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| '''Sovereignty''' || [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]]  

| '''Capital''' || [[Runrik]]

| '''Population''' || 22,938

| '''High Commissioner''' || N. Síkurin Krósseden

| '''Taoiseach''' || Ualraig McRaven

| '''Táinaiste''' || Ciarán MacShithich

| '''Legislature''' || Council

| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 1 <small>(votes only in committee)</small>  

| '''Official languages''' || Kiravian Gaelic<br>Standard Coscivian

| '''National language''' || Scapa Gaelic

| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || SKP

| '''Time Zone''' || Central Levantine Time  

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'''Scapa''' is a dependent state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an offshore island of the same name on the southeastern rim of the [[Kilikas Sea]] adjacent to northwesten [[Faneria]].

==History==

Scapa has been inhabited continuously since the Neolithic Age. Its rich archæological inheritance, its culture, and the genetic makeup of its people reflect several waves of cultures and peoples taking root on the island, including the pre-Aryan Old Levantine indigenes, the [[Impaxi]], and the {{wp|Goidelic Celts}}.  

===Kiravian protectorate (15XX?-Present)===

After the imposition of single-party Kirosocialist rule in [[Great Kirav]], Chief Aidan McRaven refused to recognise the Kiravian Union as the successor to the Kiravian Federation's rights and treaty obligations in Scapa, and instead pledged allegiance to the Kiravian government-in-exile based in [[Æonara]]. Much of the Kiravian Navy also rejected the new government, and many vessels that succeeded in escaping Kirosocialist control found safe harbour at Scapa Naval Base, where they were welcomed as a deterrent against potential invasion by the Kirosocialists or absorption into Faneria. The island continued to serve as an important base for Restorationist Kiravian military and intelligence operations, as well as a refuge for many defectors and dissidents from the Home Islands.

==Governance==

Pretty standard British-style protectorate arrangement. Islanders not automatically Kiravian citizens, but rather carry Kiravian passports as "Kiravian-Protected Persons", though about 40% of islanders have acquired Kiravian nationality.

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==Society & Culture==

The overwhelming majority (80-90%) of Scapallines are Gaels, most of whom have deep roots on the island and have a substantial genetic and cultural inheritance from the pre-Gaelic inhabitants of Scapa. Other Gaelic-Scapallines have more recent ancestry from Faneria, Kiravia, or Kuhlfros, though over time Gaels from overseas have quickly assimilated into the prevailing indigenous Gaelic culture.  

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9-14% of the population of Scapa are Coscivians. Some Coscivian families have lived on the island continuously for centuries and may even be monolingual Gaelic speakers, while others are only temporary residents, such as governmental and military personnel. Most are somewhere in between. [[Suderavia#Coscivian_peoples|Suderavian Coscivians]] are the largest single Coscivian ethnic group on Scapa, owing to the close proximity of the two islands. Scapa is home to hundreds of 10th-12th generation refugees descended from the Kiravians expelled from nearby [[Wintergen]] by [[Burgundie]]. Between 200 and 500 people on Scapa are neither Gaelic nor Coscivian, but rather a heterogeneous assortment of Meridian Finns, Burgundines, non-Gaelic Kuhlfrosians, and other national minorities from Kiravia such as Tryhstians. The Kiravian Census, which is extended to Scapa, returns larger figures for the non-Coscivian population, as it includes more temporary residents domiciled in Kiravia and excludes many Scapalline citizens working abroad, whereas the Scapa Agricultural & Revenue Survey does the reverse.

Like their neighbours in Faneria, Scapans are predominantly [[Levantine Catholics]] following [whatever rite Faneria uses], though retaining some elements of the old Celtic Rite and other local traditions. There is one Catholic parish of the Coscivian Rite in Runrik. The next largest denomination is the Celtic Rite [[Insular Apostolic Church]], adhered to by much of the Coscivian population (especially Suderavian and Wintergen Coscivians), as well as some old-stock Scapans. A small Coscivian Orthodox chapel in Runrik is served on holy days of obligation by a visiting priest from [[Suderavia]]. The largest non-Christian religion on Scapa is the Bahá'í Faith, which had a period of rapid growth in Kiravia in the 21180s. The Scapa National Spiritual Assembly of Bahá'ís claims 44 enrolled members (0.19% of the population) and 19 active congregants.

==Economy==

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{{wp|Peat}} is the primary energy source for households and small businesses on Scapa. The right of households to cut peat is governed by time-honoured Gaelic and feudal custom. The Peat Office, directed by the Secretary of Peat, issues guidelines for sustainable peat harvesting and consumption, oversees an initiative to install high-efficiency peat-fuelled generators, and bears responsibility for the conservation and regeneration of peat bogs. The Chieftain's 2030 Clear Horizon Initiative seeks to develop the island's wind and tidal energy capacity, in order to replace hydrocarbon fuels and reduce dependency on peat for domestic energy.

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