Bearingsham

**Bearingsham** is the capital of Obnivir. Bearingsham was incorporated on September 5th, 1877 and has been independent since October 31st, 1882. The population of the city is 356,772. Though Bearingsham is very well known for being the capital of Obnivir, it is not the largest city, Victoria, a city located west of Bearingsham, is considered the most populous city in Obnivir at 823,455, the city is also known for being the most central city in the country which is likely why it is the capital.

## Geography

Bearingsham is located in the very center portion of Obnivir being halfway between the borders of Minuka, Sidrova, and Hartnett and is located north of Hunting Grounds, east of Victoria, and south of St. Filans. It is located between flat and rocky terrain, but Bearingsham has a major lean towards the flatter portion of the country, with eastern quadrants of the city being located at slightly higher elevations as the terrain gets more rockier. Bearingsham, being located in the central, inland section of the country is considered to have very cloudy and rarely snowy winters ,at just around 25.0% of snow a year, with average temperatures in the summertime being 16.5°C and in the wintertime being 1°C. Bearingsham has an average of 300 days of sunlight, making it a very sunny city with 82.1% or 82.4% of the year being sunny, It has between 18-27% of snow per year, with the entirety of 2014, 2017, and 2018 having no occurences of snow in the capital.

## Flora and fauna

### Fauna

Numerous animal species are within and around Bearingsham. Mammals that can be found in and around Bearingsham include seed gerbils, culpeos, bats, squirrels, red deer, weasels, bears, beavers, rats, mice, voles, and originally, mountain leopards. Animals that occasionally stray into the city include eastern black deer, foxes, flying squirrels, and golden raccoons. Birds found in the city include pigeons, crows, water rails and mallards, but introduced populations of black vultures in Kosna and Hartnett have been making their way into the Bearingsham area, being widely recorded in the southern quadrant of the city. Like Kosna, Hartnett and Mecirhan, Bearingsham and most of Obnivir has a severe cucumber beetle problem but not enough to be made into an event such as "*cucumber beetle season*" in Kosna. Mountain leopards, moose, and wolf evidence were found in various sites in the city's area claiming they once roamed the city's areas.

### Flora

A wide variety of trees and plants are found in Obnivir, some include various pines, yews, and other conifers. Originally, Bearingsham was located at the westernmost limit of the Parania redwood's range, which were likely found in small numbers in the city.

## Demographics

### Ethnicity

87.5% of the population is Caucasian with about 81.7% of the entire population (93.3% of the Caucasian population) having British or Irish roots or being expats of the latter two nationalities. 12.5% of the population are other ethnicities with the highest being the Indians (9.9%, 81,522), the Arabs (1.7%, 13,998) and two or more races (0.9%, 7,411), the country of Obnivir has a long history of Indian peoples due to a large population of them being present in the Isle of Chark where plenty of Charkians migrated to Obnivir with ethnic Indians coming in with them.

### Religion

67.4% of the city is religiously affiliated, with 57.0% of the population being adherents of Christianity (50.0% Protestantism, 5.4% Orthodoxy, 3.6% Roman Catholicism) with 87.7% of the Christian population being adherents of Protestantism. 10.4% are adherents of other religions, with 8.6% of the population being adherents of Hinduism and the remaining 1.8% being other religious affiliations with 1.0% being adherents of Buddhism, Taoism, or related religions and the remaining 0.8% of the population being Islamic (0.5% Sunni Muslim, 0.3% Shia Muslim). 32.6% of the population are religiously "unaffiliated".

### Other

2.1% of the population are members of the *LGBTQ+* community, either identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual.

## Controversies

Bearingsham is believed to be among the most racist cities in Parania and is sometimes nicknamed the "the *Freeman of Parania*" named after Freeman, a city in Maineda known for being one of the most racist cities in Nareemia. Over *70 riots and protests* were present between 1980 and 2020 with about 32 (45.7% of all riots) happening in the 1980s which targeted Indian and Arab-owned businesses, causing them to burn up in flames with people still inside of them, breaking the building apart by destroying the building material, or spraying controversial messages onto the shops windows and doors. In 2020, 43.1% (4,425) of the visible minority population claimed that they were or felt that they were once judged for their ethnicity or nationality. Bearingsham is also considered to be one of the most homophobic cities in the world with a quarter (25%) of the population claiming they had negative opinions about the *LGBTQ+* community, but many consider the demographics fabricated.