Iustitia Province
Iustitia Province | |
|---|---|
Federal Province | |
 Flag | |
| Valahandian Colony | 1529 |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1841 |
| Capital | Iustitia City |
| Official languages | English |
| Demonym(s) | Iustitian |
| Government | Maximusian Federal Province |
• Governor | Richard Ball |
• Deputy Governor | Angela Karagiannis |
| Legislature | Legislature of Iustitia |
| Area | |
• Total | 30,884 km2 (11,924 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 14,496,223 (1st) |
• Density | 468.50/km2 (1,213.4/sq mi) |
Iustitia Province is one of the eight original Maximusian federal provinces and the most populous province in the nation. Iustitia is the second wealthiest Maximusian province by per-capita income and a major world maritime trade hub.
History
The isle of Iustitia, which is entirely contained within the modern Province of Iustitia, has been continually inhabited by humans since as early as the 1st century BC. In the postclassical era, two enduring civilizations, the Kestolos and Hylotikos, jockeyed for control of the isle, but neither culture ever held political hegemony over the entire landmass. Valahandian settlers, beginning in the 15th century, colonized the island and ultimately reorganized the land’s political structure as a royal colony in 1528, uniting the isle under one flag. However, native groups were, unsurprisingly, unwilling to bend the knee to Valahandian colonial control, maintaining power by de facto in much of the island’s rugged north. The Kestolo civilization was eradicated during the Koureli River War, while the Hylotikos were much more gradually assimilated into colonial society.
Over the years, the colony became immensely wealthy as a trade nexus and exporter of foodstuff and textiles. With this wealth came an emergent sense of syncretic colonial identity distinct from that of mainland Valahandian and native culture. In 1798, the Iustitia colony seceded from the Kingdom of Valahandia in a bloody, protracted, four year conflict, culminating in the establishment of a thalassocratic oligarchic republic in 1802.