Another thing to note about Gardoria is that there are a multitude of dukes within their de jure territory. Due to their inflation of numbers, dukes in Gardoria roughly have the same powers as counts elsewhere. Counts in Gardoria, however, can be considered akin to baronies, but only in certain cases. Dukes can assert greater influence in their region, and are seen as more legitimate in the eyes of external governments -- however, some duchies have less land to their name than counties, or less manpower. It is best to assume that a dukedom is usually more powerful due to them always traditionally being such, but as of late, the power in Gardoria has relatively balanced itself.