Levonia

**Levonia** (Levonian: *Letunja*), officially the **Republic of Levonia** (Levonian: *Republika Letunja*), is a sovereign state located in Northern Eurea as one of the Taltic states, bordered by Lemuria to the north and west, Kasha to the east, Alachus to the southeast, and Zatrania to the southwest. Its capital and most-populous city is Velnas, located in the east-central region of the country. Levonia has a population of about 5.8 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Levonia in the 3rd-century, with various small city-states and kingdoms being established. The territory was unified under the Kingdom of Levonia in the 11th-century; this Kingdom was not long-lasting, later combining with the nearby Kingdom of Zatrania to form the Zatranian-Levonian Empire in the 13th-century, becoming incorporated as the Levonian High Principality. Following the fall of the Empire in the 18th-century, Levonia received their independence as the Republic of Levonia, one of the first democratic parliamentary republics in modern history. The Republic existed for two centuries, until Levonia was invaded by the Kashan Union in the 20th-century. Kashan Levonia existed as a constituent country of the Kashan Union for seven years, with a fascist government. Following political pressure put on the Kashan Union, they released their grasp on Levonia later that century, with independence being restored to the Republic of Levonia.

After restoring its independence, Levonia established itself as a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its head of state is the President, who is a bit more than just a ceremonial figurehead. The President is tasked with being the supreme voice on foreign affairs and national security, acting as the nation's chief diplomat and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The President is elected directly by the electorate for a five-year term that can be renewed once. The President is tasked with appointing the Prime Minister, who is the nation's chief legislator. The Prime Minister's appointment must be approved by a majority of parliament, so there are checks on the President's power. The Prime Minister leads a council of ministers and introduces legislation to parliament. The Daimas is the 235-seat unicameral parliament of Levonia.

Of its population of about 5.8 million, approximately 82.6% of the population identifies as ethnically Levonian. The largest ethnic minority in the country are Litonians, numbering about 7.9% of the population. Litonians primarily reside in the region of Litonia, located in the northwest of the country; they are indigenous to the region, and also are the largest ethnic minority in Lemuria. Zatranians number approximately 4.2% of the population, while Kashans number approximately 3.6%; the remaining 1.7% are of other ethnic backgrounds. The sole official and nation language of Levonia is Levonian, a Taltic language, which is closely related to Lemurian and Litonian. Litonian also holds special recognition in the nation, being spoken by about 7.6% of the population, primarily in the Litonia region. About 7.2% speak a language other than Levonian or Litonian natively, most often Zatranian or Kashan. Approximately 70.4% of the population identifies as Christian; 63.5% as Eurean Catholics, 3.2% as nondenominational Christians, 2.7% as Eastern Eurean Christians, and 1.0% identifies as belonging to another Christian church. A further 1.1% identifies as belonging to another religion, while 28.5% identifies as irreligious, agnostic, or atheist. Weekly religious attendance is about 22.4% of the population.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

#### Counties

*Main article: Counties of Levonia*.

Levonia is divided into eight counties. As a unitary state, the counties have little autonomy from the federal government, and mainly function for statistical purposes, while local government is mainly organized on the municipal level.

#### Municipalities

*Main article: Municipalities of Levonia*.

The eight counties of Levonia are further broken down into 58 municipalities. While municipalities do not have immense autonomy, they each have their own local governments which provide basic services for residents. Municipalities each have a capital, which may be a city or a town, while a number of other cities, towns, and villages are also included in the municipality.