North Sinoi

North Sinoi is a country located in north-eastern Sinoisea, west of Karthstan.

History
North Sinoi is a rather young country, only being discovered in 1783, as the large mountain ranges covering the border made access complicated. This also stunted its growth in early periods, relying heavily on trade ships for supplies. The rather low lying western plains are very fertile though, meaning that agriculture was very easily done, and that the population grew incredibly quickly.

In 1845-1847, there was a very bloody and short Civil War, having confirmed that there was over 150,000 fatalities, in a country with a population of only 414,000 at the time. This helped shape the way that North Sinoi operates today, being a very liberal nation.

After large gold deposits were discovered in the south eastern portion of the country, in 1913, a large amount of immigrants migrated to North Sinoi. The largest gold nugget in the world was also found in the regional city of Tetinga. Sadly, many of these gold rich towns have been on the decline, with a small amount of the very remote ones being fully abandoned.

North Sinoi has taken many steps to be inclusive, such as being one of the first nations to legalise gay marriage, in 1989.

see, January 27th Bombings
On January 27th, in the middle of the Nore war, North Sinoi was heavily struck by ICBM's launched by Nore. Civilian casualties are estimated to be around 500,000. A large memorial was built in commemoration of those lost in the historic gardens outside of the Parliament building in Belmont.

Demographics
North Sinoi currently has a population of around 27 million, according to the 2013 census.

The 3 largest cities are
 * Belmont, the capital: 5.6 million
 * Gembrook: 4.6 million
 * Elmwick: 4.1 million

Around 9% of the population resides on the countless islands (1,437) that are claimed by North Sinoi. The largest being Orange Island, named after the orange flowers that are found exclusively on the island, which is off the west coast of the mainland.