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Although Pertoolua has finally obtained its independence after essentially rising up in revolt against the Catholicization effort that was implemented by the Ardmori crown, the new country would find itself falling under the powerful influence of more powerful nations in Levantia; the Pertooluan government was more or less unchanged from the previous colonial administration. The Ænglo-Ardmori citizens still remained in control of the government, and the North Songunese and Qabóri citizens still served as the local Cronan aristocracy though with new privileges that were granted in the [[Constitution of Pertoolua, 1900|first Pertooluan constitution]] such as conditional suffrage and limited representation which were not granted to the indigenous insular peoples. Instead, the indigenous Malentines were mostly disregarded at best and at worst were forced out of their traditional homelands to make way for new settlements to facilitate a migration boom that was happening to Pertoolua at this time. Various Malentine liberation groups would also emerge, with many of them being the first Neomaalit Wakabiist groups as well; initially a modernized branch of Wakabiism, it quickly became a vehicle for indigenous Malentine nationalism with elements of revolutionary socialism being integrated into the faith. Many of these groups were the main instigators for various small-scale skirmishes for the next three decades, with the largest of these skirmishes prior to 1933 being the [[Hierkuun Rebellion]] in 1925 which was brutally suppressed by the armed forces, leading to casualties in the thousands. | Although Pertoolua has finally obtained its independence after essentially rising up in revolt against the Catholicization effort that was implemented by the Ardmori crown, the new country would find itself falling under the powerful influence of more powerful nations in Levantia; the Pertooluan government was more or less unchanged from the previous colonial administration. The Ænglo-Ardmori citizens still remained in control of the government, and the North Songunese and Qabóri citizens still served as the local Cronan aristocracy though with new privileges that were granted in the [[Constitution of Pertoolua, 1900|first Pertooluan constitution]] such as conditional suffrage and limited representation which were not granted to the indigenous insular peoples. Instead, the indigenous Malentines were mostly disregarded at best and at worst were forced out of their traditional homelands to make way for new settlements to facilitate a migration boom that was happening to Pertoolua at this time. Various Malentine liberation groups would also emerge, with many of them being the first Neomaalit Wakabiist groups as well; initially a modernized branch of Wakabiism, it quickly became a vehicle for indigenous Malentine nationalism with elements of revolutionary socialism being integrated into the faith. Many of these groups were the main instigators for various small-scale skirmishes for the next three decades, with the largest of these skirmishes prior to 1933 being the [[Hierkuun Rebellion]] in 1925 which was brutally suppressed by the armed forces, leading to casualties in the thousands. | ||
In 1933, the nation's largest indigenous nationalist group, the [[United Maali-Tinud Liberation Army]], would mount the largest indigenous rebellion in the nation's history. Known as the [[Starlit Revolution]] due to the timing of these attacks happening during moonless nights, the largely-outnumbered rebels were able to score key victories against the Pertooluan government and their local Cronan aristocrats, and would soon establish the [[Malentine Council Republic]], a indigenous nationalist and revolutionary socialist state. The revolution was very successful in overthrowing Pertoolua by mid-1933, but soon the new socialist government would squander its popularity. The new indigenous government began to enact a series of new laws that were designed to specifically target against the Ardmori population and especially former plantation owners and Pertooluan government officials that have failed to flee to Arcerion where a {{wp|government-in-exile}} was established. Just over seventy percent of the Ardmori population were either wiped out or have fled to Arcerion in a matter of months by the time the latter country had initiated a swift intervention campaign against the revolutionary government. By the time the Malentine Council Republic fell to Arcer forces in late 1933, the islands were so devastated both demographically and economically by the botched policies of the former socialist government that they were | In 1933, the nation's largest indigenous nationalist group, the [[United Maali-Tinud Liberation Army]], would mount the largest indigenous rebellion in the nation's history. Known as the [[Starlit Revolution]] due to the timing of these attacks happening during moonless nights, the largely-outnumbered rebels were able to score key victories against the Pertooluan government and their local Cronan aristocrats, and would soon establish the [[Malentine Council Republic]], a indigenous nationalist and revolutionary socialist state. The revolution was very successful in overthrowing Pertoolua by mid-1933, but soon the new socialist government would squander its popularity. The new indigenous government began to enact a series of new laws that were designed to specifically target against the Ardmori population and especially former plantation owners and Pertooluan government officials that have failed to flee to Arcerion where a {{wp|government-in-exile}} was established. Just over seventy percent of the Ardmori population were either wiped out or have fled to Arcerion in a matter of months by the time the latter country had initiated a swift intervention campaign against the revolutionary government. By the time the Malentine Council Republic fell to Arcer forces in late 1933, the islands were so devastated both demographically and economically by the botched policies of the former socialist government that they were placed under long-term occupation by the Arcer military until 1955 when the nascent [[League of Nations]] created an [[Mandate of Pertoolua|international mandate]] over the islands with mandatory administration being handled by Arcerion and Cartadania. | ||
Arcer occupation and the subsequent international mandate would last for just over five decades, facilitating much-needed programs designed to aid in the economic and demographic recovery of the island. Most of the Ardmori refugees from the islands would not return, however, and so much of the local administration would have to be delegated to the North Songunese and Qabóri residents of the islands alongside the remaining Ardmori residents. In 1987, after a successful [[Malentine sovereignty referendum, 1985|referendum]] vote in 1985, the [[Conference of the New Confederation]] would be established to draft a treaty which would serve as the basis for a new constitution. Among the provisions that were set up, there was a strict and harsh limit implemented on their military capacity, essentially forbidding the islands from establishing domestic bases on their own soil. This provision also gave Arcerion permission to enforce a full demilitarization of the islands if need be. Other provisions included establishing the form of government that the islands should be ruled under, that being a {{wp|directorial republic}} under a confederate government consisting of three republics, each with their own presidents and internal governments that are independent from the other two confederated republics. To appease the indigenous islanders, the new country was to be named Malentina, a slight variation of Malentinu which itself is the portmanteau of the ænglicization of the names of the islands' two largest indigenous groups, those being the Maaleens and the Tinuuds. All provisions as laid out in the [[Treaty of the New Confederation]] have served as the basis for the new [[Constitution of Malentina|constitution]] that was drafted just a month after the ratification of the treaty. | |||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The culture of Malentina is a complicated | The overall culture of Malentina is a complicated web of various intertwined tribes who have inhabited the islands before the arrival of the North Songunese from the north, the Qabóri from the south, the Cartadanian and Coscivian colonists who made up the first colonial settlements on the islands, the Ænglo-Ardmori settlers who have had the greatest socio-political impact on the islands, and the Mestizo populations who have emerged during both the first and second colonial periods. Although the indigenous groups, alongside the Mestizo groups, have largely integrated and syncretized with one another, the Ænglo-Ardmori, North Songunese, and Qabóri elites on the islands have attempted to distance themselves culturally save for some token claiming of various aspects of indigenous cultures when trying to make themselves more appealing to the rest of the populace; otherwise the elites have worked hard to maintain the old traditions of their respective originating cultures, though even amongst the elites there exists some cultural syncretism with younger generations even holding mixed ancestry from the three ruling cultures. | ||
One of the greatest aspects of indigenous Malentine culture, itself being a tradition that dates back to the pre-North Songun era, is a focus on nighttime activities. Indeed, almost all culturally and religiously significant indigenous holidays in Malentina are typically celebrated from dusk until dawn. The impetus on leisurely activities happening after dark goes even further, however, as there exists a sleeping schedule which, as one of the few indigenous cultural aspects to be universally adopted by all demographics, divides sleep into two events, those being a longer nightly sleep, and a shorter daily nap. Most Malentine businesses allot time for a two-hour-long in-house naptime for all employees starting at noon; during these times all businesses close down before re-opening once naptime ends. The next time Malentines sleep according to regular daily schedules is after dusk for a period of six hours, with the last meal of the day happening just before then. The practice of busineses allotting time for a midday nap has been compared to the [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]] tradition of a ''siesta'' which occurs at a very similar time in the afternoon albeit with employees going home to nap rather than napping at their workplaces. | |||
===Cuisine=== | ===Cuisine=== | ||
Malentine cuisine is largely dependent upon the exact demographic thanks to the extreme divide between the impoverished natives, the somewhat prosperous Mestizos, and the wealthy socio-political elites. For most indigenous groups, the most common types of food consumed is a mixture of large variations of fish, crustaceans, large insects, and lamb. For the elites, the types of food that are typically associated with them are often meals that derive various elements from each of the three elite cultures; this has often led to instances wherein cornmeal "grits", which is a Qabóri cereal, are often served with bacon made from turkey meat, which is a colonial Ardmori delicacy, and "crab juice", a popular North Songunese beverage flavorant. The Mestizos, being born into a cultural crossroads, tend to have a sort of fusion cuisine between the foods eaten by the indigenous groups and foods eaten by the elites. The sole two commonalities between all three groups is the ubiquity of corn cooked in a variety of ways which is often served as a dinnertime side dish, and the usage of a number of local spices which is said to bring out the flavor in many Malentine meals. | |||
== Demographics == | |||
===Education=== | |||
The Malentine education system since independence in 1987 is largely based upon the Arcer education system which itself is based upon the standard Occidental K-12 school progression system. All schools are organized and administered by the governments of their home confederated republics, with the national government being ultimately in charge of regulating the school system through its Confederate Department of Education. However, there exists no mandates nor sweeping pieces of legislation that are designed to standardize the school curriculum nationwide, thus leading to each of the confederated republics having determined their own curriculums, with situations arising whenever a family from one confederation republic moves into another confederated republic only to discover that the schools in their new home may very well be teaching dissections in primary school and not in secondary school like in their confederated republic of origin. Incidents like these have spurred the formation of an educational reform movement which currently call for a nationwide standardization of the school curriculum. | |||
==Demographics== | |||
The demographics of Malentina is noted for having a large amount of diversity in the religious, cultural, and political spheres. This has led to many situations wherein there exists a great power imbalance between the average citizenry who are largely indigenous to Malentina and the political elites who are largely foreign to Malentina whether they be Occidental or Cronan. It is only through the support of radical elements which ensure a fiercely loyal armed forces that the ruling classes of Malentina has been able to keep the indigenous Maaleens and Tinuuds from rising up in revolt against them. | The demographics of Malentina is noted for having a large amount of diversity in the religious, cultural, and political spheres. This has led to many situations wherein there exists a great power imbalance between the average citizenry who are largely indigenous to Malentina and the political elites who are largely foreign to Malentina whether they be Occidental or Cronan. It is only through the support of radical elements which ensure a fiercely loyal armed forces that the ruling classes of Malentina has been able to keep the indigenous Maaleens and Tinuuds from rising up in revolt against them. | ||
=== Ethnic Demographics === | ===Ethnic Demographics=== | ||
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The fourth-largest ethnic group in Malentina, making up 8.9% of the population and yet is supposedly one of the more powerful ethnic groups due to their greater amounts of wealth on average, are the [[Ardmori people#Ænglo-Ardmori|Ænglo-Ardmori]] people; the descendants of Ænglish Protestant refugees who have fled to [[Ardmore]] from mainland Levantia due to Ardmore's relatively tolerant attitude towards Protestants. They are also closely related to the [[Arco people]] of [[Arcerion]] and have historically played a huge role in Ardmori, Arcer, and Cronan history as a whole. The smallest ethnic group are small groupings of indigenous people and Occidentals who are not of a significant enough population to be given their own category; they are mostly [[Kelekonese people|Kelekonese]], [[Telekonese people|Telekonese]], [[Pan-Qabóri civilization|Qabóri]], and non-mixed [[Coscivians]] and [[Cartadanians]]. The Kelekonese and Telekonese people in Malentina are usually either the descendants of North Songunese people who have moved to the archipelago during the height of the [[North Songun civilization]] or the descendants of refugees who have fled [[Kelekona]] in the late 1970s, and the Qabóri people are the descendants of settlers from the [[Qabóri Woqalate]] (now [[Tierrador]]); all three groups are, much like the Ænglo-Ardmori people, wealthier on average compared to the indigenous Maaleen and Tinuud populace. | The fourth-largest ethnic group in Malentina, making up 8.9% of the population and yet is supposedly one of the more powerful ethnic groups due to their greater amounts of wealth on average, are the [[Ardmori people#Ænglo-Ardmori|Ænglo-Ardmori]] people; the descendants of Ænglish Protestant refugees who have fled to [[Ardmore]] from mainland Levantia due to Ardmore's relatively tolerant attitude towards Protestants. They are also closely related to the [[Arco people]] of [[Arcerion]] and have historically played a huge role in Ardmori, Arcer, and Cronan history as a whole. The smallest ethnic group are small groupings of indigenous people and Occidentals who are not of a significant enough population to be given their own category; they are mostly [[Kelekonese people|Kelekonese]], [[Telekonese people|Telekonese]], [[Pan-Qabóri civilization|Qabóri]], and non-mixed [[Coscivians]] and [[Cartadanians]]. The Kelekonese and Telekonese people in Malentina are usually either the descendants of North Songunese people who have moved to the archipelago during the height of the [[North Songun civilization]] or the descendants of refugees who have fled [[Kelekona]] in the late 1970s, and the Qabóri people are the descendants of settlers from the [[Qabóri Woqalate]] (now [[Tierrador]]); all three groups are, much like the Ænglo-Ardmori people, wealthier on average compared to the indigenous Maaleen and Tinuud populace. | ||
=== Linguistic Demographics === | ===Linguistic Demographics=== | ||
There exists four main linguistic groups in Malentina, which are primarily based upon ethnic origins, but they may also be described in terms of the environment that a given demographic has been raised in; for example, a Maaleen family raised in a primarily Ænglo-Ardmori neighborhood is more likely to pick up Ænglish than a Tinuud family raised in a primarily Costizo neighborhood. The main linguistic groups are as follows: | There exists four main linguistic groups in Malentina, which are primarily based upon ethnic origins, but they may also be described in terms of the environment that a given demographic has been raised in; for example, a Maaleen family raised in a primarily Ænglo-Ardmori neighborhood is more likely to pick up Ænglish than a Tinuud family raised in a primarily Costizo neighborhood. The main linguistic groups are as follows: | ||
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* Similarly, there exists those who speak the [[Qabóri language]] as their primary tongue; although not an official linguistic group, this minority is noted to have enough political influence to make Qabóri an official language in Malentina. | * Similarly, there exists those who speak the [[Qabóri language]] as their primary tongue; although not an official linguistic group, this minority is noted to have enough political influence to make Qabóri an official language in Malentina. | ||
=== Religious Demographics === | ===Religious Demographics=== | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
For the past few centuries, the Malentine economy as whole has largely been agricultural, with its largest exports being {{wp|sugar}}, {{wp|liquou}}, and {{wp|tobacco}}. This sector, due to constant shifting in priorities and the lasting effects of the environmental damaged caused by the intensity of farming and the great focus on a plantation-based agriculture, has largely oscillated between producing just enough food for the nation to being very self-sustaining. In recent years, the focus on big plantations have largely died out due to an increase in environmental awareness and successful government initiatives in environmental recovery. Most new agricultural establishments are under strict regulations to ensure that they are not only self-sustaining, but are also causing little to no environmental damage in the long term, and older plantations have since been ordered to take steps towards environmental consciousness to help mitigate the damages caused in previous years. | |||
Since the 19th Century, Malentina's next-largest sector of the economy has been in the mining sector, with the focus being on cheaper metals such as {{wp|nickel}} and {{wp|zinc}}. Although cheap, the sheer abundance of these two metals have been noted for bringing in big profits for the nation's mining firms, making it a very stable sector in the long term. Prior to the 1970s, there used to be a major paper manufacturing industry, with Malentine paper once being among the finest types of paper in the world due to its relative durability compared to other paper products; Malentine paper was once used as the main material in banknote paper from the mid-19th Century all the way to the 1970s when cotton-linen blends began to be used after the last paper mills on the islands were closed down permanently due to deforestation and early environmental preservation efforts. There have been no plans to revive the defunct paper industry due to a lack of interest in Malentine paper. | |||
The | Another industry that has been consistently reliable for the Malentine economy is the fishing industry, which has been a viable way of income for many coastal settlements throughout the country. The most valuable catches within the fishing industry are typically various crustaceans, mostly due to its ubiquity throughout the Occident as an exotic high-end food despite the fact that it often sells for cheap when buying directly from the fishermen who have caught them; the expense comes from the amount of money thrown into preserving the crustaceans for transport across the world. Asides from crustaceans, there are other species of fish that have been caught in Malentine waters, but the exact value and ubiquity of these fishing products are nowhere near the high status attained by the crustaceans caught in the [[Songun sea#North Songun Sea|North Songun sea]]. | ||
===Energy=== | |||
While Malentina's power grid still largely relies on the use of {{wp|fossil fuels}} for the generation of energy, thanks to the country's very flat geography, itself being made even more flat through the years of deforestation and environmental damages brought upon by agricultural interests, the islands are seen as an ideal candidate for the implementation of {{wp|wind power|wind energy}}. {{wp|Wind farms}} are not an uncommon sight in Malentina, and the amount of energy produced by the {{wp|wind turbines}} have accounted for 17% of all energy generated in the country in 2030, and there have been plans to double the percentage of power generated by wind farms by the end of 2040 | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
The | {{main|Malentine Confederated Armed Forces}} | ||
The Malentine military has largely been a shadow of its former self. A nation that is located on the very islands that were once so heavily focused on their ability to project naval power and punch very far above their own weight to the point of actually having the ability to contest the military prowess of neighboring nations in the region now only maintains a small and basic land-based military force with very little, if any, military tradition and presently has been suspected of large-scale corruption. It has only been since the early 2000s that the Malentine government has started to give its armed forces some much-needed upgrades, mostly through taking in equipment and aid from Tierrador, so as to combat perceived interference from the Arcer government. Because of this initiative, however, relations between Arcerion and Malentina have greatly deteriorated to the point of nearly causing a war if not for international mediation preventing things from going hot. The military upgrades were also done to allow for Malentina to crack down on indigenous nationalist insurgency groups without the need to rely on as much foreign military intervention as they used to in previous years. | |||
However, because the armed forces is still not ready to serve as an overall effective defense force, there exists one military institution that mostly remains because of its supposed effectiveness against foreign invaders, that being the [[Lunar Revolutionary Guard]], which is a {{wp|Military reserve force|reservist force}} that has been built and trained through the use of the very guerilla tactics that have been used by the insular indigenous tribes since long before the colonial eras. They are said to be the greatest obstacle for any international armed forces in the event of a hypothetical invasion. Although named after the armed forces of the shortly-lived indigenous socialist regime, the current incarnation of the Lunar Revolutionary Guard is more of a reservist paramilitary force than a revolutionary vanguard army. The Lunar Revolutionary Guard has been trained to take great advantage of the islands' heavy vegetation and make use of effective tunneling systems to use for cover all the while utilizing a mixture of many traps, night-time ambushes, and raids on key logistical waypoints to make any war an effective slugfest for any occupying force. | |||
==See also== | |||
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