Crestview

Crestview is Mirani's capital and largest city. There city has a rich history, starting from the late 18th century. Crestview has a large CBD for a city of it's size, many skyscrapers are located in this area, some of the tallest in the region.

History
There area where the city is l.ocated was once home to several native tribes. The chief of one of the tirbes, whom made first contact with europeans was named "Mirani Hugoto" This is where Mirani got it's official name. Crestview started out as a penal colony in 1792, but became a city few years later. Crestview was a small farming town for many years, it only started to become the bustling city that it is today once Mirani become a sperate colony from New South Wales, and was decleared the capital of Mirani. Coming into the 20th century, many new job opportunities were opening up in Crestview, the discovery of natural resources sparked a huge movement or people from other parts of the world and Mirani to live and work in Crestview. Many skyscrapers started to rise from the ground in Crestview CBD.

Geography
Mt. Tāmaota is a very big tourist attraction, having a large observation/lookout at the top of the summit, and also being the location of 3 T.V and Radio Towers, providing coverage for the entire city. Crestview is entirely surrounded by water, being located on Capital Island, there are many beaches in the city, as well as rivers and lakes. There is a large dam in the north of the island, supplying water for the entire city and some is transported in pipes via Capital Causeway to the Big Island. The island is relatively steep, resulting in much of the city to be built on small areas of the coastline, becoming very dense.

Climate
Crestview enjoys a relatively moderate climate, never exceeding 40 degrees or going below 5. The city has many rainy days, but if it is not raining it is and will be sunny. If it does rain, it rains very hard, often in the hills and then flows down various rivers.

Politics
Crestview is the capital of Mirani, home to Parliament house, international embassies and other government buildings. The prime minister resides in the city, living in parliament house.

Environment
The city considers itself as one of the greenest in the world, citizens are encourage to recycle as much as they can. Waste collection charges households on how much their un-recyclable waste is, and how heavy their recycling is, and charges them accordingly. Solar panels are installed on many homes and businesses, with the city getting much of it's power from Wind, Hydro and Solar. There are many offshore wind turbines that power the CBD and surrounding areas.

Flora
The city is also considered one of the greenest in the world, all suburbs are green with many native trees, and there are many public parks for citizens to relax in. One of the largest parks in Crestview is Crestview Central Park, the largest public park in the country.

Fauna
Native animals often shelter in the city from storms and many will live in trees and parks. The city has a small problem of feral pets living in the forests which the city surrounds, this is being solved by trapping the animals in cages and then bring them to animal shelters and trained back into being adopted.

Demographics
At the 2011 census, Crestview had a total population of 1,095,912. This is by far the largest city in the country and also the oceanic region (Excluding AUS, NZ, QLD & NH). 404,075 Miranians live outside of Crestview, making the city have 73.1% of the total population. Many citizens live in low-rise suburbs, stretching right across the island. The city itself actually surrounds a mountainous forest, in which the highest peek is Mt. Tāmaota. Many citizens also live in the inner-city area.

Religion
There are many churches and mosques throughout the city. Religion is not allowed to be taught in public school.

Economy
Crestview is the centre of Mirani's economy, most large businesses have their headquarters in the city and much of the wealth is produced in the city.

Media
Mirani Daily prints every day of the week, and is delivered to every household in the city. There are 7 radio stations that broadcast through the city: Radio Mirani, Triple S, Double Jay, In the Now, Till you drop, Broani and Vision. Vision and Broani are exclusive to Crestview and do not broadcast anywhere else in the nation. Many T.V shows are broadcast in the city, including Channel 49, Channel 3, Channel 24, Loopey, Kiriata, Taita and ōi. These channels broadcast news, movies, animated T.V shows, reality T.V and many more different types of shows. All T.Vs in the city have been switched to digital, improving quality by vast amounts.

Sports
there are many Cricket, Australia Rules Football and Soccer fields in the city. Anyone can use them escept for event days, when only does participating are allowed on the field during game time, to prevent audience-player clashes.

Infrastructure
Crestview has large amounts of public and private transportation methods, some of the most advanced in the country.

Road
There is a Ring road which circles Capital Island and is used as highway for suburban citizens trying to get into the city. All roads are lined with underground gutters to prevent flooding and footpaths for public use.

Rail
Crestview is the only city to have an advance metro rail line, with tracks spreading through the suburbs which then goes underground when getting into the city, it is not considered a subway, but a underground rail, trains run above to underground. Trains arrive at every station in peek hours every 10 minutes, during the day ever 20 minutes and at night every 30 minutes.

Air
Crestview International is the largest airport in Mirani, currently being relocated to the Big island as there is no room to expand the current airport. If the airport is damaged, flights will be diverted to other airports around the country or New Holland. Flights come in from every continent daily, major airport destinations are Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong, Brisbane and Victoria. Other desirable destinations are Dubai, Los Angeles, Suva and Taiko.

Water
There is a large ferry and cruise dock in the heart of the city, providing isolated islands with a link to the city. Many people live on these islands and commute in to the islands every weekday. Large ferries run Every 15 minutes from Crestview to Victoria, every 30 minutes to Auckland and every hour to Noumea. There are also cruise lines which travel to Australia and Queensland, docking in various ports from Sydney to Townsville.

The main port of Mirani is located in the northern area of the Capital Island, providing large amounts of imports and exports.

International Relations
Crestview currently only has one sister city within the AIN, Maloná, Histalpol. Crestview has many other sister cities throughout the world, these cities can be connected via same the climate, economic or social backgrounds.

AIN
HistalpolMaloná, Histapol

Worldwide
🇳🇿 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand

🇰🇷 South Korea Busan, South Korea

🇲🇦 Morocco Casablanca, Morocco

🇺🇸 United States Miami, USA

🇨🇳 China Nanning, China

🇧🇸 Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas

🇫🇷 France Nice, France

🇳🇨 New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia

🇹🇴 Tonga Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

🇵🇦 Panama Panama City, Panama

🇧🇷 Brazil Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

🇫🇯 Fiji Suva, Fiji

🇦🇺 Australia Tweed Heads, Australia

🇳🇦 Namibia Windhoek, Namibia