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| '''Official languages''' || {{wp|Greek language|Istroyan}}<br>{{wp|Lemnian language|Eteo-Melotic}}<br>[[Coscivian civilisation#Languages_and_Literatures|Coscivian]]
| '''Official languages''' || {{wp|Greek language|Istroyan}}<br>{{wp|Lemnian language|Eteo-Melotic}}<br>[[Coscivian civilisation#Languages_and_Literatures|Coscivian]]
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| '''State Church''' || [[Catholic Church]]
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| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || MLE
| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || MLE
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====The Kazomal Revolt====
====The Kazomal Revolt====
====Sunderance====
The [[Kiravian Remnant]] continued to be recognised, both within the Melians and internationally, as suzerain over the Melians after the Federalist government's ejection from [[Great Kirav]], but this state of affairs was complicated by the vast distance between the Melians and the new seat of the Kiravian state on [[Æonara]] and its remoteness from other Remnant territories, the nearest being the embattled [[Sydona]]. As a result, during this period the Melian Isles became increasingly autonomous due to pressure from below and acquiescence from above, with [[Cities of Æonara#Vaśyansar|Vaśyansar]] devolving most functions to the locally-elected Parliament and President and exercising its rights to legislate for the territory with great restraint. Prime Executive [[Séan Kæśek]] at one point considered selling sovereign rights over the Melians to Urcea or Caphiria, but was dissuaded by influential elders of the Christian Democratic Party and Elamite Order numeraries for whom guardianship of the Seven Churches was of immense symbolic importance relating to Kiravia's position in the Christian world.
After the Kiravian Remnant developed a nuclear arsenal, the deployment of nuclear-armed submarines to Mirśamur Naval Base in the Melians helped to reassure denizens of the Kiravian Remnant's potency as a protecting power.


===Post-Restoration===
===Post-Restoration===
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| Avigdor Vanalasial
| Pavlos Tsongas
| style="text-align:center;" | Christian Civic Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Christian Civic Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
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| Theophanws Katsiyan
| Theophanos Kephalas
| style="text-align:center;" | Melian Democratic Party ([[Regional Kiravia Caucus|RKC]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Melian Democratic Party ([[Regional Kiravia Caucus|RKC]])
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| Epaphras Arximeden
| Èpavran Arximeden
| style="text-align:center;" | New Democratic Party ([[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | New Democratic Party ([[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]])
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The three main ethnic groups living in Istroya are the majority native Istroyan Melotes (78-81% of the population), [[Coscivians]] (9-12% of the population), and "Levantines", with the third term encompassing all Occidental Christians, not just those with roots on the Levantine continent. Smaller numbers of [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christians]] and Alsharic people also live in the islands.  
The three main ethnic groups living in Istroya are the majority native Istroyan Melotes (78-81% of the population), [[Coscivians]] (9-12% of the population), and "Levantines", with the third term encompassing all Occidental Christians, not just those with roots on the Levantine continent. Smaller numbers of [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christians]] and Alsharic people also live in the islands.  


Some three percent (3%) of the population are Istro-Coscivians with ties to both the Istroyan and Coscivian communities. Istro-Coscivians are officially recognised as a distinct ethnic group and ''tuva'' in the Kiravian Federacy proper, but this recognition has not been extended to the Melian Isles themselves, where members of the community may be registered either as Istroyans or "Melian Coscivians" by the authorities.
Some three percent (3%) of the population are Istro-Coscivians with ties to both the Istroyan and Coscivian communities. Istro-Coscivians are officially recognised as a distinct ethnic group and ''tuva'' in the Kiravian Federacy proper, but this recognition has not been extended to the Melian Isles themselves, where members of the community may be registered either as Istroyans or "Melian Coscivians" by the authorities. Unlike most other overseas Coscivian ''mestiço'' groups, Istro-Coscivians may have either Istroyan or Kiravian patrilines.


The Jethrovians are a small ethnoreligious group that practices a derivative of Pythagorean monotheism. The Jethrovians originated from the Melian Isles, but today only a small community of three thousand remain, mostly in the Ephesian suburb of Midianos. Instead, the majority of Jethrovians today live in the [[Sydona Islands]] and [[Kaviska]].
The Jethrovians are a small ethnoreligious group that practices a derivative of Pythagorean monotheism. The Jethrovians originated from the Melian Isles, but today only a small community of three thousand remain, mostly in the Ephesian suburb of Midianos. Instead, the majority of Jethrovians today live in the [[Sydona Islands]] and [[Kaviska]].
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Before the arrival of Christianity, the predominant worldview on the islands was {{wp|Pythagoreanism}}.  
Before the arrival of Christianity, the predominant worldview on the islands was {{wp|Pythagoreanism}}.  
[[File:Mar Toma church urmia.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Mar Toma church urmia.jpg|thumb]]
The majority of Melians are Catholics worshipping according to the Old Istroyan Rite. Latin Rite and Coscivian Rite parishes also exist in all the major population centres. Churches of Audonian tradition are also present. Other Christian denominations maintain chapels and ministries in the vicinity of the main pilgrimage sites. Religious toleration is in effect and the Kiravian administration welcomes all pilgrims; however the [[Catholic Church]] is upheld as the religion of the state and receives public support.
====Language====
====Language====
The majority and first official language of the Melian Isles is {{wp|Greek language|Istroyan}}. Each island is regarded as having its own subdialect of Melian Istroyan, which in general differs from other Istroyan dialects due to linguistic drift and the influence of other languages, particularly Audonian and Coscivian languages.  
The majority and first official language of the Melian Isles is {{wp|Greek language|Istroyan}}. Each island is regarded as having its own subdialect of Melian Istroyan, which in general differs from other Istroyan dialects due to linguistic drift and the influence of other languages, particularly Audonian and Coscivian languages.  
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