Argaea

The Province of Argaea, commonly known as Argaea, is an over-seas province of Burgundie, that encompasses the entire Archipelago of Argaea, in the southern interface between the Absurian Ocean and the Ocean of Cathay, off the continent of Australis.It is part of Burgundie's Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Polar Burgundies geographic designation. It is home to 214,390 Argaeans. It's capital and largest city is Le Havre which also serves as the province's largest port facility.

Argaea
Province
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Nickname(s):  Southern Sailor, Burgoignesc Australis, the ski capital of Burgundie, the après ski capital of Burgundie
Nation	Burgundie
Constituent Country equivalent	Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly
Geographic Designation	Polar Burgundie
Capital	Le Havre
Area
• Total	604,762.224 km2 (233,500.000 sq mi)
Population  (2030)
• Total	214,390
• Density	0.35/km2 (0.92/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Argaeans
Website	www.burgundie.gouv/argaea

Argaea is owned almost exclusively by the government as it was initially settled in the 1880s and later annexed, in 1927, as a research outpost for the National Insitutes of Burgundie (Burg: les Institues Nacional de Burgundie (INB)). The INB, in conjunction with royal and national societies of various scientific studies managed the islands from 1927 until 1973, when a resort was established just outside of Le Havre, for soldiers, sailors, and marines on rest and relaxation from Operation Kipling. Even after the war there was interest in vacationing in the marine west coast climate, especially in the winter months when skiing and other snow sports in the winter, June to August. In the 21st century the tourism industry has quadrupled in size as Palicin Holdings has opened a number of resort hotels, boutique eco-tourism attractions and lodgings, and three new ski mountains between 2008 and 2032.

Argaea's primary purpose and main economic driver is still that it is a haven for scientific research, but it's cold climate has made increasingly important to the government for establishing secure, passively cooled, data centers for government cloud computing storage. As a result, since 2016 the Cyber Security Defense Agency of Burgundie has established a permanent base on Argaea with a staff of 430 staff. The National Gendarmerie of Burgundie has increased its footprint on the island as well, to protect the physical assets of government. It is also a key base for the Vocivine and Navy because of its remoteness.

Etymology

Named for Aergaeus, a medieval Istroyan monk who is credited with the first mention of Argaea in an Occidental text from his manuscript The World and All its Parts Upon Which God's Omnipotent Gaze Is Eternal (1319).

Geography

Topographic map of Argaea

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Argaea is a four-island archipelago above the Australis mainland, in the southern interface between the Absurian Ocean and the Ocean of Cathay.

Climate and environment

Further information: Prevailing Winds

Climate map of Argaea.

Argaea Maior , north of the Argaean Mountains, and Argaea Minor, have a marine west coast climate, with short, cool summers and long, wet, moderately mild winters: the precipitation averages 3,000 mm (118 in) a year in the far west, but precipitation decreases rapidly towards the eastern side. Temperatures are steady throughout the year, they hardly surpass 9 °C (48 °F) in summers and average 0 °C (32 °F) in winters. Snowfall can occur in summer. South of the Argaean Mountains and on Ile Remarque and Sudile, there is a tundra climate with large glacial formations on the southern slopes of the Argean Mountains.

History

Due to the remote and desolate nature of the Argaean archipelago, there is no evidence of human habitation prior to the arrival of Austronesian peoples in the 13th century.

Medieval period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Medieval_history

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Starting in the 13th century, archeological evidence suggests that minor Austronesian settlements occured. These settlements never numbered more than 100 people and it was typical that they would be in existence for only a few years at a time, essentially semi-permanent, seasonal fishing villages.

Early modern history

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Early_modern_history

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Words, words, words. (late 16th century - 18th century, exact dates determined by you to fit your lore) Duchy_of_Martilles#Economy Ice, whales, and penquins

Late modern period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Late_modern_history

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Words, words, words. (late 19th century - 1943 (end of Second Great War)

Contemporary period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Contemporary_history

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Words, words, words. (1943-today)

Government

Further information: Government of Burgundie

Argaea is part of the Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Polar Burgundies geographic designation. Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly is a constituent country equivalent of Burgundie with its own assembly, prime minister, budget, and laws. Burgundie's national governmental influence is limited to subsidies, education, and security, however, its financial and cultural institutes cast a long shadow across Argaea.

Argaea is a province within Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly with its own semi-elected Governor-Epistates, representative legislative body, and court system.

Argaeans are Burgoigniacs/Burgoignix with complete civil and economic rights, and citizenship (political rights) under the same federal service criteria as all residents of Burgundie. Burgoignesc is the official language.

Provincial executive

The provincial executive is the Governor-Epistates. Three candidates are elected by a single transferable vote election held every 5 years, the three candidates are presented to the Court of St. Alphador and the next Governor-Epistates is chosen from these candidates. If the citizenry rejects the selection, a run-off election is held with the remaining two candidates.

Provincial legislature

Like the Citizens Court of the National Assembly (Burg. La Assemblee de Ciutadans de l'Assemblee Nacional, ACAN), The Argaean Citizen's Court of the Provincial Assembly is a unicameral legislator. It makes provincial law, has the power of the provincial purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the provincial government. The Assembly has three seats for each province, one for the Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Argaea liaison, 3 for the clergy, 3 seats reserved for municipal leaders, and 3 for a rota of private business leaders. On 6 occasions throughout the year 3 more seats are opened to the public to debate topics that are not on the annual legislative agenda.

Administrative divisions and local governance

Further information: Government_of_Burgundie § Provinces, Government_of_Burgundie § County_Government, Government of Burgundie § Municipal Government, and Cities of Burgundie

Military

Kiro-Burgoignesc_relations#Joint_Training_Exercise,_Operation_Snowblind Navy_of_Burgundie#Absurian_Australis_Command The Australis Dog Sled Patrol is an elite unit of the Navy of Burgundie. It conducts long-range reconnaissance patrolling, and enforces Burgoignesc sovereignty in the Australis wilderness of southern Argaea. Patrolling is usually done in pairs and using dog sleds with about a dozen dogs, sometimes for four months and often without additional human contact.

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Burgundie
Site information
Owner	Burgoignesc Security Forces
Operator	Navy of Burgundie Revenue Guard
Controlled by	TBD
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	TBD
Garrison information
Occupants	Navy TBD Revenue Guard TBD

Emergency response

Further information: Revenue Guard, Fire Seneschalcy of Burgundie, Royal Sociolance Service of Burgundie, and National Gendarmerie of Burgundie

National Gendarmerie of Burgundie, Overseas Gendarmerie, Australis Command

Revenue Guard, Absurian Station

Society

Further information: Culture in Burgundie

Self-reported ethnic origin in Placename (2035)

  Bergendii (40%)

  Ventan, (12%)

  Sinitalian (9%)

  Audonia (primarily Ebidi) (8%)

  other/multi-ethnic (31%)

Religion, ethnicity, language, education, attitudes and worldview, kinship and family, cuisine, arts, literature, architecture, sports, symbols

Economy

Further information: Economy of Burgundie

Employment

Because Argaea's economy is a high-low mix of sectors from research to traditional agriculture, opportunities abound for Argaeans at all skill and education levels, which has helped the islands maintain a fairly steady unemployment rate of around X% for the last decade. Burgundie's high emphasis on education translates to a particularly educated and skilled workforce, leading to lower unemployment compared to less developed countries. The islands' economic diversity cushions against overreliance on any single industry, which has demonstrably made the island more resilient during downturns. Since Burgundie strives for Total Economic Engagement and espouses equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or background, Argaea benefits from improved access to education and training, impacting employment prospects across various fields.

Fishing and fisheries

Aquaculture

Main article: Aquaculture Aquatic life farming, in general

• Pisciculture- fish farming
  • Mariculture- Saltwater fish farming
• shrimp farming
• oyster farming
• algaculture

Trade

Port Nova Martillia
Location
Country	Burgundie
Details
Opened	1949
Employees	550
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	179
Annual cargo tonnage	805.219 tonnes
Annual revenue	₮25 million

Transshipment

Main article: Transshipment

Customs and tariffs

Main article: Customs

Infrastructure

Maritime

Lighthouses

Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

Rail

Further information: Rail transportation in Burgundie

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Argaea uses Standard gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) for both freight and passenger rail.

There is no passenger rail in Argaea, there are about 1,384 km of rails used for freight for the research and industrial complexes. Due to the climate, all power is provided by the locomotives, there is no electrification of the rails. 543km of the rails are double track, there are no lengths of high-speed rail in Argaea.

Air

Further information: International airports

XXX has one international airport, the NAME, in CITY NAME.

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Energy and electricity

Further information: 21st_Century_Burgoignesc_Power_Projection_Stratagem § BORA_Waste_to_Energy_CompactEnergy policy in Burgundie, Science and Technology in Burgundie § Energy, and Energy policy in Burgundie

The BORA Waste to Energy Compact went into effect in 2027 with construction of a Waste to Energy power plant starting in 2028. Two plants were built in Argaea generates approximately 208,000 kWh/day with a waste reduction capacity of 220,000 kg/day.

Research Expeditions

In the year 2016, Argaea released it's first finished project in the form of an international time database. The project helped synchronize time across all the nations in a standardized format and help synchronize all calendars that use the Argaean format. The calendar format was announced to Burgundie as the first finished project, and is now accepted by many nations as an acceptable standardized time format.

As of 2021 Argaea is working on a central database to store information over all countries in a unified format. The project is still ongoing as of 2027 but is expected to be finished within the next decade.

Science_and_Technology_in_Burgundie#Mapping

Argaean Seed Bank

The Argaea Global Seed Vault is a secure seed bank on Argaea. The technocracy’s directorate started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement between the Government of Burgundie, the Argaean Technocracy, and League of Nations.

The Government of Burgundie entirely funded the vault's approximately $8.8 million construction. Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users, with Burgundie paying for the majority of the banks operational costs.