Seafaring Confederation

Seafaring Confederation

The Seafaring Confederation [səˈfɛ:ɹɪŋ] (German: Seefahrender Staatenbund, German Low Saxon: Seeföörender Stäätenbund, Dutch Low Saxon: Zeevöarnden Stöatenbond, Dutch: Zeevarende Confederatie, Dogrish: Sjöfårende Ståterbund, Howrish: Savvernden Sammerbandsrigi, Scots Gaelic: Tìrean na Daoine na Marannan, Faroese: Sjóglondini, Rockallian: Tirin na Dine na Mór, Romic: Tírnan na Duaoine na Mara, Welsh: Tiroedd Dynion Moroedd) is a confederation in Western Europe. It consists of the largely independent nations of Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein-Jutland, Dogger, Howry, the Highlands, the Faroe Islands, Rockall and Rom. The capital city of the confederation is Hamburg in Saxony.

There are approximately 44,560,811 inhabitants, more than 17 million of which live in the nation of Saxony. Within the confederation there are 11 different native ethnicities and 12 different languages, the most commonly spoken of which is German Low Saxon with approximately 13 million everyday users.

Etymology
The name Seafaring that is used in most Germanic names is derived from the fact that the confederation was united by seafarers. Due to the scattered nature of many of the islands and the confederation's long coastline, it were the seafarers that kept the confederation together. Over the years, however, the original English pronunciation of [si:ˈfɛ:ɹɪŋ] morphed into [səˈfɛ:ɹɪŋ] for as of yet unknown reasons.

The Celtic names, however, lose the "-faring" aspect and instead all call it "Lands of the Men of the Sea". The reason for these names, however, is the same as the reasons for most of the Germanic names.

The Faroese name of Sjóglondini, meaning "Sealands", also carries the same reasons.