Canespa

The Third Wasiqanate of Canespa and Wasiqana Canespa
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Pisi runakunaq hallp'anqa allin kawsay hallp'an The land of few is the land of prosperity
Anthem: Your song
Location of Canespa (green) in Cusinaut (gray).
Capital and largest city	Canestapa
Official languages	Papasimi
Ethnic groups	Canespan and Eastern Canespan (Kanchauk)
Religion	M'acunism
Demonym(s)	Canespan
Government	Elective & Parliamentary Monarchy
• Wasi King	Wasi King
Legislature	House of Union
Establishment
• The Wasi's proposal	1458
Area
• Total	1,357,956.67 km2 (524,310.00 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	91,300,000
• Census	90,243,504
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	2,575,961,100,000
• Per capita	29,507
Gini	37.5 medium
HDI (2031)	0.649 medium
Currency	Capesa (CPA)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+952
Internet TLD	.cp

Canespa, officially The Third Wasiqanate of Canespa and Wasiqana is a nation which encompasses ten Suyukuna's and twelve mikuna's. Canespa spans just under 1.4 million square kilometers (524,000 sqmi), Canespa is a small to moderate sized country, being the largest within the Cusinaut. With a total population of just over 90 million Canespa's population density is relatively low, only being 67 people per square kilometer (174 people/sqmi). Canespa's capital, Cahocanqa, is one of the oldest cities within the country and the Cusinaut as a whole. It is located along the Papa River within the Suyukuna of Papua in central Canespa. The rest of Canespa is situated with the Sea of Capelan and the Ocean of Cathay to its west. To the North sits the Quexten Bay (Mera Bay). Along the Quexten Bay sits one of Canespa's largest cities, Extranjero, whose port is owned by Burgundie. Canespa borders Porfiria, Netansett, the Algosh Republic, Caracua and Burgundie (Port Extranjero). It additionally has a sea border with Austro-Caldera.

Canespa is an Elective Monarchy with a hint of Confederacy. As such Canespa has a king known as the Wasi King. The Wasi King is a religious and political figure within Canespa as he is deemed an Eternal Kānenaka. The Wasi King is said to never die and is personified within the bounds of an elected person following the descent of the last Wasi King. As such the next Wasi Kings personification is voted on among the children of the current personification(s). The Children are not required to enter the election but they are all trained from birth in leadership skills in order to ensure they make a good leader. Elections only occur upon the death of the Wasi King's current personification or the acceptance of a new person(s) into the personification. The Wasi King is kept in check via the House of Union. The House of Union is an elected body that is picked via popular vote in order to represent the Houses of Canespa. The House of Union is the only legislative body within Canespa and is mostly made up of elders and probobal Kānenaka from Canespan society. The nations court system is entirely local and runs vary differently from Occidental visions of Judicial systems. With the main goal being reconciliation between parties rather then punishment.

The Canespan economy is heavily tied toward agriculture making Canespa the largest food exporter when adjusted for nation size. Often nicknamed the "Breadbasket of Crona" or "The Potatobasket" due to its large production of Potato's which make it the largest Potato exporter on the globe, with just under 80% of the land in Canespa being dedicated toward agriculture or related aspects. Most of Canespa's exports are cold weather crops like Potato's, Barley, and some vegtables including carrots, onions, cabbage, and broccoli. Aside from agriculture Canespa also has a large and self sufficient lumber industry due to the large northern forests within the country. The top trees that are harvested for there wood include pine, spruce, fir, hemlock and western redcedar. The Canespan lumber industry is mostly for the production of local goods for Canespa and its surrounding neighbors. Aside from renewable goods Canespa also has a fairly large mining industry with uranium being one of Canespa's largest mineral exports. This is due to the large uranium deposits found in the central regions of the Cusinaut. Along with uranium Canespa has a large mining industry for diatomite and perlite. All of these industries are controlled solely by the Canasta Company and its subsidiaries in the region. In short Canespan economy can be described as an export economy where most the money made is via the sale of agricultural goods to foreign areas of the world via Port Extranjero which is controlled by Burgundie as part of a trade deal between Canespa and Burgundie.

Canespan foreign policy is mainly focused on ensuring that a shield against occidental influence is put across its neighbors to ensure the protection of the regions culture and independence. In addition to this Canespan foreign policy relies heavily on making sure goods can make it out of Canespa and into the wider market. This is in order to maintain both the Canespan economy and Canespan "food power". Food power being Canespa's ability to hold back exports to certain countries in order to force its will on said countries. Through these means Canespa can enforce its will as a modern country. Despite this Canespan foriegn policy remains highly defensive and is the backbone of the Canespan state. The "Canespan Mission" as it is called is an idea that it's the job of Canespa to free the Cusinaut from the influence of foreign powers and thus bring an end to colonialism. Its under this ideal that the state of Wasiqana has based its foreign policy.

Etymology

Roots

The name Canespa derives from two main words: Canasta and Papa. Canasta is the Canespan word for basket or bowl and is the main premise of Canespa. Notably the main company within Canespa is named the Canasta Company due to its roots of being a basket company. The second term is Papa, which is the Canespan word for Potato. Papa also originates from the Papa River in central Canespa where the capital lies.

History

Further information: History of Canespa and Wasiqana

Recreation of a Nomad Period tribal dwelling

The Nomad Period

During the Nomad period many families and small tribes lived independent of each other and most lived nomadic lifestyles. This Period is defined by the collection of these peoples into larger and larger groups eventually creating the first "Proto-Houses" within Canespa. The first being House Kanchi.

The Tribal Cohesion Period

The Tribal Cohesion Period is defined by the constant wars and skirmishes between the early Houses. During the Tribal Cohesion Period many houses rose and fell with the houses that exist today being the result of these wars. The idea of Canespa was vacant during this period and most just wanted local dominance.

The National Cohesion Period

The National Cohesion Period is defined by the idea of Canespa and the formation of Wasiqana. During this time every house wanted to be the one to unite Canespa under its banner. Eventually after two series of wars and treaties Canespa would be united by House Wasi. Thus making Canespa Wasiqana.

The Wasiqana Period

The Wasiqana Period is known as a peaceful one where the country avoided colonization through unity and trade deals. It is a quiet time in Canespan history as the state slowly modernized and evolved into a Canespa resembling the one that exists today.

The Stagnation Period

The Stagnation Period, despite its name was mostly prosperous aside from the incarnation of the Wasi Kings slow decline. Throughout the Stagnation Period the Wasi King lost more and more power while also becoming more and more self centered and lazy. This period is marked by the rise of the Canasta Company within Canespa as well as marking Canespa's full transition into modernity.

The Corporate Period

The Corporate Period is marked by the Canasta Companies rule and influence as it becomes the main economic driver of the country. As such the corporate period was mostly stable up until 2034 where the Urceo-Canespan stand off led to the dissolution of the Canasta government. As such the Canasta Government is no longer in power but its influence can still not be ignored.

Government and Politics

Further information: Government of Canespa

The Wasi King

Further information: Wasi King

First picture ever taken of the Wasi Kings personification.

The Wasi King is one of the most unique and distinguishable characteristics of Canespa. The idea behind the Wasi King is powerful as it is eternal. The Wasi King can be defined as an elected monarch from a political standpoint and an eternal Kānenaka from a religious and cultural perspective. First appearing as a concept in 1176 the Wasi King has, for the most part, existed as a part of Canespa and its culture since its introduction. Through this end the idea of the Wasi King leading Canespa is known as Wasiqana, and is sometimes used as a secondary name for the country. In the modern day the Wasi King has executive authority in Canespa. He is kept in check to a degree by the House of Union but can operate independently without approval from the House of Union during times of war and crisis.

Provinces of Canespa

Federal Subdivisions

Further information: Suyukuna's

Canespa is divided into eight unique divisions known as Karpakuna's. These Karpakuna's are each meant to represent a house from historic Canespan society on a regional and political level. The eight Karpakuna's are Papa, Espada, Kanchi, Kuskachay, Qispisqa, Netliga, Hamuq, and Cahocanqa. Hamuq and Cahocanqa are unique in their administration as the House of Union and Wasi King have a tighter control on the laws, regulations, and infrastructure management of the respective Karpakuna's. The remaining six Karpakuna's are much larger and have much more autonomy in terms of law and policy. Each Karpakuna can further be divided into Suyukuna's and Mikuna's. Suyukuna's tend to be smaller and much more populated then their respective counterpart. While Mikuna's are larger and more rural in nature. These smaller divisions were created much more recently in the 1950s in an effort to streamline and maximize the efficiency of Canespan agriculture. The only Karpakuna's without further subdivision are Hamuq and Cahocanqa.

House of Union

The House of Union (Wasi Unión) is the effective Legislative body of Canespa. The House of Union consists of five "parties" that represent the five largest houses of Canespa. Unlike normal parties these parties do not have hard set political views and instead of based on the heritage of ones party. This creates a multi-layer system where members of the House have loyalty to both their relatives and others who share the same idea. In practice most of the houses do have general views and can represent different regions of Canespa as well.The House has a total of 286 members with 86 of them being guaranteed to each region while the remaining 200 are dispersed based on a population basis. The House of Union's power is mostly untested as its general strength usually depends on the sitting Wasi King. Although the House has recently served as more of a check on the Wasi King and what he can do. With the current personification attempting to restrict the power of the house as much as possible.

Law

Due to native roots Canespa’s judicial system is completely different to most non-Cronan countries. The goal of the judicial system is not to prosecute the wrongdoer, but to instead solve what went wrong between the defendant and prosecutor. By doing this the judicial process has two missions, stop the conflict from continuing, and finding out what the best course of action is. In one particular case a man attempted to murder the victim because of the long standing rivalry between his and the victims family. As the case evolved the Council of Elders got together to consider the best possible course of action, after talking to both the victim and the criminal in private, then together as a group. Following an intense and complex discussion two possible options were discussed, either sending one family away and changing their names while enrolling the criminal in a therapy group, or for the victim and the criminal to engage in a weekly discussion where the two families settle their differences and keep friendly contact. Once both parties agreed the second option was decided upon. Today the families have become strong allies and are now neighbors. The former criminal has not engaged in any illegal activity since the court case and has said that he strongly regrets his former actions.

Canespa's laws are rooted in M'acunism and its large production of crops. It is illegal to bring any uninspected food into the country due to the fear of any and all crop diseases that can effect the nation's output. Almost all actions that significantly increase the Co2 output of Canespa are also illegal without proper permission from the government. It is also illegal to raze the ground of an area without the proper permits from the government ensuring it wont highly affect the native wildlife. Due to the nature of the countries government there is no minimum wage and all wage related laws are directly run by the Canasta Company. In a similar manner taxes barely exist in the country and much of the money the government makes is sent to them via the Canasta Company. Though if you live in the country and work for any corporation besides the Canasta Company then taxes can raise drastically though this is rare.

Socially the country has no laws regarding ethnic background and there is little to no discrimination in the country. It's truly a meritocracy at heart and what you earn/receive from the company is determined by your output.

Demographic

Ethnicity

Self-reported ethnic origin in Canespa (2033)

  Canespan (69.8%)

  East Canespan (22.5%)

  Netanic (2.8%)

  Bergendii (2.5%)

  Algosh (1.2%)

  Malki (1.0%)

  Other (.2%)

Language

Further information: Language in Canespa

Religion

Religious affiliations in Canespa (2033)

  M'acunism (96.5%)

  Catholic (.7%)

  Other (1.3%)

  Atheist (.5%)

  Agnostic (1%)

Culture and Society

Further information: Culture of Canespa

Education

In Canespa, general education for most only lasts till ones 13th birthday. At which point they will start a training program for whichever profession they will ultimately spend most of their life doing.(75% will be in some type of farming) Most training programs last from 2-4 years at which point one will start working. To become a teacher of general education one most pass specific tests and strict backround checks, becoming a teacher or trainer is not easy in Canespa.

In order to qualify for a certain training program you need to either have shown certain skills by doing skill camps in your younger years or maintain certain grades for more executive type training programs. Skill camps are week long camps that you can decide to participate in during your general education. For 3 separate weeks during the school year school is canceled and skill camps open up in there place. There are fall, winter and spring skill camps. Some skill camps only have one location in the country while some have many. Some notable skill camps include the football camp, the harvesting camp, the planting camp, the leadership camp, the peace and order camp, the military camp, the technology and discovery camp, the religious studies camp, and last but not least the politics camp.

Attitudes and Worldview

The people of Canespa view life as a connection to the earth that individuals have to play a part in. In their opinion other countries lack a connection to the earth, and that this will play a role in most of there failures. They believe that in order to maintain balance Canespa must keep its connections to Mother Nature in order to feed the people of the world. The Canasta Company while being a government and corporation plagued with corruption and power hungry individuals has always, under the guidance of House Wasi, kept its promise of maintaining its connection to the Earth and guaranteeing the safety of the people. Canespan's have little connection with fellow Cronan natives. Instead they tend to align themselves with whoever can benefit the country itself. This leads to a fairly open view about other people and nations and the people of Canespa rarely judge concepts that are irregular to them.

Day to Day Life

Canespan's--northern and southern, all work for the Canasta Company. No profession has been saved from its monopoly and all other organizations/companies are effectively banned from the country. This has lead to every aspect of life being controlled by the company. If you live in the cities you most likely live in a small but comfortable apartment that has the necessities for life and some commodities to. If you live and work on a farm then you most likely life in an llaqta. An llaqta is a small village that consists of about twenty some houses with some small shops and stores that are run with semi-autonomy. These llaqta's are set up around large farms and everyone who lives in the llaqta works said farm. From that you receive your pay minus your living expenses and needs. Anything categorized as a want or commodity can be bought with the meager pay. Canespan's have on average five kids that are entirely funded by the government with large raises given to anyone based on the number of kids they have. The kids in each llaqta are usually picked up for school by a biofuel run bus. While the kids are at school the parents will work the farms and help the shops remain functional.

Kinship and family

Families are led by both parents but the rules of the houses dictates that the children of the couple are part of the fathers house and the mother is allowed to convert to the husbands house at marriage if they are not part of the same house. This has led to parents wishing for more male children that will lead to the growth of there house. The only house that is exempt to this rule is House Wasi. House Wasi is only passed on through the eldest son or daughter of the Wasi House head. While all of the children of the houses head are part of the house, they can not pass it down to their children. If the eldest son or daughter has no children then the children of a different son of daughter will be able to pass down House Wasi even if said children are not part of House Wasi. These complex rules were created by the Wasi King in order to sway the other houses into further joining his united Canespa. By sacrificing his houses size and representation he convinced the other houses of his intentions of building a better Canespa.

Cuisine

Potato's are the staple dish of the Canespan people. Canespans are known for there ability to make a different potato themed dish for ever day of the year. This was born out of necessity as the government of Canespa gives out rations accordingly to the person. Most of the time these rations come in form of potatoes about 60% of the time. Most take these rations in exchange for less pay. Potatoes have been the main dish of Canespa since before the days of the Wasi King. They have caused many diplomatic incidents within Canespa and they have been a symbol for many things including one of the houses, different revolts and wars across the years, and multiple laws.

House Papa is the house of potato. Thanks to the efforts of the Canasta Company House Papa became the largest house in 1994. This was pushed by the Company for many reasons but the biggest of which was the large monoculture farming the House participated in. For sustainability reasons the monoculture has been brought back a bit but is still a major factor in the nation. While this does make the nations food production slightly more vulnerable, the Canasta Company knows this and has placed strict laws on what enters the company. All vehicles attempting to enter the country are searched for all traces of any fruits or vegetables.

in 1659 the Canespan Houses were conducting a fairly ordinary yearly ritual to pray to Makuahine (Mother Nature) and her givings. This would have been an event that could barely be mentioned but during the ritual House Kanchi brought a tomato (There main crop) to the ritual instead of the mandated Potato that this specific ritual mandated. This lead to House Papa being deeply enraged. Thus leaving the country on the verge of civil war. If it wasn't for the other houses stepping in and stopping it, it could have ended Canespa. As a peace deal House Kanchi and House Papa made a new dish mixing both tomatoes and potatoes in an elegant blend that stunned administrators and even the Wasi King himself with its savory and beautiful taste. Though this dish has been lost to history its taste is said to still linger in the mouths of all Canespan's.

Religion

Further information: M'acunism

Language

Further information: Language in Canespa

Sports

Illustration of Canespan Pyramids

Symbols

The Potato Flower is the main symbol of the country and is the logo of the Canasta Company. It is also used to represent the Nature School of M'acunism. The first use of this as a symbol of Canespa was in 1198 when House Papa carved the flower into there war canoes. The use continued and eventually spread to other houses before becoming the man symbol of the Wasi King and his power. It was and still is a fashion for girls to wear a potato flower in there hair. The flower is even used in the seal of Canespa. Though the flower does not make an appearance in Canespa's flag it is still a vary important symbol in its culture.

The Pyramids

The ____ Pyramids are a group of pyramids going from Cahocanqa to the southern border of Canespa. They were built sometime before the Wasi era of Canespan history. They were built for a multitude of reasons. One reason was related to the religious implications of the structures. They were built with natural gardens and places of natural worship. Most of the pyramids were built on areas of earth scorched by war. The pyramids were seen as a way to repay mother nature for the wrong doings of mans war. Another use for the pyramids was to show the power and wealth that the tribe who built it had. Some of the pyramids were massive and took decades to build.

All remaining pyramids in Canespa are protected by the government as areas of worship. Only peoples identifying to the M'acunist faith may enter the vicinity of the temples. They tend to attract many visitors from other nations who are all of the M'acunist faith.

Economy and Infrastructure

Hamuq City

Further information: Hamuq City Reservoir Crisis and Canasta Company

Hamuq City, located in the north east of Canespa alongside Cuenca River,  stands as a testament to what humans can accomplish. Nestled amidst a landscape of rolling hills and verdant plains, the sustainable and thought out city stands upon the barren landscape. Hamuq’s elegantly named Kawsay Tower’s are unparalleled in beauty and sheer innovation. The towers are the heart of the design and can produce more food then any structure seen before. Each tower alone can feed millions.

Hamuq City's main feature is 8 almost identical towers arranged in a circle around one large command tower. The command tower will be the future headquarters of the Canasta Company once the project is fully completed. The Kawsay Tower’s are colossal structures employing state-of-the-art hydroponic, aquaponic, and vertical farming techniques that are yet to be tested on a massive scale. Along with this The towers will employ bio and micro farming techniques on a smaller scale due to the untested nature of these faculties. Each tower is almost completely mechanized with only around 500 workers being needed to farm in each tower. The towers are also completely climate controlled and can produce food 24/7 365 days a year. Along with the towers Hamuq City has the nation's largest hydroelectric dam producing a total of 7.3 gigawatts of electricity. This is what allows the city to be 100% carbon neutral. The dam is also being used to fill up a reservoir that will fulfill the water requirements the city demands. The filling of the dam is a slightly controversial move as it is harming the water levels of the areas downstream. Before 2034 the reservoir was being filled at a very slow pace that barely affected the level of water. But the decision was made to speed up the filling of the reservoir.

Hamuq city will also double as the largest research site in Canespa. Focused on researching the limits of plant genetic modification. The city will test everything from the modification of taste, to size, to growth speed. Genetically modified plants are already in use in the city helping to increase growth speed.

The city around Hamuq is also in construction as the Canasta Company heads all major construction sites in the area. There is currently a wait list in Canespa slowly building up. Any employee of the Canasta Company can sign up to be moved to Hamuq once the city has been completed. Currently there is at least one director of the board on sight at all times monitoring the construction. Production of small amounts of the food in some of the towers has started as construction nears its end.

An expansive view of Hamuq Cities towers

Industries and Sectors

Further information: Port Extranjero, Canasta Company, Agriculture in Canespa, and Qumir Canals

Canespa has an economy dominated by the agriculture industry which makes up 76% of the nation's exports at a total of 750 million metric tons of food produced per year. This is followed by timber which makes up 13%, then dams/waterway-fees which make up 6% followed by all other industries.  Canespa has a rich history of farming in the Cusinaut. This caused them to be a very tribal nation up until the 60s when the Canasta Company gained control of the government. The company was started in the 20s and slowly grew through the decades. Its strategy from the beginning was to fill a niche and profit greatly from it. Despite the vastly more profitable option of industrializing, Canasta's leadership decided to play the long game as it predicted the food shortages that would come with urbanization. As such Canespian grown food feeds much of the world.

Canespa’s agriculture is on the verge of being a monoculture with around 47% of all food grown in the nation are potatoes. These potatoes are farmed in various areas of the country from the vast Canespian hills and the terrace farms on them to the river basins of central and northeast Canespa. Potatoes are grown to such an extent in Canespa for many reasons as they are a calorie dense food that can grow almost anywhere. Along with this Canespa is the native climate of the potato. After potatoes are harvested from the ground they are then transported to Port Extranjero using a massive network of canals in the country known as the Qumir Canals. Once they reach the port they are then loaded onto and sold to Burgundian ships. After this Burgundie plays a large role in who the harvests are shipped to. Selling the food directly to Burgundie is an easy way to stabilize the economy of Canespa and lower the risks of any quick economic shift affecting the government's budget.

Along with potatoes Canespa produces , grapes, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, nectarines, apricots, hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, pecans, asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, wheat, canola, oats and barley. Along with all of these is the second largest food export of Canespa, seafood. Canespian fisherman sail all along the coast catching various seafood including but not limited to salmon, halibut, rockfish, hake, sablefish, herring and tuna. Shellfish include clams, oysters, crab, prawns, geoduck, sea urchins, and sea cucumber. The seafood is often transported to Port Extranjero directly with the sea but the canals can be used additionally.

The largest non-agricultural industry in Canespa is lumber, this is thanks to the massive pine forests in the northern stretches of Canespa. Though lumber is not the focus of Canespian industry it is still a massive component of it providing Canespian’s with cheap wood. The types of wood cut down in Canespian forests includes but is not limited to coniferous or softwood, Douglas fir, western hemlock, Pacific silver fir, western red cedar, lodgepole pine and interior spruce. For every tree cut down in Canespa (including trees cleared for buildings) needs to be replaced with at least three saplings. This ensures a continuously growing economy. Additionally the Canasta Company has a constant fire watch patrol that ensures there are no forest fires or forest fire causing variables in and around company tree farms.

The Canespian industry is constantly evolving and new technologies are being created to assist in growth. Canespa’s largest tech department is specifically used to genetically modify plants to further their output. New machines are being developed to harvest wood and food faster and entire infrastructure projects are devoted to the production of food. Hamuq city is a prime example of all of these factors and will be a completely automated city that can produce more food than any other location on the planet. The Canespian industry is growing fast along with its population which is expected to surpass 100M by 2042.

Canespa's economy also extends into foreign lands through the Canasta Company, although areas outside the country don't technically consist of Canespa's economy, they do feed into it. The Canasta Company is international and has made deals in many areas including Varshan and the Iles Evangeline.

Capesa

Currency

In 2027 Canespa updated its currency into the Capesa. An (almost) completely digital style of currency exchange. The Capesa is digital form of currency that is backed by electricity. One Capesa is equal to one Kilowatt of electricity. While this does lead to a slightly harder to control currency it means that Canespa can engage in trade deals with other nations that result in direct energy transfer. Thanks to this Canespa produces little energy of its own. Instead it imports most of its energy from other countries in exchange for food. Before this, Canespa was using the Taler because of its connections with Burgundie as they were the main trade partner of Canespa.

Do to the unstable nature of an energy based currency, Canespa has laws in place that allow for a rapid shift in how much things cost and how much employees are paid. It also leads to more Capesa's being dealt out whenever more energy starts to be produced. Of course due to the nature of the Canasta Company taxes are irrelevant and no taxes exist in the country. All the money paid out to employees is eventually used to buy goods which means the Canasta Company will get all of there money back eventually.

Healthcare

Medical care is provided by the Canasta Company, because of the agricultural nature of Canespa the hospitals in the country are required to possess at least 3 electric or biofuel helicopters. This is so that they can quickly reach any point in the country and back to a hospital as quick as possible. Healthcare in the nation is not entirely free but is heavily insured if you are an employee of the Canasta Company. Most hospitals are in the suyukuna's due to their more urban nature.

Labor

Labor is all controlled and conducted by the Canasta Corporation. While individuals do have a choice in profession, if one job is lacking numbers they will take less skilled individuals from others to make up for it. Most citizens end of in farming as its seen as a good hard working profession in Canespa. Most enter the workforce by sixteen or seventeen due to the lack of high education in the country. There are no labor unions in Canespa and they are strictly outlawed. Similarly there is no minimum wage and the Canasta Company has full control in what people receive, are payed, and what they have access to.

Workers within Canespa, especially in more rural areas. Are paid with a vary small amount of cash, instead, material wealth is used to pay workers. Better housing and better food are often given to the harder workers within Canespian society. This form of payment is more traditional to the land as currency has only been in use for a little over a century.

Transportation

Further information: Qumir Canals

Relative locations of the Qumir Canals (Inflated size)

Energy

Most of the people of Canespa have not had access to electricity till around the 1980s. Today most of the countries electricity is imported while some of it is brought in through dams built along the rivers flowing down from the mountains. These dams supply about 40% of Canespa's electricity requirements, while the rest is imported from the Cusinaut and Crona. Canespa is strictly against fossil fuels and any type of high pollution energy source. This is due to the belief that using these fuels directly harms the mother nature herself. This leads to Canespa also being one of the largest producers in biofuel. Biofuel is used to power almost every non electric powered device in Canespa.

Technology

Canespa has a small science department in most fields and usually relies on importing new technology into the country. One of the only major focuses of Canespa's science department is its agriculture division. Hamuq City relies heavily on this new farming technology that revolutionizes the amount of food that can be produced per worker. The department has experimented with genetically modifying plants and has made strides in the amount of time it takes the Potato plant and Tobacco plants to regrow. The potato plants growth time alone has been cut in half to around 30 days. The department also works on the development of new field equipment and has produced the Granjero Gen V and Gen Vl Tractors. These Tractors are absolute beasts that use treads instead of wheels causing less soil damage. They also have a 745 horsepower Biofuel engines. The department has already started work on the Granjero Gen Vll which is expected to come out in 2036.

Military wise the department has made the Mayu Uywa. A mechanical beast of a machine that was designed for the defense of Canespa. The Mayu Uywa crawls along the bottom of the canals, if there is a threat it will pop out of the water within 10 seconds and begin an onslaught of fire from its 4 mini turrets. The Mayu Uywa also has a main battle turret that is large enough to completely destroy enemy tanks within range. The country currently has 17 of these beasts roaming the depths of the canals.

Military

Canespa’s military is made up of five branches, the Canespian Defense Force, the Canespian Air Force, the Canespian Trade Protection Force, the Canespian Canal Defense Force, and lastly the Canespian Muchuy’s. The Canespian military is a 100% volunteer force.

The Canespian Defense Force or CDF contains 193,706 active members while there are 784,000 members in reserve. It is split into six different divisions all of which are stationed regionally in Canespa. The Canespian Air Force or CAF is made up of 152,896 active members with 406,000 in reserve. The Canespian Trade Protection Force or CTPF contains 167,809 members with 558,000 in reserve. The Canespian Canal Defense Force or CCDF contains roughly 67,000 active personnel with 80,000 in reserve. Lastly the Canespian Muchuy’s or the CM’s contain roughly 35,000 individuals with around 90,000 in reserve.

Canespian Defense Force

The CDF is a relatively untested force only fighting in a few wars and border skirmishes. Despite this the CDF has a strong sense of tradition and obedience that its members serve with. It is very much a quality over quantity force with all of its members being volunteers who trained for the military since their ascension into training camps from normal schooling. The CDF’s tank regiment consists of 55 AMY-82s along with 175 Canespian made Papua-60s. The AMY-82s are much more tested in combat. Canespa originally purchased three of them in 1998 for field testing. Just two years later Canespa purchased an additional 15 tanks and adopted the AMY-82 as its main battle tank. After a series of purchases in the following years Canespa obtained a total of 55 of them. The Papua-60 was designed in Canespa in the 1980s and most were produced up till 2017. They are relatively untested in battle and their overall design is quite weak but they are very good at moving around terrain. They are run completely on biofuel.

Canespian Air Force

The CAF is a tad smaller then the CDF and it is relatively new, only being founded in 1998 after the purchase of two attack helicopters and two aircraft. Canespa bought two Tiger Attack Helicopters and two Tucanos for training and evaluation. They were both soon adopted and eighteen of each were purchased. This was followed by a purchase of six more attack helicopters and the exchange of the Tucanos for fourteen Super Tucanos.

Canespian Trade Protection Force

The  CTPF is one of Canespa's most important military divisions. The CTPF is more of a secondary back up force in case the ally in Burgundie fails at some point. It is also in charge of the protection of all non-Canespian produced products that need transported. The CTPF consists of 167,809 members with 558,000 in reserve.

The force is built around three destroyer squadrons. They are task assigned as the "Escort Fleet", the "Home Fleet", and the "Reserve Fleet" but none of them are fleet strength.

Ship type	Total number in posession	Number on active duty	Number in reserve	Number under construction	Notes
Destroyers	4	2	2	0	2 Horizon Class destroyer AAW 2 Horizon Class destroyer ASW
Frigates	14	9	5	0	6 Limcoli Avisos 4 Floréal-class frigates 2 La Fayette-class frigates 2 Defence and intervention frigates
Corvettes	12	7	5	0	8 Hydra class 4 Hazard class corvettes
Diesel-electric attack submarines	3	2	1	0	3 Agosta-class submarines

Escort Fleet

The escort fleet is currently escorting all the seeds and farmers being sent over to the Iles Evangeline.

Home Fleet

4 Floréal-class frigates

Reserve Fleet

The reserve fleet is stationed in Port Sespada.

Canespian Canal Defense Force

The CCDF is almost strictly a force of defense within Canespa. With only 67,000 active personnel and 80,000 personnel in reserve, it is one of the smallest military branches. Outside of strictly personnel the force has 17 ocean crawling Maya Uywa's at its disposal. At least ten of the beasts are roaming the canals depths at all times. Along side of the Maya Uywa's the CCDF has several patrol vessels that police the canals. Along with this they have vehicles constantly patrolling the coast of the canal and cleaning up accidents. Along with this the CCDF will also help guide large ships through any area of the canal that is quite shallow or hard to pass. The CCDF isn't just a defense force though. They can pass through any body of water confined within the Cusinaut. They can even trek across the ocean for small amounts of time, no longer then an hour in order to avoid detection. Though they are almost useless as a weapon when not in relatively shallow water.

Canespian Muchuy

The CM’s are a highly trained group of elite Canespan units. They specialize in bio-warfare. There capabilities are untested but due to Canespa's known ability to genetically modify plants the CM's can likely do the same. They have roughly 35,000 individuals with around 90,000 in reserve. Exact numbers are hard to find due to the secrecy of the branch. The Muchuy's are rarely deployed due to the ethical stretch the government must make in order to use them. The legal and religious restrictions of the branch only allow for its use in a war that can not be won through traditional means.