Adrian Islands

The Adrian Islands (Adrianese: Eydrieng Aylansi; [eʲdrijeŋ aʲlansi]), officially the State of Adrian Islands (Adrianese: Deweli Neydrieng Aylansi; [deweli n̥eʲdrijeŋ aʲlansi]) is a country in the Nesionytan Islands, located south of Dajankagru, north of Obanacia and the of New Gallia, northeast of, and southeast of Ulakisonia. Via Singiba, the country shares a very small border between Dajankagru, making it one of the only land borders in the Nesionytan Islands. The country's only two cities are its capital, Basolomiu Bajongo, and Taun Bilong Koko. The Adrian Islands has a total of twenty islands, with six main ones and thirteen other small ones, and the aforementioned Singiba that shares a border with Dajankagru. The country has eighteen federal districts, most comprising of one island. The two cities are recognized as 'special districts'.

The Adrian Islands were settled in 5,700 BC by the Tawleans, the ancestors of hundreds of indigenous groups that would later mix into the Adrianese ethnicity. It was latter settled in the 3rd century BC by the Nytans, the ancestors of the Hokirai and Basho people, who now compose to less than 2% of the country's population. The Hokirai Kingdom, established in 755 AD, was one of the most important kingdoms in the Nesionytan Islands. It attracted many ethnicities and traders, and was the richest kingdom in the archipelago, profiting from coconuts and iron, the two largest resources. Captain arrived to the Hokirai Kingdom in 1769, and established the Port of Bartholomew in the coast of the Tama island. In 1787, the took control of the Hokirai Kingdom, which was renamed to the Adrian Islands, and became a crown colony in 1789. Many ethnic groups merged to form the Adrianese ethnicity overtime. The modern state of the Adrian Islands was established in 1884, as a commonwealth monarchy, but was converted to a republic in 1936. During the Ulakisonian civil war, the Adrian Islands aided the government of Ulakisonia, and supported the CCGT during the First Nesionytan War. In 2007, the government planned to shift the capital away from Basolomiu, but it was never accomplished.

After its independence, the Adrian Islands became the wealthiest country in the Nesionytan Islands due to its phosphate reserves in several islands, but after all the phosphate mining was nearly exhausted in the late 1970s, the Adrian Islands became virtually bankrupt, causing the once-prosperous country to descend into a severe economic crisis due to financial mismanagement, violation of environmential laws, and heavy corruption. At present, the Adrian Islands is the poorest country in Nesionytan Islands and its economy, heavily dependent on coconut and phosphate production, and is classified as. Poverty and unemployment have become widespread, especially in the islands which once had large phosphate reserves. Politically, the country is a federal parliamentary republic, and is considered a flawed democracy, even though corruption is prevalent there. The Adrian Islands is ethnically diverse, with the ethnic Adrianese making up the dominant 47% of the population. It is a member of the, CDKE, FNOS, and the.

Media
Main article: Mass media in the Adrian Islands

Adrian Islands has only two daily newspapers, the Adrian Times in English and the Oldei Olwik in Adrianese. It imports magazines from other countries, usually Ulakisonia and Obanacia. The country has only one radio station, Radio Adrian Islands, which has been broadcasting since 1965. In 2016, the country's first FM radio station was planned by a local telecommunications company. Proposed to be launched in the beginning of the next decade, it was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Television in the Adrian Islands began broadcasting in 1981, with the launch of ATB. Currently, it is one of the only three local television stations serving the Adrian Islands, the others being Koko TV and Solar Channel. ATB has seven television stations across the country, including the nationwide ATB Bajongo. Satellite and cable television are very popular in the Adrian Islands. The Bureau of Adrianese Media estimated that around 99% of all Adrianese TV sets either had access to satellite or cable television. In 2019, a fourth Adrianese television channel was proposed for the Hokirai people.