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Salisford, (Salisfordian: Salforto), officially the Kingdom of Salisford (Salisfordian: Regno di Salforto), is a nation located on the northern coast of the Southern Landmass. Salisford is bordered to the north by the Alzanub Sea, to the south by Creeperopolis and El Salvador, to the west by the Almanople Ocean, and to the east by unclaimed territory. Salisford's capital and largest city is Savotta located on Salisford's northwestern coast. As of 2020, Creeperopolis has a population of 74.2 million making it the fourteenth most populous nation in the world.

The Salisfordian Old Kingdom was founded in 546 AD, when Dux Tiberias Valencius declared himself the King of Salisford. This Kingdom would survive until 1790, when a 8-year long popular revolt would force the Kingdom to capitulate and form the Salisfordian Republic. The Republic would be plagued with bureaucratic inflexibility, corruption, and banditry. The Republic would last until 1800, when a rural Salisfordian aristocrat would soundly beat the Republic in the Salisfordian Counter-Revolution. This aristocrat would invite the exiled House of Valenza to return and create a new Salisfordian Kingdom. This new kingdom would become the current government of Salisford. In 1969, after the assassination of the popular Maria III and her immediate family, Salisford would fall into chaos and civil war. Remaining military forces and political paramilitaries would battle until 1974, when a monarchist faction led by King Carlo III would defeat remaining opposition and reimpose the authority of the Salisfordian crown.

Salisford is a semi-democracy ruled by a hereditary monarch. Salisford's monarch is King Francesco II, who was reigned since 2015. Salisford's legislative body is the Grand Council, the Grand Council is also intended to serve as an advisory body to the monarch. Members of the lower house of the Grand Council are elected from each province of Salisford, and the members of the upper house are peers of the realm.

Salisford has the world's twelveth largest economy by Gross Domestic Product. It has a high-income economy and a high Human Development Index rating, ranking twelveth in the world. Salisford's economy is strong and diverse, but some major Salisfordian industries are agriculture, engineering, manufacturing, and tourism.

Salisford is a founding member of both the Terraconserva Council of Nations and the Cooperation and Development Coalition.

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G&G Global Ratings (formally known as Gentile & Grasso Ratings Service Inc. and commonly called G&G) is a Salisfordian credit rating agency (CRA). It publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds issued by commercial and government entities as well as commodities. G&G is the world's largest credit-rating agency. G&G ranks the creditworthiness of borrowers using standardized rating scales which measure probability of investor loss in the event of default. Read more...

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• Salisfordian forces participate in the CODECO Mission in Sequoyah to restore constitutional order to Sequoyah.
• King Francesco II announced a new program to provide grants to historic churches in rural Salisford.
• Carlo Valenza appeared on popular political commentary show Politica Oggi to speak on the current geopolitical situation.
• Gendarmeria Reale forces in Angamo announced a successful raid against a Esercito Nero safehouse with 23 suspected members detained.
• The Salisfordian Church begins preparations for their participation in Lent and for the celebration of Easter.

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Armed men return fire against a sniper during the June Mutiny, 1969.

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Official photograph of Neri, 1959.

Sandro Muhammad Neri (10 September 1899 – 1 May 1968) was a Salisfordian military officer and politician who founded and led the Catholic Labor Front. He was First Minister of Salisford from his March on Savotta in 1950 until his assassination in 1968. Neri served as the de-facto dictator of Salisford, and was the most prominent political leader until his death.

Born to a poor peasant family in Egitta, Neri was educated in a local Sunni Muslim school. After studying at the Alessandria Military Academy under the scholarship of his local government, he was asssigned to the 42nd Infantry Regiment where he swiftly rose through the ranks, becoming a Colonel in 1936. In 1936, Neri participated in the Rubicon Incident as one of the Salisfordian commanders where he established a reputation in military circles as a exemplary office and leader. As a result, Neri was promoted to Major General an chosen to serve as the commander of the Salisfordian expeditionary force sent to aid the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council in the Creeperian Civil War to fight against the National Council for Peace and Order. Shortly the end of the conflict in the favor of the Imperial Council, Neri would undertake his March on Savotta, caused by a political dispute with the monarch, and was appointed as first minister of Salisford. Using his newfound political power, he consolidated power and signed a series of laws which transformed the country into a de facto one-party dictatorship. Within a couple years, Neri and his followers had established dictatorial authority by both legal and illegal means. Read more...

Did you know...

• ...that Cape Rejo is the most northwestern point of the Southern Landmass?
• ...that Salisford uses the Lira as its currency?
• ...that Salisford is a hereditary monarchy?
• ...that Salisford's dominant language is Salisfordian?
• ...that Salisford was a republic from 1782 to 1790?
• ...that the anniversary of Queen Maria III's death is observed as a day of mourning in many Salisfordian provinces?
• ...that the head of the Salisfordian Catholic Church is Patriarch Nikola di Tralva?
• ...that Salisford currently constitutes the death penalty for abortion?

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