Eusa

Eusa or Uruvun, also referred to as Urufu, is an overseas state of the Kiravian Federacy located on an island near the centre of the Odoneru Ocean.

Geography and Geology
Eusa has a land area of approximately 4,470 square miles.

Geologically speaking, Eusa is the highest point and last unsubmerged remnant of the lost continent of Odoneru, the rest of which sank below the ocean in ancient times for reasons that continue to evade scientific understanding. Before the submergence of Odoneru, Eusa was an area of mountain peaks and high plateaux, now reduced to the central uplands that dominate the island's interior and the comparatively level areas of its littoral.

In 21205, the Federal Stanora passed the Submerged Lands Act, which asserted a Kiravian claim to continental shelf rights over the entirety of the Odoneran continent, using Eusa's geological connexion to Odoneru to justify exclusive rights to the Odoneru seabed and the mineral and archæological resources located there.

Eusa has a mesotemperate oceanic climate.

History
[Prehistory]

↑Ardmen???↓ [Ancient Coscivian & Levantine History]

[Age of the Sail] The advent of the Age of the Sail and the proliferation of seaborne intercontinental trade greatly elevated the economic and strategic importance of Eusa. [Sunderance] During the Kiravian Civil War, Eusa remained staunchly loyal to the Federalist government. The absence of a large, organised industrial proletariat on the island, relatively distributed landholding in the countryside, and the dominance of its political institutions by the mercantile class limited the appeal of Kirosocialism. Eusa's delegates to the Xēmbra Bānoborsk were elected off the Agrarian, Whiggamore, and Reform Republican lists. After the Federalist defeat in the Civil War, Eusa remained within the Kiravian Remnant. Although it, along with Suderavia and New Ardmore, was safe from the threat of immediate Kirosocialist invasion by the Wrecking of the Fleet, it remained the Federalist territory closest to the Kirosocialist-held Mainland, and as such featured prominently in the military planning of both the Kiravian Remnant and Kiravian Union. Both regimes understood the value of Eusa as a critical waystation maintaining lines of communication between the Æonara-based Federalist government and its Levantine allies and possessions. Federalist plans to retake the Mainland by force incorporated Eusa as a major staging ground for invasion forces, and the top priority guiding Kiravian Union naval development from the 1940s through 1960s was attaining a credible capability of capturing the island. [Contemporary] Like Æonara and several other components of the former Remnant, Eusa experienced a economic downturn in the wake of Kiravian reunification as capital flows and public investment changed course toward the Mainland and defence spending was reallocated in the face of dramatically changing mission priorities. Emigration, primarily to the eastern Mainland coastal cities, resulted in a net loss of population during the 1990s and early 2000s. The economy and population of Eusa stabilised during the later 2000s, buoyed by Structural Adjustment Funds and increased activity at the island's military bases. Trade liberalisation and increased consumer spending among the Mainland middle class helped Eusa to become a moderately attractive tourist destination for both Kiravian and foreign travellers.

Politics and Governance
Eusa is governed as a subnational according to the Charter of the Colony of Eusa. The current charter was enacted in 1968 AD and last amended in 2006 AD. Taxation, expenditure, and lawmaking authority are vested in a unicameral Legislative Congress (Kiravic: Áldakaterix Xēmbra), which is elected biennially by from fixed constituencies coterminous with the province's countyships and. The Governor of Eusa is appointed to a thrice-renewable three-year term by the Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy from among a list of candidates nominated by the Citizen Assembly (Arîposkráluv). The Governor can be by referendum.

Eusa is notable as the birth state of the Island Nation Party, founded by Eusa native Solomon Kartvelan and headquartered in Èusamur. The INP holds 15 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Congress and two of Eusa's three seats in the Federal Stanora.

Interestingly, the island is also a significant outpost of pro-Levantinist political sentiment outside of its traditional stronghold in urban Northeast Kirav. Factors downsteam of the island's relative proximity to Levantia, such as a high frequency of Levantine ancestry among Coscivian-Eusans, widespread adherence to Levantine-Rite Catholicism, close commercial contact with Levantia in modern times, and historical memory of counting on Levantine allies to help defend the island in the event of Kirosocialist attack, predispose the state's citizens to be more receptive toward Levantian integration than other Kiravians. The Levantian Union Party has fielded candidates in Eusa since the 2017 federal elections, but has yet to win seats.

Demographics
The established majority population of Eusa have a multilayered blend of Levantine an Kiravian ancestry, with a profile of genetic markers associated with Kiravian Coscivians, indigenous (that is, Celtic) Levantines, Mainland Coscivians, Ardmen, pre-Celtic palæo-Levantines, unknown prehistoric "Odoneran" populations, and (to a lesser extent) northern Sarpedonians. This genetic legacy of many small migrations and incidental contacts contributing to the island's gene pool throughout its history. Additionally, many multigenerational Eusans have ancestors from the Urcean province of Callan and from Ardmore who had visited the island for centuries, and Coscivian settlers who arrived during the age of Age of the Sail, mainly from the Baylands, Mid-Oceanic region, and South Kirav. Long-established Eusans are known as Eusavem ("[ethnic] Eusans") or Kôrem ("Slope-dwellers"), and predominate on the northern and western shores and in the island's interior, where they speak their own language.

Coscivian-Eusans of more recent extraction have settled mostly on the eastern shore of the island and near the capital, Eusamur, where they remain ethnically differentiated from the Eusavem. Significant Coscivian minority communities on the island include Kalvertans, Kir, South Coscivians, Lúnstans, Armakans, Paisonic Coscivians, Triandans, Lusans/Kastrovans, and Erasans.

Migrants from (relatively) nearby Ardmores both old and New have settled in Eusa, and several villages on the southeastern shore share names with villages in Ardmore. Eusa is also home to large Urcean expatriate community and many Kiravian citizens of full or partial modern Urcean ancestry.

Language
The main language spoken in Eusa is Eusan or "Eusan Coscivian", a Kuomo-Passaic language related to Kalvertan Coscivian. Eusan is strongly influenced by the Old Callan language. A great many words in the local dialect are borrowings from Old Callan, and a few possibly have their origins in the extinct Skowabru language.

Ænglish and Lebhan are spoken by the Urcean community and are widely understood by Coscivians in the capital.

Religion
Eusans are predominantly (82%) Catholic. In contrast to the Kiravian Mainland where the Coscivian Catholic Church dominates, parishes on Eusa are about evenly divided between the Coscivian Diocese of Trispen and the Latin Diocese of Eusamur. There is also a Caphiric Catholic presence in the capital.

Cuisine
While contemporary Eusa is well-integrated into the Kiravian and Ixnay commercial networks and enjoys access to the same foods available in Great Kirav and Urcea, the island's particular geographic conditions and relative isolation for much of its history fostered the development of a distinctive local cuisine. Traditional Eusan food is typically served at home (especially in rural areas, where it is the dominant cuisine) or in pubs.

Seafood and potatoes are, respectively, the primary sources of protein and carbohydrates in the traditional Eusan diet. Cod, tuna, mackerel, and herring are the main fish harvested from the Sea of Odoneru, and they are typically either grilled or fried. Shellfish, especially cockles and oysters, are also a key feature of Eusan cuisine.

The leeks, onions, and scallions widely cultivated by both Levantian Celts and Kiravians of the Mid-Eastern Seaboard naturally became the leading vegetables in the island. They are often mixt in with potatoes or fish to be fried, and are especially useful in preparing a local potato-based soup similar to.

Economy
While a majority of Eusa's population lived as subsistence crofters and fishermen until the 21140s, seaborne commerce has always been an important part of the Eusan economy. The island's strategic location as a midway point between Levantia, Crona, Great Kirav, and Urlatium made Èusamur an important merchant port and later a major coaling station. Though the island's importance to commercial shipping has diminished in recent years, Eusa remains significant for both civil and military aviation, serving as a junction for connecting flights from Sarpedon to Great Kirav and North Levantia. Eusa has become a moderately popular tourist destination for citizens of the Odoneru Basin countries and hosts a large number of handicraft shoppes, high-quality restaurants, and duty-free shopping venues.

Since 2002 AD, Eusa has been included in the Kiravian Main Customs Area, along with the Federation, South Kirav, and Atrassica.

The Kiravian military has a heavy presence on the island. The Perakan Naval Operations Complex Eusa comprises several discrete installations across the island, including the Eusamur Naval Docks, and serves as the headquarters of the Odoneru Fleet. Porsáilen Airbase is located in County Śevrun, and Camp Blascoller, a major logistical support base for the Federal Army, is located in County Vénerva. The Federal Defence Executive employed over 10,000 people on the island in 21205, excluding active-duty servicemen.

Since the assertion of Kiravia's claim to the submerged continent of Odoneru as Eusa's natural continental shelf, oil exploration and archæological/salvage industries have begun operating from the island and are expected to become major sources of revenue in the near future.