DF World: Do non-humans have their own countries?

[Bruno]

My countries aren't "The human country #4", "Dwarf country #2", they have a pretty diverse mix - although some have a majority of a particular species, which in turn suggests the most populous minority groups.

A country with 60% elves is a good place for the other fey creatures, exalted animals, and wildmen, due to the high incidence of Sense of Duty: Nature. A country with 70% goblinoids is going to be a mishmash of goblinoids, probably with high minority populations of ogres, humans, and worgs (all species that get along reasonably well with goblinoids). The so-called dwarven kingdoms might be ruled by dwarves, but there's a lot of gnomes and humans, and probably small groups of coleopterans.

Humans are everywhere, being the cockroaches of the fantasy world: happy living anywhere almost any of the other races are happy to live, and nearly impossible to get rid of once they show up. In human-dominant areas I think you'd see more halflings, gnomes, dwarves, and goblinoids. Elves might be welcome (they're so pretty) but elves probably won't be happy to stay; goblinoids on the other hand may not be welcome but they're definitely willing to stay regardless.

The two reptilian races seem to prefer different environments so they won't mix with each other much, but there are guarenteed to be elves that like either environment. With Lizardfolk being fairly primitive (typically), they are more likely to get along(ish) with elves and wildmen. At least, they won't be clear-cutting woodland and digging peat for burning, so they won't be at odds in that sense. And of course humans again, because cockroaches.

Dragonmen in desert or mountainous regions will probably be co-existing with coleopterans, humans (of course), and dwarves (the amount of mineral resources under deserts is really staggering).

I have trouble imagining a halfing-dominated country, same with gnomes. I just think someone else would come in and take it from them - probably humans, dwarves, or a pile of goblinoids.