Peralia, officially the Province of Peralia is a province in north-eastern Deodeca. It is one of the largest provinces in terms of population density, but this is largely due to its smallish area. The province is known for its mixed nature, with large agricultural areas in the east, mining in the south and hilly forest in the north-east, although this is inconsistent with some forested areas in the farming and mining areas etc. It borders Queen Adelaide Island in the west, Clamash to the north and east, and [undeveloped province] to the south.

Peralia has been settled for tens of thousands of years by first nations people. Beginning in the late 18th century, Deodeca as a whole began to be colonised by the Ingerish Empire, with Peralia itself being colonised beginning in 1832. The pronvice is one of the most influential due to its large population.

The largest city and the provincial capital of Peralia is Creswick, although within Creswick there are various other "cities" (old towns that eventually merged into the metropolitan area), such as Hastings. Creswick is located on the estuary of the Jersey River, which flows from Western Clamash.

Peralia has x seats in the TBD (Federal Lower House) and x seats in the TBD (Federal Upper House). At provincial level, the Parliament of Peralia consists of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. The Labour-Socialist Coalition, led by TBD as premier, has governed Peralia since 2016. The Governor of Peralia, the representative of the Monarchy of Deodeca in the state, is currently TBD. Victoria is divided into x local government areas, as well as several unincorporated areas which the state administers directly.

History

Peralia
Flag	Coat of arms
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	Motto:; "Peace and Prosperity"
Capital; and largest city	Creswick
Official languages	Ingerish
Demonym	Peralian
Government	Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy
• Governor	TBD
• Premier	TBD
Legislature	Parliament of Peralia
	Population
• Census (2019)	4,728,361
HDI (2020)	0.937; very high
Timezone	WUT+08:30
Currency	Deodecan Dollars (DCD)
Drives on the	right

Before Ingerish settlement, the province was settled quite extensively by First Nations peoples. However, no large settlements were developed, instead with smaller spread out communities.

Ingerish settlement of the area began in 1832. Peralia was initially part of a large territory in the east, with the present boundaries emerging in 1851 when Peralia became its own colony. Self-government was achieved in 1853 and Peralia began rapidly developing.

Peralia celebrated 100 years of being its own colony/province in 1951, with 150 years in 2001. There has been some talk about splitting off from Deodeca and becoming an independent nation in recent years, however polls indicate only around 15-25% of Peralians support this proposal, with consistent polls indicating most Peralians wish to remain in Deodeca.

Geography

Limestone Hills - large hill area in the northeast, extends into neighbouring Clamash

Riverlands - large farming area in the inner east with many rivers, used for growing wheat, barley, rice, cotton, and some fruits like oranges and apples

Government

Deodecan Parliament

The Deodecan Parliament assists with funding projects within Peralia, interprovincial projects, and Deodeca as a whole, and is a bicameral legislature.

Peralian Provincial Government

Peralia has a bicameral provincial government which funds projects within Peralia as well as some projects that link other provinces to Peralia. The parliament consists of the lower house (legislative assembly) and upper house (legislative council). The legislative assembly has 92 seats with a population range between 43,478 in the electorate of Williamstown and 59,365 in the electorate of South Creswick. The upper house has 40 seats divided into 5 regions, each electing 8 members. These regions are: Creswick western, Creswick southern, Merburra, Rural southeast and Rural northeast. 4 MLCs (members of the legislative council) are elected at each election, serving either a minimum of 6 years or 2 terms of government.

The electoral system is a preferential voting system for both houses. In the lower house, all electorates are single-member, with candidates requiring 50% of the vote to win after preferences (the electoral commission stops distributing preferences once a candidate has hit 50%). In the upper house, all electorates have 8 members, with 4 members elected at each election using proportional representation with preferential voting and optional group voting tickets. Candidates require 22.51% of the vote to be elected.

Elections may be held at minimum 6 months in between and at maximum 4 years. To form a government, a party or coalition of parties must have at least 47 seats in the legislative assembly, either as a majority government or a minority government with confidence and supply from enough crossbenchers to reach 47 seats. If a government goes below 47 seats, there is an automatic no-confidence vote, which if passes results in the dissolution of parliament and a new election.


Party	Legislative Assembly	Legislative Council
Labour	44
Conservative	23
Peralian Socialists	12
The Greens	6
United Peralian Party	5
Independents	2

Politics

Peralians, and Creswickers in particular, are considered by some analysts to be more progressive than other Deodecans. The province recorded the highest Yes votes of any state in the republic referendum and same-sex marriage survey. Peralians are said to be "generally socially progressive, supportive of multiculturalism, wary of extremes of any kind".

The centre-left Peralian Labour Party (PLP), the centre-right Conservative Party of Peralia and the centre-left to left-wing Peralian Socialist Party are Peralia's main political parties. Traditionally, Labour is strongest in Creswick and Merburra's working and middle class western, eastern and inner-city suburbs, and the regional centres of New Lynchester and Walpoora. The Conservatives' main support lies in Creswick's more affluent southern, northern suburbs and outer suburbs, and some rural and regional centres such as the towns of Arthur and Nowel. The Socialists are strongest in Peralia's former industrial centres of Merburra and Hastings and is most popular among the working class. The Greens, who won their first lower house seats in 2014, are strongest in inner Creswick and Merburra. The United Peralian Party is based in the rural urban centre of Hope Lake and is most popular in the Southeastern rural areas. The party holds ultra-conservative views.

Administrative Divisions

Peralia is divided into __ Local Government Areas. (incomplete section)

List of Local Government Areas

Name	Council Seat	Largest Suburb/Town
City of Creswick	Creswick	Creswick
Glebe Council
City of Hastings	Hastings	Hastings
City of Jagajaga
Nerring Peninsula Shire	Possum Point	Western Bay
City of Cockatoo
City of Mullawaree
City of Oakcrest
City of Gannawarra
Rural City of New Lynchester	New Lynchester	New Lynchester
City of Merburra
Rural City of Hope Lake
Arthur Shire Council	Arthur	Arthur
Walpoora Town Board	Walpoora	Walpoora
Riverlands Shire		Nowel
Town of Williamstown	Williamstown	Williamstown

Municipalities

Municipalities are divided into four classifications based on population. The twenty (20) largest municipalities as of 2020 are listed below under their respective class.

Major City (above 800,000)

Greater Creswick
Greater Merburra (both of these statistics include "cities" within the metropolitan area of these two, such as Hastings in Greater Creswick and Williamstown in Greater Merburra)

Minor City (50,000 - 799,999)

New Lynchester
Williamstown
Hastings

Major Township (5,000 - 49,999)

Walpoora
Nowel
Hope Lake

Economy

The largest sectors in Peralia's economy are agricultural, mining, forestry, transportation, healthcare, financial and education. A majority of the province's economic activity occurs in the Creswick and Merburra metropolitan regions.

Culture

Education

There is a public education system between kindergarten and year 12 as well as private universities and schools.

Transportation

The primary road routes in Peralia are the A2/M2 running from the southern border through New Lynchester, Creswick and Merburra to the northern border, the A3 running from the outskirts of Creswick to the southeast, and the A4 running from Point Robe to Nowel.

Primary railway routes include the North/West Coast Line from the Clamash border to the southern border through Merburra, Creswick and New Lynchester, the Eastern Railway from the eastern border through to a junction with the west coast line, the Riverlands/Nowel railway from Creswick to Nowel, the Walpoora line from Solomon to Walpoora, and the Great Peralian Heritage Railway through the limestone hills.