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The Istrenyan portion of the Qalhéq Mountains are dubbed as the Istrenyan Highlands. This region, in the southern part of the country, is mostly dominated by small, rural villages. Only 2%, or 640,000 Istrenyans, live in these small villages. Karaba is situated on the Karaba Bay, where the Port of Karaba serves as an economic hub for Istrenya. Karaba is home to over 3 million Istrenyans, the most populated and densest populated city in Istrenya. The Port of Karaba was constructed in 1981, funded by foreign investors from [[Arcerion]] and [[Tierrador]], and slightly boosted the nation's economy throughout the 1980s. | The Istrenyan portion of the Qalhéq Mountains are dubbed as the Istrenyan Highlands. This region, in the southern part of the country, is mostly dominated by small, rural villages. Only 2%, or 640,000 Istrenyans, live in these small villages. Karaba is situated on the Karaba Bay, where the Port of Karaba serves as an economic hub for Istrenya. Karaba is home to over 3 million Istrenyans, the most populated and densest populated city in Istrenya. The Port of Karaba was constructed in 1981, funded by foreign investors from [[Arcerion]] and [[Tierrador]], and slightly boosted the nation's economy throughout the 1980s. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Pre-Qabóri period=== | ||
===Arrival of | ===Arrival of Qabór=== | ||
=== | ===Sokalakee Woqalate=== | ||
===Early Modern=== | ===Early Modern=== | ||
=== [[Istrenyan Crisis|Istrenyan Civil War]] === | ===[[Istrenyan Crisis|Istrenyan Civil War]]=== | ||
=== Late Modern === | === Late Modern === | ||
==== 2009 Rice Riots ==== | ==== 2009 Rice Riots ==== | ||
Beginning in December 2008, the Istrenyan National Congress began unloading a series of harsh agricultural reforms, which included the lowering and even elimination of the minimum support price of several crops. Because of this, hundreds of thousands of Istrenyan farmers began protesting the agricultural reforms, with many labor unions prompting them to go on strike until the reforms were reversed. This led to a mass shortage of agricultural products throughout the country, with food prices skyrocketing to nearly double of what they were pre-reform. Because of this, the [[Istrenyan Heartland Movement]] was established by Tierradorian activists in late February 2009, with over 1.1 million Tierradorian citizens participating in donating leftover food to Istrenyans who were affected the most by the shortages. In April 2009, a leaked audio file of then-President [[K'wola Tatarni]] mocking the protesting Istrenyan farmers and the protest as a whole, causing mass outrage throughout the country. Later that month, police in major Istrenyan cities began arresting and using brute force against protesting farmers. This turned what was originally meant to be peaceful into violent riots. These riots were one of the largest cases of civil unrests in Istrenyan history. The Istrenyan government declared martial law in June 2009, and deployed the Istrenyan Army into various Istrenyan cites to deter the riots. Following harsh international pressure, President Tatarni resigned from office in late August 2009, and was replaced by current President [[M'Kole Tysh'le]]. Tysh'le reversed many of the reforms, and negotiated the reinstatement of a lower, but still sustainable, minimum support price with the farmers, effectively ending the Rice Riots in October of that year. | Beginning in December 2008, the Istrenyan National Congress began unloading a series of harsh agricultural reforms, which included the lowering and even elimination of the minimum support price of several crops. Because of this, hundreds of thousands of Istrenyan farmers began protesting the agricultural reforms, with many labor unions prompting them to go on strike until the reforms were reversed. This led to a mass shortage of agricultural products throughout the country, with food prices skyrocketing to nearly double of what they were pre-reform. Because of this, the [[Istrenyan Heartland Movement]] was established by Tierradorian activists in late February 2009, with over 1.1 million Tierradorian citizens participating in donating leftover food to Istrenyans who were affected the most by the shortages. In April 2009, a leaked audio file of then-President [[K'wola Tatarni]] mocking the protesting Istrenyan farmers and the protest as a whole, causing mass outrage throughout the country. Later that month, police in major Istrenyan cities began arresting and using brute force against protesting farmers. This turned what was originally meant to be peaceful into violent riots. These riots were one of the largest cases of civil unrests in Istrenyan history. The Istrenyan government declared martial law in June 2009, and deployed the Istrenyan Army into various Istrenyan cites to deter the riots. Following harsh international pressure, President Tatarni resigned from office in late August 2009, and was replaced by current President [[M'Kole Tysh'le]]. Tysh'le reversed many of the reforms, and negotiated the reinstatement of a lower, but still sustainable, minimum support price with the farmers, effectively ending the Rice Riots in October of that year. | ||
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===Local governance=== | ===Local governance=== | ||
Qoyalets | [[File:Istrenya qoyalets.png|thumb|Map of Istrenya's 21 Qoyalets]] | ||
Istrenya, like most Qabóri-influenced nations, calls its administration subdivisions ''qoyalets'', which is the [[Qabóri language|Qabóri]] word for "province." There are 21 of these qoyalets in Istrenya. Istrenya is a unitary state, though there is a substantial amount of autonomy for the qoyalets. Historically, the qoyalets have rarely changed since Qabóri subjugation, owing to various subgroups of the four major tribes of the country. The qoyalets are governed by a three-branch system, similar to the central Istrenyan government. The qoyalets have an elected qoyalet legislature, which are directly-elected via popular vote within the respective qoyalet, along with a non-partisan premier, appointed directly by the President of Istrenya. The qoyalet legislature supervises elected officials, debates and votes on budgets, plan regional development, execute public investment projects, promote economic activities, and manage public property. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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===Industries and International Trade=== | ===Industries and International Trade=== | ||
Istrenya's five largest economic sectors are agriculture, raw mineral extraction, fishing, petroleum, and livestock. Agriculture is the backbone of Istrenya's economy and has traditionally dominated the economy, employing about 40% of the workforce as of 2018. Istrenya has historically been considered an [[w:Agrarian society|agrarian society]], due to its historical reliance on crops and farmland because of its extremely [[w:Arable|arable]] location. The country is known for producing bananas, grapes, melons, and several other fresh and dry fruits. It is also known as one the world's largest producer of cotton – as much as 16% or more of the nation's economy is derived from the cultivation and sale of cotton. It is also one of the world's top producers of cannabis, historically exporting a large majority of it to Tierrador | Istrenya's five largest economic sectors are agriculture, raw mineral extraction, fishing, petroleum, and livestock. Agriculture is the backbone of Istrenya's economy and has traditionally dominated the economy, employing about 40% of the workforce as of 2018. Istrenya has historically been considered an [[w:Agrarian society|agrarian society]], due to its historical reliance on crops and farmland because of its extremely [[w:Arable|arable]] location. The country is known for producing bananas, grapes, melons, and several other fresh and dry fruits. It is also known as one the world's largest producer of cotton – as much as 16% or more of the nation's economy is derived from the cultivation and sale of cotton. It is also one of the world's top producers of cannabis, historically exporting a large majority of it to Tierrador. This caused decades of political complications between the two culturally similar nations, as cannabis was illegal in Tierrador until 1992. | ||
Mining is the second largest industry in the country, with 22% of the nation's workforce being employed in the industry. Most of Istrenya's exports are dependent on mineral resources, accounting for 41% of the country's exports. The country has the world's 4th largest lithium reserve, the 8th largest sulfur reserve, and several undisclosed but efficient reserves of iron ore, sodium, zinc and silver reserves. Most of the nation's mineral exports go to Tierrador and Arcerion. The Tierradorian mining company [[Auqali Lithium]] is the largest employer in the Istrenyan mining industry, with approximately 122,000 Istrenyan employees. Istrenya also has some of the largest petroleum and natural gas reserves in South Crona. Istrenyan petroleum prices are some of the lowest in the world due to that industry being one of the most heavily subsidized in the country and in the world. [[Istrenco]] is an Arcer-Istrenyan petroleum drilling company, and it is the largest producer of petroleum in the country. It owns hundreds of drilling platforms in the [[Songun Sea]] and the [[Warrington Strait]]. Istrenya mostly exports its oil to Arcerion. | Mining is the second largest industry in the country, with 22% of the nation's workforce being employed in the industry. Most of Istrenya's exports are dependent on mineral resources, accounting for 41% of the country's exports. The country has the world's 4th largest lithium reserve, the 8th largest sulfur reserve, and several undisclosed but efficient reserves of iron ore, sodium, zinc and silver reserves. Most of the nation's mineral exports go to Tierrador and Arcerion. The Tierradorian mining company [[Auqali Lithium]] is the largest employer in the Istrenyan mining industry, with approximately 122,000 Istrenyan employees. Istrenya also has some of the largest petroleum and natural gas reserves in South Crona. Istrenyan petroleum prices are some of the lowest in the world due to that industry being one of the most heavily subsidized in the country and in the world. [[Istrenco]] is an Arcer-Istrenyan petroleum drilling company, and it is the largest producer of petroleum in the country. It owns hundreds of drilling platforms in the [[Songun Sea]] and the [[Warrington Strait]]. Istrenya mostly exports its oil to Arcerion. | ||