Perennia

Perennia, officially the Overseas Crown Territory of Perennia, is a colony of Liotain located in the western portion of the Cerulean Sea.

### History

Perennia was claimed by Antargentina in 1625. The island group had a limited population of native Ceru tribes, who were suppressed. Antargentina imported slaves and indentured labour to work the tea plantations on the island.

During the Bonaventurian Wars, Perennia was a formidable base for Antargentine naval vessels raiding Firoccan and later other enemy commerce through the Cerulean Sea. The islands resisted a Firoccan attack in 1803, but in September 1805, a slave revolt on Perennia distracted the garrison, and allowed the Royal Liotainian Navy to land 8,000 troops (including 4,500 mercenaries). The Liotainians managed to dislodge the defenders, slowly achieving mastery of the entire coastline.

The end of the Bonaventurian Wars saw Liotain demand ownership of Perennia, their major territorial claim at the end of the conflict. The Liotainians put down the slave revolt by 1809, using a mixture of leniency to surrendered rebels, and aggressive punishments for those who continued fighting. Slavery itself, however, was completely dismantled.

The issue of land use remained a major contention through the middle of the 19th Century.

### Government and Politics

Perennia is officially an Overseas Crown Territory. It has local autonomy in domestic matters, with Liotain being responsible solely for foreign affairs and defense.

The monarch of Liotain serves as the Territory's official head-of-state. The Governor-General, who acts as the territorial head-of-government, is elected by the territorial parliament. The election of a Governor-General can be vetoed by the monarch or by a supermajority of the Liotainian parliament. In practice, this has never been done.

A unicameral Territorial Parliament is elected for purposes of selecting a Governor-General and setting policy for the region. As of 1907, Perennia is organized into thirty-one districts, each sending one representative to the Territorial Parliament.

The Liotainian monarch also appoints a viceroy (or vicereine) to serve as the monarch's direct representative in the territory. This position is basically ceremonial, being bestowed to senior officials as a reward for a long career of public service. The viceroy's duties often resemble an ambassadorship in most respects, being accorded a seat on the Governor-General's executive council but having no binding power.

The Territorial Parliament also elects two representatives to the Liotainian Teismas (Parliament) in Neris.

* **Monarch / Head of state**: Kotryna Urmana
* **Chief of government**: Albertas Smetona

Perennia has a local Communist movement, but it is small and disorganized.

### Geography

The Perennian archipelago is composed of three large islands and a medium-sized island:

* Santa Estefania
* Santa Altagracia
* Santa Elena
* San Alvaro

The largest island, Santa Estefania, hosts the territorial capital of Palmas Del Mar.  Other major cities are San Francisco, Puerto Princesa, San Antonio, and Mercidita.

### Demographics

Most Perennian towns received Antargentine-language names. These were retained after the Liotainian takeover.

Most natives of Perennia are mixed-race descendants of the original Ceru natives

### Infrastructure

Since the Liotainian takeover, new infrastructure has slowly come to Perennia, with the laying of a submarine telegraph cable to connect the islands, and a telephone exchange.

An electrical system was installed in Santa Estefania in 1893. This was the final use of a DC-current system in Liotain, with all electrical grids since then being constructed with alternating current (AC). The other three islands in Perennia all have AC systems.

#### Transport

The road system built by the Antargentine colonial administration had to be significantly improved following the Liotainian takeover.

Two 600mm railways, the Santa Estefania Railway and the Mérida & Santa Altagracia Railway, were constructed in Perennia in 1894 and 1899 respectively.

The 9-kilometer long La Virgen Cableway is an aerial cableway system that transports nickel ore from mines in the high central La Virgen region of the islands to an unloading point for the Mérida & Santa Altagracia Railway.