Ionescos Special Autonomous Zone

The **Ionescos Special Autonomous Region** is a subdivision of the Socialist Republic of Kokinos, with its capital in Ionescos. Prior to its handover to Kokinos in 1955, the region was a part of Di'Aam, being known as "Di'Aamascene Ionia" or the "Ionian Exclave"

## History

### Pre-1950s

Ionescos has existed for over 6 centuries, though it was always a small town. It was a stop along one of the routes passing through the Archedon Mountains connecting Ionia and Kanoria, making it a vital trading post. The town lost its relevance after the Cataclysm and rise of Tarn cut off trade with Kanoria, though this was restored after the Kanorian Revolution.

## Government

### Council of Six

The Chief Executive Officer of the SAZ is the Head of Government of the region. The Executive Council is the highest executive body of the SAZ, consisting of the following:

#### Members:

The CEO chooses the other members of the ExeCo. upon his election, and they are all appointed by the Chairman of the SRK. Under the Councilman of Internal Affairs are 14 Departments, which act similarly to the Ministries of the Kokinan government. Each of the ExeCo (or Council of Six)'s other five Councilmen head a branch of the government. None of the five government branches can interfere with the inner workings of other branches, but they can and may cooperate with each other on certain cases.

Members of the ExeCo, including the CEO, can, but do not have to be members of the Legislative Assembly. If the Annual Budget is not passed by the Legislative Assembly (which has never happened since the SAZ's creation in 1955), the CEO will have to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and call for snap elections. If the new Assembly still does not pass the budget, the CEO will have to resign. The CEO, ExeCo members, and Legislative Assembly members have a term of 5 years.

The CEO may run for reelection, and can serve a maximum of 3 terms. The CEO and other ExeCo members have a term of 5 years

### Legislative Assembly and Election Committee

The Legislative Assembly of the SAZ consists of 60 seats, and Legislative Assembly members have a term of 5 years:

The CEO is not elected by the Legislative Assembly, but by a separate Election Committee. Afterwards, the elected candidate is appointed by the Central government in Floropolis.

## Demographics

The South Archedon region has always been a place where Kanorians and Ionians intermixed. Due to the Ionian Genocide and Cataclysm, the ethnic Kanorian population south of the Archedons was devastated and largely went extinct, though new settler populations began pouring in in waves every time Kanoria was in turmoil. The first wave was during the rise of the Cult of Tarn, the second coinciding with the Kanorian Revolution, and the third and largest being caused by the Fulcrum invasion and Fraternal War.

In the SAZ's countryside, ethnic Kanorians make up the majority of the population. In the capital of Ionescos and the SAZ's second largest population center, Smyrnas, Kokinans and Ionians make up a plurality with Kanorians being a large minority. Kanorian has been an official language in the SAZ since 2022. Official censuses group Ionians and Kokinans as one ethnic group, making the actual number of Ionians and Kokinans difficult to deduce

The current Chief Executive Officer of Ionescos, Kostas Heimlich, is the descendant of Kanorian settlers that came in the first wave, and he is officially a Kokino-Ionian despite his Kanorian surname

#### Demographics

 Kanorians
 Katavians
 Others

## See also

* Archedon Kanoria Province (Concept)
* Ionia Province (Concept)
* Ionian Rebel Alliance
* Archedon Mountains
* Smyrnas Lumber and Industries
* Kanoria and Ionescos Banking Corporation
* Self-Destructionism