Balamb
From Xinda
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| Nation | Tzen | ||
| Spoken Languages Official Unofficial | Tzeni English, Caldanese Latagonian | ||
| Government Magnate (Head of State)
Mayor (Head of Gov't) | City-State Loric the Mad Michael Davis | ||
| Founded Principality City | Circa 1100 C.E. T.Y. 1087 T.Y. 1201 | ||
| Population • 2008 census | 7,378,190 | ||
Balamb is the Holy Constitutional Monarchy's largest city with a vibrant and active population of over 7.3 million citizens. Many of the nation's most liberal and enlightened people consider the city to be the true 'capital' due to the presence of the nation's various government offices and courts: the National Assembly, the nation's legislative branch and the Superior Court. Ever since Balamb was an independent principality under the Simmons Family, Balamb has been the epicenter of Tzen culture, higher learning and the sciences. This continues to be true today with the recently passed Sciences Incentives Act by the National Assembly which gives companies which fall into the high-technology, software, biotechnology and life sciences sectors incentives and research grants to open up businesses in the booming Balamb Industrial Park. So far many companies have taken advantage of this and unemployment in the city has decreased 4.2% this year alone. The political atmosphere is that of moderate independents and while the National Front is the controlling party, Balamb is rather liberal with at least 31% describing themselves as leaning members of the Movement for Reform and Progress (MRP) due to this, Balamb is a major liberal stronghold which has gone to the MRP since the establishment of the Constitutional Monarchy in T.Y. 1257 under the reign of His Majesty King Kefka Almasy.
