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Livana (Livanan pronunciation: [li.vaa.nuh]), officially the Confederacy of Livana (Livanan: Coniuratio Livana, Livanan pronunciation: [ko.nyu.ra.tyo li.vaa.nuh]) is a country in the Mediterranean sea. It is located at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Sea and the Bailtem hinterland, which have contributed to its rich history and shaped a distinctive cultural identity and religiosity. It is part of the Bailtem region of the South Pacific. Livana is home to roughly six million people and covers an area of 11,574 square kilometers (4,469 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in Bailtem. The official language of the state is Livanan, while Austral is also formally recognized.

The earliest evidence of civilization in Livana dates back over 5,000 years ago, around the beginning of recorded history. Modern-day Livana was home to the proto-Livanans, a culture that flourished for almost 1,000 years (c. 3,000 BCE–1,000 CE), before being assimilated into the Tolosan colonists around 1,000 BCE. Between 1,000 BCE to the 5th century CE, the archipelago became a major outpost for the Tolosan Republic, centered in today's Stoinia. After the sacking of Tolosa in the 5th century, the islands fell under anarchy until being forcefully unified under the leadership of Foramil the Conqueror while the modern Livanan language began to take shape. The death of Foramil marked the beginning of the Middle Ages in Livana as new kingdoms and fiefdoms emerged from his domain. Livonia eventually grew into the islands' population center, while Arcana expanded into a massive commercial power dominating the Mediterranean Sea until its decline in the 16th century.

The fiefdoms eventually formed four separate states by the 16th century, the Kingdoms of Arcana, Canna, and Cinis, alongside the Theocracy in Livonia. Following the Great Liv War in 1675, the High Priest no longer exert tremendous influence beyond Livonia and the islands descended into a state of anarchy between the four kingdoms. Throughout the 18th century, enlightenment ideals were brought into the islands, culminating in the Livonian Revolt of 1837. Upon the establishment of a democratic republic in Livonia, the islands experienced constant strife and warfare, until the end of the Royalists War in 1848 and the dissolution of the four kingdoms into a united Republic of Livana. Stability was finally achieved and Livana progressed through the industrial revolution, becoming an influential player in the Mediterranean Region as well as across Pacifica. The booming period ended with the breakout of the Livanan Civil War in 1951 which saw the rise of the authoritarian Tarsis Regime, a military dictatorship under Colonel Tarsis Vitruvia. Democracy was restored in 1980 during the January Uprising, which also transformed Livana into a Semi-Presidential Confederation. (Full article...)