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== Politics and government == | == Politics and government == | ||
Herciana is a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|civil rectory]] of [[Urcea]], and accordingly it is governed as an overseas territory in accordance with the provisions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Rectory and Overseas Territory Law]]. The island is governed by a Rector appointed by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] by the non-binding advice of the [[Government of Urcea]]. Unlike many other rectories, the civil rector has broad executive and quasi-legislative authority over the island and governs in consultation with | Herciana is a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|civil rectory]] of [[Urcea]], and accordingly it is governed as an overseas territory in accordance with the provisions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Rectory and Overseas Territory Law]]. The island is governed by a Rector appointed by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] by the non-binding advice of the [[Government of Urcea]]. Unlike many other rectories, the civil rector has broad executive and quasi-legislative authority over the island and governs in consultation with a non-partisan elected legislature, the Body of Notables, which provides non-binding advice on the laws of the island, although since the end of the [[Occidental Cold War]] the advice of the Body has been increasingly adopted as standing law by the Rector in part due to the increasing workload of the Rector. The Body of Notables members, called Notables, serve seven year terms. Much of the Rector's daily responsibility includes serving as the liaison between the Body of Notables and his own administration of the island and the [[Government of Caphiria]], who has historically refused to receive any other representative than the Rector himself. | ||
The [[Criminal_justice_system_of_Urcea#Overseas_administrative_courts|Oceanic Regional Overseas Administrative Court]] is responsible for the administration of criminal and civil justice in Herciana, with [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] judges making up a lion's share of all OAC judges due to the presence of [[New Veltorina]] within the overall overseas judicial system. | The [[Criminal_justice_system_of_Urcea#Overseas_administrative_courts|Oceanic Regional Overseas Administrative Court]] is responsible for the administration of criminal and civil justice in Herciana, with [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] judges making up a lion's share of all OAC judges due to the presence of [[New Veltorina]] within the overall overseas judicial system. | ||
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Since the [[Assumption Accords]], Herciana has existed within [[Caphiria]]'s customs control zone and market, and consequently is subject to the economic regulations of Caphiria. Its economy is becoming increasingly integrated with that of neighboring [[Thessia]]. It, along with [[Ventotene]], are the two island possessions of Urcea where Urcean importers are required to pay customs and dues on their goods. Most of the Herci economy is dependent on trade, with shipping-adjacent service industry, fishing, and service industry adjacent to the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] base on the island making up a majority of the island's economic activity. Efforts in the late 20th century by the [[Government of Urcea]] to make the island a major hub of shipbuilding were largely unsuccessful, but accordingly many of the island's port infrastructure is considered world class. Tourism on the island is relatively rare, although has been increasing in recent years due to newly uncovered ruins from the era of the Messisorian Kingdom. The Royal Air Force base has small adjacent airstrips for civilian use, and no major international airport exists on the island, although civilian flights from [[Halfway]] have become increasingly common since the end of the beginning of the 21st century. | Since the [[Assumption Accords]], Herciana has existed within [[Caphiria]]'s customs control zone and market, and consequently is subject to the economic regulations of Caphiria. Its economy is becoming increasingly integrated with that of neighboring [[Thessia]]. It, along with [[Ventotene]], are the two island possessions of Urcea where Urcean importers are required to pay customs and dues on their goods. Most of the Herci economy is dependent on trade, with shipping-adjacent service industry, fishing, and service industry adjacent to the [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]] base on the island making up a majority of the island's economic activity. Efforts in the late 20th century by the [[Government of Urcea]] to make the island a major hub of shipbuilding were largely unsuccessful, but accordingly many of the island's port infrastructure is considered world class. Tourism on the island is relatively rare, although has been increasing in recent years due to newly uncovered ruins from the era of the Messisorian Kingdom. The Royal Air Force base has small adjacent airstrips for civilian use, and no major international airport exists on the island, although civilian flights from [[Halfway]] have become increasingly common since the end of the beginning of the 21st century. | ||
== Demographics == | == Demographics and society == | ||
The population of Herciana in [[2020]] was 290,501. The vast majority of Herci consider themselves to be [[Veltorine people]]. 89.2% of residents of the island reported to be fully or partly Veltorine, with 5.4% considering themselves to belong to the broader Istroyan ethnic group. The remaining roughly 5% are mostly [[Urcean people]], though several thousand [[Caphiria|Caphirian]] nationals have moved to the island for business purposes since the [[Assumption Accords]]. Accordingly, most people on Herciana speak the Veltorine dialect of Istroyan with minorities speaking [[Caphiric Latin]] and [[Julian Ænglish]]. Since the end of the [[Second Great War]], an increasing number of self-identified ethnic Veltorines have been adopting [[Julian Ænglish]] as a first language, and most residents of the island are fluent in the language. | The population of Herciana in [[2020]] was 290,501. The vast majority of Herci consider themselves to be [[Veltorine people]]. 89.2% of residents of the island reported to be fully or partly Veltorine, with 5.4% considering themselves to belong to the broader Istroyan ethnic group. The remaining roughly 5% are mostly [[Urcean people]], though several thousand [[Caphiria|Caphirian]] nationals have moved to the island for business purposes since the [[Assumption Accords]]. Accordingly, most people on Herciana speak the Veltorine dialect of Istroyan with minorities speaking [[Caphiric Latin]] and [[Julian Ænglish]]. Since the end of the [[Second Great War]], an increasing number of self-identified ethnic Veltorines have been adopting [[Julian Ænglish]] as a first language, and most residents of the island are fluent in the language. | ||
Nearly all Herci are members of the [[Catholic Church]], particularly with the end of the [[Great Schism of 1615]]. 92.1% of the island's residents report membership within the Catholic Church, with most of the remainder being irreligious. | Nearly all Herci are members of the [[Catholic Church]], particularly with the end of the [[Great Schism of 1615]]. 92.1% of the island's residents report membership within the Catholic Church, with most of the remainder being irreligious. | ||
=== Culture === | |||
Herci culture is a subset of [[Veltorine people|Veltorine culture]]. Accordingly, most Herci exhibit standard interests, worldview, and traditions of the Veltorine people with normal consideration towards regional variation. Several [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean cultural]] innovations have been introduced to the island in the decades since it came under Urcean control, such as [[Music_in_Urcea#Country_music|Urcean country music]], [[Culture_of_Urcea#Cuisine|Urcean cuisine standards]], and, increasingly, [[Culture_of_Urcea#Attitudes_and_worldview|Urcean social attitudes and worldview]]. Scholars have noted that Herciana's fierce defense of its historic Catholic religion vis a vis the influence of Caphiria have made it particularly susceptible to the [[Organicism|predominantly organic]] social and political views of Urcea. | |||
Within the island, Messisoria is the primary cultural driver. Its historic legacy gives island residents a clear sense of identity in antiquity to which they point back to, and references to Messisoria's past glory are regularly made in television shows, books, and other local mass media. Though the city does not have a significant external tourist draw, it nonetheless serves as the hub of nightlife and high culture on the island. Theater, in particular, is popular in Messisoria, including both foreign productions as well as domestic reinterpretations of [[Ancient Istroyan civilization|ancient Istroyan]] plays put in modern settings. | |||
[[Category:Urcea]] | [[Category:Urcea]] | ||
[[Category:Subdivisions of Urcea]] | [[Category:Subdivisions of Urcea]] | ||