Wadur

The Kingdom of Wadur, (or just Wadur) is a small island country with 19,4 million (2010) inhabitants. The small size of the country means the population denity is very high at 588/ sq km. About 81% of the population lives in urban areas, and it is expected that these numbers will gradually rise as a part of the ongoing urbanization. Wadur's capital is Marinora City, which is also the largest city in the country with a population of 2,8 million in the urban area and with 5,6 million in the metropolitan area.

Origin and Colonization (1695-1953)
On 14th October 1695, a big underwater volcano erupted, and a huge explosion occurred, sending a large cloud of ash into the atmosphere. As the magma poured into the ocean, it cooled and became lava rock, forming the island of Wadur. The island was very unstable, and every attempt to colonize the island had failed due to this. However, in 1850 there was a lot of vegetation and a big range of animals, making it a perfect place for a colony for the British. In 1862 the first British colony was founded in the area which is now known as Beymond. The colonies appeared all over the island, mostly British, but also some German and Danish peoples settled there.

During World War One, Wadur was involved in heavy fighting, since both Germany and Britain saw the island as a strategic military outpost in the Northern Sea. After the war, the whole island was declared British, except for a small town that still belonged to Denmark. In World War Two, Nazi Germany launched heavy attacks on the Island of Wadur to get hold of the Northern Sea. In 1942 the whole island was conquered by the Wehrmacht, but when the war was over, the island was retaken by the British.

Independence
In 1954, the Islands of Wadur declared independence from the United Kingdom, after peaceful negotiations. As soon as the country became independent, the inhabitants voted, and a monarchy was declared, the first king was King Oscar I and in 1955, the first Prime Minister, John Hall was elected. In 1976 there was a oil find in the center of the country and Wadur's economy's strength and size increased rapidly. Cities started to grow area- and population wise, and Wadur went from a rather poor country to one of the world's leading exporters of oil. The economical boom and the low cooperate tax made big companies move their European headquarters to Wadur, moreover to Marinora City.