Strusrith
Home, heart, it was all here.The city that never sleeps. The crazy capital filled to the brim with insominiacs - or, home, nestled between the ocean and stunning mountains, perfectly located for those crazy enough to fly off of cliffs with a pair of skis in the winter or to hit the waves in the winter - with a variety of activites available to the average Strusrithian, the city truly never sleeps. Nestled in the center of the city - the historical section, surrounded by towering skyscrapers and medium-density housing, the capital - the true attraction for many people.
Demographics
Strusrith is the city of the young dreamers. Filled to the brim with middle and upper-class youngins attending the newest, state of the art universities - from Marcus to TIS, to career politicans gridlocking senate and taking up entire roads with massive convoys - to hotshot pilots, based at the local Air Force Base, flying the newest and shinest aircraft - Strusrith really is the city of the young. A continual flood of dreamers ensures that the cities population majority stays under 40- and with more and more people moving in, daring to dream, this flood will not end.
The bustling technology industry - ranging from the garguantuan headquarters of Specialized Electronics, to the towering skyscrapers filled with software developers and engineers, to the massive fabricators designed to crank out microchips and semiconductors by the hundreds, means that Strusrith really does attact the young - and, more importantly, is somehow considered the city where one can make it - can ascend to the middle class, as long as they have the chops.
Government
The city of Strusrith is a indepdent city - one of many across Ardenia. Due to this status, it recieves two electoral college votes. Tax rates are notoriously low within the city, and due to the very nature of Strusrith - as the seat of government, the Federal Penal Code is the Strusrithian penal code, with local ordnaces being the only exception. Every two years, a mayoral election is held, with the opportunity for a emergency recall vote if the City Council agrees. Councilmembers are elected by local communities and boroughs, with each councilmember representing 50,000 people, with each district zoned by a indepedent, unbiased commitee. Local Law enforcement is dealt with by the Strusrith Police Department and Ardenian Marshals, with federal-level enforcement dealt with by NBI SERT and Ardenian Military Police.
Defences
Strusrith AFB is home to the 78th Fighter Squadron, while Fort Cebaltes is home to the 88th Armored Brigade. Strusrith is home to the Ardenian Special Service - a close-in protection unit, the defense headquarters and the home of the Federal Intelligence Agency. A 50nm Air Defense Identification Zone surrounds Strusrith, while innumberable SAM batteries allow for the defense of Strusrith from interloping aircraft. This, along with the thousands of service members on the Western Seaboard, truly make Strusrith the hardest city to invade - if it wasn't already thousands of kilometers away from the Weltkrian Border, and if Ardenia wasn't flanked by thousands of kilometers of ocean. Naval bases dot the western seaboard, allowing naval assets to rapidly respond - if needed, and innumberable civil defense teams, ranging from the highly trained SERT of the SPD to federal assets allow for rapid response to terrorist attacks.
Industry & Trade
ayo techinikkiles???!?!
Infrastructure
SAIX is a major international airport servicing the Strusrith area. Over 30 million passengers pass through the airport every month, and, coupled with the greater public-transport system under the uncreatively named Strusrith Public Transportation Agency which carries over 800,000 riders daily. A wide sprawl of express metro, local light-rail and trams, along with smatterings of BRT transit routes, all connected to major tourist attractions, schools or workplaces, ensure rapid and fast connections to even the medium-density suburbs, while well-connected regional rail connects the city with hundreds of other locations. Roads are smooth, and in many places, parking is paid for, to incentivize utilization of public transporation - despite this, freedom of movement completely detethered from public transportation does exist.
The Strusrith Fire Department is considered the buisiest fire department in Ardenia, dealing with hundreds of accidents and the occasiasonial fire. Over 2,500 uniformed firefighters are split across 25 stations, with some stations carrying heavy crash-gear, ARFFs, and tillers to deal with skyscraper fires. Fire codes are state of the art, ensuring the relative safety of the population - and, with the Police Department employing over 7,500 well-equipped and trained officers, crime is at the lowest rates in decades.
Education is centralized around Strusrith Central High, a montesorri-type school, and a scattering of elementary and middle schools across the city. A number of private schools are utilized and do exist, however, the majority elect to go to public School. In Strusrith, higher-level education is state of the art and considered some of the best in the world, with Marcus University, Technical Insitute Strusrith and Strusrith University continually topping best university lists across the world.
Districts
Strusrith is split into multiple boroughs, many of which have their own distinct cultures. Centalia is considered the Cultural and Finance hub of Ardenia, with the towering Stock Exchange syscraper dominating the skyline - with every international and domestic transacation on the Ardenian Stock Exchange being cabled through the garguantuan building. Centralia is home to the greater Ardenian Melting Pot - and is the first district where hundreds of immigrants were welcomed and processed in offshore facilities - and, as the saying goes, as Centralia goes, Ardenia goes.
Suburbs such as the so-called Endorf suburbs are not considered a part of the Indepdent City of Strusrith, however, they still house a majority of the Strusrithian population, with the majority commuting back-and-forth between Strusrith and the Suburbs. The sprawls of Medium and high-density housing are home to the true cultural nature of Strusrith, ranging from Ostrenian initiations to Malkovian Mitzhavas to Weltkrian Kintertime, and house a large immigrant population.
Assets
-central bank and money
Guilds and Factions
city council and nimbys lol
Points of interest
Strusrith Mountain Resort, located a mere 38 miles away from Strusrith, and connected by multitude of rail-connections and buses, is a gargantuan ski resort located on what some consider to be the best snow on earth.
Tourism
go see the big haus in strusrith
Architecture
dude it's just toyko
Geography
Strusrith is nestled in the heart of the Kaltian Mountain Range, allowing access to world-class ski resorts and hiking trails. To the west of the city - a mere 10 miles away, is the stunning White Beach, so-called due to the amount of snow said beach recieves. This also gives Strusrith a immensely tame climate - with light snow in the winter, and mild heat in the summer.
Natural Resources
mining until that ended and it was too big blah blah blah
Founding Date
1529
Founders
Alternative Name(s)
The city of insommniacs
Type
Large city
Population
1.4 million
Inhabitant Demonym
Strusrithians
Location under
Owner/Ruler
Additional Rulers/Owners
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