Alba
Alba | |||
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Royaume d'Alba (in French) Kingdom of Alba |
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Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French) "I will maintain" |
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Anthem: Patriotic Song | |||
Location of Alba within the Mobian Confederation | |||
Country | Mobian Confederation | ||
Capital and largest city |
Mergiston | ||
Government | |||
• King | Elias | ||
• Sr. Ald. | Jacques Knollois (PDP) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 14,632 km2 (5,649 sq mi) | ||
Population (2017) | |||
• Total | 3,232,532 | ||
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | Alban alband (fr) |
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ISO 3166-2 | O | ||
Official languages | English and French (Alban French and Mobian have special status) | ||
Constitution Enacted | 24 August 1997 | ||
Parliament | House of Aldermen | ||
Congress seats | 60 (of 400) | ||
Peer seats | 7 (of 133) |
The Kingdom of Alba is one of the four kingdoms under jurisdiction of the Mobian Confederation. It is the more conservative kingdom where life revolves around religion. It is ruled by the House of Acorn which claims descent from France, and (more recently) the Netherlands. It is the oldest of the four Mobian kingdoms that were established in 900 AD.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
The people of Alba are mainly either Francophones, or Anglophones. As such, the government has a policy on bilingualism to prevent conflicts. As a result, everything and everyone in Alba has a French name, and an English name. Catholicism is the religion that almost every Albans affiliate with. However, there is a small percentage of Reformed Protestants in Mergiston and Joynerland.
History[edit | edit source]
Alba was established by the Moblos in the year 900 AD. Like the other three kingdoms, the ruling house was the Moblo Dynasty. Later on, the ruling house became the House of Tason. Though marriage, the House of Acorn became the ruling house of Alba with Maximillian I as the first Acorn King. The House of Acorn is still the ruling house of Alba to this day.
In the 19th and 20th Centuries, Alba was in a state of instability with republicans and Joynerland nationalists constantly rioting against the House of Acorn and its tyranny. Tensions were at an all-time high in 1959 when Alexander III abdicated due to rumors of Nazi collaboration. However, thanks to Maximillian II's actions and the passing of the Passage of Equality in 1963 which ended absolutism in Alba, the tensions had come to an end and public faith in the House of Acorn soared to the point that even the republicans stopped campaigning.
On May 21, 1976, Alba signed the Declaration of Unity and Peace which made it part of the Mobian Confederation for all time. Alba underwent an industrialization which changed Alba from a kingdom behind the times to an industrial and economic powerhouse as per the Industrialization Act of 1976 by King Myles I.
Notable Areas[edit | edit source]
- Mergiston - The largest city in Mobius, one of the most culturally diverse cities in Mobius. Founded in 1021 by the Moblos to represent their power over the humans of Mobius.
- Joynerland - Once the most likely to separate from Alba, Joynerland separatism ended in the 1960s due to the actions of Maximillian II.
- Montvert - A city in West Alba made famous by the citizens' act of bravery during the Mobian Revolution against the communist forces.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Alba is the poetic name of Scotland.
- Alba is the in-universe equivalent of the Kingdom (and then Republic) of Acorn in the comics.
- Alba's poetic name Vulgaria is a reference to the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- Alba's national anthem sounds similar to North Korea's national anthem.
- The original melody of the Alban anthem is the melody for the Vulgarian national anthem.