Valirje

Valirje is the capital city of Custardia and has a population of around 22 million, last census 1980. It is famous for having one of the biggest ports in the world and its skyscrapers. It is one of the most defended places in the world, with many air bases and such.

History
Valirje was founded in 750 by a group of monks looking to settle. By 850 it had a population of around 10,000, most living in the now ruined Castle. After small growth in the centuries up to the 18th century, it grew exponentionally between the 1700s and by 1800 it had a population of 100,000, and the Great Cathedral was built.. Many people settled here in the Industrial revolution, leading to thousands of factories being built, making lots of money and jobs. This period was known as The Great Industrial Revolution. War broke out by 1870 and 1873,causing millions in damage and thousands of deaths but this did not stop its revolution. After the kingdom fell and a republic was formed the now President Sladvaya Volya chose Valirje as its capital. By now it had over a million in population. Most of the navy was stationed here and Valirje Bay Port was booming. Growth slowed during World War Two as there were countless air raids day and night. In 1948 the Municipal Dome was built, where the government had its parliament. During the 1950s millions came to Valirje after Mellnir and Ulyaniobyl airports were built. After the baby boom there were now 15~ million living there, and counting as now millions were pouring through the airports and the Bay. In 1980 the country had its last census which showed that there was around 22 million in Valirje. In 1991 a second airport was opened, named 'Rubnovica Airport'. After 2000 growth slowed, but many people still came in, at around a rate of 200,000 a year. The economy was booming and the living conditions of Valirje became much greater, now to the envy of the world. Many of the factories closed after people realised the impact of pollution on the environment, and regulations came in along with a 'Green Belt' which made it that expansion was slow to stop damaging the wildlife. In 2018, Custardia's two first artificial islands were made, Syedna Island and Motlor Island. These were used to build a airport and plane boneyard. Valirje Syedna Airport is now the biggest in the world, with a capacity of 150m a year.

Important oblasts in Valirje
Ulyaniobyl

Mellnir

Ivarsk

Ilapoldov

Yuryol

Zelievce

Hloropol

Rubnovica

Merelyna

Rozlina

Astrazny

Rostograd

Donezny

Burynarod

Facts
Valirje has 8 Air Bases - Krasnodzhan AFB, Nizhnegorsk AFB, Zlabinsk AFB, Yurlov AFB, Dorlav AFB, Beloyev AFB Yessekary AFB and Ulyavir AFB.

It has 678 skyscrapers.

This is where the National Custardian Gallery, National Museum and Custardian Bank is situated.

It has the biggest port in the world.

In The Utolsk Forest, only 1.1% of Valirje's population lives.