Regia

**Regia** (Regian: *Regia*), officially the **Regian Republic** (Regian: *Republicca Regianata*), is a sovereign state located in Southern Eurea, bordered by Frankenland to the northwest, Austlungard to the north, east, and northeast, Venutia to the northeast and southeast, and Losaco and Maldone to the northwest. Its capital and most-populous city is Pescavara, located in the center of the country. Regia has a population of about 45.1 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Regia in the 4th-century, with the establishment of a number of small city-states and kingdoms. For centuries, these kingdoms were left to develop on their own, and a unification was not proposed. With the establishment of twelve powerful Regian kingdoms, unification finally occurred in the 19th-century, leading to the creation of the Kingdom of Regia. This unification was controversial, with many people continuing to identify primarily with their native kingdoms and opposing the unified Regian nation. With this regionalist sentiment, opposition to the monarchy grew stronger and with that emerged republican movements. Following a constitutional referendum, the monarchy was stripped of its power and Regia became a republic.

Since the introduction of republicanism to Regia, the country has functioned as a federal semi-presidential constitutional republic. The nation is divided into eleven autonomous states, each with their own state government and legislatures. The state borders are largely identical to the original twelve Regian kingdoms. The President is the head of state, who serves as more than just a figurehead ruler. While the President is responsible for a number of typical head of state duties, such as signing legislation, hosting foreign dignitaries, and serving as the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces, they hold a veto power on passed legislation that can only be overridden by a two-thirds vote in parliament and can appoint whomever they choose as the Prime Minister, as long as that individual can be confirmed by parliament. In the case that the political party of the President also controls parliament, the President wields immense power as they may essentially appoint whomever they chose as Prime Minister to carry out their personal legislative agenda. The Prime Minister is the head of government, who serves as the chief legislator of the nation and leads a council of ministers responsible for legislation. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, and must be confirmed by the members of parliament afterwards. They nominate the members of their council of ministers, who then must be formally appointed by the President. The bicameral parliament of Regia consists of the Senate – the 75-seat upper house – and the National Assembly – the 420-seat lower house.

Of its population of about 45.1 million people, approximately 90.8% of the population identifies as ethnically Regian. This number is fluid, as Regians may claim multiple ethnicities, although any individual who claims Regian ethnicity is automatically included in the number of ethnic Regians without regard to their other ethnicities. Due to this, it is more accurate that 90.8% of the population has *some* Regian ancestry. A further 9.2% of the population identifies as belonging to other ethnic groups, with these people having *no* Regian ancestry and primarily being descended from immigrant groups. The sole national and official language of Regia is Regian, a Proto-Regian language. Some linguists see Regian as a language subfamily, as each state speaks its own distinct dialect, with some not having mutually intelligibility with others. However, nearly all Regians are also proficient in the standardized variety of the language. Approximately 92.1% of the population speaks Regian or a dialect of Regian natively, while the remaining 7.9% speaks a different language natively. Most of the Regian population adheres to Eurean Catholicism, which accounts for 71.5% of the population. A further 1.5% adheres to other Christian churches, 5.4% to other religions, and the remaining 21.6% identifies as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Approximately 37.8% of Regians state that they attend religious services at least weekly.