Sahren Communes

A commune (Kommyna) is a level of administrative division in Sahrland. Sahren communes are essentially equivilent to municipal or district level councils with the exception that they almost exclusively are based around some form of locally owned agriculture. Some can be found in other countries like Bastia, though the majority are found in Sahr, hence the name.

Communes may vary in area and population, from sprawling low density cities like Sys with thousands of inhabitants to small communities like Hedaile with only a few hundred. Generally, communes survive by exporting large numbers of crops or materials made from locally sourced crops to urban centres, using profits made from this to import manufactured goods. Many such as Myrgeasaballey have their own powerplants and/or mines, the resources and services of which are also sold to urban centres.

Etymology

The word "Kommyna" has a political connotation, directly attributed to the left wing of the Republican Coalition, which sought to win over the support of peasants through increasing relative standard of living. The word itself can be traced to the Chevspendic word "Kamuna", which itself is a loan word from Belaesorii.

The use of the word is not without controversy, causing over a dozen diplomatic incidences through miscommunication. Notable examples include the endorsement of Frakchiya's presidency by Xourao as an "Emerging Stihlovist nation", and the condemnation by Zokesian president Winslow Harding.

History

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