Tarephia

Tarephia
Statistics
Area	22,300,000 km2
Population	1,505,346,769
Number of countries	100
Demonym	Tarephian

Tarephia is a continent mostly in the eastern hemisphere. It is almost evenly divided between the northern and southern hemispheres, and a smaller portion lies in the western hemisphere. To the north across the Strait of Abren is the continent of Uletha. In the east, the Sea of Uthyra separates Tarephia from the Liberan Peninsula. To the southeast is the Asperic Ocean, and to the south across the Strait of Lyc is Antarephia. The Hesperic Ocean lies to the west.

Much of the continent lies in the tropics and subtropics.

Etymology

The names Tarephia and Antarephia can be traced to Baveili mythology. In Baveili mythology, the Tarephim were a race of winged humans. When the Baveilis landed on what is today the island of Tarephim in Meilan, they discovered caves containing depictions of winged humans. Believing that they had found the land of the winged humans, the Baveilis called the island Tarephim. As the Baveilis migrated westward through the Strait of Lyc, they eventually applied the name of Tarephim to the entire mainland.

When the Franquese arrived, they called region Tarephie, or Tarephia, as the Baveilis had referred to the land. Through the Franquese, "Tarephia" entered books and maps around the world. Today, "Tarephia" is used to refer to the entire continent.

Geography

Tarephian political map as of July 2019. Countries marked with red, are members of the TCC.

Deserts dominate the north of Tarephia. The Great Helion Desert is one of the largest deserts on the continent. To the northeast is the Serion Desert and the smaller Foare Desert. With the exception of the river that flows into the Ilemian Sea, most of the interior north is arid.

Equatorial Tarephia and southern Tarephia are more lush; rainforests and savannas cover much of the south.

Mountain Ranges

• Great Range/Sierra Grande
• Boyd Mountains

Deserts

• Foare Desert
• Great Helion Desert
• Serion Desert

Bodies of Water

• Bahia Latina with Bahia Bergez
• Camino los Cerdos
• Lake Freedemia
• Rio Norte
• Rio Saguset
• Sabelic Sea
• Sea of Uthyra
• Strait of Abren
• Strait of Lyc
• Swine Street

Old Political Map Of Tarephia

History

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• 1477: Van Pelt founded the New Holland Colony in eastern Latina
• 1488: The brothers Bergez founded the castellán colony of Latina
• 1498–1505: The Castellanese colony of Nuevo Taredo is established in what is now southern Avalon, Vodeo
• 1536: Guilleaume Du Bois - coming from Vodeo - foundet his "private" colony in the western part of Latina
• 1594: The Rhysiogan colony of New Cambria is established at Brynderwyn
• 1616: Ingerland takes possession of the New Cambria colony from Rhysiog
• 1725: The Ingerish colonies of Cambria and St Austell declare independence from the Ingerish Empire
• 1760: Vodeo is formed as a full merger of Cambria and St Austell
• 1766: The DuBios principality become part of Latina
• 1824: Independence of Latina from Castellán
• 1900: Independence of Auronia from Ingerland
• 1969: Termination of the Ingerish-Siriuwni Protective Treaty, independence of South Serion
• 1984: The Tarephia Cooperation Council is established
• 2002: Auronian Civil War

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List of countries

Country	Capital	Area (km²)	Inhabitants	Density	Remarks
Abrilleron	Akesia	3,898
Aeda	Aeda	~235 (tbd)	138,440	589/km²	Ingerish Overseas Territory
Al-Kaza	Canan-Yar	41,589.96	12,885,566	309.8/km²
Allendea	Villa Fojenica	105,803.28	11.267.531	106.4
Ammirice	Brusey	372,142	98,876,000	268.40/km2
Auronia	Koescad	213,154.69	22,413,998	105.2/km2
Balavalonia	Waeldstone		73,836,290
Beaumontan	Sévaille	198 000	34 500 000	174.2/km²	Population and area numbers are rounded to the nearest 1000 for calculations.
Belgravia	Slovech				till 2014 part of Gran-Lusland
Brasonia	Campo Verde				till 2014 part of Gran-Lusland
Broceliande	Valoris	100 000	24 000 000	240 hab / Km²
Draco	Bashkim		6,200,000	each km²	Opened its borders on August 8th 2015.
Freedemia	Quentinsburgh
Islatramma	Anaras		38,275,000
Kurromatania	Moslowt
Latina	Latina (Cidudad)	1,325,177	104,512,506	93 each km²
Luslandia	Alcântara				till 2014 part of Gran-Lusland
Meilan	Beishan (on Antarephia)	100,963 (1,355 on Tarephia)	37,728,000 (758,000 on Tarephia)		Meilan is primarily located on the continent of Antarephia, but has one city in Tarephia.
Merracos	Menara	222,379	23,142,368
Nature	Nature	tbd	4,000,000 tbd	tbd km²
Ncadia	Ncakjana	11682.19	~2.5 million	~214/km²
Nahele Republic	Yellowdart Falls	~15,204	~3,879,298 (2014 census)	~100/km^2	Under Construction/Development
Paroy	Coleraine	396,445	61,350,340	154.8/km²
Promissão	Porto Providência	9,389.98		each km²
South Serion	Sitra	177,819.14	2,585,484	14.54/km²
Sudharka	Sudharka (city)
Tamarindia	Misión	296,417	17,545,869	59.19/km2
Tara	New Dublin	25,793			til 2011 a part of Latina
Targueral	Briatacán	186,000
Tigeria	Meilinmen	33,488	5,119,000	155/km²
Valaga	Valka
Vodeo	Saviso	369,401	33,835,912	91.6/km²
Xenica	(city-state)	1100	912,000	829.1

Politics

The continental union for Tarephia is the Tarephia Cooperation Council. In the south, the nations along the Straits of Lyc trade in the Lycene League. The intercontinental trade union for the Tarephias is the Tarephia-Antarephia Free Trade Agreement.

Demographics

As a testament to the historic colonization of Tarephia, the majority of the peoples speak the languages of the former colonial powers. Castellanese is the predominant national language, followed by Ingerish, Franquese, and Florescentian

Infrastructure

• TransContinentalPowerNetwork

See Also

• Lycene League
• Tarephia Cooperation Council
• Tarephia-Antarephia Free Trade Agreement

Continents of the World
Antarephia	Archanta	Ereva	Kartumia	Orano	Pelanesia	Tarephia	Uletha