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 The '''United Islands of Georgeland''' is a [[w:Sovereign_state|sovereign country]] comprising an archipelago in the [[w:Indian_Ocean|Indian Ocean,]] including five large islands and multiple smaller islands. The Georgeland archipelago includes the largest island in the Indian Ocean, [[Mainland]], and the islands consist of the most populated country, and second-largest by area, with no land borders. An [[Ecology of Georgeland|ecologically diverse country]], Georgeland has a high elevation and a rugged environment, with one of the lowest soil fertility rates in the world and a mountainous interior.
-Georgeland is thought to have been inhabited, at least in some coastal regions, by an [[w:Austronesian_peoples|Austronesian]] people until around the [[w:4th_century|4th century CE]]. It had become uninhabited by the time of the archipelago's discovery by maritime explorers, with the earliest recorded charting by [[w:Ming_dynasty|Ming Chinese]] vessels in the 15th century. After [[w:Dutch_Republic|Dutch]] and [[w:Kingdom_of_England|English]] navigators charted the northern coast the islands became of strategic interest, and after an expedition by [[w:Spain|Spanish]] navigator [[Juan Delmago]] in 1760 successfully charted the Mainland coastline, the [[w:British_Empire|British]] colonised the islands in 1773 and named them for Delmago's employer, King [[w:George_III|George III]]. Sparsely-populated for much of its colonisation, a population boom began in the mid-19th century with the discovery of gold and more reliable shipping methods. In 1891 the islands were given self-government as part of the British Empire; the country became a republic in 1929 following [[Georgeland constitutional referendum, 1929|a referendum]], and in doing so became the first part of the British Empire to peacefully secede from British rule.
+Georgeland is known to have been inhabited, at least in some coastal regions, by an [[w:Austronesian_peoples|Austronesian]] people until around the [[w:4th_century|4th century CE]]. It had become uninhabited by the time of the archipelago's discovery by maritime explorers, with the earliest recorded charting by [[w:Ming_dynasty|Ming Chinese]] vessels in the 15th century. After [[w:Dutch_Republic|Dutch]] and [[w:Kingdom_of_England|English]] navigators charted the northern coast the islands became of strategic interest, and after an expedition by [[w:Spain|Spanish]] navigator [[Juan Delmago]] in 1760 successfully charted the Mainland coastline, the [[w:British_Empire|British]] colonised the islands in 1773 and named them for Delmago's employer, King [[w:George_III|George III]]. Sparsely-populated for much of its colonisation, a population boom began in the mid-19th century with the discovery of gold and more reliable shipping methods. In 1891 the islands were given self-government as part of the British Empire; the country became a republic in 1929 following [[Georgeland constitutional referendum, 1929|a referendum]], and in doing so became the first part of the British Empire to peacefully secede from British rule.
 Georgeland is a federal parliamentary republic comprising [[States of Georgeland|six states]], two [[Territories of Georgeland|self-administered territories]], and several [[External territories of Georgeland|external possessions]]. [[Georgelanders|Its population]] is [[Cities of Georgeland|highly urbanised]], and the country has a high population density. Slightly below half of its roughly 37 million people reside on the island of Mainland. The country's capital city is [[Topstad]], on the island of [[Capitalia]]. Other major cities include [[Doubledance]] (the country's largest), [[Santa Christina]] (the largest metropolitan area), [[Emilypolis]], [[New Kikipolis]], [[Sergiocitta]], [[Lylecity]], [[Romphumburg]], [[Huzzah]], [[Stratton]], [[Zigit]] and [[Dannyburg]]. Georgeland is a [[Multiculturalism in Georgeland|highly multicultural country]] - while the majority of residents are [[White Georgelanders|of Anglo-European descent]], there are significant minorities of [[South Asian Georgelanders|South Asian]], [[African Georgelanders|African]] and [[Arab Georgelanders|Arab]] people due to [[Immigration to Georgeland|large-scale immigration]] in the 20th and 21st centuries. [[Economy of Georgeland|Georgeland's economy]] is based around maritime industries, mining, agriculture and manufacturing, with its largest trading partner being [[w:India|India]]. Georgeland has consistently ranked highly in quality of life, democratic freedoms and civil liberties.