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== Nomenclature == | == Nomenclature == | ||
Upon its establishment, the territories taken from [[Caphiria]] by [[Urcea]] in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] were created as a new crownland, the Kingdom of Urlazio, with a supposed historical antecedent in the [[Latin Kingdom]]. As the name would suggest, initial documents envisioned this crownland as eventually incorporating all of the island, and its establishment allowed the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to claim rulership of the island - and its people - in pretense. These ambitions were quickly abandoned as a result of the [[Second Caroline War]], and the territory of the Kingdom never expanded much beyond its 21st century borders. The Kingdom became increasingly associated with its capital city, Lariana, and in international usage, pressure from the governments of Caphiria and [[Cartadania]] led many countries and their citizens to use the term "Kingdom of Lariana" instead. By the dawn of the 20th century, this usage entered increasingly common use in Urcea as well. The public within Lariana also embraced the term as a distinguishing mark, giving themselves a national identity apart from the rest of Urlazio. By the mid-20th century, the "Kingdom of Urlazio" left official use altogether as Urcea sought to avoid offending Cartadania. As of the 21st century "Kingdom of Lariana" is used by the public as well as by public officials, while documents usually refer to the realm as the "Kingdom in Urlazio". Despite this shift, the official name is still occasionally referenced in administrative documents, and the Apostolic King's titles still include it. | Upon its establishment, the territories taken from [[Caphiria]] by [[Urcea]] in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] were created as a new crownland, the Kingdom of Urlazio, with a supposed historical antecedent in the [[Latin Kingdom]]. As the name would suggest, initial documents envisioned this crownland as eventually incorporating all of the island, and its establishment allowed the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to claim rulership of the island - and its people - in pretense. These ambitions were quickly abandoned as a result of the [[Second Caroline War]], and the territory of the Kingdom never expanded much beyond its 21st century borders. The Kingdom became increasingly associated with its capital city, Lariana, and in international usage, pressure from the governments of Caphiria and [[Cartadania]] led many countries and their citizens to use the term "Kingdom of Lariana" instead. By the dawn of the 20th century, this usage entered increasingly common use in Urcea as well. The public within Lariana also embraced the term as a distinguishing mark, giving themselves a national identity apart from the rest of Urlazio. By the mid-20th century, the "Kingdom of Urlazio" left official use altogether as Urcea sought to avoid offending Cartadania. As of the 21st century "Kingdom of Lariana" is used by the public as well as by public officials, while documents usually refer to the realm as the "Kingdom in Urlazio". Despite this shift, the official name is still occasionally referenced in administrative documents, and the Apostolic King's titles still include it. | ||
==Geography== | |||
Lariana occupies the eastern portion of the island of [[Urlazio]], comprising about a quarter to a third of the island. Definitionally, it meets the parameters of a peninsula, being surrounded to the west by [[Caphiria]] by land and the [[Odoneru Ocean]], [[Sea of Urlazio]], and [[Sea of Canete]] to the north, south, and east respectively. Talionia is located at the {{wp|Equator}}, though most of the country is located north of it. Due to this position, all but the northernmost coastal area of the country is equatorial in climate. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||