Teschego: Difference between revisions

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|postal_code            = TE, Tes.

|iso_code                = TI-TE

The arrival of [[Daxia|Daxian]] settlers in the early 17th century was one of the first instances of foreign settlement in Peratra. While Daxia did not impede on the modern-day borders of Teschego, their presence was certainly noticeable. Many of the indigenous peoples of Timbia began crossing the [[Tula’au o Tina]] mountains into Teschego, establishing new tribal borders. While the tribes of Timbia and Teschego were considered to be on good terms, the sudden mass influx of Timbians began to cause a majorly negative rift in the way they conducted their business. This surprisingly did not cause a major conflict, but it did result in the A’ulele practically cutting off the Timbians from their business. Exactly two centuries following the arrival of Daxia in Peratra, political dissidents from [[Tierrador#Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century|Tierrador]] began to arrive in smaller numbers to Peratra, starting in 1812. While the existence of Peratra had been known for almost 300 years by the Tierradorians, the arrival in Teschego had been purely unintentional. The journal of the Tierradorian sailor [[Satolo Esutmaí]] revealed that the settlers main destination was [[Castadilla]], however violent winds had blown the ships severely off-course. The death of the captain of Esutmaí’s ship, [[Tuuno Taâkanen]], had only made the situation worse, as nobody else on the ship knew how to sail a ship of that size.  

The purpose of the ship’s journey was to escape a violent, war-torn regime in mainland Tierrador led at-the-time by [[Aphío Kostari]]. Kostari had led a broken nation during the height of the [[Takosenic Wars]], started by his predecessor, [[Tesío Takosenia]]. Meanwhile, the settlers had landed fairly roughly on the northeastern coast of Teschego. Originally, the Teschegan people were skeptical about the newcomers, but reluctantly welcomed them upon discovering the goods they had brought. The settlers brought many rare items from the mainland, including exotic fish species from the [[Songun Sea]], textiles made in newly-constructed Tierradorian factories, firearms and ammunition, and indigenous Cronan ceramic items. Eventually, the settlers would become assimilated in the culture of the Teschegan people, and even began to incorporate aspects of the [[Pan-Qabóri civilization]] into the daily life within the region. By October of 1816, the number of Tierradorian settlers had grown, still mostly consisting of anti-Kostaric dissidents, and one month later, the first permanent settlement, Apin Tascaí, would be established by Tierradorian businessmen. The name "Apin Tascaí" is a Qabóri translation of the term "Good Colleagues," and was meant as a gesture of appreciation towards the indigenous peoples of Teschego for their kindness towards the Tierradorians.  

The 1960s would also bring about a massive spike in tourism to the commonwealth. Thanks to Teschego's natural beauty, it being advertised much more throughout the world by the Imperial Government, along with including the already popular Saukhins in its borders, millions of visitors from different countries around the world would flock to the commonwealth during the northern hemisphere's winter months. From 1964 to 1976, Teschego was the most visited commonwealth in all of Tierrador. However, Teschego had also became the site of various nuclear weapons tests by the TDF, which was authorized by Kintón from 1963 to 1966, much to the discontent of the Teschegan people. After threatening to cut the mainland off financially which resulted in a [[Tataía Harbor incident of 1966|four-week long standoff]] in the [[Tataía Harbor]], Pedro Kintón agreed to stop nuclear testing in the commonwealth's waters on December 2, 1966. Teschego was also largely unaffected by the [[South Cronan Narco Wars]], as being as far as it was from the mainland led to logistical difficulty in transporting troops and resources, though they still played a large role in manufacturing goods and services to make up for the shortened supply back in the mainland. During the 1970s, the settlement of Tataía, named after Woqali Tataía III, began to increase rapidly in population throughout the Walakee State. It overtook Apin Tascaí as the most populous city in Teschego on July 6, 1972, and there was even an effort to move the capital from Apin Tascaí to Tataía, though this never occurred.

Teschego takes up a sizable chunk of the western/eastern Peratra mainland. It is the largest of all 26 commonwealths of Tierrador, almost doubling the size of [[Ulunkheria]], the second largest. Teschego is a very mountainous region, with the massive [[Tula’au o Tina]] mountain range taking up around three quarters of the commonwealth’s land. Because of this mountain range’s location, Teschego is home to various climate types, ranging from a subtropical Mediterranean-like climate in the coastal areas of the commonwealth, to a much more cold, glacial climate in the southern and eastern border regions. Of the commonwealth’s 4 million inhabitants, approximately 75% of them reside in the flatter, coastal areas, and the commonwealth’s five largest cities are all coastal.

Teschego’s borders are with Timbia to the north and west, [[Samalosi]] to the south, and the [[Polynesian Sea]] to the east. Most of its borders are derived from natural boundaries, such as the aforementioned Tula’au o Tina range along with some rivers and lakes along the border. Teschego’s boundary with Timbia also serves as Tierrador’s only national border outside of [[Crona]]. The difficult border geography of Teschego has given it a geographical advantage against other hostile Peratran nations. Along with being very mountainous, Teschego is also home to an abundance of rivers and lakes, which allows for lush, arable land to add to its booming agricultural industry. Almost all of Teschego’s rivers empty out into [[Lake Wapu’ana’asi]], the largest in the commonwealth.

Along with being the largest commonwealth, Teschego is also the coldest commonwealth on average, due to its very close proximity with the antarctic [[Australis]] continent. On the coastal east, Teschego enjoys a quite humid continental climate. During the summer in this region, temperatures are usually expected to reach an average of 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit), the lowest average summer temperature of any Tierradorian commonwealth. Meanwhile, in the winter, temperatures can drop as low as -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), though there have been lower temperatures recorded before. In the more mountainous west, year-round temperatures do not typically rise above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), and winter temperatures have almost never risen above -20 Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit).

The highest and lowest recorded temperatures in Teschego both happened in the interior mountains of the commonwealth. The highest temperature occurred in [[Ata’oqa]], where it reached 36 degrees Celsius, or 97 degrees Fahrenheit, on January 12, 1917, during the southern hemisphere’s southern season. The lowest recorded temperature in Teschego is -51 degrees Celsius, or 59 degrees Fahrenheit, which occurred in Tatchikala on August 1, 1997. Typically, Teschego receives a fair amount of precipitation, though never more than 100 centimeters per year. However, the commonwealth receives almost double the amount of snow per year, and during the winter months of June, July, and August, the Commonwealth is usually covered in snow all throughout.

As of the 2030 Tierradorian census, Teschego’s population is approximately 4,058,552, a 4.7% increase from the 2020 census figures of 3,867,801. Teschego is the 6th least populous commonwealth, ahead of Oazralk, Tawakee, Saukhin Islands, Ozalaz, and Sonaxa. Teschego is the least densely inhabited commonwealth, at 4.41 inhabitants per square kilometer. Teschego is divided into four provinces, known as qoyalets: [[Akúsatine Qoyalet]], [[Central Teschego Qoyalet]], [[Katatiq Qoyalet]], and [[Aipasía Qoyalet]]. The qoyalets are further divided into several parishes, with the entire commonwealth being divided into 39 total parishes. The most populous of the qoyalets is Akúsatine, with a population of about 2.3 million inhabitants. The commonwealth’s largest city by population, Tataía, is located on the eastern coast of Akúsatine, and has a population of a little over 1.1 million inhabitants, making it the 22nd most populous city in Tierrador, ahead of [[Qéner]] but behind [[Anloiya]]. In total, there are nine cities in Teschego with a population above 100,000; the aforementioned Tataía, the commonwealth’s capital of Apin Tascaí, along with [[Ashburn]], [[Atalokaliq]], [[Matuunta]], [[Cape Sudmoll]], [[Olašico]], [[Astocaí]], and [[Nu’uqalik]].

Teschego has the largest energy reserves of any Tierradorian commonwealth. However, its petroleum reserves have become somewhat depleted around the late 2020s to early 2030s, and the commonwealth had fallen to second in petroleum production after [[Ulunkheria]]. In the mid-2010s, the commonwealth's [[Teschego Department of Energy|Energy Department]] began to diversify its energy sources, including the subsidization of [[w:Nuclear power|nuclear]], [[w:Wind power|wind]], and [[w:Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] energy sources. While nuclear and hydroelectric power plants have existed in the commonwealth, they were only used for major population centers, such as Tataía and Apin Tascaí. In 2009, TDOE announced a new power grid, with a main focus on hydroelectric power with a few nuclear plants, with it spanning the entirety of the commonwealth. The [[Peratra Interconnection]] was completed in Teschego in 2028, with plans to expand it to Timbia by 2042. Teschego is one of two commonwealths to use its own, deregulated interconnecting energy grid.

Despite these advances in energy and the depletion of oil and gas reserves in the commonwealth, the petroleum industry still dominates the energy sector of Teschego's economy. Until 2029, Teschego was the largest producer of petroleum in Tierrador, now it being second, but by a very close margin. The commonwealth’s refineries are able to process 4.5 million barrels of oil per day, about 31% of Tierrador’s oil yield. The [[Cape Sudmoll Refinery]] off the commonwealth’s eastern coast is the largest refinery in Tierrador. Teschego is also home to 120 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, the most in Tierrador. Many energy companies are based in Teschego, including [[TescheCo]], [[Polynesian Energy|POLY Energy]], [[Sudmoll Refining]], and [[Natukala]].

Tourism also plays a large role in Teschego's economy. Some notable tourist destinations include old cities such as Tataía, Apin Tascaí, Ashburn, and Atalokaliq, along with the famous [[Obrina Island]], which is located 90 miles from the mainland. There are also numerous ski resorts scattered across the Tula'au o Tina mountains, which are very popular during the winter months, along with the various lush beaches along its eastern coast, which are popular in the summer months. 21% of Teschego's workforce is employed in tourism, and the commonwealth attracts more than 8 million visitors per year, mostly from mainland Tierrador but also from countries like Timbia, Daxia, [[Alstin]], [[Arcerion]], and [[Urcea]].

The mainstream culture of Teschego is mostly derived from [[Polynesia|Polynesian]], [[South Crona|South Cronan]], and [[Daxia|Daxian]] influences, varying in different areas of the commonwealth. Teschego is mostly personified by its cowboy culture, along with the presence of livestock towns, settlements that focus primarily on livestock, in the more inland areas of the commonwealth. As a border and coastal state, Teschego's culture is greatly influenced by that of immigrants, from different countries and continents including Daxia, Vallos, and Crona]].

Sports in Teschego are mostly influenced by decades of Tierradorian settlement. Some popular sports include both [[w:Association football|association]] and [[w:Gridiron football|gridiron football]], [[w:Ice hockey|ice hockey]], [[Saukhin wrestling]], and [[w:Baseball|baseball]]. Teschego has three main professional football clubs, who all play in the [[National League 1]] and [[National League 2]]. No Teschegan club has ever made it past the second-tier of Tierradorian football, the [[NFL Championship]], and none of them have made it past the semifinals of the [[Qopá Terranóc]], either. The [[Teschego Cup]] is contested by every club in the Teschegan [[Commonwealth Leagues|commonwealth]] and [[Qoyalet Leagues|qoyalet]] leagues, along with the three main clubs of [[SD Apin Tascaí]], [[UCD Rainbow Tataía]], and [[Ashburn FC]]. SD Apin Tascaí is the most successful out of these three clubs, as they have won 21 Teschego Cups, and are also the only club to make the semifinals of the Qopá Terranóc.

On the collegiate sports level, the [[University of Teschego]] and the [[University of Teschego-Tataía]] sponsor the [[OIAA Division I-A|OIAA's]] main sports of gridiron football, ice hockey, basketball, and baseball, along with several other smaller sports. Both schools were formerly a part of the [[Polynesian Athletic Conference]], along with the [[University of the Saukhin Islands]] and seven other schools, however, in 2023 both UofT and UTT joined the [[Orixtal-12 Conference]] for football, while USI joined the [[Songun Coast Conference]] for football. All other sports remained in the PAC. In 2021, University of Teschego's gridiron football team went 13–0 and won the 2021 PAC Championship, 70–32 over [[Ashburn University]], and became the first non-Power 6 school to advance to the [[College Football Playoff]]. They would eventually lose to the [[National University of Santa Maria|Santa Maria Wildcats]] in a very close game.