Sotsial

Sotsial, officially the Territory of Sotsial is an overseas incorporated territory of the United Republic, located in the Shauku Archipelago east mainland Alshar bordering Burgoignesc Iles Evangeline to the north.

Geography
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Early Oyashima settlement
Light Oyashiman settlement since roughly 200 BC

Burgoignesc colonial rule
Main article: Oyashima

Varshan conquest
Conquest in the 1850's during Tezomoc expedition by Varshan, naval victory over Republic of Mutsutori makes continued hold of islands unfeasible

Administration by the United Republic
A joint naval invasion by Alstinian and Daxian forces pushed Varshan's forces from the islands and brought an end to its rule there. A period of popular resistance driven by Arzalist priests followed, though this was short-lived.

Government
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Culture
Contemporary Sotsialian culture, with its roots in Mutsutorine culture, combines influences from Audomia, Levantia, and Crona. Traditional Sotsialian arts include crafts such as ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, swords and dolls; performances of bunraku, kabuki, noh, dance, and rakugo; and other practices, the tea ceremony, ikebana, martial arts, calligraphy, origami, onsen, Geisha and games. With substantial assistance from the United Republic government, Sotsial has a developed system for the protection and promotion of both tangible and intangible Cultural Properties and National Treasures, with seventeen sites having been inscribed on the LoN World Heritage List; thirteen of which are of cultural significance.

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Economy
Sotsial benefits from its trading relationship with the federal government of the United Republic and cheap trained labor from Alshar. Historically, the Sotsialian economy has relied on tourism, mostly from East Alshar, on the garment manufacturing sector, and on the mining sector, due to the prevalence of copper, lithium and other minerals. Since 2022, however, efforts have been made to further develop the territorial economy through capital investments and federal infrastructure projects. Such projects include renovation of Sotsial's nearly 500 kilometers of paved roads, expansion of both the Port of Anjiro and Anjiro International Airport, and the establishment of a Marine Highway ferry system to connect the islands together with Iles Evangeline and Oyashima.

Agricultural production, primarily of tapioca, cattle, coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes and melons, exists, but is relatively unimportant in the economy, representing only 3% of its GDP as of 2024.