States of Sanctaria

Sanctarian states
Galvium  Corpus  Novum Limium  Glorionis  Novum Aeternum  Haven  Terra Monticolarum  Aquitanium  Sanctus
Category	Federated state
Location	Sanctaria
Created by	Sanctarian Federalisation Act 2018
Created	01 January 2019
Number	9 (as of 01 January 2019)
Populations	9,842,207 (Haven) – 81,854,286 (Novum Aeternum)
Areas	25,750 km2 (9,942 sq mi) (Haven) – 755,700 km2 (291,790 sq mi) (Novum Aeternum)
Government	State government
Subdivisions	Borough, City, Township

The Divine Federation of Sanctaria (informally often referred to as simply "Sanctaria") is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of nine states, three of which are called city-states. The nine states are Aquitanium, Corpus, Galvium, Glorionis, Haven, Novum Aeternum, Novum Limium, Sanctus, and Terra Monticolarum. Each state has its own constitution, with its own unicameral legislature, executive, and judiciary. Though the federal government retains plenary legislative power, quite a lot of legislative areas has been devolved to the states, with the federal government often refraining from interfering in those legislative areas; however, where conflict exists between state and federal law, the federal law prevails. In addition, state judicial decisions may be appealed to a higher federal court.

Sanctaria was federalised on 01 January 2019 having been a unitary parliamentary republic since 1974, however it is not the country's first attempt with significant devolution. During the period of the Papal States of Sanctaria (1528—1974), Sanctaria was divided into various different provinces, each with a provincial governor who ruled on behalf of the Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria, the absolute monarch of the theocratic empire that Sanctaria headed at the time. Some of the new states created for 2019 were modelled off of the old boundaries of these provinces - Galvium and Terra Monticolarum being notable examples.

The city-states however - Sanctus, Corpus, and Haven - already had been given significant devolution during the Divine Republic of Sanctaria (1974—2019) and the process of federalisation simply elevated these cities to their own states. In addition, some townships, villages, and satellite cities around these major hubs were subsumed into the new city-states too.

All states, and their residents, are represented in the federal parliament, a bicameral institution consisting of a House of Deputies and a Senate; each state is represented by four senators, while deputies are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent census.

States

List

States of Sanctaria

Coat of Arms	Flag	State	Postal	ISO	Capital	Population (December 2020)	Area (km2)	Seats in House of Deputies	Seats in Senate	Governor		Premier/Governing Mayor
		Aquitanium	AQ	SCT-AQ	Templar	77,801,369	597,321	71	4		Mary Ellis		Anne McBride (DLP)
		Corpus	CS	SCT-CS	—	12,772,087	33,598	12	4	—			Louisa Kenworthy (DLP)
		Galvium	GV	SCT-GV	Nicene	80,300,065	734,015	73	4		Patrice Arnaud		Brianna Priestly (DLP)
		Glorionis	GL	SCT-GL	Saint-Owen	74,049,722	751,927	67	4		Robert Smyth		Madeline Chalke (SCP)
		Haven	HV	SCT-HV	—	9,842,207	25,750	9	4	—			June Warren (IND)
		Novum Aeternum	NA	SCT-NA	Foris	81,854,286	755,732	74	4		Gavan Drumm		Andrew Warner (SCP)
		Novum Limium	NL	SCT-NL	Pontifex	76,655,371	710,428	69	4		Richard Gray		Paul Durbin (SCP)
		Sanctus	SC	SCT-SC	—	18,743,597	70,273	17	4	—			Katherine Dwight (SCP)
		Terra Monticolarum	TM	SCT-TM	Cristi	75,397,903	743,729	68	4		John Halligan		Jericho Poots (NSP)

Governors and Premiers of states

Governors of the Sanctarian states

State	Portrait	Incumbent	Party		Born	Assumed office
Aquitanium		Mary Ellis		Democratic Left Party	(1944-12-26) December 26, 1944	01 February 2020
Galvium		Patrice Arnaud		Democratic Left Party	(1952-11-03) November 3, 1952	01 February 2020
Glorionis		Robert Smyth		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1950-08-08) August 8, 1950	01 February 2020
Novum Aeternum		Gavan Drumm		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1954-10-18) October 18, 1954	01 February 2020
Novum Limium		Richard Gray		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1958-02-19) February 19, 1958	01 February 2020
Terra Monticolarum		John Halligan		Christian Union Party	(1949-05-30) May 30, 1949	01 February 2020

Premiers of the Sanctarian states

State	Portrait	Incumbent	Party		Born	Took office	Time in office	Election(s)	Current ministry
Aquitanium		Anne McBride		Democratic Left Party	(1959-07-28) July 28, 1959	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Aquitanium
Corpus		Governing Mayor Louisa Kenworthy		Democratic Left Party	(1971-12-08) December 8, 1971	01 July 2019	6 years, 95 days	2019	1st Kenworthy Administration
Galvium		Brianna Priestly		Democratic Left Party	(1968-04-19) April 19, 1968	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Galvium
Glorionis		Madeline Chalke		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1955-11-29) November 29, 1955	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Glorionis
Haven		Governing Mayor June Warren		Independent	(1958-02-26) February 26, 1958	01 July 2019	6 years, 95 days	2019	1st Warren Administration
Novum Aeternum		Andrew Warner		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1952-01-15) January 15, 1952	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Novum Aeternum
Novum Limium		Paul Durbin		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1974-03-31) March 31, 1974	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Novum Limium
Sanctus		Governing Mayor Katherine Dwight		Sanctarian Conservative Party	(1961-06-21) June 21, 1961	01 July 2014	11 years, 95 days	2014 2019	2nd Dwight Administration
Terra Monticolarum		Jericho Poots		New Sanctaria Party	(1958-10-03) October 3, 1958	01 February 2020	5 years, 245 days	2019	1st Ministry of Terra Monticolarum