Planicia

Planicia (Spanish: Planicia) (pronounced /pləniʃə/, /planisia/ in Spanish) officially known as the Federation of Planicia (Spanish: Federación de Planisia), is a sovereign state in South America.

Etymology
"Planicia" derives from the Portuguese word "planícies" meaning "plains". It was given by Portuguese explorers during the era when Planicia was a viceroyalty of Spain. "-ia" is a Latin feminine suffix, which is commonly put after names. It means a wide variety of things, but in this case it could mean "land of", so "Planicia" roughly means "Land of Plains", and Planicia would be referred to as a female.

History
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Politics
Planicia is a federal constitutional presidential republic, like the United States. Before the Planician Civil War, it was an oligarchy ruled by the wealthiest people, including ones that had slave plantations. But after the civil war, presidents have been elected. The country has seen political stability since.

A lot of Planician politicians have technical backgrounds, which would technically make the country a technocracy. The President of Planicia is the head of state and government, while the Vice President of Planicia is their deputy. The legislature has 723 seats.

Geography
Planicia has very good quality soil.

Education
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Economy
The GDP of Planicia is 2.456 trillion, and it's GDP per capita is 44,654, close to Japan's. Traditionally, Agriculture was a very big industry, but over time, exports from Europeans started the industrialization of Planicia.

Languages
The official language is Spanish. In the areas closest to Brazil, there is a large Portuguese speaking population. Spanish is the first language of many, but soon they learn English for trade purposes. Signs are monolingual in most areas, but in the Portuguese speaking areas, they are bilingual: Spanish and Portuguese.

Culture
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Media
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