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Located at the confluence of the [[Birana River]] and the [[Splarka River]], '''Vilvek''' is the capital of [[Swilatia]], and for this reason it is set aside as a separate province. The largest city in Swilatia, it is massive, disorganised, and continuously expanding in all directions; upwards into skyscrapers, outwards into suburbs, and even downwards, with some of the city's people living underground.
  
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Besides being the nation's capital, the city is also considered the centre of Swilatia in other ways. Many Swilatian companies have their headquarters in Vilvek, although some may be in different cities, and the city's main station, [[Vilvek Central Station]], is the main hub of the [[Swilatian Rail]] Network.
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Vilvek near the center of [[Swilatia]], on the [[Birana river]] and the [[Splarka river]], which merges into the birana inside the city. Also, the city is divided into 8 boroughs, each with powiat rights, and the further down into 46 districts. Also, the city is the only city in Swilatia with province rights.
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The city is served by two airports, [[Vilvek Atali Saranisko Intrnational Airport]] (VVK), located within the city proper, is used primarily for international flights, whil [[Vilvek White Creek Airport]] (WCV), located outside the city, but still within the province, is used mostly for domestic flights or by low-cost airlines.
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Vilvek has a very convenient public trasport system, having large bus, tram, and metro networks, as well mas many taxi companies. all public transport is fully privatised. However, using the taxis is not advised because certain taxi companies are mostly scams, and will use tricks like not turning on the meter, and then claiming they "forgot" to turn it on, and set it to something they know is higher then what it would say, while hiding it as an estimate.
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Swilatia's well-designed expressway syem runs through Vilvek in underground tunnels, as this was considered the only practical way to run the roads through the city. also, there are some expressway like streets insde the city, although they are not actual expressways, since there are times when the cars on it will have to stop, and they do not link the city to another.
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The city is served by two airports: [[Vilvek Atali Saranisko International Airport]], which is located inside the inner districs of the city, and handles most international traffic, and [[Vilvek White Creek Airport]], which is located outside Vilvek in the town of white creek, and handles mostly domestic flights and low-cost airlines.
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Being the main rail transport hub of Swilatia, Vilvek has many railway stations in it, most limited to a certain type of train. Typically an [[Swilatian Rail|SR intercity]] going to/from will only stop at [[Vilvek Central Station]], and also either [[Vilvek Airport Station]], [[Vilvek Palace Station]], [[Vilvek East Station]], or [[Vilvek West Station]], depending on which it would go through to reach the central station.
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Revision as of 21:35, 3 November 2007

Note: this article is in the middle of an overhaul to improve the Swilatia factbook on NSwiki. for this reason many of the lower-quality sections were removed, and information may be missing.

Vilvek
Vilvek.GIF
Nation: Swilatia
Founded: 999 B.C.E.
Function: Capital of Swilatia
Timezone: UTC +3
City Population: 22 500 000
Urban Population: 32 000 000
Leader: Mayor Nizarus Filiaus

Located at the confluence of the Birana River and the Splarka River, Vilvek is the capital of Swilatia, and for this reason it is set aside as a separate province. The largest city in Swilatia, it is massive, disorganised, and continuously expanding in all directions; upwards into skyscrapers, outwards into suburbs, and even downwards, with some of the city's people living underground.

Besides being the nation's capital, the city is also considered the centre of Swilatia in other ways. Many Swilatian companies have their headquarters in Vilvek, although some may be in different cities, and the city's main station, Vilvek Central Station, is the main hub of the Swilatian Rail Network.

The city is served by two airports, Vilvek Atali Saranisko Intrnational Airport (VVK), located within the city proper, is used primarily for international flights, whil Vilvek White Creek Airport (WCV), located outside the city, but still within the province, is used mostly for domestic flights or by low-cost airlines.

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