Leintonium (Leonia)

The United Kingdoms of Leintonium, otherwise known simply as the Kingdom of Leintonium and Leintonium, is an island nation on the continent of Crevia. It is located in the South West of the continent and borders only one country, Gallia. There are approximately 27.2 million inhabitants in the Kingdom.

Etymology
The words "Leintonium" and "Lexington" are believed to have came from the same source, the former evolving on the south of the main island, while the latter evolving around the city of Danchester-Lexington. The "Lein" and "Lex" are believed to have come from old Gallian "Lex", which meant "law". The suffix -ington means town. Lexington is further north and therefore closer to Gallia, which explains the retaining of the original Old Gallian naming.

Industrial Revolution
With the advent of steam engines in 1037 by Professor Gordon Wright of the University of Upstone, the Industrial Revolution brought prosperity to the people as the new Middle Class formed and industrial cities boomed. Railways now connected the 745 mile journey from Lexington to Kensington so travelling became easier. The Kingdom was miles ahead of foreign countries economically. Factories were built everywhere for simply making pies to making weaponry for war.

Monarchy
The Kingdom of Leintonium is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary based government. The King or Queen can choose to overturn any law that is passed by parliament if he or she believes that such an act will threaten the sovereignty of the Kingdom, the people and significant daily life - such as obtaining food - in the Kingdom. The King or Queen have a lot of power vested upon them but has restrictions to avoid absolute monarchy. The Monarchy Act of 865 made it so that the reigning monarch could not interfere in parliamentary proceedings and that the monarch cannot favour one former kingdom over another, although the latter has become obsolete.

Restrictions on the monarchy include:
 * Not being able to execute citizens
 * This is an example of a restriction that simply cannot be enforced but in most cases, the monarch abides. The death penalty still exists and the monarch must agree with the Prime Minister or a chief advisor to the monarch of the Kingdom before executing the individual, as per the Monarchy Act of 984. The monarch may only grant executions, the government cannot decide, a jury, however, can as well.


 * Not allowed to declare war without the consent of Parliament
 * Not allowed to remove any power from the parliament, if the parliament does want its power removed, they can do that by parliament vote.
 * May not remove emergency proposals.

Languages
The official language of Leintonium is Leintonian (English) and evolved in what is now the region of Great Regalfield, in the north east of the country. It descended from Old Lexingtonian. In the south, a similar language appeared from settlers coming from the nearby country of Pomenaria and turned into Southern Leintonian, with remarked differences between the vocabulary of the official language and itself. The language was called Kensingtonian up until the unification. The latter has less Gallian vocabulary and it is based on what the Leintonian language would appear like had Gallian influence not dominated. Both are generally understood and have merged in terms of vocabulary, however, Kensingtonian words are seldom used outside of the southern counties whereas the common Lexingtonian is practically used everywhere, given its more official status.