Lurona

Republic of Lurona Repubblica di Lurona Luronako Errepublika
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Location of Lurona in Stratea
Location	Gulf of Atily region of Stratea
Capital and largest city	Bellanera
Official languages	Caputian, not!basque
Recognised regional languages	not!georgian, not!dargwa
Ethnic groups	By race: 52% Caputian 42% not!basque 2% not!dargwa 4% Other
Religion	72% Benevianism 18% Bhaism 1% Catholicism 1% Other Christians 8% Other
Demonym(s)	Luronan
Government	Federal Semi-Presidential Parliamentary Republic
• Prime Minister	Dacio Annunziato
• President	Costanzo Capello
Legislature	Parliament
Establishment
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Area
•	219,349 km2 (84,691 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	15,224,400 (TBD)
• 2020 census	15,211,800
• Density	70.24/km2 (181.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	₭319.45 billion
• Per capita	₭21,000 (TBD)
HDI (2018)	0.850 very high
Currency	Luronan Lira (LUR)
Time zone	+TBD
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	TBD
Internet TLD	.mn

Lurona, officially the Republic of Lurona (Caputian: Repubblica di Lurona, not!Basque: Luronako Errepublika), is a country located in the Gulf of Atily region of Stratea. Covering an area of 216,578 km² (83,621 sq mi), Lurona shares a border with Senarwa to the west, Vadurzil to the northwest, Aghankir to the north, Luxchqiri to the northeast, Mantocia to the east, and the Gulf of Atily to the south. With a population of 15.2 million, a slim majority of which are ethnic Caputian, Lurona is considered a crossroads between the Benevianism-dominated culture of northern Stratea and the majority-Bhai culture of southern Stratea, though nearly three-fourths of the population practices Benevianism. The Roclontane Mountains lie at the northern border of the nation.

Several ancient indigenous groups called the Gulf of Atily region their homes, many concentrated in the coastal savannahs of modern-day Mantocia but some calling the harsh deserts surrounding the inner Gulf of Atily their home. One of these groups were the Vigars (related to the modern-day Caputians and Ovist Caputians of Lurona) who inhabited the northern shoreline of the Gulf continuously since the 2nd century BCE. Another were the Nahasque, a group of desert nomads. Subjugated by the Mavonan Empire in 103 BCE, these groups' territories were integrated into the Mavonan province of Atilia. In 213, the Mavonans founded the city of Bellanera, which would later become the Luronan capital. During the split of the Mavonan Empire after the death of EMPERORTBD in 402, the province of Atilia fell under the rule of Upper Mavona. However, the Emperor of Upper Mavona based in TBDCITY was able to exert little influence over the region after the collapse of Middle Mavona in 483, and the lands west of the Mantocian coast were once again ruled by the Vigars. The Vigars annexed the last Mavonan holdovers in Atilia by 600, sacking the city of Rosella in present Mantocia and then establishing it as their base of operations. Starting in the 8th century, the Vigars led raids reaching as far as Pätschlàn, bringing wealth to the otherwise desolate Gulf of Atily. The Vigar king Mantocio the Swordborn centralized his territories into the Mantocian Kingdom in 1094 and converted to Benevianism.

However, after the death of Mantocio in 1103, his kingdom was swiftly invaded by the Bhaist Cagarian Dalamate, who had conquered the vast majority of the southern coast of the Gulf of Atily. Cagarian rule would last until 1157, when Vigar remnants under TBDDESCENDANTKING successfully laid siege to Bellanera. This led to the renewal of the Mantocian kingdom, though the Nahasque people opposed rule from Mantocia while the Caputians supported it. In 1338, Txurdin of Lurargia brokered a deal with King TBD of the Senar Kingdom, offering to raise an army to help the Senars deal with Bhai invaders if the Senars would help Txurdin free his lands. This led to the Lurargian revolts led by Txurdin; however, following his death, the Senars made peace with the Mantocians and annexed both Lurargia and Caputia. During their occupation, the Senars developed several ports and fortresses along the Gulf of Atily coast, both to develop their trade network with the rest of the continent and to counter the Sulan Dalamate. However, the territory of the Caputians would be seized by the Sulans in the 1540s, while the Nahasque briefly gained independence but fell to the Sulans in 1549. The territories would continue to exchange hands throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries until the Eastern Union Succession War led to the Caputians pledging their allegiance to the León dynasty and successfully overtaking the Nahasque.

Nationalist movements would grow in both Lurona and Mantocia throughout the early 19th century, however, and and the two countries gained independence from the León Monarchy during the Revolutions of 1857. Initially seen as a fragile republic prone to disagreements between the Nahasque and Caputians, a unique nationalist movement was successfully created by President Agazio Carinci to celebrate the two ethnic groups and their shared history. Largely uninvolved in the First Great War, Lurona expressed diplomatic support for the House of Santa Bárbara during the León Monarchy succession crisis. Petroleum was discovered in 1941, leading to a survey expedition led by Bouclier that discovered several more sites between 1942-43. Lurona used its influence as a major petroleum exporter to avoid deadly involvement in the Second and Third Great Wars.

Lurona is considered a middle power, having the third largest economy in the Gulf of Atily region. The nation's oil and natural gas reserves are the TBDth and TBDth largest in the world, respectively, but the nation has made efforts to become become less reliant on oil and gas by fostering a globally notable tourism industry. Lurona is a member of the Gulf of Atily Cooperation Forum.

See also

• Gulf of Atily (region)