Aeda

Aeda
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Super Hanc Petram
Anthem: Hail to Our King
Capital		Aeda
Official languages		Ingerish
Recognised national languages		Serionic
Demonym		Aedan
Government		Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy
•	Monarch	Geoffrey VII
•	Governor	Sir John Mosley
•	Premier	Joseph Mansour
Legislature		Parliament
Area
•	Total	235 km2 91 sq mi
Population
•	2015 census	138,440
•	Density	589/km2 1,525.5/sq mi
HDI (2015)		0.85 very high
Currency		Aedan Taller (ATL)
Internet TLD		.ae

Aeda is an Ingerish Overseas Territory located on the island of the same name in the Sabelic Sea, 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) off the north-eastern coast of the continent of Tarephia.

History

Prehistory

Skull of H.neandertalensis found on Aeda in the XIX century.

Remains of Homo neandertalensis have been found in numerous caves across the island, indicating that the island was frequently occupied up until 40,000YBP.

At the conclusion of the last glacial maximum 11,650YBP, Aeda was cut off from mainland Tarephia by rising sea levels, creating the Strait of Aeda in the process.

Hellanesian settlement (1500 BC - AD 100)

Temple of Artemis, Artemisia.

Ingerish colony (1717-1984)

View of the Newtown Ward, taken in the years after the Great War.

Politics and administration

Further information: Politics of Aeda

Geoffrey VII, King of Ingerland

Sir John Mosley, Governor of Aeda

Joseph Mansour, Premier of Aeda

Administrative divisions

Aeda is divided into nine local government units known as Wards. Each ward also returns two members to the Legislative Assembly using the plurality-at-large method of voting.

Demographics

Population

At the last census (taken in 2015), the population of Aeda was 135,554. In 2019, it is estimated that the population has grown to 138,440. The next census will be held in November 2020. The population density of the island is 589 persons per square kilometre of total land area, which places the territory in a fairly average position globally. Most of the territories inhabitants live on the eastern side of the island, with western half only hosting ~20,000 people. The vast majority of settlers and immigrants come from a handful of ethnic groups:

Ethnicity	Population (2019 est.)
Mazans	103,879
Ingerish	15,817
Tarephians	10,611
Egans, Mauroi, etc	4,484
Others	830

Religious affiliation

At the last census, 69.9% of Aedans identified as Muslim. A further 16.1% belong to the various Christian denominations, chiefly the Church of Ingerland. The revivalist Modern Dodekatheism (1%) and Judaism (0.5%) made up the remainder. 12.5% profess another faith, no religion, or did not answer.

Culture

Sport

Aeda National Stadium.

Football is by far the most popular sport in Aeda.

Cricket is also a highly popular sport, with Aeda being one of the more successful teams from Seriothyran region.