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| - Port Marie occupies the far greater part of a peninsula jutting out in a northwesterly direction from the continent of Longerath into the Polaris Ocean between the Fatso Sea to the north and the Rivanian Sea to the south. Surrounded on three sides by water, it has equally long land borders to the east with Whiland's territory of Port Julian toward the north and the Federal Republic of Neoliliana and Western Gorami toward the south. The other occupant of this peninsula is Sanx, a member state of the Free Commonwealth of the Greater Burovian Realm. The three major islands of St. Kilda all lie within a hundred miles to the northwest. Major cities include Port Marie (capital, pop. 106,781), Oldgate (pop. 94,423), Northport (pop. 83,765) and Kingsport (pop. 77,824) 0nly 20% of the population is urban; another 12% is suburban; the remaining 68% is rural. Population comprises approximately 1,813,965 Portmarieans, at and average densit of 102.6 inhabitants per square mile. The main ethnic groups include the Teutens (45%) and Romandians (23%), related to the peoples of Altland, as well as Phenixians (21%) and Neolilianans (8%). Main languages include Teutsprek (50%), Romança (20%), Phenixian (20%) and Neoliliani (8%). Standard Ingallish was recently adopgted as the language of law and diplomacy - 70% of the population can now speak, and 85% can now read, Ingallish. Regarding religion, 90% are Western Orthodox Cruisians (Church of Altland), 8% Reformed Cruisian, 2% follow other faiths.
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