Lemuria

**Lemuria** (Lemurian: *Lemūrja*), officially the **Republic of Lemuria** (Lemurian: *Republīka Lemūrja*), is a sovereign state located in Northern Eurea as one of the Taltic states, bordered by Mortonia to the north, Kasha to the east, and Levonia to the south and west. Its capital and most-populous city is Tina, located in the north-central region of the country. Lemuria has a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants.

Organized civilization first began in the territory of modern-Lemuria in the 3rd-century, with various small city-states and kingdoms being established. The territory did not unify until its conquering by the Zatranian-Levonian Empire in the 15th-century, becoming incorporated as the Province of Lemuria. Following the fall of the Empire in the 18th-century, Lemuria received their independence as the Republic of Lemuria, one of the first democratic parliamentary republics in modern history. The Republic existed for two centuries, until Lemuria was invaded by the Kashan Union in the 20th-century. Kashan Lemuria existed as a constituent country of the Kashan Union for seven years, with a fascist government. Following political pressure put on the Kashan Union, they released their grasp on Lemuria later that century, with independence being restored to the Republic of Lemuria.

After restoring its independence, Lemuria established itself as a unitary parliamentary republic. Its head of state is the President, who is largely a ceremonial figurehead with very actual powers. The President acts as the chief unifying figure of Lemuria, may veto legislation, and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The President is indirectly elected by parliament for a six-year term that cannot be renewed. The chief legislator of the nation and highest-ranking politician is the Prime Minister, who serves as the head of government. The Prime Minister is typically the leader of the governing coalition in parliament, and is tasked with drafting legislation, leading a council of ministers, and overall day-to-day operations in the country. The Deima is the 225-seat unicameral parliament of Lemuria.

Of its population of about 3.6 million, approximately 85.6% of the population identifies as ethnically Lemurian. The largest ethnic minority in the country are Litonians, numbering about 8.3% of the population. Litonians primarily reside in the region of Litonia, located in the southwest of the country; they are indigenous to the region, and also are the largest ethnic minority in Levonia. Kashans number approximately 4.3% of the population, while the remaining 1.8% are of other ethnic backgrounds. The sole official and nation language of Lemuria is Lemurian, a Taltic language, which is closely related to Levonian and Litonian. Litonian also holds special recognition in the nation, being spoken by about 8.0% of the population, primarily in the Litonia region. About 3.6% speak a language other than Lemurian or Litonian natively, most often Kashan or Levonian. Approximately 43.4% of the population identifies as Christian; 33.5% as Eurean Catholics, 5.3% as nondenominational Christians, 3.8% as Eastern Eurean Christians, and 0.8% identifies as belonging to another Christian church. A further 0.6% identifies as belonging to another religion, while 56.0% identifies as irreligious, agnostic, or atheist. Weekly religious attendance is about 15.5% of the population.