Information about Phialia

**Philia** (Philish: *Fialia*), officially the **Republic of Phialia** (Philish: *República de Fialia*) is a country in the centre-east of the continent, having coast to the Grenzer Ocean to its east. The country is bordered to the north by Lietchfield, to the west by Aurore, to the south by Cadilly and South Slavia, and to the south-east by East Slavia.

With an area of 856.400 km², Phialia is the sixth largest country of Tena, although most of the territory is empty. With a population exceeding the 41,4 million of inhabitants, Phialia is the sixth country by population, but it is the country with the ninth biggest population density at 48,42 inhabitants/km². The country's capital city is Fonterivata, which is also the major urban area of the country, followed by Ravecciano, Bernacchi, Andromeda and Sorrento.

Proto-Philish people people arrived to Phialian grounds during the Bronze Age, evolving in different tribes that were finally unified in the Latin Republic that controlled the area and influenced the south cone of Tena without problems and with great prosperity. In the VII century, the Latin Republic becan to decay and it separated again into small kingdoms without economic and political relevance. It was not until the XVII century when different thinkers in the region began to speak about the unity of different peoples who had the same language and the same cultural background. After negotiations and some small wars, in 1654, the territories of the Philish plateau and the south of the German Plains were unified, thus creating the Kingdom of Phialia. The newly founded kingdom prosperously governed the territory and achieved the social unification of the population, however, at the end of the XIX century, a large part of the inhabitants remained poor and blamed the figure of the king, for which he was disposed of in 1893, establishing the present Republic of Phialia.

Since the establishment of the republic, the Philish government has made strong efforts to offer new opportunities to the population, investing in social matters and promoting the industrialisation and modernisation of the Philish economy and society.

At present, Phialia is a secular parliamentary republic with a presidential and constitutional regime, with Natalia di Rienzo serving as the head of state. It is considered a developed country, with the fifth largest economy of the continent. It is a member of different organisations, including the United Tenan Nations Organisation (UTNO) and the Tenan Broadcasting Union (TBU). Due to the location of the country, it is not part of the north or south economic organisations, in that way the official currency is the Coral (₵) (FIC), only used in Phialia.

## Political Geography

Phialia is divided in six provinces. These are Catena, Fonte, Lacchia, Moncasetto, Scafano and Scasena.

In alphabetical order, **Catena** is a landlocked province located in the south and centre of the country, being the largest province of Phialia but the one with the smallest population, which is partially part of the Aranese community. In that way, also due to its mountainous terrain, it is the most rural one. Its economy is based in the terrace farming, mining and cattle raising. With a population of almost four hundred thousand inhabitants, Catena has suffered a great neglect by the government due to the lack of economic profitability generated by the province, due to the lack of new opportunities and investments. In that way, Catena has not any fast-speed train connections with other places in Phialia or Tena, and transportation and infrastructure in general are really primitive in the province.

**Fonte** is the province located in the north of the country, having coast to the Grenzer Ocean and being the place where Fonterivata, the country's capital, can be found. It is the second most populated province of Phialia, with almost ten million inhabitants. The economy of the province is highly dependent on summer and cultural and historical tourism, due to the existence of the Latin Republic ruins and long gold beaches in the coast, generating huge profitability for the industry. Fonte is home to the largest infrastructure area per square kilometre of Phialia, as it is the smallest, and the most densely populated province, where the country's largest city is also located. This allows the arrival of high investments to the region.

**Lacchia** is located in the north of Phialia, bordering Lietchfield, with Ravecciano as its main and biggest city. It is the most populated province of the country, and the one that receives more tourism, due to the flows with the border with Lietchfield. Its economy is highly dependent on this sector, that has become over the last few years in a highly criticised one, since at present it is generating more problems than benefits to the community, since the majority of investment are directed to the tourism sector in the coast, which is extremely massified in the province, creating several issues, as an excessive increase in rental prices or the gentrification of neighbourhoods, across the whole region.

**Moncasetto** is located in the north of Phialia, bordering with all the provinces and the Grenzer Ocean, with Andromeda as its main and biggest city. It was created in the late XX century, after the unification of different smaller provinces with similar economies and cultural backgrounds. Despite being close to huge touristic areas with a highly developed service sector, Moncasetto is considered the industrial powerhouse of Phialia. This situation has developed a reality of zero unemployment in the province and has allowed it to be the one with the highest GDP per capita in the country. On the south of the province, however the mining and agricultural sectors are more important, giving high benefits to the people living closer to the Philish Plateau.

**Scafano** is the second least populated province of Phialia, with more than four million inhabitants. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering with both Aurore and Lietchfield. Its main city is Sorrento, the fifth largest city in Phialia. The economy of Scafano, like that of Lacchia, is dependent on huge flows of border tourism, although not at the same level. The provincial government has made great efforts in recent years to diversify tourism and make it more sustainable, as it was generating more problems than benefits to the community. Thus, it was decided to considerably reduce the number of visitors, a radical measure that allowed the reorganisation and sustainable expansion of the tourist offer, adding natural tourism in the north of the Philish Plateau as a viable option.

Lastly, **Scasena** is the province located in the north-east of the country, being on the border with East Slavia and having coast to the Grenzer Ocean. The third largest city, Bernacchi, in the seaside, bordering with East Slavia, is located in the province. Its economy is based on the tourism sector as well, with great emphasis on the sun and beach sub-sector. However, Scasena does not receive the insane amounts that other provinces do, so it is still controlled and beneficial for the province. Nonetheless, the provincial government has make several efforts to diversify the tourism carried out in Scasena, adding to the offer modalities such as sports and natural tourism.

### **Main cities description**

**Fonterivata** is the capital and largest city of Phialia speaking of inhabitants, with 2.168.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country, being the main city of its province, Fonte. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Philish people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing from the Grenzer Ocean, but since the end of the XIX century when major industrialisation started in Phialia, Fonterivata got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish, and taking advantage of the capital status. As it is located in the central side of the continent, north-east of the Philish Plateau, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

**Ravecciano** is the second largest city of Phialia ia speaking of inhabitants, with 1.785.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the northern part of the country, close to the Lietchfield border, being the main city of its province, Lacchia. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Philish people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and mining, but since the end of the XIX century when major industrialisation started in Phialia, Ravecciano got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the central side of the continent, north-east of the Philish Plateau, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

**Bernacchi** is the third largest city of Phialia speaking of inhabitants, with 840.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country, being the main city of its province, Scasena. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Philish people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing from the Grenzer Ocean, but since the end of the XIX century when major industrialisation started in Phialia, Bernacchi got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the central side of the continent, north-east of the Philish Plateau, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

**Andromeda** is the fourth largest city of Phialia speaking of inhabitants, with 626.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country, being the main city of its province, Moncasetto. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Philish people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing from the Grenzer Ocean, but since the end of the XIX century when major industrialisation started in Phialia, Andromeda got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the central side of the continent, north-east of the Philish Plateau, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

**Sorrento** is the fifth largest city of Phialia speaking of inhabitants, with 584.000 people living within the municipal limits.It is located in the north-western part of the country, being the main city of its province, Scafano. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Philish people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and mining from the plateau, but since the end of the XIX century when major industrialisation started in Phialia, Sorrento got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the central side of the continent, north-east of the Philish Plateau, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

## Physical Geography

Phialia is a mostly mountainous country with some flat areas in the north of the territory, coinciding with the farthest south point of the German Plains and the coastline of the Grenzer Ocean. The country is covered on its seventy percent by the Philish Plateau, the biggest mountainous area of Tena, that gives birth to the four main rivers that are born in the country. Phialia is bathed by the Grenzer Ocean to its north-east.

The country has four main rivers that flow through its territory. All of them are born in the Philish Plateau and almost all of them go to other countries before dying in the sea, since only one dies in the country. To the north, the Murdo River is born and dies in Phialia. To the east, the Isashem River flows to East Slavia. To the south, the Jade River is born just before crossing the border with South Slavia. And to the west, the Breda River flows soon into Aurore. These rivers are very mighty due to the fact that they receive water from numerous tributaries and are located in a mountainous climate with snows throughout the year.

Talking about the Philish climate conditions, the country mainly has a continental climate in the northern flat areas, where most of the population lives. However, in the central and southern part of the territory, where the big mountain range cover the soil, an obvious mountainous climate can be found, creating cold winters and mild to cold summers. In the rest of the country, however, there are cold winters and mild to hot summers.

## Politics

Osebia is a presidential constitutional republic, meaning that the executive power is held by one person, the President of Osebia, and the legislative power is held by the parliament, La Corte (The Court), that is elected and replaced every four years. The elections take place in such a way that each province of the country provides a number of seats proportional to its population, making it to 275 seats in total.

### **Main political parties**

     ASF (Alleanza Socialista Fialiana) (Socialist Philish Alliance)

* Centre left. Socialism, social liberalism, social democracy, federalism.

     PPF (Partito Popolare di Fialia) (Philish People's Party)

* Right. Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Philish nationalism, centralism.

     PCFi (Partito Comunista Fialiano) (Philish Communist Party)

* Far left. Communism, marxism, anticapitalism, internationalism, stalinism.

     LNa (La Lega Nazionale) (The National League)

* Far right. Osebian ultra-nationalism, liberalism, anti-immigration, far-right populism.

     SviFi (Sviluppa Fialia) (Develop Phialia)

* Left. Anticapitalism, industrialism, anti-globalization, socialism, pacifism.

     Verdi (I Verdi) (The Greens)

* Centre left. Green politics, environmentalism, anti-globalization, green liberalism

     MLib (Movimento Liberale) (Liberal Movement)

* Centre right. Big tent, liberalism, classical liberalism, centralism, secularism.

     UpC (Unione per Catena) (Union for Catena)

* Centre left. Catena nationalism, regionalism, social democracy, socialism, agrarianism.