Valenia
The United Provinces of Greater Valenia (Castese: Provincias Unidas de la Grande Valenia), commonly known as the Valenish Empire, is a unitary constitutional monarchy in western Lusia, with several colonial holdings throughout the Alenic and Titanic Oceans. Valenia is governed by elected deputies the Imperial Assembly, who rule on behalf of the king, a largely ceremonial office. The nation's capital and largest city is Montevegas, a global city and financial center with a metropolitan area population of 4.2 million.
The United Provinces consist of 4 countries: Catania, Medera, Andrin and Campanes. This union evolved from a series of annexations, treaties and personal unions spanning over 500 years, wherein the Kingdom of Catania achieved dominance over its neighbors around the 12th century of the 4th Age. Much like neighboring Laurena, Catanian kings attempted to impose a strictly catanian identity over their lands, but a series of revolts and civil wars, heightened by differences in religion and governance, allowed the other 3 provinces to gain equal standing within the country's governance. Over time, the country's modernization allowed for regional differences to be lessened, and for a single Valenina national identity to emerge.
With the Red International's victory in the Great War, Valenia is considered the last of the Great Imperial Powers, and has lost a significant portion of their former colonial holdings. This has resulted in increased pressure in the remaining colonies, as Valenia engages in rapid economic expansion to reinforce their position as the last great bastion of Liberal Democracy in the world.
Valenia is a founding member of the Sabin Treaty League, along with the Kovan State. The League's stated purpose is the economic and military cooperation of member-nations in order to counter the growth of socialism and the Common Union.
Since 1321, Valenia has been fighting a civil war in the Dominion of Calista, against the Calistan National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional Calisteña - ELNC), a coalition of Calistan nationalists with alleged military aid from both the People's Republic of Santana and the Commonwealth of Ardun.
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