Canespa

Canespa, officially the Congressional Company of Canespa, is a country in Cusinaut. It is neighbored by Sabnaki, Netansett, and Porfiria. For much of its history Canespa has been isolated from the rest of the world and the rest of the Cusinaut. This lead to Canespa developing a distinct culture

Canespa is a member of the League of Nations.

Etymology
Canes comes from the word "Canasta" which means Basket in the Dialect. The first use of this name is unknown but it likely dates back thousands of years to some small tribe in the region. While pa comes from the word Potato. The meaning of these two words is vary significant to Canespa as they represent the country.

History
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First era
The first signs of human inhabitants within the region originate in around 19,000 B.C.E as early forms of scavenging tool and clothing have been found.

Second era
During the 8th through 14th century the country slowly began to centralize more into a state. The different families and clans slowly began to decrease in number but after the fall of House "Metal" in 1395, the clans stagnated as any move against one another would break the balance of power that existed. This all changed thanks to the Wasi King in 1458. He was a member of House "Light". The Wasi King proposed that all the houses form together and create the country of Canespa. A country that could withstand the forces of any neighboring land. The houses were convinced by both by the Wasi Kings legendary speaking skills and the looming threat of colonizers in the area.

Third era
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Fourth era
Did your country ever have a period of significant decline or internal struggle?

Fifth era
Was your country subject to imperialism later in its life, or was it an imperial power?

Sixth era
How did the 20th century affect your country?

Geography
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Climate and environment
Is your country hot or cold?

Government and Politics
Canespa is effectively ruled by the Canasta Company. But its still split into two "branches" including the Board of Executives and the House of Union.

Executive
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Legislative
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Federal subdivisions
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Politics
The only place where any pseudo parties exist is the House of Union. Since worker unions are illegal in the country, an alternative was created in the form of the House of Union. Its job is to make sure the houses left over from the Wasi-King are reigned in and happy. Each house controls a certain amount of members in a 275 person senate. This senate will vote over cultural and internal issues. Effectively acting as a guard to stop extremest Executives from gaining to much power. This senate has little power though and is not always effective. The houses include House Papa, House Espada, House Kuskachay, House Qispisqa Kay, and House Kanchi. Historically House Kanchi has reigned supreme but since 1994 House Papa has held a commanding lead. Bribery is common within the House of Union.

Law
The Countries effective judicial system is the Human Resources Commission.

Demographics
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Ethnicity
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Language
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Religion
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Education
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Culture and Society
What do your people do, and what are they like?

Education
In Canespa, general education for most only lasts till ones 12th birthday. At which point they will start a training program for whichever profession they will ultimately spend most of their life doing.(75% will be in some type of farming) Most training programs last from 2-4 years at which point one will start working.

Attitudes and worldview
The people of Canespa view life as a connection to the earth that individuals have to play a part in. In their opinion other countries lack a connection to the earth, and that this will play a role in most of there failures. They believe that in order to maintain balance Canespa must keep its connections to Mother Nature in order to feed the people of the world.

Kinship and family
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Cuisine
Potato's are the staple dish of the Canespian people. Canespians are known for there ability to make a different potato themed dish for ever day of the year. This was born out of necessity as the government of Canespa gives out rations accordingly to the person. Most of the time these rations come in form of potatoes about 60% of the time. Most take these rations in exchange for less pay.

Religion
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Arts and Literature
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Sports
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Symbols
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Economy and Infrastructure
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Industries and Sectors
The largest economic sector is the farming industry by a long shot.

Currency
In 2027 Canespa updated its currency into the Capesa. An (almost) completely digital style of currency exchange. The Capesa is digital form of currency that is backed by electricity. 1 Capesa is equal to 1 Kilowatt of electricity. While this does lead to a slightly harder to control currency it means that Canespa can engage in trade deals with other nations that result in direct energy transfer. Thanks to this Canespa does not produce any energy on its own. Instead it imports it all from other countries in exchange for food.

Healthcare
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Labor
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Transportation
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Energy
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Technology
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Military
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