Piedmont

Piedmont
Region of Balisca / Hesperia
Clockwise from top: Aquaculture off the coast of Piedmont, Schinus latifolia (regional flower) and Syracuse
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Location of Piedmont in Hesperia
Country	Balisca
Community	Hesperia
Before confederation	Hesperian League
Confederalization into Southern Confederation	19 December 1808
Capital	Orquívoro
Administration	11 cantons, and 408 communes
Largest city	Syracuse
Common languages	Neapolitan, Baliscano, Italian, Mozarabic, Piedmontese
Demonym(s)	English: Piedmontese Italian: Piemontese
Government	Liquid democracy
Legislature	Assembly of Piedmont
National representation
• Confederal Congress	6 seats (of 736)
Area
• Total	23,643 km2 (9,129 sq mi) (4th)
Population
• December 2023 estimate	1,362,687 (22nd)
• 2020 census	1,269,714
HDI (2024)	0.910 very high · 4th
Time zone	UTC-3 (BST)
Postal abbreviation	PE
ISO 3166 code	BL-PIE
Symbols
Bird	Variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)
Flower	Schinus latifolia
Colour(s)	Blue, white, red
Internet TLD	.pie
Website	consejo.pie.bl

Piedmont (/ˈpiːdmɒnt/ PEED-mont; Italian: Piemonte, pronounced [pjeˈmonte]; Baliscano, Occitan and Catalan: Piemont) is a region in southern Hesperia. It is separated from Luzamontaña to the south by the Guadalquivir, and is bordered by the Castejón Metropolis to the southwest, Jaguarundi to the west, and Triente to the north. It has an area of 25,402 km² (9,808 sq mi) making it the # largest region of Balisca. It had an estimated population of 1,269,714 in 2023. The capital of Piedmont is Orquívoro, and its largest city is Syracuse.

The area that became Piedmont was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Kurupiranga, when the Sardinians established the first outpost at Rivarenza in 1680; Piedmont was settled by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries.