CENTER OF THE PROVINCE. NUMEROUS HYDRO-POWERPLANTS ALONG THE RIVER HELI PROVIDE OVER 35% OF THE ELECTRIC ENERGY REQUIRED BY WESTRIA'S POPULATION.
THE PROVINCE IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS SPICY HELI PEPPERS, WHICH GROW NATURALLY IN THE WILD, AND HAVE NOW BEEN CULTIVATED FOR CULINARY USE.
DEN HELI IS A STRONGHOLD OF THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY, AS ARTICLES SUCH AS MAKEUP, HAIR- AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS, SANITARY ITEMS, AND ALSO SOAPS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES ARE MANUFACTURED HERE. DEN HELI IS QUITE A QUAINT CITY, SOMEWHAT REMOVED FROM THE BEATEN TRACK, AND IT IS A POPULAR AREA FOR RETIRED PERSONS TO SPEND THE AUTUMNS OF THEIR LIVES. NATURALLY, THUS DEN HELI IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF GERIATRIC SERVICES AND HAS A VERY WELL ORGANIZED MEDICAL SYSTEM.
VAALSTAFF IS HOME TO THE WESTRIAN BUILDING INDUSTRY. MANY OF THE LARGEST CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ARE BASED HERE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE STONE MINES WHICH PROVIDE MUCH OF THE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION. BECAUSE OF THIS, VAALSTAFF IS ALSO THE PLACE FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. MOST OF THE BIG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN WESTRIA ARE UNDERTAKEN BY COMPANIES BASED IN VAALSTAFF.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: EX
CAPITAL: SUDHZ
EASTERN EXAMINI HAS A CONSIDERABLE SMALL GOODS PRODUCTION AND ASSEMBLY INDUSTRY. MANY CONSUMER GOODS LABELLED 'MADE IN WESTRIA' LIKELY WERE MANUFACTURED HERE. THE CAPITAL SUDHZ IS A SCENIC CITY WITH A BEAUTIFUL LIGHTHOUSE. LOBSTRIAN FURNITURE MADE IN SUDHZ IS RENOWNED FOR ITS QUALITY AND DURABILITY. SUDHZ AND LEOMEY ALSO BOTH HAVE LARGE CERAMIC, GLASS, AND MIRROR FACTORIES.
WHAT CAN BE SEEN IMMEDIATELY ON THE DISTRICT FLAG, HOWEVER, AND WHAT IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE DISTRICT'S COLLOQUIAL NAME - 'LOBSTRIA' - IS, THE GREAT LOBSTERS FOUND IN THE KJELLSUND, THE STRAIT BETWEEN EXAMINI AND THE MAINLAND. JUST OFF THE COASTS OF EASTERN EXAMINI LURKS THIS ABUNDANCE OF LOBSTERS, WHOSE SPECIAL SWEETISH TASTE HAS MADE THEM A MUCH-LIKED ITEM ON DINNER TABLES AND MENUES VEXILLIUM-WIDE. OTHER SHELL-SEAFOOD, SUCH AS SHRIMP AND OYSTERS ARE ALSO PRESENT.
THE DISTRICT FLAG SHOWS THE FLAG OF THE ISLAND OF EXAMINI, AS WELL AS THE OMNIPRESENT LOBSTERS.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: GG
CAPITAL: GECKO BEACH
WHEN THE BWA REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE KONGREN PEOPLE (UNDER THE JOINT LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF ULU G'NAHNGG), WHICH WERE LARGELY WELCOMING WESTRIAN SETTLEMENT IN THEIR NATIVE LANDS, A SMALL SEPERATIST GROUP OF KONGREN, RESIDING ON THE ISLANDS GECKO, EYDEXE, AND GICKO, (UNDER CHIEF UVEME G'NARL) REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY SORT OF WESTRIAN JURISDICTION OR INFLUENCE ONTO THEIR ISLANDS. THEY PREFERRED TO KEEP TO THEMSELVES ENTIRELY, SEPERATED FROM WESTRIA AND THE REST OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE (WHICH ESTABLISHED AN AUTONOMOUS REGION IN VESTA), AND PROCLAIMED THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF GECKO GICKO.
ACCORDING TO CHIEF G'NARL AND HIS FOLLOWERS, GECKO GICKO IS A SOVEREIGN NATION. THE ROUGHLY 2,000 INHABITANTS OF GECKO GICKO DO NOT PAY TAXES TO WESTRIA, AND HAVE REFUSED WESTRIAN CITIZENSHIP (IN FACT ISSUED THEIR OWN GECKOAN PASSPORTS). THE BWA HAS BASICALLY LEFT THEM ALONE, SINCE NO HARM IS DONE THROUGH SUCH A SMALL SEPERATIST MOVEMENT, AND THE WESTRIAN LEADERSHIP DOES RESPECT THEIR CLAIM TO SELF-GOVERNMENT.
ALTHOUGH WESTRIA DOES NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE STATUS OF GECKO GICKO AS AN INDEPENDENT NATION, THE BWA ALSO HAS NO INTENSIONS OF ATTEMPTING TO FORCEFULLY INCORPORATE THE ISLANDS INTO THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE. GECKO GICKO HAS NEITHER MADE ATTEMPTS AT GAINING RECOGNITION FROM OTHER NATIONS OF VEXILLIUM, NOR MADE ANY OTHER TERRITORIAL CLAIMS WITHIN WESTRIA, AND THUS BOTH SIDES ARE QUITE CONTENT WITH THE CURRENT STATUS OF LIVE-AND-LET-LIVE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THOUGH, GECKOANS ARE USING WESTRIAN CURRENCY, AND CHIEF G'NARL HAS QUITE EAGERLY ACCEPTED A SEAT IN THE WESTRIAN PARLIAMENT. THIS IS QUITE A CONTRADICITON, BUT THE BWA VIEWS THE ENTIRE SITUATION SORT OF TONGUE-IN-CHEEK.
GECKO GICKO HAS NO SIGNIFICANT FORM OF ECONOMY, AND IS MOSTLY NOTABLE FOR ITS PECULIAR LIZARDS (GECKOS), WHICH ARE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE ON THE THREE ISLANDS. THE GECKO IS THE NATIONAL SYMBOL OF GECKO GICKO, AND SHOWN ON THE FLAG OF THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: KV
CAPITAL: KIRVANI
KIRVANI IS THE MOST MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF WESTRIA, AND HOME OF THE HIGHEST PEAK ON THE NUARMIA LANDMASS, THE PIZ KIRVAN, AFTER WHICH THE STATE WAS NAMED. KIRVANI IS THE SECON-LARGEST STATE OF WESTRIA. THE REGION'S FLAG REFLECTS THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS, AND THE AMPLE SUMMER RAINFALL.
THE CAPITAL CITY, WHICH BEARS THE SAME NAME, IS A CENTER OF TOURISM. KIRVANI'S GLACIERS AND MOUNTAINS OFFER THE BEST SKIING CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN THE WORLD, AS WELL AS PARA- AND HANGGLIDING, AND IT IS A MAJOR SPORTS AND TOURISM DESTINATION. KIRVANI CITY IS ALSO THE CENTER OF THE SPORTS ARTICLE AND EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY OF WESTRIA, AND PLANS TO APPLY FOR THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN THE FUTURE. THE UNIVERSITY OF KIRVANI IS LOCATED HERE.
DELVENORE IS THE LARGEST CITY ON THE KJELLSEE, WHICH IS
THE SECOND LARGEST SWEETWATER LAKE ON VEXILLIUM, AND ANOTHER MAJOR TOURIST
ATTRACTION. THE LAKE OFFERS SUPERB SAILING, WINDSURFING, FISHING
AND BOATING OPPORTUNITIES, AND DASKELION THEREFORE HAS A LARGE MARINA.
SMALLER RECREATIONAL SAILBOATS AND YACHTS, AND WAVERUNNERS ARE PRODUCED
IN DASKELION AS WELL.
POSTAL CODE: LL
CAPITAL: SRIBATOR
LAPISLAZULI IS RELATIVELY LOW IN POPULATION, BUT (AS THE NAME SUGGESTS) RICH IN SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, ESPECIALLY BEAUTIFUL LAPIS LAZULI. THE WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLE LAPIS LAZULI WAS FOUND HERE, THE VOLUME AND SIZE COMPARABLE TO A GROWN ELEPHANT. OTHER GEMS FREQUENTLY FOUND ARE AMETHYST, GARNET, AQUAMARINE, TURQUOISE, PYRITE, CLEAR QUARTZ, AND EYE OF THE TIGER, TO NAME JUST A FEW. GEODES FROM LAPISLAZULI ARE TREASURED KEEPSAKES, SOLD IN STORES AROUND THE PLANET. THE CAPITAL SRIBATOR IS ALSO NOTABLE FOR ITS MICRO-BREWERIES. SPRING WATER IS BOTTLED HERE FOR DRINKING PURPOSES.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: MY
CAPITAL: MONTROY
THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONTROY WAS FOUNDED AS THE FIRST JURISDICTIONAL DISTRICT OF WESTRIA BY THREE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIALIST FAMILIES OF WESTRIA: KLAGSTEIN, VON LAGERSHAUSEN, AND ROYNESSON, WHICH ARE WESTRIA'S BEST REPLACEMENT FOR A ROYAL FAMILY. THE AFFAIRS OF THESE FAMILIES, IN THEIR WEALTH AND INFLUENCE, ARE ALWAYS VERY MUCH IN THE PUBLIC EYE, AND THESE THREE CLANS HAVE REACHED A REAL ROYALTY-LIKE CELEBRITY STATUS. KLAGSTEIN INDUSTRIES IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATE OF WESTRIA (INCLUDING KLAGSTEIN TECHNOLOGIES, KLAGSTEIN STEEL, KLAGSTEIN AUTOMOTIVE, ETC.), AND AN INFLUENTIAL ENTITY IN WORLD ECONOMY, AS ARE THE COMPANIES OF FAMILIES VON LAGERSHAUSEN (INCLUDING LAGER & FUSELAGE, SEE STATE OF DALSAN, AND OVERFONTEIN STEEL & CHEMICAL), AND ROYNESSON (INCLUDING ACUMEN SOFTWARE AND AEROWEST).
MONTROY CITY WAS THE FIRST CITY FOUNDED IN WESTRIA, AFTER ARMATIRION GRANTED THE ISLAND OF EXAMINI TO THE BWA. MONTROY IS THE BUSINESS HEARTBEAT OF THE COUNTRY. HERE WE FIND THE MONTROY STOCK AND CURRENCY EXCHANGE, THE PREMIER COMMERCE CENTER OF WESTRIA, AND AN IMPORTANT TRADE AND FINANCIAL EXCHANGE OF VEXILLIUM. THE NATIONAL BANK OF WESTRIA IS SITUATED HERE. DUE TO ITS SPECIAL STATUS IMPOSED BY ITS CUNNING FOUNDERS AT THE TIME OF FOUNDATION, MONTROY IS A INCOME-TAX-FREE ZONE, A TAX HAVEN, IF YOU WILL, AND IS THEREFORE RESIDENCE TO THE MOST WEALTHY AND FINANCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF WESTRIA, AND, INDEED, OF VEXILLIUM, WHO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A TAX-FREE RESIDENCE. DUE TO THE RELATIVE WEALTH OF ITS CITIZENS, MONTROY HAS BECOME AN EXTREMELY LUXURIOUS CITY WITH A DEFINITE TOUCH OF EXCLUSIVITY AND GLAMOUR. THE THREE FOUNDING FAMILIES HAVE A FIRM GRIP ON THE PRINCIPALITY, AND DO THEIR FOREMOST TO EXERT THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THE FLAG OF MONTROY SHOWS A BLACK TRIANGLE, WHICH STANDS FOR THE MOUNTAIN ROY, TOWERING ABOVE THE CITY, ADORNED BY THREE GOLDEN CROWNS, WHICH REPRESENT THE THREE FOUNDING FAMILIES. THE WHITE STAR SYMBOLIZES THE TAX-FREE ZONE. THE RED STAR HONORS THE REPUBLIC OF ARMATIRION (THE STARS ARE SIX-PRONE TO BETTER FIT THE TRIANGLE LAYOUT, AS OPPOSED TO THE STAR OF ARMATIRION, WHICH IS FIVE-PRONE).
MONTROY HAS AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AN INTERNATIONAL AUTO
RACING CIRCUIT, THE SECOND-LARGEST SOCCER AND SPORTS STADIUM IN WESTRIA,
A MAGNIFICENT HORSE RACING TRACK (ADJACENT TO THE STADIUM), A GRAND HARBOR
(FILLED WITH LUXURIOUS YACHTS), AMPLE HIGH-END SHOPPING DISTRICTS, GALLERIES,
THEATRES AND RESTAURANTS, AND SEVERAL EXCLUSIVE CASINOS AND CLUBS.
THE MONTROY CLUB, WHICH INCLUDES THE FIRST GOLF COURSE AND POLO
GROUNDS IN WESTRIA, IS OF UTMOST PRIVACY, AND OPEN ITS GATES ONLY BY INVITATION
THROUGH THE FINANCIAL ELITES OF WESTRIA. THE COST OF LIVING IS VERY
HIGH DUE TO THE WEALTH OF ITS POPULATION, AND THE SCARCENESS OF BUILDABLE
LAND. STILL WELL OVER A MILLION PEOPLE RESIDE IN MONTROY CITY.
ALTHOUGH MANY HAVE CALLED MONTROY A POMPOUS CITY OF ARROGANCE AND ELITISM,
IT NEVERTHELESS INTRIGUES AND FASCINATES PEOPLE, AND ATTRACTS A LARGE AMOUNT
OF TOURISTS EVERY YEAR, AS WELL AS A FAIR SHARE OF TABLOID JOURNALISM -
THE WESTRIA INVESTIGATOR CALLS MONTROY HOME AS MUCH AS THE RESPECTED
PAPERS OF THE MONTROY EVENING TELEGRAPH, AND THE WESTRIAN FINANCIAL
REPORT.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: PM
CAPITAL: PALLADIUM
PALLADIUM IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS 'THE STATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES'. THE CITY OF PALLADIUM IS THE GREATEST CULTURAL CENTER OF WESTRIA, A HAVEN OF GALLERIES, DESIGN AND ART STUDIOS, THEATRES, THE OPERA, DANCE, MUSIC, AND THE FILM, FASHION, AND RECORDING INDUSTRIES. IT IS A REAL GLAMOUR TOWN OF CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT IN THE PERFORMING OR VISUAL ARTS, YOUR ROAD WILL LEAD THROUGH PALLADIUM.
ON EVERY CORNER YOU WILL FIND STREET PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS, AND CREATIVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER VEXILLIUM HAVE MADE THIS FRUITFUL ENVIRONMENT THEIR HOME. THE PALLADIUM CONSERVATORY IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND RESPECTED SCHOOL OF ARTS AND MUSIC ON THE CONTINENT. THE GREAT SCALA OF PALLADIUM IS THE LARGEST AND MOST FAMOUS OPERA/MUSIC/DANCE STAGE THEATRE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. MOST MOVIES PRODUCED IN WESTRIA ARE FILMED ON PALLADIUM SETS AND SOUND STAGES, AND THE SAME GOES FOR RECORDINGS. WESTRIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION IS BASED HERE, TOO.
WESTWIJK ON THE OTHER HAND, IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN WESTRIA, AND GREAT PROGRESS AND DISCOVERIES HAVE COME FROM THIS CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, CHEMICAL, QUANTUM PHYSICS, MICROBIOLOGICAL, AND MATERIAL/METALLURGICAL SCIENCES FIELDS. THE WESTWIJK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH VEXILLIUM-WIDE. WESTWIJK GLOBAL HOSPITAL HAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL DIABETES, ALTZHEIMER'S DISEASE, CANCER AND AIDS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FACILITY.
THE COMMONWEALTH'S FLAG REFLECTS THE COLORFUL AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITY OF ITS INHABITANTS.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: OV
CAPITAL: DUNNFIDDICH
OVERROY IS A THINLY POPULATED TERRITORY, MOSTLY COVERED BY SUBTROPICAL
FOREST. THE TERRITORY'S MAJOR INDUSTRY IS DIAMOND MINING,
AS THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF EXAMINI FEATURES ABUNDANT DIAMOND
VEINS. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAMONDS IS REFLECTED ON THE STATE FLAG.
THE CAPITAL DUNNFIDDICH IS ALSO THE HOME OF DUNNFIDDICH DISTILLERIES,
MAKERS OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS 'SLEET' FINE WESTRIAN WHISKY AND OTHER
HIGH-QUALITY SPIRITS.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: SA
CAPITAL: MUULHEIL BEACH
JUST WEST OF THE ISLAND IS ONE OF THE GREATEST NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, THE GREAT CORAL REEFS OF SALAMINI. THIS ECOLOGICALLY EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AREA IS UNDER THE STRICT PROTECTION OF THE WESTRIAN PRESERVATION AGENCY, PRECLUDING ANY HEAVY VESSEL TRAFFIC, OR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS OF ANY KIND. THE REEFS ARE MAGNIFICENT AND BURSTING WITH COLORS AND LIFE, AND LIMITED ECOTOURISM PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR SCUBA DIVERS TO ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL WORK OF NATURE.
MUULHEIL BEACH IS A MECCA FOR SURF- DIVING- AND BEACH CULTURE, AND HAS SOME OF THE BEST SURF ANYWHERE. THE ENTIRE ARCHIPELAGO HAS A VERY LAID BACK ATTITUDE AND FEEL TO IT - EVERY DAY IS A DAY AT THE BEACH IN SALAMINI! THE ISLAND IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS TOPLESS BEACHES, AND THE 'ALTERNATIVE' LIFESTYLES OF SOME OF ITS INHABITANTS. SALAMINI ALSO HAS A GOOD BIT OF FRUIT AND NUT PLANTATIONS IN THE UPLANDS. STRAWBERRIES AND PINEAPPLES FROM THIS AREA ARE ESPECIALLY DELICIOUS! SOME PEARLFISHING IS DONE ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
THE FLAG'S SYMBOL IS COMMON TO THIS AREA: FOOTPRINTS AS A FLAG ICON WERE FIRST USED BY THE KONGREN, AND SALAMINI ADOPTED THIS UNIQUE IDEA FOR THEIR OWN FLAG.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: ST
CAPITAL: AURELIUS (NATIONAL CAPITAL)
STAATS IS THE FEDERAL DISTRICT OF OUR CAPITAL AURELIUS, AND FEDERALITY, THE SUB-URB THAT IS THE SEAT OF OUR PARLIAMENT, THE BWA, AND ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS ALL DIPLOMATIC EMBASSIES. OUR CITY PLANNERS HAVE DECIDED TO SEPARATE THE CAPITAL, WHICH IS TO BE A MONUMENT TO THE WESTRIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WHICH SHOWCASES THE WESTRIAN PEOPLE, THEIR HISTORY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY TO THE WORLD, FROM THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT ALLTOGETHER - THEY FELT POLITICS BELONGED ELSEWHERE, AND WOULD ONLY TAKE AWAY FROM THE GLORY OF OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL, AS WELL AS CONGEST TRAFFIC.
IN THE CENTER OF THE CAPITAL CITY STANDS THE KJELLSPLATZ, A GIANT PLAZA COMMEMORATING THE EMERGING OF THE NEW WESTRIAN NATION THROUGH THEIR BENEFACTOR, THE PRESIDENT OF ARMATIRION, THE HONORABLE KJELL ROLL ELGSAAS. A LARGE COLUMN, VISIBLE FOR MANY MILES, WITH A STATUE OF PRESIDENT ELGSAAS ON THE TOP, FORMS THE CENTRAL FOCAL POINT OF THE CITY, SURROUNDED BY THE FLAGS OF WESTRIA AND ARMATIRION, AND A 'WALK OF HISTORY' TELLING THE STORY OF WESTRIA. ADJACENT IS A MONUMENT TO THE KING OF CHRISTIANA, HIS MAJESTY EDWARD II, WHO PLAYED AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WESTRIAN PEOPLE THROUGH HIS SUPPORT AND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE BWA.
OTHER MAJOR FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ARE THE NATIONAL GALLERIES, WESTRIAN NATIONAL MUSEUMS, THE NATIONAL GRAND LIBRARY, THE PARK OF WESTRIA, THE AURELIUS FOUNDATION, THE ACADEMY OF MAPS AND FLAGS, AND STAATS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
FEDERALITY, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, CONTAINS ALL THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BUILDINGS AND EMBASSIES, AS WELL AS THE WESTRIAN PRESS AND NEWS AGENCY (WPNA), AND THE NATIONAL MINT.
THE CITY OF AURELIAN FIELDS IS THE COUNTRY'S PREMIER UNIVERSITY CITY, AS NO LESS THAN FOUR FULL UNIVERSITIES ARE LOCATED HERE: THE PRESTIGIOUS EDWARDIUM (NAMED AFTER THE WISE KING OF CHRISTIANA), AURELIAN FIELDS UNIVERSITY, SWEET TEARS UNIVERSITY, AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF WESTRIA.
THE CITY OF NORTHWAY IS MOSTLY OF RESIDENTIAL NATURE, BUT ALSO FEATURES THE LARGEST STADIUM OF WESTRIA, THE NORTHWAY COLLOSSEUM, WHICH IS THE HOME FIELD OF THE FOOTBALL TEAMS 1. FC AURELIUS AND CELTIC NORTHWAY.
AURELIUS HOSTS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TWO PREMIER NEWS PAPERS OF WESTRIA, THE WESTRIAN, AND THE STAATSMAN.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: TK
CAPITAL: CLEARFONTEIN
TERRANSK IS ALMOST ENTIRELY COVERED BY THICK VIRGIN FORESTS, AND THE WESTRIAN PRESERVATION AGENCY HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PROTECT THEM FROM EXCESSIVE HARVESTING. MUCH OF THE STATE HAS BEEN DECLARED A NATIONAL FOREST/PARK. SOME TIMBER IS FELLED BY THE PAPER AND LUBER INDUSTRY, BUT THERE ARE STRICT RULES IN PLACE ON REFORESTATION PROCEDURES, WITH A FULLY RENEWABLE-RESOURCE APPROACH.
OVERFONTEIN IS HOME TO SOME HEAVY INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS STEEL, PAPER, AND CHEMICAL. POLLUTION STANDARDS IN WESTRIA ARE EXTREMELY STRICT, AND ALL HEAVY INDUSTRY IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WESTRIA HAS LONG SEARCHED FOR ITS HOMELAND, AND WE ARE NOT ABOUT TO TURN IT INTO A TOXIC POOL OF WASTEWATER AND SMOG. OVERFONTEIN, DUE TO ITS CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY INDUSTRY, HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE SEAT OF THE WESTRIAN PRESERVATION AGENCY, AND IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. THUS THE WESTRIA RIVER REMAINS CLEAN, AND ITS FISH ARE MORE THAN PALATABLE, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORING CITY OF CHAUCILLY, ACROSS THE RIVER, THE CULINARY CAPITAL OF WESTRIA, WHICH MAKES GOOD USE OF THESE FISH!
BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NATURAL PRESERVES OF TERRANSK, URBAN POPULATION
IS LESS THAN AVERAGE. THE CAPITAL CLEARFONTEIN IS A BEAUTIFUL
GREEN CITY OF PARKS AND TREES, AND SITS INMIDST FORESTS. IT IS A
REAL DESTINATION FOR OUTDOORS ENTHUSIASTS, AS THE VIRGIN TERRANSKIAN FORESTS
OFFER GREAT HIKING, BIKING, AND FISHING. CLEARFONTEIN ALSO
HOSTS THE POPULAR ANNUAL 'LUBERJACK GAMES'.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: TF
CAPITAL: ISLAWAK
TUAFF IS ESSENTIALLY AN ISLAND PARADISE, AND POPULAR VACATION DESTINATION.
ITS TROPICAL CLIMATE AND VEGETATION AND RED SAND BEACHES MAKE IT THE PERFECT
HOLIDAY RETREAT. DAILY CHARTER FLIGHTS TAKE OFF TWICE WEEKLY FROM
MOST MAJOR WESTRIAN CITIES. THE DEPENDENCY'S MAIN INDUSTRY IS TOURISM,
BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME OFFSHORE FISHING AND PRODUCTION OF COCONUT-BASED
PRODUCTS, SUCH AS SUN OILS AND OTHER LOTIONS WITH MEDICAL PROPERTIES.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: VE
CAPITAL: ZUBULIGAR
VESTA IS THE AREA THAT WAS LEFT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NATIVE KONGREN PEOPLE UNDER THEIR CHIEF ULU G'NAHNGG, WHICH WERE PRIMARILY RESIDING IN THIS AREA, AS MUTUALLY AGREED BY THE KONGREN LEADERSHIPAND THE BWA. THE KONGREN HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY EAGER TO WELCOME WESTRIAN SETTLERS TO THIS REGION, AND HAVE BEEN KEEN TO CONDUCT AN OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE TWO CULTURES.
WHILE STILL PRESERVING THEIR OWN UNIQUE LANGUAGE AND WAYS, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL STATUS OF THEIR AUTONOMOUS REGION, THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO WESTRIAN CULTURE, AND THERE EXISTS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. ALTHOUGH VESTA IS THE LAND OF THE KONGREN, THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED WESTRIANS TO SETTLE THERE AS WELL, AND TO INTERACT WITH THEM. MANY KONGREN HAVE LEARNED WESTRIJAN AND ENGLISH AS THEIR SECOND AND THIRD LANGUAGES. 99% OF THE KONGREN LIVING IN VESTA HAVE ACCEPTED WESTRIAN CITIZENSHIP, AND CHIEF G'NAHNGG IS NOW ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE WESTRIAN PARLIAMENT. THE KONGREN NATIONAL CONGRESS (KNC), CHAIRED BY G'NAHNGG, IS THE OFFICIAL BODY REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THE KONGREN PEOPLE IN WESTRIA, SIMILAR TO THE BWA'S ROLE GLOBALLY REPRESENTING WESTRIANS.
CHIEF G'NAHNGG SEES THE ARRIVAL OF WESTRIANS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE HIS PEOPLE INTO THE 21st CENTURY. THE KONGREN WERE BY NO MEANS PRIMITIVE BEFORE, BUT THE CHIEF BELIEFS IT A GOOD CHANCE TO MODERNIZE HIS TRIBES, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ADDED BENEFITS OF MORE ADVANCED MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION. NOT ALL KONGREN WERE AS CO-OPERATIVE AS THE TRIBES UNDER CHIEF G'NAHNGG, HOWEVER - SEE THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF GECKO GICKO FOR DETAILS ON THE GECKOAN-KONGREN TRIBE OF CHIEF UVEME G'NARL.
VESTA BASICALLY MEANS WATER IN KONGRENI, AND THE EXPRESSION CAN BE FOUND IN MANY NAMES OF NATURAL FEATURES OF THE REGION, EVEN ON THE MAINLAND (RIVER VESTA). VESTA IS A POPULAR GAMBLING DESTINATION OF WESTRIA (MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE AVERAGE CITIZEN THAN THE EXCLUSIVE CASINOS OF MONTROY). THE MULTI-MILLION-ZASTER TOMBOLA OF WESTRIA (THE NATIONAL LOTTERY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY KONGREN OWNERSHIP) IS BASED HERE. THE KONGREN HAVE A GREAT SENSE FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO MONEY, AND HAVE AMASSED A CONSIDERABLE INCOME FROM THEIR CASINOS.
VESTA IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR ITS WONDERFUL-SMELLING SANDALWOOD, WHICH IS SOLD AS STATUES AND NATIVE CRAFTS. VESTACOLA ALSO HAS SOME BRASS INDUSTRY. CASINO SUPPLIES, SUCH AS GAMBLING TABLES AND MACHINES, AS WELL GAMES OF ALL SORTS ARE MADE IN THE CAPITAL, ZUBULIGAR.
THE FOOTPRINTS ON THE AUTONOMY'S FLAG ARE TRADITIONAL FLAG SYMBOLS USED BY THE KONGREN PEOPLE, AND ALSO SHOW UP ON THE FLAG OF SALAMINI.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: WX
CAPITAL: BELLA FRONTERITZ
WESTERN EXAMINI'S MAIN CLAIM TO FAME IS ITS ABUNDANCE OF DIAMONDS. JUST LIKE OVERROY, WESTERN EXAMINI MINES THE DIAMOND VEINS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF EXAMINI, WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY THE DIAMONDS ON THE DISTRICT FLAG. WESTERN EXAMINI ALSO FEATURES A SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL ATMOSPHERIC MAKEUP, LIKELY DUE TO THE SULPHUR EMITTED BY UNDERWATER HOT SPRINGS JUST OFF THE COAST, WHICH RESULTS IN MOST SPECTACULAR SUNSETS. THE COLORS OF THE DISTRICT FLAG, AND THE COLLOQUIAL NAME FOR THE DISTRICT, SUNDOWNE, REFLECT THIS PHENOMENON.
THE CITY OF BELLA FRONTERITZ IS A MAJOR HUB FOR THE OFFSHORE
FISHING INDUSTRY, AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS GREAT BAYFRONT BOARDWALK SHOPPING
DISTRICT, WHICH IS A MUST FOR EVERY VISITOR, AND THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM
AND OCEAN LIFE SCIENCE INSTITUTE. THE CITY IS ALSO HOME TO VAILEPORT
UNIVERSITY.
POSTAL ABBREVIATION: WL
CAPITAL: ACHTROYSENFUURT
WESTVAAL IS ONE OF TWO FREE STATES IN WESTRIA. ITS FLAG REPRESENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OCEAN TO THIS STATE. THE BLACK SYMBOL IS THE STATE LOGO, WHICH LOOSELY STANDS FOR THE LETTERS W, V, AND A, FOUND IN 'WESTVAAL'.
THE CITY OF MAYERANTRITZPOORT (ALSO KNOWN AS 'ANTRITZPOORT', AND COLLOQUIALLY REFERRED TO AS 'M-POORT' BY THE LOCALS), FOUNDED BY RENOWNED WESTRIAN NAVAL MERCHANT MAYER ANTRITZ, IS NOT ONLY THE LARGEST CITY IN WESTRIA, BUT ALSO THE PREMIER PORT CITY ON THE NEW CONTINENT, AND A MAJOR CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, SHIPPING, AND COMMERCE. THE WESTRIA HIGH ADMIRALTY IS BASED IN THIS CITY, THE NAVAL AUTHORITY OF WESTRIA REGULATING COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY SHIPPING AND VESSELS. THE WESTRIAN NAVAL REGISTRY OFFERS UNIQUE ADVANTAGES TO COMMERCIAL SHIPPING FIRMS, AS THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE NATIONALITY OF OWNERSHIP OF A VESSEL IN ORDER TO REGISTER UNDER THE FLAG OF WESTRIA. FURTHERMORE, COMPANIES ARE NOT TAXED ON THE INCOME GEGERATED THROUGH THE OPERATION OF THESE VESSELS. THIS HAS PROMPTED ENTITIES FROM ALL OVER VEXILLIUM TO REGISTER THEIR COMMERCIAL SHIPS AND MERCHANT FLEETS WITH THE WESTRIA HIGH ADMIRALTY. THE CITY IS ALSO THE SHIPBUILDING CENTER OF WESTRIA.
THE HIGH ADMIRALTY ALSO ADMINISTERS THE WESTRIAN COAST GUARD, A MILITARY-LIKE ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF WESTRIA'S SOVEREIGN WATERS AND SHORES, RESCUE OPERATIONS, AND THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND SMUGGLING, AS WELL AS PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT AND SERVICES WHEN NEEDED. MAYERANTRITZPOORT IS ALSO THE PREMIER PORT OF ENTRY FOR WESTRIAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS INTO THE COUNTRY, AND HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS ANYWHERE. THE WESTRIAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY (WIA) IS BASED HERE AS WELL.
THE CAPITAL CITY IS ACHTROYSENFUURT, WHICH ROUGHLY TRANSLATES ONTO EIGHT-ROSES-FORD. THE STORY GOES THAT THE FIRST WESTRIANS IN THIS AREA SETTLED DOWN HERE TO START A ROSE PLANTATION. ALL THEY HAD WERE EIGHT ROSE SAPLINGS (ACHT ROYSEN), WHICH THEY PLANTED WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION. THE FERTILE SOILS OF WESTVAAL RESPONDED WELL TO THE CARE OF THESE ROSEFARMERS, AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME, A MAGNIFICENT ROSE PLANTATION EMERGED FROM THESE ONLY EIGHT ORIGINAL PLANTS. MEANWHILE, THE SPECTACULAR ROSE PLANTATIONS HAVE BECOME THE MAJOR SOURCE OF INCOME TO THIS AREA. ROSES FROM HERE ARE EXPORTED ALL OVER VEXILLIUM, AND THE TWO CITIES OF ACHTROYSENFUURT AND ROYSENWAARD WERE BOTH NAMED AFTER THE SURROUNDING PLANTATIONS' BEAUTIFUL CROP.
AUTOMOBILES ARE PRODUCED IN BOTH, MAYERANTRITZPOORT AND ACHTROYSENFUURT.
BAHIA VESTA IS ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY HOTSPOT OF WESTRIA, BUT MORE ON THE MANUFACTURING SIDE. MAJOR PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, HELICOPTERS, DIGITAL IMAGING AND LASER TECHNOLOGIES OCURS HERE. BAHIA VESTA ALSO FEATURES ONE OF THE LARGEST PARTICLE-ACCELERATORS ON VEXILLIUM, AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS RESEARCH FACILITY ON THE GENERATION OF ANTI-MATTER, WITH THE GOAL OF FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE CLEAN ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE FUTURE.
FLAG OF THE ISLAND OF EXAMINI
FLAG OF THE CITY OF CROCUSVELDT
FLAG OF THE CITY OF WYNTERWYND
FLAG OF THE CITY OF ALMA ADDISI
FLAG OF THE CITY OF MUULHEIL BEACH