Lima

**Lima** (Limian: *Limas*), officially the **Limian Republic** (Limian: *Limasu Dimokratu*), is a sovereign state located in Southeastern Eurea, bordered by Asbania to the north, Karsylvania to the east, Travenia to the north, northwest, and west, and Gornia to the northwest, with maritime borders with Bazalyan and Palrus to the northeast. Its capital and most-populous city is Komorta, located on the southwestern coast of the country. Lima has a population of about 12.4 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Lima in the 6th-century BC, with numerous small but powerful city-states. The city-states of Lima dominated the region, and became the most economically developed and prosperous region of the world. With their power came numerous violent wars and conflicts; in an effort to end the frequent battles, they were unified under the Limian Empire in the 2nd-century BC, an elective monarchy known as the world's first democracy. The Empire continued the city-states' domination, annexing a number of nearby islands and the neighboring independent Kingdom of Darconia and Kingdom of Asbania. Beginning with the 17th-century, the Empire began to lose its influence and power, falling victim to numerous internal struggles. A *coup d'état* in the 19th-century deposed of the Empire and established the Kingdom of Lima, a constitutional parliamentary monarchy. The Kingdom's establishment brought about nationalist sentiment in its annexed territories, which destabilized the nation and also harmed the Kingdom's worldwide influence. The Kingdom was disbanded in 1979, after a successful constitutional referendum which stripped the monarchy of its power and brought about republicanism.

Since the successful referendum on republicanism, Lima has functioned as a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic. Its head of state is the President, who is nominated by the Prime Minister and elected by parliament to serve a six-year term that cannot be renewed. The President is a ceremonial figurehead who holds few real powers in Limian politics; they are constitutionally mandated to remain independent of partisan politics, while they are tasked with acting as a unifying figure for the country, formally appointing all ministers, serving as the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and greeting visiting foreign heads of state. The President has veto power over passed legislation, although their veto may be overridden by a three-fourths majority vote in parliament. Most political power is vested in the Prime Minister, who is the head of government. They are typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament, and thus are the nation's chief legislator. The Prime Minister is tasked with implementing their policy agenda through legislation and leading a council of ministers. The Limian Assembly is the 355-seat unicameral legislature.

While Asbania has a population of 3.5 million residents, the government does not take records of ethnic groups. Approximately 90.5% of the population are citizens of Lima, either through birthright or naturalization, while the remaining 9.5% are non-citizens; it is estimated that a majority of non-citizens hail from Aferia, Asbania, Bazalyan, Karsylvania, Notosha, Palrus, and Travenia. The national and sole official language of Lima is Limian, the only known member of its own branch of Eurean languages. Limian is spoken natively by approximately 87.5% of the population, while Asbanian is a widely spoken language by immigrant groups, spoken natively by approximately 6.5% of the population; the remaining 6.0% of the population speak other languages natively. Lima is a highly religious nation, with approximately 88.7% of the population adhering to Eastern Eurean Christianity. A further 6.4% adheres to Eurean Islam, while 0.6% adheres to a different Christian church, and the remaining 4.3% identifies as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Weekly religious attendance is rather high, with 35.9% of Limians saying that they attend religious services at least weekly.