Information about Osebia

**Osebia** (Osebian: *Osebia*), officially the **Republic of Osebia** (Osebian: *República de Osebia*) is a country in the south of the continent, having coast to the Asrack Ocean to its south and to the Aurore Sea to its north. The country is bordered to the west by Cravaos, to the east by Cadilly and to the south-east by Al-Nasri.

With an area of 425.200 km², Osebia is the tenth largest country of Tena and the larget one within the Economic Community (ECo). With a population exceeding the 38,9 million of inhabitants, Osebia is the seventh country by population, but it is the country with bigger population density at 91,67 inhabitants/km². The country's capital city is Entaria, which is also the major urban area of the country, followed by Hivia, Lafarque, Silvana and Alebes.

Proto-Osebian people people arrived to Osebian grounds during the Bronze Age, evolving in different tribes that were finally unified in the Visebia Kingdom that controlled the area without problems but without prosperity. In the VII century, the Zakaria Caliphate began an expansion through the territory of Osebia, as well as through Cadilly and Cravaos. After reconquering the territory and establishing the Osebia Kingdom, in 1452, different Osebian sailors landed on Newentish soil, hitherto unknown to the continent, and the Newentish genocide began, taking advantage of the instability of the native empires. Osebia, in this way, established its colonial regime in the territory. It was not until the XIX century when different thinkers and philosophers began to establish an independentist base in the population subjected to the Osebian regime. In 1822, after an Independence War against Osebia, New Entaria managed to win with the support of Cassandria. Since that moment, the Republic of Osebia was established and tensions with Cassandria have arose.

Since the establishment of the republic, the Osebian government has made strong efforts to pay off the debt acquired from the genocide and bad relations with New Entaria. After huge donations and the creation of trade relations, cooperation and common development, the tensions between the two countries have disappeared.

At present, Osebia is a secular parliamentary republic with a presidential and constitutional regime, with Blanca Valdueza serving as the head of state. It is considered a developed country, with the seventh largest economy of the continent. It is a member of different organisations, including the United Tenan Nations Organisation (UTNO), the Economic Community (ECo) and the Tenan Broadcasting Union (TBU). Since the country is part of the ECo, the official currency is the shared Subo ($) (ECS).

## Political Geography

Osebia is divided in five provinces. These are Andarresa, Campiña, Costa Norte, Lafayeta and La Sierra.

In alphabetical order, **Andarresa** is the province located in the south-west of the country, having coast to the Stockaria Ocean and being in the border with Cravaos. It is the second most populated province of Osebia, and the second biggest city of the country, Hivia, is located on Andarresa's soil. The economy of the province is highly dependent on summer tourism, when benign weather reaches Andarresa. This situation has created a tourismphobia in the residents, 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.

**Campiña** is a landlocked province located in the south-east of the country, bordering with both Al-Nasri and Cadilly. It is the least populated province in Osebia and in that way, the most rural one. Its economy is based in the agricultural and cattle raising sector, being the main exporter of oil, wines and pork products. It is famous for having the biggest factories of olive oil, wineries and being the major producer of Osebian ham, making Osebia, thanks to Campiña, the largest producer of these three products in Tena. However, the province has been going through a rural exodus for several years, due to the lack of new opportunities and investments. Only Alebes, the biggest city of the province, has fast-speed train connections with other places in Osebia, and transportation and infrastructure in general are really primitive in Campiña.

**Costa Norte** is located in the north of Osebia, bordering with Cravaos and Aurore, with Silvana as its main and biggest city, being the only province that has a coastline to the Aurore Sea. It was created after the unification of different smaller provinces with similar economies and cultural backgrounds. Despite having the second smallest population in the country, Costa Norte is considered the industrial powerhouse of Osebia. 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. The common humidity and rains of Costa Norte have allowed the growth of forests and greener areas, in general, compared to the rest of Osebia. In this way, a nature tourism is developed in the area that is considered one of the most sustainable in Tena.

**Lafayeta** is the most populated province of Osebia, with more than eleven million inhabitants. It is located in the south of the country, between the provinces of Andarresa and Campiña, also having a coastline to the Asrack Ocean. Its main city is Lafarque, the third largest city in Osebia. The economy of Lafayeta, like that of Andarresa, is dependent on 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.

Lastly, **La Sierra** is the province located in the center of the country, separating Costa Norte from the rest of the provinces. The capital of Osebia, Entaria, is located on its land, providing the province with infrastructures and opportunities for the population that is mostly scattered throughout the territory, since the 50% of it is in the capital metropolitan area, and the province is mostly covered by mountainous areas. However, the prosperity of the province is questioned, since because the capital of the country is in La Sierra, it acquires greater direct investments from the government and third parties, and thus can reduce taxes to continue offering better results.

### **Main cities description**

**Entaria** is the capital and largest city of Osebia speaking of inhabitants, with 2.645.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the centre-north part of the country, being the main city of its province, La Sierra. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Osebian people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and mining from the Luso and Cadillian Mountains, but since the beginning of the XX century when major industrialisation started in Osebia, Entaria got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish, and taking advantage of the capital status. As it is located in the southern side of the continent, but between the Luso and Cadillian Mountains, it has a continental climate with mountainous influences, with cold winters and hot summers.

**Hivia** is the second largest city of Osebia speaking of inhabitants, with 975.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the south-west part of the country, close to the Cravaos border, being the main city of its province, Andarresa. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Osebian people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing in the Asrack Ocean, but since the beginning of the XX century when major industrialisation started in Osebia, Hivia got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the southern side of the continent, close to the Asrack Ocean, it has an asrackian climate with mild winters and hot summers.

**Lafarque** is the third largest city of Osebia speaking of inhabitants, with 640.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the south-east part of the country, being the main city of its province, Lafayeta. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Osebian people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing in the Asrack Ocean, but since the beginning of the XX century when major industrialisation started in Osebia, Lafarque got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the southern side of the continent, close to the Asrack Ocean, it has an asrackian climate with mild winters and hot summers.

**Silvana** is the fourth largest city of Osebia speaking of inhabitants, with 526.000 people living within the municipal limits. It is located in the north part of the country, being the main city of its province, Costa Norte. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Osebian people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and fishing in the Aurore Sea, but since the beginning of the XX century when major industrialisation started in Osebia, Silvana got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the southern side of the continent, but in the north of Osebia, close to the Aurore Ocean, it has a cold asrackian climate with cold winters and hot summers.

**Alebes** is the fifth largest city of Osebia speaking of inhabitants, with 384.000 people living within the municipal limits.It is located in the centre part of the country, being the main city of its province, Campiña. There have been settlements from the Bronze Age, when the Proto-Osebian people started colonising the area. The economy of the city and its surroundings have always been based in agriculture and the production of wine and oil, but since the beginning of the XX century when major industrialisation started in Osebia, Alebes got better infrastructure and opportunities, letting tourism, industry and services flourish. As it is located in the southern side of the continent, close to the Asrack Ocean, it has an asrackian climate with mild winters and hot summers.

## Physical Geography

Osebia is a mostly fat country with some big mountainous areas in the centre of the territory, coinciding with the complexion point between the Luso Mountains and the Cadillian Mountains. Apart from these high areas, there is a plateau in the north-east of Osebia called the Alfura Plateau. Osebia is bathed by two seas. The Asrack Ocean to the south, and the Aurore Ocean to the north. The flat areas are divided thus in two zones. The north with the North Osebian Plains, and the south with the bigger South Osebian Plains, that cover part of Cravaos and Al-Nasri as well.

The country has two main rivers that flow through its territory. Both are born outside Osebia, and only one dies in the country. To the north, making the border with Aurore is the Dorlein River, with its mouth in the Aurore Sea. To the centre, being born in Cadilly and ending in Aurore after flowing through Osebia is the Norne River. 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 Osebian climate conditions, the country mainly has an asrackian climate in the northern and in the southern areas, where most of the population lives. However, in the central area of the territory, where the two mountain ranges cover the soil, an obvious mountainous climate can be found, with a small continental climate in the complexion point, creating cold winters and mild to hot summers. In the rest of the country, however, there are mild winters and 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 185 seats in total.

### **Main political parties**

     PSO (Partido Socialista de Osebia) (Socialist Party of Osebia)

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

     PP (Partido Popular) (People's Party)

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

     CP (Partido de la Ciudadanía) (Citizenship Party)

* Centre-right. Liberalism, classical liberalism, secularism, capitalism.

     JxO (Juntos por Osebia) (Together for Osebia)

* Left. Anticapitalism, socialism, progressivism, participatory democracy.

     OSL (Osebianos Libres) (Free Osebians)

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

     +S (Más Sostenibles) (More Sustainable)

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

     NsP (El Norte Sí Puede) (The North Can)

* Centre right. Big tent, Costa Norte nationalism, regionalism, social liberalism, federalism.

     CampEx (Campiña Existe) (Campiña Exists)

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