Corine

The State of Corine (MR: État de Corine) is a state in northwest Adélieland, bordered by the states of Piscaye to the east and Deltaclare State and Dracon to the south, and the country of New South Albatross in the north. The capital and largest city is Judiville.

History
Contradictory to intuition, Corine was settled relatively later in the formation of Colonial Adélieland, as arriving from the north was unfavourable given rough waters paired with the dangerous Great Precipice Coast in the north, and, historically, it was presumed to have extended all the way to the western point of Deltaclare south of Mgo, leading to land travel from Dracon or Deltaclare being the only viable route. As with every other state, the increasing settlement led to the need for a charter, which was drafted at some year. However, the Corine Charter's boastful land grant upon which the state was established were soon found to be pitifully small in practice when the Thor Desert was overlaid onto the charter, revealing the only useful land was on and around the Jeudi River, causing Corine to remain with a small population.

Geography
Most of Corine is taken up by the Thor Desert, a subsection of the Magnolian Mesa, and most of its coast away from the Jeudi River is part of the Great Precipice Coast, extending north to Precipice Beach in New South Albatross. Due to this unfavourable geography, most of Corine is centred along the Jeudi River and the surrounding greens, with population centres outside of this area being separated and spotted.

Corine is split into two hydrological regions: Lower Corine and Upper Corine. Lower Corine is defined by the Jeudi River watershed, fuelled by heavy storms and rainfall, which dominates the region and empties into the Southwestern Divo Sea. Upper Corine does not contain any permanent rivers and receives very little precipitation, with any water that does accrue draining into basins across the Thor Desert, as the topography does not allow water to flow through the Great Precipice Coast.

Demographics
The state of Corine is somewhat homogenous racially but boasts numerous New South Albatrossers due to its border proximity and economic and transit links. As an example, the city of Loganton is reported to host 23% NSA-born residents and 92% of its residents have NSA stamps in their passports.