Saintmagnus
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The Free Republic of Saint Magnus Republica Liberă a Sfânt Magnus | |
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Motto: 'Longevitate și Prosperitate' Longevity and Prosperity | |
| Location | Southeast Gondwana, off the coast of Aivintis |
| Capital | Saintmagnus |
| Largest city | Haven |
| Official languages | Aivintian, Staynish |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | 49% Saintmagnian, 40% Aivintian, 11% Other |
| Religion (1515) | Order of Saint Magnus |
| Demonym(s) | Saintmagnian |
| Government | Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic |
• King | Nicholas Tudor |
• King | Simon Martinescu |
| Legislature | High Council |
| Establishment | |
• Colonisation of Saint Magnus | 1515 |
• Refusal of Orders | 1656 |
• Writ of Indpendence | 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 285.35 km2 (110.17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 85717 |
• Density | 300.3925/km2 (778.0/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 1555025203 |
• Per capita | 18141.3862 |
| Gini | 30 medium |
| SDI |  .87very high |
| Currency | Saintmagnian Crown |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +149 |
| ISO 3166 code | SMA |
| Internet TLD | .sm |
Saintmagnus, officially the Free Republic of Saint Magnus, is a small country in Southern Gondwana located in the Concord Ocean. Located south of Aivintis, Saintmagnus covers a land area of 285.35 square kilometres, and has a population of 85,717 per the last census. Although an island nation, only two of the three cities are ports. The capital is the only landlocked city. Additionally, it has only one airport, and the easiest way to get to the country is by boat or seaplane, instead. The country's capital city, the City of Saintmagnus, is located atop Florens Summit, named after the royal house of the Marnacian kings, while its largest settlement is the port city Haven, which was founded as a supply line to Marnacia. As of 2020, the population of Haven is 45,594, the population of New Carmere is 29,374, and the population of Saintmagnus is 10,749. Aivintian and Staynish are the official languages of Saintmagnus, with Staynish spoken primarily during business interactions.
The country derives its name from Saint Magnus, who founded Magnaciya, which later became Marnaciya, nearly a hundred years before the appearance of Emperor Lerasi. Saint Magnus also founded the house of Florens as the ruling dynasty. Marnacia only grew in power until Lerasi rode forth on his white horse, a broadsword in hand, and single-handedly defeated the Marnacian army, or so goes the legend, bringing Marnacia under his control. Following its independence with Lerasi’s disappearance, it became the most powerful kingdom in mediaeval Aivintis, but King Magnus Florens himself spent his entire life searching for immortality. He finally disappeared only twenty years into his reign, after an expedition to the island kingdom of Ostrow. When the Kingdom of Marnacia conquered Ostrow in the 16th century, Magnus’s descendent discovered a text from the time of the now-canonised Saint Magnus, designating the island that would be named Saintmagnus as his final resting place, which prompted full scale colonisation.
The Free Republic of Saintmagnus is a democratic diarchy, with a constitution that empowers a democratically elected legislature called the High Council to elect among itself a King of Saintmagnus and a King of Haven every two years. The King of Saintmagnus must be a councilmember from Saintmagnus, and the King of Haven must be a councilmember from Haven, but otherwise there is virtually no distinction between the two Kings, who serve concurrently as heads of state and government, and hold equal powers until their term expires. No King can be elected twice in a row, but otherwise there are no term limits. A major political issue is the introduction of a third King representing New Carmere, although this notion does not even have majority support in New Carmere.
The country's economy is mainly based on finance and tourism, with secondary industries such as fashion and art. With very little farming and livestock to get by, Saintmagnus relies entirely on food imports from other nations, mainly Aivintis. In the Industrial Age, Saintmagnus relied almost entirely on the Order of Enlightenment for factory products, in exchange for banking and finance services, and so industrialised late, in the 20th century.