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This page contains information about UL13c that is not yet ready to be added to in-universe articles and lists due to the country's conlang not being made (and therefore no name having been chosen).
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UL13c is a country in West Uletha, by the Great North Sea. It borders Lechia to the south and UL13b to the west. Additionally, Silland lies across a bay to the north, and Nieski Islands are located less than a hundred kilometres to the north-east. UL13c's nationhood dates back to ancient times, when local tribes were consolidated into a singular entity. This coincided with the Lechian Invasion, the conquest of most of the local culture's territories by a Christic, Slevic population that originated in Egalia. The reach of UL13c culture has receded in the centuries that followed. The area it occupies at the moment is the origin point of the local dynasty, whose members serve as the country's monarchs to this day. The population of UL13c predominantly follows a decentralised, polytheistic religion classified under Paganism.
Political system
The country's unicameral parliament is elected in 16 electoral districts, with each district bar two electing 6 representatives (district 12, in the northern part of the southern region elects 7, while district 13, which encompasses the northern region without it's two most populous municipalities elects 5). 10 of the country's electoral districts are located in the capital, cementing its' status as the primate city of UL13c; an imbalance that generates much debate about government devolution or even possible federalisation.
The head of state, the monarch, remains a political figure. Although their power has been greatly limited in the early 20th century, they still hold the right to propose new legislation, as well as a veto power which requires a 2/3 majority in the parliament to overcome (laws passed this way are signed into power by the parliamentary speaker). Due to those powers, the country's political system has been described as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a strong monarch. Succession is determined using absolute primogeniture.
Administrative boundaries
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Localties are distinct places, such as neighborhoods, singular villages; regardless of population. Their budget and self-governence, while historically significant, have been limited over the course of centuries. Currently, they serve statistical and ceremonial roles; they often run community centres, organise events and work to promote their respective areas. Some of the larger and more notable localties may contribute financially to local institutions - sports clubs, schools etc. Before elections, they designate the locations of ballot boxes. Certain localties may have additional responsibilities based on tradition and legacy royal decrees. For example, the mayor of High City localty (in the city centre of the capital) is still required to appear before the monarch every year to report on the state of provisions for the garrisoned troops, even though the local historic fortifications no longer serve a military purpose, having been turned into tourist attractions or demolished.
Few major administrative decisions take place at the level of a borough. Their primary role is to serve as advisory bodies to the municipality, however they also have a tangible input into the routing of public transport lines, maintenance of select roads and zoning at the local level.
Municipalities generally encompass a single town (the administrative seat, often a separate borough or grouping of boroughs) and many surrounding villages. As per the relevant legislation, this is a deliberate decision by the government to encourage growth in towns and cities and centralise local administration urban areas. The capital region assumes all the powers of the municipality, as since the last reforms in the early part of the 20th century, the two overlap in their entirety.
Debate on administrative reform is underway, following the rapid suburbanisation of the southern region which began in the 2000s. Proponents suggest abolishing the capital region and expanding the northern region southwards. Other political commentators point out that the current system overlooks rural areas, which are said to be underrepresented in the municipal councils due to imbalance in population between the towns and villages. A prevalent counterargument is that the country's relatively high rate of urbanisation, caused by the cold climate being unfriendly to farming, necessitates this solution, as entirely self-governing rural areas wouldn't have enough of a tax base to govern effectively.