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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
South Kirav is mainly a broad peninsula at the | South Kirav is mainly a broad peninsula at the southern point of the Great Kiravian {{wp|island continent}}. Its topography is mostly low-lying and level plains, bounded by mountains across much of its northern frontier. The [[Issyr River]] bisects the region with its southward flow, emptying into the [[Odoneru Ocean]] near [[Tolôn]]. | ||
South Kirav has a humid, lower-mesotemperate climate with oceanic characteristics in the west and continental | South Kirav has a humid, lower-mesotemperate climate with oceanic characteristics in the west and continental characteristics in the east. It is the warmest part of Great Kirav, with the mildest winters and longest growing season. It is the region of the country most vulnerable to [[Odoneru hurricane]]s. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
South Kirav is the most [[Agriculture in Great Kirav|agriculturally productive area of the Kiravian mainland]], and has been the nation's breadbasket since ancient times. South Kirav offers excellent conditions for the cultivation of {{wp|cereals}}, chiefly {{wp|wheat}}, {{wp|barley}}, and (increasingly) {{wp|maize}}. {{wp|Potato}}, an indispensible staple of the Kiravian diet, is also widely grown as a rotation crop and on more marginal land. {{wp|Hops}} are grown mainly in the western part of the region. The Southern provinces lead the nation in their output of various vegetables, most notably {{wp|cucumbers}}, {{wp|cabbage}}, {{collard}}, {{wp|celery}}, and {{wp|spinach}}. | South Kirav is the most [[Agriculture in Great Kirav|agriculturally productive area of the Kiravian mainland]], and has been the nation's breadbasket since ancient times. South Kirav offers excellent conditions for the cultivation of {{wp|cereals}}, chiefly {{wp|wheat}}, {{wp|barley}}, and (increasingly) {{wp|maize}}. {{wp|Rye}} was a major crop historically, but rye acreage has declined in the South in favour of wheat and maize. {{wp|Potato}}, an indispensible staple of the Kiravian diet, is also widely grown as a rotation crop and on more marginal land. {{wp|Hops}} are grown mainly in the western part of the region. {{wp|Flax}} is still grown in significant quantities, albeit far from its peak during the Age of the Sail when flax was a strategic resource necessary for the manufacture of sailcloth. The Southern provinces lead the nation in their output of various vegetables, most notably {{wp|cucumbers}}, {{wp|cabbage}}, {{wp|collard}}, {{wp|celery}}, and {{wp|spinach}}. The region accounts for a majority of Great Kiravian production of {{wp|sunflower}} and {{wp|sunflower oil}}, {{wp|plum}}s, {{wp|pear}}s, and {{wp|soy}}. As for livestock, large-scale swine-rearing operations are found throughout South Kirav, producing much of the country's pork, and there are also ranches raising {{wp|beef cattle}}, whereas more northerly regions of the country are more adapted to dairying. | ||
Five {{wp|nuclear power plant}}s are located in South Kirav, operating a combined total of fifteen reactors that together generate over 80 gigawatt-hours of electrical power annually. Tolôn is an important hub for the oil and gas industry, and is home to major energy companies, such as [[Kiro-Audonian SakOil]]. | Food and fibre processing are major industries. | ||
Five {{wp|nuclear power plant}}s are located in South Kirav, operating a combined total of fifteen reactors that together generate over 80 gigawatt-hours of electrical power annually. Tolôn is an important hub for the oil and gas industry, and is home to major energy companies, such as [[Kiro-Audonian SakOil]] and Waveland Energy ÁLO. | |||
South Kirav is less economically developed than other seaboard areas of Great Kirav, partly due to an institutional legacy rooted in Kiravian manorialism that disincentivised commercial and industrial development, and partly due to repressive policies enacted by the Kiravian Union. Corruption and the poor quality of public education in the South remain persistent obstacles to development in the post-reunification era. | |||
==Provinces== | ==Provinces== | ||
*[[ | South Kirav comprises six provinces, all of which enjoy statehood status. | ||
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*[[ | *[[File:IssyriaFlag.png|30px]] [[Issyria]] | ||
*[[File:MeravFlag.png|30px]] [[Merav]] | |||
*[[File:XulaFlag.png|30px]] [[Xula]] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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| [[File:Slavonia (20124878928).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=idk, some shit|Typical agrarian landscape]] | |||
| [[File:Slavonia (20303286292).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=William F. Buckwheat|Typical rural landscape]] | |||
| [[File:1824 - Nordkorea 2015 - Bahnfahrt von Pjöngjang nach China (22978794665).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=idk, some shit|Wheat harvest]] | |||
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| [[File:Termoelektrana u Tuzli.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=idk, some shit|Nuclear power plant]] | |||
| [[File:Sarajevo – Stadion Asim Ferhatović Hase (2012).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=idk, some shit|A typical Southern city]] | |||
| [[File:Bijeljina1.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=idk, some shit|Another Southern cityscape]] | |||
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| [[File:Serbia Vojka and Stara Pazova from south IMG 9210.JPG|thumb|upright|The Issyrian floodplain]] | |||
| [[File:Bačka.jpg|thumb|upright|The Issyrian floodplain]] | |||
| [[File:Indus River Delta.jpg|thumb|upright|Issyr River Delta]] | |||
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[[Category:Kiravia]] | [[Category:Kiravia]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||