Sudmoll

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Trade Island of Sudmoll
Flag of Trade Island of Sudmoll
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Nation Burgundie
Constituent Country equivalentBurgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly
Geographic DesignationPolar Burgundies
CapitalOparo Nui
Government
 • Governor-EpistatesTino Oro-Martine Vaiarie
Area
 • Province1,554 km2 (600 sq mi)
 • Water217.56 km2 (84.00 sq mi)  14%%
 • Urban
12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
 • Rural
1,226.02 km2 (473.37 sq mi)
 • Metro
9.25 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
 • Military installation84.37 km2 (32.58 sq mi)
 • Port facility4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Province18,510
 • Density11.91/km2 (30.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Iti

Sudmoll, officially the Burgoignesc Trade Island Province of Sudmoll, is an island in the western Okatian Sea. It shares a maritime border with Stenza which has often led to complications with that nation (Sudmoll Island Conflicts).

It has a small population of 18,510 residents, outside of the naval/Revenue Guard station and Foreign Legion outpost. On average there are approximately 50-100 Revenue Guardsman, 3-5,000 naval personnel, and 3,500-4,000 legionnaires stationed on the military facilities on Sudmoll. The capital and largest town on the island, Oparo Nui, is home to around 4,730 people in it's city limits, which spans 12.6 sq km. The metro area consists of two villages, Pasquavil with 1,748 people, and Oparo Iti with 1,329 people. The remainder of the population lives in a rural environment.

Geography

Geology

Climate

Flora

Fauna

History

Geological history

Early settlements

Pre-Occidental history

Late modern period

Contemporary period

Politics

Sudmoll is part of the Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Polar Burgundies 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.

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

Sudmollians 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 Austral Valloise and Burgoignesc are both in use. However, there was a time during the 1960s and 1970s when children were forbidden to speak Austral Valloise in schools. Austral Valloise 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 Sudmollian 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 Sudmoll 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.

Provincial courts

Administrative divisions

Culture

Dance

Death

Sport

Film

Religion

Sudmoll enjoys complete religious freedom and is a thriving polity of religious observation. The most common religions practiced in Sudmoll are reported to be Catholicism at 35%, Protestantism at 28%, Masa Church at 15%, agnostic or nonreligious at 18%, and other/animist at 4%.

Cuisine

Education

Economy

Tourism is a significant industry.

The main trading partners are the Burgoignesc Metropole for about 40% of imports and about 25% of exports. The other main trading partners are Stenza, Caphiria, and Takatta Loa.

Unemployment affects about 13% of the active population, especially women and unqualified young people.

Agriculture

Trade

Port Nova Martillia
Location
Country Burgundie
Details
Opened1949
Employees550
Statistics
Vessel arrivals179
Annual cargo tonnage805.219 tonnes
Annual revenue₮25 million

Port Nova Martillia is a small container port that can accommodate two feeder sized ships at once. It is used to export the agricultural goods from the island but also to supply the locals with sustenance since the island is not self-sufficient. Since opening relations with Stenza the port has increased its activity almost twofold. Smaller packet freighters are a much more common sight. Almost all of the meager exports from Sudmoll now go to markets in Stenza.

Trade is handled throught the Okatian Island Trading Company (OITC), a joint stock company that is owned 20% by Caphiria, 20% by Burgundie, 20% by O’Shea Container Shipping, and the remaining shares are publically traded. The OITC handles the imports and exports from Sudmoll and Caphirian Escal. It runs a regular route from Port Lacomopoles in Burgundie, Sybaesa Port in Caphiria, Port TBD, Burgoignesc Equitorial Osteiecia, Ku'umata, Takatta Loa,....tbd.

Infrastructure

Maritime

Roads and rail

Air

Energy and electricity

Sudmoll imports its petroleum and has no local refinery or production. Civilian daily consumption of imported oil products was 5,430 barrels in 2025, which constitutes 70% of energy generation for the island's inhabitants. A waste-to-energy plant was constructed in 2003 and provides the remaining 30% of power generation. It also consumes about 83% of the waste generated on the island. The syngas byproduct is increasingly becoming one of Sudmoll's most valuable exports.

Through an infrastructure investment grant, the Levantine Union has committed ₮8 million to construct tidal power generators, but the project is currently stalled by local fishermen who are concerned about the disturbances the generators will cause to their livelihood. The project is still expected to move forward and the projected completion date is 2029. A feasibility study was conducted and determined that solar would be unreliable due to the long monsoon seasons, and nuclear was too expensive for the demand.

Military installations

Fort St. Amaund
Okatian Sea Joint Maritime Patrol Station
 Burgundie
Site information
OwnerBurgoignesc Security Forces
OperatorNavy of Burgundie
Controlled byBurgoignesc Australis Combined Forces Command, Western Sector
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1922
Garrison information
OccupantsNavy
  • 4th Aviso Divison
  • 37th Destroyer Squadron

Revenue Guard

  • 5th Cutter Pod
  • 2nd Life Saving Squadron
Fort St. Giles
 Burgundie
Site information
OwnerBurgoignesc Security Forces
OperatorArmy of Burgundie
Controlled byBurgoignesc Australis Combined Forces Command, Western Sector
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1973
Garrison information
OccupantsForeign Legion
  • Foreign Legion Detachment Sudmoll

Gendarmerie

  • Okatian Basin Company of the Overseas Gendarmerie

Demographics

Demographics of Sudmoll do not typically include those stationed at

Ethnicity Population % of total population Notes
Mixed race 8,375 45.24% Primarily Bergendii and Polynesians
Polynesians 5,174 27.95%
Occidental 4,599 19.44% Almost exclusively Bergendii
Austronesian 1,362 7.35%