Chaukhira

Trade Island of Chaukira Chaukhira
Province
Abu-Ouncanobi from the air
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Nation	Burgundie
Constituent Country equivalent	Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly
Geographic Designation	Audonio-Alshari Burgundie
Capital	Abu-Ouncanobi
Government
• Governor-Epistates	Marcel-Anwar bin Qadafim
Area
• Total	9,090.858 km2 (3,510.000 sq mi)
Population  (2030)
• Total	1,254,493
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Chaukhiroise

Geography

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Climate

Further information: Prevailing Winds

Climate map of Chaukhira.

Chaukhira has a Tropical rainforest climate climate zone with significant rainfall even in its driest months. The climate is hot and humid with a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The annual average temperature is around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). Except for precipitation and monsoonal wind direction, Chaukhira experiences no other seasonal change throughout the year. The average rainfall annually is 2,623 millimeters or 103 inches. During its wettest months, the provinces lowlands are frequently inundated by torrential rains. However, in its driest months, many regional peatlands dry out, making them more vulnerable to wildfires, and causing prolonged haze in the direr months.

Climate data for Chaukhira
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	31.2 (88.2)	31.5 (88.7)	32.1 (89.8)	32.4 (90.3)	31.9 (89.4)	31.8 (89.2)	32.1 (89.8)	32.5 (90.5)	32.6 (90.7)	31.9 (89.4)	31.1 (88.0)	31.8 (89.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	27.1 (80.8)	27.2 (81.0)	27.7 (81.9)	28.0 (82.4)	27.4 (81.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.5 (81.5)	27.7 (81.9)	27.4 (81.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.3 (81.2)
Average low °C (°F)	22.9 (73.2)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	23.4 (74.1)	23.6 (74.5)	22.9 (73.2)	22.3 (72.1)	22.4 (72.3)	22.5 (72.5)	22.9 (73.2)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.9 (73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	277 (10.9)	262 (10.3)	329 (13.0)	263 (10.4)	213 (8.4)	122 (4.8)	104 (4.1)	107 (4.2)	120 (4.7)	186 (7.3)	274 (10.8)	366 (14.4)	2,623 (103.3)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	169	118	130	150	174	127	131	149	118	160	132	120	1,678

Flora and fauna

Many of the characteristic Audonian species—large mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, zebra, and antelope and predators such as lions and leopards—do not exist on Chaukhira. In addition, the island has been spared the great variety of venomous snakes indigenous to the Audonian continent. Although it is assumed that most life forms on the island had an Audonian origin, isolation has allowed old species—elsewhere extinct—to survive and new species unique to the island to evolve. Thus, a great number of plant, insect, reptile, and fish species are endemic to Chaukhira, and all indigenous land mammal species—66 in all—are unique to the island. Chaukhira was once covered almost completely by forests, but slash and burn practices for dry rice and rubber cultivation, Secondary growth, which has replaced the original forest and consists to a large extent of traveller's trees, raffia palm, and baobabs, is found in many places. The country has some 900 species of orchid. Bananas, mangoes, coconut, vanilla, and other tropical plants grow throughout.

History

Late modern period

• Truffle Races

Martillien sailors attacking Arab truffle smugglers	Martillien naval infantry	Infantryman of the Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLC) in 1592
Initial Burg fortification on Chaukhiroise coast to defend against Caphirian ships	Martillien Colonial cynophile infantry	Martillien customs officials counting ships passing into the Aab-a-Farus

• Coffee plantation
• Coaling station
• Rubber plantation

Contemporary period

Second Great War

During the Second Great War (1934 to 1943), Chaukhira was the site of a number of operations initiated by both Burgundie and Caphiria through its proxy Zaclaria. In 1937, Zaclarian forces invaded the Chaukhiroise island of Taoulga which they were able to hold for the duration of the war.

Politics and government

Chaukhira is part of the Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Audonio-Alshari Burgundie 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 Sudmoll.

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

Chaukhiroise 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 but Arabic and Burgoignesc are both in use. However, there was a time during the 1960s and 1970s when children were forbidden to speak Arabic in schools. Arabic is now taught in schools; it is sometimes even a requirement for employment.

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 Chaukhiroise 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 Chaukhira 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.

Military

The islands of Chaukhira are home to a myriad of small naval and Revenue Guard stations, and airstrips. While Chaukhira is a key component of La Garrote it became effectively cut off from the maritime world when the 1982 LON Law of the Sea passed the Economic Exclusion Zone provision, essentially codifying that marine traffic to and from Chaukhira must pass through the waters of other nations. Since that time there have been no instances of a restriction of the Freedom of the seas in the Aab-e-Farus or the al-Zelaq Straits, but the Navy of Burgundie's Grand Eastern Command is postured for a break out of Chaukhira in the event of war. As such the largest naval base on the islands is primarily used as a transit port and not a permanent station for any of the commands largest and most valuable ships. It has no large scale drydock facilities and berthed ships are never allowed to fully turn off their engines and systems. As such, it is one of the most hated billets or transit points for sailors because liberty is always limited on scope and duration.

Military installations

TBD
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

Law Enforcement

Further information: National Gendarmerie of Burgundie and Revenue Guard

• National Gendarmerie of Burgundie, Overseas Gendarmerie, Middle Seas Command.
• Revenue Guard, Grand Station of the Orient

Vice

Since 2003, the drug trade, especially the opium trade has become a major issue in Chaukhira when the Alainfisali Kishahurav network expanded onto the islands. The Revenue Guard's Grand Station of the Orient has increased patrols, monitoring, and personnel on the islands. The issue has also sparked a public health emergency which was called into effect in 2004 and remains in effect today.

Economy

Chaukhira EEZ

There are five sectors that encompass economic activity in Chaukhira: the processing industry, mining, agriculture, construction, and large and retail trade, and economic growth is also supported by tourism.

Employment

The agricultural sector is the cornerstone of employment in Chaukhira compared to other sectors with absorption reaching 1.9 million people. In addition to the agricultural sector, the other two sectors also absorb labor, namely the large and retail trade sector, car and motorcycle repair, and the processing industry. In the trade sector, there are 688,000 workers, and the processing industry reaches 279,300 people.

Mining

The coal deposits of Chaukhira amount to 2.24 billion tons or 48.45 percent of the total national reserves. The province also has 400 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas and 75.74 standard cubic feet of natural oil.

Agriculture

The agricultural sector is the backbone of the economy in Chaukhira harvesting rubber, oil palm, and coffee, tea, and vegetables across 74 thousand hectares of arable land. The potential of agricultural resources is quite prominent with an annual production of rice reaching 420 thousand tons, corn production reaching 28.9 thousand tons, soybeans production reaching 1.6 thousand tons, palm oil production reaching 271.8 thousand tons, coffee (dry beans) production reaching 13.52 thousand tons, coconut production reaching 6.5 thousand tons.

Agrinergie

Main article: Agrivoltaics

Trade

Port Abu-Oun
Location
Country	Burgundie

Infrastructure

Maritime

Lighthouses

Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

Rail

Further information: Rail transportation in Burgundie

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

Istroyan Rail- Istroyan Rail (Burg: Istroie Ferroviaire), is the public-private joint-venture, intercity, passenger rail operator in Torlen, Antilles, Alcairet, and Chaukhira. It owns and operates all rail corridors, rights of way, and rolling stock that serve this purpose.