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'''Porfíria''' or '''Kiravian Cusinaut''' is an [[Overseas Regions|overseas region]] of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] located on the southern extreme of the [[Cusinaut]] subcontinent in northeastern [[Crona]]. The | '''Porfíria''' or '''Kiravian Cusinaut''' is an [[Overseas Regions|overseas region]] of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] located on the southern extreme of the [[Cusinaut]] subcontinent in northeastern [[Crona]]. The largest contiguous non-insular region of the Federacy, Porfíria comprises the provinces of [[Avenirskara]], the [[Green River Colony]], [[Northeast Territory]], the [[Porfíria (province)|Porfíria Colony]] ("Porfíria proper"), [[Rovaion]], [[Sakandaga]], [[Thendara]], and [[Tioga]]. Porfíria borders on [[New Harren]] to the east, Wallowaki to the west, and [[Netansett]] to the north. Its history as a Kiravian {{wp|settler colony}} begins in the 1650s, and was shaped by the development of regional and global trade networks and the unfolding of strategic competition between Kiravia, other colonial powers, and native polities. Today it is one of the better-developed territories of northern Crona, with a relatively high standard living, a product of the successful transplantation of {{wp|Why_Nations_Fail#Contrasting_two_types_of_institutions|resilient institutions}} from the mother country and rapid technological advancement under the [[Kiravian Remnant]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== |