Beleriand

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World Factbook Entry

"Beleriand, Beleriand / borders of the faëry land."
― Lay of Leithian, Canto II, vv. 399-400

Beleriand was the region of north-western Middle-earth during the First Age. Originally, the name belonged only to the area around the Bay of Balar, but in time the name was applied to the entire land.

Beleriand translates to "The Country of Balar" with the ending -ian(d) for places and countries. The OS form could have been *Balariandë (a slid to e because of the following i).

The element Balar refers to Ossë, who often dwelt at the shores (although this refers to the earlier legendarium when Ossë and Uinen were Valar of the sea, not Maiar of Ulmo).It was from Balar that the Teleri expanded and "colonised" the region of Beleriand, hence the name.

Embassies: Vylixan Prime.

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Beleriand contains 49 nations, the 486th most in the world.

Today's World Census Report

The Most Corrupt Governments in Beleriand

World Census officials visited a range of government departments and recorded how frequently bribes were required to complete simple administrative requests.

As a region, Beleriand is ranked 14,995^th in the world for Most Corrupt Governments.

	Nation	WA Category	Motto
1.	The Free Land of Gondothlimbar	Moralistic Democracy Ordinary Decent Hardworking People	“Rejoice that ye have found it and rest from endless war”
2.	The Kingdom of Feanor	Capitalist Paradise Decent Hardworking Self-Starters	“Eru Allfather! To the everlasting Darkness doom us...”
3.	The Free Land of Curufin	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy Communists	“Curufin”
4.	The Glittering Cold Sword of Ringil	Corporate Bordello Patriotic Business Zone	“Sword of Fingolfin, said to have ″glittered like ice″”
5.	The Kingdom of Dior	Corporate Bordello Patriotic Business Zone	“Fairest of all the children of the world”
6.	The Theocracy of Balar	Conservative Democracy Conservative Paradise	“The element Balar refers to Ossë, Maia of the Inner Sea”
7.	The Free Land of Hurin Thalion	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy Communists	“Hurin Thalion”
8.	The Free Land of Elenwe	Moralistic Democracy Ordinary Decent Hardworking People	“Wife of Turgon and the mother of Idril Celebrindal.”
9.	The Dictatorship of Ancalagon	Capitalist Paradise Decent Hardworking Self-Starters	“The mightiest winged fire-dragon that ever existed”
10.	The Free Land of Gurthang	Capitalist Paradise Decent Hardworking Self-Starters	“Sword of Túrin Turambar, reforged from the Anglachel”