Editing Graustark (section)

==Description==

Graustark is described as a mountainous country with an area of approximately {{convert|800|sqmi|km2}} - for reference, the unclaimed territory of [[Bir Tawil]] has an area of 795 square miles. There is at least one reference in the books that fixes its location as somewhere in the [[Carpathian Mountains]] near [[Romania]]. On the other hand, in ''Graustark'' it is said to be threatened with reduction to being only 25 miles wide by 150 miles long (3750 square miles) - for reference, the land area of [[Lebanon]] is equivalent to 3,950 square miles - and in ''Truxton King'' is said to provide a shorter rail route to Russian territories in or near [[Afghanistan]]. Graustark's capital city, Edelweiss, is accessible by train from [[Vienna]]. The mountain town of Ganlook is near the border with Axphain, Graustark's traditional enemy.

Graustark is ruled as a [[principality]] and its unit of currency is called the ''gavvo'', worth $1.40 at the time of the novel ''Truxton King''. Graustarkian is the native language of the people, although American English is universally spoken among the educated classes and is the everyday language of the royal family and court.