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==Geography==

==History==

===Cuisine===

An important ''surtout de table'' in Krasoan cuisine is the [[taco]], which originates from the native cuisine of [[Takatta Loa]] and was introduced to the Krasoa Islands with the Insuo Loa colonisation. Krasoan tacos therefore remain highly similar to the Loa varieties of taco from which they originated. Tacos served on Nív-Martain are often claimed in Coscivian literature to be "no less authentic" than tacos of the Loa mainland (though this is disputed by Cateniote gastronomists), while tacos served on the southern three islands deviate only in the inclusion of some local subtropical ingredients and minor adjustments to appeal to the Coscivian palate.

[[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]]

A significant and distinctive subsector of Krasoan agriculture is the rearing of {{wp|ratites}}. {{wp|Cassowaries}} were partially domesticated by indigenous peoples from {{wp|time immemorial}} and are today raised on large forest estates in Nív-Martain where they subsist on natural forage, and smaller properties in the Palmetto Coast where they are fed on slops rendered from human {{wp|food waste}}. Further south, {{wp|emus}} are raised in the other provinces of the archipelago for eggs, fat and oil, leather, and meat. Island №5 has the highest number of emus per capita, at a ratio of one emu per human settler.

The {{wp|avocado|avocado tree}} and its delicious, nutritious fruit grows well in appropriate subtropical microclimates distributed across the northern two-thirds of Big Krasoa Island, Island №3, and Island №5. There are several microclimatic zones suitable for the cultivation of ''[[yerba mate]]'' as a cash crop, and Krasoa accounts for most production of said plant in the Kiravian territories.  

{{wp|Soapmaking}} is a major industry and source of employment, though since the end of Kirosocialism the large industrial soapworks have declined in favour of smaller operations selling market-diversified products, many of which are artisanally crafted. A growing number of small and medium soapworks in Krasoa are coöperatives. Krasoan soap is highly regarded in Great Kirav and Sydona and is increasingly sold abroad. Several traditional types of Krasoan soap have been granted geographic designations and other intellectual property protections by the Kiravian government.

During the [[Punthite Quasi-Wars|Kiro-Burgundian Gin & Tonic Race]], the [[Colonial College]] tried to establish {{wp|cinchona tree}} plantations in suitable areas of Krasoa, to obtain a domestic supply of cinchona bark from which to extract {{wp|quinine}}, in order to bypass the effective [[Cartadanian]] monopoly on the substance. These efforts were frustrated by difficulty in obtaining the necessary land and smuggling saplings out of Cartadania. As such, the Krasoan plantations were slow to reach maturity and were not targeted for arson by [[Burgoniesc]] saboteurs like their counterparts in the Melians and Saint Kennera. Kiravia's eventual defeat in the Gin & Tonic Race led to the Colonial College selling off the plantations, and most of the land was converted to other uses. However, a few sites remain, owned by a local private company, Sovakaīn Tonics of Krasoa SAK, which produces artisan tonic waters for the Kiravian market.

===Services and tourism===

According to a 32-page profile printed in the weekend edition of the [[Primóra Moon]], another growing but low-profile source of income in the Krasoas is the "VIP real estate" and "quiet retirement" sector, which chiefly involves the sale of comfortable and well-appointed country homes to wealthy individuals, mainly from continental Ixnay and Audonia. As described by an unnamed Krasoan real estate agent who was interviewed for the article, this industry caters to a diverse array of clients, including ousted and disgraced former politicians, foreign lesser nobility and cadet princelings of deposed royal houses, and white-collar criminals. There is usually an element of {{wp|offshore finance}} involved, aided by the islands' proximity to [[Pribraltar]], privileged access to the Pribraltarian financial system, and the fact that many Pribraltar-based banks have branches in Krasoa. This business model was first developed in the [[Melian Islands]], where disused manor houses on coffee plantations in the uplands and secluded beach villas were sold to many foreign buyers with similar needs during the 21190s.

==Points of Interest==

==Notable Krasoans==

*'''[[Serapion Larimar]]''' - Chief State Affairs Executive under the [[Candrin administration]], from Anjuna Beach, [[Aventurine Bay Colony|Aventurine Bay]].

*'''Dorian Indalpírón''' - Defencive end for the Kiravian national {{wp|gridiron football}} team, from County Reyvurn, Aventurine Bay.

==Gallery==