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{{States and Territories of Balúrail Infobox
{{States and Territories of Balúrail Infobox
|Name=Gostiria
|Name=Gostiria
|Location=[[File:Balúrail_Location_Méniail_Political_Map.png|center|frameless]]
|Image=[[File:Zol Bay Illustration 01.jpg|center|frameless|Zol Bay Illustration]]
[[File:Gostiria Location.jpg|alt=|center|frameless|Gostiria Location]]
{{center|Illustration of Zol Bay}}
|Goverment={{{!}}
|Coat of Arms=[[File:Gostiria Coat of Arms.jpg|center|frameless|176x176px|Gostiria Coat of Arms]]
{{!}}Governor
[[File:Balúrail_Location_Méniail_Political_Map.png|center|frameless]]
{{!}}[[Irurde Espiz]]
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|League charter=289 ME
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|Size=68,207 mi² (176,655 km²)
|Country=League of Balúrail
|Country=League of Balúrail
|Realm=[[Balúrail]]
|Realm=[[Balúrail]]
|League charter=289 ME
|Region=Western Lowlands
|Size=68,207 mi² (176,655 km²)
|Capital and Largest City=[[Lusbá]]
|Population=620,000
|Population=620,000
|Capital and Largest City=[[Lusbá]]
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{{States and Territories of Balúrail Sections
{{States and Territories of Balúrail Sections
|Introduction='''Gostiria''' is a state in the southeast of the [[League of Balúrail]], on the south coast east of the [[Diate River]]. It is the southernmost state of the League and, with about 620,000 people, its most populous division. Its capital and largest city is [[Lusbá]]. The [[District of Têr]], the federal capital, is an enclave on its coast.
|Etymology=Gostiria is a compound of the [[Tuzquês]] words ''gostilde'' (coast) and ''isgerria'' (accessible).
|History=The first humans in [[Balúrail]] landed in what is now Gostiria. Settlers from the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]], led by [[Séan Beascar]], founded [[Saindo]] on Canea Bay in 201 ME. Further colonial towns followed along the coast, among them [[Tabe]] (215 ME), [[Lusbá]] (224 ME), [[Marilão]] (232 ME), [[Parintis]] (241 ME) and [[Preto]] (256 ME), and [[Marca]] was founded on the Diate in 263 ME.
At independence in 289 ME, Gostiria was chartered as one of the original states of the League, with Saindo as its capital. Between about 290 and 340 ME the [[Tuzquão]] conquered the lowlands and displaced the [[Mifajene]]. Settlement then spread east and inland: [[Zol]] was founded in 318 ME and [[Mau]] in 352 ME.
Saindo's small harbor on its peninsula could not serve the growing trade of the coast, and in 371 ME the capital was moved to Lusbá, on [[Vota Bay]]. Railways were built in the 9th century ME: the line between [[Têr]] and Tabe opened in 861 ME, the coastal line reached Lusbá in 874 ME and Zol in 882 ME, and the line from Vota Bay to [[Arremíria]] in [[Gurverde]] opened in 889 ME.
|Geography=Gostiria covers 68,207 mi² (176,655 km²). Most of it lies in the [[Western Lowlands]], and its northeast rises into the forests of the [[Eastern Highlands]]. It borders [[Ivaiê]] to the west along the western channel of the Diate, Gurverde to the north, and [[Khamria]] to the east across the [[Mazissage Mountains]]. The northern border runs from the Diate near [[Figo]] across Lake Bata at Mau, through the [[Sirilquito Hills]] and across [[Lake Arrerem]], then follows the Nagua River to the mountains.
|Geography=Gostiria covers 68,207 mi² (176,655 km²). Most of it lies in the [[Western Lowlands]], and its northeast rises into the forests of the [[Eastern Highlands]]. It borders [[Ivaiê]] to the west along the western channel of the Diate, Gurverde to the north, and [[Khamria]] to the east across the [[Mazissage Mountains]]. The northern border runs from the Diate near [[Figo]] across Lake Bata at Mau, through the [[Sirilquito Hills]] and across [[Lake Arrerem]], then follows the Nagua River to the mountains.


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The Diate forms the western edge of the state and reaches the sea in a delta at Têr. The Arago River joins it at Marca. The [[Irila River]] flows southwest past Emos, Verme and Recrê to the sea at Tabe, and the Ipendra River flows from Lake Pedrim to Marilão. The Sovoia River rises in the Sirilquito Hills and crosses the Egoaldigo Swamp to Preto. The Mino River flows from Lake Arrerem through the Itanha Forest to [[Lake Urdim]], where it is joined by the Feroz River, and continues to Vota Bay at [[Bedebó]]. In the east, the Midara River flows from Lake Matago, and the Pezir River reaches Serim Bay at Larne. The largest lakes are Lake Urdim, Lake Pedrim, Lake Marcoê and Lake Matago.
The Diate forms the western edge of the state and reaches the sea in a delta at Têr. The Arago River joins it at Marca. The [[Irila River]] flows southwest past Emos, Verme and Recrê to the sea at Tabe, and the Ipendra River flows from Lake Pedrim to Marilão. The Sovoia River rises in the Sirilquito Hills and crosses the Egoaldigo Swamp to Preto. The Mino River flows from Lake Arrerem through the Itanha Forest to [[Lake Urdim]], where it is joined by the Feroz River, and continues to Vota Bay at [[Bedebó]]. In the east, the Midara River flows from Lake Matago, and the Pezir River reaches Serim Bay at Larne. The largest lakes are Lake Urdim, Lake Pedrim, Lake Marcoê and Lake Matago.


The coast runs from Canea Bay in the west past Sorso Bay, Vero Bay, Ipram Bay, Gurupe Bay and Vota Bay to Serim Bay in the east. The islands of the Diate delta, among them Sorre, Soro, Alo, Pedo, Crave and Arim, belong to Gostiria, as do Luco Island, Boasper Island and the Tapura and Conso Islands.
The coast runs from Canea Bay in the west past Sorso Bay, Vero Bay, Ipram Bay, Gurupe Bay, Vota Bay, Serim Bay to Zol Bay in the east. The islands of the Diate delta, among them Sorre, Soro, Alo, Pedo, Crave and Arim, belong to Gostiria, as do Luco Island, Boasper Island and the Tapura and Conso Islands.


=== Climate ===
=== Climate ===
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=== Flora and Fauna ===
=== Flora and Fauna ===
{{see also|Flora and Fauna of Balúrail}}
{{see also|Flora and Fauna of Balúrail}}
|Goverment and Politcs=Gostiria is led by a governor, currently [[Irurde Espiz]], who sits at Lusbá. The League maintains several forts in the state: Fort Tabe on Canea Bay, Fort Galin on the Diate above Têr, Fort Banae on Vota Bay near Lusbá, and Fort Le at Zol.
|Economy=Gostiria's economy rests on its ports. Seagoing ships call at Lusbá, Tabe, Marilão, Parintis, Preto and Zol, and shipbuilding is a major industry along the coast. River traffic on the Diate passes through Marca, Itape and Brão. Iron is mined in the Sirilquito Hills, and the land between the hills and the Diate is the state's main farming district. Peat is cut in the Egoaldigo Swamp, which is also a source of medicinal herbs, reached by way of the Sovoia River. The Itanha Forest supplies timber, and the railway from Arremíria carries the goods of Gurverde to Vota Bay.
|Economy=Gostiria's economy rests on its ports. Seagoing ships call at Lusbá, Tabe, Marilão, Parintis, Preto and Zol, and shipbuilding is a major industry along the coast. River traffic on the Diate passes through Marca, Itape and Brão. Iron is mined in the Sirilquito Hills, and the land between the hills and the Diate is the state's main farming district. Peat is cut in the Egoaldigo Swamp, which is also a source of medicinal herbs, reached by way of the Sovoia River. The Itanha Forest supplies timber, and the railway from Arremíria carries the goods of Gurverde to Vota Bay.
|Demographics=Gostiria has about 620,000 inhabitants, nearly all of them Tuzquão. About half live in its cities, most of them on the coast and along the Diate; the interior is sparsely populated. There is no significant Mifajene population.
|Demographics=Gostiria has about 620,000 inhabitants, nearly all of them Tuzquão. About half live in its cities, most of them on the coast and along the Diate; the interior is sparsely populated. There is no significant Mifajene population.
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|Transportation=Gostiria is served by railways. One line follows the east bank of the Diate from Tabe through Têr and Itape to Mau, and continues through Aribo to Arremíria in Gurverde. The coastal line runs from Tabe through Marilão, Parintis and Preto to Lusbá, and on through Bedebó and Larne to Zol, with a branch to Gome. A third line runs north from Vota Bay to Arremíria. Roads follow the coast and the main rivers, and those across the swampy interior are often flooded.
|Transportation=Gostiria is served by railways. One line follows the east bank of the Diate from Tabe through Têr and Itape to Mau, with a spur to Marca, and continues through Aribo to Arremíria in Gurverde. The coastal line runs from Tabe through Marilão, Parintis and Preto to Lusbá, and on through Bedebó and Larne to Zol, with a branch to Gome. A third line runs north from Vota Bay to Arremíria. Roads follow the coast and the main rivers, and those across the swampy interior are often flooded.


Seagoing ships use the harbors of the south coast, and barges work the Diate, the Irila and the Mino. A single road leads east from Issisdo across the Mazissage Mountains. It is the only land route to Khamria, and it is dangerous: bandits operate in the mountains.
Seagoing ships use the harbors of the south coast, and barges work the Diate, the Irila and the Mino. A single road leads east from Issisdo across the Mazissage Mountains. It is the only land route to Khamria, and it is dangerous: bandits operate in the mountains.
|Culture=The landing of 201 ME is celebrated each year throughout the League as '''Lelêrrisse'''. The name is a contraction of the [[Tuzquês]] ''leem lêrrisse'', "first landing". The celebration is most popular in Saindo, known as the First City, where the settlers first came ashore.
The [[House of Sitaivu]], the home of [[Sitaivu]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of rot and decay, stands on the northern edge of the Egoaldigo Swamp. It is reached from [[Urdim]]. [[Mavai]] is the main spiritual influence on the Tuzquão of Gostiria.
|See also=* [[League of Balúrail]]
* [[Western Lowlands]]
* [[Eastern Highlands]]
* [[List of Settlements in Balúrail]]
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