Geography of Kalopia

Located in the center of the Majatran continent's eastern peninsula, Kalopia is a coastal nation, bordering the Majatran Sea to the north and the Perarctic Ocean to the south. In both bodies of water, however, the Kalopian territorial sea claim extends out 12 nautical miles from shore, encompassing a number of chains of islands, rock islands, and islets. To the west, the nation borders a notorious regional power, the state of Deltaria and the affable, historically neutral Jakania. Kalopia's eastern neighbors include the historically unstable and sometimes antagonistic Kafuristan and the largely introverted Solentia. Consisting of 1,147,200 sq km, Kalopia is only the 25th largest nation of Terra by area, despite being the first in terms of total population. It currently consists of five separate regional subdivisions, or provinces, historically known as Themes. These are: Minosassa, Mossavi, Sessold, Siphina, and Wantuni.

The northen part of the country is legendarily mountainous, with just over eighty percent of its land consisting of mountains or hills. It is home to the infamous Heraklian Alps, which strech across Minosassa and Mossavi and are considered some of the world's toughest terrain, as well as the Dinaric Mountains, which contain four of Terra's ten highest mountain peaks in the world, including the semi-mythical Mount Hellas, once thought to be the home of the gods. Outside of its many urban centers and harsh terrain where plant life is unable to flourish, the Kalopian environment consists primarily of deciduous and mixed woodlands environments. The provinces of Siphina, Sessold and Wantuni are notable in that they are much less mountainous, consisting mainly of expansive plains. These provinces are considered an important economic region in the nation because they are among the few arable places in Kalopia, and essentially constitute the breadbasket of the country

The northern coastal region of Kalopia features what is known as a Mediterranean climate, with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The southern coast and particularly mountainous areas of the nation experience an Alpine climate, with much lower temperatures as elevation increases and regular snowfall in the winter. The central region between these two coastal areas has a more moderate, temperate climate with only mild changes between the seasons. rather than extremes.

The geography of Kalopia gives it access to many natural resources, primarily: lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, and hydropower potential.