Velselexo

The Kingdom of Velselexo, know colloquially as "Velo" is a country located in central Artemia. Velo has a population of 5.6 million and a GDP of 143 million. Velo is a religious country with 99% of the population subscribing to Selexian polytheism which is the state religion, spirituality plays a central role in the life daily life of Velic citizens. Velo's economy is heavily reliant on tourism with Velo being one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, with guest staying to explore its rich past, sunny beaches, mountains, and bath resorts. Modern Velo has its routes in the eastern Heltic empire which was established in 1512 after the collapse of the Heltic empire, widely seen as a golden age in its history. it's collapse in 1711 marked an age of strife as velo lost multiple wars and was genocided twice between 1711 and 1925.

Prehistory (8000 BC-2500 BC) and antiquity (2500 BC-1000 AD)
The area which was settled by human beings around 8000BC, this group would create the neolithic civilisation of the Trksund would flourish until 2500 BC, when they disappeared and were replaced by a middle bronze age society know as the Venetian. It is unknown the origins of the Veltian with the only written record coming from the origins of Velyk polytheism which indicates that the Veltian came from somewhere in northwestern artemia. Organised into various city-states the Veltians were able to resist Anthal expansion and developed their own unique culture, Veltian philosophers were particularly important in the field of early astronomy. The Veltian continued to expand northward into modern-day Samotvelia and Seratof, coming into constant conflict with Anthal city-states over dominance of the north-west Eurybian. One of these city-states Barusta grew considerably and by 300 BC had established a far-reaching empire benefiting greatly from trade between kesh and Artemia. In 957AD the Veltian city-states formed a single unitary kingdom know as Veltia, however this was shortlived as Heltic empire invaded Veltia in 1022 AD

Middle Ages and early-modern era
during its occupation, Velselexo was significantly Helticized with migrants bring a new culture and language. As te Heltic empire continued to expand it came into almost constant conflict with the Powerful Anthal states, which began to raid towns and villages near the border and along the coast. To counter this the Heltic constructed a large number of towers and fortresses which can still be found throughout Velo. The Heltic monotheism never caught on in Velo in any large number and an attempt to ban Velyk polytheism in 1466 AD led to the Veltian revolt which after initial success was crushed, although it significantly weakened the empire. in 1511 the Heltic empire fell into civil war and the Eastern Heltic empire succeded it

Wars of the East
Immediately after it,s Succession, the Eastern Heltic Empire was warred upon by an alliance the newly established Kingdom of Seratof, Anthal states and Samot. The newly crowned Emperor Ubrulnyn was able to withstand the multiple assaults and dealt a heavy blow to the kingdom of Seratof at the battle of Rontely Ford on 2/5/1511, with this the alliance collapsed and the First War of the East was over, however 2 years later the Eastern heltic empire was again at war with the Anthal states and after its defeat at the battle of Sukyhabra it was forced to cede half of the Lovorian Isles to the city-state of Thalkpo, thus ending the Wars of the East.

Golden Age
The conclusion of the wars of the east left the East Celtic Empire maintaining its position of power in the central Eurybian that had been reserved by its predecessor. With the wars over, Emperor Ubrulnyn began to use the Heltic Navy to curb piracy coming from kesh and Eastern artemia. This campaign was highly successful and trade flourished bringing new wealth with it. at the death of Emperor Ubrulnyn in 1566, his son Emperor Paznergrat took the throne and began large building projects in gymnasia and sanitation, after his death in 1602 he was succeeded by his son emperor VarVaytYne who continued his building Projects and began Velic colonisation of the Eurybian isle which antagonised the local populations causing multiple uprisings.

decline
At the death of Emperor VarVaytYne in 1650 the new Emperor Claudius was faced with a large debt he was forced to borrow large amounts from the VelYk church in exchange marrying his second daughter to greater bishop. At his death in 1690

Modern Velo
Velo paid a high price It’s survival form the second Velic genocide with the countries economically ruined



Zones by altitude
Velo is divided into three major ecological zones by altitude.the first is the coastal zone, which features a Eurybian climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. The natural vegetation is Eurybian forests, woodlands, and shrubs. The coastal lowlands are part of the Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests ecoregion, in which forests and woodlands of evergreen sclerophyll oaks predominate, chiefly holm oak (Quercus ilex) and cork oak (Quercus suber). Some of the coastal lowlands have been cleared for agriculture, grazing and logging, which have reduced the forests somewhat.

There is considerable birdlife in Velo. One famous example is the bearded vulture.

From 600 to 1800 m is a temperate montane zone. The mountains are cooler and wetter, and home to the Velyk montane broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion, which supports diverse forests of oak, pine, and broadleaf deciduous trees, with vegetation more typical of Northern Artemia. The population lives predominantly below 900 m.

From 1800 to 2700 m is a high alpine zone. Vegetation is sparse. This zone is uninhabited.

Demographics
Velo has a population of 5,603,485 inhabitants (January 2013 estimate).

At the 2011 census, 95% of the inhabitants of Velo were natives of velo, 2% retires from other nations, and 3% were natives of foreign countries.

The majority of the foreign immigrants in Velo come from the seratof, who made up 33.5% of all immigrants in Velo at the 2011 census), and from Southern Artmeia (particularly modrovians, 22.7% of immigrants), and Thalkeans (13.7%).

Languages
Velo has one of the highest Languages per person in Anterra with an average of 4.8 LPP. Velyk language is an isolate which has its origines in proto velyk used by Veltians. Heltic was the official language during the Heltic empire and east Heltic empire period, it was used most commonly by the upper class while lower-class continued to use Velyk. After the collapse of the East Heltic Empire, Heltic became the common language so much so that by 1960 Velyk was only spoken by 35% of the population. In 1972 The monarchy implemented the greater languages program which focused on bringing velyk back as the primary language, as well as the mandatory learning of Heltic, Velyk, Vallisian and one other language to better accommodate the booming tourism industry.

Cuisine
From the mountains to the plains and sea, many ingredients play a role.

Art
Velo has produced a number of known artists:

Sport
AC Veranko and SC Bastya are the two main football teams. The Tour de Velo is a rally held since 1956, which was a round of the World Rally Championship from 1973 to 2008 and later the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and Artemian Rally Championship. The Tour de Velo returned as a World Rally Championship round in 2015.

Administration
Big church

Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 186.6 billion in 2018, with GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,4004. Propriano 1.jpg]]

Tourism plays a central part in the Velic economy with over 20 million guests staying each year. Velo is particularly renowned for its, casinos, beaches mountains, coastal towns and Spa resorts. ,

Velo's main exports are granite and marble, luxury products, pharmaceuticals, gin, wine, citrus fruit, olive oil and yachts.

Airports
Velo has four international airports:
 * Ajakkyk Airport
 * Kelex – Voretta Airport
 * Kavry – Airport
 * Fygaly– Airport

All airports are served by national Velic airline Air Velo, as well as Air PAC which mainly offers connections to PAC]. Budget carriers such as EasyPlane and Setoair offer seasonal connections to different cities in Artemia.

Seaports
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