Asgard

Asgard (Asgard: Asgaror), officially the Asgard Republic, is a Unitary Semi-presidential Constitutional republic consisting of 4 Administrative regions, two autonomous regions. Asgard is located on the Kerguelen Continent, the most habitable southern continent on Earth.

About 60% of the population live in the urban areas along the coast line. Asgard's capital is Triton, with a population of 4.13 million, it is the largest city in Asgard. Aluumen is the second largest city, with a a population of 2.07 million.

Asgard joined the Alliance of Independant Nations in April 2012.

History
The continent was discovered by the Breton-French navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec on 12 February 1772. The next day Charles de Boisguehenneuc landed and claimed the area for the French crown, naming it the territory of Kerguelen.

Soon after their discovery, the continent was regularly visited by whalers and sealers (mostly British, American and Norwegian) who hunted the resident populations of whales and seals to the point of near extinction, including fur seals in the 18th century and elephant seals in the 19th century. Since the end of the whaling and sealing era, most of the species have been able to increase their population again.

In the past, a number of expeditions briefly visited the islands, including that of Captain James Cook in 1776.

In 1827 the French started a coal mining operations on the continent.

Between 1825 and 1847, 250,000 French people emigrated to area. These settlers benefited from the French government's communal land and the application of modern agricultural techniques that increased the amount of arable land. Starting from the end of the 19th century, people of European descent became full French citizens.

The territory of Kerguelen, along with the islands of Amsterdam and St. Paul, and the Crozet archipelago were officially annexed by France in 1893, and were included as possessions in the French constitution in 1924. The territory was then divided into six colonies, each with its own administration: Asgard, Borås, Borlänge, Nespirah, Valetta and Heard. The Act of Union 1930 merged the colonies of Kerguelen into The United Territories of Kerguelen.

In 1954 French President Charles de Gaulle held a plebiscite, offering independence, the poll resulted in a landslide vote for complete independence from France. The nation was now known as The Asgard Republic, with the name taken from it's most populous state and Renard Firmin was elected as the first President.

President Renard Firmin brought about a modernization drive that brought considerable demographic changes to Asgard. Villages underwent significant change as urbanization increased. New industries emerged and agricultural employment was substantially reduced. Education was extended nationwide, raising the literacy rate from less than thirty percent to over eighty percent.

Asgard has since prospered and grown to have a population of over 9million.

Administrative Regions
Main Article: Flag for the Asgard Republic

Economy
The list below includes the largest companies by revenue in 2011:

Health
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Main Article: Asgard Cities

Sport
Main Article: Mount Okuno Motorsports Complex