Albinia

Albinian Republic Respüblike elbinyen
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Paçam defendiemis We shall defend peace
Anthem: Filer Vatanus Sons of the Nation
Capital and largest city	Noucastre
Official languages	Albinian
Ethnic groups	Albinian Taraesti Kayig
Demonym(s)	Albinian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Horat fil-Henövarib
• Prime Minister	Flavya fil-Serb Kretesüs
Legislature	Senet
Independence
Population
• 2022 census	8,107,522
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$57.38 billion
• Per capita	$7,078
HDI (2022)	0.795 high
Currency	Albinian denir ALD

Albinia (Albinian: Elbinye), officially the Albinian Republic (Albinian: Respüblike elbinyen), is a sovereign state in southern Auressia, bordered by Taraest to the west and the Hemetrian sea to the south. It has a population of over eight million, who are primarily concentrated in coastal cities. A unitary state, it is divided into eight provinces. The capital city and largest city of Albinia is Noucastre, a historical port city on the Hemetrian coast.

First inhabited by Rubic peoples, the land making up Albinia was conquered by the Sabarine empire and settled as a frontier province. This province was named Albinia, after the white marble which was its major export. Over the period of Sabarine occupation, Albinia would be strongly sabarinised, as the temperate coasts were a favorite of retired soldiers seeking their pension land. Despite its cultural ties, its distance from the sabarine core meant that as the empire faded, Albinia would increasingly assert its own independence. The emergent Principality of Noucastre, centred on the provincial capital, grew increasingly well connected with the Senitene empire to the south and the various Hassab domains, a cultural connection which began to influence Albinian culture and religious practice. The Kayig invasion of the first Senitene empire and emergence of the Neo-Senitene Empire increased this trend, with the process accelerated by Prince Ignet II's adoption of Senit as his religion and marriage to a Kayig merchant. This triggered a series of wars of religion, in which the throne passed between a succession of Perendist and Senitene claimants before being secured by the Senitene side with Kasarian backing. Albinia would remain a Kasarian client state throughout the medieval period, before being directly annexed in response to a Sulatian invasion in 1690. Again on the periphery of a much more powerful state, Albinia saw new cultural changes and began to adopt a new cultural and national identity which saw itself as the child of both empires while being itself independent. As the Neo-Senitene empire faltered throughout the 1800s, these ideological currents led to the Renesketye, a rebirth of Albinian nationalism. Several political movements began organising a revolt, which would take place in 1843 and easily overwhelm the faltering Kasarian garrisons. Newly independent, Albinia was uninvolved in the First Great War as it concerned itself with consolidating its borders. However, during the interwar period, religious tenions between Senitenes and Perendists reignited and, following the outbreak of the Second Great War, a Kasarian-backed junta siezed power. Following the armistice, violence between different religious political factions threatened to spill over into a civil war, leading the military to sieze power in a coup in 1951. Military rule continued for ten years, enforcing a brand of laicity which helped keep religious conflicts contained in the short term. Following a return to civilian rule in 1962, Albinian politics have remained more or less stable, though with simmering sectarian tensions ocassionally leading to protests or violence.

The modern Albinian state is broadly recognised as a free democracy, with regular and transparent elections for both its President and Senet. Albinian politics have been marred by accusations of corruption and sectarianism, as while explicitly confessional parties are illegal under the Constitution of 1962 there are strong affiliations with parties. The dominant Senitene party is the National Rally, while Perendists tend to support the Albinian Workers' Party. The current President of Albinia is Horat fil-Henövarib of the National Rally. Economically, Albinia lags behind much of Auressia, a byproduct of its political divisions and corruption. The largest economic contributers to Albinia's economy are tourism, agriculture, especially in the production of cheeses and wine, and mining.

Politics and government

Horat fil-Henövarib
President

Flavya fil-Serb Kretesüs
Prime-Minister

Demographics

Religion

Grand Türbe of Noucastre, the largest Senitene temple

Cathedral of Noucastre, a historic Perendist church