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'''Corumm''', officially the '''Democratic Republic of Corumm''' is a state located in southeastern [[Alshar]]. It borders [[Rusana]] to the west, [[Canpei]] and [[Tanhai]] to the north and the Taizi Sea to the east and south. Corumm also has territories in north [[Crona]] and a smattering of island holdings. Its capital and largest city is [[Mirzak]]. The largest and dominant ethnicity is the [[Corummese people]], which number above 700 million people making it one of the more numerous groups on the continent. Corumm is a medium income country with large industrial, agricultural and scientific economic sectors, with economic growth seeing an uptick in recent years especially due to the opening of new markets in [[Crona]] and the flow of cheap raw materials from the colonies. Corummese mercantlism has seen Corummese companies spread out across the globe to open subsidiaries and acquire local firms, often with off the books government support.  

Foreign policy-wise, the Corummese often like to take the long view and be cautious, which has led to accusations of being fence sitters and unprincipled in foreign affairs. Despite this, Corumm is considered a major power broker at the [[League of Nations]] where its diplomats are always carefully maneuvering and negotiating to push through or sink various initiatives. Corumm is also a nuclear power, developing its own arsenal in the 1960's and demonstrating its willingness to adopt a first strike policy, most recently in the [[atomic bombing of Shimrra]]. Internally Corumm is a vertically arranged state, with an all powerful office of Chancellor at the cusp wielding absolute power and authority, with virtually no checks and balances. Historically, relations with its neighbors have been plagued by conflict and mistrust but this is changing in recent times. The people of Corumm are highly suspicious of foreigners and their barbaric customs and hold fast to several xenophobic attitudes. The modern Corummese state is considered to begin with the ascension of [[Linge Chen]] and his [[Party of Corummese Democrats]] to power in 1992.