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{{Infobox country|micronation=<!--yes if a micronation-->|conventional_long_name=Republic of Asteria|native_name=|common_name=Asteria|status=<!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations-->|image_flag=Asteria Flag.svg|alt_flag=|flag_border=|image_flag2=<!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg-->|alt_flag2=<!--alt text for second flag-->|flag2_border=<!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->|image_coat=Asteria Emblem.svg|alt_coat=|symbol_type=Emblem|national_motto=<!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->|englishmotto=<!--English language version of motto-->|national_anthem="[[The Green Leaves of Summer]]"|image_map=|loctext=<!--text description of location of country-->|alt_map=<!--alt text for map-->|map_caption=<!--Caption to place below map-->|image_map2=<!--Another map, if required-->|alt_map2=<!--alt text for second map-->|map_caption2=<!--Caption to place below second map-->|capital=[[Concordia]]|coordinates=<!-- Coordinates for capital, using {{tl|coord}} -->|largest_city=[[Yarmouth]]|official_languages=[[Ænglish]]|national_languages=[[Atemeraw]] [[Romance]] [[Gaelic]]|regional_languages=|languages_type=<!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->|languages=<!--Languages of the further type-->|languages_sub=<!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->|languages2_type=<!--Another further type of language-->|languages2=<!--Languages of this second further type-->|languages2_sub=<!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->|ethnic_groups=<!--List/breakdown of ethnic groups within the country/territory-->|ethnic_groups_year=<!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided)-->|ethnic_groups_ref=<!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)-->|religion=<!--Religion-->|religion_year=<!--Year of religion data (if provided)-->|religion_ref=<!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)-->|demonym=[[Asterian]]|government_type=[[Unitary]] [[presidential]] [[constitutional republic]]|leader_title1=[[President of Asteria|President]]|leader_name1=[[Fatima Alvarez]]|leader_title2=[[Vice President of Asteria|Vice President]]|leader_name2=[[Chaska Enapay]]|legislature=[[Congress of Asteria]]|upper_house=[[Senate of Asteria|Senate]]|lower_house=[[Assembly of Asteria|Assembly]]|sovereignty_type=Independence|sovereignty_note=from [[Faneria]]|established_event1=[[Independence]]|established_date1=June 2, 1836|established_event2=|established_date2=|established_event3=|established_date3=|established_event13=<!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)-->|established_date13=|area_rank=|area=<!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)-->|area_km2=373,930|area_sq_mi=|area_footnote=<!--Optional footnote for area-->|percent_water=|area_label=<!--Label under "Area" (default is "Total")-->|area_label2=<!--Label below area_label (optional)-->|area_data2=<!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->|population_estimate=|population_estimate_rank=|population_estimate_year=|population_census=14,756,240|population_census_year=2026|population_density_km2=|population_density_sq_mi=|population_density_rank=|nummembers=<!--An alternative to population for micronation-->|GDP_PPP=$677,783 billion|GDP_PPP_rank=|GDP_PPP_year=2032|GDP_PPP_per_capita=$45,932|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=|Gini=<!--(Gini measure of income inequality; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 100)-->|Gini_ref=<!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)-->|Gini_rank=|Gini_year=|HDI_year=<!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->|HDI=0.900|HDI_change=<!--increase/decrease/steady; rank change from previous year-->|HDI_rank=|HDI_ref=<!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->|currency=[[Asteria dollar]]|currency_code=AST|time_zone=[[Asteria Standard Time|AST]]|utc_offset=<!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->|time_zone_DST=<!--Link to DST (Daylight Saving Time) used, otherwise leave empty-->|utc_offset_DST=<!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->|DST_note=<!--Optional note regarding DST use-->|antipodes=<!--Place/s exactly on the opposite side of the world to country/territory-->|date_format=<!--all-numeric date format and era, such as [[Common Era|CE]], [[Anno Domini|AD]], [[Hijri year|AH]], etc.; e.g. {{abbr|yyyy|year}}-{{abbr|mm|month}}-{{abbr|dd|day}} ([[Anno Domini|AD]]) -->|electricity=<!--e.g. "230 V–50 Hz"-->|drives_on=right|cctld=[[.as]]|iso3166code=<!--ISO code only; no extra text. Use to override default from common_name parameter above; omit using "omit".-->|calling_code=[[+94]]|patron_saint=[[Saint Joseph]]|leader_title3=[[Speaker of the Assembly|Speaker]]|leader_name3=[[Lionel Lampe]]|leader_title4=[[Chief Justice of the Asteria Supreme Court|Chief Justice]]|leader_name4=[[Bethany Jackson]]}}

Following the [[Nordmontaine War]] and the [[Great Confessional War]] from 1543 to 1575, the Levantine Protestant movement was nearly eradicated. In massive numbers, [[Ænglish]] refugees marched north. One of the leaders was [[John Harrison]], a petty noble who survived the destruction of the [[Anglasworc]], read of John Aster's expedition to Crona. Fleeing to [[Faneria]], Harrison founded the [[Midlands Company]], the goal being to resettle in Crona with faithful Protestants, especially those supporting the [[Ænglish Church]]. However, he disagreed with [[Alstanus Ryefield]] on multiple theological issues, including the idea of monarchy. After decades of building support, the Midlands Company on April 12, 1627, founded the [[Milsboro Colony]]. During the next five decades, the Midlands Company launched new expeditions across what they called [[West Asteria]], a name that would remain a constant through most of Asteria's early history. Protestants in Faneria were told tales of [[New Jerusalem]], a [[Harrisonian]] doctrine of building a society to be as close to the afterlife as possible. New settlements were built along the coast, relations with the Atemeraw peoples being warm. The Midlands Company signed the [[First Milsboro Accord]] in 1633, granting the company all coastal lands not in use by the Atemeraw. [[Yarmouth]] was founded at the end of the Western Sound, while company navigators explored much of the interior with Atemeraw guides. [[Yarmouth Colony]] was officially founded in 1655 by [[Thomas Rees]] and [[Kathryn Wright]]. Due to Rees' belief in creating a New Jerusalem in Crona, he launched expeditions along the river into Atemeraw lands. When a missionary was killed in 1672, the [[Yare War]] was launched. Colonial militias marched into Atemeraw lands, destroying everything in their path.

| label4 =[[Ænglish]]

Almost all Asterians are fluent in Ænglish, as it is the national language and taught at all levels of schooling. Approximately 99% of the population is fluent in the language, with the 1% being either recent immigrants, or Atemeraw and Gaelic extremists who refuse to learn the language. However, nearly one-third of Asterians, 34.2%, are fluent in a second language. 10.5% are fluent in Gaelic, 9.7% are fluent in Atemeraw, 5.3% in [[Tierradorian]], 3.1% [[Latin]], 2.5% in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]], 1.6% in Manhasset, 1.0% in Sagamore, and 0.5% in various other languages. There are also several different Ænglish dialects local to Asteria, divided between [[North Asterian Ænglish]], [[Metropolitan Asterian Ænglish]], and [[Lower Counties Ænglish]].