Ceciliana

Ceciliana (/səˌsiːliˈænə/; Lashagah: Zpi·zakixajnyur, /θpiθaˈkiʔˌaχnjur/), officially the Federal Republic of Ceciliana (Lashagah: Zpi·zakixajnyur·fi qapraqak mpiruw) is a country in central Cornelia. It occupies the area around the two largest lakes in Cornelia, Golden Lake and Lake Beesaw, entirely encompassing the latter. Its land area is therefore comprised mostly of dense forests with little change in elevation, making it a relatively homogeneous nation geographically. At 2,269,760 km2, Ceciliana is the 2nd largest nation in Cornelia. Being geographically homogeneous, Ceciliana has an average level of biodiversity due to the relative lack of variation in habitats.

The territory that Ceciliana currently comprises has been home to many cultures since the migration of humans into Cornelia, around 16,000 years ago, across a land bridge that connected it to the rest of the world's landmass. The earliest known organized civilization appeared at around 4000 BCE in the eastern part of Ceciliana, along the lakes, and is known today as the Nord-du-Lac civilization by anthropologists. Since then, successive waves of Sitouatian-speaking people have migrated through the area, with the current Lashagah population suspected to have settled in the area by at least 1000 CE.

Umber voyageurs began to enter the area of Ceciliana around the year 1650, when the first written accounts of Golden Lake were first recorded. Over the next century, the region was gradually colonized by Umber colonists, who established the colonial entity Ceciliane, subject to Umbrellia, whence the current nation takes its common name. The period of colonial rule under Umbrellia through Ceciliane marked the establishment of Golden Lake Head, known then as Tête-du-Lac-Doré and now as R·yurirukawumu, as an administrative centre, whose status continues as the current capital city.

During a period of instability in Umbrellia, Ceciliana was granted de facto independence, after having been given self-rule in 1805. Since independence, Ceciliana has enjoyed relative political stability, still adhering to the original constitution signed in 1900. Since independence, the country has undergone a moderate industrialization and an steady increase in both per capita GDP and HDI rating. The poverty rate in 2016 was 11%, with a moderately high GDP per capita at more than $46 thousand.

The country is divided into 6 regions, of which the region around the capital is the most populous, containing slightly more than 50% of the total population of 6.2 million. Likewise, the capital region is responsible for most of the country's GDP, contributing on its own 85% of the GDP growth seen between 2006 and 2016. The capital is the seat of government, where the Parliament of Ceciliana is the primary legislative body. The current Prime Minister of Ceciliana is the leader of the largest party in the legislature, Psayruru Praju.