Saint Maria
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| Population | 24,362,000 |
| Province | Lyonais Province |
| Country | United Federal Kingdom of St Samuel |
| Governor | Louis Della-Costabarrini |
| Area Code | 01 |
| Postal Code | STM |
| Sister cities | Coricas, (Cookesland) |
Saint Maria City (officially The City of Saint Maria) is the capital city of the United Federal Kingdom of St Samuel and located centrally in the Lyonais Province. It is the most populous city in the United Federal Kingdom of St Samuel with a population of 24,362,000.
Saint Maria is the political, financial and cultural nerve center of St Samuel.
Saint Maria comprises of 27 boroughs, each of which is coterminous with a county: Los Vitoria, Imperial Bay, Addletine & Simosia, Old Syracorsia, San Alberto, Port Avantine, Cornucopia, Theodorus Hill, Palatina, Old Town, Roma, Multoro, Ostantina, Delarius, Central Saint Maria, Issia, Nueva Mundi, Valorem, Monte Fortuana, Essa Novimo, Deovolentia, Silvina, Luxmundia, Christhaven, Imperatrix, Justissia and Castile Domingos.
The city has many neighbourhoods and landmarks known around the world. The Statue of Invaridor, a giant 1113 foot statue built in honour of the heroic Sambini warrior in the year 412 BC, stands in Port Avantine, overlooking Lake Syrimiana and tourists flock in there millions each year to witness the gigantic structure. Via di Libertà (Street of Liberty), in Essa Novimo, has been a dominant global financial center since the 1950's and is home to the Saint Maria Stock Exchange.
In 2006, nearly 200 languages were spoken in the city and 36% percent of its population was foreign born. Because of areas such as Quadrato Dell'aquila, Saint Maria has earned the nickname "The City that Never Sleeps".
Contents
History
Geography
Boroughs
- Los Vitoria
- Imperial Bay
- Addletine & Simosia
- Old Syracorsia
- San Alberto
- Port Avantine
- Cornucopia
- Theodorus Hill
- Palatina
- Old Town
- Roma
- Multoro
- Ostantina
- Delarius
- Central Saint Maria
- Issia
- Nueva Mundi
- Valorem
- Monte Fortuana
- Essa Novimo
- Deovolentia
- Silvina
- Luxmundia
- Christhaven
- Imperatrix
- Justissia
- Castile Domingos
Town's & Neighbourhood's
Little Coricas
Little Coricas is an urban area located in the Nueva Mundi borough in Saint Maria. The area is associated with a large number of Cookeslander immigrants who have settled in the area. Piero Street is a fantastic area to try Cookeslandic cuisine and exciting baseball bars where Cookeslanders often gather to watch baseball on the big screen and discuss matters from back home.
Thas Town
Thas Town located in the Monte Fortuana borough is a colourful and vibrant district which has a large population of South Thaslanders. The district grew rapidly in the 1950's and 60's when a large number of South Thaslanders moved to the area. Today a must do visit is that of the Thas Pearl markets and rice stalls.
Climate
Environment
Sister cities
Economy
Government
Demographics
Culture
Architecture
Accent
The Saint Maria City area has a distinctive regional speech pattern called the Saint Maria dialect, alternatively known as Marianese. It is often considered to be one of the most recognizable accents within St Samuel. The classic version of this dialect is centered on middle and working class people of the city, and the influx of immigrants in recent decades has led to changes in this distinctive dialect.
One of the more notable features of this dialect is the over use of the letter "a". For instance, the city is pronounced by locals "Saint'a Maria" and many other words for example "lake'a", "toilet'a" and "street'a" are to name but a few.
Sports
Sports in Saint Maria is a way of life. Every week is packed with sporting events and not a day goes by without a large sporting event.
Football is by far the most popular sport in the city and with Saint Maria F.C. being the biggest team in the city. Saint Maria Football Club's famous 67,000 all-seater stadium, Stade de Leone, is located in the Palatina borough whilst the St Samuel international stadium, the 80,000 all seater, Park of King's is located in lower Essa Novimo.
Saint Maria has a whole host of large football clubs besides Saint Maria F.C. including South Maria City, Monte Fortunana, San Alberto and Imperial Bay Royals all in Division 1 and Los Vitoria, Domingos Lions and Issia Town all in Division 2 of the national league.
The Saint Maria Marauders represent the city in the National Hockey League, calling the Devallio Areana in the Multoro borough home. The Saint Maria City Marathon is the largest marathon in St Samuel which runs from Los Vitoria, past many of the cities greatest landmarks before finally ending in Port Avantine. The city's National Basketball Association team is the Saint Maria Red Hawks.
Many sports are associated with Saint Maria's immigrant communities, for instance Druida immigrants are popular dodgeball fans, Az-czzers immigrants who have a growing following in Kleptoball, Kleptodance, Kleptochase and Capture the Flag, Gruenberg immigrants who play Mentil, Casari immigrants who play Kandai and Triball that is popular amongst Yuunli immigrants.
Tourism
Media
Crime
Education
Transportation
Airports
- Leonardo Della Piaro International Airport
- Los Condaleaz International Airport
