Kelekona
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Crowned Republic of Kelekona Kelekona Lliawt'u Ripuwlikay (Kelekonese) | |
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Motto: Ama suwa, ama lliullia, ama qillia ("Never lie, never idle, never steal") | |
Anthem: To Serve the Fatherland  | |
 Location of Kelekona (green) in eastern Crona (gray). | |
| Capital and largest city | Maktalin |
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| Recognised regional languages | Maalit |
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| Demonym(s) | Kelekoni, Kelekonese |
| Government | Federal parliamentary tetrarchic semi-constitutional co-qhapaqate |
| Antuniy Willika | |
| Qispi Waman | |
| Legislature | National Council |
| Council of Nobles | |
| Council of the Commons | |
| Established | |
| 1592 | |
| 1601–1795 | |
| 7 April 1977 | |
| 10 December 1988 | |
| 18 August 2002 | |
| 9 September 2009 | |
| 4 May 2025 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 742,627.29 km2 (286,730.00 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 3.0 |
| Population | |
• 2034 estimate | 97,324,981 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $476 billion |
• Per capita | $4,912 |
| HDI (2034) |  0.521low |
| Currency | Sunya (KES) |
| Mains electricity | 120 V–60 Hz |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .ke |
Kelekona, officially the Crowned Republic of Kelekona (Kelekonese: Kelekona Lliawt'u Ripuwlikay), is a country on the northern coast of the Songun in central Crona. It is bordered to the north by Varshan, to the east by Titechaxha and Arcerion, and to the west by Ehemo, Riena Levsa, Kartejya, and Porlos. It covers 2.2 million km2 and has a population of over 97 million people. The capital and largest city is Maktalin, which is located on the Mediterranean coast.
Kelekona has been inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, and was the core region of the North Songun civilization. It was home to many different polities over the course of that civilization's existence, which all met their end by 1500. During most of the 16th century, the territory was functionally a warzone due to rival claims to its territory, neo-Songunite uprisings, alternating periods of conquest and raiding by peoples of the Earplanne, and the ever-present condition of the Hunts. The chaos eventually stymied Varshani exploitation in the area and presented instability on its borders, leading to Varshan invading the territory in 1592. It reorganized the various borderlands into a single tributary. Its governance more or less remained tied to Anzo for the next four centuries until its independence in 1975.
In that same year, the country was plunged into a devastating civil war between the ruling United Front for the Independence of Kelekona, supported by Urcea, Burgundie, and many other Occidental powers, the socialist insurgent People's Front of Kelekona, and the social nationalist insurgent Kelekonese People's Front. The victory of the People's Front in 1977 led to the establishment of an authoritarian socialist republic that lasted for eleven years until it was overthrown by right-wing military elements in 1988. The country remained under the rule of a totalitarian military junta until it was overthrown by the Yellow Revolution in 2002; the revolution was partially triggered by the junta's heavy oppression of the minority Azstranipi peoples and its tight grip on the economy. The fall of the junta led to the rise of the short-lived Free Republic of Kelekona, an experiment in minarchism and objectivism. The minarchist republic's loss to Arcerion in the third Telekonese Conflict in 2007 led to a second coup in 2009, bringing forth a democratic republic guided by the military. A migrant crisis that occurred during the Final War of the Deluge would lead to the collapse of the Kelekonan economy and the stratocratic democracy which was soon overthrown in 2025 by qhapaqists.
The Crowned Republic of Kelekona is a federal tetrarchic co-qhapaqate containing elements of a parliamentary democracy, an elective monarchy, and directorial republicanism. Kelekona's collective head of state and head of government is the Qhapaqs' Council, a collegial body of four members, each serving as the head of Kelekona's four surviving Songunite royal families, and headed by the Umalliq ("President") who serves as first among equals with the Umakamayuq ("Prime Minister") being second among equals. The general staff of the Qhapaqs' Council is the Iskaykaqakamayuq ("Second Minister"), who serves as the chair of the Council of Nobles, and is assisted by the Kimsakaqukamayuq ("Third Minister"), who serves as the chair of the Council of the Commons. It is a member of the League of Nations.
Kelekona is rich in natural resources, although its economy has remained stagnant due to political instability, a lack of infrastructure, and societal tensions discouraging wide-scale development. What little development had mainly occurred during the first years of the minarchist government, although this growth was extremely uneven. Standards of living remain low for most Kelekonans - even more so as the country handles a migrant crisis on the scale of millions, triggered by the Final War of the Deluge. The control of the Union government in Maktalin is therefore fractured and weak outside of the capital, with much of the nation under the purview of warlords loyal to the government or local, civilian "defence committees" that serve as de-facto provincial governments.
Etymology
Kelekona is an exonym with it's origins coming from a bastardization by the Anglish settlers of the Songun Sea. The original is from the Varshani term for the tributary kingdom they established on the Innis river, Kelezuno.
Despite multiple attempts by various domestic political movements to change the name to any one of a dozen native names for the region, the Varshani-based Anglish exonym remains as the officially accepted name to this day.
Geography
Kelekona is a nation mostly centered on the Pakariy (Dawn) river (Called the Innis by Anglish speakers). Mainly it's western section. Historically they claimed ownership to the Tutaray (Dusk) river (Anglish: Cochrane) but every attempt to regain control of their ancestral lands has met with failure.
Most of Kelekonas territories are flatlands stretching across most of the the western Innis river basin. These plain are inhabited by a small group of varying ethnic tribes although most are quite closely related. The main one of these is the Kelekonese (Kuchua: Kimsakuna)
In the northern borderlands of the nation they do hold onto small sections of the mountains. The city in these mountains, Machaku, is a vital center of Kelekonese culture as it holds the largest intact Nahibian temple in the nation. It is seen as the final holdout of the North Songun in Kelekona and as the starting point of the modern Kelekonese nation.
Importantly there is the island chain of the Ruphakou islands (Burning Sands) which is both strategically and economically vital to the nation for various agricultural products both terrestrial and aquatic.
History
Center of the North Songun
The earliest instances of human habitation in what is now Kelekona dates back to prehistoric times, with some of the earliest urban settlements dating back to 3000 BC with the advent of the agricultural revolution in Crona. These urban settlements in Kelekona, particularly in the east and most especially Maktalin, would become one of the most prosperous areas in central Crona thanks to the area's rich soil and abundance of water for irrigation. This allowed for the emergence of the North Songun civilization around the year 100 AD, with what would become Kelekona becoming the core region of one of the largest of the North Songun polities. It is from the North Songun that the Kelekonese and the Telekonese peoples can trace their heritage from. The North Songun civilization was among the first major powers in Crona, having expanded and flourished from its ancestral homeland, taking complete control of the hugely vital Innis-Cochrane river basins thus allowing it to turn cities further upriver into tributaries to the larger and more powerful near-costal cities downriver, with Maktalin as the main religious and economic hub from which most other North Songun cities were tributes to whether directly or indirectly.
It was during these early centuries that these Cronan civilizations had little awareness of the lands outside their home continent for the most part as most forms of marine transportation at the time were simply unable to realistically make it to far-off lands. However, there were tales of a land that was discovered by people who were exiled by sea during the years prior to the rise of the North Songun civilization. This land was said to have allowed those exiles to live an eternal life in a paradise of plenty and fair weather as a reward for their redemption, but said paradise was considered to be impossible for others to visit due to it being separated by rough open seas and stormy weather. Scholars have confirmed that this tale was based on the pre-North Songun religious practice known as the Heaven Ships and that the exiles mentioned in the tale were the ancestors of the Tainean people who have arrived to Vallos, said to be the paradise mentioned in that tale, before the year 100 BC.
Destruction of the Sister Cities
The North Songun civilization was not without its rivals, however. During the later years of the North Songun, its two main rivals were Varshan and the nomads of the Earplanne; the latter of which would be united by the Matokté Tashnacate, and the former had grown to overtake the North Songun by the time of the late 14th Century. Around this time, the arrival of Paul Aster while on an expidition to find an alternate route to Audonia for his patrons at Ardmore introduced the North Songun civilization, and Crona in general, to the Occidental world for the very first time. The arrival of the Ænglish mariner and his crew was met with different reactions from not just the North Songun, but also from Varshan. The North Songun reacted relatively cordially to these outsiders, but Varshan interpreted this as the sign of an impending apocalypse and soon transformed their society into that of a militaristic culture that exalted the ideals of the warrior.
During Varshan's transformation, the twin cities of Tutayopakayu and Churumayka, which were located at the mouth of the Innis river and were two of Maktalin's wealthiest tributes, were destroyed in one of the most destructive earthquakes in the history of Crona. The 1391 Sister Cities earthquake had grave religious implications. The destruction of two major tributary cities was interpreted by many of the North Songun as a sign of divine displeasure, and in the ensuing chaos and religious turmoil the nomads of the Tashnacate took advantage of the new instability and conquered the North Songun by the year 1399. The Tashnacate was noted to be rather lenient and allowed the North Songun to retain its culture and its elites, but that did not stop the instability caused by the sudden destruction of the Sister Cities which was soon exacerbated by the rapid decline and eventual collapse of the Tashnacate by the year 1498, leaving the newly-independent North Songun city-states in a state of complete vulnerability.
Tributary state of Kelezuno
The collapse of the Tashnacate gave Varshan, which by then had become the most powerful polity in all of Crona, a tremendous opportunity to expand into the former North Songun heartland and thus continued to conduct a series of annual raids into the area known as "the Hunts", which had helped in hastening the Tashnacate's decline. This practice occurred once every summer and would always result in many people being forcibly taken from their homes to Varshan where they would spend the rest of their days in slavery, although some scholars have argued that the Hunts have also captured people for the intent to use them as offerings in a human sacrifice. The 16th Century was an era of warring and devastation for the North Songun polities as uprisings, raids, and Varshani attacks destroyed the final remnants of North Songun civilization and culture.
By the 1580s, the area was so badly-plagued by unending chaos and instability that it was making the Hunts not only very difficult, but it also made Varshani border security a threat to its national security. To combat this, Varshan conducted the Hunt once again in 1592, but this time it was not to bring home slaves or to conduct raids. Instead, it was to occupy the former North Songun for a period of three years to establish new tributary states so as to facilitate future Hunts was ease. By the end of the 16th Century, Varshan had established a new stable tributary state in Kelekona and imported Varshani families into the area to serve as the new leaders of the tributary state. With Kelekona or, as the Varshani called it, Kelezuno stabilized and firmly under Varshani control, the Hunts became less and less destructive before soon being an event that only nobles and private parties would instigate before ceasing it altogether in the 18th Century.
Modern period
Bush Wars
The Arcer Bush Wars were a series of four conflicts spanning from 1794 until 1975. These conflicts have emerged as a result of the arrival of Carnish settlers and the expansion of these settlements by their Arco descendants in Arcerion. While these conflicts served as definitive moments in the history and growth of Arcerion, to Kelezuno these conflicts were seen as definitive moments in the overall unreliability of Varshan in the realization that Kelezuno was nothing more than a means to efficiently and effectively extract tribute from. The first three of these bush wars had little involvement from Kelezuno; the Carnish and their descendants were far away from tributary state, and the most that has happened as a result of each of these wars ending in an Arcer victory was an influx of indigenous refugees from both the Bush Wars and the subsequent indigenous displacement policies of Arcerion. This influx proved to be overwhelming for the Varshani dependency as there was simply no way that they could give these refugees homes and employment, especially with Varshan having an apathetic attitude towards their dependencies until it was time to pay the tribute.
Kelezuno would not get directly involved in any of the Bush Wars until 1964 when the Kelezunese economy collapsed due to the importation of higher-quality foodstuffs from Arcerion. Seeking revenge against this perceived slight towards them, and fearing that inaction may incur the wrath of Varshan, Kelezuno began to send aid to the Free Telekoni People's Movement, a Telekonese left-wing nationalist movement operating in the Innis River basin. As the Arcer economy expanded even further with the opening of a major shipping port in the Arcer city of Oakham, so too did Kelezuno's support and funding for the Telekonese insurgents as they attacking Arcer farmers and rail lines. Neighboring Tietechaxha soon joined in on the opportunity to cripple and damage the Arcer economy, leading to a sharp rise in not just attacks against farms and rail infrastructure, but also government buildings and key civil infrastructure. Soon, Kelezuno began to prop up a second insurgent group, the Kelezuni Militia for the Liberation of Indigenous Peoples, and had began to send aid and funding to indigenous movements in Arcerion such as the Free Indigenous Army, the Movement for the Liberation of Aboriginals, and the Riverland Workers' Party. Initially, these insurgencies had scored multiple victories thanks to the Arcer military undergoing austerity measures in the mid-1960s, but the tide had eventually turned and by late September of 1975, Kelezuno had ceased all aid and funding to these insurgent groups and had dissolved the KMLIP. Just four days later, Kelezuno had passed the Act of Abjuration on 2 October, formally declaring independence and ending nearly four centuries of servitude under Varshan.
First civil war
Almost as soon as the Act of Abjuration came into effect, the newly-independent Kelezuno, which had been renamed to Kelekona to distance itself from their former Varshani overlords, had established a provisional government to facilitate its transformation towards sovereign statehood. The new government was led by the United Front for the Independence of Kelekona, a big tent party that was established during the later years of the Fourth Arcer Bush War and led by revolutionary statesman Inti Pachakutiq Taytakawsaylliaqta, that had hoped to establish a secular and progressive Kelekonese state where all citizens would be recognized as Kelekonese regardless of their ethnic origin. However, there emerged two rival factions that opposed Pachakutiq's government, those being the hardline socialist People's Front of Kelekona and the social nationalist Kelekonese People's Front, that soon declared open hostilities against the provisional republic, thus beginning the First Kelekonese Civil War. The war would last for two years, with Occidental powers such as Urcea and Burgundie supporting Pachakutiq, the Kiravian Union supporting the People's Front of Kelekona, and the Delepasian Estado Social supporting the Kelekonese People's Front.
Socialist republic
The Socialist Republic of Kelekona under the People's Front of Kelekona had emerged victorious in the civil war, with Pachakutiq fleeing to Urcea, never to return until the fall of the second junta in 2025. The new regime had immediately began to implement sweeping reforms onto Kelekona, most especially reforms designed to secularize the Kelekonese state and to formally declare state atheism as the country's religious policy; many temples were forcibly deconsecrated with some being converted into museums dedicated to Kelekonese history and others becoming planetariums designed to educate older citizens. Other major reforms included the introduction of universal education and equal rights for women, the latter having allowed women to enter into the workforce for the first time in many industrial sectors of the economy. Although these reforms were immensely popular with the people of Kelekona, this early height in popularity began to dwindle as many of the promises that the regime had made were not met at all. With that came protests calling for new leadership, with some wanting to establish a more democratic form of government; leading to the government brutally repressing these protests which did nothing more than to lead to additional protests and further reprisals in an endless cycle of violence and civil disobedience.
First Telekonese conflict
Junta of 1988
1988 coup d'etat sponsored by OPSNS
Second Telekonese conflict
Minarchist rule
2002 OPSNS sponsored revolution
Third Telekonese conflict
Junta of 2009
Second civil war
Crowned republic
Government
Executive
Legislature
Local governance
Administrative Divisions
Regions
Kelekona has 11 federal districts divided somewhat based on the division of the 7 different ethnic groups within the country. This division was done with the idea that each group should have a similar say in stately affairs.
Mayusuyu (Most of east) Akuphsuyu (Most of Coastline) Ruphakoutara (Islands) Kinchu'pikchuyu (Northern area centered around mountain territories) Gokanusuyu (Lakes area) Atirkarisuyu (West) ... ... ... ... ...
Cities
Maktalin - Located at west Innis fork
Culture
Kelekona is quite culturally diverse thanks to the variety of peoples that live within the nations borders.
Cuisine
Varios Yams, Corn, freshwater fish, crustaceans etc.
Economy
Kelekona is a nation rich in many natural resources, similar to other nations around the Malentine Basin. It has significant reserves of cobalt, lithium, iron ore, and tungsten, as well as some forests and a limited fossil fuel market. Since the sectarian and civil conflict that occurred through the late 2010s and early 2020s, the economy has been centred around resource and mineral extraction, although other growth industries such as a burgeoning technology sector and an Arcer-funded telecommunications industry have begun to grow.
The Kelekonan economy of today is in relative shambles due to the consistent cycle of violence that has persisted throughout the 1980s until today. Agriculture and private land ownership is common but with high unemployment rates and poor access to water rights due to being only partially in control of its major rivers and waterways due to their origin in Varshan. Economic growth has begun to increase with the stabilizing force of Capetian, and later Arcer peacekeeping forces allowing for a slow 13% GDP growth in in the past few years.
The Royal Bank of Arcerion in 2027 approved a loan of £1.6 billion as well as an additional line of credit that was undisclosed for infrastructure upgrades, energy sector improvements, and rail modernization to help better integrate Kelekona into the Malentine Basin's growing combined and interconnected economic framework.
Kelekona's biggest trade partner is Varshan, closely followed by Arcerion. Varshan is the primary cultural influence for trade due to common indigenous heritage, however Arcerion imports a large amount of Kelekonan resources for its manufacturing sector, although Arcer energy, foodstuffs (mainly agricultural products), farming and agricultural machinery, and other goods are one of the major import sectors of the Kelekonan economy. Arcer imports year over year from Kelekona have fluctuated due to the conflicts between the two nations, however since the lack of formal hostilities since the 2007 Telekonese Conflict, imports to Arcerion from Kelekona have grown to account for roughly 45% of all Kelekonese exports. Arcer oil and gas remain the two primary sources of crude oil and non-renewable energy in Kelekona.
Energy
Highly dependent on Arcer power grid
Demographics
Linguistic Demographics
Official Kelekona government figures for native speakers(2030)
Kelekonese, native name Mayukimsapi essentially meaning Tri-river people.
Telekonese, native name Tarachurupi essentially meaning Island settlers.
Kinichuyupi, inspired by the War god Kinichzo of Nahibism. Name is usually translated as "War blessed".
Gokanuoa, essentially means Lakelanders.
Antisuyupi, essentially means westerners.
Anchichaysuyupi, essentially means north-of-westerners.
Azstranipi, common phrase to describe Varshani migrants and refugees. Has essentially become a slur in the post-deluge era.
Whites, mostly Ænglish but a few others as well. Usually quite wealthy and separate themselves from the rest of the populace by necessity. Most are from Arcerion or Malentina.
Religious Demographics
Official Kelekona government figures for religious identities (2030)
Few Catholics, mostly in the east. Decent amount of Anglicans, mostly in the south west. Lots of Nahibians. A few Maalit Wakabiis. Lots of Irreligious. a few Arzalis (from migrants). Number is most likely higher as admitted followers are persecuted.
Economy
Lots of agriculture
excessive resource wealth for some rare metals and other mining resources such as lithium and copper. Lacking the investment to extract it however although it has increased in recent years. Still a lot of resistance among populace for foreign companies leading partially to a few successful local companies starting to sprout up.
GDP growth since 2002 : 1166 -> 2439 (2012) -> 4912 (2022) -> 5440 (2032)
Military