Salino

Salino
The map of La Rossa. Salino can be found on its south-eastern coast.
Country	La Rossa
Administrative status	City-province
Government • Legislature • Advisor	Council of Salino Salvo Gramuglio
Area • Total • City	31,035.28 212.52
Population (estimate) • Total • City	1,360,000 900,000
Demonym	Salinese
Economy (42 PC) • GDP (total) • GDP per capita (average) • Median personal income	63.97B argotto 47,037 argotto 41,562 argotto

Salino is a city-province in the Republic of La Rossa. Located on the south-eastern coast of the island, its surrounding geography is defined by the salt-rich Montesuvian mountains, the mineral being its namesake. It is the second-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,360,000. The southern coast, which includes the neighboring city of Padeno, comprises more than half of the nation's population.

Government

The city-province's local governance rests in the dual government of the Council of Salino, which holds the legislative power over the province, and the provincial Advisor, who both enforces passed laws or vetoes their passage. This provides a reversal of roles as compared to the national government of La Rossa, with the city following a parliamentary democratic system as opposed to an Advisory system. Showing similarities to the local system of Padeno, the reversal in roles exists as a result of the adoption of the council legislature prior to the establishment of the Advisory Council in 106 TT, when each city-province was alloted a single Advisor to represent it on the national level. The local systems would later be amended to allow for the Advisor to hold a level of local power, integrating them into the system. Other city-provinces, without such prior councils, tend to either have forms of absolute governance by their Advisors, or similar Advisory systems as present on the national stage.

Geography

The city of Salino is located on the south coast of the island of La Rossa, and is characterized by hilly and mountainous terrain spanning deep into the Montesuvian mountain range. Bordering the Buglian plains to the east, the city-provincial borders have been defined by the conquests of the mountain range during the Montesuvian Silver Rush, and largely span the once silver-abundant mountains of the island. Despite the silver's depletion, the mountains remain somewhat rich in minerals, such as salt, although salt nowadays tends to be collected from the sea, rather than the earth. The major cities, notably Salino and Travese, span the coastline. Although there is little useful and arable land in the province, vegetables and grains has for centuries been imported from Buglio. The coastal cities have also been known for their fishing and fish farming industries.