Gran País del Sur

Gran País del Sur Atingaí (Kurupirangüe)
Bioregion and Megaregion
Clockwise from top: Strait of Ivorra, Sant Pere del Mar, Axarquía, Merced and Concepción
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Location of the Gran País del Sur within Balisca Location of the Gran País del Sur within Balisca
Country	Balisca
Communities	Araucaria Cerdanya
Constituent regions	Arcadia, Arapytúcaá, Dríadas, Hibiscara, Juyú, Cadaqués
Communes	Concepción, Axarquía, Merced
Area
• Total	131,440 km2 (50,750 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2022)
• Total	19,029,237
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ivorrano (m), Ivorrana (f)
Demographics
• Languages	Kurupirangüe, Baliscano, Ladino, Mozarabic, Aranese
• Ethnic groups	72.6% Baliscans 27.4% others
• IHDI (2023)	0.873 very high
• SDI (2023)	230.28 exemplary
Major airport(s)	tba, tba, tba

Gran País del Sur (lit. 'big south country'; Kurupiran: Atingaí, lit. 'thundering waters'; Mapudungun: Rupanco, lit. 'shaked waters'), colloquially known as Gran País, Gran Sur or simply GPS is a bio, geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the regions of Araucaria and Cerdanya that surround the Strait of Ivorra (Baliscano: Estret de Ivorra). Spanning the region's 37 constituent cantons, its main population centers include the Mercepción area (anchored by the cities of Concepción and Merced), and the Greater Axarquía area (anchored by the city of Axarquía).

Gran País is just one emergent megalopolis (also known as a megaregion) of eight such territories in the Baliscan Confederation. Half of the nation's population growth and two-thirds of its economic growth are expected to occur within those regions over the next four decades.

Today, tourism (especially ecotourism) has become a substantial driver of economic activity in Gran País, with smaller sectors including pisciculture, manufacturing, and Antarctic logistics.

Despite its urban character, the region surrounding the Ivorra Strait and is one of Balisca's most ecologically important habitats, providing key ecosystem services such as filtering pollutants and sediments from the rivers and supporting a number of endangered species. The region is also known for the complexity of its landforms, the result of millions of years of tectonic plate movements. Because Gran País is crossed by six major earthquake faults, the region is particularly exposed to hazards presented by large earthquakes (such as landslides and tsunamis). The region is heavily affected by the Falklands Current, and has a Marine west coast (Cfb) climate, and is ideal for outdoor recreational and athletic activities such as hiking.