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| '''Country''' || [[File:KiravFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]] | | '''Country''' || [[File:KiravFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]] | ||
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| '''[[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Theme]]''' || [[File:TealEnsign-Light.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[ | | '''[[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Theme]]''' || [[File:TealEnsign-Light.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Overseas Regions]] | ||
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| '''Capital'''<br><small>''and largest city''</small> || [[ | | '''Capital'''<br><small>''and largest city''</small> || [[Cities of Kiravia#Havre de Grace|Havre de Grace]] | ||
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| '''Population''' || 776,732 | | '''Population''' || 776,732 | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Seváronsa comprises three major islands: Lordaseváronsa ("Grand Seváronsa"), Lesser Seváronsa, and the more distant Karluk. | Seváronsa comprises three major islands: Lordaseváronsa ("Grand Seváronsa"), Lesser Seváronsa, and the more distant Karluk. The islands are surrounded entirely by water, not far beyond which are the ALSTIN islands of [Name] and [Name] and [Name]. Nearby also is/are the Solemias, a possession of CARTADANIA. | ||
The territory has a tropical climate. | The territory has a tropical climate. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Seváronsa was first settled by the ancestors of the Barikol people | Seváronsa was first settled by the ancestors of the [[Orix people#Barikol|Barikol]] people. The Barikol people were tribally organised for most of their history. Their political development progressed such that territorial chiefdoms had begun to consolidate themselves in more densely populated areas of Great Seváronsa and Lesser Seváronsa by the time of colonisation. | ||
===St. Nicholas Colony=== | |||
Main article: [[St. Nicholas Colony]] | |||
[[File:Havre de Grace 1694.jpeg|right|thumb|Havre de Grace in [[1694]].]] | |||
Seváronsa was visited by traders of various nationalities early in the Age of Exploration, though [[Bergendii]] and [[Kiravians]] were the most frequent callers. The [[Bergendii]] navigator Jean-Zechariah Gullouing deLoreanne purchased the area enclosing a commodious natural harbour on Great Seváronsa from the native chief Bumi the Duped in exchange for an assortment of Levantine manufactures, including 11 leather boots (5 pairs and 1 lone right boot), four {{wp|Ear pick|ear spoons}}, and two hats. There deLoreanne established a trading post and way station which he dubbed Havre de Grace. Burgundie achieved suzerainty over Great Seváronsa in [[1654]] and called it [[St. Nicholas Colony]], which was later extended to the other two islands, which were collectively absorbed into the [[Burgoignesc Thalattocracy]] in [[1876]] after the unification of [[Burgundie]] following the [[First Fratricide]]. | |||
[[File:Grand Customs Palace of Havre de Grace.jpeg|right|thumb|Grand Customs Palace in Havre Grace in [[1854]].]] | |||
St. Nicholas Colony was attacked by Kiravian naval forces and privateers several times during the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]], but was never captured or occupied. It was, however, offered as a bargaining chip during peace negotiations to end the [[War of St. Brendan's Strait]] in 1896 and ceded to [[Kiravia]]n control under the terms of the resulting Treaty of [[Kurst Capital Region|Kurst]]. | |||
Seváronsa | ===Kiravian rule=== | ||
Under Kiravian rule, Seváronsa became an important part of the Kiravian maritime colonial and commercial network, serving as a way station for vessels travelling from [[Great Kirav]], [[Æonara]], [[Sarolasta]], and [[Krasoa Islands|the Krasoas]] to the [[Porfíria|Kiravian holdings]] in [[Cusinaut]] (chiefly [[Rovaīon]] and [[Porfíria]]), and to various ports of call on the western seaboard of central and southern Crona. Coscivian settlers established plantations for various tropical crops, most prominently {{wp|pineapple}}. A {{wp|penal colony}} was founded on Karluk in 1907 which would remain in operation until 1939.<ref>The Karluk ''[[Incarceration in Kiravia|katergon]]'' was at first used mainly to house serious offenders and repeat escapees from Porfíria and Sarolasta, for whom local ''katergonya'' and penitentiaries were deemed insufficiently secure. The inmate profile would later broaden to include {{wp|political prisoner}}s, mainly anti-colonial agitators or insurrectionaries. Some higher-profile {{wp|prisoner of war|prisoners of war}} from the [[Sydona#Sydonan_Civil_War|Sydonan War]] were interned on Karluk before the facility was converted into an {{wp|air base|airbase}} in 1939.</ref> | |||
Seváronsa | The advent of {{wp|steamship|steam-powered navigation}} raised the strategic value of Seváronsa for Kiravia. It was to be indispensible as a {{wp|coaling station}} for Kiravian warships and merchant steamers travelling between the far-flung Kiravian colonies. | ||
Seváronsa was unaffected by the [[Kiravian Civil War]]. | |||
The Kiravian Sunderance was a fairly quiet time for Seváronsa. The growth of merchant vessel traffic among the scattered possessions of the Kiravian Remnant as they industrialised during this period was good for the local economy. The local military bases provided support for weapons testing far out in the Ocean of Cathay. The strengthening of the Kiravia-ALSTIN alliance during this era also brought many good things for the territory. | |||
The completion of Kiravian Reunification also did not dramatically affect Seváronsa. Life in contemporary Seváronsa is generally all-right, though the island territory often struggles to identify new drivers of economic growth and provide sufficient local employment opportunities for its youth, who often emigrate or work off-island for long periods of time. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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Seváronsa sends a single Delegate to the Federal Stanora. Although political parties are formally illegal and cannot operate in Seváronsa, candidates typically pledge to sit with one [[Caucus (Kiravian politics)|federal legislative caucus]] or another during their campaign. Since the end of Kirosocialism, Seváronsan Delegates have typically sat with either the [[Caritist Social Union]] or [[Coscivian National Congress]], with all Seváronsan CNC Delegates voting as members of the [[Island Nation Party]]. | Seváronsa sends a single Delegate to the Federal Stanora. Although political parties are formally illegal and cannot operate in Seváronsa, candidates typically pledge to sit with one [[Caucus (Kiravian politics)|federal legislative caucus]] or another during their campaign. Since the end of Kirosocialism, Seváronsan Delegates have typically sat with either the [[Caritist Social Union]] or [[Coscivian National Congress]], with all Seváronsan CNC Delegates voting as members of the [[Island Nation Party]]. | ||
===Defence and Public security=== | |||
[Military Installation 1] and [Military Installation 2] exist. [Marines unit] stationed at [base] serve as a nominal {{wp|garrison}} affirming Kiravian sovereignty, but the bases mainly serve logistical, communications, maintenance, and other support functions, as Seváronsa is not considered to be in any danger from other countries. | |||
[[Territorial Defence Forces#List|Territorial Defence of Seváronsa]] is the provincial self-defence and {{wp|home guard}} force, which also assists with {{wp|civil defence}} and {{wp|riot control|public order}} operations. It is based at [Federal mil base] and co-operates closely with federal troops stationed on the islands. | |||
Policing is organised on a countyship basis, except on Karluk, where Seváronsa Territorial Defence Force {{wp|military police|MP}}s provide off-base policing services. There is no standing provincial police formation or highway patrol force. A Territorial Criminal Investigative Service handles cross-countyship criminal cases, undertakes major or special-interest investigations, and provides superior technical support services to countyship police departments. | |||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
Seváronsa has a fairly standard legal system for a Kiravian territory, located within the [[Coscivian law]] tradition. It judiciary is structured thus: ... | |||
===Local Governance=== | ===Local Governance=== | ||
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==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||
<!-- #GuamGang Out with the diversity of many small distinct groups. In with the diversity of "random people of disparate backgrounds ended up here for various reasons and they all ended up banging each other because there's nothing else to do so now everyone is mixed into a Chamorro-like Orix-Barikol (rename Barikol btw) based stew with generous helpings of Coscivian, Burger, Coscivian, Polynesian, Tierradorean ingredients mélange with Daxian characteristics. I do want to keep the Tropical Coscivians tho. What do? Maybe Tropical Coscivians = Sarolastan mestiços. Perchance. | |||
Also add that the Orixchamorros were declared Coscivians by fiat around the same time as the Sarolasta Reform Act (a little before it, in fact). Maybe the old chiefdom system was #gonegirl so the Governor had to basically pick a random mestizo and declare him Paramount Chief so that he could kowtow to His Marbliness. | |||
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Seváronsa has an ethnically diverse population that includes both [[Kolakoskem|Sea and Land Coscivians]], Tropical Coscivians, [[Sarolasta|Sarolastans]] and other Polynesians, Daxianese, Metzei, Lusonic people, [[Tierrador|Tierradureños]], and [[Menquoi]] (particularly [[Bergendii]]). The Bergendii population numbers around 8,200 today, mostly living in Avrēdegra and its environs, although there are two Burgittan-speaking hamlets on Lesser Seváronsa. The population of Karluk is more uniformly Coscivian, owing to its history as a penal colony and the presence of a Kiravian military base. | Seváronsa has an ethnically diverse population that includes both [[Kolakoskem|Sea and Land Coscivians]], Tropical Coscivians, [[Sarolasta|Sarolastans]] and other Polynesians, Daxianese, Metzei, Lusonic people, [[Tierrador|Tierradureños]], and [[Menquoi]] (particularly [[Bergendii]]). The Bergendii population numbers around 8,200 today, mostly living in Avrēdegra and its environs, although there are two Burgittan-speaking hamlets on Lesser Seváronsa. The population of Karluk is more uniformly Coscivian, owing to its history as a penal colony and the presence of a Kiravian military base. | ||
A subculture of mostly low-income, traditionally rural-oriented, multi-generational ''Farakoskem'' known colloquially as ''errūbalmórya'' ("tree-crabs") exists on all three islands, but is especially prominent on Karluk and in the interior of Grand Seváronda. The ''errūbalmórya'' are mainly descended from former penal colonists and 19th century sailors. In contrast to the surrounding mainstream culture of the colony, the ''errūbalmórya'' became increasingly endogamous during the later half of the 20th century, and have petitioned for official recognition as a distinct Coscivian ''tuva''. | A subculture of mostly low-income, traditionally rural-oriented, multi-generational ''Farakoskem'' known colloquially as ''errūbalmórya'' ("tree-crabs") exists on all three islands, but is especially prominent on Karluk and in the interior of Grand Seváronda. The ''errūbalmórya'' are mainly descended from former penal colonists and 19th century sailors. In contrast to the surrounding mainstream culture of the colony, the ''errūbalmórya'' became increasingly endogamous during the later half of the 20th century, and have petitioned for official recognition as a distinct Coscivian ''tuva''. | ||
Major religions include the [[Catholic Church]] (70% of the population), [[Chantry of Alstin|Chantrism]], [[Kiravian_Sectarians#Examples|Æglasta-i-Xristul]], Islam, Daxian folk religion, and Coconut Man Faith. | Major religions include the [[Catholic Church]] (70% of the population), [[Chantry of Alstin|Chantrism]], [[Kiravian_Sectarians#Examples|Æglasta-i-Xristul]], Islam, Daxian folk religion, and the Church of Negative Growth (Coconut Man Faith). There is an {{wp|Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist}} congregation on Grand Seváronsa that was planted in 1899. | ||
The influence of ALSTIN culture is very strong. Visa policy and weather permitting, Seváronsans commonly take day trips to the nearby ALSTIN islands and may even have friends and family in ALSTIN. Mainland ALSTIN is also an very attractive tourist destination. It is far from unheard of for Seváronsans to seek travel to ALSTIN for medical treatment or to see a specialist practitioner not available on the islands. Even if [[Healthcare in Kiravia|the social health programmes]] refuse to cover any of it it is often worth the price because the quality of care in ALSTIN is better than in Sarolasta. Many Seváronsans learn the Ænglish by listening to television and radio from ALSTIN. Similarly the cultural influence of TIERRADOR is quite visible in Seváronsa, not only because many Seváronsan residents are of TIERRADOR background but also because the country is relatively close by and Seváronsans often visit TIERRADOR when they want to get off the island for a bit. | |||
Some people in Seváronsa speak PORTUGUESE and watch baseball from the PORTUGUESE Leagues. | |||
[[File:SeváronsaHash.jpeg|thumb|Seváronsan variant on a Kiravian ''xákuv'' (hash), incorporating pork and pineapple. This blend of Coscivian cooking styles and tropical Polynesian/Cronan ingredients captures the spirit of Seváronsan cuisine.]] | [[File:SeváronsaHash.jpeg|thumb|Seváronsan variant on a Kiravian ''xákuv'' (hash), incorporating pork and pineapple. This blend of Coscivian cooking styles and tropical Polynesian/Cronan ingredients captures the spirit of Seváronsan cuisine.]] | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Seváronsa has a diversifying economy rooted in plantation agriculture and transitioning toward a service orientation. Tourism, sea and air transportation, real estate and land development, retail trade, and commercial fishing are the sectors contributing most to economic growth since 21190. | <!-- Look at #GuamEcon, plus also like what are St. Helena & Co. and Réunion up to nowadays? Aussie IO Terrs.? Maybe Madeira too but idk how well that carries over --> | ||
Seváronsa has a diversifying economy rooted in plantation agriculture and transitioning toward a service orientation. Tourism, sea and air transportation, defence and public sector spending, real estate and land development, retail trade, and commercial fishing are the sectors contributing most to economic growth since 21190. | |||
[Military Installation 1] and [Military Installation 2] are major contributors to the economy, providing hundreds of local jobs, government contracts for local vendors, and a steady infusion of consumer demand for local businesses in the form of non-local base personnel stationed there. | |||
Agriculture is not an especially significant sector of the Seváronsan economy; a generous share of the islands' land area is dedicated to farming, but it employs only a small percentage of the workforce and its direct contribution to overall {{wp|Gross regional product|GRP}} is marginal. Pineapple and {{wp|copra}} plantations were established by Burgittan and Kiravian settlers and many remain under cultivation today, often owned by descendants of the founding families. A less profitable agricultural subsector is made up of smallhold farms mainly supplying fresh vegetables to the island (which are for some reason still difficult to come by in an age of advanced global produce logistics), organic ingredients, and {{wp|kava}}. | |||
Seváronsa is outside of the Kiravian Main Customs Area. Its customs policy is governed by acts of the [[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] and special agreements with Alstin. | |||
==Notable Seváronsans== | |||
*Beyoncé | |||
==Notes== | |||
[[Category:Cusinaut]] | [[Category:Cusinaut]] | ||
[[Category:KRV]] | [[Category:KRV]] | ||
[[Category:Crona]] | [[Category:Crona]] | ||
[[Category:Map Completion Project]] | |||
[[Category:IXWB]] | |||