Asilica: Difference between revisions

Asilica is divided into 24 different first-level divisions: 22 cantons and 2 canton-level municipalities. Each of these cantons was an independent state prior to the formation of the Republic of Asilica in 1804. While from a legal standpoint, the cantons are held to have forgone their sovereignty upon ratifying the Treaty of Zalica in 1804, many of them remain culturally distinct. There are four established dialects of the Asilican language that are recognized by the Asilican Language Institute, but nearly every canton has unique phrases, idioms, and other kinds of grammatical distinctions. Additionally, while Asilican is spoken across the country, the west of the country tends to have more Staynish speakers and the east tends to have more Ethalrian speakers. There exist border towns on both sides where either Staynish or Ethalrian is the majority language. The Government of Asilica is bound by law to respond to any correspondence made in Asilican, Ethalrian, or Staynish in the language in which the correspondence was written, and signs on the Autostrada are always in all three languages.