Grand Principality of Azuel
Azuel is a powerful principality on the south-eastern coast of Ryva. The Principality is not generally considered part of The "Free Cities" but often interfere in affairs there. Azuel is guarded in the North by the Valammar mountains and the dwarven kingdom by the same name.
Structure
Azuel is ruled by an oligarchy of powerful landed nobles and merchant princes. Together these constitute the "Cortes" of Azuel. Here they elect a "Grand" Prince. This person then chooses the cabinet from among the Cortes members.
The Grand Prince has little real power beyond what the Cortes grants him and his own personal resources and charisma.
Demography and Population
Azuel is fairly densly populated. The country is sometimes called "the breadbasket of the archipelago". The vast majority of Azuelans are farmers. Azuel has comparativly few cities. Partly this is due to the fact that many of the coastal cities along the Azuelan coast are inderpendent of the principality, and consider themselves Free Cities. The exception is the capital at Azuelae. The city has more than 100.000 inhabitants, and is a massive centre of trade. In the north of the country there are a great many mines, extracting mineral wealth from the foot of the Valammar mountain range. Around 3 million people live in Azuel.
Founding Date
614 IC
Type
Geopolitical, Principality
Capital
Leader
Leader Title
Government System
Monarchy, Elective
Power Structure
Federation
Economic System
Traditional
Legislative Body
The Cortes
Judicial Body
The Cortes
Official State Religion
Location
Official Languages
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
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