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The climate of the Krasoa Islands is humid and oceanic throughout, with thermotypes ranging from supratropical in Nív-Martain, to infratemperate, to thermotemperate in South Krasoa and various highland pockets on Big Krasoa Island and Island №5. Seasonal variation in the subtropical areas of Krasoa is mild, but follows southern hemispheric patterns. | The climate of the Krasoa Islands is humid and oceanic throughout, with thermotypes ranging from supratropical in Nív-Martain, to infratemperate, to thermotemperate in South Krasoa and various highland pockets on Big Krasoa Island and Island №5. Seasonal variation in the subtropical areas of Krasoa is mild, but follows southern hemispheric patterns. | ||
Population density is highest along the coastlines and also along the [RIVER] and its tributaries in the interior of Big Krasoa Island. As for inland areas, higher-altitude lands were historically more densely populated than lowland areas, due to the more temperate climate of the former and by extension their greater suitability for the transplantation of mainland Kiravian agriculture; however, this historical correlation between altitude and population density has eroded due to the effects of {{wp|air conditioning}} and population decline in older upland agrarian communities. | |||
Laying within the same longitudinal band as east-central [[Great Kirav]], the Krasoa Islands observe Valēka Standard Time. | Laying within the same longitudinal band as east-central [[Great Kirav]], the Krasoa Islands observe Valēka Standard Time. | ||
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Politically, the Krasoa Islands comprise eight Kiravian provinces: the overseas states of Aventurine Bay, Eastion, Island №5, the Krasoa Colony, and South Krasoa, and the overseas territories of Island №3, Nív-Martain, and the Palmetto Coast. These provinces belong to the [[Kiravian federalism#Themes|theme]] of the [[Overseas Regions]]. | Politically, the Krasoa Islands comprise eight Kiravian provinces: the overseas states of Aventurine Bay, Eastion, Island №5, the Krasoa Colony, and South Krasoa, and the overseas territories of Island №3, Nív-Martain, and the Palmetto Coast. These provinces belong to the [[Kiravian federalism#Themes|theme]] of the [[Overseas Regions]]. | ||
The Krasoan provinces jointly operate certain government agencies established by {{wp|Interstate compact|interprovincial compact}} to serve the entire region, such as the Krasoa Port Authority (responsible for seaport and riverine port infrastructure and key ferry terminals), and the [[Territorial Defence Forces|Territorial Defence of the Krasoa Islands]], which serves {{wp|military reserve|army reserve}}, {{wp|civil defence}}, and {{wp|coast guard}} functions. The Territorial Defence Force notably includes a Defence Motorways Patrol, which provides roadside assistance to motorists with disabled vehicles.<ref>Manned by reservists, the Defence Motorways Patrol was created during [time of international tension], when there were credible fears of war with Pelaxia and Governor | The Krasoan provinces jointly operate certain government agencies established by {{wp|Interstate compact|interprovincial compact}} to serve the entire region, such as the Krasoa Port Authority (responsible for seaport and riverine port infrastructure and key ferry terminals), and the [[Territorial Defence Forces|Territorial Defence of the Krasoa Islands]], which serves {{wp|military reserve|army reserve}}, {{wp|civil defence}}, and {{wp|coast guard}} functions. The Territorial Defence Force notably includes a Defence Motorways Patrol, which provides roadside assistance to motorists with disabled vehicles.<ref>Manned by reservists, the Defence Motorways Patrol was created during [time of international tension], when there were credible fears of war with Pelaxia and Governor Ğrampianus Risson ordered that reservists be stationed at rural roadway intersections to provide visual confirmation of the passability of the roads in case of bombing and be ready to clear the roads of civilian traffic quickly should the roads be needed by military vehicles. Today, the DMP functions mainly as a highway safety patrol offering roadside assistance to motorists, removing {{wp|roadkill}}, and supporting first responders in handling roadway emergencies.</ref> | ||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
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==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||
{{Wide image|File:KrasoaTown.jpg|500px|3=<div align=center>Least picturesque town in Krasoa</div>|dir=rtl}} | {{Wide image|File:KrasoaTown.jpg|500px|3=<div align=center>Least picturesque town in Krasoa</div>|dir=rtl}} | ||
===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. | |||
===Hauntings=== | ===Hauntings=== | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
[[File:El Correo (233650473).jpeg|thumb|Avenasar, the financial centre of the islands]] | [[File:El Correo (233650473).jpeg|thumb|Avenasar, the financial centre of the islands]] | ||
===Agriculture=== | |||
Agriculture is the historic mainstay of the Krasoan economy. Citrus fruits, olives, oilseeds, grapes, and products derived from them (olive oil, soaps {see below} and medicaments, wine, etc.) were and remain major export earners. Processing of food, beverage, and agricultural products is the largest component of the {{wp|secondary sector}} and provides jobs for thousands of Krasoans. | Agriculture is the historic mainstay of the Krasoan economy. Citrus fruits, olives, oilseeds, grapes, and products derived from them (olive oil, soaps {see below} and medicaments, wine, etc.) were and remain major export earners. Processing of food, beverage, and agricultural products is the largest component of the {{wp|secondary sector}} and provides jobs for thousands of Krasoans. | ||
[[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | [[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | ||
{{wp| | {{wp|Tropical agriculture}} and {{wp|tropical horticulture}} are practised in Nív-Martain. Subtropical agriculture is practised over most of the land area of Big Krasoa Island, save for certain elevated localities in the highlands and much of South Krasoa and the southern shores of Island №5, where temperate climatic conditions prevail and crops and farming techniques transplanted from [[South Kirav]] and the Baylands predominate. | ||
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. | |||
Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | ||
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. | |||
The explosion of the essential oils market in recent years has been a boon to the islands' economy. | The explosion of the essential oils market in recent years has been a boon to the islands' economy. | ||
===Industry=== | |||
{{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. | |||
The {{wp|Tanning (leather)|tanning industry}} is important in Krasoa, producing leather from both emu and mammal hides and fashioning finished leather goods (mostly handcrafted) for export. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
There is a large {{wp|phosphate}} industry in Krasoa, which accounted for most of the region's industrial output before the Sunderance. | |||
===Services and tourism=== | |||
The agreeable climate and pleasant landscape of the islands has nurtured a growing tourist industry based on {{wp|agritourism}} and wine tourism, beaches and marine recreation, and destination weddings. | The agreeable climate and pleasant landscape of the islands has nurtured a growing tourist industry based on {{wp|agritourism}} and wine tourism, beaches and marine recreation, and destination weddings. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===Finance=== | |||
Krasoa is firmly integrated into the wider Kiravian financial network. Kerēgulan Merchants' Bank - part of the KMT Group - is the financial institution most heavily invested in the Krasoan economy, having played a crucial role in its colonisation and development. Major regional banks include the Citrus & Chemical Bank, BayWorth Regional Bank, the Bank of Eastion, Sungate Bank, and Homestead Bank. The region's main financial centres are Avenasar, Muravera, and Kangean City. | |||
==Points of Interest== | ==Points of Interest== | ||
[[Haunted Woods (forest)|Haunted Woods]] | <strike>[[Haunted Woods (forest)|Haunted Woods]]</strike> - [Still canon but moving to the Mainland] | ||
==Notable Krasoans== | ==Notable Krasoans== | ||
*[[Juan Kerr]] - International financial misunderstanding victim, born in Mulifanua, Nív-Martain. | *'''[[Juan Kerr]]''' - International financial misunderstanding victim, born in Mulifanua, Nív-Martain. | ||
*[[Serapion Larimar]] - Chief State Affairs Executive under the [[Candrin administration]], from Anjuna Beach, [[Aventurine Bay Colony|Aventurine Bay]]. | *'''[[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. | *'''Dorian Indalpírón''' - Defencive end for the Kiravian national {{wp|gridiron football}} team, from County Reyvurn, Aventurine Bay. | ||
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| [[File:Cabo Polonio, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|Seaside village, Island №5]] | | [[File:Cabo Polonio, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|Seaside village, Island №5]] | ||
| [[File:Punta Ballena, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|County Tarxien, | | [[File:Punta Ballena, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|County Tarxien, Eastion Colony]] | ||
| [[File:Las Piedritas forma parte del Area Protegida Cerro Verde.jpg|thumb|upright|Seashore in Krasoa Colony]] | | [[File:Las Piedritas forma parte del Area Protegida Cerro Verde.jpg|thumb|upright|Seashore in Krasoa Colony]] | ||
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