Dain

**Dain** (Danian: *Daña*), officially the **Kingdom of Dain** (Danian: *Renada de la Daña*), is a sovereign state located in Southern Eurea, bordered by Escaria to the west, southwest, and northwest, Vasalonia to the north and northeast, and Maldone to the northeast. Its capital and most-populous city is Alzitava, located in the center of the country. Dain has a population of about 45.5 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Dain in the 3rd-century, with various small city-states and kingdoms being established. In the 11th-century, the Kingdom of Dain was founded around the city of Alzitava. Soon, the Kingdom began to massively expand, conquering and incorporating the surrounding kingdoms into its territory. By the 14th-century, it had conquered almost the entirety of the peninsula it was located on. After small-scale conflicts with the neighboring Kingdom of Escaria, the only territory on the peninsula not yet conquered by Dain, the two nations signed a peace treaty to respect each other's sovereignty in 1745. Dain colonized several plots of land in Tarfica, eventually establishing the colony of Danian Tarfica; by 1960, all of Dain's colonies in Tarfica had received independence. In 1993, following a growing independence movement, the Danian province of Vasalonia received its independence from Dain.

Dain is a federal state, consisting of five autonomous regions and two city-states; each administrative division is granted a sense of autonomy, with each autonomous region having its own parliament and regional government. Initially, Dain functioned as an absolute monarchy. However, the nation became a constitutional monarchy in 1856, and democracy was awarded to Daniards. The head of state is the Monarch, who is a ceremonial figurehead and holds no real power. The Monarch formally appoints all ministers, is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and signs all legislation with no veto powers. All real political power is vested in the Prime Minister, who is typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament. The Prime Minister is the chief legislator of the nation, is responsible for proposing their own policy agenda, and leads a council of ministers. The bicameral parliament of Dain is the Cartes Generales, consisting of the Senate – the 55-seat upper house – and the House of Deputies – the 465-seat lower house.

Of Dain's population of 45.5 million, approximately 86.9% identifies as being ethnically Daniard; as Dain is a plurinational state, this figure includes indigenous minority groups in Dain, such as the Carvelians, Elmunians, and Rupenians. The remaining 13.1% consists of those of immigrant origin, primarily from Tarfica and neighboring nations. The national and sole official language of Dain is Danian, a Proto-Regian language. There are three languages with official minority status: Carvelian, Elmunian, and Rupenian. Carvelian and Elmunian are mutually intelligible with Danian, while Rupenian is mutually intelligible with Escarian and distinct from Danian; all three are also Proto-Regian languages. Approximately 93.4% of the population speaks at least one of those four languages natively, while the remaining 6.6% is primarily of immigrant origin. Dain has a relatively irreligious population; approximately 39.5% of the population adheres to Eurean Catholicism, 8.5% to a different Christian church, 0.9% identifies with another religion, while 51.1% identifies as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Weekly religious attendance is approximately 14.2%.