Thuvia
Thuvia is the third most populous province of Sober Thought, with 13.3% of the national inhabitants. It is commonly called The Mountain Province.
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Geography and economy
The province is dominated by the Thuvian Mountain Range. Except for the temperate valleys, much of the mountainous area is covered in snow most of the year. Snowmelt ensures that fresh water for irrigation is plentiful.
Thuvia began as a resource-based economy, with mining minerals from the mountains, logging trees on the lower slopes, fishing Winter Run Sober Salmon in the cold rivers and creeks and specialty farming of fruits and vegetables in the protected valleys.
Roughly a third (or 4.9% of the national popluation) of the province's people live in the provincial metropolis of Georgetown. In this large city, secondary and tertiaries industries have developed in light manufacturing and cultural industries. It is also an important educational centre, hosting four university-level institutions.
The smaller provincial capital is Chapeaudix, with only 1.0%, has a much older population and its economy is more closely tied to tertiary (services) and quarternary (government services) industries.
Besides these two large cities, there are six regional hubs scattered throughout the province. Each of these -- Barr, Fraser, Hunter, Simon, Skina and Thompson -- is named for a settler or founder and is in the 0.3 to 0.6% range. They are subjected to boom and bust cycles because their hinterland remains dependent on the original primary industries so that the fates of the smaller cities rise and fall with the price of natural resources.
Education
Secondary and primary education is available in all the federally chartered cities and some larger unchartered towns. The province supports the University of Thuvia (with campuses at Chapeaudix, Thompson and Georgetown) and the Institute of Technology of Thuvia in Georgetown.
Secular private tertiary education is provided by George University in Georgetown and Simon University in Simon. The Catholic University of Thuvia is located in Georgetown, while the Theophis Evangelical College maintains two small campuses in Hunter and Barr.
Defence
The major general commanding the Thuvian
Exclusive jurisdictions
The Thuvian Provincial Police maintains law and order throught the province.
