San Remo

Republic of San Remo República de San Remo (Spanish) República do Sanremo (Portuguese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Deus lo vult" (Latin) God wants it
Location of San Remo
Capital and largest city	Rhea
Official languages	Spanish, Portuguese, Latin
Demonym	San Remano/a
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Juan García Aragón
• Vice President	Horacio Domingo Elizondo
Establishment
• Independence from Spain	19 February 1785
• Republic	5 July 1889
Area
• Total	111,296 km2 (42,972 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate	10,267,340
• Density	92.3/km2 (239.1/sq mi)
Currency	Aleta (COP)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the	right
Internet TLD	.sr

San Remo, officially the Republic of San Remo, is a sovereign state, located on the northern continent of Internatia. The capital is Rhea, the largest city of the country by both land area and population. San Remo is bordered by Sockistan to the northwest, Anselmsuusonia to the east, Kosma to the southeast and by the sea to the north and the southwest.

A small region in the west of San Remo, at the border with Sockistan, is under the de facto control of the breakaway government of Colinestria since 1 September 2013.

The country is a unitary presidential constitutional republic with a president as head of state and head of government.

History

Pre-San Remo

San Remo was already inhabited in 10,000 BC. It was a part of the Roman Empire during the ancient Roman civilization and it existed of different kingdoms during the Middle Ages. An important city was San Remo, founded on 13 August 489 and named after St. Remigius.

The unification

The first signs of a unified San Remo appeared at the beginning of the 16th century when different writers wrote about the unification of the different kingdoms. Amadora and Astralia were already unified in the Kingdom of Astralia and Amadora (Reino de Astralia y Amadora) after the marriage of the Astralian princess Maria with the Amadoran prince Pierro in 1446.

The Kingdom of León (El Reino de León) had financial problems since the late 15th century and the kingdom joined the Kingdom of Astralia and Amadora with the Treaty of San Remo in 1513. It was the beginning of the United Kingdoms of San Remo (Los Reinos Unidos de San Remo), a dual monarchy with the city of San Remo (also spelled as Sanremo) as capital.

In 1650 the king of San Remo decided to move to Rhea, an important city for culture, art and for the economy, and Rhea became the new capital of San Remo.

The holy war

In 1668 Sockistan occupied Casundra, an independent region with monasteries, in order to conquer the area and to add it to the Sockistan empire. The king of San Remo decided to protect the area. It was the beginning of The holy war (La guerra santa) which lasted for 35 years. The war ended in 1703 with the Treaty of Astrée. By this treaty the countries Sockistan and San Remo agreed that Casundra and the northern areas, which were ruled by Sockistan since the 15th century, became a part of the kingdom of San Remo, giving the country access to the Suusonia Bay. The historical region Colinestria, a part of Astralia since the 14th century, became a part of Sockistan in return. Because of the expansion of San Remo, the kingdom was no longer a dual monarchy and therefore the name was changed from the United Kingdoms of San Remo into the Kingdom of San Remo (Spanish: Reino de San Remo; Portuguese: Reino de Sanremo).

The Treaty of Medea

The relationship between San Remo and Sockistan remained tense during the 18th century. Sockistan lost access to the Suusonia Bay by the Treaty of Astrée, while San Remo lost Colinestria, an important area with a wide array of mineral resources which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc.

After a long period of negotiations, both countries agreed on 19 February 1785 in The Treaty of Medea that the most northern part of San Remo became a part of Sockistan again and that Colinstria became a part of San Remo in return, giving San Remo its current official land borders.

From a kingdom to a republic

In 1889 king Ferdinand II of San Remo abdicated the throne and San Remo became a republic on 5 July 1889.

Government

Administrative divisions

San Remo is divided into 13 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento). San Remo is a unitary presidential constitutional republic, but the departments are autonomous after the central government delegated political powers through devolution to the local governments of the departments by statute.

	Flag	Name	Capital
		Almeida	Vila Nova
		Amadora	Sanremo (San Remo)
		Astralia	Santo António
		Boyacá	Florencia
		Casundra	Medea
		Cosma del Oeste	Agustín
		Gondomar	Vila Franca
		León	Rhea
		Magdalena	Guelaya
		Montana	Zanzibar
		Montoyá	Atlántico
		Penedés	Las Cabanas
		Sonia	San Alfonso

Demographics

Rhea

Sanremo

Santo António

Vila Franca

Vila Nova

Medea

Atlántico

San Alfonso

Vila Nova

Florencia

Zanzibar

Guelaya

Las Cabanas

Agustín

San Remo

The National Institute of Statistics (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística; Portuguese: Instituto Nacional de Estatística) estimates that, according to the 2013 census, the population was 10,267,340 (of which 52% was female, 48% was male). Approximately a little more than half of the population is concentrated in the coastal provinces and in the capital, Rhea. The population of the metropolitan area of Rhea, the largest population concentration of San Remo, is 2,347,650 inhabitants (22,9% of the total population).

Languages

The official languages of San Remo are Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish is the first language of the country, except in the departments Almeida, Amadora, Astralia and Gondomar, where Portuguese is the first language. Latin is considered to be the third language of the country, because it is still teached in schools and monasteries in Casundra still communicate in the ancient Italic language.

Sport

Football

Football is the most popular sport in San Remo. Both the men's and the women's national team compete in the Internatian Games.

Other

Other popular sports in San Remo are cycling, athletics, boxing, field hockey and swimming.

Internatian Games

San Remo sent athletes to the first Internatian Games in Madakia, Tikata. The first San Reman medal ever was won by cyclist Lieuwe Westra in the Men's road time trial.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Lieuwe Westra	I Madakia	Cycling	Men's road time trial
Bronze	Marianne Vos	I Madakia	Cycling	Women's road race

San Remo in the Internatia Song Contest

Main article: San Remo in the Internatia Song Contest

San Remo made its debut in the Internatia Song Contest in the 8th edition. San Remo's debut entry was Beth Rodergas with "La Luz". Since Internatia Song Contest 10 the San Reman entry is chosen through a televised competition, known as Festival Nacional de la Canción.