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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== | ||
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Food and fibre processing are major industries. | 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]]. | 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. | 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== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| [[File:Serbia Vojka and Stara Pazova from south IMG 9210.JPG|thumb|upright|The Issyrian floodplain]] | | [[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:Bačka.jpg|thumb|upright|The Issyrian floodplain]] | ||
| [[File:Indus River Delta.jpg|thumb|upright|Issyr River Delta]] | |||
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