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Abethania, officially the Kingdom of Abethania, is a desert country in central North America. It is composed of various subdivisions, including the Duchy of Riverside which contains the capital city, Temecula. Abethania is bordered by the California Republic to it's north, Nevada to it's northeast, and the Montezuma Republic to it's east.

Abethania emerged as a sovereign state during the breakup of the United States. After the California Republic began trampling on religious rights for Catholics, many conservative Christians rose up against the newly independent government and created a new state out of their held territories. While the newly established country was effectively a military junta for the first 3 years of it's existence, a Kingdom was eventually established with talks of who to crown as king. Popular suggestions included an officer from the Californian Christian Army, a member from the Spanish Royal Family (As California was once a Spanish colony), a member of the Windsor royal family of England, a member of the British Stuart house (currently headed by Sophie of Liechtenstein), or a member of the house of Habsburg-Lorraine. The Habsburg option won out and Eduard Habsburg, ambassador from Hungary to the Holy See was invited and accepted the newly created Crown of Abethania.

Abethania is governed as a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy. The monarch exercises a high degree of executive power. Rather than states, local governance is entrusted to various nobles who act as governors. Major cities include San Diego, Temecula, and Murrieta.

Etymology
Abethania is derived from the names of two people: Abel P and Nathaniel B. This is for no other reason than the fact that they were beloved by some of the independence leaders.

Government and Politics
Abethania is ruled by the King of Abethania, currently Edward I.

Constituents
Duchies Counties
 * Duchy of Riverside
 * Duchy of San Bernardino
 * Duchy of San Diego
 * County of Orange
 * County of Kern

Military
The Abethanian military consists of multiple branches:
 * Royal Abethanian Army
 * Royal Abethanian Navy
 * Royal Abethanian Air Force
 * Chrisitan Californian Malitias