Lág

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Lág
Canton
Flag of Lág
Flag		Shield of Lág
Shield
Etymology: Kingdom of Lág
Nickname(s): The Grassland Canton (official), The Flat Canton
Motto(s): Umiltà e determinazione
("Humility and determination")
Anthem: Onwards!
Map of Lág in Kalșeri
Map of Lág in Kalșeri
Country Kalșeri
Established 1783
Capital Branbury
Counties 63
Government
 • Body People's Assembly
 • Governor Kylie Hopkins (S)
 • Lieutenant Governor Tyler Mendoza (S)
 • Speaker of the People's Assembly Hakeem Rush (S)
 • Senators
 • Representatives 10 D, 7 S, 5 K, 4 N
Area
 • Total 7,642.04 km2 (2,950.61 sq mi)
Area rank 8th
Population (2019)
 • Total 5,598,044
 • Rank 2nd
 • Density 732.5/km2 (1,897/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Lágan
Flatlander (colloquial)
Time zone KST (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST) KDST (UTC-2)
Postal code 40xxx-46xxx
Municipal code Lxxx
ISO 3166 code KL-LG
Website lag.kl

Lág (officially the Canton of Lág; /lɑg/, Kalhan: [lag]) is one of the fourteen cantons of Kalșeri. It is the eighth-largest canton by area, the second-most populated canton and the fourth-most densely populated canton in the country. It borders Chalmersville and New Lothian to the northwest, Kalúen to the southwest and Takalim to the northeast, and surrounds the city-canton of Evalria.

Due to its central position, Lág has served as the logistical hub for Kalșeri throughout history, for agriculture and, starting from the late 18th century, for industry. Plymouth has the largest cargo port in the country, and the second in terms of tourist traffic, after Goldshore, Kalúen.

Lágan culture is highly diverse in the Belt (the counties immediately surrounding Evalria) thanks to many immigrant communities settling there, whereas rural communities tend to be more homogenous.

Name

Lág owes its name to the homonymous pre-colonial royal house; the most plausible theory for how is that the term Lág was born out of a combination between the terms lana (flatland) and gieri (population).

Another theory has the term be derived from the terms la (moon) and gia (people).

Geography

Three rivers flow within the borders of the canton: Sayoo, Gannimel, Lág. Despite bearing its name, the Lág river only flows within the canton for its final kilometers before flowing to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Flanúr Flatland constitutes much of the eastern portion of the territory. The Lágan Hill Range dominates the northwestern half of the territory.

Lág constitues the geographical center of Radina, the biggest of the islands constituting Kalșeri, which has an oceanic climate (Köppen classification Cfb).

History

Pre-colonial period

Flag of the Kingdom of Lág, 1500s—1671

Excavations show that the modern-day canton began to be settled around 10,000 BC, and the first crops are dated to a few centuries after that. According to the Chronicles of Lág, the birth of the true Lágan tribe coincided with the coronation of Ausvan I, the first King of Lág, in 300 BC.

After a long period of quiet expansion, King Rovuan VII conquered all other tribes in the early 9th century, ordered Lágrél to be rebuilt to his image and moved his court there. By 1099, however, Lágrél had been abandoned in favor of Evalria, which grew thanks to its pivotal role in inland navigation on the Sayoo and Gannimel rivers.

Outside the city walls, agriculture continued to be practiced by an overwhelming majority of subjects.

British control

After the English colonization of Radina in 1669, King's Port was built in the early 18th century in an effort to connect the Dominion of Callen to the other British Colonies.

Like in the rest of the Dominion, Kalhan place names were displaced in favor of English ones: modern-day Lág was divided into New Essex, New Middlesex, New Wessex and New Warwickshire, and Evalria was renamed New Leeds and placed under special administration as the capital city of the Dominion.

The agricultural status of rural communities was retained under the British.

Contemporary history

In 1783, the city of Evalria and the canton of Lág were given new borders that roughly followed the precolonial tribal subdivisions, and sent two separate groups of delegates for the negotiation of the constitution. Following the ratification of the Carnafarry Statute in 1794, the separation of Evalria from the rest of Lág was made official. The capital city of Lág was consequently moved to Branbury.

From the late 19th century onwards, Lág became a common destination for European immigrants; the richer ones settled in the villages in the countryside, and the rest began to populate the cities surrounding Evalria, finding work in the growing number of factories.

The Kalșerian automotive industry traces back to 1899, when German immigrant John F. Wilheimer I founded the Wilheimer car factory in Westphalia.

In 1954, the Chalmersville dispute with New Lothian and Urgel over exclusive functions of essential city services came to an end after Chalmersville was made its own canton.

Demography

Major cities

Of the 5,598,044 people living in Lág in 2019, 31.7% live in the ten largest cities in terms of population.

City Inhabitants Metropolitan area
Branbury 403,663 Branbury
Rișen 189,213 Rișen
Westphalia 182,388 The Belt
Lafayette 168,139 The Belt
Albertville 156,814 The Belt
Killarney 154,291 The Belt
Emin 147,040 Emin
Simpson 135,293 Simpson
Plymouth 119,241 Plymouth
Stratford 117,612 Stratford

Ethnic composition

Religion

Languages

The official languages of Lág are English, Kalhan and Italian.

Culture

Arts and literature

Music

Sports

The Lágan sports scene is unusual Kalșeri, as most of the professional clubs competing in the major competitions are run by the Lág Sports Club, based in Rișen. Lág S.C. competes in association football, basketball (Branbury Stags), ice hockey (Branbury Lumberjacks), baseball (Lág Warriors) and rugby union. It was founded in 1902 at the behest of President Lucretius Reeve, and was immediately made the official sports club of the canton.

Several clubs protesting the sporting monopoly of Lág S.C. formed afterwards, most commonly in association football.

From 1976 to 2022, Lág S.C. also operated a KALMORA team.

Media

The Lágan Union of Broadcasting Services is the official radio and television broadcaster of the canton, and is a member of the Union of Regional Broadcasters (URB/FANG).

Major newspapers published in the canton include the Branbury Informer, The Westphalian Reporter and The Seafarer.

Economy

Agriculture and food

Lág is the leading producer of cherries in Kalșeri, constituting about 80% of all cherries grown in Kalșeri. Bentham is nicknamed "Cherry Capital of Kalșeri". Other fruit and vegetables grown in the canton include apples, beetroot, kale, leeks, red cabbage and turnips.

About 40% of all fish caught in Kalșeri come from the Lágan shore. Beef is produced in the northwestern counties.

Lág is also home to a number of companies producing sweets, most prominently KalChoco and Hewell's. Henley Beverages is the leader in carbonated beverages produced in the country.

Tabako, Kalșeri's state tobacco distribution company, is headquartered in Gotha.

Industry

WilMeck Inc., formed in 1998 as the merger of Wilheimer Cars and Mecklenburger Trucks, is the biggest manufacturer of road vehicles in Kalșeri.

Lágan Lens and Patterson Glassware are the largest companies dealing in glass manufacturing.

KalOil, Kalșeri's state oil refining and distribution company,

Retail

A number of retail chains are based in Lág.

Fyrny's sells furniture to be assembled by the consumer, and Ronhal Furniture specializes in the sale of bathroom furniture.

Slick's Auto Repair, based in Albertville, has the highest number of stores in Lág.

SmartGina, one of the biggest discount supermarket chains in Kalșeri, is based in Hemmings.

Founded in 1979 in McHenry, Kabl is one of the biggest electronic store chaines in the country.

Kenworth's Offy Stores operates off-license liquor stores in Lág and surrounding cantons. PizzaHal, an integral part of Como Brands, began operating in 1958 in Aitkenville.

Tourism

Major tourist sites include the Lágrél Historic Site, in Reeveton, and Agumanacsee House in Gotha. The six Sayoo Mansions, built along the Gannimel river and formerly used by the House of Lág and by British administrators and their closest acquaintances, are also open to visitors.

Green Forest Amusement Parks operates a number of theme parks in Lág, including Malaga AquaJoy and Aggy's Funland.

Soldorato Cruises operates cruise lines that connect Kalșeri to the rest of the world, through the port of Plymouth.

Technology

Financial services

The Great River Bank is the main financial institution that operates in Lág.

Infrastructure and transportation

Energy

Like the rest of Kalșeri, Lág is powered mainly by hydroelectric power and by nuclear power.

The Sayoo Hydroelectric Plant, the largest of its kind in the country, is located in Torchman.

The Carstonville Power Plant is among the most recent nuclear power plants.

Roads

Lág is served by Highway 1, Highway 5 and Highway 6. Evalrian Ring (Highway E) circles Evalria and goes through the Belt.

The Lágan Road Commission is responsible for the maintenance of all non-federal roads within the canton, which form the Lágan Cantonal Road System.

Railways

KalRail, the national rail service, serves the cities of Branbury, Emin, Plymouth, Rișen and Stratford and their metropolitan areas, as well as smaller cities, and operates the Plymouth-Chalmersville line.

Grassland Rail focuses on connecting smaller communities to the main cities; its subsidiary Beltlink forms a railway circle that connects all cities within the Belt. Grassland Rail also operates a seasonal train line, from April to October, which connects major cities to the seaside resorts.

Airports

The two airports with highest passenger traffic are Evalria Branbury Airport (IATA: BRF; ICAO: BABR) and Stabia–Southern Lág Airport (IATA: SZH; ICAO: BAST).

Both airports are used by low-cost carriers as an alternative for the more crowded Ignașus Holbek Evalria International Airport.

Government and politics

Overview

Lág has historically been a left-wing canton, owing to its high number of workers and farmers. Starting from the 1990s, however, the rural communities have voted for the Liberal Democrats.

Executive

The Governor serves as the , who is elected directly by the people every four years along with a Lieutenant Governor, and appoints all the members of the cantonal cabinet. There are no term limits for either office.

The current Governor of Lág is Social Cooperationist Kylie Hopkins, who has served in this capacity since 2023. The current Lieutenant Governor is Tyler Mendoza.

Legislative

The unicameral People's Assembly of Lág is the legislative body of the canton. The canton is divided into 100 single-member constituencies, elected through simple majority; a run-off election is held two weeks later in the constituencies where a candidate has not received an absolute majority of the votes. The current Speaker of the People's Assembly is Hakeem Rush (S).

The supreme document of the canton is the Constitution of Lág, ratified in 1804.

Judiciary

Lág is divided into four judicial provinces: Branbury, Emin, Plymouth and Rișen.

The Supreme Court of Lág is the highest court in the canton, and weighs in on legal debates concerning the canton, a citizen residing in the canton, or an entity based in the canton.

Internal administration

Lág is divided into 63 counties, 38 of which are consolidated, meaning that the county and its seat share the government.

  1. Agnes
  2. Aitkenville
  3. Albertville
  4. Alva
  5. Appleton (consolidated)
  6. Ayr (consolidated)
  7. Berlin
  8. Bourbon
  9. Branbury (consolidated)
  10. Brunn (consolidated)
  11. Callanserry
  12. Cantwell
  13. Chemnitz (consolidated)
  14. Chilton (consolidated)
  15. Clovis (consolidated)
  16. Coleman
  17. Connelly (consolidated)
  18. Corrientes
  19. Cosworth (consolidated)
  20. Coulson (consolidated)
  21. Eleanor
  22. Emin (consolidated)
  23. Gotha (consolidated)
  24. Grayson (Trenton; consolidated)
  25. Guernsey (consolidated)
  26. Harnel (consolidated)
  27. Hewitt
  28. Hubert (consolidated)
  29. Hume (consolidated)
  30. Johnson (Gibraltar; consolidated)
  31. Killarney
  32. Lafayette (consolidated)
  33. Langley
  34. Leahy (consolidated)
  35. Mainz (consolidated)
  36. Malaga (consolidated)
  37. Marshall (consolidated)
  38. McHenry (Sheffield; consolidated)
  39. Midway
  40. Nelson (Stockton; consolidated)
  41. Nulcollia (Rascall; consolidated)
  42. Orange
  43. Orville (McLeod; consolidated)
  44. Plymouth (consolidated)
  45. Reeveton
  46. Rișen (consolidated)
  47. Riverbend (consolidated)
  48. Sam Ledge
  49. Schoenbaum (consolidated)
  50. Simpson (consolidated)
  51. Smithville (consolidated)
  52. Southwark (consolidated)
  53. St. Agatha
  54. St. Augustine
  55. Sterling (consolidated)
  56. Stones
  57. Stratford (consolidated)
  58. Thompson
  59. Torchman (consolidated)
  60. Townsend (consolidated)
  61. Vandergarde
  62. Venus (Shepherdton; consolidated)
  63. Westphalia (consolidated)

Education

Lág is the canton with the highest spending for education per student, at around ħ60,000.

Besides public schools, Lág has the highest number of private schools aimed at linguistic minorities.

Cantonal symbols

Flag

Flag of Lág

Adopted in 1946, flag of Lág is the only non-rectangular cantonal flag, and one of the few non-rectangular subnational flags in the world. It is derived from the flag used by the Kingdom of Lág to represent itself abroad before colonization

The green field is a symbol for the plentiful flatland, and the stylized pine tree represents its strength throughout history.

Shield

Shield of Lág

The shield of Lág features a river, which has been variously interpreted as the Sayoo, Gannimel or Lág, and three acorns.

Other symbols

See also

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