Grana

Grana, officially the  Grana Metropolis, is the capital and largest city of Riyata. With a population of 12,271,902 within the city proper distributed across 565.27 km2, it is also the most densely populated major city in the country. Situated in central Hitovy, Grana is the demographic and geographic core of the Grana metropolitan area, with an estimated total population of 19,700,000. Located in the Grana Sound at the mouth of the Taliqen river, Grana has been a major Vatupic settlement since its foundation by Classical Taxic settlers in 602 BCE. It consists of seven constituent departments, known as districts, of which two make up the Grana Capital Area and five are located within the state of Hitovy. Modern Grana was created in 1895 when the cities of Grana (now Solisa district) and Rosiqa were consolidated into a single municipal entity under the control of the federal government. However, over the 20th century, Grana's urban sprawl expanded well beyond its official borders, and neighboring departments of Hitovy were brought under the jurisdiction of the Grana Metropolitan Government as they became further socially and economically integrated with the city. The seven modern districts of Grana are: Alo, Beliye, Maqisal, Rosiqa, Solisa, Taliqen, and Tiqen. Grana's official nickname, the "Triple City," refers to the fact that three of its districts (Rosiqa, Solisa, and Tiqen) were once major, separate cities before being being merged into Grana.

A global city, Grana exerts considerable influence on world finance, media, education, science, politics, culture, and international diplomacy. Home to the headquarters of the World Forum, Grana is sometimes described as the capital of the world. With a GDP of Ꝟ1.5 trillion as of 2023, it is the largest metropolitan economy in the world, and is home to both the Grana Stock Exchange and the Pan-Vatupic Stock Market, the two largest stock exchanges in the world by total market capitalization.

Districts
The Grana Metropolis is made up of seven districts. Each district is coterminous with the respective department of either the State of Hitovy or the Grana Capital Area, making Grana one of the few Riyatic cities with multiple departments as well as the only city that does not lie fully within the borders of a single realm. If the districts were independent cities, three of them would be in the top 10 Riyatic cities by population, and all of them except Taliqen would be in the top 20.

Primary and secondary education
As of winter 2022, the percent of primary and secondary-level students attending public schools in Grana was 57%, lower than the national average of 61%. The Metropolitan Bureau of Education is responsible for the Grana Public Schools system, serving around 900,000 students in more than 700 individual schools. Among the public schools are also 13 special high schools run directly by the federal Ministry of Education which serve academically gifted students. Private enrollment accounts for about 700,000 students, who are enrolled in more than 1,400 private primary and secondary-level schools, of which around 16% are boarding schools.

Higher education
Grana has the highest concentration of higher education institutions in the country, with 79 accredited institutions within city borders offering at least bachelor-level degrees. Of these, 20 are apart of the public Riyata State University system, accounting for 457,053 students as of winter 2022. Among these are some of the nation and world's highest-ranking universities, such as Grana University, Metropolitan Institute of Science, and Rosiqa University. Private institutions account for around 330,000 more students and also include such notable universities as TBD and TBD.