Shumerlya

Shumerlya (Finn. Sömörlie, Chuv. Śėmėrle) is a Uralican city, located in Chuvashia, of which it is the fourth largest city after Cheboksary, Kanash, and Ulator. It sits on the western border of Uralica with the historical Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and is the most important centre of several towns on Highway UH-38.

Its economy is largely based on transportation and machinery, although there is also some sawmilling and metallurgy (overflow from Uralica's ridiculously rich mines) as well as agriculture. It is also important for tourists as a border retail hub, a fact facilitated by the construction of a bridge over the river Sura, which flows to the immediate southwest of the city.

Culture
The demographics of the city indicate an almost 1:1 ratio of Russians to Chuvash in the city, with minorities of Tatars, Mordvins, and even Livonians (of which there are only around a few hundred in the city) making up the balance.

Prior to Uralican annexation, there were actually very few cultural "touristy" spots in Shumerlya, although there was a monument to the air force of World War II. However, Uralican Chuvashia has seen Shumerlya blossom. Along with several shopping malls, tourists can also visit a local artisan's market that offers the traditional wares and trinkets of all Turkic peoples in the region - that is, the Chuvash, Bashkir, and Tatar people. There is a small museum dedicated to Chuvash folk art, a Chuvash folk orchestra, and a few Chuvash-language cinemas.

Shumerlya is also the headquarters of the "Chuvash As A Second Language" initiative for the city's neighbours to the immediate west. Non-Chuvash Uralican and foreigner alike come to a special school from some distance to learn the language, whether to just pick up some basics or become completely fluent.