Gran Aligonia
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Principality of Gran Aligonia Principado da Gran Aligonia | |
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| Motto: "Vi libertatis." "Force of Liberty." | |
 Location of Gran Aligonia in Scipia | |
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| Capital and largest city | Villa Romera |
| Official languages | Aligonian |
| Ethnic groups (2018) | Aligonian (92.15%) Latin (4.44%) Yisraeli (3.31%) |
| Demonym(s) | Aligonian |
| Government | Semi-Constitutional Monarchy |
• Prince | Veremundo Abellán |
• Duke of Odigal | Verucio Abellán |
• Great Minister | Carlo Obleto |
| Legislature | Great Ministry |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 4% |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 968864 |
• Census | 2015 |
• Density | 221/km2 (572.4/sq mi) |
| Gini (2018) | 57.7 high |
| HDI (2018) | 0.821 very high |
| Currency | Florin (Ƒ) (GAF) |
| Time zone | BCT (+0) |
| Date format | YYYY/MM/DD |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +20 |
| Internet TLD | .ga |
Gran Aligonia, formally referred to as the Principality of Gran Aligonia (Aligonian: Principado da Gran Aligonia) or more rarely as Aligonia, is a sovereign country and microstate located in the Periclean Sea, approximately 252 km off of the coast of Lusittia, with which it shares a maritime border. Gran Aligonia's location in the Periclean Sea has made it a historically important stop on trade routes along the coastline, bridging Belisarian and Scipian shipping lanes, lending it the moniker of Gateway to the Periclean.
Located on the Aligonian archipelago, Gran Aligonia has an area of 4,384 km2 (0.780 sq mi), making it one of the geographically smallest nations in the world and the smallest nation in Scipia. With a population density of 221 inhabitants per km2 and a total population of 968,864, Gran Aligonia is also one of the smallest nations in the world by population.
Gran Aligonia is a principality governed under a form of semi-constitutional monarchy, with Prince Veremundo I as head of state. Although Prince Veremundo is a constitutional monarch, he wields immense political power and is often considered an absolute monarch. The House of Abellán rose to power 1949 after the end of Yisraeli occupation of the archipelago, in the Third West Scipian War of 1949. The official language is Aligonian, a Latinesque language, but Yisraeli Anglic, Lusittian, and Latin are widely spoken and understood by different sections of the island's population. Despite Gran Aligonia's independence and separate foreign policy, its defense is the responsibility of Latium; the Latin Navy maintains a base at Sidora. However, Gran Aligonia also maintains a national gendarmerie and several national military units, including a small air force.
Since the rise of the House of Abellán, Gran Aligonia's temperate climate, scenery, and gambling facilities have contributed to the principality's status as a tourist destination and recreation center for the world's hyper-wealthy. Gran Aligonia has been one of the world's major banking centers since the mid-14th century and continues to treat the financial industry as one of its priorities. The nation has recently sought to diversify its economy into the services sector and small, high-value-added, non-polluting industries. Gran Aligonia has no income tax, low business taxes, and is well known for being a tax haven.