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Moria, officially the Democratic Kingdom of Moria, country in northern [[Pikland]]. It shares a small river border with [[Picketralia]] in the east, with unclaimed land to the south, northeast, and northwest, with the [[Bay of Barne]] to the west and the [[Bay of Moria]] to the north. Moria covers a total of 6.6 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi) and has a population of 400,000. The largest city of Moria is [[Tradeland]], while the capital is [[Acrul Island]]. The majority of the population (78%) and [[dwarf|dwarves]], with 20% [[humans]] and 2% other species. Moria's climate varies between vast deserts, plains, and a few mountains. The land cover is predominately desert and forest, with the [[Zorthenian Desert]] covering around 40% of the country.

Mainland Moria was first settled in around 9000 BCE when the first dwarf tribes found their way there. In 5000 BCE, human tribes settled the around the Barne area. Yet more dwarves arrived between 1800 and 1600 BCE in an expedition from the [[Dwarf Homelands]] led by [[Markus Dorvinblade]]. In 1070 BCE, Moria, then called the [[UKOD]], or the United Kingdom of Dwarves, was conquered by the [[Zorthenia]] during the [[Zorthenian Wars]] and became the [[Zorthenian State of Dwarfland]]. Following increased tensions between the state and its nation, [[Morian Declaration of Independence|independence was declared]]. This caused the [[Morian Revolution]], a war fought between Moria and Zorthenia resulting in Moria's independence in 495 BCE.

Moria relied on an agricultural economy until the late 900s. By the 1020s, Moria had diversified their economy. This allowed Moria to enter a state of prosperity for the next 200 years. Moria helped the [[Council of Nations]] in 1315, along with [[Picketralia]], [[Mordor]], and [[Frankfurt]]. Moria has preformed highly in metrics such as [[Morian Education System|education]] and a low wealth gap.

==History==
{{Main|History of Moria}}

===Prehistory===
The area of Moria was settled by dwarf tribes in around 9000 BCE, and by humans in 5000 BCE. Both the dwarves and humans were likely hunter-gatherers. The humans used stone tools, while the dwarves used metals, as dwarves were the first group to [[Dwarven Stone Age|leave the Stone Age]].