Eria (Pacifica)

Kingdom of Eria Regno d'Eria
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: To the Stars Alle Stelle
Anthem: Galeta March Marcia Galeta
Capital and largest city	San Marco
Official languages	Erian
Recognised regional languages	Austral
Religion (2020 census)	88,18% Cultus Rationem 6,07% Other 5,75% None/Non-specified
Demonym(s)	Erian
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch	Alberto IV
• Prime Minister	Antonio Francesca
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Chamber of Lords
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independent state
• Arcanan Royal Colony	1521
• Great Revolt	1670-1675
• Treaty of Maderna	10 April 1675
Area
• Total	14,114 km2 (5,449 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	7,282,824
• Density	516/km2 (1,336.4/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$ 108.463 billion (₶ 184.387 billion)
• Per capita	$ 14,893 (₶ 25,318.10)
Gini (2020)	38.2 medium
HDI (2020)	0.781 high
Currency	Erian Livre (₶) (ELV)
Time zone	UTC+2
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy CE
Driving side	left
Calling code	+207
World Forum Code	ER
Internet TLD	.er

Eria is a country located in northern Bareland comprised of the Erian Peninsula and the Figlie Islands. Eria borders Adanara to its west and south, and Ikoania on its northwest across the Mediterranean Sea. The country's official language is Erian, with Austral as a secondary official language used in Eria's major cities. The four largest cities in Eria are San Marco, Veneto, Maderna, and Terza. San Marco is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital. The Port of Maderna is one of the busiest seaport in the Mediterranean, serving as a transit hub in the Mediterranean Sea.

Eria was founded by Arcanan settlers from Livana in the 14th century, eventually growing into a full fledged royal colony of Arcana in the 15th century, controlled by the Galeta Dynasty of Arcana. In 1670, a Civil War broke out between House Eria, a branch of the Gelata Dynasty that controlled the royal colony, and the main Kingdom of Arcana in Livana, lasting until 1675 when a treaty was signed, ensuring Eria's independence from Arcana. Eria became a constitutional monarchy after a series of revolutions in the 19th century.

Etymology

The name Eria came from the Royal House of Eria, the ruling royal dynasty. The house was founded in the 16th century caused by a matrilineal marriage within the Galeta Dynasty. Eria refers to a district within the city of Arcana where the family branch resided in the Eria Castle. In Livanan, Eria might be a simplification from the root Erstia meaning 'would be'. The name was chosen by the first King of Eria, Augustus I.

Government and Politics

Eria is a constitutional monarchy, with a hereditary monarch and a bicameral parliament (Parlamento). The Parliament consisted of the appointed Chamber of Lords (Camera dei Patriarchi) and the elected Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati). The executive branch consists of a Council of Ministers presided over by the Prime Minister, who is nominated ceremoniously as candidate by the monarch, before being deliberated by a joint sessions with representatives from the two houses, voted in by the members of the lower house and then formally appointed ceremoniously by the monarch.

Legislature

The legislative branch is made up of the Chamber of Lords (Camera dei Patriarchi), an upper house with 50 members, appointed by the regions to represent counties and metropolitan cities for life, and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati), a lower house with 210 directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms.

Chamber of Lords

The Chamber of Lords is the Upper House of the Parliament. The Lords and Ladies are appointed by the Regional Council of each regions, after going through interviewing process within the regional Privy Council.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers (Consiglio dei Ministri) is the principal executive branch of the Erian government. It comprises the Prime Minister, officially the President of the Council of Ministers (Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) and all of the ministers serving within the Council. Members of the council is appointed by the Prime Minister from candidates proposed to him by the Chamber of Deputies after each being interviewed and approved by the Royal Privy Council (Consiglio Privato).

Ministries of Eria

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministero degli Affari Esteri)
• Ministry of the Interior (Ministero dell'Interno)
• Ministry of Justice (Ministero della Giustizia)
• Ministry of Defence (Ministero della Difesa)
• Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze)
• Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e del Forestali)
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali)
• Minister of Public Education (Ministero dell'istruzione)
• Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage (Ministero del Turismo e le Attività Culturali)
• Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute)
• Department for Public Administration (Dipartimento per la Pubblica Amministrazione)

Royal Privy Council

The Privy Council (Consiglio Privato) is the royal advisory body appointed by the monarch through recommendations made by the Chamber of Lords. The council is comprised by members of the Chamber of Lords, and is led by the Lord Chancellor (Signor Cancelliere). It is separated into seven bodies of expertise; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Intelligence, Internal Affairs, Health and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Culture and Religion, and lastly, Royal Affairs. The council is responsible to interview, conduct investigations, and approve appointments recommended by the Prime Minister or the Chamber of Deputies to fill empty seats in the government and the Supreme Court.

Administrative Divisions

Eria is constituted by 7 regions (Regioni), 33 counties (Contea) or metropolitan cities (Città Metropolitane), and 172 districts (Comuni). Each divisions have their own local governments, comprising an executive body and a legislature one, as well as a ceremonious local royalty. Regions is led by the First Deputy (Primo Deputato), elected by the Regional Council (Consiglio Regionale) to form a regional cabinet. Regional Privy Council is led and appointed by the Duke (Duca) or Duchess (Duchessa) of each region and has similar roles with the Royal Privy Council. Regions are given autonomous responsibilities to administrate and govern in areas such as health, education, local infrastructure and agriculture.

Regions are separated into Counties and Cities has similar structure, with an executive position led by a Mayor (Sindaco), a Municipal Council (Consiglio Municipale) and a ceremonious Count serving as local royalty. Counties and Cities have wider responsibilities to manage their local police, disaster response units, as well as public utilities, public transports and cultural exhibitions. Counties and Cities are further divided into Districts, each led by a legislative Local Council (Consiglio Comunale) headed by the District Leader (Capo). The Council manages local zoning laws and permits, local exhibitions, as well as security and disaster response.

Law and Order

The High Court (Corte Alta) is the highest court in Eria, dealing with criminal cases, civil appeals, as well as constitutional cases regarding the conformity of government and legislative actions with the constitution. Eleven Justices served within the High Court, and cases are decided through a simple majority. Lower courts are established in parallel to regional divisions (Regional, Municipal, and District Courts), and cases might be appealed to higher courts after receiving approval from the ruling judge.

Erian security apparatus is also structured parallel to regional subdivisions (Regional Police, Municipal/Metro Police, and District Police), each headed by a Commissioner appointed by the local executive. The Police's budget allocation and administration came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior which also coordinated security actions outside regional boundaries.

Military

The Erian Armed Forces comprised of the Royal Army (Regio Esercito), the Royal Navy (Regia Marina), and the Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica). The Monarch is the de jure commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, however military decisions is made by the Defence Council led by the Prime Minister (represented by the Minister of Defence), and the Chief of Staff of each branches which is also appointed by the Prime Minister. The Military's budget allocation and administration came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence.

The current national military service is compulsory for healthy men between ages of 18 and 28, with conscripts serving 12 months tours of duty. The peacetime size of the Erian Army is about 60,000 persons, with half of those being conscripts. The planned wartime size of the army is 120,000 personnel, with additional 80,000 personnel in high readiness reserve. The navy and air force only enact voluntary recruitments. There are 34 naval vessels in service of the Navy run by 8,000 personnel, as well as 75 aircraft and 3,000 personnel within the air force.

Economy

Erian economy is based on agriculture and manufacturing. Manufacturing comprised 36% of the national GDP and absorbed almost 51% of the workforce.

Agriculture and Resource Extraction comprised 29% of the national GDP and employed 26% of Eria's workforce.

Services comprised 18% of Eria's GDP and employed 23% of Eria's workforce.

Exports made up 17% of Eria's GDP.

Demographics

At the beginning of 2020, Eria had 7,282,824 inhabitants. The resulting population density, at 516 inhabitants per square kilometre, is higher than that of most Pacifican countries. However, the distribution of the population is widely uneven. The most densely populated areas are the Bianca Island and the metropolitan areas of San Marco and Maderna, while vast regions such as the Marco Mountains, and the plateaus of the mainland is sparsely populated, dominated by rural agricultural lands.

The population of Eria almost doubled during the 20th century, but the pattern of growth was extremely uneven because of large-scale internal migration from the rural mainland to the industrial cities of the Figlie Islands and to San Marco, a phenomenon which happened as a consequence of the economic miracle between the 1960–1970s. High fertility and birth rates persisted until the 1980s, after which they stagnated due to economic stagnation and rising food prices.

Largest Cities

San Marco panorama in 2019.

Gaeta's Piazza di San Rubei in 2015.

More than 45% of Eria's inhabitants live in cities. Veneto, Perugia and San Stefano in Bianca Island made up the largest metropolitan area in Eria, with a combined population of almost 900 thousand citizens. San Marco has the largest population amongst other cities, but the city is surrounded by mountains and hills, preventing it from joining surrounding townships to form a metropolitan area as large as Bianca Island's metropolitan area. All of the ten largest cities in Eria are municipal cities, but only San Marco, Maderna, Gaeta, and La Spezia serves as regional capitals.

Languages

Erian Language diverged from its roots in Livanan, a part of the Eastern Tolosan language family brought from what is now modern Stoinia. Erian and Livanan shares a lot of vocabulary, but is almost non-interchangeable in communication.

Religion

The Cultus Rationem has the largest religious adherence in Eria, comprising more than 88% of Eria's inhabitants. The Church's hierarchy in Eria is led by the Archpriest of Veneto.

Education

Education in Eria is free and mandatory from ages six to sixteen, and consists of five stages: kindergarten (scuola dell'infanzia), primary school (scuola primaria), lower secondary school (scuola secondaria di primo grado), upper secondary school (scuola secondaria di secondo grado) and university (università). Primary education lasts eight years. Students are given a basic education in Erian, Austral, mathematics, natural sciences, history, geography, social studies, physical education and visual and musical arts. Secondary education lasts for five years and includes three traditional types of schools focused on different academic levels: the liceo prepares students for university studies with a classical or scientific curriculum, while the istituto tecnico and the Istituto professionale prepare pupils for vocational education.

Health

Life expectancy in the country is 80 for males and 85 for females. Eria has a relatively low rate of adult obesity (below 10%), as there are several health benefits of the Mediterranean diet.\ The proportion of daily smokers was 22% in 2012, down from 24.4% in 2000. Smoking in public places including bars, restaurants, night clubs and offices has been restricted to specially ventilated rooms since 2005. Erian government runs a universal public healthcare system since 1978. However, healthcare is provided to all citizens and residents by a mixed public-private system. The public part is the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, which is organised under the Ministry of Health and administered on a devolved regional basis and covered about 42% of patients, while the private sectors is more desirable due to their higher quality and faster administrative procedure. Healthcare spending accounted for 9.7% of GDP in 2020.

Culture

Public Holidays and Festivals

Public holidays celebrated in Eria includes royal, national, regional, and religious Holidays. Royal holidays included the annual Coronation holidays, celebrating the monarch's assumption of the crown, and funerary holidays held when the monarchs and their close relatives died. National holidays included annual National Day held on 10th of April, Remembrance Day held on every 17th of September. Regional holidays are mostly centered on the Summer and Winter solstices, with each regions having different dates and length of their respective holidays. Primary religious holiday in Eria is the Day of Saints, celebrated by Cultus Rationem adherents worldwide on 25th of December.