So, I've decided to put my hand toward some writing once again. This one is a little better thought out, but perhaps still not much better put together than my previous ones. Either way, this first 'Chapter' is just a list that I have put together based upon some canon sources, as well as some non canon sources about the populations, army size and wealth of the various political entities in the World of Ice and Fire. I acknowledge that I am no master statistician, but I do hope that this stuff makes sense to you as it does to me. Some of this is my own personal opinion, and some is widely believed(though that does not mean that it is necessarily true. I realize that there will be errors, but please stick it out for me. Anyways, if you don't really care about this kind of stuff then just skip to the next chapter, which I will hopefully have out soon.

And so, behold, The List.

The Populations(and other stats) of the Various Kingdoms of the Seven Kingdoms(8? 9? 10?), as well as those of Essos in a more generalized manner.

Westeros

The Seven Kingdoms

The North -

It has never made sense to me that the North would be one of the most lightly populated areas. Yes, it is a cold,dreary and hard life. But it is also 1/3 of Westeros either way. And the Northmen are hardy, tough people.

Population - 6,500,000

The Vale -

Cold, mountainous and with infighting between the various mountain clans and villages still, the population is not as large as it could, or even should be. But the hardy folk of the Vale endure nonetheless.

Population - 3,700,000

The Riverlands -

A warmer, extremely fertile and central place, but without any natural borders so always stomped on in wars.

Population - 5,400,000

The Iron Islands -

They are a hugely war, and specifically sea-warfare based society, but there still must be support for those warriors back home.

Population - 300,000

The Westerlands -

The naturally richest of the kingdoms, the Westerlands are known for their gold, silver, and mountains. They are rich, and relatively fertile except in the lower valleys and the southern edges of the Westerlands where they are more so.

Population - 5,100,000

The Crownlands -

A relatively fertile, but also relatively smaller area of the kingdoms.

Population - 2,500,000

The Reach -

The most fertile, and also the second largest of the kingdoms, the Reach has a huge population, as well as large wealth and natural resources. Also relatively impervious to winter in the southern reaches.

Population - 13,000,000

The Stormlands -

Hardy folk, but not a superbly fertile or rich land. Martial prowess and power are adored here, and that shows.

Population - 3,600,000

Dorne -

The Dornish have always been skittish of sharing their true numbers, and for good reason. They are not as populous as most would believe compared to the other kingdoms, but do have easy trade routes to Essos if one can travel the Stepstones safely. Winters leave Dorne largely unaffected

Population - 2,900,000

I have included the 15 largest cities/towns of Westeros, as well as population and location.

King's Landing/Crownlands - 500,000

Oldtown/Reach - 430,000

Lannisport/Westerlands - 300,000

Gulltown/Vale - 80,000

White Harbor/North - 50,000

Planky Town/Dorne - 35,000

Vinetown/Reach - 35,000

Maidenpool/Riverlands - 35,000

Kayce/Westerlands - 25,000

Weeping Town/Stormlands - 25,000

Fairmarket/Riverlands - 25,000

Wintertown/North - 20,000

Lord Harroway's Town/Riverlands - 20,000

Lord Hewett's Town/Reach - 15,000

Barrowton/North - 15,000

Total Population of The Seven Kingdoms - 43,000,000

The Wall -

There are a few settlements that lie in the Gift and New Gift, and some are not known to everyone. There are also going to be many people who do not necessarily take part in the rest of the world, and I have tried to reflect that in these numbers.

Population - 25,000

Beyond the Wall -

A large land with plenty animals, the cold, dreary, not very fertile land north of the Wall is not hugely inhabited, though still more than most would think I assume.

Population - 400,000

The Stepstones -

Infested mostly by pirates, there are still various settlements occupying the islands.

Population - 50,000

Essos

Lorathi Territories -

The most remote of the Free Cities, and also the smallest and weakest, but still a valuable trade partner with wares from Norvos and Qohor.

Population - 2,200,000

City of Lorath - 250,000

Braavosi Territories -

The richest, youngest and most powerful of the Free Cities, Braavos sits on an island but controls much of the land near it on Essos proper.

Population - 6,500,000

City of Braavos - 750,000

Pentoshi Territories -

Directly across from King's Landing, Pentos is rich and controls much of the farmland around it, but doesn't compare to Braavos or Volantis in size or trade.

Population - 4,500,000

City of Pentos - 500,000

Myrish Territories -

One of the Three Daughters, Myr is rather large but is constantly at war with the other two over the Disputed Lands. It sits on the mainland itself and so controls more territory relative to the other daughters.

Population - 3,300,000
City of Myr - 450,000

Tyroshi Territories -

One of the Three Daughters, Tyrosh is rather large but is constantly at war with the other two over the Disputed Lands. It sits on an island and so has limited control on the mainland, but is closer to Westeros than the other two.

Population - 2,800,000

City of Tyrosh - 380,000

Lysene Territories -

One of the Three Daughters, Lys is rather large but is constantly at war with the other two over the Disputed Lands. It sits on an island and so has limited control on the mainland, but is an important stopping point on the way to Volantis and Slaver's Bay.

Population - 3,000,000

City of Lys 410,000

Norvos -

With many small towns and lots of farmland subservient to it, Norvos is rather large, though not especially rich.

Population 5,000,000

City of Norvos - 600,000

Qohor -

Far inland, and with fewer trading partners and less subservient cities and town, Qohor is not as large nor as powerful or rich as Norvos, though the natural resources of lumber still make it a large city.

Population 3,000,000

City of Qohor 450,000

Volantis -

The largest of the cities on Essos, the city of Volantis itself comprises a large portion of the population, as well as the other cities of Volon Therys, Valysar and Selhorys.

Population - 20,000,000

City of Volantis - 1,225,000

City of Selhorys - 500,000

City of Volon Therys - 450,000

City of Valysar - 450,000

Farther East

Astapor -

A city of Slaver's Bay, known for their Unsullied slave warriors.

Population - 4,000,000

City of Astapor - 350,000

Yunkai -

A city in Slaver's Bay.

Population - 4,250,000

City of Yunkai - 380,000

Meereen -

The greatest of the cities in Slaver's Bay.

Population - 5,000,000

City of Meereen - 750,000

New Ghis -

An up and coming power around Slaver's Bay, with expanding holdings on the mainland.

Population - 3,500,000

City of New Ghis - 320,000

Qarth -

A rich, powerful city, though not as populous as it could be due to having few fertile lands of its own, and has to rely on trade for much of its food.

Population - 6,000,000

City Of Qarth - 650,000

Yi Ti -

Not much is known of the Yi Ti, but they are known to have large cities, large armies and large bank accounts.

Population - Speculated to be 60,000,000 or more, with many cities over 1,000,000

Asshai and the Shadowlands-

Even less is known about Asshai than Yi Ti, but it is known that the water is poisonous, and the animals are strange. With not much farmland, and perpetual shadow, the city of Asshai is said to be colossal, but largely uninhabited.

Population - Somewhere around 3-7,000,000

City of Asshai - 350,000

The Various Finances of the Seven Kingdoms

The North -

Not superbly prosperous but very old. Much of the hoarded money in the deeper vaults of the Starks contain not Golden Dragons, but the older currencies of the Kings of Winter, and some of the free cities monies and the older southern kingdoms as well.

Current Vault - 5,000,000

*Net Income - 180,000

Taxes - 120,000

*Tariffs - 20,000

Stark Holdings and Trade - 60,000

The Riverlands -

Young ruling house but richer lands, although torn apart in times of war.

Current Vault - 750,000

Net Income - 220,000

Taxes - 150,000

Tariffs - 20,000

Tully Holdings and Trade - 70,000

The Vale -

Oldest Andal house, with ties even back to Essos. Not extremely rich, but trade through Gulltown directly to Essos makes them well off

Current Vault - 1,500,000

Net Income - 170,000

Taxes - 100,000

Tariffs - 20,000

Arryn Holdings and Trade - 70,000

The Iron Islands -

Much is hoarded in the depths of the Iron Islands, more than they would have others know. Much of their vault is made up of various treasures acquired over years of 'Paying the Iron Price'

Current Vault - 2,000,000

Net Income - Estimated Average of 135,000

Taxes - 25,000

Tariffs - 5,000

Greyjoy Holdings - 10,000

Piracy - 100,000

The Westerlands -

The pockets of the West run deep, and the mines of the Lannisters even deeper still.

Current Vault - 10,000,000

Net Income - 500,000(Truly down to how much mining the Lannisters want to do)

Taxes - 250,000

Tariffs - 100,000

Lannister Holdings and Trade - 250,000

Mining Operations - 200,000

The Reach -

A younger house, but perhaps the richest in terms of trade, land, and power.

Current Vault - 5,000,000

Net Income - 500,000

Taxes - 300,000

Tariffs - 150,000

Tyrell Holdings and Trade - 200,000

Dorne -

An old house, and easy access to Essos, if one can cross the Stepstones unharmed.

Current Vault - 1,500,000

Net Income - 150,000

Taxes - 100,000

Tariffs - 30,000

Martell Holdings - 50,000

The Stormlands -

An old house, inheriting the vault of the old Durrandons before them, though not especially rich.

Current Vault - 3,500,000

Net Income - 150,000

Taxes - 110,000
Tariffs - 25,000

Baratheon Holdings - 40,000

The Crownlands -

Each house is directly sworn to the king, and so therefore will not be included here, but in the Crown Income next.

The Crown -

The lands of Westeros are rich, poor, cold, hot, wet, dry and everything in between. Trade with Essos and taxes have made them rich, yet war, debauchery and bad trade have made them poor.

Current Vault - -8,500,000

Debts -

Iron Bank - 2,000,000

The Westerlands - 4,000,000

The Faith - 1,000,000

Various Other Lenders - 1,500,000

Yearly Income - 1,000,000

Taxes - 800,000

North - 50,000

Vale - 50,000

Riverlands - 50,000

Iron Islands - 20,000

Westerlands - 150,000

Reach - 150,000

Dorne - 50,000

Stormlands - 50,000

Crownlands - 30,000

Tariffs - 200,000

Crown Holdings - 200,000

Net Income - (1,000,000 of Yearly Income minus the below) = -150,000

Lifestyle of the Royals - 250,000

Tournaments and Feasts - 500,000

'Mismanaged Money' - 150,000

Debt Repayment - 100,000

Money Borrowing - 150,000

*This is after Taxes to the Crown have been paid, as well as the various expenses. I did not include that for the sake of being too much info.

*Tariffs are just a subset of taxes, to simulate trade between kingdoms and Essos as well. They do not add to taxes, they are just a major subset of it, which is the same with the Lannister mines. However, the tariffs under the Crown are added on, as those come directly from King's Landing to the Crown's Purse.

The Night's Watch -

The Night's Watch trades furs and lumber through Eastwatch to the Seven Kingdoms and Essos. They also have some holdings in the Iron Bank, through which they make some small money. Much of the cost for the Night's Watch is provided for by the Lord Paramount of the North, as well as the self sufficiency of the Watchmen themselves.

Current Vault - 50,000

*Yearly Income - 15,000

Trade - 5,000

Night's Watch Holdings - 10,000

*Not including expenses.

Essos

Lorath -

Income - 350,000

Braavos -

Income - 2,250,000

Pentos -

Income - 750,000

Norvos -

Income - 650,000

Qohor -

Income - 500,000

Myr -

Income - 550,000

Tyrosh -

Income - 500,000

Lys -

Income - 550,000

Volantis -

Income - 2,000,000

Farther East

Astapor -

Income - 450,000

Yunkai -

Income - 550,000

Meereen

Income - 850,000

New Ghis

Income - 500,000

Qarth

Income - 1,250,000

Yi Ti

Income - Unknown, speculated to be multiple millions

Asshai

Income - 1,000,000

Troop Amounts of The Seven Kingdoms

The North -

Professional Troops - 20,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 4,000

Foot(Heavy) - 11,000

Archers - 5,000

Levies - 50,000

Mounted(Light) - 12,000

Foot(Light) - 29,000

Archers - 9,000

Total - 70,000

Mounted - 17,000

Foot - 40,000

Archers - 14,000

The Vale -

Professional Troops - 15,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 5,000

Foot(Heavy) - 7,000

Archers - 3,000

Levies - 35,000

Mounted(Light) - 10,000

Foot(Light) - 18,000

Archers - 7,000

Total - 50,000

Mounted - 15,000

Foot - 25,000

Archers - 10,000

The Riverlands -

Professional Troops - 20,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 5,000

Foot(Heavy) -11,000

Archers - 4,000

Levies - 40,000

Mounted(Light) - 10,000

Foot(Light) - 23,000

Archers - 7,000

Total - 60,000

Mounted - 15,000

Foot - 34,000

Archers - 11,000

The Iron Islands -

Professional Troops - 15,000

Foot(Heavy) - 12,000

Archers - 3,000

Levies - 15,000

Foot(Light) - 13,000

Archers - 2,000

Total - 30,000

Foot - 25,000

Archer - 5,000

The Westerlands -

Professional Troops - 25,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 5,000

Foot(Heavy) -15,000

Archers - 5,000

Levies - 50,000

Mounted(Light) - 13,000

Foot(Light) - 30,000

Archers -7,000

Total - 75,000

Mounted - 18,000

Foot - 45,000

Archers - 12,000

The Reach -

Professional Troops - 30,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 8,000

Foot(Heavy) - 17,000

Archers - 5,000

Levies - 100,000

Mounted(Light) - 25,000

Foot(Light) - 60,000

Archers - 15,000

Total - 130,000

Mounted - 33,000

Foot - 77,000

Archers - 17,000

Dorne -

Professional Troops - 15,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 2,500

Foot(Spear) -9,000

Archers - 3,500

Levies - 25,000

Mounted(Light) - 3,000

Foot(Spear) - 18,000

Archers - 4,000

Total - 40,000

Mounted - 5,500

Foot(Spear) - 27,000

Archers - 7,500

The Stormlands -

Professional Troops - 20,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 5,000

Foot(Heavy) -12,000

Archers - 3,000

Levies - 25,000

Mounted(Light) - 3,500

Foot(Light) - 18,000

Archers - 3,500

Total - 45,000

Mounted - 8,500

Foot - 30,000

Archers - 6,500

The Crownlands -

Professional Troops - 20,000

Mounted(Heavy) - 2,500

Foot(Heavy) -14,000

Archers - 3,500

Levies - 15,000

Mounted(Light) - 2,500

Foot(Light) - 10,000

Archers - 2,500

Total - 35,000

Mounted - 5,000

Foot - 24,000

Archers - 6,000

The Crown -

Can Call Upon, the houses are 'obligated' through roughly feudal contracts to send this many troops if the Crown explicitly calls upon them.

North - 15,000

Vale - 15,000

Riverlands - 15,000

Iron Islands - 0

Westerlands - 15,000

Reach - 30,000

Dorne - 10,000

Stormlands - 15,000

The Crown Total - 115,000

All Kingdoms Total - 505,000(Not including Iron Islands)

*The Professional troops are what the Houses would have raised at all times, or the standing army. The guards of Winterfell, or the Dreadfort, or Last Hearth, the City Guard of Oldtown and King's Landing, etc. The levies would be those raised in times of war from the smallfolk. The levies, specifically the foot and mounted(the archers would generally be semi-trained from hunting already) would be hastily trained ad usually lighter armed and armoured than the standing troops.

In the case of Dorne, there are public training sessions for any child above 7 to practice with the spear, and thus all of the troops are lightly armoured and use spears, not swords.

In the case of the Iron Islands, all of the raiders are the 15,000 'professional' troops with heavier armor that raid constantly across the known world, while the levies would still be those skilled in seafaring, but perhaps more towards fishing than true Ironborn reaving.

Essos Troop Sizes

Lorath -

20,000

Braavos -

50,000

Pentos -

35,000

Norvos -

35,000

Qohor -

25,000

Myr -

25,000

Tyrosh -

25,000

Lys -

25,000

Volantis -

80,000

Farther East

Astapor -

30,000

Yunkai -

35,000

Meereen

45,000

New Ghis

30,000

Qarth

45,000

Yi Ti

Speculated to be around the same as all of Westeros, or approximately 500,000

Asshai

Unknown if they have a military, or even a city guard. The sorcerers and shadowbinders seem to keep the peace of Asshai, and none have dared to provoke them beyond the God-Emperors of old.

*It must be noted that many of the Free Cities have been forced by Braavos to not take up arms. These numbers are based completely on population, as well as the hiring of mercenary companies, and are therefore mostly speculation.

I will speak of travel times as more of a broad thing, and will use some specific examples as a way to clarify how distance will work in this story. In canon, GRRM has said that Westeros is supposed to be the size of South America. This would leave the continent at being 3,000 miles from Dorne to the Wall, or approximately 200 days, or just over 6 months of travel. That leaves north of the Wall, including the parts we cant see, as being about 1200 miles. I feel that that is much too large, as troop movements and trade would be much more subdued, and the story would move much more slowly than I feel it did. For example, King's Landing would be about 1500 miles from Winterfell, looking at 3 months of travel. That is unreasonable to me, so I've shortened from Dorne to the Wall, to be about 1800 miles'; around 4 months travel from Dorne to the Wall.

Other examples would be

KL to Casterly Rock. 830 canon miles to 500 in this, or just under 7 weeks to just under 5 weeks.

Winterfell to castle Black. 650 miles to 390 miles. 43 days to 26 days.

In short, it seems closer to canon than what I have seen people estimate off of the 3,000 mile distance, who have multiple weeks and months traveling just between the various strongholds. It did not take Tywin Lannister almost 2 months to travel from Casterly Rock to Kings Landing after hearing of the rebels victory over the Crown. There is just no way that makes sense to me.

Well if you read this all the way through; Congratulations! You made it. I always found this stuff interesting. I hope you did as well. I do hope that you will continue reading my story even after all this boring stuff that I put in here.

Signing off,

Roma Vivit