Corday
Corday 科迪 (Kē dí) | |
|---|---|
 Colorful row houses in Cordeliers, Corday's largest city. | |
| Establishment | 1812 |
| Accession to Laeral | 1855 |
| Capital and largest city | Cordeliers |
| Demonym(s) | Cordayans |
| Government | |
• Governor | Marius Song Progressive |
| Legislature | Cordeliers Assembly |
| Postal | CD |
Corday (Mandarin: 科迪) is a Laeralian province located in the southeastern portion of continental Laeral, with Loiraine to the north, Sarene and Felliere to the west, and the Albarine Sea to the east. Its economy is highly diversified, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and logistics. The province is divided into Cordeliers municipality and Indre, Lézan, and Milhaud townships.
History[edit | edit source]
Corday is named for Jean Armand de Corday, a colonial nobleman and military officer who sponsored the settlement of Saint-Martin-Lys in 1806. Due to its hilly terrain, the province grew slowly during its early years compared to its northern neighbor, Loiraine, yet was comparatively religiously tolerant and had the largest population of Protestants of any Laeralian province during the colonial era. Following the Laeralian War of Independence, Corday was one of the founding provinces of the Allied Provinces. In the War of the Seven Provinces, Corday was a supporter of the war effort in Lematre and Brissac, and Cordayan privateer Commodore Armand de Freycinet became a nationally-renowned war hero for his attacks on Maximusian sea commerce.
During the Great War, Corday was a frequent target of Pact air raids and sustained substantial civilian casualties. The first commercial nuclear power plant in Laeral, Roquemare Nuclear Plant, was established in 1972 in Indre township and remained operational until 2016. Just days before the 2018 Laeralian presidential election, Cordeliers was the site of street violence between the Rén Self-Defense League and Arrivée-nationalist protesters, resulting in several protester deaths.
Economy[edit | edit source]
Corday was historically the center of whaling in Laeral, but the industry entered a precipitous decline with the advent of electric lighting. Laeral's largest offshore wind farm, Cap Weylon, is located off of the Corday coast. With the opening of Roquemare Nuclear Plant in 1972, Corday became a significant net exporter of energy. The province is also home to several coal-fired and natural gas electric plants.
Cordeliers is the second-largest port in Laeral by volume of traffic, behind only Althea. Due in part to Corday's status as a manufacturing and transport hub, the global package-delivery service Cosmo, one of Laeral's largest employers, is headquartered in Cordeliers.
In 2020, the federal government launched a project to replace lead pipes in Corday province. Average levels of lead exposure among Corday residents is believed to be the highest of any province in Laeral.
Population[edit | edit source]
Corday is home to one of the largest Slokaisian immigrant communities in Laeral, as well as the largest community of Vertanskans in Laeral outside of the Xueyan SAR, due to the historic prominence of the shipping and whaling industry in Corday.
Politics and Government[edit | edit source]
Corday strongly favors Progressives in federal and provincial elections due to the strength of the Progressive machine, which grew out of the province's working-class and immigrant communities. In the 2018 Laeralian presidential election, Corday was one of only two provinces to be won by Progressive candidate Tanvi Misra in the first round, continuing a decades-long streak of voting for Progressives.