Masemicki

Masemicki (Masemick: Massëmiqi), officially the Masemick Republic (Masemick: Massëmiq o Repubriq) is a country located in the Wolfy Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, sandwiched between Baglandia and Wolfyland. The country has over 18 million total residents as of 2023, making it the 4th most-populous country in the Wolfy Alliance and the 5th most-populous on the Wolfy Peninsula. Over 90% of Masemicki's population lives in the capital Qripolip and it's surrounding metropolitan area alone, making it one of the most urbanized countries in Europe.

Etymology
The name "Masemicki" is the anglicized name of Massëmiqi, which derives from the word Massëm, translating to "mushroom mountain", and the word Iqi which means land or country.

History
In January 1972, many residents of the Masemick Province in Wolfyland went on a strike to gain independence, due to the king at the time Rubius II. not fulfilling his expected role of being a good leader and the province being very culturally different from the rest of the country, but Rubius refused, although later on many world leaders and other people encouraged Rubius to separate the province, so on the 22nd of March 1972, the Masemick Republic was formed, being named after the province. The current leader is Vlodimir Loveský, who was elected 22nd of March, 2021.

Demographics
The Wolfy Alliance estimates that Masemicki has 8,997,824 people and 9,443,640 wolfies, or over 18.4 million total inhabitants as of January 2023, meaning that there are about 104.9 wolfies per 100 people. Most of the wolfy population is of the Mooshwooq species.

Urbanization
Over 97% of Masemicki lives inside urban areas, the majority of which live in the Qripolip metropolitan area.