Acronia

The Union of Acronian Kingdoms, commonly known as Acronia, the Acronian Union, the Union, the UAK, or the AK, is a  and   in Atlas. Comprising 20 provinces further organized into 90 departments, mainland Acronia is situated on the Elysian subcontinent at the westernmost point of contiguous Vesperia, with its immediate island holdings jutting out westward from the Acronian Sea into the Fale Ocean. The Union also consists of 3 autonomous districts: Astonbury; Juk Long; and Valdiu, as well as the Acronian Far-East Territories, bringing the Union to a total of 21 provinces and 99 departments. The nation shares land borders with the Osotia to the northeast, Otruunsha to the east, Odentia and the Lyonine Empire to the southeast, as well as Chilokver via Juk Long. The nation is flanked by the Acronian Sea and the Fale Ocean to the west, the Carnegie Sea to the south, and the Mistral Sea to the north. Encompassing roughly 1.05 million square kilometers (approximately 650 million square miles) populated by 208.5 million people, Acronia occupies 5 time zones, possesses land on 3 continents, and is the 11th largest nation by area in Atlas. Possessing a diverse climate ranging from subtropical to tundra, Acronia is a highly mountainous country, with 70% of its territory above 1,000 meters above sea level. The Acronian Union's highest point is Aegran Ridge, which stands at an altitude of 6,828 meters.

Geography
The Free Union of Acronius's territory includes a group of four islands known as the Acronian Overseas Territories (also referred to as 'mini-Acronius by many Acronians) off the coast of the Neo Philippine Empire, as well as land in northwestern Strøltenheim (also referred to as 'the mainland' by many Acronians') separated into thirty different. The mainland is split in half by the Anneau River, which historically served as both the border between the First Republic of Acronius and the Chancellory of Acronius, and continues to separate the two up to this day as an border between the  and  in Acronius, and disgorges into the Fale Ocean.

Two principally mountainous regions exist within the Free Union. The Khionan Mountains dominate the northeastern area of the nation, with its culminant point of elevation being Aegran Ridge, which stands at 5,986 meters. Several major cities, namely Aiguebelle, Arleaux, Azemont, and Vaumont, are situated within the mountain range. The Flaxen Mountains are situated in the west of the nation, along the border with Adampia, and is one of the most mineral-rich areas on the continent, with minerals such as and  abundant and extracted from several mines owned and operated by various corporate entities. The Great Northwestern Tundra covers a large amount of the centre of Acronius, with Lake Bruxelles and Dead Sands covering most of the Free Union's eastern coastline. Forests and grasslands make up the remaining southeast areas of the nation.

Military
Equipment of the Acronian Military Forces 1st Special Operations Group 5th Special Operations Group

Major cities
The Free Union is a highly urbanized country, with its largest cities (in terms of metropolitan area population) in 2011 being Defense (25,850,073 inh.), Lionsgate (13,234,442), Aberdeen (11,171,442), Delancey (9,034,812), Scunthorpe (8,878,239), Olloix (8,634,812), Arleaux (8,007,652), Juilly (7,553,320), and Royston (6,788,239). Acronius also participates in the governance of it's highly autonomous city state, Astonbury, which is listed just ahead of Delancey in population, surpassing the 9.1 million mark. (Note: There are significant differences between the metropolitan population figures just cited and those in the following table, which only include the core population). was a perennial political issue throughout most of the 20th century.

Religion
Acronius has a mainly and  population. According to a survey in January 2015, only 20.4% of the population described themselves as a person of faith, while only 17.3% of the population affiliated themselves with a specific religion (with the remaining 3.1% of the population identifying as ), making the Free Union one of the most atheist nations in the region of Atlas. The most predominant religions are: Church of Acronius (8.1%), (3.2%),  (1.9%), and  (1.2%). The First and Fourth Amendments of the Golden Edict guarantee religious freedom, and prevents legislation favoring any religion over another. In addition, discrimination based on religion is illegal, with the sole exception of.