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File:Noun Project Signature icon 619326 cc.svg	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

UL11m: Konungadömet Hjaldike (Kingdom of Hjalden)

File:Noun Project Map icon 1463108.svg	Physical geography
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Hjalden will be predominantly in a mixed temperate inland climate zone. It will have quite cold winters and relatively warm summers. Up in the absolute northern parts of the country, there will be glaciers. It would also be where the tallest mountain tops are. In the middle of the country it is plain and fertile. It is also where the capital and most urban region of Hjalden would be. In the south, there would be valleys and forests that mix in quite well with the eastern ends of Bärland. A main feature of the geography of Hjalden would also be the rivers. There will be several large rivers that lay the foundation for the historical development and economy of the country. Something that isn't on the sketch/map is that there would be lakes in mountain gaps, much like the geography near the Silland border.

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File:Invest - The Noun Project.svg	Human geography
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Hjalden would be a densely populated country with big cities mostly located on the rivers in the western part of the country, near but not necessarily on the Arlsee. The population would be quite ethnically homogenous, with only Hjaldish and an indigenous group having Hjalden as their "ethnic homeland". There'd be little emigration from the country, and a quite large immigration, with both asylum seekers and labour immigration being quite uncommon. Hjalden's economy would be driven by IT-exports and industrial manufacturing, as well as chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Hjalden would have a very high HDI of approximately 0.960, and export-driven free market principals would make the Hjaldish economy one of the fastest growing. Infrastructure-wise, Hjalden would have a very extensive rail network, with new high-speed routes between the largest cities. The highways would mostly emanate from the ring route around the capital, spreading all over the country. The cities I intend to map will take inspiration from Sweden and Germany, with historical developments being very much considered.

File:Noun Project languages icon 105908 cc.svg	History & culture
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The Hjaldish language would be an exact copy of the Swedish one, which is my native language. The cultural history of Hjalden would be shaped by farming traditions and the fast urbanising that happened in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The culture of the nation will also mostly be Swedish, but with small touches of Dutch and German.

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I have mapped the country of Lingne for about a year. I have although reached a creative deadpoint and I don't think I can do anything fun with that territory anymore, partially due to the inactivity in the region, but also because of previous, inexpericened mapping destroying the immersion a bit. When I created the concept of Lingne I really didn't have it much thought out, and I punched way above my weight with trying to create a conlang and massively detailed nation with very little previous experience.

With that said, I have learnt from a lot of my mistakes and I now have an ambition and an idea that I really want to carry out. The best parts of my mapping in Lingne was probably the city of Bries and the nearby village of Gairdsby, as well as perhaps the island of Flausou. I have also mapped in blue territories before, and created villages such as Branthouse.

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Souzzzzie (talk) 10:45, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Noun project 579150 Conversation.svg	Discussion
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