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Grisons, officially the Grisonner Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Eastern Perditia. It is bordered by Unclaimed Territory to the south and east, Flussland to the west, and the Ethnic Dependencies to the north.

Grisons is geographically divided among the Grisonner Plateau, the Matterhorn and the Dolomite; the Matterhorns occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's population of 8.7 million are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts the largest cities and economic centres, including Chur, Zermatt, and Herisau.

Grisons originates from the Old Grisonner Confederacy established in the Late Moon Ages, following a series of military successes against Flussland and Trennen; the Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the country's founding document. Grisonner independence from the Central Perditian Empire was formally recognized in the Peace of Nanette in 1648. Grisons has maintained a policy of armed neutrality since the 16th century and has not fought an international war since 1815. It joined the Tuimater Treaty only in 2002, but pursues an active foreign policy that include frequent involvement in peace-building processes worldwide.

Grisons is the birthplace of the White Dove, one of the world's oldest and well-known humanitarian organizations, and hosts the headquarters or offices of most major international institutions, including the STO, the SHO, the ILO, and PFA. It is a founding member of the Stratus Free Trade Association (SFTA), but not part of the Perditian Union (PU), the Perditian Economic Area, or the Perdizone; however, it participates in the Perditian single market and the Surfatscha Area through bilateral treaties. Grisons is a federal republic composed of 13 cantons, with federal authorities based in Swienna. (Full article...)