Vespera

Dominion of Vespera Dominium Vesperae
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Motto: "Sol Occasus Semper Resurget" "The Sun Having Set will Always Rise Again"
Anthem: Cor Jesu, Salus in Te Sperantium "Heart of Jesus, Salvation of those who Hope in Thee" Royal anthem: Laudes Imperiales "Imperial Acclamations"
Capital	Sanctus Petrus
Largest city	Sanctus Petrus
Official languages	Alpanian
Recognized languages	Hellian Other Eritian Odestan Tengarian Yugian Reteznian Pelonian Mercedan Curinian Lilean Caprinan Lavinian Crescan Lorican Noman Caligian Alarian Ebonian Aedethan Viacaline
Ethnic groups	Alpanian- 35.0% Hellian- 15.0% Kosav-15.0% Native- 15.0% Commigrati- 10.0% Nymerian- 5.0% Other- 5.0%
Religion	Alpanian Catholic- 70.0% Hellian Catholic- 25.0% Jewish-1.0% Other- 4.0%
Demonym(s)	Vesperan
Government	Federal Elective Monarchy
• Vicerex	Henri de Illian
• Camerarius	Andrej Petrovic
History
• Sanctus Petrus settled	1543
• Settlement Period	1543-1573
• Dominion Established	1575
• Imperial Seperation	1804
• Josephine Reforms	1826
Population
• 1936 estimate	3,000,000
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	6,258,000,000 USD 1950
• Per capita	2,086 USD 1950 per capita
Currency	Aureus, Sestertius, Denarius
Driving side	right

The Dominion of Vespera (Alpanian: Dominium Vesperae), known as more commonly as Vespera, is a small confederal state of autonomous provinces in northern Aestia and southern Hibernia in the world of Verthandi. The Dominion is comprised of four multi-ethnic provinces, Sanctus Petrus, Sophia, Pregost, and Transvespera. It claims to be subject of the Holy Aventine Empire, although the Empire does not officially acknowledge its authority over the Dominion, and it is internationally considered a sovereign state. It is ruled by an Vicerex, or a Viceroy who wields Imperial authority in place of the Emperor. It was founded by settlers from the Empire began to settle around the Vesperan sea in 1543, with the establishment of the settlement of Sanctus Petrus. After years of settlement and colonization, in 1575 the Emperor established the Dominion, to put each province under an Imperial Viceroy; but the arrangement was also structured to preserve their autonomy. The Dominion would remain a part of the Empire for the next few centuries, and underwent more development and expansion. However, during the Clementine Wars, the Empire lost control of the Hestaica, losing their ports and straits which had allowed for maintenance of the colonies. The Empire acknowledged they could not maintain their hold over the Dominion, and so it became de facto independent, even though it still considers itself as a vassal of the Empire. The Dominion underwent several reforms and changes as it began to deal with independence, and trying to hold the diverse Provinces together. Although the Dominion is regarded as fairly traditional and conservative, the Dominion has to deal with rising leftist, separatist, nationalist movements.

Demographics

Ethnic Groups

WIP

Alpanian- 33.1%

• Alpanian- 10.4%
• Caprinan- 7.2%
• Aurentine- 4.1%
• Lavinian- 3.6%
• Viacaline- 2.3%
• Eritian- 2.0%
• Crescan- 1.6%
• Gianine- 1.0%
• Lorican- 0.6%
• Caligian- 0.3%

Hellian- 19.0%

• Kyronan- 4.1%
• Logninian- 2.9%
• Mercedan- 2.3%
• Argonian- 1.9%
• Melian- 1.5%
• Tyrian- 1.3%
• Aeolian- 1.2%
• Paulian- 1.1%
• Penesan- 0.3%
• Lindan- 0.2%
• Other- 2.2%

Kosav- 16.5%

• Tengarians- 4.5%
• Yugian- 4.3%
• Reteznian-2.9%
• Curinian- 2.4%
• Pelonian- 2.0%
• Toneskin- 0.4%

Commigrati- 12.5%

• Alarian- 4.9%
• Aedethan- 3.3%
• Ebonian- 3.0%
• Lilean- 1.3%

Nymerian- 8.4%

• Alpanian-Nymerian- 4.4%
• Hypolitan- 1.6%
• Masensen- 1.4%
• Noman- 1.0%

Others- 10.5%

• Taranian- 3.5%
• Attian- 3.3%
• Odestan- 1.3%
• Vlandian- 1.0%
• Samar- 0.8%
• Jewish- 0.5%
• Other- 1.1%

Languages

First Spoken Languages
Language			Percentage
Alpanian			28.9%
Hellian			19.1%
Caprinan			6.2%
Eritian			5.3%
Alarian			4.7%
Tengarian			4.4%
Yugian			4.0%
Aedethan			3.1%
Lavinian			3.0%
Ebonian			2.9%
Reteznian			2.7%
Curinian			2.3%
Mercedan			2.2%
Viacaline			2.0%
Pelonian			1.8%
Odestan			1.2%
Lilean			1.2%
Noman			1.2%
Crescan			1.1%
Lorican			0.4%
Caligian			0.2%

Alpanian
Hellian
Eritian
Odestan
Tengarian
Yugian
Reteznian
Pelonian
Mercedan
Curinian
Lilean
Caprinan
Lavinian
Crescan
Lorican
Noman
Caligian
Alarian
Ebonian
Aedethan
Viacaline

Religion

Religion in the Holy Aventine Empire

  Alpanian Catholic (48.4%)

  Hellian Catholic (20.2%)

  Nymerian Catholic (8.4%)

  Yugian Catholic (6.5%)

  Aurentine Catholic (6.1%)

  Tengarian Catholic (4.3%)

  Mercedan Catholic (2.2%)

  Odestan Catholic (1.6%)

  Vlandian Catholic (.8%)

  Theodelphianism (.8%)

  Jewish (.5%)

  Other religions (.1%)

Alpanian Catholic- 62.9%

• Alpanian Rite- 48.4%
• Nymerian Rite- 8.4%
• Aurentine Rite- 6.1%

Hellian Catholic- 35.7%

• Hellian Catholic-20.2%
• Yugian Catholic- 6.5%
• Tengarian Catholic- 4.3%
• Mercedan Catholic- 2.3%
• Odestan Catholic- 1.6%
• Vlandian Catholic- 0.8%

Other- 1.4%

• Theodelphianism- 0.8%
• Jewish- 0.5%
• Other- 0.1%