Equestria

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Equestria is a large country and represents the majority landmass of the Western Horseshoe continent. It is a major player on the world stage and is home to and ruled by the Royal Sisters Celestia and Luna.

Because Equestria extends vertically from the subarctian to the equator it experiences a wide variety of weather and terrain. The country's population is 97%-98% Equine, making Equestria one of the least diverse world powers.

Central Equestria
The home of Canterlot and the second-largest of Equestria's counties, next to Asherby. Central Equestria is primarily softly rolling hills interlaced with forests. It also has a number of mountains and tall hills, with the Unicorn Range flowing into the Foal Mountains along its northern edge.

Asherby
A county that lies directly north of Central Equestria. One of the lesser populated regions, Asherby is mainly home to wildlife, the type that can survive in the cooler plains and pine trees. The region is home to the majority of Equestria’s farms and the towns and villages here are largely unassociated with the large cities.

Phoenix Plains
South of Central Equestria extends the Phoenix Plains. A dry region that soon opens out into a desert stretching till the foot of the Macintosh Hills. The desert is largely uninhabitable by the regular mare of Equestria, but a number of attempts have been made to set up outposts and towns in the sands, to partial success.

Unicorn Range
Equestria’s north-west county.

Hayseed Swamps
A marsh and forest of considerable size at Equestria's south-eastern corner. Muggy with lots of rainfall, Hayseed Swamps is a wonderland for many kinds of life. The region is also home to a great many monsters and dangerous plants, as well as the ruins of old communities and cultures.

Badlands
An incredibly harsh region of grassless ground and boiling deserts neatly contained within the confines of the Macintosh Hills. The land here is uninhabitable by most creatures.

History
Equestria was originally founded when six ponies, two of each of the pony races, united together in friendship after a harsh ordeal. Many other lands hold Equestria in great reverence for it's beauty, high magical power, and also because its rulers' control over the Sun and Moon. Thus, it could be said the fate of Epona lies in Equestria's hooves.

That said, it isn't a paradise. Like any other country monsters are still a threat. Technologically they are behind for varying reasons, compared to nations like Englade and Cabérico. Nonetheless they are a formidable land, and held in high respect by all sentient races for holding ideas like friendship and unity so high.