Piolsa

La Reina da Piolsa Kingdom of Piolsa
Conventional short name:
Local:	Piolsa
Ingallish:	Piolsa
Languages:
Official:	Lendian
Others:	Sargonese
Cities:
Capital:	Tiris
Other:	Colchisia, Valarium, Quena, Asala
King:	Dazelio III
Chief Advisor:	Dominico do Cato
Area:	828,214 km²
Population:	52,200,000 Piolsans

The Kingdom of Piolsa (Lendian: La Reina da Piolsa) is the one of the two primary members of the Lendosan Confederation. It occupies an island to the west of Longerath.

Government

Piolsa is part of the Lendosan Confederation, a union of six separate nations. As such, much of its government is conducted by Confederate authorities. Members of the Confederation do, however, retain their own separate governments for certain matters — Piolsa's internal government is a constitutional monarchy, with the current King of Piolsa being Dazelio III. In practice, the head of government is the Chief Advisor, who is much like a prime minister in other constitutional monarchies. The legislature of Piolsa is known as the Parliament, and consists of one hundred representatives elected by direct proportional representation.

All political parties which contest Confederate elections are also active in Piolsan internal politics. In addition, there are a number of smaller parties which operate only in Piolsa, although none currently hold any seats.

Administrative Divisions

Piolsa is divided into seven regions.

Flag	Region	Governor	Population	Area	Capital
	Videca	Luis Jadiro	13.0 million	201,804 km²	Genma
	Cortazia	Virida Camana	11.2 million	171,725 km²	Azalta
	Dalvara	Sebastiano Tanro	7.3 million	92,302 km²	Valarium
	Regasia	Siro Turino	7.1 million	125,519 km²	Asala
	Austenia	Dosro do Galvario	6.7 million	134,380 km²	Sargona
	Catania	Avano Vilaro	4.1 million	67,011 km²	Astelitio
	Lavaia	Andreo Venturo	2.8 million	35,418 km²	Dialen

History

(To be completed)

Geography

Piolsa is the southern of Lendosa's two main islands, the other being Piolsa's "twin", Lendia. Piolsa is less mountainous than Lendia, and does not have the same concentration of its population around the coast.

The largest city in Piolsa is Tiris, the capital, which is located near the centre of the island. Other large cities are Valarium, Asala, and Colchisia, the latter being the capital of the entire Confederation.

Demographics

The population of Piolsa is slightly over fifty million. The majority of these people are ethnically Lendian, with immigrant groups making up most of the remainder.

National Symbols

The flag of Piolsa is a green, blue, and green horizontal tricolour (the blue stripe being largest), with a traditional "triple diamond" pattern in the centre. It is a merger of flags from the three kingdoms which began the first united Piolsan state.

Culture

Languages

The official language of Piolsa is Lendian, the primary language of the Lendosan Confederation. Sargonese, a related language spoken in the southeast of Piolsa, is also spoken as a first language, but is only official in one region.

Religion

Cruisans are the largest religious group in Piolsa, followed by Veldanists. Cruisanism is strongest on the island's northern coast, while Veldanism is stronger on the southern coast. Larism is also practiced extensively in Piolsa, but is not as strong as in Lendia.

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