Rigaryat
The Province of Rigaryat is a sub-national entity that comprises one of 11 provinces in Packilvania. It is surrounded by the Packilvanian Ocean to the south, Iganar to the north, Mekedesh to the west, Fidakar to the east. It completely encompasses the city of Gezer to its south.
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 Prayer Square in Derengol |
Rigaryat has a timezone of +5 UTC (East Central Packilvanian Time). Rigaryat has a Subtropical rainforest and savanna climate. The Meked, Abaxahad, Chihal, and Jumhur Rivers flow through it. It is highly fertile and has some of the most highly productive farmland in the planet.
Its capital city is Derengol. Other major cities include Naukhastel, Medayin, Jahalagard, Ijohad, Yohanan and Faijil. It has a population of 100,230,100 people. It has a GDP of 766,760,265,000 KRB and a GDP per capita of 7,650. It has a large informal sector and has a robust manufacturing sector specifically consumable goods, textiles and garments, consumer electronics, beverages and processed foods. It has a substantial mining sector that produces metals copper, tin, lead, and lithium.
The Rigaryat High Court sits in Derengol, Medayin, Jahalagard and Gezer. It is helmed by Judge President Marquis Vahoud Isohad of Ebron. Rigaryat is represented in the Council of Great Magisters by Yebehed Faduheed whose seat is at the Lord Tiraz Mawal Temple. Its Governor (Meer) is Prince Isham a-Amhoud Bedon.
Geography
Rigaryat is one of the smallest provinces in Packilvania by land area. It borders Iganar to the north, Fidakar to the east, Mekedesh to the west, Gezer to the south west and the Packilvanian Ocean to the south. It belongs to the Central East Packilvania Time (+4 UTC). It does not practice day light savings time. The Province has a rainforest climate on the coast, a savannah climate in most of the interior and some grassland in the North. The province is characterised by a wet and humid climate due to the mist from the sea and the relatively abundant rains.
Most of the Province is covered by greenery, however due to high rate of deforestation for agriculture and housing, much of the natural forest is disappearing. Due to the lack of large rivers or volcanic activity, the province's soil I'd less productive than Fidakar and Mekedesh. Nevertheless it is still capable of producing a variety of fruits, vegetables and cereals. It is mostly food secure and it exports food to other provinces with my arid climates.
The province has substantial biodiversity. It possesses many of the animals that are found in neighbouring provinces such as elephant, rhino, tiger, leopard, hippopotamus, okapi, babarusa pigs, crocodiles, large fruit bats, lesser apes and monkeys. It also has many plants such as the strelitzia and protea flowers, and various kinds of palm and cycads. The province has relatively few natural disasters although every several decades when there is a drought, the forests are likely to experience forest fires. The province is characterised by a hilly topography with some small mountain ranges such as the Ankhadeen Mountains in the east that form part of the border with Fidakar and the Shagan Mountains in the interior.
Politics
The province is governed by the Meer (Governor) who rules the province on behalf of the Sultan of Packilvania. The incumbent Meer, HIH Prince Khenad a-Faijil Bedon, was appointed in 2023 by Thumim V following an open rebellion against his rule and his decision to remove Prince Abuyin as the Crown Prince of Packilvania. Prince Khenad is known as a moderate and he grew up in Rigaryat and was actively involved in provincial politics serving as the mayor of the capital and largest city Derengol. A relatively young member of the Bedonite dynasty, he is part of a cohort helmed by the incumbent Sultan that aims to create a competent and in-touch class of rulers. He is known to visit his citizens and make public speeches.
The executive branch consists of the Provincial Council of Ministers, headed by Dr Iskan Mohal. He was an engineer who worked for the Packilvanian Steel and Construction Corporation as a senior executive. He also worked with city governments to improve urban planning. As part of the Rigaryat 2030 vision to improve Internet connectivity, transit oriented transport infrastructure and urban development, his government has focused on the expansion of railways and laying of fibre optic cables throughout the province.
The Rigaryat Provincial Legislature is bicameral and contains members of the Association of the Friends and Veterans of the Carriers of Mercy and the Magisterium of Paxism. Despite meeting the government's minimum representation target of 30% of its members being women, it remains a centrist body that often keeps the status quo for instance, its proceedings remain closed and overtures for public comment on prospective bills are largely symbolic. Additionally, it seems to have a similar sapient rights situation to most provinces unlike Fidakar which is highly Liberal by Packilvanian standards and Ashura which is highly Conservative even by Packilvanian standards.
Law and safety
Rigaryat has an average rate of crime. It does however have one of the lowest opioid and catnip addiction rates in the country due to extensive awareness campaigns, effective policing at points of entry such as airports and widespread well funded rehabilitation centres. Rigaryat also has some of the lowest rates of domestic violence in the country. Rigaryat has some of the lowest rates of polygamous marriages in the country.
The province has a heavy presence of state managed CCTV cameras as part of the surveillance and censorship in Packilvania. With the presence of widespread suppression of minority and women's rights, the province is reflective of the mediocre if not dire state of sapient rights in Packilvania. The province retains relatively high rates of executions by global standards, with the Rigaryat Imperial Procuratorate maintaining the same appetite for harsh punitive measures as mandated by the Imperial Government. It is one of the states which the Imperial Government exercises the greatest degree of control.
Demography
The population of Rigaryat is around 100 million people, more than the population of Norgsveldet. 70% of the population reside in rural areas and 30% reside in urban areas. 90% of the population live in formal housing. Over 25% of the population live on tribal or communal land shared by the community under the trusteeship of the Sheikh. Land tenure rights among rural women remain poor. The province has relatively high rates of marriage by global standards and extremely low rates of divorce by global standards.
The average fertility rate in the province is around 2.9 children per women. The functional literacy rate is around 64% of the population, with female literacy around 59%. The population of the Province is fairly unbalanced due to the fact that many working age men will temporarily migrate to other provinces for higher paying work. The province has very low rates of inward migration.
The province has a disease burden of communicable disease. Despite having less tropical rainforest than Fidakar, it has struggled to combat malaria.