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=== Law enforcement ===  
=== Law enforcement ===  
Police Cruiser of Porta Bianca State Police
[[File:Porta Bianca State Police Cruiser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Police Cruiser of Porta Bianca State Police.]]
Porta Bianca's statewide police force is the Porta Bianca State Police. It is a division of the state's Department of Public Safety. Its troopers have statewide jurisdiction with power to enforce all laws of the commonwealth, including city and parish ordinances. The State Police are primarily a traffic enforcement agency, with other sections that delve into trucking safety and narcotics enforcement. Game wardens were formerly a part of the state police, but have since been relocated to the Department of Game and Wildlife.
Porta Bianca's statewide police force is the [[Porta Bianca State Police]]. It is a division of the state's Department of Public Safety. Its troopers have statewide jurisdiction with power to enforce all laws of the commonwealth, including city and parish ordinances. The State Police are primarily a traffic enforcement agency, with other sections that delve into trucking safety and narcotics enforcement. Game wardens were formerly a part of the state police, but have since been relocated to the [[Porta Bianca Department of Game and Wildlife|Department of Game and Wildlife]].


The elected sheriff in each parish is the chief law enforcement officer in the parish. They are the keepers of the local parish prisons, which house felony and misdemeanor prisoners. They are the primary criminal patrol and first responder agency in all matters criminal and civil. The sheriffs are responsible for general law enforcement in their respective parishes. Amar is an exception, as the general law enforcement duties fall to the Amar Police Department.
The elected sheriff in each parish is the chief law enforcement officer in the parish. They are the keepers of the local parish prisons, which house felony and misdemeanor prisoners. They are the primary criminal patrol and first responder agency in all matters criminal and civil. The sheriffs are responsible for general law enforcement in their respective parishes. Amar is an exception, as the general law enforcement duties fall to the [[Amar Police Department]].


== Economy ==
== Economy ==
Main article: Economy of Porta Bianca
{{Main|Economy of Porta Bianca}}
 
{{See also|Porta Bianca locations by per capita income}}
See also: Porta Bianca locations by per capita income


The history of Porta Bianca's economy can be traced through a succession of dominant industries: education, tourism, coffee, pineapple, sugarcane, sandalwood, and the military. Even before it became a state and was still a territory, tourism has been the largest industry, contributing 19.6% of the gross state product (GSP) in 2004. In recent years, the state has added manufacturing as a major sector of its economy (primarily pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals, and electronics) as well as services (primarily finance, insurance, real estate, on top of tourism).
The history of Porta Bianca's economy can be traced through a succession of dominant industries: education, tourism, coffee, pineapple, sugarcane, sandalwood, and the military. Even before it became a state and was still a territory, tourism has been the largest industry, contributing 19.6% of the gross state product (GSP) in 2004. In recent years, the state has added manufacturing as a major sector of its economy (primarily pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals, and electronics) as well as services (primarily finance, insurance, real estate, on top of tourism).
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=== Taxation ===
=== Taxation ===
Taxes are collected by the Porta Bianca Department of Taxation.
[[File:Florida Department of Revenue.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Taxes are collected by the Porta Bianca Department of Taxation.]]


Porta Bianca residents used to pay the most per capita in state taxes within Cartadania. This was drastically reduced with 2030's HB256, SB7, SB8, and SB9. HB256 rewrote the state's tax code and the Senate Bills gave the parishes control of education, health care, and social services. It has one of the lowest sales tax rates in the country at only 4.00%. Still, Porta Bianca has the 7th highest fuel tax of all 36 states and territories at 11.92 cents per liter (45.12 cents per gallon).
Porta Bianca residents used to pay the most per capita in state taxes within Cartadania. This was drastically reduced with 2030's HB256, SB7, SB8, and SB9. HB256 rewrote the state's tax code and the Senate Bills gave the parishes control of education, health care, and social services. It has one of the lowest sales tax rates in the country at only 4.00%. Still, Porta Bianca has the 7th highest fuel tax of all 36 states and territories at 11.92 cents per liter (45.12 cents per gallon).


=== Cost of living ===  
=== Cost of living ===  
Soualiga from the air showing homes along one of the states few yellow-sand beaches.
[[File:Waikiki, Honolulu (16022395537).jpg|200px|thumb|left|Soualiga from the air showing homes along one of the states few yellow-sand beaches.]]
The cost of living in Porta Bianca, specificall in Amar, is quite high compared to that of other major cities in Cartadania. The cost of living does not account for some costs, such as increased travel costs for flights to the mainland. The states utilities are on par with the mainland states, with the exception of water, which has more steps to go through before being pumped to cities.
The cost of living in Porta Bianca, specificall in Amar, is quite high compared to that of other major cities in Cartadania. The cost of living does not account for some costs, such as increased travel costs for flights to the mainland. The states utilities are on par with the mainland states, with the exception of water, which has more steps to go through before being pumped to cities.


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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Historical populations
|-
|title      =  
!Census
|type        =
!<abbr>Pop.</abbr>
|align      = right
!
|1790 |5226915
!<abbr>%±</abbr>
|1800 |5939946
|-
|1810 |6118588
|'''1790'''
|1820 |6381625
|5,226,915
|1830 |6756388
|
|1840 |6798509
|—
|1850 |7705594
|-
|1860 |8363516
|'''[[1800]]'''
|1870 |8483516
|5,939,946
|1880 |8557022
|
|1890 |8705900
|13.6%
|1900 |8819973
|-
|1910 |8806588
|'''1810'''
|1920 |8981625
|6,118,588
|1930 |9256388
|
|1940 |9498509
|3.0%
|1950 |9551036
|-
|1960 |9763516
|'''1820'''
|1970 |10283516
|6,381,625
|1980 |11157022
|
|1990 |11305900
|4.3%
|2000 |11468976
|-
|2010 |12533372
|'''[[1830]]'''
|2020 |12624039
|6,756,388
}}
|
 
|5.9%
The Cartadania Office of the Census estimates that the population of Porta Bianca was 12,624,039 on 1 July 2038, making it the eighth most populous state in Cartadania. The population density of the state is 97.52 people per square kilometer (252.58 per square mile).
|-
|'''[[1840]]'''
|6,798,509
|
|0.6%
|-
|'''[[1850]]'''
|7,705,594
|
|13.3%
|-
|'''[[1860]]'''
|8,363,516
|
|8.5%
|-
|'''[[1870]]'''
|8,483,516
|
|1.4%
|-
|'''[[1880]]'''
|8,557,022
|
|0.9%
|-
|'''[[1890]]'''
|8,705,900
|
|1.7%
|-
|'''[[1900]]'''
|8,819,973
|
|1.3%
|-
|'''[[1910]]'''
|8,806,588
|
|−0.2%
|-
|'''[[1920]]'''
|8,981,625
|
|2.0%
|-
|'''[[1930]]'''
|9,256,388
|
|3.1%
|-
|'''[[1940]]'''
|9,498,509
|
|2.6%
|-
|'''[[1950]]'''
|9,551,036
|
|0.6%
|-
|'''[[1960]]'''
|9,763,516
|
|2.2%
|-
|'''[[1970]]'''
|10,283,516
|
|5.3%
|-
|'''[[1980]]'''
|11,157,022
|
|8.5%
|-
|'''[[1990]]'''
|11,305,900
|
|1.3%
|-
|'''[[2000]]'''
|11,468,976
|
|1.4%
|-
|'''[[2010]]'''
|12,533,372
|
|9.3%
|-
|'''Est. 2038'''
|11,624,039
|
|
|}
The Cartadania Office of the Census estimates that the population of Porta Bianca was 11,624,039 on 1 July 2038, making it the ninth most populous state in Cartadania. The population density of the state is 97.52 people per square kilometer (252.58 per square mile).


=== Ethnic groups ===
=== Ethnic groups ===
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=== Education ===
=== Education ===
Main article: Education in Porta Bianca
{{Main|Education in Porta Bianca}}
 
{{See also|List of school districts in Porta Bianca}}
See also: List of school districts in Porta Bianca


Porta Bianca parish and city public school systems are administered by school boards with members elected at the local level. Formerly, all schools in the commonwealth were administered directly by the state's government as a result of extreme variation between school boards. This was changed in 2030, when the commonwealth drafted SB9, returning all power over schools back to their parishes and cities for the first time since 1971.  
Porta Bianca parish and city public school systems are administered by school boards with members elected at the local level. Formerly, all schools in the commonwealth were administered directly by the state's government as a result of extreme variation between school boards. This was changed in 2030, when the commonwealth drafted SB9, returning all power over schools back to their parishes and cities for the first time since 1971.  


University of Porta Bianca dorm
[[File:Florida International University Parkview Housing.jpg|200px|thumb|left|University of Porta Bianca dorm]]
Porta Bianca high schools (grades nine through twelve) are required to administer a standardized, multiple choice End of Course Test, or EOCT, in each of eight core subjects: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, history, economics, biology, an elected physical science, and [[Cartadanian language|Cartadanian literature and composition]]. The official purpose of the tests is to assess "specific content knowledge and skills".
Porta Bianca high schools (grades nine through twelve) are required to administer a standardized, multiple choice End of Course Test, or EOCT, in each of eight core subjects: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, history, economics, biology, an elected physical science, and [[Cartadanian language|Cartadanian literature and composition]]. The official purpose of the tests is to assess "specific content knowledge and skills".


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