Eeddis

Eddis ia a small,mountanious country in the Taurus Mountains of asia along the Mediterranian coast.

(30,000 People)
 * "Capital"||Eddis


 * "Established"||Taurus Mountains, Turkey on the Mediterranian Coast


 * "Population"||67,000


 * "Density"||5 per sq km


 * "GNP"||750,000 USD


 * "GNP per capita"||750 USD


 * "Queen"||Eddia


 * "King"||Eddis


 * "Religion"||
 * Eddisianism (Polytheistic) 99%
 * Atheism 1%

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 * "Population growing"||

-2% -5/year
 * "Urbanisation Rate"||

Culture
Eddisian Culture is based largely on the Eddisian Gods and Mythology. Hephestia, the lone queen of all the gods in Eddisian Mythology, is considered the centerstone of Eddisian Culture.

History
The history of Eddis begins when a person named Hamiathes built a megaron in a mountanious area. When he helped end a major divine feud, Hephestia rewarded him with the land called "Eddis" or "The Place of Hephestia's People" and also gave him a stone of immortality called "Hamiathe's Gift" The stone's bearer would live forever. But Hamiathes gave it to his son at the end of his life, and the possesion of the stone became a right to rule Eddis. When the stone was stolen and soon the bearer died, it was understood that it had to be Given to the future monarch. This let the power of Eddis change hands peacefully when others might have had a civil war. Eddis became major trading partners with the greek city-state Athens and Ionia, which was its neighboor. Eddis contained a pass through the mountains which made trade easier between Ionia and other greek settlments. When the Persians invaded, the pass became Obsolete, and Eddis depended on Piracy to keep its economy stable. Persia invaded Eddis, and the country fell into recession and its economy tanked. However, it was able to regain independence when Alexander the Great invaded Persia. Eddisian troops even helped Alexander burn Persepolis. So Eddis became a flourishing Market in Alexander's empire, until Alexander died on Malaria. Then, its "golden age" ended, but Eddis prospered somewhat on the Silk Trade with Rome and China. When the mighty Roman Empire conquered Greece,they Invaded Eddis. Seeking help, Eddis allied with Carthage, who together drove the Romans out of Eddis. In return, the Eddisian Navy, consisting of mostly former pirate ships, Fought alongside Carthage until Hannibals Defeat. In revenge, Eddis burned Rome to the ground and caused the mighty Roman Empire to fall. Eddisians have always been considered somewhat barbaric in military gtactics, so that is why history books refer to the destroyers of Rome as "Barvarians". Eddis, without any real trading partners except a few trades with Arabia entered another recession, and even to this day remains in that recession, making it the country experiencing the longest recession in human history.

Geography
Very mountanious with one pass.

Climate
Colder than avaerage for surrounding Turkey, commonly Cloudy.

Demography
From a 2009 census, the population of Eddis was about 70,000.