Espalia

Espalia (/espalja/), officially the Republic of Espalia (Spanish:Repùblica des Espalia, Italian:Republica dell'Espalia) is a country and an isle located between central and. Espalia is Surrounded by the on the most of its extension, and by the  in the extreme Northern part. The country have an estimate number of 190 millon citizens

The capital city, Quincelia is the largest city as well as the political and productive center in Espalia. It can count 6.7 million residents. The city its located in the center of the country.

Etymology
The word Espalia is the direct mixture of the words España and Italia. The origin of the word is likely come from the population of the country made almost exclusively by Spanish and Italian people.

Before the Spanish colonization
It's estimated that before the 'Spanish colonization (happened circa in 1470 AD) Espalia had a really rural occupation made only by native people. At this time, the situation was chaotic due to the fact that this indigenes were most of the time at war with each other because of the cultural and ideological differences.

The Spanish colonization
Espalia was initially discovered by Seribio Alberto Diràn, a Spanish explorer, sent to the area by the king of Aragon Ferdinand I. By then spanish people settled more and more, to the point of totally replacing the natives, making them extinct, just like happened in the american colonization. At the time Ferdinand I was the monarch of the country, in fact until the 1700 AD all the king and the queen succeeded were the same of. The last King was Charles II, known for creating the War of Spanish Succession and for allowing rebellion for the independence of Espalia. Since then, the country was no more a spanish territory until 1787 AD. In this time three principal King succeeded, all of them from the same family: Frenzio Gurtia (1700-1747),  Trunio Gurtia  (1747-1769) and  Viristrio Gurtia  (1769-1787). One year after the death of Viristrio, Charles IV who was just entered in power in Spain, managed a war for taking back the Espalian territory, Succeeding. After that, Espalia will remain fully in the Spanish hands until 1869.

The Italian Colonization
In 1869 organized a spedition for the conquering of Espalia making start to the Great Fight for Espalia witch finished with the division of the Country in two parts: The Northern to the Spain and the Southern to the Italy. This lasted until the . At the End of it neither of the two countries had interest in the territory which led to the unification of the country and the institution of a Presidential Republic in 1948.

1960-present
From 1960, after the election of the president Andrès Duellino the espalian economy had a "boom" making the rising more than ever. As of today the Economy of Espalia is similar to the  one.

Economy
Since the 1960 The economy in Espalia isn't really changed through the years, except for two regression happened in between 2005 and 2011,and in 2020. The first due to the fusion of two of the most important banks in the country: FinancialPlace and Bànca Roha forming a new entity called RohoPlace Bank, this fusion was impossible because of the near-failing state of Bànca Roha, but the fusion still took place. As a result the company made a loss because it could not give back all the money it took to its 60 Milions users causing GDP to drop to its lows. The second due to pandemic. The country have a GPD of 508.6 billion USD and a GDP per capita of 60,8900 USD.

Territories
Espalia has a territory of circa 7.324 Million Km2. The Country is divided in 13 regions: (From the top) Bitrulia, Mutrea, Andinta, Invicia, Usentìa, Utrea, Trenmia, Treco, Fenhuta, Junteria, Grutiña, Aprilia, and Termili. Espalia has only one river, called Rentro

Climate
The Climate of Espalia is very similar to the, according to the the northern part is much more tropical (with a maximum temperature ever recorded of 43,1°C, 807.8°F) compared to the southern one (with a minimum temperature ever recorded of -8,9°C, -128.2°F).

Culture
The culture of Espalia is a mixture of the three main influences of it: Brazilian, Spanish and Italian. The country in fact isn't highly multicultural.

People/Trends

 * The life expectancy is 91.8 for womens and 91.3 for mens
 * Espalian official languages are Espalian, Italian and Spanish
 * Espalia has only one regional language, the portuguese, spoken in Bitrulia and Invicia.
 * The Espalian currency is the Lira Espaliana (Espalian Pound)
 * Espalia is the most secure Country in the world
 * Same-sex marriage was completely allowed and decriminalized in 1989
 * The drinking age in Espalia is 18
 * The driving age in Espalia is 16
 * The voting age in Espalia is 18

Celebration
Here are all celebrations in the Espalian Calendar:


 * New Year's Day (1st January)
 * Epiphany (6th January)
 * Good Friday (Different every year)
 * Easter Sunday (Different every year)
 * Labor Day (1st May)
 * Assumption of Mary (15th and 16th August)
 * Republic day (7th September)
 * All Saints' Day (1st November)
 * All Souls Day (2nd November)
 * Christmas Day (25th December)
 * Stephen's Day (26th December)

Sports
The most followed sports in Espalia are and. The Espalian's Soccer Top division is called Liga Espaliana

Music
Espalian Music culture has to be attributed to Italy, that transported it's musical culture to Espalia, though, the people of the country demonstrate interest in other genres, especially in and  music.

Kitchen
Espalian Kitchen culture is a mixture between the Spanish and the Italian one. The most famous dish is Paella with Pasta.

Education
School in Espalia is haven't got major differences with the one in Italy and in Spain. A Scholar enter to school at 8:30 and exits at 13:30 until Primary School and at 14:00 from Secondary school. Here is a table with all of the Courses

Internet
Internet in Espalia is very developed, in fact 91% of the Households in the Country have a Domestic Internet connection and the 87% of the Mobile Users in Espalia have a data plan. Data estimates that the 41% of Internet Users have an age between 8 and 24 years, the 54% have an age between 25 and 70 years and the 5% have an age of more than 70 years. The top 10 of most visited sites in Espalia is:
 * Govierno.Espaliano.gov
 * EBS+.ep
 * Mediaset+.ep
 * RohoPlaceBank.ep
 * Govierno.Espaliano.gov
 * EBS+.ep
 * Mediaset+.ep
 * RohoPlaceBank.ep
 * Mediaset+.ep
 * RohoPlaceBank.ep

Television
Television in Espalia follows an European type, in fact in the country are available both State-owned channels made by EBS and commercial channels, like the one made by Mediaset. Espalia have 2 main pay-Tv providers: Sky and Canal+ Cable. while other and  services exist, like: TelEspalia TV (IPTV), Now,  and.

Radio
Radio in Espalia have got an enormous technological advance, actually in Espalia all radio are broadcasted in digital. The main radio broadcaster in the Country is EBSR. Broadcast started in 1925.