User:Brant/Bay Area

The Bay Area, officially the Republic of Bay Area, is a sovereign island nation located between Tropicalis and Margate, north of Duck Island and south of Ed Island. At an area of 10,191 sq mi, the Bay Area is a small country, but is densely populated an highly urbanized with most of its less than 9 million people living in one of the three major cities. The capital city is San Francisco, located in the west, while the largest city is San Jose, located in the south. The official language is English, but Spanish and Vietnamese are recognized languages.

The country was home to native tribes for hundreds of years, before being colonized by Castilla, who built most of the cities and settlements that exist today, in the late 1700s. After a few years of Castillan rule, the country came under the rule of Tropicalis for most of the 1800s, before gaining independence in the 1870s, becoming the country it is today. Over the years, the Bay Area built up its power, becoming a minor local power by the Khanzem War, which it chose to remain officially neutral in, a status it has maintained through most conflicts.