Velselexo

Overview
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.

Geography
The climate of Versonnex is primarily the Mediterranean, featuring mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. This climate occurs at all locations except mountainous regions. The mountainous areas of central and eastern Verrsonnex feature a temperate climate, the volcano Mt Mangusta lies in the central coastline of the country.

electricity
90% of the countries power is generated from the nuclear power station which began producing electricity in 1996, the rest of the nation power is produced from a number of small geothermal plants scattered across the country.

economy
The economy of Versonnex is primarily driven by tourism, pharmaceuticals, wine, and the cottage industries of glass, small boat construction and stonecraft. Velo is one of Anterras most popular tourist destination as it is seen by many as a strange mysterious land with traditions that stretch back eons.

Agriculture
Versonnex has long been noted for its fertile soil and

Versonnex is the world's largest wine producer. In recent decades the wine industry has improved as Velo's economy has become more tourism orientated, new winemakers are experimenting with less-known native varietals, and Versonnexian wines have become better known.

Ethnicity
The genetics of Versonnex come primarily from 2 sources, the original mountain people of Versonnex who were a tall, thin, and tan people with brown or blonde. this was mixed the heltics during the first Heltic migration and the royal exodus, heltics are shorter having a light tan complexion and brown hair, this created a people with light tan skin and light brown or blonde hair.

Culture
The culture of Velo is complex, to say the least, the people follow a polytheistic religion whose worship and traditions vary in different areas, with spiritual deities varying from 5 gods who created the earth too small guardians spirits who can exist in many numbers of things from lakes, buildings and even military equipment. thus traditions can change from town to town or even suburb to suburb.

Food
breakfast: small amounts of bread, with olive oil or honey, with fruit, children usually have some sorta fruit juice while adults will often have a small cup of wine snacks: fruit, usually carried in a cooled part of Ruksak lunch marks the end of the working day and is a family event, consists of light fish or poultry with bread, fruits, and pasta often served with wines or juices afternoon tea often fruit with wine, also sweets dinner light bread and wine

The Church of the Gods
The church of the Crown is the sole group that governs the state religion of Velo, due to this fact the church wields immense power and is a key part in the daily life of its citizens. The church is a totally female organization with its members know as sisters. the organisation also has a dual role of both religious and social as most sisters have medical training ranging from first aid knowledge who attend events to put bandaids on a child's scraped knee to world-class surgeons who save people from the brink of death. all hospitals in Versonnex are run by the church and staffed mostly by sisters. The Church is the healer of society in both social and practical terms.

Military
The VRAF (Velselexo Royal Armed Forces) is a small well-trained armed force composing of 4 branches the Royal Mainland Army (RMA), Maritime force (RMF), Royal offensive air regiment (ROAR), and the Royal Fortress Velselexo forces(RFVF). The RMA is the standard ground force of Velselex comprising of mostly mountain brigades, the RMF serves as Versonnexs navy and marine force, a small patrol navy. ROAR is Versonnexs air force operates standard airforce units as well as naval strike and para brigades. RFVF is the civil and air defence tasked with keeping Versonnex safe during air raids.

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Recreation
Versonnexs most popular pastimes are Mountaineering, camping and coastal recreation are almost second nature to most of its citizens. during weekends a mass migration of people will leave in towns and cities and head into the mountains, this may be solitary or in groups as large as 100 but usually in small groups of around 3 or 4. There are a wide variety of activities which people do in the mountains, sightseeing, canoeing on lake Casp, gem hunting, skiing, camping, hunting and social meetups. a common sight is an elderly couple walking with their children having to lift their bags this is where the famous saying the coastal recreation includes fishing, surfing, swimming beach sports and windsurfing.