Fiore (Zico)

The Republic of Fiore (きょうわこくのフィオーレ, Fiōre no Kyōwakoku), formerly known as the Kingdom of Fiore (フィオーレ王国, Fiōre Ōkoku), is a democratic nation on the west coast of the continent of Ishgar and the hearth of the magical world. A neutral nation of millions, Fiore is home to many of the continent's finest guilds, magic research labs, mages, and Nova Era, the headquarters of the Magic Council. The long monarchic tradition of the nation came an abrupt end after the violet events of the Jovia Affair in X850, which pushed the Vista family to oversee the complete abolition of the monarchy in a relatively peaceful manner in that same year. The transition saw Fiore join Midi as the two only democratic nations in Ishgar before soon sparking further pro-democratic upheavals—all of which helped fuel the vitriol of the World Wizard Wars more than three decades later. While officially rooted in a doctrine of armed neutrality, Fiore goes to many lengths to act as a diplomatic bridge between the Council of Nations and the looming, anti-mage colossus to the east, the People's Empire of Pergrande—an exceptionally awkward arrangement given Fiore's disproportionately high mage population. While Crocus is the capital of the nation, the seaside metropolis of Sole City remains its economic and intellectual hub.

Fiore the home of Kane Vista and a major setting of Fairy Tail: ARISE.

Trivia

 * "Fiore" is the Italian word for "flower," and all of Fiore's city and towns are named after flowers or trees.
 * Republican Fiore's influence on pro-democratic revolutions is based off the same from the American and French revolutions.