Imperial Province of Rus (Premysloides Dynasty)

History
Imperial Province of Constantinople was established in 1255, during Imperial Reformation, as part of provincial reform. For long time, only small city was heartland of Imperial Province and most of provincial population lived in Constantinople.

In fact, this did not change, but Constantinople expanded and transformed in to Megalopolis. City became largest Megalopolis of world and center of global power in 1700. After 1700, Imperial Government initiated massive infrastructure, economical and political projects and plans to strengthen other provincial and imperial centers (Jerusalem, Moscow, Baghdad, Novgorod, Syracuse, New Constantinople, New Rome), but Constantinople remained strongest and largest city.

Until Dark Age, Imperial Province of Constantinople under reign of Emperors Romanos and Andronikos flourished. After Dark Age, city was ruined and destroyed, but same like in 1250, life and citizens returned to Constantinople and province.

Politics and Government
Contrary to other Imperial Provinces, Imperial Province of Constantinople was ruled by "Triumvirate" - elected provincial council, appointed prefecture and Emperor controlled Imperial Government.

Mayor of Constantinople is elected First Consul of Imperial Senate, who is also governor of Imperial Province of Constantinople.

Law and justice
Law and Justice in Constantinople are enforced by bit different system, then in rest of Empire, as Constantinople for long period hosted Supreme Imperial Court and is High Command of Imperial Security Forces and Internal Security Forces.

Imperial Security Forces are paramilitary formation that preventing unrests, arresting criminals and securing order and peace in streets within Constantinople and Empire. Imperial SF was created by Imperial Decree no. 272/1341.

Internal Security Forces are different branch oriented on organized crime, black market and other highly dangerous criminal elements. They have specialized divisions and offices for investigation.

Both are under control of First Consul of Roman Empire.

Law is executed by three different judicial institutes - Supreme Imperial Court, Provincial Court and District Courts, while Constantinople is one district itself and in province are 5 other districts with their courts.

Only very few cases from Constantinople will be decided by Supreme Imperial Court, as this institute is rather about preventing Senate anti-constitutional steps, or deciding precedents.

Military
Constantinople military garrison is considered as one of top trained, equiped and prepared military forces within Roman Empire. Number of troops are based on 1 troop per 25 citizens. Garrison increased from 14,000 elite troops, exclude 1,500 Varangian Guardsmen in 1310 to about 2,100,000 troops in 1800.

In past, defense was based on strong walls - Constantinian, Theodosian and Romanian walls. Last one was complex of fortification, armouries, barracks, training camps and artillery positions and were strongest defense line of Constantinople.

Today, Constantinople is defended by numerou anti-aircraft laser defense systems and cruise missile launch positions, include missile silos and from space, by satellite defense network.

For most time, city garrison was supplied and equiped by Imperial Arsenal of Constantinople.

Energy
Constantinople is one of main energy hub of Empire. Provincial power plants producing not just energy for Constantinople and its province, but also securing about 5-10% of Balkan and Western Asia Minor energy consumption. Most of Constantinople energy sector is based on coal power plants and later on geothermal, nuclear, wind, solar and hydropower. Provincial governors wanted to create strongly diversified energetical resources.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6004,6209,0,0]}">From 1655, various groups and especially those connected to Citizen Party and Imperial Democratic Union, supported replacing polluting energy sources within Constantinople and create modern energy sources.

Transport
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6532,6730,0,0]}">City districts are connected by network of underground subways, railroads, bridges and autobus transit. Subway system have 78 stations and autobus transit about 2,000 stations (only Constantinople).

Demographics
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6775,6990,0,0]}">Constantinople was soon repopulated after fall of Latin Empire, as city was trade, port and civilization hub of Eurasia. Latin Empire and their feudalistic and chaotic policy prevented restoration of Constantinople.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[6992,7237,0,0]}">In time of Emperor Romanos death, Constantinople had 350,000 citizens and this rapid growth continued until Dark Age. After Dark Age, population fell from nearly 650,000 to only 95,000 but restored to 650,000 in 1399 and reached million in 1456.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[7239,7875,0,0]}">Demographic was strongly damaged by Second Pan-European War nuclear attack. Saint Atlantis agents were able in 1722 transport 50kT nuclear device in to Constantinople. Their target was Imperial Palace, but their plot was discovered and they detonated device near northern section of Romanian Walls and destroyed local districts, killed millions people by explosion and radioactive fallout and destroyed Galata and "Foreign Districts" in northern Constantinople. Many people left Constantinople (and other large cities), because they were worry about another nuclear attacks, as already suffered not just Constantinople, bud also Athens.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[7877,8264,0,0]}">At early Galactic Expansion (1800), Constantinople reached nearly 52,000,000 citizens, which forced Imperial Government to enact strict immigration policy, as city was overcrowded megalopolis that ruining local environment. About five million citizens had to leave city and all other were forbidden to move in city, if they are not capable to pay high monthly fees (about 10% of salary).

Ethnics
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8280,8640,0,0]}">Constantinople have very heterogeneous ethnic population and city is cosmopolitan. While Roman/Latin and Greek population compose about 45% and are largest group, in Constantinople and its Imperial Province live also Jews, Persians, Russians, East Slavs, Caucasians, Georgians, Arabs, French, Germans, Balkanian ethnics, Hindu, Baltic ethnics and other people.

Religion
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[8657,8999,0,0]}">While ethnically heterogeneous, religion affairs are very homogeneous. About 85% supporting and worshipping Imperial Orthodox Cult of God-Emperor. Second largest religion group is 5% True Orthodox Christians (formerly forbidden, later legalised Orthodox faction) and third is 3% Judaism, because Imperial Cult was least successful among Jews.

Language
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9018,9304,0,0]}">Like in remaining Empire, "Simplified Latin" is official state language in Constantinople. Second official language based on population composition, is Greek. Third, optional and non-binding for government and province official, is Hebrew, or Farsi (depending on demographic situation).

Health
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9317,9466,0,0]}">Health care in Constantinople is secured by Central Constantinople Hospital Complex, Imperial Health Institute and National Institute of Health Care.

Geography
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9484,9687,0,0]}">Imperial Province of Constantinople largely expanded during its history, from remnants of city ruined and destroyed by Latin Empire with 15 km<sup data-parsoid="{"stx":"html","dsr":[9626,9638,5,6]}">2 in to large province with 15,000 km<sup data-parsoid="{"stx":"html","dsr":[9674,9686,5,6]}">2.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9689,9812,0,0]}">Province is located at low attitudes, on shores of Black and Marmaria Seas with humid subtropical climate and frequent fog.

<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[9814,10112,0,0]}">City and province many times suffered earthquakes. Largest in 1446 killed 45,000 citizens and destroyed one-fifth of Constantinople. Because of that, Triumvirate on 1448 published decree that ordered to rebuild all destroyed buildings by steel construction and other earthquake-resistant materials.