Aljazair

The Kingdom of Aljazair, formally known as the Kingdom of Tlemcen is an autonomous region within the Sterling Crownlands.

It was built with the goal of bringing economic prosperity and further expanding trade routes. It was founded by accident when Dubbington had little to no knowledge about the political claims of the area. After realizing the political situation, the town decided to join Lumeno as an autonomous state. It later managed to gain independence as a sovereign state.

History
The city of Tlemcen was founded on February 18, 2021, and joined Sterling Crownlands under Lumenese jurisdiction on February 19, 2021. There is little information about the history of the state. The city state became an autonomous region of the Sterling Crownlands on February 21, 2021 after several talks with the leader of Lumeno.

Economy
The economy of Aljazair is centered around gold mining, iron mining, and trading. The sale of other commodities such as leather and golden apples are another part of the states economy. Fishing has grown into the largest economy nation-wide, generating enough jobs to cover everyone within the capital. Enchantment books and other such goods have contributed a lot to the local economy.

Infrastructure
The main theme of the construction within the nation is heavily inspired by the architectural style of Tlemcen. The capital city is planned to have very compact street systems in order to fit as many things within an area as possible. This may also be because of the monarchs personal preference for small spaces.

Planned Projects
The creation of a multiple large ports is planned to to promote trade in the region. The capital is also undergoing wide reaching urbanization plans, including many industrial sectors to accommodate the urban expansion. There have also been plans to settle new cities within the southern parts of the nation, such as Oran, Jijel and Tiaret. Those cities were planned for construction until the proposal for the Tlemcen metropolitan area came around, completely obscuring the idea for the reconstruction of Oran, rendering the southern city completely useless.

International Relations
Being a petty kingdom within the Sterling Crownlands, Aljazair has difficulty obtaining recognition from outside powers, which has taken somewhat of a toll on its trading potentials. Fortunately, more member states, as well as smaller powers outside of Crownland borders have slowly started to create diplomatic ties with the ever so growing kingdom.

Due to its status of, the nation has managed to create close ties with Lumeno, Baykonia, the independent fishing village of Skipforhofn, and the Greater Volkarian Commonwealth. Aljazair has also tried to establish diplomatic ties with Bardonia and Aurlûnor, but have yet to reply.

Population Growth
During late February, 2021, Aljazair experienced a boom in population, causing the Monarchy to pass new laws on land developments. Because of this, housing prices have slowly started to shift, usually around lower values due to the size of the buildings given by the government.

National Struggles
Due to many recognizing Aljazair only as an autonomous region, the small nation has had many issues creating consistent trade and relations. Along with those problems come issues of providing food. Due to the lack of arable land and the difficulty of trading with other states, the nation has almost seen two famines since its foundation. Aljazair has also had its fair share of troubles to gain representation in court within the Crownlands, severely impacting how much influence it has within the western Plagos region.

Oran River Incidents
Several sightings of absurd constructions have been seen throughout the Oran River region, as well as the Neuija Deserts. Many of them range from towers of rare materials, or formation of obsidian throughout lava reserves, and even trails of blocks in random directions. Authorities of Aljazair have put bounties for whoever is responsible for these phenomenas.

Rumors
Rumors have been going around the Sterling Council that Aljazair along with the Volkarian Commonwealth may acquire special statuses due to their role on the international scale.