Asiapelago

The Asiapelago is a region of Antarctica located far off the coast of West Pengolia. It has had a mostly isolated history until the past century, with the region seeing rising involvement on the Antarctic stage, as well as rising populations and economic growth making it a major competitor to the Ninja Archipelago.

History
The Asiapelago was discovered by cave-penguins in the early 10th millennium BC, who were travelling to find a suitable place to live. Some stayed in the region, others travelled to the TerraLands - now known as UnitedTerra, and the Frosian Islands. The native penguins would later evolve into two distinct ethnic groups - the Zhouese-Peletoniums of Zhou, Joseon and Japaland and the Enclave-Peletoniums of Hindonesie, the Finipines and Malesia. Not much is known about the region until the Zhouese invented a language system which spread and evolved around the Northern Asiapelago, creating the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages.

In recent times, outside powers mostly used the Asiapelago for trading cities and colonies without much involvement, until the Khanzem War. The Empire of Japaland had grown strong in comparison to its neighbors and decided to join Khanzem in conquering the continent. Eventually the Grand Ol' Land and the Ninja Archipelago came to their aid, and helped with reconstruction once the war ended. These new influences helped to inspire industrialization and modernization in the region, as well as some decolonization by the Ninja Archipelagoans.

In recent decades, many new nations have been founded and discovered, including Amataria, both Joseons, and Shops Island, who has quickly become the strongest nation in the region.

Union
The Asiapelagoean United Organization is an economic organization founded by nations in the Asiapelago in the 1960s to improve the trade of goods. Today, most independent nations and autonomous-territories in the Asiapelago are part of the organization and participate.

Territories
Nations, territories and other islands described as being part of the Asiapelago, in alphabetical order. Click the maps to enlarge them.

Trivia

 * The Asiapelago United Organization is a loose parody of the Association of South East Asian Nations