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==History==

Nauta Normand has been a seasonal fishing, sealing, and whaling station for [[Coscivian]]s for centuries. It was not permanently settled until the Burgoignesc arrived in the 1700s. For the first half century the [[Coscivian]]s and whalers from the [[Duchy of Martilles]] co-habitated the island during the various whaling, fishing, and sealing seasons.

In the summer of [[1748]] the [[Duchy of Martilles]] set charged the [[Burgoignesc North Levantine Trading Company|Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLTC)]] to establish a year-round presence on the island. Harsh winter conditions killed or forced the retreat of the first three expeditions. However, in [[1753]] the Martilliens were able to survive the winter and established the Nauta Normand colony in the modern capital, Soix. The colony was administered by the MNLTC for the next 123 years. During that time there were numerous small clashes with [[Kiravia]] as part of the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]] but none that caused the island’s sovereignty to come into question.

In the summer of [[1748]] the [[Duchy of Martilles]] set charged the [[Burgoignesc North Levantine Trading Company|Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLTC)]] to establish a year-round presence on the island. Harsh winter conditions killed or forced the retreat of the first three expeditions. However, in [[1753]] the Martilliens were able to survive the winter and established the Nauta Normand colony in the modern capital, Soix. The colony was administered by the MNLTC for the next 123 years. During that time there were numerous small clashes with [[Kiravia]] as part of the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]] but none that caused the island’s sovereignty to come into question. It was dying this period that Nauta Normand became a vital whale oil and ice supplier for first the [[Duchy of Martilles]] and then the unified [[Burgundie]]. The island was joined into [[Burgundie]] as a province in [[1876]] and organized under [[BORA]] in [[1908]] when that was established.

During the [[First Great War]] the island was blockaded by the [[Kiravian Littoral Force]] until [[Burgundie]] signed an agreement to abstain from stationing military forces on the island. The island was left along for the rest of the war with the exception of [[Kiravia]]n inspectors who were allowed to visit the islands to ensure that [[Burgundie]] was keeping it's word.

At the outbreak of hostilities of the [[Second Great War]], [[Burgundie]] reached out to [[Kiravia]] and offered to demilitarize [[Nauta Normand]] in exchange for a guarantee of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc sovereignty]]. [[Kiravia]] agreed but did station a patrol boat off the port of Soix for the whole of the war to indicate that [[Kiravia]] could enforce a blockage if they so chose.

During the latter half of the 20th century Nauta Normand's primary exports whale oil and ice were outpaced by technology, the island slipped into decline and it was considered to sell the island to [[Kiravia]] in the 1970s. However, with hundreds of thousands of veterans returning to the workforce in the waning years of [[Operation Kipling]] the solitude of Nauta Normand appealed to many veterans who were having trouble adapting to hyper-urbanized civilian life. 25,748 veterans eventually moved to Nauta Normand between [[1973]] and [[1994]] and they readily adopted to the simpler life of the Normandiennes. Today, the children and grandchildren of these veterans make up the majority of the Normandienne population. The island is sometimes referred to as the last ancient veterans coloniæ.

In the 21st century the island has seen an increasing decline in population as young people are moving to [[Kiravia]] and the [[Burgoignesc Metropole]]. Immigrants and their families are being incentivised to move to Nauta Normand to keep the cottage industries going. This has led to a resurgence of the economy and economic investment by the central government.

==Politics and government==

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 ==History==
 Nauta Normand has been a seasonal fishing, sealing, and whaling station for [[Coscivian]]s for centuries. It was not permanently settled until the Burgoignesc arrived in the 1700s. For the first half century the [[Coscivian]]s and whalers from the [[Duchy of Martilles]] co-habitated the island during the various whaling, fishing, and sealing seasons.
-In the summer of [[1748]] the [[Duchy of Martilles]] set charged the [[Burgoignesc North Levantine Trading Company|Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLTC)]] to establish a year-round presence on the island. Harsh winter conditions killed or forced the retreat of the first three expeditions. However, in [[1753]] the Martilliens were able to survive the winter and established the Nauta Normand colony in the modern capital, Soix. The colony was administered by the MNLTC for the next 123 years. During that time there were numerous small clashes with [[Kiravia]] as part of the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]] but none that caused the island’s sovereignty to come into question.
+In the summer of [[1748]] the [[Duchy of Martilles]] set charged the [[Burgoignesc North Levantine Trading Company|Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLTC)]] to establish a year-round presence on the island. Harsh winter conditions killed or forced the retreat of the first three expeditions. However, in [[1753]] the Martilliens were able to survive the winter and established the Nauta Normand colony in the modern capital, Soix. The colony was administered by the MNLTC for the next 123 years. During that time there were numerous small clashes with [[Kiravia]] as part of the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]] but none that caused the island’s sovereignty to come into question. It was dying this period that Nauta Normand became a vital whale oil and ice supplier for first the [[Duchy of Martilles]] and then the unified [[Burgundie]]. The island was joined into [[Burgundie]] as a province in [[1876]] and organized under [[BORA]] in [[1908]] when that was established.
+During the [[First Great War]] the island was blockaded by the [[Kiravian Littoral Force]] until [[Burgundie]] signed an agreement to abstain from stationing military forces on the island. The island was left along for the rest of the war with the exception of [[Kiravia]]n inspectors who were allowed to visit the islands to ensure that [[Burgundie]] was keeping it's word.
+At the outbreak of hostilities of the [[Second Great War]], [[Burgundie]] reached out to [[Kiravia]] and offered to demilitarize [[Nauta Normand]] in exchange for a guarantee of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc sovereignty]]. [[Kiravia]] agreed but did station a patrol boat off the port of Soix for the whole of the war to indicate that [[Kiravia]] could enforce a blockage if they so chose.
+During the latter half of the 20th century Nauta Normand's primary exports whale oil and ice were outpaced by technology, the island slipped into decline and it was considered to sell the island to [[Kiravia]] in the 1970s. However, with hundreds of thousands of veterans returning to the workforce in the waning years of [[Operation Kipling]] the solitude of Nauta Normand appealed to many veterans who were having trouble adapting to hyper-urbanized civilian life. 25,748 veterans eventually moved to Nauta Normand between [[1973]] and [[1994]] and they readily adopted to the simpler life of the Normandiennes. Today, the children and grandchildren of these veterans make up the majority of the Normandienne population. The island is sometimes referred to as the last ancient veterans coloniæ.
+In the 21st century the island has seen an increasing decline in population as young people are moving to [[Kiravia]] and the [[Burgoignesc Metropole]]. Immigrants and their families are being incentivised to move to Nauta Normand to keep the cottage industries going. This has led to a resurgence of the economy and economic investment by the central government.
 ==Politics and government==

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