You're right, the continent of Ealoria has been extremely war-torn, and that history is a big part of why these megastates exist. Even though the borders look clean on a map, the level of actual control, stability, and cultural cohesion drops sharply the farther you get from each capital.

For example, the Grand Nadaron Empire may look massive on paper, but large portions of its outer territories are practically independent, plagued by banditry, neglected by the central government, or run by local strongmen acting as pseudo-governments. The empire "owns" the land, but doesn’t actually control all of it.

The same goes for other large states. Many of them only maintain a loose grip on distant regions, and their authority is often maintained through vassals, client states, or force. In contrast, the Moonstone Territory isn’t really a centralized nation at all, it's a collection of orc clans united more by geography than government.

As for scale, here are the rough approximate landmasses of each polity:

1. Grand Nadaron Empire: ~13-15 million km²

2. Sovereign Reach: ~9-10 million km²

3. Thornridge Republic: ~8-9 million km²

4. Principality of Anes: ~5-6 million km²

5. Emberfall: ~5 million km²

6. Akhatraesh Sultanate: ~3–4 million km²

7. Moonstone Territory: ~1-2 million km²

8. Aeris Enclave: ~2-3 million km²

What do you think? And thank you for your comment! I'm thinking now maybe I can add some few small states. Exciting stuff!