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== History ==

The archipelago that constitutes the territory of Lotoa has been inhabited by Polynesian peoples for nearly 4,000 years and is the outermost island chain in the Polynesian Sea.

The archipelago that constitutes the territory of Lotoa has been inhabited by Polynesian peoples for nearly 4,000 years and is the outermost island chain in the Polynesian Sea. Formed by the Ahinui volcanic hotspot beginning some 0.2 {{wp|Megaannum|Ma}} ago, Lotoa was (and still is) one of the fastest growing island chains on the planet.

=== Cartadanian arrival ===

The direct path of how Cartadanians arrived at the Lotoan archipelago is unknown, especially given the time it was discovered in the early 18th century. Many speculate it was an offshoot due to severe weather en route to Crona which lead Cartadanian vessels to land in Lotoa. With tropical cyclones blowing easterly south of the equator, it would not have been entirely implausible. Evidence of Cartadanian arrival and intermixing with locals was not well evidenced until 1731, with the full establishment of the then-Cartadanian territories of [[Ceylonia]], [[Galicia]], and [[Porlos]]. It was around this time that Cartadanian cartographers set out to map the southern hemisphere, which was not known to their maps in detail at the time. In the 1760s, Cartadania established a full time connection with a tiny kingdom they came across on the archipelago, known as the Queendom of Tolu Manatu. Despite linguistic barriers and a distance of nearly one-quarter the globe, the Cartadanians and Lotoans maintained a trading partnership of sorts. In turn for their advancements and cultural differences, they began teaching each other their respective languages and the Queen of Tolu Manatu allowed the cartographers to document their findings and explore the islands.

=== Early relations ===

[[File:Liliuokalani_in_1917.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Queen Apikaila in her resting days.]]

With the extreme urbanization and explosive growth of metropolitan Cartadania in the late 1790s to early 1800s, Alahuela sought to introduce Lotoa to the rest of the world, which was the complete opposite of what several of Lotoa's high council desired. Many of them wanted to retain their way of life and remain severed from the rest of the world as to avoid potential troubles such as war or more extreme outcomes. As a direct response, Alahuela offered to protect Lotoa with its armed forces and do its best to retain the local culture.

Queen Apikaila, now in her mid-80s, was beginning to show signs of her age as she began to slow down and spend more time out. Though its not well documented in its historic records, Queen Apikaila desired to keep the islands protected and retain their way of life. Though she saw the changes to Lotoa as inevitable, she sent off a request to Alahuela–''in the event that we fully become a part of the greater nation of Cartadania after my passing, I request only that [the] culture of Tolu Manatu be retained in its most pure essence.'' Queen Apikaila passed on her 95th birthday.

[[File:Detroit_Photographic_Company_(0671).jpg|right|thumb|200px|A painting of the University of Alexandria's Library that she brought back to Lotoa after her travels.]]

Following her passing, the ties between Cartadania and Lotoa began to strain a bit, most notably with the influence of [[Koré'hetanùa]], a nearby Polynesian country southeast of Lotoa. In the years of the 1950s, Congress once again reached out to Laaula to try and foster a stronger connection with Lotoa, but was shut out by much of the high council again, as it was during Queen Apikaila's rule. One individual in particular, then-current ruler of the islands, Princess Telila, who had traveled to Alahuela and much of the occident as well, was optimistic of the life Lotoans could have if they embraced Alahuela in a "symbiotic" relation. Many of the council called her a traitor and biased as she had a Cartadanian father, but she did her best to reassure them that Lotoa was her home and she only wanted what was best for it. As an effort to prove to her council that it would be to their benefit, Princes Telila took a six month trip to Cartadania, where she explored different parts of the country and documented her findings with notes and sketches to bring back. Upon her return, the council was in quite a different mindset, in awe of not only her return but what she brought back with her. Her efforts alone saw Lotoa's eventual ascension to Territory of Second Class.

=== Territorial period ===

[[File:New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg|thumb|left|200px|One of the battleships that some Lotoans crewed during the Great War.]]

During the early 1900s, Tolu Manatu was considered a Territory of Second Class, which gave its citizens the right to travel freely to metropolitan Cartadania and its other territories, but limited its rights within the union as compared to territories of First Class, which enjoyed much of the same freedoms as the states. Though Cartadania kept to its promises of protection and retention of the archipelago's culture, the [[Great War]] increasingly strained Cartadania to the point of Congress essentially exhausting a large portion of its resources to the islands. Though its consequences were short lived, the short-term impact was quite severe as many living in the islands had grown accustomed to the way of life introduced to them. In hearing of the war, many of the Cartadanian-born residents left the islands to serve in the war, leaving behind many families and children. Perhaps ironically, a large swath of Lotoans also enlisted and traveled to [[Amar]] in [[Porta Bianca]], where they assisted in improving maritime travel technology and served mostly in the [[Cartadanian Navy|Navy]], as they had great experience in being on the water for extended periods of time.

Following the war's closing and Cartadania's expulsion of Galicia and Porlos, Congress again set its sights on Lotoa, this time with way more ability and money to boot. Again, Lotoa began a time of prosperity and Cartadania introduced new technologies to the islands, such as cars. Lotoa's high council, to the surprise of now-Queen Telila, advocated for the full inclusion of Lotoa into the union, and Congress, seeing it as an opportunity to expand its knowledge base and other aspects of its union, accepted this concept of a fully-integrated territory. Thus, the process began as it had with many other territories, to determine the conditions and codes of the new territory, and on 3 January 1980, Lotoa became a Territory of First Class and was the most recent territory to do so until [[Santa Domenica]] followed suit in 2008.

== Geography ==

The Lotoan archipelago is part of greater Ahinui Rift Zone of the northwestern Polynesian Sea and is thus volcanic. Consequently, the islands frequently see volcanic activity, although it is seldom very destructive to developed areas. Laititi, the smallest of the three islands, is the most actively volcanic and as of March 2021, currently experiencing an eruption event.

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 == History ==
-The archipelago that constitutes the territory of Lotoa has been inhabited by Polynesian peoples for nearly 4,000 years and is the outermost island chain in the Polynesian Sea.
+The archipelago that constitutes the territory of Lotoa has been inhabited by Polynesian peoples for nearly 4,000 years and is the outermost island chain in the Polynesian Sea. Formed by the Ahinui volcanic hotspot beginning some 0.2 {{wp|Megaannum|Ma}} ago, Lotoa was (and still is) one of the fastest growing island chains on the planet.
+=== Cartadanian arrival ===
+The direct path of how Cartadanians arrived at the Lotoan archipelago is unknown, especially given the time it was discovered in the early 18th century. Many speculate it was an offshoot due to severe weather en route to Crona which lead Cartadanian vessels to land in Lotoa. With tropical cyclones blowing easterly south of the equator, it would not have been entirely implausible. Evidence of Cartadanian arrival and intermixing with locals was not well evidenced until 1731, with the full establishment of the then-Cartadanian territories of [[Ceylonia]], [[Galicia]], and [[Porlos]]. It was around this time that Cartadanian cartographers set out to map the southern hemisphere, which was not known to their maps in detail at the time. In the 1760s, Cartadania established a full time connection with a tiny kingdom they came across on the archipelago, known as the Queendom of Tolu Manatu. Despite linguistic barriers and a distance of nearly one-quarter the globe, the Cartadanians and Lotoans maintained a trading partnership of sorts. In turn for their advancements and cultural differences, they began teaching each other their respective languages and the Queen of Tolu Manatu allowed the cartographers to document their findings and explore the islands.
+=== Early relations ===
+[[File:Liliuokalani_in_1917.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Queen Apikaila in her resting days.]]
+With the extreme urbanization and explosive growth of metropolitan Cartadania in the late 1790s to early 1800s, Alahuela sought to introduce Lotoa to the rest of the world, which was the complete opposite of what several of Lotoa's high council desired. Many of them wanted to retain their way of life and remain severed from the rest of the world as to avoid potential troubles such as war or more extreme outcomes. As a direct response, Alahuela offered to protect Lotoa with its armed forces and do its best to retain the local culture.
+Queen Apikaila, now in her mid-80s, was beginning to show signs of her age as she began to slow down and spend more time out. Though its not well documented in its historic records, Queen Apikaila desired to keep the islands protected and retain their way of life. Though she saw the changes to Lotoa as inevitable, she sent off a request to Alahuela–''in the event that we fully become a part of the greater nation of Cartadania after my passing, I request only that [the] culture of Tolu Manatu be retained in its most pure essence.'' Queen Apikaila passed on her 95th birthday.
+[[File:Detroit_Photographic_Company_(0671).jpg|right|thumb|200px|A painting of the University of Alexandria's Library that she brought back to Lotoa after her travels.]]
+Following her passing, the ties between Cartadania and Lotoa began to strain a bit, most notably with the influence of [[Koré'hetanùa]], a nearby Polynesian country southeast of Lotoa. In the years of the 1950s, Congress once again reached out to Laaula to try and foster a stronger connection with Lotoa, but was shut out by much of the high council again, as it was during Queen Apikaila's rule. One individual in particular, then-current ruler of the islands, Princess Telila, who had traveled to Alahuela and much of the occident as well, was optimistic of the life Lotoans could have if they embraced Alahuela in a "symbiotic" relation. Many of the council called her a traitor and biased as she had a Cartadanian father, but she did her best to reassure them that Lotoa was her home and she only wanted what was best for it. As an effort to prove to her council that it would be to their benefit, Princes Telila took a six month trip to Cartadania, where she explored different parts of the country and documented her findings with notes and sketches to bring back. Upon her return, the council was in quite a different mindset, in awe of not only her return but what she brought back with her. Her efforts alone saw Lotoa's eventual ascension to Territory of Second Class.
+=== Territorial period ===
+[[File:New_Mexico_class_battleship_bombarding_Okinawa.jpg|thumb|left|200px|One of the battleships that some Lotoans crewed during the Great War.]]
+During the early 1900s, Tolu Manatu was considered a Territory of Second Class, which gave its citizens the right to travel freely to metropolitan Cartadania and its other territories, but limited its rights within the union as compared to territories of First Class, which enjoyed much of the same freedoms as the states. Though Cartadania kept to its promises of protection and retention of the archipelago's culture, the [[Great War]] increasingly strained Cartadania to the point of Congress essentially exhausting a large portion of its resources to the islands. Though its consequences were short lived, the short-term impact was quite severe as many living in the islands had grown accustomed to the way of life introduced to them. In hearing of the war, many of the Cartadanian-born residents left the islands to serve in the war, leaving behind many families and children. Perhaps ironically, a large swath of Lotoans also enlisted and traveled to [[Amar]] in [[Porta Bianca]], where they assisted in improving maritime travel technology and served mostly in the [[Cartadanian Navy|Navy]], as they had great experience in being on the water for extended periods of time.
+Following the war's closing and Cartadania's expulsion of Galicia and Porlos, Congress again set its sights on Lotoa, this time with way more ability and money to boot. Again, Lotoa began a time of prosperity and Cartadania introduced new technologies to the islands, such as cars. Lotoa's high council, to the surprise of now-Queen Telila, advocated for the full inclusion of Lotoa into the union, and Congress, seeing it as an opportunity to expand its knowledge base and other aspects of its union, accepted this concept of a fully-integrated territory. Thus, the process began as it had with many other territories, to determine the conditions and codes of the new territory, and on 3 January 1980, Lotoa became a Territory of First Class and was the most recent territory to do so until [[Santa Domenica]] followed suit in 2008.
 == Geography ==
 The Lotoan archipelago is part of greater Ahinui Rift Zone of the northwestern Polynesian Sea and is thus volcanic. Consequently, the islands frequently see volcanic activity, although it is seldom very destructive to developed areas. Laititi, the smallest of the three islands, is the most actively volcanic and as of March 2021, currently experiencing an eruption event.

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