Administrative Divisions of Drahen

Map of numbered Drah Provinces

Major administrative divisions (administrativae divisiones provinciarum) or provinces (provinciae) are the highest level Drah administrative divisions. The country is divided into the city-province Telos, and 25 other provinces. The provinces are further subdivided into dioceses, which in turn are divided into prefectures. The provinces are generally based on historical and natural borders, but have changed over time.

Government

A Provincial Assembly is composed of 24, 36 or 48 elected deputies, the number depending on the size of the province's population. The election of provincial deputies followed the same procedure as used to elect deputies to the national Chamber of Deputies. The responsibilities of the Provincial Assembly include: defining provincial and municipal budgets and levying the taxes necessary to support them; providing primary and secondary schools (higher education is the responsibility of the national government); oversight and control of provincial expenditures; and providing for law enforcement and maintenance of police forces at the provincial level. The Assemblies also control the creation, abolishment and salaries for positions within provincial civil services. The nomination, suspension and dismissal of civil servants is reserved for the Praetor (governor) of the province, but how and under what circumstances the governor can exercise these prerogatives is delineated by the Provincial Assembly. The expropriation of private property (with due monetary compensation) for provincial or municipal interests is also a right of the Assembly. In effect, the Provincial Assembly can enact any kind of law—with no ratification by the legislature—so long as such local laws do not violate or encroach upon the Constitution or national laws. However, provinces are not permitted to legislate in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure laws, civil rights and obligations, the armed forces, the national budget or matters concerning national interests, such as foreign relations. The provincial Praetors are appointed by the Emperor and confirmed by the Senate and are, in theory, charged with governing the province. In practice, however, their power is somewhat intangible, varying from province to province based upon each Praetor's relative degree of personal influence and personal character. Since the national government wanted to ensure their loyalty, Praetor are, in most cases, sent to a province in which they have no political, familial or other ties. In order to prevent them from developing any strong local interests or support, Praetor usually are limited to terms of only a few years in office. As the praetor usually spends a great deal of time away from the province, often traveling to their native province or the imperial capital. As a result, in many provinces the de facto governor is the Kephale, who was chosen by the Provincial Assembly and is usually a local politician. With little power to undermine provincial autonomy, the Praetor is an agent of the central government with little function beyond conveying its interests to the provincial politicians.

List

Number	Province	Capital	Largest City	Area (km2)	Population (1595)	Density (km2, 1595)	GDP (1595)
1	Navajae septemtrionis	Savo	blank	6,902	171,579.04	1,562,879	9.11	$32,281,237,967.88
2	Medio Navajae	Noreia	blank	13,459	334,586.11	1,756,842	5.25	$36,287,540,285.56
3	Navajae Meridionalis	Hadrumetum	blank	9,534	237,010.58	1,682,846	7.10	$34,759,154,220.70
4	Sol Insulae	Brivas	blank	1,652	41,064.00	3,356,854	81.75	$69,335,759,708.47
5	Terra Lanlanae	Firmum	blank	5,560	138,216.91	11,546,683	83.54	$238,496,532,145.26
6	Lanlanae Meridianam	Salinae	blank	2,336	58,068.24	8,456,213	145.63	$174,662,929,222.33
7	Secundi Terra	Aquilonia	blank	3,518	87,452.77	23,478,563	268.47	$484,949,301,479.39
8	Stella Australium	Syracusae	blank	2,278	56,626.36	9,548,056	168.62	$197,214,926,981.95
9	Stella Portus	Traus	blank	882	21,921.79	30,123,546	1374.14	$622,201,307,242.79
10	Primo Fratres	Taginae	blank	412	10,237.59	1,023,512	99.98	$21,140,622,169.07
11	Barbari Terra	Narbo	blank	1,715	42,630.18	25,338,511	594.38	$523,366,494,362.44
12	Secundum Colonia	Vestia	blank	2,336	58,068.24	8,418,791	144.98	$173,889,978,477.43
13	Terra Multa	Drepana	blank	6,686	166,209.28	15,487,135	93.18	$319,886,498,171.42
14	Montibus Excelsis	Lemonum	blank	5,149	127,999.44	15,236,844	119.04	$314,716,742,014.85
15	Cornu	Vorgium	blank	1,714	42,605.32	10,156,432	238.38	$209,780,922,449.25
16	Geminis Ambobus	Adana	blank	2,805	69,727.59	9,135,845	131.02	$188,700,716,103.19
17	Ferrum Terra	Lemonum	blank	1,465	36,415.18	8,458,654	232.28	$174,713,348,033.94
18	Flumina Terra	Avaricum	blank	3,438	85,463.97	11,654,320	136.37	$240,719,772,467.22
19	Terra Australes	Gigia	blank	4,217	104,829.92	16,487,513	157.28	$340,549,287,981.65
20	Primus Colonia	Caromago	blank	3,148	78,254.57	18,456,879	235.86	$381,226,507,710.02
21	Imperial District	Telos	blank	125	3,102.77	4,291,577	1383.15	$88,642,446,660.60