Westralia (Setting Sun)

The Dominion of Westralia is a sovereign nation comprising of the Western Third of the continent of Australia as well as several Islands. It is bordered to the east by Australia and to the north by Indonesia and East Timor. Westralia's capital and largest city is Perth.

For about 50,000 years before the first British Settlement in the late 18th Century, Westralia was inhabited by the Indigenous Aboriginal People, who are documented to have spoken 15 different languages in the modern day nation.

In 1606 the Dutch discovered Westralia and named New Holland. The first European settlement of Western Australia occurred following the landing by Major Edmund Lockyer on 26 December 1826 of an expedition on behalf of the New South Wales colonial government. He established a convict-supported military garrison at King George III Sound, at present-day Albany, and on 21 January 1827 formally took possession of the western third of the continent for the British Crown. This was followed by the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829, including the site of the present-day capital, Perth. York was the first inland settlement in Westralia. Situated 97 kilometres east of Perth, it was settled on 16 September 1831.

The then Colony of Western Australia achieved responsible government in 1890, and federated with the other British colonies in Australia in 1901 only to break away again in 1934.

Today its economy mainly relies on mining, agriculture and tourism. Westralia is the second-largest iron ore producer in the world. It's GDP is worth wst£108 billion with an average GSP per-capita at wst£46,411.