Piraea

Piraean Republic Πειραιηκή Δημοκρατία Pireikí Dimokratía (Piraese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος» Elefthería í Thánatos "Freedom or Death"
Anthem: "Ύμνος προς την Ελευθερίαν" "The Homeland"
Piraea (dark green) in Euclea (dark grey).
Capital and largest city	Alikianos
Official languages	Piraese
Recognised regional languages	Novalian
Ethnic groups (2015)	Piraeans 83% Novalian 9% Others 8%
Demonym(s)	Piraean, Piraese
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• Presidency	Pavlos Kassapidis Stella Davakis Stefanos Xanthos
• Premier	Maria Theopeftatou
Legislature	Piraean Senate
Establishment
• 1st Piraean Empire	639 - 884
• 2nd Piraean Empire	1012 - 1368
• Grand Duchy of Alikianos	1729
• Kingdom of the Piraese	1857
• First Republic	1947
• Second Republic	1948
• Third Republic	1979
Population
• 2019 estimate	7,250,000
• 2017 census	7,484,889
• Density	86/km2 (222.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$207.062 billion
• Per capita	$27,664
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$113.299 billion
• Per capita	$15,137
Gini (2020)	29.7 low
HDI (2020)	0.870 very high
Currency	Drachma (₯) (PRD)
Time zone	Euclean Central Time
Date format	dd-mm-yy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+42
Internet TLD	.pr

Piraea (Pireás: Πειραεάς, tr. Peiraeás), officially the Piraean Republic (Pireás: Πειραεηκή Δημοκρατία, tr. Piraeikí Dimokratía) is a country in Southern Euclea located along the Acheloian Sea. It borders Amathia to the north, Etruria to the east and the disputed territory of Tarpeia to the south. Piraea has a population of approximately 7.4 million, which are concentrated in urban areas along the coast. Alikianos is the capital and largest city of the country, and is followed by Kissamos, Hersonissos and Tylissos.

Piraea is recognised as one of the most civilisations in Euclea. Its presence along the Acheloian and Solarian Seas as well as in the Aurean Straits is well documented in numerous texts that highlight the greatest extent of the Piraese city-states along both sides of the strait. This form of political organisation was crucial for Piraea in the development of the first forms of democracy and innumerable mathematical advances. However, between the year 300 and 200 BCE, city-states will progressively fall under Solarian influence, with the fall of Alikianos marking the end of the period. The previous developments that characterised Piraese city-states were later used as inspiration during the Solarian period in a moment of massive advances in philosophy and arts. The collapse of Solaria in hands of Marolevic tribes pushed Piraea to form the First Piraean Empire, which collapsed centuries later during the invasion of the Tagames. Piraese control over the territory was re-established under the Second Piraean Empire, although short living as internal turmoil and a lack of national identity took it to the collapse, initiating a period of foreign control of Piraea by Amathian, Novelian and Poveglian authorities.

In 1820, under the control of the Kingdom of Vespasia, ethnic Pirese joined in what is known as the October Uprising, which led to a War of Independence that lasted five years and proved effective in building a national narrative for Piraese identity. The revolution will last until 1925, when diplomatic intervention of Euclean powers concluded with the effective establishment of the Kingdom of Piraea. At the burst of the Great War, Piraea joined the Entente, declaring its support to Gaullica and declaring war on Etruria; however, the country got immersed in a series of internal conflicts that questioned the continuity of the monarchy. The defeat of the Entente and Piraea at the end of the war took the Kingdom to hand in Tarpeia to Etruria; this will take the popularity of the monarchy to the lowest and mark the start of a civil war that concluded a year later with the abdication and exile of the Royal Family. During the following years, Piraea will be under the control of an authoritarian military junta of far-right characteristics until 1979, when students and workers' massive protests took the government to pursue a consolidation of the regime through the vote of a plebiscite; the negative of the population concluded with the celebration of the first democratic elections and the start of a transition period.

Today, Piraea is a unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with a high standard of living. It is led by a collective Presidency composed by three members and a Premier, who acts as Head of Government. The economy is dominated by the service and industrial sectors, and counts with large contributions from the agriculture sector, in which Piraea is a leading exporter of cheese, olive oil and wines. The state provides social security and universal health care systems in addition to tuition-free primary and secondary education; corruption still plays a role in politics and has downgraded Piraea's status in numerous rankings. The country is a member of the Community of Nations, International Council for Democracy, Euclean Defence Treaty Organisation, Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs, and the International Trade Organisation; as of 2021, the country has formalised its intentions to be a member state of the Euclean Community and is a recognised candidate.

Etymology

The name Piraea comes from the Ancient Piraese name Πειραιεύς (Peiraieús), which roughly means 'the place over the passage'. Over time the Ancient Piraese evolved into the modern Πειραιάς (Piraeus). Piraea is the embricized version of Piraeus.

History

Classical period

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Peak extent of Piraean territories and colonies during the Classical period (750 - 200 BCE).

Geography

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  View of the name Valley.

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  Rock formations in the coast near name.

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  Cedars on the name mountain range.

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  Urban landscape of the town of name.

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  Olive plantations on the north plains.

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  Although desertification is a main environmental issue, mountains still see snow during winters.

Politics and government

Main article: Politics of Piraea

Stella Davakis
Chairwoman of the Presidency

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Premier of Piraea

Piraea is a unitary parliamentary republic, which is constituted in the 1979 Constitution of the Third Republic. Exective power is divided between the Head of State and a Head of Government; the first is consolidated in the collective figure of the Presidency, while the second, consists in the figure of Premier, who is appointed by the Chairperson of the Presidency after gaining the confidence of the legislature. As a secular nation, the constitution recognises the preponderant position of the Episemialist Church but grants the state protection of religious freedom; Piraea's constitution recognises important civil and Human Rights, freedom of speech and expression, and the adoption of a social state.

Interior view of the Piraean Senate, the unicameral legislature of Piraea in Alikianos.

The members of the Presidency are elected via universal suffrage and seats allocated between two for the party with the most votes and one for the second; as members of the Presidency are conceived as independent and non-partisans, Piraese political tradition requires them to resign to their places in their respective political parties. The three members serve for six years and their positions can be renewed one more time. While there is no higher position than the Presidency and the three members count with equal power, a ceremonial chairperson title for two years by each member. The figure of Head of Government, impersonated in the Premier, is appointed by the Presidency after gaining the confidence of the Senate; usually, nominees for the Premiership are party leaders of the most voted parties after general elections take place. The figure of Premier is who usually leads daily politics in Piraea as appoints members of the cabinet.