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]

[Ancient Coscivian & Levantine History]

[Age of the Sail] [Sunderance] [Contemporary]

Demographics
The established majority population of Eusa (those with lineages present on the island for eight generations or more) have a profile of genetic markers associated with Kiravian Coscivians, indigenous Levantines, Mainland Coscivians, Ardmen, palæo-Levantines, prehistoric "Odoneran" populations, and (to a lesser extent) northern Sarpedonians, a 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.

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 Levantian Unionist sentiment outside of its traditional stronghold in urban Northeast Kirav. The island's proximity to Levantia, frequent commercial and tourist contact with Levantians, and the partial Levantine ancestry of many Eusans predisposes the state's citizens to be more receptive Levantian integration than other Kiravians. The Levantian Union Party fielded candidates in Eusa beginning with the 21207 federal elections, winning no seats.