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'''Provinces''' (''Banlieueregio'') are the highest level [[Administrative_divisions_of_Caphiria|administrative divisions]] of [[Caphiria|Caphiria]]. There are currently 26 provincial-level divisions, classified into 21 provinces, 1 Administrative Province, and 4 Possessions. Provinces are | '''Provinces''' (''Banlieueregio'') are the highest level [[Administrative_divisions_of_Caphiria|administrative divisions]] of [[Caphiria|Caphiria]]. There are currently 26 provincial-level divisions, classified into 21 provinces, 1 Administrative Province, and 4 Possessions. Provinces are run by its elected chief administrator, the [[Praetor|Praetor]], who serves as the legal representative of the Imperator. However, Praetors have ''de facto'' authority over their province and the Imperator rarely interferes at the provincial level. The government of the province is called the ''provinciarum'', holding legal and administrative jurisdiction within its bounds. | ||
Only by majority vote from the [[Imperial_Senate|Senate]] can provinces be formed or dissolved; not even the Imperator has the (legal) unilateral authority to admit a province into the Imperium. | Only by majority vote from the [[Imperial_Senate|Senate]] can provinces be formed or dissolved; not even the Imperator has the (legal) unilateral authority to admit a province into the Imperium. | ||
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Provinces can perform additional functions, based on varying local laws in each region. In addition, provinces have considerable discretionary power over infrastructural spending, e.g., education, public transit, universities and research, and assistance to business owners. This has meant that the heads of wealthy provinces such as [[Luria|Luria]] and [[Caseni|Caseni]] can be high-profile positions. | Provinces can perform additional functions, based on varying local laws in each region. In addition, provinces have considerable discretionary power over infrastructural spending, e.g., education, public transit, universities and research, and assistance to business owners. This has meant that the heads of wealthy provinces such as [[Luria|Luria]] and [[Caseni|Caseni]] can be high-profile positions. | ||
==List of provinces== | ==List of provinces== | ||
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