Forum:Territory application/AR120-28 - Arginia

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AR120-08 - Arginia

	Physical geography
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Arginia appears to be located in an area similar to West Virginia geographically. The mountains which appear to be an Appalachia equivalent would run straight through the west and south of the state. Much of the population would live in small towns along river valleys in these mountains. As such it would also be densely forested, and rich in coal.

	Human geography
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Arginia would have first been populated by a Native American people group, which I call the Tacat. They speak/spoke Calta Piina, a conlang I made a while ago. They are the namesake for much of the settlements in the state, but others were established by Europeans. The state can essentially be divided into three parts economically.

The Northeast

The Northeast is the most populated and also the most flat. It borders the metropolis and capital city of Huntington where much of the population commute to. Huntington's suburbs also extend into Arginia. The largest city in the state is also located here - Arching Green. Arching Green developed as a railroad town and benefited greatly from the coal industry coming from the mountains.

The Northeast is also more arable, and has a lot more farmland.

The South

The South, much like The West is primarily mountains. The South, however is not as extreme and is home to a lot more flat land. It has medium-sized cities, including the state capital: Tranac.

The West

The West is very disconnected from the rest of the state. It is extremely mountaineous. It does, however, have an abundance of coal which is attributed to much of its growth. Winding railways follow narrow valleys to access the coal which formerly carried the country on its back. Since the advent of diesel locomotives, however, it has seen great decline. Less demand and government regulation among other things led to the death of this region. In the early 2000s, there was a major tourism boost to the area which bought in new money and the region is starting to grow again. The largest city in the West would be named Gallery.

Infrastructure is aging but slowly being replaced all across the state.

	History & culture
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The mountains allowed a distinct culture to emerge in the west and south of the state, which in turn rubs off on the north in some ways. Small Amish communities exist in the most remote of valleys and the culture of the Tacat people has also been preserved somewhat in the Southwest of Arginia. A distinct Ingerish dialect exists in the state aswell as local customs and folklore.

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I have been mapping for a while. I have a country on OGF called Aldevira which is based on Albania, located here. I have previously worked on a beginner's territory BG36 here which I'm not as proud of. It has a mix of cultures, but primarily Irish.

On Arhet, an alternative OGF map in which there are very little rules, I have worked on two territories:

Poblacht Fáil (and surroundings) which is very much a work in progress. I have been working on detailing specific regions rather than the whole country so far. My other territory is Scituate (yes I came up with the name myself!), a Massechussets-based colony/state in which I will map time progression starting in 1690 and finishing in the modern day.

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Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 19:04, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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• Thank you for reading! --Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 19:04, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
• I do like how this request is looking, however the territory you want current has another application going on here: https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/index.php?title=Forum:Territory_application/AR120-08_-_Ardelia&t=20241227213853. So despite being a normal user, I thought it was important to tell you this. RhodeIslandWV (talk) 19:14, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
• I should have noticed this! I will move the article to a different territory and change it. --Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 19:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)