Sabaria
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Sabarine Directory Direzione delle Sabarina (Esmerian) | |
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 Flag | |
| Capital and largest city | Sabaria  35°94′N 0°0′E |
| Official languages | Esmerian |
| Demonym(s) | Sabarine |
| Government | Directorial republic |
| Legislature | Senate |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,804 km2 (6,488 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 5,328,000 |
• 2019 census | 5,290,336 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $31.48 billion |
• Per capita | $31,794 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $34.05 billion |
• Per capita | $34,390 |
| Gini | 38.8 medium |
| HDI |  0.873very high |
| Currency | Sabarine ducat (SDU) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (Western Auressian Time |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +55 |
| Internet TLD | .sa |
Sabaria (/sɑːbɑːriːɑː/; Esmerian: Sabarina, pronounced: /sɑːbɑːriːnːɑː/), officially the Sabarine Directory (Esmerian: Direzione delle Sabarina) is a landlocked sovereign state in Western Auressia, and is a constituent part of the Occidental Confederacy; it borders its fellow Occidental states, Palia and Fortaine, to the west and north respectively. Sabaria possesses an area of 16,804 km² (6,488 sq mi) and around 5.2 million people within that area; most reside within the City of Sabaria, for which the Directory is named.
Serving as one of the most important urban centres in the western world, Sabaria formed the nexus of the eponymous Sabarine Empire; in the first incarnation, its legions conquered the entirety of Occidental Auressia and spread their influence as far away as Sulatia. Later, as the Empire fractured under internal pressures and external conflict, the religious power of the Apostolic Church grew to become the dominant power in the city. Sabaria was one of the most important cities in the Second Sabarine Empire, but did not always wield political power under its own merit; it was often subjugated by neighbouring powers in an attempt to claim legitimacy via the legacy of Ancient Sabaria.
In the late 1700s, the concept of a Sabarine identity — separate from imperial or religious sentiments — began to emerge, and a republic was established along the lines of the Castelan government. When the Second Sabarine Empire was dissolved in the wake of the Great Upheaval, Sabaria served as the seat of the 1816 Congress (the First Compromise), establishing the Occidental Confederacy and re-shaping international relations for the ensuing century. It remained neutral in both Great Wars, but was annexed by an expansionist Lancero Palia, aiming to establish a renewed Sabarine Empire. The city faced extensive destruction during the war, and its post-war recovery was financed in large part by foreign investment.
Sabaria is a directorial republic, administered by an Executive Council appointed by the Senate, and which rotates the functions of the head of state among its four secular members. The other three seats are filled by representatives of the Apostolic Perendist and Sacrine Morist churches, as well as the Rasmi Regent's Court. With three major religions headquartered here, Sabaria is sometimes known as the "City of Worship". Today, Sabaria continues to be of marked global importance, and is sometimes considered to be the diplomatic capital of the world due to its central location and relative lack of allegiance to any major powers. The prime meridian runs through Sabaria. It is the entrenched capital of the Occidental Confederacy, hosting all branches of its administration since the post-1943 de-Lanzification efforts.