Visia

Visia is a Duurzhavi (province) of Mursland. It is the south most Duurzhavi, and fully located on the island of the same name.

Heleovo-Visia
In 1742, the Duchy of Heleovo and Visia got into a personal union under Temtisou III. Efforts of his successor Temtisou IV, the two territories grew towards one another and soon the union would be known as the realm of Heleovo-Visia. The new found nation would serve an important role in the region, considering it inherited both a strong navy and army from its predecessor nations.

In 1814, it joins the Bond of the Mursland Countries, which had recently taken an economic turn. It would mean prosperity and success for both, as that made it a reliable supplier for the other states in wars. Additionally, the bond would now not have to protect its southern border and capital as much. During the Traxian wars, the state would contribute with trading blockades in the Ammosean Sea.

In 1927, a power struggle broke out in the Bond. The union, that had various monarchs, got into a succession conflict as some of the new leaders suddenly went a different direction than from after the Great Union War. This created various factions that would attempt to install a claimant for the title of the King of Mursia. Ultimatly, this would become Arkady, son of Mihalou I.

After the dead of Mihalou I in 1834, Arkady would become king of Mursia and duke of Bonamech, Heleovo, Visia. This would mean the end of Heleovo-Visia as a partial independent nation.

Duurzhavi Visia
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Demographics
Visia has an official population of 556.805 (2017). Over a third of the population lives in the capital Mesogyos. The median age is 40.5, lower than average of Mursland. Of the total population, 19.1% are below the age of 18, 66.0% is between the age of 18 and 68, and a final 14.9% is over 68 years old.

Mursian is the only official language of Visia, and is spoken by practically everyone on the island as their first language. It has replaced the native Visian dialects of spoken on the island before the arrival of the first Mursians. The language lost its influence since the 7th century after Mursian had become the language of the nobility and bureaucrats. The last native speaker on the island died in 1570. However, many influences can still be seen in the local Mursian dialect, as well as many of the settlement names, such as its capital Mesogyos.

Dirishes form the second-largest ethnicity in Visia; the island has the largest population of Dirishes in Mursland by percentage, forming 6.8% of the population. A significant part lives in the cities Mesogyos and Vorntein in so-called "Diricvartal", neighbourhoods with a strong majority of Dirishes with a distinct architecture, their own shops, and bilingual road signs and street names.

Culture
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Sports
Visia is well known for the Periodeia Visia, a bi-yearly open-road car race around the island which takes 12 hours. It happens on every uneven year on the 21st of March. It is preceded by a mock race/parade of old timers on the 20th of March since 2001.

Another popular sport is sailing; various forms are practised.