Victoria

**Victoria** is a city in central Obnivir. As of 2020, it has a population of around 823,455 and a metropolitan population slightly higher at 989,485, making it the largest city and metropolitan area in Obnivir. Despite being named 'largest city' in Obnivir, it is not the capital, Bearingsham is, which lies directly east of Victoria. The Victoria-Bearingsham corridor is home to 1,346,257 people in total making it a heavily populated space.

## Geography

Victoria is in Obnivir's middle section, just east of Bearingsham, and is roughly halfway between Sidrova and Hartnett's borders, with nearly identical distances to the Minuka border. However, Bearingsham claims to be the centre of all three countries. Victoria is situated on a flat, "prairie-like" landscape, with vast farming industries often found beyond the municipal limits. Because of its location in the country's central inland region, the city is known for its gloomy and infrequently snowy winters, with only about a 25.0 percent probability of snow per year and typical summer temperatures of 16.5°C and winter temperatures of 1°C. Victoria has an average of 300 days of sunshine per year, making it an extremely sunny city with 82.1 percent or 82.4 percent of the year being sunny. It receives between 18 and 27 percent of snow per year, with no snowfall in the Victoria-Bearingsham corridor in 2014, 2017, or 2018.

### Flora and fauna

Squirrels, mice, rats, and voles are all common in the city, but the seed gerbil is likely the most common species, with estimated populations of two or three for every resident (between 1,646,910 and 2,470,365), but most gerbils are seen in late spring, summer, and fall, with most being very rarely seen in early spring and most of winter. During the winter, most gerbils stay within their shelters and dens, only coming out to get nesting and food material. Weasels and minks are the principal predators for rodents in the city, with weasels and minks responsible for 26.1 percent of gerbil deaths. Beavers, with a population of several hundred, are also abundant in the city's lakes and other water systems. Crested porcupines are one of the most prevalent creatures in the city, with approximately 12.4 porcupines per square kilometre and at least a thousand residing there. Culpeos (Lycalopex culpaeus) are quite numerous in the grasslands around the city's perimeter, where they are usually a predator for rats and rabbits. Other species not included among the latter species are usually considered rare in the city but possibly prevalent in the city's perimeter. There are no known deer in or around the city. The high population of rodents is likely due to the lack of large predators in the city and many believe that is a problem with a fear of overpopulation. Many believe that there are between 5x and 10x more rodents than people in the city which would come to a near billion rodents.

## Demographics

### Ethnicity

74.1 percent of residents identify as Caucasian, with 50.0 percent (67.4% of the Caucasian population) having British, Irish, or Scottish ancestors or being expats from those countries. Visible minorities make up 25.9% of the population, with Arabs (19.3 percent, 158,926) and Indians (4.2 percent, 38,585) accounting for the majority. Other races make up the remaining 2.4 percent of the population, and are most likely Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, African, or Kutwhean.

### Religion

About 68.7% of the population is religiously affiliated, with Christianity accounting for 50.0 percent of the population (411,727), Protestantism accounting for 49.7% of the population (99.4% Christian population), and other denominations such as Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy accounting for 0.3 percent of the remaining population. Other religions, such as Hinduism and Islam, account for 18.7% of the population. 31.3% of the population are not religiously affiliated.

### Sexuality

Around 4.5% of the city is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.