Ceylonia

Ceylonia, officially the Ceylon Republic, is a sovereign country in southeastern Crona. It is the southernmost country in Crona, located on a mostly flat plain of land. With a land area of 892,458 square kilometers and a population of almost 35 million, Ceylonia shares a land border to the northwest with Tierrador, along with a maritime border to the north with the Cape. Ceylonia's capital, along with its largest city, is Santa Maria, a coastal city located along the Bahía Roja towards the center of the nation. Other major urban areas include Nueva Sierra, East Sačia, Antakee, Canteja, and Saqauwee. Ceylonia is a member of the League of Nations and the CCDO, and contains one of the strongest economies in South Crona, with a nominal GDP of $1.5 trillion.

Throughout its history, Ceylonia's governance was mostly at the helm of other, much more powerful nations. During the 6th to 13th centuries, Ceylonia was a colony of the Qabóri Woqalate, being conquered in 677 AD. This time was relatively unstable for the colony, as the majority of the Ceylon people rejected the Qabóri government's policies. In 1411, members from the Qopakee tribe revolted against Qabór, beginning the Qopakee Wars, which lasted for nearly sixty years. In 1468, the colony was granted its independence from Qabór, under the condition that it become a vassal state, thus creating the Woqalate of Qopakee. The newly-founded vassal state was much more stable and technologically-advanced than the colony, taking a lot of political and economic influence from its former colonial power. The Woqalate lasted for 200 years, until the arrival of Sarpedonian settlers in the late 1600s. In 1701, Ceylonia was officially established as a Cartadanian colony, after settlers raided the Bahía Roja and establishing the city of Santa Maria. Ceylonia's modern history was heavily molded by Cartadanian colonization from the 19th to 20th century. It began with, and was for centuries limited to, coastal settlements and trading posts established starting in the late 17th century along the Sea of Orixtal, though it was considered to be the most important of Cartadania's Cronan continental territories due to its location. Unlike with Porlos in the 19th century, Cartadanian settlers had already established themselves in the interior of Ceylonia during the 18th century as geographic barriers like rivers had already defined neighboring territories, limiting the extent to which the country could grow. Thus, the borders of Ceylonia have remained largely the same since its establishment as a territory in 1704.

Ceylonia has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy is among the fastest-growing in the world, in part due to foreign investment and economic bolstering from Tierrador, Cartadania and Alstin. Ceylonia is considered a stand-out economy within the region due to its quick advancement throughout the 20th century, in spite of the standard of living remaining low for a large part of the populations of neighboring countries, Ceylonian people enjoy an average standard of living, heavily influenced by powers such as Tierrador and Alstin. In tandem, the life expectancy in Ceylonia is among the highest in the region at 78.2 years. Though its economy is still based rather heavily on agriculture (~26% of the economy), industry is rapidly growing, mainly food and beverages, chemical manufacturing, and aluminum and petroleum production, as well as the tourism sector. The country, though not a part of UNESARP, benefits from the economic output of the union and utilizes its currency, the Real. It is also part of the Community of Lusophone Nations, an international organization representing countries and regions where Cartadanian is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are lusophones (Cartadanian speakers), or where there is a notable affiliation with Cartadanian culture.

Government
Ceylonia is a unitary semi-presidential republic with a multi-party system. The country has maintained a liberal democratic system under its 1947 Constitution, which replaced a colonial charter that leaned the government as an administrative division of Cartadania. It is also a unitary republic, in which the central government holds the most power and can create administrative divisions. The Ceylonian system of government consists of several elements derived from the political systems of Cartadania, including a written constitution, a bicameral congress, and an autonomous Supreme court. The Ceylonian government is separated into three branches: the bicameral National Assembly, which is separated into the Senate and the Chamber of Emissaries, and serves as the legislative branch of the nation; the executive branch, which consists of the Head of State (President) and the Council of Ministers, led by the Prime Minister; and the judicial branch, which consists of the Ceylon Supreme Court.

Administrative divisions
Ceylonia is separated into 13 provinces and 2 independent cities, the capital city of Santa Maria and the westernmost city of East Sačia. Under the Ceylon Constitution, the 13 provincial have an elected provincial government composed of the Provincial Governor and the Provincial Assembly. The governor constitutes the executive body, proposes budgets, and creates decrees, resolutions, and provincial programs. The Provincial Assembly, the province's legislative body, debates and votes on budgets, supervises provincial elected officials, and is able to hold votes on removing the governor, deputy governor, or any member of the assembly from office if they see fit. The provincial governor and the Provincial Assembly serve a term of four years, without immediate reelection. These governments plan regional development, execute public investment projects, promote economic activities, and manage public property. Independent cities, such as the cities of Santa Maria and East Sačia, are administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor. The goal of devolving power to regional and municipal governments was among others to improve popular participation. NGOs played an important role in the decentralization process and still influence local politics. Some areas of Ceylonia are defined as metropolitan areas which overlap district areas. The largest of them, the Santa Maria metropolitan area, is the seventh-largest metropolis in the Cronan continent.

Foreign policy
Ceylonia's foreign policies have mostly been heavily influenced by three nations: Tierrador, Alstin, and Cartadania. Ceylonia joined the League of Nations following its independence in 1947 and the CCDO in 2030. Historically, the nation has mostly followed the foreign policy of Cartadania, its former colonial power. However, throughout the 1950s and 60s, it has aligned most of its foreign policy and relations with its western neighbor, Tierrador, all while still keeping close ties with the Sarpedonian power. Ceylonia mostly remained neutral during the Occidental Cold War, with the exception being the Akwachee War, in which it assisted Tierrador in invading the rogue nation of La Plazal in 1965, along with the Mosquito War, where it once again helped Tierrador in their campaign against Istrenya. In the 21st century, Ceylonia participated in assisting its Cronan neighbors and Occidental peers in the lengthy conflict against Varshan in Central and Northern Crona.