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With a population of only 1.5 million, Eryx is the 2nd-smallest province by population. Its capital, [[Alciani]], is a major tourist destination and hub for international travel.

== Etymology ==

In ancient Caphiric mythology, Eryx was a god sent from the heavens to rule the island of Eryx, which served as a sort of purgatory for those who the gods had not yet received or judged. Eryx was known to be a fair and unconcerned god, letting his subjects live hedonistic and passionate lives until their judgement was decided.

Eryx is one of the most geologically ancient bodies of land in Sarpedon, with both islands being populated in various waves of immigration from prehistory until recent times.

Escalians wearing traditional clothing, 1880s.

== Geography ==

Eryx is the third-largest island in the Sea of Canete, after Urlazio and Crotona. Eryx consists of two islands: Magnus Eryx (Great Eryx) and Parvos Eryx (Little Eryx).  

Rainfall has a Mediterranean distribution all over the island, with almost totally rainless summers and wet autumns, winters and springs. However, in summer, the rare rainfalls can be characterized by short but severe thunderstorms, which can cause flash floods. Erys being relatively large and hilly, weather is not uniform; in particular the East is drier, but paradoxically it suffers the worst rainstorms: in autumn 2000, it rained more than 200 mm (7.9 in) in a single day on Pavos Eryx, and 2020, locations in Eryx were reported to have received more than 431 mm (17 inches) within two hours.

== Politics ==

=== Administrative divisions ===

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== Economy ==

Historically, the economic conditions of Eryx have been among the lowest in the Imperium due to the high costs of the transportation of goods and electricity, which was twice that of the continental provinces. Improvements in infrastructure such as building out the Eryx Magnus submarine power cable in 1997, creating a small-scale LNG terminal and a 404-km gas pipeline have helped to decrease the high cost of the electric power in the island.

The Eryxi economy is today focused on the overdeveloped tertiary sector (67.8% of employment), with commerce, services, information technology, public administration and especially on tourism (mainly seaside tourism), which represents the main industry of the province with 2,721 active companies. Due to its isolated and insular location, Eryx focused part of its economy on the development of digital technologies since the dawn of internet era: the first (non-governmental) Caphiric website, one of the first webmail systems and one of the first and largest internet providers (Crisi Online) were realized by the Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Eryx (C4E).

=== Transportation ===

==== Airports ====

Eryx has one international airport in Escalia and two regional airports, one in Valentia and Alciani. Internal air connections between Erxi airports are limited to a daily Escalia-Valentia flight. Eryxi citizens benefit from special sales on plane tickets, and several low-cost air companies operate on the island.

==== Seaports ====

There are 6 ferry companies that link eight seaports inside of Eryx to other seaports across Caphiria and Levantia. A regional ferry company links Magnus Eryx and Parvos Eryx to [[Castra Vetera]]. About 40 tourist harbors are located along the Eryxi coasts.

==== Roads and rail ====

Eryx is the only Caphirian province without an extensive Inter-Banlieueregian Highway System (IBHS) like other provinces but the road network is well developed with a system of no-toll roads with dual carriageway that connect the principal towns and the main airports and seaports; the speed limit is 150kmh. A work in progress is converting the main routes to highway standards, with the elimination of all intersections. The secondary inland and mountain roads are generally narrow with many hairpin turns, so the speed limits are very low.

although it does benefit from the Portantia Network, Caphiria's extensive public transit system.

== Demographics ==

With a population of 5,949,640, Eryx is one of the most densely populated island in the world. In the recent past the population distribution was anomalous compared to that of other Latin regions lying on the sea. In fact, contrary to the general trend, most urban settlement has not taken place primarily along the coast but in the sub-coastal areas and towards the center of the islands. Historical reasons for this include repeated raids, widespread pastoral activities inland, and the swampy nature of the coastal plains (reclaimed definitively only in the 20th century). The situation has been reversed with the expansion of seaside tourism; today all Eryx's major urban centers are located near the coasts.

Eryx has the highest total fertility rate (3.087 births per woman) in Caphiria and ranks among the highest in Sarpedon. Average life expectancy is slightly over 82 years (85 for women and 79.7 for men) and has one of the highest rate of centenarians in the world (15 centenarians/100,000 inhabitants). Eryx is the first discovered Blue Zone, a demographic and/or geographic area in the world with an oversize concentration of centenarians and supercentenarians.

== Culture ==

Eryx is the only Caphirian province to have its own set of constitutional statutes, themost notable of which uses the term ''popolo'' (distinct people) to refer to its inhabitants. Such a term is not meant to imply any legal difference between Eryxi and other citizens of the Caphiria but to offer a cultural (and historically ethnic) delineation.

The entrance of the Impediosus Cathedral

Of the prehistoric architecture in Eryx there are numerous testimonies such as the megalithic circles, the menhirs, the dolmens and the well temples; however, the element that more than any other characterizes the Erxi prehistoric landscape are the ''Arxi''. The remains of hundreds of these Bronze Age buildings of various types (simple and complex) are still visible today.

An interesting realization of eclectic style, derived from the union between revivalist and Art Nouveau models, appears to be the City hall of Escalia, completed in the early twentieth century.

Traditional children's clothing from Castevium

Colourful and of various and original forms, the Eryxi traditional clothes are a clear symbol of belonging to specific collective identities. Although the basic model is homogeneous and common throughout the island, each town or village has its own traditional clothing which differentiates it from the others.

=== Music ===

Eryx is home to one of the oldest forms of vocal polyphony, traditionally known as ''caliquerior''. Several famous musicians have found it irresistible and have interpolated it. The guttural sounds produced by caliquerior make a remarkable sound, similar to throat singing.  

Eryxi culture is alive and well, and young people are actively involved in their own music and dancing. The main opera houses of the island are the Univense and Obtingulus, located in Escalia and Valentia respectively.

A range of different cakes, pastries, meals, dishes and sweets which are common elements of the cuisine of Eryx

Meat, dairy products, grains and vegetables constitute the most basic elements of the traditional diet, to a lesser extent rock lobster (aligusta), scampi, bottarga (butàriga), squid, tuna.

Beer is the most drunk alcoholic beverage, Eryx boasts the highest consumption per capita of beer in Caphiria (twice higher than national average).

== See Also ==

{{Political divisions of Caphiria}}