Almeria

The Free Republic of Almeria (République Libre d'Almérie), commonly referred to as Almeria is a country located in North Balteca, between the Arkbetic Sea and the Baltian Peninsula. It consists of 12 provinces, and a total of 56 districts, all with very limited autonomy. The country uses an unusual government organisation, as it's the only one using a de jure non-partisan system, with political parties being forbidden by law. Almeria shares land borders with Tussence to its south, Dunica and Hyokoku to its east. With more than 117 million inhabitants, Almeria is the most populous nation in Balteca, and the third most populous in the world behind Ke Atsung and Haixiao. Almeria's economy is the largest in the world by GDP. Its national capital and most populous city is Sifort, located in the south of the country.

The first Paleo-Baltecans migrated from East Artopa and arrived through the Vaskil peninsula between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago, and are the main ancestors of Native Baltecans such as the Tateneks. The colonization of current Almerian lands started in the 16th century, when Marc-Henri Alméras first settled the estuary of the Acquinsiaq river in 1572. Originally a group of multiple family-owned colonies, Almeria became a Glasean colony in 1625, and declared its independence in 1662 over the lack of political representation, and the mismanagement of the colony's resources. In 1670, the country gained its independence and was given the name Almeria in honor of the first glasean settler. During the 18th century, Almeria expanded north and west and begane to face critical infrastructure and social issues, related partially to the use of slavery, which ended up banned in 1793. Fortunately, West Artopa's instability provoked a massive wave of immigrants from Avedoran Countries, which also was a consequence of Almeria's membership in the  International Association of Avedoran Languages (AILA). This notable gain of demographic strength allowed Almeria to quickly industrialise during the 19th century, and allowed it to become one of the biggest economies in the world during that same century. As Almeria continued its course as a major world power, the start of the Great War brought a dilemma to the country's government. Almeria remained rather neutral during the conflict, and instead produced huge amounts of equipment for both sides, which, besides provoking a major boom in the country's economy, eventually resulted in the 1942 Bullet Crisis, which led to massive changes in the Almerian industry sector. The Great War marked the start of the emergence of Almeria as the main world power and further solidified its spot as the first economy in Mytas.