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General Text for the Skakadem Empire
The Skakadem Empire (Skakadai:Скакадем Эмпаяра, tr. Skākadem Ēmpāyara), commonly known as Xyon, is a large island nation located in the. It is a technocratic, comprised of eleven subdivisions. Spanning a total area of 851,414.83 km2, Xyon is the 35th largest country in the world. With a population of 52.7 million people, it is one the largest nation in the world by population, similar to nearby and faraway  in terms of population. The country has long been a major population center for centuries, though only in recent years has the nation opened up partially to the outside world.

Xyon's past goes back as far as recorded history itself, with its native population, the Xai, having inhabited the region for many thousands of years. The first record pertaining the Xai is known to have been penned something around 2573 BCE, though the writer explains that the Xai had inhabited the island for some five thousand years prior to the document's creation. This makes Xyon one of the oldest known inhabited regions of the world, on par with China and. The first contact known to have taken place between the Xai and the rest of the world is believed to have taken place around 1440, when the Chinese attempted to explore the region.

That expedition by the ended in disaster when it was destroyed by the Xai during the Sino-Xai War (1440-1442). It is believed by some that this may have been the reason the Chinese refused to continue exploring further east, and preventing their discovery of the. The nation itself is still quite isolationist, and has not joined any major international organizations, though it did recently join the as an observing member in 2011. Xyon's violations of international law have seen many power attempt to punish the country, though its superior technologies, military and size have seen many countries turn a blind eye to its actions toward its neighbors.

The Xai economy is the largest is the world, with a national GDP of $42.173 trillion, though given the advanced nature of the economy and the national infrastructure in the country, many economists expect that the GDP is much higher than estimated by the rest of the world. Xyon has expressed interest in joining the, since they believe it would be a nice position to have for a powerful nation such as itself. However, its population's known history for starting wars just to join them have prevented Xyon from gaining many allies around the world.