public int getProvinceCount(String playerName) {
		int count = 0;
		String query = "SELECT `id` FROM `Monarchy_Provinces` WHERE `player` = ?";

		Connection con = getSQLConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = con.prepareStatement(query);
			statement.setString(1, playerName);

			ResultSet result = statement.executeQuery();
			while (result.next()) {
				count += 1;
			}

			statement.close();
			con.close();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		return count;
	}