Arlavia

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Confederated Tzitade of Arlavia

Flag of Arlavia
Flag
Motto: L'annientamento non discrimina mai.
("Annihilation never discriminates.")
Anthem: Non Marceremo Mai Per Te
("We Won't March For You")
Capital
and largest city
Città del Arzìlóro (de facto)
Official languages
  • Arlavian
  • Norvian
Recognised regional languages
  • Turpasli
  • Peyeterin
Recongized minority languageTretridian
Demonym(s)Arlavian, Arlavi (archaic)
GovernmentFederal semi-directorial republic
• National Council
Ettore Varsi (First Consul)
Mari Addis
Umbrto Varchi
Vicente Mura
Paola Hejda
• Consul of the People
Lorenzo Sacco
• Consul of Industries
Marisa Sari
LegislatureDiètta Natzionale
Assembly of Industries
National Assembly
Independence from Celanora
• Autonomy granted
1848
• Treaty of Zareba
1914
• Military rule ended
1921
• Current constitution
1958
Population
• 2022 estimate
18,983,201
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Total
$509.11 billion
• Per capita
$26,819
CurrencyArlaviwn Scudo ()
Date formatyyyy/mm/dd
Driving sideright
Calling code+7
ISO 3166 codeAR, ARV

Arlavia (Arlavian: Arzìlóro), officially entitled the Confederated Tzitade of Arlavia, is a country in the west of Novaris. It shares a substantive land border with Celanora to the south, as well as an eastern maritime border with Transnalpia. While the nation has no official capital, a majority of governmental institutions are headquartered in Città del Arzìlóro, its largest city.

While historic civilizations have inhabited Arlavia since the Bronze Age in Novaris, much of the history of Arlavia is limited to its interactions with the Celanor Empire. This is primarily due to the unavailability of Arlavian writings due both to a strong oral tradition and the inability of contemporary philologists to decipher the ancient Arlavic script. While such factors therefore make written records from the region's population difficult, Arlavian societies were notable in conveying information and historic events through the medium of images and symbols carved into stones, which were later worn around the neck or across the shoulder on a leather strap. These stones, known as Pietre di Maudt or Ilyámen provide examples of the use of chariots pulled by a form of Equidae theorized to have later been driven to extinction through incursions by the Celanor Empire and a series of diseases which led to the culling and burning of a significant portion of its population.

Under the Celanor Empire, Arlavia, named by the Norvians after the residing Írlāvé people, grew as a region economically important yet culturally distinct region. The Arlavian language, after adopting the Norvian script and developing closer ties to the language of its overlords, was still primarily used as the lingua franca of the territory, with local dialects of Norvian adopting some features of the language in order to better communicate with the population - later leading to the modern formation of Arlavian as a relative of Norvian used by the majority of people in the country.