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Veneza Venice
State
State of Venice Estado de Veneza
Flag Official seal of Veneza Seal
Nickname:  The Northern Empire
Motto:  Novus ordo mundi
Anthem: Veneza Aeterna
Map of Cartadania with Veneza highlighted
Country	Cartadania
Before statehood	Venetian Territory
Admitted to the Union	9 July 1711 (4th)
Capital	Salezara
Largest city	Ciudura
Largest metro	Ciudura metropolitan area
Government
• Governor	Aarón Morillo
• Lieutenant Governor	Miguel Saavedra
Legislature	Veneza General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Emissaries
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Veneza
Senators	3
Chamber delegation	14
Area
• Total	170,565 km2 (65,856 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Elevation	26 m (85.3 ft)
Highest elevation (Mount Rolima)	462 m (1,515.8 ft)
Lowest elevation (Odoneru Ocean)	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	10,148,180
• Rank	11th
• Density	59.5/km2 (154.1/sq mi)
• Median household income	€79,993
• Income rank	8th
Demonym(s)	Venezano Venetian
Language
• Official language	Cartadanian
• Spoken language	Pelaxian Latin
Time zone	UTC-1:00 (Central Standard Time)
CCor abbreviation	VE
ISO 3166 code	CA-VE
Trad. abbreviation	Ven.
Website	www.veneza.gov.ca

Veneza state symbols
Flag of Veneza
File:Seal of the State of Veneza.svg Seal of Veneza
Living insignia
Amphibian	Hyla sarda
Bird	Sarpedonic flamingo
Butterfly	Aporia crataegi
Flower	Thespesia grandiflora
Mammal	Monk seal
Reptile	Trioceros jacksonii
Tree	Euterpe precatoria
Inanimate insignia
Dinosaur	Eoraptor
Food	Moqueca
Fossil	Eoraptor
Gemstone	Amethyst
Mineral	Granite
Motto	Novus ordo mundi
Nickname	The Northern Empire
Shell	Charonia
Song	Veneza Aeterna
State route marker
Veneza state route marker
List of Cartadanian state symbols

Veneza, officially the State of Venice (Cartadanian: Estado de Veneza), is a state located on the north-central coast of the Cartadania. With 10.2 million residents across a total area of about 170,565 square kilometres (65,856 sq mi), Veneza is the eleventh most populous and eighth-most extensive state in Cartadania. The state capital is the city of Salezara in central Veneza, while Ciudura is the most populous city in the state, located along the northeastern coast. The Ciudura metro area is the most populous urban region in the state, with 4.1 million residents spread amongst three counties.

Veneza is the only state in Cartadania's history that has merged with another. In 1881, Veneza merged with then-Sonora and Vittoria, forming the identically named regions within the state. The history of the merger can be seen in the unusual nature of the county borders between the original Venetian counties and those of the Sonora and Vittoria regions in that the counties of Veneza are irregular in their borders while the counties of Sonora and many in Vittoria have relatively flat edges and squared-off shapes. Symbolically, the state has remained relatively unchanged over the 342 years it has existed.

Since the mid-20th century, Veneza has experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. Its $815.7 billion economy is the ninth-largest of any Cartadanian state; the main sectors are tourism, hospitality, agriculture, real estate, and transportation. Veneza is well-renowned for its beach resorts, amusement parks, warm and sunny climate, and nautical recreation; attractions such as Arcanum, the Bridgeton Launch Center, and Columbia Beach draw tens of millions of visitors annually. Veneza is a popular destination for retirees, seasonal vacationers, and both domestic and international migrants; it hosts nine out of the ten fastest-growing communities in Cartadania. The state's close proximity to the ocean has shaped its culture, identity, and daily life; its colonial history and successive waves of migration are reflected in Alshari, Audonian, Cronan, Indigenous, and Levantine influences. Veneza has attracted or inspired writers such as Riley Jude Cote, Giulitta Rauseo, and Jacques Vandame, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes, particularly in golf, tennis, auto racing, and water sports.

Veneza's state legislature is the Veneza General Assembly, which was established in July 1665, making it the second oldest current law-making body in Cartadania. It is made up of a 50-member Senate and a 150-member Chamber of Emissaries, a trait it retained from the first republic. The state government is unique in how it treats cities and counties, manages local roads, and prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms. Veneza's economy has many sectors: agriculture in the Gipulla Valley; high-tech industry in Southwestern Veneza; and military facilities in the Toledoba area, the site of the state's main seaport.

History

The area that today corresponds to the Venetian territory was already inhabited by indigenous peoples from approximately 12,000 BC, similar to other states in the area. These people, who eventually came to be known as the Ettian native to Alexandria, are the oldest continuously existing civilization in northern Sarpedon.

Although Alexandria's coast was a site of interest for the Adonerii league, and Serdica (today part of New Venceia) was a port city of Adonerum, Veneza did not see much in terms of development due to its position so far west. The only such settlement in the area that was known to have an Adonerii population was Toledoba, the site of Veneza's largest seaport. Many historians believe that it was probably of similar purpose as Serdica had been early on–one of agricultural production. Veneza began as the West Alexandria Territory (WAT), and because Alexandria was a directly controlled colony of Caphiria, Alexandria, and consequently Veneza, remained relatively undeveloped early on. In fact, it was left relatively unchanged aside from a few small port towns, and although east Alexandria focused mostly on the coastal production of sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, and other crops that were then exported back south to urban Caphiria, Veneza served little purpose.

Territorial split

Although Veneza remained part of Alexandria until the mid-17th century, the distance between Calaine and the developing towns of Veneza's western border was great enough for Calaine to grant those localities a great deal of autonomy. In this era, Veneza, separated from Alexandria by large swaths of savanna, developed more similarly to Santiago, and although the two states do not share a border, this was one of several ways Verona influenced the state. Nonetheless, Veneza developed a very unique and, due to its low population early on, agrarian culture.

Between 1640 and the territorial split in 1665, Veneza constructed the city of Arlington in what is today Columbia County. Here, the state constructed its own government buildings, originally presented as secondary locations for Calaine to meet, the actual motive behind the construction was very soon realized. On 3 January 1665, the Venetian territory sent six representatives to Calaine to advise then-governor Marce Pinelli that the territory would govern itself from the newly constructed city. Contrary to expectation, Pinelli and the General Assembly agreed to this stipulation and the request was further sent to Venceia. Veneza had a soft start to self-government and was only challenged when the Luson states, Veneza included, decided to split from Caphiria in 1671.

Venetian Republic and First Cartadanian Republic

In 1671, Veneza did not join Alexandria, Santiago, and Verona in creating a loose confederation, instead opting to create its own republic. This was very short-lived due to economic instability and inability to obtain certain resources from other countries due to lack of international recognition. Thus, in 1675, Veneza joined the First Cartadanian Republic as its fourth state.

Veneza remained a relatively undeveloped state for much of the first republic up until the Ano Roxo. This event, which would be the most gruesome on domestic soil in Cartadania's recorded history, caused a dramatic shift in the state's growth models. Nonetheless, the development of other cities was continuously minor and the state's interior remained untouched.

Second Republic

Veneza's entry into the second republic was a turning point in the state's history politically more intense than even that of the Ano Roxo. Veneza had long been a conservative state, a characteristic that it held alone amongst the Luson states. With the incorporation of Ciudara and Salezara, the state began to shift more from an agrarian society to an industrial and suburban one. The 19th-century was marked by a population boom that saw Veneza's population increase from just over half a million to over 3 million in less than a century. Arlington, the original capital of Veneza, saw its population cross 400,000 at the end of the 1880s and was the state's largest city until the Great War.

The first settlements and towns in southern Veneza were founded much later than those in the northern part of the state. The first permanent Cartadanian settlers arrived in the early 19th century. People came from Santiago to southern Veneza and the Taínean islands west of the Odridian peninsula to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the Venetian Reef near Carina Island.

The state officially ratified Cartadania's second constitution on 9 July 1711. For much of the time after, it focused on urbanization in and around central coastal Columbia County and Toledoba. It focused heavily on the economies of these regions and the residents of the areas generated some very creative methods to improve them. In 1881, Veneza absorbed the former states of Sonora and Vittoria. Failure to maintain a functional economy left these two states with a tough decision–dig themselves out of the hole or merge with another state willing to accept the financial burden. Alexandria and Santiago both denied requests for annexation, citing too large an economic "pit", while Veneza conditionally accepted the request under the requirement that both states needed to come to an agreement on how to end their economic downturn. Following the models of Veneza and Verona, Sonora and Vittoria were able to pull themselves out of poverty but still opted to merge with Veneza, forming the identically named regions within the state. The history of the merger can be seen in the unusual nature of the county borders between the original Venetian counties and those of the Sonora and Vittoria regions in that the counties of Veneza are naturally irregular in their borders while the counties of Sonora and many in Vittoria have relatively flat edges and squared-off shapes. To date, it is the only state merger to occur in Cartadania's history.

Great War and modern history

When Cartadania entered the Great War, the position of Veneza gave it a great advantage–it had access to the Odoneru. As a result, the navy constructed a second naval base in Toledoba, a sister site to Elentia Naval Station. It was also expanded to have operations for the air force and army, officially becoming Joint Base Toledoba, and Veneza's coastal cities in Columbia County have large defense manufacturing sectors as well, with Angelico subsidiary Allocca having its headquarters in Salezara and manufacturing sites across the county and state.

Though Cartadania's primary domestic goal during the Great War was securing its border with Caphiria, a situation in which Veneza had no major role, Veneza did play a large part in the international commitments made by Alahuela, where its manufacturing sectors were operating well above their anticipated output. Veneza saw the largest upheaval in its population during this time frame, a jump of 4 million which caused a lot of state resources to be overwhelmed. Coupled with the stream of migration from the state's new interior to the coasts and the General Assembly was forced to pass laws regarding urbanization and development.

The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought many political reforms to Veneza. In a series of laws passed between 1892 and 1908, reformers worked for standard state-issued ballots (rather than those distributed and marked by the parties); obtained closed voting booths to prevent party workers from "assisting" voters; initiated primary elections to keep party bosses from selecting candidates; and had candidates listed without party symbols.

In 1941, Veneza was described as still being very largely an empty State. Subsequently, the growing availability of air conditioning, the climate, and a low cost of living made the state a haven. In an effort to reverse depopulation due to the loss of working-class industries, the state initiated urban renewal projects in the 1960s. Some resulted in the break-up of intact residential neighborhoods, producing social volatility, and some older residential areas around the state have had units renovated and have become popular with new populations.

Today, with a census population of 10.2 million residents, Veneza is the eleventh-most populated state in Cartadania. It has the third-fastest growth rate in the country, after Milan and Trentino. The population of Veneza has boomed in recent years with the state being the recipient of the largest number of out-of-state movers in the country as of 2020. The state's growth has been widespread, as cities throughout the state have continued to see population growth.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Veneza

Education

Main article: Education in Veneza

Primary and secondary education

See also: List of school districts in Veneza

Higher education

See also: Colleges and universities in Veneza