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Sedunn (Sedunnic: Sedunn ['seːd̪ʉn̪ː]), officially the Republic of Sedunn (Sedunnic: Devtoved Sedunn ['d̪eːvt̪uːveːd̪ 'seːd̪ʉn̪ː]), is a sovereign republic whose territory consists of mainland Sedunn (also called Bailtem-Sedunn) in the southwestern corner of Bailtem and the overseas region Remetull Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Mainland Sedunn borders Stoinia to the north, Ezervulge to the east and Ikoania to the southeast. The mainland is also located between the South Pacific Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the the southwest. It is characterised by an arable rolling landscape with ahumid subtropical climate in its coastal and central regions, and steep mountains with varying climates towards the northern and eastern borders. Situated in the South Pacific Ocean, the Remetull Islands have a cool-summer Mediterranean climate. Mainland Sedunn has a total area of 126,637 km², and including the Remetull Islands, Sedunn has a total area of 136,628 km², and a total population of 46.6 million (as of 2022). Sedunn is a unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency. The capital is the city of Grovne, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major cities are Flered, Goends and Durivv.

Sedunn emerged as a unified nation at the end of the Mediterranean Iron Age around 700 BC. Several prominent Duric cities had developed in what is today's mainland Sedunn, predominantly south of the Setru River. The cities were part of an extensive trade network stretching across the surrounding mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. They were in fierce competition with each other, but also with other large cities in the trade network along the Mediterranean coast. To consolidate their resources and end the internal Duric competition, the five most powerful city states chose a common leader, a king, to rule the lands which the Dures inhabited, thereby initiating a consolidation process that was to incorporate all lands inhabited by the Dures, forming the elective monarchy of Sedunn. The country remained a competitive part of the intricate Mediterranean trade network and a major maritime power into the early middle ages. Some time not long after the unification process, the Remetull Islands were discovered and settled.

Between the 15th and the 19th centuries, Sedunnic explorers and merchants expanded Sedunn's trade network to Cordilia and Crabry, then to all the other continents, asserting itself as a major naval and trade power. This lead to several conflicts and wars with other nations. However, Sedunn notably never tried to conquer or colonise inhabited land and remained a democracy. (Full article...)