Belgrit

An archipelagic nation to the southwest of the continent of Delun known for its maritime history and dominant culture and language, which is spoken throughout the world even more so than Araxian.

Government

The government of Belgrit is a representative democracy whose nine "kingdoms" each elect by popular vote a number of representatives proportionate to their populations to fill the 512 seats of the lower "Aft" house of parliament. The upper "Forward" house of parliament consists of 128 noble peers: 14 each appointed by the reigning monarchs of the nine kingdoms, plus two more who are representatives of the Church of the Divine Construction.

Peers of the Forward House

Arthan	Brazen	Brine	Brynlee	Myrth
Peter Mulford	Ivy Day	Ian Nelville	Austin Bailey	Ruth Treadway
Roland Penna	Lois Martin	Zachary Ruxton	Celia Cooper	Emmeline Cooper
Leopold Carter	Veronica Paulson	Eslpeth Dawnheart	Jack Woodmore	Ruben Whitemore
Gwendolyn Chapman	Marguerite Wilkinson	Violet Applegard	Harold Stevenson	Gertrude Cox
Brinley Minear	Bryn Dimmick	Euphemia Maltrice	Morgan Cavalier	May Marriott
Alexina Dupree	Laura Snellgrove	Edmund Brightstone	Marion James	Phyllis Breedon
Amy Thompson	Susan Gatrell	Lionel Shoalwold	Lottie Dimmick	Harold Wood
David Levene	Anne Course	Harvey Farncomb	Christiana Lawrence	Cornelius Olney
Rachel Costen	Evan Flitter	Adelia Sawsend	George Carter	Samuel Mulford
Acacia Lawrence	Joyce Harrison	Sibylline Lambrook	Rees Argall	Lucilla Titchener
Bertram Eastes	Doris Course	Daisy Bridgefield	Alexandrina Turney	Edgar Buckett
Eric Levene	John Hooper	Adelaide Chalkstone	Cordelia Hayes	Doroth Marriott
Henriette Lampshire	Percy Liddiard	Theresa Chambers	Alma Ricken	Roderick Barker
Gladys Freemantle	Albert Hibben	Ronald Bellguard	Maggie Hancock	Linda Andrews
Norrin	Tannick	Vaylee	Yimmit	Church
Eric Curnow	Lavender Pinnick	Owen Starks	Cordelia Bird	Russel Chesterman
Bryn Engel	Alexandrina Minear	Briallen Angrove	Rose Andrews	Mary Wellard
Louise Leal	Ethel Linger	Harold Starks	Eileen Wheeler
Annabella Keep	Julia Posner	Ben Booth	Percy Quelch
Johanna Ellingham	Ella Turner	Jane Taylor	Willie Prior
Davina Lobb	Grace Tomlinson	Irene Pearce	Ruth Briarhollow
Alice Robinson	Rachel Ashwell	Douglas Giles	Malcolm Lale
Lewis Wilson	Hector Lobb	Malcolm Baker	Percy Fuchs
Lillian Aldworth	Murdo Leal	Harris Trevorrow	Adam Brading
George Morley	Millicent Whitecrest	Flossie Bouchard	Simon Lale
Celia Snellgrove	Emma Spray	Rosie Hills	Edwin Harston
Jeanie Privett	Gavin Hollow	Timothy Hitchens	Archibald Northway
Valentine Durling	Mary Hillsdale	Elizabeth Reis	Lawrence Klein
Leonard Leal	Lydia Barkstone	Anthony Angrove	Trevor Lambourne

Allocation of Representatives of the Aft House

Island	Representatives	Port Party	Starboard Party
Arthan	262	118 (45%)	144 (55%)
Brynlee	124	50 (40%)	74 (60%)
Norrin	64	36 (56%)	28 (44%)
Myrth	27	16 (60%)	11 (40%)
Tannick	18	8 (44%)	10 (55%)
Vaylee	9	5 (56%)	4 (44%)
Yimmit	4	2 (50%)	2 (50%)
Brazen	2	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
Brine	2	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
Total	512	237 (46%)	275 (54%)

Religion

Main article: Religion

The dominant religion in Belgrit is the Church of the Divine Construction, a religious conception of the world as a perfect system in which each individual plays their part in contributing to a larger whole.

Islands

Island	Land Area	Population
Arthan	30,000 mi2
Brynlee	7,500 mi2
Norrin	5,000 mi2
Myrth	3,100 mi2
Tannick	2,700 mi2
Vaylee	2,500 mi2
Yimmit	2,300 mi2
Brazen	1,200 mi2
Brine	1,100 mi2