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The Mihxaelian Directorate of Vespia (: Mihxaeli Direktorejo de Vespero), also known as the Vespian Directorate, or simply Vespia, is a small island nation located in the to the west of the  and. Home to more than 8.5 million inhabitants, Vespia is one of the smaller nations in the world, especially with a total land area of just 20,916.21 square kilometers (8,075.79 square miles). However, Vespia is home to one of the largest and most advanced economies in the world, as well as one of the few nuclear powers on the globe.

Geography
Vespia has a total of nine islands all of whom are located within the North Pacific Ocean. All of these islands lay between the 49th and 51st parallels. The main islands Vespia are Ĉefa, Kompano, and Ĉashundo, while the tiny islands that surround Ĉashundo are known as the Camada Islands. Ĉefa is home to 88% of the total population of Vespia, while the rest are divided between Kompano and Ĉashundo. Together, all of the islands form the Vespian Isles. 48.2% of Vespia is mountainous, forested, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential usage without the need for extensive and expensive land alteration by the government. Most of the habitable regions on the islands lay within the coastal zones, where the majority of the population is located. As a result, Vespia has an extremely high population density, one of the highest in the world.

Vespia lays just to the southwest of the eastern-most boundary, sparing it from the extensive and destructive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that plague many regions the ring runs through. There exist a few volcanos within Vespia, though all are inactive with the exception of one. There have been six recorded earthquakes in Vespia within the last 100 years, though all were below 5.0 on the magnitude scale. Vespia has five mountain peaks, all of whom are above 15,000 feet in height. The tallest of these, Mount Mihxael, is 16,732 ft tall, and is a national icon within Vespia. It can be seen from nearly all angles of the country for miles away from the peak, and was only scaled in 1923.

Climate
Vespia is marked by a variety of climates, a strong during the middle of the year, and a  during the beginning and end of the year. Vespia's location in the North Pacific put in directly in the path of a major wind current which blows heavy rain clouds east directly across Vespia's lands, with numerous clouds trapped over the country. The strong currents keep the clouds in position over Vespia, leading to the nation's famous rainstorms which often take up half the year. The other half of the year sees Vespia's skies commanded by dark grey clouds that have given the Vespian Isles a reputation of gloominess and despair for the last two hundred years. The lack of extremely high mountains means that Vespia does not experience, in which the western half of the mountains are wet and humid, which the eastern half is dry and barren. Instead, the eastern portion of Vespia is just as gloomy, though it does not experience the heavy rains and snowfall of the western half of Vespia.

Vespian winters are mildly cold and wet, benefiting from the warm ocean currents from the south of the isles, preventing overly-bitter colds that are often found in the and parts of. However, the warm ocean currents along with the wind currents blown in from the east, collide to help produce the heavy rain and snowfall that often cloaks Vespia for months on end. Because of the combination, Vespia often deals with a two season period, monsoon and winter. The monsoon season begins in April and ends in September, and the winter season lasts from October to February. Because Vespia is almost always the recipient of high levels of precipitation, only the temperatures associated within the seasons actually set them about. Monsoon seasons are warmer, with temperatures between 63°F degrees at their lowest to 87°F degrees at the highest. During winter, the temperatures are between -18°F and 42°F degrees.

Environment
Vespia's environment in unusually pristine for a highly industrialized nation, with low levels of pollution and toxic chemicals in the surrounding landscape. The government of Vespia invested heavily in urban planning throughout the 1800s and 1900s, ensuring that industries that didn't meet the government requirements were not permitted in the major population centers. However, during the mid-1900s, the government under Mercede Aŭ'Neil, permitted the growth of manufacturing centers in the urban centers of Illaban and the other major cities of Vespia, leading to the growth of pollution of the cities. During the 1970s, the global economic drawback saw these numerous factories and industrial sites abandoned and occupied by criminals and the homeless, which contributed to the huge criminal population that reigns supreme outside of the tightly-controlled cities of Vespia. The administration of her son and successor, Director-General Frederiko Aŭ'Neil, some of final factories were shutdown in the 1990s.

Attempts to clean these regions up in the past during the sixth Aŭ'Neil administration have failed due to the heavy criminal population, and the latter's attempt to restart the factories for personal gain have led to the reintroduction of toxic fumes and chemicals into the environment once again. Vespia is covered by vasts forests and mountains, both of which covered 56.3% of Vespia's land area. Cities are not widely spread out, with several cities laying within mere miles of one another. The metropolitan zones of the country are rather dense, with more than 70% of the population residing within them. Government conservation efforts spearheaded under the previous administration have ensured that the forestry of Vespia remain unspoiled by heavy industrialization. These forests are instead home to countless towns which serve as the major population centers outside of Vespia's core cities. They are provide agricultural and mining services that support the nation's growth.