Mérosar

Mérosar
State Capital
Country	Kiravian Federacy
State	Metrea
County	Bay
Government
• Provost	Antonin Vírtaléva (UIC)
Time zone	UTC-2:30 (West Kiravian Time)

Mérosar is the capital city of the Kiravian state of Metrea. Situated on Metrea Bay at the base of the peninsula of the same name, it is one of the oldest Coscivian settlements on the west coast of Great Kirav.

Economy

Mérosar has maintained one of the fastest-growing local economies in Kiravia since the end of Kirosocialism. Much of this growth has been driven by the information technology and biotechnology sectors, as well as other knowledge-intensive services and skill-intensive, high value-added manufacturing.

Mérosar is a port city serving as an important transportation link with Atrassica, Æonara, Paulastra, the Cape, and the Mid-Atrassic States.

Building in Mérosar

Demographics

West Coast Marine Coscivian is the primary language spoken in the city, and Coscivian Catholicism is the predominant religion.

The largest ethnic groups in Mérosar are those from the surrounding region, including Kastrovans, Serradans, Vèuskans, Lunstans, Ibarrans, and West Coast Ĥeirans among Coscivians, Ekxo people (a Kiravite Minority), and urbanised members of the Varekthari and Yutuxno urom tribes. Ethnic Kir are the largest ethnic group originating outside Farravonia. Immigrant populations are mainly from South Crona, including Tierradorian-Kiravians, or East Audonia (mainly Metzettans and Daxians whose forebears came to Metrea during the Silver Rush). There is a small but growing presence of North Cronans, mainly from the Mid-Atrassic States.

Points of Interest

Mérosar

• Mérosar Citadel - The oldest Kiravian military installation on the West Coast still in operation. The fort is currently home to:
  • Strategic Linguistics Institute - An establishment of the Defence Executive that provides advanced language instruction and translation services to the Kiravian Armed Forces.
  • Farravonian Battlegroup Headquarters - Joint command centre for the state defence forces of Metrea, Ilfenóra, and Cascada.
• Cetacean Institute - Premier marine biology institute dedicated to the study of cetaceans.
• Mérosar Institute of International Relations - Postgraduate school and research institution for international relations and comparative politics.
• VTTK DáltaRea - (Vodax Timoniútremitōklen DátaRea - "Public Economic Investment Company DáltaRea") Semiprivate corporation responsible for introducing DáltaRea, one of the first pre-World Wide Web online services, which continues to support 4.5-5.2 million connexions per month.