Alshar

Alshar

Area	61,578,803.73 km2 (23,775,709.04 sq mi)
Population	1,572,893,240
Population density	25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Demonym	Alshari
Countries	13 states
Languages	List of languages: Kloi Corummese Kandaran Lebhan
Time zones	TBD

Alshar is a continent and geographic region located in the Eastern Hemisphere of the globe. Alshar is bound to the south by the Pukhthun Sea, the Sea of Capelan to the north, the Ocean of Cathay to the east and the Audonian landmass and the Levantine Sea to the west. Through millenia of habitation it has been home to many empires and expansive civilizations. It is the second most populated continent and the third largest by total landmass.

It is divided into thirteen sovereign states with the most notable being Kloistan, Duamacia, Corumm and Metzetta. Two Levantine states are in possession of colonial holdings namely the Fiannrian territory of Soirwind and various islands owned by Burgundie in the continent's periphery. Central and south eastern Alshar are much more densely populated than the northern regions which are for the most part, endless grassland and steppes.

Etymology

The continent has several widely used names. The most commonly used, "Alshar", descends from the Arabic word الشرق (lit. "east", "alshrq"). The term is thought to have originated with Occidental explorers being sent to the continent east of Audonia, referred to the explorers simply as the "eastern land".

History

The Alshari landmass is home to some of the oldest civilizations known to man

Religion

Alshar is home to a broad range of religious denominations. Islam was brought over to southern Alshar by the expanding Oduniyyad caliphate in the 800's and today both Sunni, Shia Twelver and smaller schools have large number of adherents in various parts of the continent. In similar fashion Christianity arrived by way of missionaries arriving with Levantine colonizers and while the majority of its current practitioners are of Levantine descent, smaller native congregations do exist under some of the more tolerant regimes. Forms of animism and ancestor worship are widespread. Corumm enforces an almost blanket ban on all religions thereby being one of the only nations to have state enforced atheism.

List of nations

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	Population (2025)	Area in km2 (sq mi)	Density in per/km2 (per/sq mi)
1	Canpei	32,152,365	511,134 (197,350)	62.90 (24.29)
2	Corumm	698,168,695	1,979,269 (764,200)	352.74 (136.19)
3	Huoxia	38,955,020
4	Kagoyama	104,635,197
5	Kandara	14,600,000	1,223,692 (472,470)	11.93 (4.61)
6	Metzetta	77,000,000	821,078 (317,020)	93.78 (242.89)
7	Oyashima	17,435,619
8	Peshabiwar	3,540,580	426,079 (164,510)	8.31 (3.21)
9	Pukhgundi	42,600,400	1,047,909 (404,600)	40.65 (15.70)
10	Pursat	104,569,500	1,196,626 (462,020)	421.66 (162.80)
11	Rusana	54,650,440	794,582 (306,790)	68.78 (26.56)
12	Tanhai	347,569,060	1,857,151 (717,050)	187.15 (72.26)
13	Tashi-Daypa	21,122,423
14	Tapakdore	74,605,870	645,503 (249,230)	115.58 (44.63)