Acostia

The Nation of Acostia is a sovereign empire situated on the west coast of the continent. The nation is separated from Unetenie by the Aviary Mountains and the microstate of Kinnedell. Acostia consists of four main cities/villages and is separated into four states. The nation's demonym is "Acostian". The nation's population as of the 1330 census was 34,677.

History
Acostia is one of the oldest established civilizations in Exalta. The capital, Carapace, is one of the nation's oldest established cities. Acostia has a history of peace and prosperity, thanks largely to it's significant geographical boundaries shielding it from most easy attacks.

Geography
Acostia has an expansive reach of territory, controlling everything west of the Aviary Mountains. The northern cities of Wogastisburg and Bendisburg are cold and rocky, with little ability for farming and surrounded by expansive forests that make travel difficult. Eastern travel through the mountains can only be done through the Northern Pass or through the Pass of Kinnedell, but because of this, the mountains have acted as a nationwide wall against most possible invaders.

Crime in Acostia tends to be relatively low, thanks to a large number of guards, although bandit tribes and marauding goblinoid creatures still roam the lands harassing travelers.

Industry
Acostia subsists largely on eastward exports, with the largest amount of money changing hands within Carapace. Food is one of the nation's most substantial exports, as farms around Carapace and Paydusk enjoy some of the most fertile soil in Exalta. Food is sent most commonly northward, where mining and fishing resources are abundant, and into Unetenie. Finished goods also remains one of the nation's best exports.