Rittania

**Rittania** (Ritton: *Deide*), officially the **Kingdom of Rittania** (Ritton: *Teyre Deide*), is a sovereign state located in Western Eurea, bordered by Maldone to the south, southeast, and east, with a maritime border with the Ditrovian Kingdom to the northwest. Its capital and most-populous city is Lest, located on the northwestern coast of the country. Rittania has a population of about 7.3 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Rittania in the 5th-century, with the establishment of a number of small city-states and kingdoms by settlers arriving from the Ditrovian Kingdom. The territory was unified after being conquered by and included in the unification of the Kingdom of Maldone in the 13th-century. The Kingdom struggled greatly with maintaining order in the territory, due to nationalist sentiment and attempted resistance to Maldonian sovereignty. This resulted in frequent conflict between the Maldonians and the Rittons, with bloody massacres carried out against the Ritton population. In the midst of the Maldonian Revolution of the 18th-century, Rittania was granted independence in the scramble as an independent nation in exchange for Rittons refraining from supporting the revolution.

After receiving its independence, Rittania functioned as an absolute monarchy, with the Monarch wielding all absolute power. The constitution was rewritten in 1876, establishing Rittania as a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The Monarch is the head of state, who acts as a ceremonial figurehead with no real powers. While the Monarch initially had the authority to formally appoint all minister, serve as a ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and sign all passed legislation, these powers were removed after 2004 constitutional reform, with the Chief of the Constitutional Court now formally appointing ministers and signing off on passed legislation. Now, the Monarch's sole duties include acting as a unifying figure for the nation and greeting visiting foreign heads of state. All political power is vested in the Prime Minister, who is the head of government. The Prime Minister is typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament, and thus are considered to be the nation's chief legislator. They are tasked with implementing their policy agenda through legislation and leading a council of ministers. The parliament of Rittania is bicameral, consisting of the Senate – the 35-seat upper house – and the Gwasaeneth – the 245-seat lower house.

While it has a population of about 7.3 million inhabitants, Rittania does not take records of the ethnicities of its residents. Approximately 89.4% of the population holds citizenship to Rittania through birthright or naturalization, while the remaining 10.6% are non-citizen residents. The national and sole official language of Rittania is Ritton, a Ditrovic language. Ritton is spoken natively by approximately 85.6% of the population, while the remaining 14.4% speaks another language natively. The nation is largely secular; approximately 39.9% adhere to Eurean Catholicism, while 5.6% adhere to another Christian church, 3.5% to Eurean Islam, and 1.2% to other religions, while the remaining 49.8% identify as atheist, agnostic, or irreligious. Weekly religious attendance levels are also low, with only 15.5% of the population stating that they attend religious services at least weekly.