Kensonia

Kensonia is a state of the Kiravian Federacy located in the Western Highlands of Great Kirav. It borders Asperidan to the south and Kyllera to the west.

Politics and Governance
Kensonia's lawmaking body is the Kensonia State Assembly, which is eleced biennially by. Each countyships returns 5 members to the State Assembly. The legislature is nonpartisan and has a strong volunteer ethos. Assemblymen are granted a stipend of ◊3,000 plus coverage of closely-scrutinised travel and lodging expenses while the Assembly is in session Typical Western Highlands nonpartisan volunteerist crap, referenda.

The Chief Executive of Kensonia is elected every five years by plurality vote. Like the legislature, the Chief Executure is a nonpartisan office. It is not subject to term limits, but a Chief Executive who has been elected twice or more can be subjected to a at anytime past the first year of a given term.

Kensonian political culture has strong underpinnings reflecting a society that values self-reliance and stands to benefit little from federal intervention. In federal elections, the state is a stronghold for the Liberty Group cadre.

Society & Culture
Kaskem, Gērem subgroups, weird Coscivian tribes, Aboriginals

Economy
Mining continues to form the backbone of the Kensonian economy, taking advantage of deposits of titanium, nickel, uranium, thorium, and silver found in the state's mountains, as well as iron deposits in the southern edge of the Steel Mountains that run into the state's northeastern quarter. Over time, improved automation has decreased the number of Kensonians directly employed by the mining industry, but minerals account for a majority of the state's export earnings. Forestry accounts for the second-largest share of export revenues, consisting mostly of unprocessed softwood timber from the state's coniferous alpine forests.

Many Kensonians practice subsistence agriculture, but the state's mountainous terrain and rather poor soils have inhibited the development of a significant commercial farming sector.

With the advent of air travel making the state more accessible to Kiravians from the coastal states, tourism has grown into a major industry in Kensonia. According to the Executive for Business & Travel Promotion, over a million tourists (equivalent to just over 1/4 of the resident population) visit the state annually to take advantage of Kensonia's many ski and alpine resorts, scenic state and national parks, historical sites relating to the colonisation of the Western Highlands, craft breweries, and Aboriginal gambling houses.

Notable Kensonians

 * Kexarin Rénkédar - Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy, 21190-21195. Born and raised in Rivūlet, currently living in County Steve.
 * Fyren Raidhvód - Longest-serving Chief State Executive of the Kiravian Federacy under the Cólsylvar, Rénkédar, Mérovin, and early Candrin adminsitrations. Born in Nílefarn, currently living in Morvinośta.
 * Epimeþeus Bristokònuv - Captain of the Saar-Silverda Brigands LHL hockey team. Born in Kensocivon.