Uwakah Province

Uwakah is one of Kirlawa's provinces. It became a province on 1st January, 2000.

Uwakah is located in northern Kirlawa. It is bounded by the provinces of Dirlana and Merkan in the south, by the Dorvik county of Miktar in the north and by the Aloria region of Kurmal in the west.

The capital city of Uwakah is Salubris, located in the south-east of the province. Other major cities in the province include Zobagon, Micana and Ukhana, with several other cities notable (see List of Uwakan cities).

The Premier of the province is Ian Banks of the Uwakah Social-Democratic Party.

Geography
Uwakah is in northern Kirlawa, and covers an area of 119,100 km sq, which places it as one of the smallest internationally recognised regions on the planet.

Uwakah is quite a 'green' region - a large part of the province in the north, estimated at around 30,000 sq km, is the protected Uwakan Forests. Other major forests include Frante Forest and Hangla Forest. The east of the province is quite developed, but there are still wide plains in the north-east. In the south-west, there are several fairly large towns including Ishis and Ganteri. The region has open access to the sea in the east, with several towns on the east coast built on the fishing industry including Ukahana and Micana.

Economy
Uwakah is the third-richest region of Kirlawa, with income distribution also the third most even. With the waning of port industries in the nation, unemployment is high at 8.7% as of 2315. Uwakah also has a high workforce rate, with 61.7% of the population in the 15 to 65 age range.

In industry, it is generally built up in major cities, with the region a large producer of steel, copper and other metals. Uwakah also exports a fair amount of food products, including the rare gerlan berry, which is only found in the northern reaches of Uwakah.

Federal
Uwakah sends 172 MLs to the House of Representatives in Cadoria as of 2315. Uwakah has traditionally been a stronghold for various socialists with the lead in the province over the last fifty years regularly going to Kirlawa Democratic Labour, Liberal Progressive Party, Kirlawan Communist Party or Kirlawan Popular Front.

The current composition of the Uwakan delegation is as follows:

Provincial
The provincial government of Uwakah is organised as a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature. Its legislature - the Uwakah Provincial Assembly - consists of 344 members as of last boundary check (2312), elected every thirty months using an Additional Member System electoral system.

Traditionally, various leftist parties have ruled Uwakah since the Provincial Assembly's creation in 2252. Most common is the Leftist Coalition, which currently includes the Uwakah Social-Democratic Party, Uwakah Liberal Progressive Party, Independent Popular Front and Democratic Socialist Uwakan Worker's Party. This coalition currently forms the government after winning 209 seats combined in the 2314 election.