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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = Calderan Republic | |conventional_long_name = Calderan Republic | ||
|native_name = ''ᎤᎿᎷᏛᎢ'' (Volin) | |native_name = ''ᎤᎿᎷᏛᎢ'' ([[Volin language|Volin]])<br>''Qaldera'' ([[Kench language|Kench]]) | ||
|image_flag = | |image_flag = Austro-Caldera.png | ||
|flag_type_article = Flag of the Calderan Republic | |flag_type_article = Flag of the Calderan Republic | ||
|alt_flag = Flag of Caldera | |alt_flag = Flag of Caldera | ||
|flag_border = <!--set to no to disable border around the flag--> | |flag_border = <!--set to no to disable border around the flag--> | ||
|image_coat = | |image_coat =Blason_de_la_famille_Garnier_de_Farville.svg | ||
|alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | |alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | ||
|symbol_type = | |symbol_type = | ||
|national_motto = " | |national_motto = "Si tu put pa, tu es pa qalderano" | ||
|englishmotto = | |englishmotto = "If you can not, you are not Calderan" | ||
|national_anthem = "Our Island Nuyak" | |national_anthem = "Our Island Nuyak" | ||
|royal_anthem = | |royal_anthem = | ||
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|capital = [[Little Caldera]] | |capital = [[Little Caldera]] | ||
|largest_city = [[Neu Maessen]] | |largest_city = [[Neu Maessen]] | ||
|official_languages = Volin | |official_languages = [[Volin language|Volin]]<br>[[Kench language|Kench]] | ||
|ethnic_groups =78.4% Volin<br>15.2% Gothic<br>6.4% Other | |ethnic_groups =78.4% Volin<br>15.2% Gothic<br>6.4% Other | ||
|religion = [[Volinism]]<br>Christianity | |religion = [[Volinism]]<br>Christianity | ||
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Calderans (plural) | Calderans (plural) | ||
|government_type = Multi-Party Republic | |government_type = Multi-Party Republic | ||
|leader_title1 = President | |leader_title1 = [[President of the Calderan Republic|President]] | ||
|leader_name1 = | |leader_name1 = Ben Goodstein | ||
|legislature =National House | |legislature =National House | ||
|established_event1 = Joseph Seuber organizes Caldera | |established_event1 = Joseph Seuber organizes Caldera | ||
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|GDP_nominal = $52,000,000 | |GDP_nominal = $52,000,000 | ||
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $5,210 | |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $5,210 | ||
|Gini = | |Gini = 54 | ||
|currency = Calderan Piece | |currency = Calderan Piece | ||
|currency_code =CLP | |currency_code =CLP | ||
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|cctld = | |cctld = | ||
|calling_code = <!--e.g. [[+1]], [[+531]], [[+44]], etc--> | |calling_code = <!--e.g. [[+1]], [[+531]], [[+44]], etc--> | ||
|area_km2=250|GDP_PPP=$ | |area_km2=250|GDP_PPP=$35.277 billion|GDP_PPP_year=2038|HDI=0.58|HDI_year=2038|common_name=Caldera|linking_name=Caldera|established_event2=[[Volkspartei]] Establishment|established_date2=16 February, 1600|regional_languages=[[Ænglish language|Ænglish]]<br>[[Sheboan language|Sheboan]]|established_event3=End of [[Volkspartei]] rule|established_date3=18 June, 2034|Gini_year=2038|Gini_change=increase|HDI_change=increase|national_languages=[[East Gothic language|Gothic]]<br>[[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]|established_event4=Establishment of the Calderan Republic|established_date4=1 January, 2035}} | ||
'''Caldera''' (Volin: Nuyak), officially the '''Calderan Republic''' ( | '''Caldera''' (Volin: ''Nuyak''), officially the '''Calderan Republic''' (Kench: ''Republiqa Qaldera''), also sometimes known as '''Legastra''' (see [[#Legastra]]), is a country in [[Cusinaut]], [[Crona]]. As an island nation, it borders no countries but shares maritime borders with [[Canespa]] and [[Daxia]]. Caldera is the smallest independent country in the world, and has a tropical climate, which is uncharacteristic for Crona, especially Cusinaut, due to the proximity to the North Pole. | ||
Caldera was infamous for having ruling class of Gothics while the majority of the population were [[Indigeno-Calderan]] and spoke Volin, but this changed in 2034, [[2034 Austro-Caldera Prime Leader election|when the first ever multi-party election for Prime Leader was held]]. | Caldera was infamous for having ruling class of [[Gothic people|Gothics]] while the majority of the population were [[Indigeno-Calderan]] and spoke [[Volin language|Volin]], but this changed in 2034, [[2034 Austro-Caldera Prime Leader election|when the first ever multi-party election for Prime Leader was held]]. | ||
Caldera was not a member of the [[League of Nations]] from its creation in 1955 until 2034, when increasing international relations with Canespa resulted in the incredibly isolationist country joining the League of Nations. | Caldera was not a member of the [[League of Nations]] from its creation in 1955 until 2034, when increasing international relations with Canespa resulted in the incredibly isolationist country joining the League of Nations. | ||
==Etymology == | ==Etymology == | ||
Caldera was named by the first [[ | Caldera was named by the first [[Avonia|Ænglish]] explorers who came to the region. It was clearly named after its most defining feature: a caldera. | ||
In the Volin language, Caldera is referred to as Nuyak, which means "beautiful land". | |||
Prior to the 2034 national election, Caldera's official name was Austro-Caldera, the first half, Austro, referring to being below the North Pole and somewhat south of Canespa. Unsatisfied with the name, Prime Leader LeMieux changed the government's official name to "République Caldaise" after being elected. In early 2037, with the adoption of the [[Kench language]], the name was officially changed yet again to Republiqa Qaldera. | |||
=== Legastra === | |||
Legastra is an exonym for Caldera, first applied to the state by [[Urcea]] after the deep dissemination of old [[Kiravia|Kiravian]] documents in which most of Crona was described as legally being part of [[Paulastra]], as charter agreements only outlined [[The Cape]] and [[Tierrador]] as legally independent entities, with the majority of the continent being entitled to the Imperial Kingdom of Paulastra. The word Legastra is itself a portmanteau of the Ænglish word "leg" and the word "astra", which is derived from the latter half of Paulastra's name, being itself taken from Paul Aster, the Levantine explorer who charted Crona in 1387. Leg is applied to Caldera, as Cusinaut, and therefore Caldera, is the "leg" of Paulastra's empire. | |||
The name became popular internationally due to a combination of factors. In Levantia, it was seen as a better name for the state, as Caldera is is confusing with the geographic feature of a caldera. In Kiravia, it was popularized by nationalists who believed the term denounced the [[Fascist Caldera|Fascist Calderan]] government and made way for the belief that much of Crona should be part of Paulastra. The term Legastra has also seen usage in [[Audonia]] (particularly in [[Daxia]]) and southern Crona (in Paulastra). In Caldera, the term Legastra was once used by Volin nationalists in the early 1900s, as it was falsely believed that the name was derived from Latin, meaning "law of the star", implying that the nation should follow [[Volinism]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Pre-history of Caldera === | === Pre-history of Caldera === | ||
{{main|Occido-Caldera}} | {{main|Occido-Caldera}} | ||
Prior to human settlement in the first century, the Calderan island was believed by nearby civilizations to be the crater where the sun sets, and this created a negative social construct created by mainland Cronan tribes who then restricted settlement of the island for belief that those who settled there would certainly die. Eventually, Caldera was settled by a tribe fleeing their war torn homeland, and the tribe was unaware of the | Prior to human settlement in the first century, the Calderan island was believed by nearby civilizations to be the crater where the sun sets, and this created a negative social construct created by mainland Cronan tribes who then restricted settlement of the island for belief that those who settled there would certainly die. Eventually, Caldera was settled by a tribe fleeing their war torn homeland, and the tribe was unaware of the myth that Caldera was dangerous. | ||
This tribe would eventually become what is referred to in the modern day as Volins, or Indigeno-Calderans, the first humans settling on the island. | This tribe would eventually become what is referred to in the modern day as Volins, or Indigeno-Calderans, the first humans settling on the island. | ||
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{{main|Volinia}} | {{main|Volinia}} | ||
In the first century, Caldera was migrated to by natives | In the first century, Caldera was migrated to by natives from mainland Cusinaut. They developed differently than elsewhere in Crona, building their society around fishing. Because of this, they developed a religion coined as "[[Volinism]]", based around their God of the Sea (Mashk) being the most supreme being. This culture was the culture that Paul Aster encountered in his [[Aster's expedition|1387 expedition]]. These indigenous Calderans also wore different clothes and adopted a much different language than what's seen elsewhere in Crona. This difference has been attributed to the death, or cultural assimilation of tribe members who didn't make it to the island. | ||
Native Calderans formed a primitive form of government in which the party leader was chosen via trials meant to appease to a certain god. Anybody who could pass the trials would be given the title of "chosen child" of the god you appeased. There was only one chosen child at a time, anybody who performed a successful trial would immediately become a leader. | |||
===Yonderian Immigration (1555-1585)=== | ===Yonderian Immigration (1555-1585)=== | ||
[[Levantia|Levantine]] explorers during the 1500s charted Crona, and made journals chronicling the most defend-able locations around the continent. When the [[Great Confessional War]] broke out in 1555, this was especially important to [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] Gothics seeking a new land to settle as their own nation without a Burgoignesc upper class. The Gothic immigrants wanted a land that was easily able to be protected against the Grand Duke of Yonderre if he was to pursue his fleeing subjects, so they chose the island Caldera. Immigration especially increased during the [[Yonderre#Wars of the early modern period|first potato war]], with refugees taking large boats holding hundreds heading to the island. | [[Levantia|Levantine]] explorers during the 1500s charted Crona, and made journals chronicling the most defend-able locations around the continent. When the [[Great Confessional War]] broke out in 1555, this was especially important to [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] Gothics seeking a new land to settle as their own nation without a Burgoignesc upper class. The Gothic immigrants wanted a land that was easily able to be protected against the Grand Duke of Yonderre if he was to pursue his fleeing subjects, so they chose the island Caldera. Immigration especially increased during the [[Yonderre#Wars of the early modern period|first potato war]], with refugees taking large boats holding hundreds heading to the island. | ||
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===Early Government (1585-1600)=== | ===Early Government (1585-1600)=== | ||
The first Calderan government was an absolute monarchy under Joeseph Seuber's organization, but this was contested by various Gothic immigrants who disliked the monarchy of Yonderre and wanted to elect the leader in the new country. Seuber came up with a plan to draft a [[:en:Constitution|constitution]] that allows himself to rule as the only member of the Volkspartei, but people would "vote" for him, so he'd be the elected leader out of the best running candidates. | The first Calderan government was an absolute monarchy under Joeseph Seuber's organization, but this was contested by various Gothic immigrants who disliked the monarchy of Yonderre and wanted to elect the leader in the new country. Seuber came up with a plan to draft a [[:en:Constitution|constitution]] that allows himself to rule as the only member of the Volkspartei, but people would "vote" for him, so he'd be the elected leader out of the best running candidates. | ||
===Post-Seuber Rule (1600- | ===Post-Seuber Rule (1600-1936)=== | ||
{{main|Fascist Caldera}} | {{main|Fascist Caldera}} | ||
After Joeseph Seuber's death, Calderans continued his tradition of admitting the best fit leaders into the Volkspartei, and holding elections every 15 years for a new leader. | After Joeseph Seuber's death, Calderans continued his tradition of admitting the best fit leaders into the Volkspartei, and holding elections every 15 years for a new leader. | ||
The Volkspartei generally avoided managing the whims of people's daily lives, especially in [[Bavogia]]. This generally helped create a positive view of the Volkspartei by the Indigeno-Calderan population as they saw the government as not important. | |||
=== Military Oriented Rule (1936-2034) === | |||
{{main|Daxian Invasion of Caldera}} | |||
During the [[First Great War]], Caldera managed to narrowly evade involvement, while contributing manufactured weapons to Yonderian allies. However, during the [[Second Great War]], [[Daxia|Daxian]] forces invaded Crona, forcing Caldera to begin pouring funding into military and launch defensive engagements. This began the tradition of [[Calderan Armed Forces#Native Conscription|native conscription]], causing mild controversies within the Vokspartei, but eventually it was decided that Volins exist to be the guard of the Volkspartei. | |||
After the SGW, the country became much more militaristic with higher funding to military, and the Volkspartei began to slowly encroach upon people's lives in ways that were not seen positively, and slowly people began to detest the party. | |||
=== Post-Volkspartei Rule (2034-Present) === | === Post-Volkspartei Rule (2034-Present) === | ||
Due to foreign pressure from Canespa and | Due to foreign pressure from Canespa and the threat of [[Bavogia]]'s annexation, the first amendment ever made to the Calderan constitution took place. This amendment enabled any political party to be elected for Prime Leader, and all parties would be then treated equal. This new era of multi-party Republican control has ushered in a wave of new changes surrounding the country's inclination towards Gothics. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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As an island, Caldera has an unusual tropical climate which contrasts with harsh winters elsewhere in Crona. Caldera also has a mountainous center surrounded by its caldera, with the Krein river flowing through much of the island. These unique conditions have led to the development of unique Calderan wildlife. | As an island, Caldera has an unusual tropical climate which contrasts with harsh winters elsewhere in Crona. Caldera also has a mountainous center surrounded by its caldera, with the Krein river flowing through much of the island. These unique conditions have led to the development of unique Calderan wildlife. | ||
==Government and Politics== | ==Government and Politics== | ||
[[File:Volkshaus.webp|thumb| | [[File:Volkshaus.webp|thumb|National House of Caldera]] | ||
=== | === President === | ||
The | The Calderan Republic is headed by one leader, the President, who asserts control over the entire country, similar to the Prime Leader of the past. The President must be elected in a direct democratic election every 4 years. There is no term limit, Presidents may run for re-election as many times as they want. | ||
=== | === National House === | ||
Located in [[Little Caldera]], the | Located in [[Little Caldera]], the National House is the name of Caldera's legislature. The National House is operated by 30 representatives, 10 from each province, who then serve 5 year term limits. | ||
=== | ===Subdivisions=== | ||
{{main|Provinces of | {{main|Provinces of Caldera}} | ||
Caldera is separated into 3 provinces, the western province is mostly industrial with factories, the northeastern province is residential and governs over the majority of Volins, and the southeastern province is a combination of commercial and residential while being governed by a majority Gothic population. | Caldera is separated into 3 provinces, the western province is mostly industrial with factories, the northeastern province is residential and governs over the majority of Volins, and the southeastern province is a combination of commercial and residential while being governed by a majority Gothic population. | ||
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===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
The Volkspartei, or People's Party, ruled over Caldera from 1600 until 2034. | The [[Volkspartei]], or People's Party, ruled over Caldera from 1600 until 2034. While there are many political parties, such as the Ænglish Minority Party, the Deer Party, the Division Party, the Sirkup Party, the Bavogian Freedom Party, the Bavogian Kingdom Party, and a plethora of others, there are only 3 major political parties alongside the Volkspartei that tend to reach national representation. The [[Calderan Unity Party]] is the most popular conservative choice, and the [[Calderan Restoration Party]] is the most popular liberal choice. The fourth political party that sees popularity is the Yellow Party, which aims to promote a similar liberal government as the CUP but without as much social equality and while maintaining a conservative budget. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | |||
! | |||
!Party Name | |||
!National House | |||
!Presidency | |||
!Platform | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#DE0000" | | |||
|[[Volkspartei]] | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|14|101|hex=#DE0000}}</center> | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|1|hex=#DE0000}}</center> | |||
|Gothic Nationalism, Conservatism | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#FFFF00" | | |||
|Yellow Party | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|37|101|hex=#FFFF00}}</center> | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|1|hex=#FFFF00}}</center> | |||
|Economic conservatism, social liberalism | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#000000" | | |||
|[[Calderan Unity Party]] | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|16|101|hex=#000000}}</center> | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|1|hex=#000000}}</center> | |||
|Populism | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:#312AB4" | | |||
|[[Calderan Restoration Party]] | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|16|101|hex=#312AB4}}</center> | |||
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|1|hex=#312AB4}}</center> | |||
|Liberalism | |||
|} | |||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
Law is enforced by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the BCA is also responsible for ensuring no human rights are violated by the government, as established in the 1600 Constitution. | Law is enforced by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the BCA is also responsible for ensuring no human rights are violated by the government, as established in the 1600 Constitution. | ||