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| '''Country''' || [[File:KiravFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]]
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| '''[[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Theme]]''' || [[File:SydonaFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Sydonan]]
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| '''Capital''' || [[Destransar]]
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| '''Population''' || 23,528,230
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| '''First Executive''' || Aþanasius V.M.L. Kalvitoryn (I)
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| '''Chancellor''' || Jovx̆ioğeny Takavić (SPS)
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| '''Legislature''' || Destransar Soviet
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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 6
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| '''Official languages''' || Austral Coscivian<br>Thrakoslavonic<br>Pelian
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| '''Other Languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic Coscivian]]<br>Xosmiri Coscivian<br>Leinish, Istroyan, Melotic<br>Thrakoscivian Creole
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| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || SYD
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The '''Sydona''' or the '''Sydona Islands''', officially the '''People's Republic of Sydona''', is a [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|theme]] and semi-autonomous province within the [[Kiravian Collectivity]] comprising a roughly triangular archipelago of {{wp|continental island|continental islands}} off the southern coast of [[Sarpedon|Continental Ixnay]] in the [[Pelian Sea|Pelian Ocean]]. The islands have a long and convoluted history, having come under the rule of many different nations and empires over the course of the centuries. Incorporation of Sydona into the Kiravian sphere of influence began during the [[Crusades]] and was complete by [YEAR]. Sydona is known for its cultural diversity and rich heritage, and for its valuable natural resources.
 
==Etymology==
The name ''Sydona'' is a contraction of a twenty-two syllable [[High Coscivian]] compound word meaning "the land where beer does flow and men chunder". This is understood to refer to the wild drinking parties among celebrating Coscivian sailors after completing the long and arduous sea voyage to Sydona.
 
==History==
<!--** well Kirav, it could have been part of "Recepistan" from late 800's to whatever time year 20385 is kirav  BREAK  well kirav, would you mind Sydonia being "loosely" my territory but influx of Coscivian settlers eventually made the islands a joint dependency of ours until you snatch it? Like a mix how California was lost from the Mexicans and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan  BREAK  but for some time being a joint protectorate, until your navy kicks breaks my balls and takes over BREAK or as said , anglo-egyptian sudan but Sydonas in my case; although being de jure mine territory until early 1300's the rule was loose as the locals had high autonomy kirav. Kiravian settlers eventually starting to cause problems. We only have to agree on the time the condonimium might ||  Slak says: "hey mate, wanna talk about Sydona. The condonimium temporarily ceased at 32 in a surprise attack and removing the Kiravian authorities. After the Great War in treaties signed you are given Sydona in full control"  ** -->
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[Diverse history and heritage. Pelian and Slakko-analogue main native ethnic groups]<br>
[Crusades]<br>
[100 years of jackshit]<br>
[Kirosocialism]<br>
[Reintegration]<br>
[Present day]<br>
 
===Reintegration===
By 21184 the Kirosocialist administration in [[Great Kirav]] was spiralling toward collapse, struggling in vain to reverse the implosion of its economy and stave off emboldened opposition movements. In Sydona however, despite the presence of various increasingly visible opposition movements, the Kirosocialist status quo remained reasonably popular. Sustained demand for Sydona's energy resources and the semi-autonomy afforded to the antipodean republic in economic planning sufficiently insulated Sydona from the mainland's mounting economic crisis, and its public ration-distribution system had always performed better than the mainland's due to less cross-regional inefficiency and a smaller disparity between supply and demand. In addition, many in the Coscivian population and certain minority groups who might have been otherwise uncommitted to socialist ideology were wary of deviation from the status quo, fearing that an overthrow of the established régime and the decidedly pan-ethnic socialist formulation of Sydonan identity that it sponsored would open the door to ethnic unrest and radical movements such as the Apocatasarpedians, who sought to turn Sydona away from Coscivian civilisation and towards a Sarpedon-centric cultural ethos and geopolitcal alignment.
 
[[File:Tartus, night time.jpg|thumb|Tartkart, site of the Tartkart Massacre by security forces in 21184]]
 
In the (southern hemisphere) autumn of 21184, just after [[Élív]], word began to filter through the Party nomenklatura that Chairman Ástūkétra and the Politburo had fallen into defeatism and were considering transition negotiations with the [[Kiravian Remnant|Æonara authorities]] in the hope of arriving at some sort of power-sharing agreement that would accomplish Kiravian unification under a Two Systems in One Nation (''Yulentun Þuğudrē'') framework and move toward {{wp|market socialism}} on the mainland. These rumours (now known to be true) alarmed Kirosocialist hardliners in across the Kiravian Union and precipitated a wave of overt pushback against the central leadership from regional soviets and delegates to the Supreme Soviet, the likes of which had not been seen since the consolidation of single-party rule. The Destransar Soviet was particularly ardent in its opposition, passing a resolution condemning the rumoured negotiations and, should the rumours prove true, denouncing the revolutionary legitimacy of any officials involved. The resolution pledged to maintain the socialist path and the comprehensive leadership of the Socialist Party in Sydona no matter what.
 
[Unclear what happens in the middle here]
 
Although some, such as Tragran Folestrin, insisted that distant Sydona not be allowed to single-handedly obstruct Kiravian unification when completion of the multi-generational project was so near at hand, National Renewal Movement recognised the importance of the archipelago, not only due to its energy resources and the considerable symbolic cost of abandoning such a populous and important overseas region, but also due to fears that the islands would become a "Red Æonara" acting as a haven for socialist hardliners and compromising the unification effort by keeping the torch of Kirosocialism alight and challenging the legitimacy of a restored government. After the [event that totally happened] dashed any realistic hope of a Two Systems in One Nation arrangement for Great Kirav, the NRM began preparing for a full Federalist restoration while the Destransar Soviet prepared to assume independence. As a last-ditch effort, the Reunification Council presented a version of the Two Systems proposal to Sydona:
 
*Sydona would accept the sovereignty of the Kiravian Federacy but would not revert to its pre-Kirsok constitutional status, instead becoming a ''sui iuris'' overseas entity with a high degree of autonomy within the Kiravian Collectivity.
*No market reforms would be imposed from above. Bilateral ground rules for energy, commerce, and travel would be negotiated.
*Sydona must come into compliance with the Statute of Liberties, and Sydonans would have recourse to the federal judiciary in matters of civil rights. Sydona and its officials would be exempt from the jurisdiction of any {{wp|transitional justice}} tribunals.
*The Socialist Party of Sydona must nominally disaffiliate itself from the Socialist Party of Kiravia (expected to be dissolved and banned), but would be allowed to persist as a standalone party and maintain single-party rule for a period of 7 years, after which multiparty elections were to be held in which the SPS would be free to compete. No further constitutional changes would be required.
 
==Geography==
There are over 20 natural and currently 3 artificial islands in the Sydona archipelago. The five largest islands are Érdoran (''Yerduran'', also known as ''Lordasydona'' or "Grand Sydona"), [[Fauda Island|Fauda]], Manētuva, Teğer, and Mar-Kśaver. Érdoran comprises over 35% of the state's land area and is home to just over half of its population.
 
The archipelago lies entirely within the temperate belt, with a broadly {{wp|Trewartha_climate_classification#Group_C:_Subtropical_climates|humid subtropical climate}} (Trewartha ''Cf''), with ample rainfall and a narrow, moderate annual temperature range. Sydona's antipodean seasons are well-defined: Spring is usually cool, windy, and damp, while warm summers and mild autumns create a long growing season for crops. Winters, though mild, are generally chilly and humid.
 
OR
 
The archipelago has a pluviseasonal-oceanic mediterranean climate, with thermal grades ranging from thermomediterranean to mesomediterranean, with parts of the southern islands and elevated areas of Yerduran experiencing supramediterranean thermal conditions.
 
Important cities:
Destransar  Resava  Tertkert  Vansarvan  Ğrigurêkivon Orbansk Chjuraskovo Tabor Borgoresc
 
==Government==
[[File:Plaza Houssay Av Córdoba Facultad Medicina.jpg|thumb|Cabinet Secretariat building, Destransar]]
 
In the modern constitutional context of thematic federalism, Sydona belongs to the {{wp|Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Sydonan Theme}}. The Sydonan Theme is a ''unitary theme''(comprising only one federal subject) as well as a ''special theme'' (having devolved authority to in certain matters normally within federal competence). In practical terms, this means that Sydona has significant latitude to set its own policies with regard to migration, customs, and interstate commerce, above and beyond the considerable rights reserved to regular Kiravian states. The Government of Sydona has actively exercised its autonomy in these areas, and presently maintains a separate migration and customs régime from other parts of the Federacy, as well as numerous intrastate trade barriers and its own currency, the Sydonan dram. Sydona was accorded this special status along with the [[Melian Isles]] during the Federalist Restoration in the 21180s due to political and strategic considerations at the time (''see [[Sydona#Reintegration|§Reintegration]] above''), and retains them in recognition of its geographic isolation, unique ethnic and cultural makeup, and divergent development path. Nonetheless, Sydona has voluntarily taken significant steps since the 21180s toward closer integration with the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, in tandem with the gradual liberalisation of its domestic economy and institutional setup.
 
The political life of Sydona takes place within the framework of a constitutional republic. The current Constitution of Sydona has been in place since the last round of federal status compacts and referenda in 21198. Although it is now a multi-party electoral democracy, Sydona retains many institutional forms and symbolic trappings that recall its past as a Kirosocialist single-party state on the [[Devinism|Devinist]] model. The unicameral legislature, the People's Soviet, is elected every 36 months by {{wp|alternative vote}} from constituencies corresponding to the state's cities and raions. The Chief Executive of Sydona is elected every 72 months by alternative vote. Unlike most overseas states, election of the Chief Executive of Sydona does not require any confirmation or nominal appointment by the [[Prime Executive]] or [[Federal Stanora]].
 
===Politics===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
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!Party Name
!People's Soviet
!State Council
!Federal Caucus
!Platform
|-
| style="background-color:#C00302" |
|'''Socialist Party of Sydona'''<br><small>''Sokšàlrısax Stranga Sydonáv''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|52|101|hex=#C00302}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|4|7|hex=#C00302}}</center>
| [[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]]
| [[Kirosocialism|Sydosocialism]], {{wp|Antifederalism}}
|-
| style="background-color:#cccc00" |
|'''Social Compact Party'''<br><small>''Askolexriśtovix Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
|[[Caritist Social Union|CSU]]
| {{wp|Conservative socialism}}, {{wp|Neo-corporatism}}, {{wp|Christian democracy}}
|-
| style="background-color:#00A29B" |
|'''Unitary Federalist Party'''<br><small>''Thūritix Vuntirektārkarisēx Plaiduv''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
|[[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance|SRA]]
| {{wp|Conservative liberalism}}, {{wp|Federalism}}
|-
| style="background-color:#009a00" |
|'''Islamic Republic Party'''<br><small>''Islamix Respublikax Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#009a00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#009a00}}</center>
|[[Authentic Historical Caucus|RCK]]
| {{wp|Islamism}}, {{wp|Islamic democracy}}
|-
| style="background-color:#B97333" |
|'''Social Convist Party'''<br><small>''Sokšàlkonvırisax Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|7|101|hex=#B97333}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|7|hex=#B97333}}</center>
|[[Kiravia of Regions|KR]]
| Social-Convism, Slavonic minority interests
|-
|}
 
The post-Kirsok political landscape of Sydona has been shaped largely by issues surrounding ethno-national identity, federal integration, and the economic transition. The Socialist Party of Sydona, which had ruled Sydona under the one-party system, has managed to remain the strongest political force in the country, campaigning on a platform of ethnic and religious neutrality, opposition to independence or ethnic separatism on one hand and further federal integration on the other, and maintaining high social expenditure financed largely by resource rents. This platform, combined with effective voter-mobilisation networks among sympathetic constituencies such as organised labour, have enabled the SPS to turn out a "critical mass of lukewarm supporters" and usually prevail over the fractious opposition.
 
===Federal Politics===
Sydona returns six members to the [[Federal Stanora]] by at-large {{wp|single transferable vote}}.
 
The [[Emergency Backup Executive]], a {{wp|designated survivor}} elected to lead the Federacy's {{wp|continuity of government}} efforts in the event that all other constitutional successors to the [[Prime Executive]] are killed or incapacitated in a catastrophic event, has their official residence at the Prehnite Hill Tracts on Grand Sydona.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:10px"
|+[[Federal Stanora|Federal Stanora Delegation]]
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Member
! valign=bottom | Party
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| First Elected
|-
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| Ḱassim Nasrallav
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21189
|-
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| Charles H. Gamarekian
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21197
|-
| style="background-color:Turquoise" |&nbsp;
| Íoan Aluneryn
| style="text-align:center;" | Unitary Federalist Party ([[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance|SRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
| style="background-color:DarkOrange" |&nbsp;
| Dennis Kučinić
| style="text-align:center;" | Social Compact Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
|}
 
===Public Policy and Law===
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===Defence Forces===
Like other Kiravian provinces, Sydona maintains its own local defence forces. The Sydonan People's Army is responsible for air and land defence, and the Sydonan People's Navy functions as the islands' {{wp|coast guard}}, discharging roughly the same responsibilities in Sydonan waters as the [[Maritime Cutter Service]] does in the Home Islands.
 
===Local Governance===
The third-level administrative divisions in Sydona are known ''raions'' (Coscivian: ''raion'') instead of countyships (''amtra'').
 
==Society & Culture==
[[File:Novo Sarajevo (October 2011) - panoramio.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Вид Рыбницы.jpg|thumb]]
Sydona has a rich and diverse culture, blending the dominant mores of [[Coscivian civilisation]] with Pelian, Slavic, Istroyan, and Audonian influences.
===Ethnic groups===
[[File:DeepSouthCoscivians.jpg|thumb|Historical woodcut of the [[Deep South Coscivians]]]]
 
<!-- Taconic Mountains Taconite Coke Limestone
Axnaromanotes??
Melotes
-->
Main social groups:
 
*'''Pelians''' - {{wp|Armenians|Divergent Levanto-Sarpic ethnic group}}. Pelians are the largest individual ethnic group in Sydona and are in plurality across southern and eastern Yerduran and the Lesser Sydonas.
*'''Thrakoslavs ( ''Thračislaveni'' )''' - Sydonans of Slavonic heritage, related to the Slavs of [[Zeshinava]]. Thrakoslavs are in majority in the North Sydona Autonomous Division and parts of the west coast, and in plurality in some paarts of the Yerduran interior.
**'''Čuvidins''' - Thrakoslavic Sunni Muslims
*'''Coscivians''', including:
**'''Austral Coscivians''' or '''Deep South Coscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Pelians and long-settled multigenerational Coscivian-Kiravian colonists.
**'''Thrakoscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Thrakoslavs and mixed Coscivian-Thrakoslavic families, mostly living in North Sydona and speaking Thrako-Coscivian Creole.
**'''Black Coscivians''' - Resettled evacuees from Kiravian trading posts in [[Punth]] expelled during the course of the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars]]. Mostly found in the Destransar metropolitan area and urban-type settlements in North Sydona.
 
Smaller but notable ethnic groups include:
*'''Anatolians''' - Umbrella term for various [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christian]] minority communities who have settled in the islands.
*'''Leinish''' - Small-numbered community descended from Gothic-Fiannrian Crusaders, mostly concentrated in Leinland Autonomous Raion.
*'''Śķiptar''' - Displaced {{wp|Illyrians}}, traditionally {{wp|pastoralism|pastoral}} and involved in rearing {{wp|water buffalo}} and producing {{wp|buffalo mozzarella|buffalo dairy products}}.
*'''Absuri''' - Local relict Arab populations
*'''Rumelis and Rumelite Coscivians''' - Followers of the [[Rumeli Islam|Rumeli Islamic]] tradition.
*'''Istrojans and Istro-Coscivians''' - [Coming soon]
*'''Welsh Sydonans''' - Immigrated from [[Caergwynn]] and [[Faneria]] to work in the mines.
 
===Language===
Austral Coscivian, an offshoot of [[Maritime Coscivian]] superimposed over a Pelian substrate, is the most widely spoken language in Sydona, by 35% of the population as their native tongue and an additional ~20-25% as a second language. The other two major languages of Sydona are Thrakoslavic (a Slavonic language) and Pelian (an independent Levanto-Sarpic language). All three languages have official status
 
Thrako-Coscivian Creole is spoken by some 120,000 families in northern Érdoran (~1.54% of the Sydonan population), with a significant diaspora in Destransar and [[Valēka]]. It received official recognition in 21193 and authorised for use in public elementary education for the first time.
 
Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language, and is understood by up to 40% of the population, mostly as a second language. It is common as a first language among the Mainlander community and is important in the corporate world. Public information is increasingly made available in Kiravic. However, Austral Coscivian remains the dominant language of the Coscivian sector and heavily Cosconised cities, and native Kiravic-speakers living in Sydona must learn Austral Coscivian in order to navigate everyday life.
 
Other languages spoken in Sydona by sizeable communities include Istroyan, <!-- Istro-Coscivian? --> Aramaic, and Leinish.
 
===Religion===
Catholicism (Latin, Coscivian, and [[Caphiric Catholicism|Caphiric]]), Shi'a Islam (Rumeli, [[Shapirism|Shapiri]], Twelver), Sunni Islam (need to decide on sects)
 
<!-- Woolzi Sects, Sarostivism. Ancient Coscivian Moon- and ancestor-worship both Christianised and Islamised.
Smaller: CHURCH OF PEL, Zoroastrianism or Manichæanism, as appropriate, Reformed Orthodoxy -->
 
===Sports===
Sports are an important part of Sydonan cultural life.
 
{{wp|Association football}} (Austral Coscivian: ''kʊʉrat'', from Arabic ''kura'' "ball") is the second most popular sport in Sydona, in stark contrast to the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, where it receives little attention. The Sydona Islands are represented by their own national team in international competitions, separate from the notoriously irrelevant [[Kirav national soccer team|Kiravian national team]]. Although the Sydonan national team outperforms its Kiravian counterpart, it is still not particularly successful in tournament play. Soccer is generally played during the antipodean spring and summer in Sydona, coinciding with the fall/winter regular season for fieldball in Great Kirav, though it is evolving into a more year-round sport. The Austral Coscivian language has its own distinct vocabulary relating to soccer, much of which is locally coined or borrowed from Continental Ixnayan languages, unlike Kiravic Coscivian which has mostly borrowed or calqued its soccer terminology from Levantine or wider international usage.
 
Sydona is home to the famed tennis champion [[Hinko Karthinović]].
 
==Economy==
[[File:Fortaleza - Ceará - Brasil.jpg|thumb|Seafront commercial development in Destransar]]
[[File:NP01-Vinogradi.jpg|thumb|right|Vineyards in Hayrenyat Raion]]
[[File:Dam_Serbia_Djerdap_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Hydroelectric power station on Yerduran]]
[[File:Calcite-Smithsonite-denv08-02a.jpg|thumb|Handwavium ore]]
 
Sydona has a an upper-middle income transitional mixed economy with a large public sector. The extraction and processing of natural resources - particularly offshore oil and natural gas and [[handwavium]] - are the most valuable sector of the economy and main source of public revenues. The economy is presently export-oriented, with a comparatively underdeveloped domestic market for {{wp|consumer goods}}, though the Sydonan People's Bank projects a positive trajectory for domestic consumption over the next five years.
 
Sydona has its own currency, the Sydonan dram. The [[Saar|Kiravian saar]] is widely circulated and commonly accepted by local merchants. However, the Sydonan government only accepts tax and fee payments in drams, and similarly pays out pensions and welfare transfers (upon which a large share of the population rely) in drams.
 
===Energy and Mining===
Sydona has extensive (mostly offshore) deposits of {{wp|petroleum}} and {{wp|natural gas}}, the easily the largest of any Kiravian province by proven reserves. The Sydona Resource Development Authority, a {{wp|trading fund|state-owned commercial entity}} under the purview of the provincial Secretariat of Energy, has a statutory monopoly on oil drilling in Sydona and its waters, though since 21202 it has begun licensing an increasing number of oilfields to private companies, such as [[Kiro-Audonian SakOil]]. Oil and gas are Sydona's leading export and source of government revenues.
 
The eastern islands hold major deposits of {{wp|handwavium}}, while Érdoran and Manētuva have significant reserves of tin and tungsten. Offshore natural gas exploration is underway in the Sydona Sound. Sydona's handwavium industry is tightly supervised by the federal government, as the mineral is of great strategic value to the Kiravian Navy and shipping industry, which require it for  certain long-haul voyages.
 
===Agriculture===
Agriculture employs some 16% of Sydonans, and is focused on the production of Levanto-Sarpic staple crops (e.g. wheat, barley), [[Kiravian cuisine|Kiravian staples]] (potato, drallion), wine grapes, beef cattle, and a wide selection of temperate fruits and vegatables. A warm temperate to submediterranean climate, level terrain on Grand Sydona, and comparatively low labour costs have helped establish Sydona as an agricultural exporter to the Kiravian and international markets. Ducks are raised widely across Sydona, and are a major ingredient in Austral Coscivian cuisine. Sydona is the leading producer of {{wp|yerba mate}} in the Federacy.
 
Sydona is by far the largest producer and per-capita consumer of {{wp|wine}} in the Kiravian collectivity. Vineyards are an important pillar of the rural economy on the hilly outer islands, which offer many locations with desirable ''terroir'' for {{wp|viticulture}}. Sydona Œnotechnical Enterprises SAK, better known by its {{wp|trade name}} 'Swallowtail Wines', took over management of the largest state-owned vineyards when they were privatised in 21192, and produces affordable varietal wines, mainly for the Kiravian market. It is the best-known wine brand among Kiravian consumers. Another major commercial winery is SAK Évard Cellars, a subsidiary of [[Alquifer]] operating in Yeğvard Raion (Marketing consultants rendered ''Yeğvard'' as ''Évard'' to dupe customers into thinking the wine was [[Burgundie|Burgoniesc]] and therefore good, when in fact it is neither).
 
===Manufacturing & Services===
Sydona inherited a large industrial base from the Kirosocialist period that has struggled to compete in a more liberalised trade environment and has remained largely stagnant despite generous subsidies and protectionist policies. The fortunes of the manufacturing sector have improved mildly since [[the Deluge]] thanks to contracts with the [[Overseas Development Executive]] to provide large quantities of outdated but low-cost agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and chemical fertilisers to promote economic development in Kiravian-controlled areas of [[Crona]].
 
Sydona is a major exporter of {{wp|paving stones}} and {{wp|curbstones}}, benefitting greatly from the post-Kirosocialist suburban development boom in [[Great Kirav]] and the growth of "air-conditioner colonies" in lowland [[Æonara]] which have spurred a surge in demand for patios.
 
[Automotive and Aeronautical plants?]
 
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