Lyonine Empire

Lyonine Empire Lyonia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Onor lo Mòrt, Atacant dab Coratge" (French) ("Honor the fallen, forward with gallantry")
Anthem: "Lo Mòrt Març" ("The Fallen March")
Capital	Lyo City
Largest City	Corino City
Official languages	Lyonine, Fiorean
Ethnic groups	Lyonine Acronian Odentian Castarcian
Religion	Secular State
Demonym(s)	Lyonine
Government	Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchy
• Hegezar	Astolfo VII Lyoelle
Legislature	Congrès
Federal
• Arlesian Hegemony	c. 1660 (bce)
• Interregnum	c. 212
• Lyonine Empire	776
• War of Lyons	959 - 965
• Constitutional Reforms	30 April 1719
Population
• 2015 estimate	46.3 million
• Census	46,312,291
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.426 tr
• Per capita	$31,000
Gini (2018)	25.4 low
HDI	0.936 very high
Currency	Lys (Ꮭ) (LYS)
Time zone	Lyonine Standard Time (LST)
• Summer (DST)	Lyonine Summer Standard Time (LSST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+717
Internet TLD	.ly
^ While the Hegezar is bound by the Constitution which empowers the civilian government, certain powers are still delegated to the Sovereign by said Constitution.

Lyonia, officially the Lyonine Empire and the Commonwealth of Realms, is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy located on the southern shores of Vesperia in a subregion known as Elysia, bordering the Mar d'Oree to the East, the Lyonic Channel to the South and the Fale Ocean to the West. The nation consists of five semi-autonomous realms, each ruled by a hereditary monarch in conjunction with a local elected legislature. The Federal District houses the Capital city of Lyo and is situated in the south on the coast of the Lyonic Strait. The Federal District is bordered on three sides by the Kingdom of Fiore.

The Lyonine Empire enjoys warm relations with its neighbor Acronius though centuries of conflict hampered that for a long time. It's other neighbor Odentia maintains mild relations with the Empire. Relations are neutral towards the southern neigbor Merala and the farther eastern neighbor of Saizy. General foreign policy is built upon trade relations and cultural understanding with nations abroad.

Etymology

The name Lyonia or the Lyonic Realms likely comes from the lions that used to roam the mountains and the plains long ago. While most of them have died off due to encroachment of humans or through hunting, their legacy endures. The names were applied to the area for the first time in historical records dating back to the Interregnum of the 3rd Century and could also have been used due to the wide use of lions in heraldry at the time.