Sylvania Prefecture

Sylvania Prefecture (abbreviated as SY, known as South Miranda until 1970) is a prefecture in eastern Enderron. It is bordered by Miranda Prefecture to the north, Janszoon Prefecture to the northwest, New Colorado Prefecture to the south and the Batavian Republic to the east. Its capital city is Duyfken, while its largest city is Kin Loong.

Sylvania is a largely rural and fairly mountainous prefecture. It occupies of a narrow strip of land between the Batavian border to the east and Dawson Bay to the west. The prefecture is bisected by the Duyfken Escarpment, which runs down its entire north-south length. A large majority of Sylvania's 423,673 residents live along the peri-urbanised coast on the western side of the Duyfken Escarpment. The eastern side is very sparsely populated outside of Kin Loong, which is home to 24 percent of the prefecture's population, making Sylvania the most decentralised prefecture.

The Sylvanian economy is dominated by agriculture, transport, energy production and more recently, tourism. Its economic growth in the 21st century has been stunted by poor urban infrastructure and inadequate transport connections between the eastern and western halves of the prefecture. With the completion of the Duyfken Expressway in 2019, the Enderronians may now travel on the M9 Motorway between Wentworth and Shirakawa, Tojima without having to stop at a single set of traffic lights, vastly improving Sylvania's status as a transportation link between the two cities.

History
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Government
Sylvania has a semi-presidential political system, with the Governor of Sylvania Prefecture (currently Sebastian Brousseau of the Liberal Party of Enderron) as the head of state, and the Premier of Sylvania Prefecture (currently Alexa Barrett of the Liberal Party of Enderron) as the head of government. Its unicameral parliament consists of the 29-member Sylvania Prefectural Assembly, with elections held every four years, using full preferential voting.

Federal representation
Sylvania elects 2 Members of Parliament to the Enderronian Parliament.

Political culture
Sylvania is regarded as a marginal prefecture, frequently swinging between the centre-left Sylvania Social Democrats and centre-right Liberal Party of Sylvania. It was historically more of a stronghold for the SDP, however in recent times the Liberals have become a robust force, especially in the south and in some of the more peri-urban regions. The Social Democrats remain dominant in the more urbanised areas.

Demographics
Sylvania's population as of October 2018 is 423,673, making it the third-least populous prefecture in Enderron.