Provinces of Azmara

Revision as of 12:08, 25 April 2023 by Crylante (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Provinces of Azmara
Ryken âb Azmaara (Azmaran)
CategoryUnitary unit
Location Azmara
Created byBasic Law of 1933
Created1855
Number7 provinces
1 free city
PopulationsMinimum: Nordberg, 391,192
Maximum: Groonbank, 2,531,928
AreasMinimum (including water): Aalmsted, 416.15km2
Minimum (including water): Westmaark, 14,734.04km2
SubdivisionsFief
Municipality

Azmara is divided into eight first-level subdivisions: seven provinces and the free city of Aalmsted. Despite this official distinction, however, in common parlance all eight of Azmara's subdivisions are referred to as provinces. While the existence of the provinces as administrative entities is enshrined in the Basic Law of the Commonwealth of Azmara, Azmara is officially a unitary state and as such the provincial governments are subordinate to the national government and as such only have power over areas that the national government has seen fit to devolve power in.

The provinces of Azmara descend from the constituent entities of the Union of Groonbank-Westmaark and the Azmaran Confederation, each of which had its own royal house and significant autonomy over its own affairs with the exceptions of Aalmsted and Nordberg, which were administered by the central government. These entities were abolished by the Republic of Westmark and replaced with 21 departments, yet they would be restored with significantly reduced autonomy under the Kingdom of the Azmarans and would be reformed into provinces after the Revolution of 1855.