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In addition to mainland [[Levantia]] and its outlying islands, the greater [[Levantia|Levantine]] region is sometimes defined as including the [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and parts of [[Borealis]] even though it is a geologically separate island continent. [[Kiravia|Kiravians]] typically distinguish between their own island continent and the [[Levantia|Levantine]] mainland, and the terms ''Levantiax'' ("Levantine") and ''Levantiem''("Levantines") refer specifically to the mainland, while ''Ambrélevantiax'' and ''Bâvnélevantiax'' ("Greater Levantine" and "Wider Levantine") can include [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]].

Levantia runs the gamut from a tropical equatorial climate in the southern tip of [[Urcea]] to an arctic climate in the northern portions of [[Caergwynn]]. Northern [[Levantia]] is known for its infamous [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas Storm Belt]], which encompasses the northern regions of [[Fiannria]], [[Faneria]], new guy, [[Hendalarsk]], [[Yytuskia-Helvana]], [[Covina]], and [[Nahe]], characterized by frequent and powerful temperate cyclones, thunderstorms, and blizzards that have historically made marine navigation extremely dangerous in the area.

Other ethnocultural groups in [[Levantia]] include the [[Aboriginal Kiravites|Kirhavite Aboriginal tribes]], and the [[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]] peoples who migrated from distant Novērda to become the majority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]] and [[Uruvun]].

[[Levantine Catholic Church|Levantine Catholicism]] is the predominant religion on the continent, accounting for absolute majorities in all mainland [[Levantia]]n states and a sizeable, rapidly growing minority in [[Kiravia|Great Kirav]], where a majority of the population belong to related apostolic Christian churches. Catholic shrines and other holy sites abound and rates of religious practice remain consistently high across the continent, which houses the seat of the [[Kingdom of Rome|Holy See in Rome]]{{Citation needed}} and is considered the Catholic heartland of [[Ixnay]].

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[[Levantia]] is the most prosperous of [[Ixnay]]'s continents. It is home to the region's two largest economies ([[Kiravia]] and [[Urcea]]) as well as several other high-income developed nations. All countries in [[Levantia]] are considered highly developed, with strong tertiary and quaternary sectors and high standards of living. [[Levantia]]n economic strength has been bolstered by continental and regional integration under the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and the [[KATI]] free trade zone.

Arms manufacturing and other defense-related industries are a major component of the [[Levantia]]n economy, meeting a strong demand for weapons systems fueled by the active foreign policies of its members. Numerous major arms firms with an global presence base their corporate and manufacturing operations in [[Levantia]], including [[Armenwerke|Kiro-Kuhlfrosian Armenwerke]], [[Royal Sealift Company]], [[Lansing-Mitchell Weaponeering]] and [[Royal Hunting and Munitions Company]]. A massive domestic, non-governmental arms market exists due to high rates of gun ownership in [[Urcea]] and elsewhere, and a strong firearms and sporting tradition across much of the continent.

In modern history, [[Levantia]] has been a comparatively stable area. Centre-right to right-wing governments prevail across the continent.

Levantine policing is known for being centralized, state-run, and overt. It is the original civilian, publicly-funded policing model but newer more localized and egalitarian have taken hold in [[Crona]] and [[Ixnay]], known as {{wpl|Peelian_principles#Policing_by_consent|policing by consent}}. Thus, by exclusion, the older, more centralized model has coined the neologism "Levantine policing".