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The Maloka Council State | The '''Republic of Maloka''', formerly the Malokan Council State, is a Fanerian protectorate in northern [[Crona]]. It borders [[Aeonara]], the [[Levantine Ocean]], and the Mera Bay by sea, as well as [[Ashkenang]] by land to the east. | ||
{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
| conventional_long_name = Maloka | | conventional_long_name = Republic of Maloka | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| common_name = Maloka | | common_name = Maloka | ||
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $14,233 | | GDP_nominal_per_capita = $14,233 | ||
| sovereignty_type = Independence {{nobold|from [[Algoquona]]}} | | sovereignty_type = Independence {{nobold|from [[Algoquona]]}} | ||
| established_event1 = Malokan | | established_event1 = Malokan Council State | ||
| established_date1 = | | established_date1 = 2024 | ||
| established_event2 = Maloka | | established_event2 = Republic of Maloka | ||
| established_date2 = | | established_date2 =2029 | ||
| HDI_year = 2025 | | HDI_year = 2025 | ||
| HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady--> | | HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady--> | ||
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| Gini_rank = | | Gini_rank = | ||
| currency = Malokan [[Barra]], [[Taler]] | | currency = Malokan [[Barra]], [[Taler]] | ||
| currency_code = | | currency_code = BrM | ||
| time_zone = | | time_zone = | ||
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Voting in Maloka is limited to citizens; the Forward Path has been pushing for a switch to landed voting but is unsuccessful. Due to the country's moderate cohesion, its elections tend to be difficult and filled with low turnouts and a relatively small voting pool compared to the total adult population. | Voting in Maloka is limited to citizens; the Forward Path has been pushing for a switch to landed voting but is unsuccessful. Due to the country's moderate cohesion, its elections tend to be difficult and filled with low turnouts and a relatively small voting pool compared to the total adult population. | ||
=== Government === | === Government === | ||
Maloka's government is comprised of a unicameral legislature of 33 people, called the People's Council, which is lead by a Chief Minister elected by a direct first-past-the-post vote. | Maloka's government is comprised of a unicameral legislature of 33 people, called the People's Council, which is lead by a Chief Minister elected by a direct first-past-the-post vote. Terms are capped at six terms of four years each; this extends to judges, ministers, and the executive as well. Previously, the People's Council was both the legislative and executive organ of government; as of 2029, an executive branch in the form of a Directorate was formed as part of legal reforms intended to finalize the formation of government independent of Fhainnin military advisement. | ||
Maloka's government has a variety of ministries that operate at the beck and call of the Directorate, while the Chief Minister exercises great powers in budgetary decisions and the country's Triad Court is assigned a judge each by the Director, Chief Minister, and a popular vote in the People's Council. | |||
Maloka does not exercise rights as a nation in regards to bilateral relations with other states, but instead operates a diplomatic ministry that works in conjunction with the Fhainnin Foreign Affairs Bureau. In theory, this limits their ability to conduct diplomacy; in practice, it is more a check to ensure Malokan relations do not counteract Fanerian aims. | Maloka does not exercise rights as a nation in regards to bilateral relations with other states, but instead operates a diplomatic ministry that works in conjunction with the Fhainnin Foreign Affairs Bureau. In theory, this limits their ability to conduct diplomacy; in practice, it is more a check to ensure Malokan relations do not counteract Fanerian aims. | ||
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Maloka is divided into thirteen provinces, three of which are semiautonomous as part of the [[Rianee Cooperative Reserve]]. Each non-autonomous province elects three delegates to the People's Council, one of which is approved by the peoples' council to simultaneously serve as governor of their province. Each semiautonomous province appoints one delegate, and is permitted to operate under local tribal law and is not regulated by the central government in regards to hunting and fishing rights within their territory. | Maloka is divided into thirteen provinces, three of which are semiautonomous as part of the [[Rianee Cooperative Reserve]]. Each non-autonomous province elects three delegates to the People's Council, one of which is approved by the peoples' council to simultaneously serve as governor of their province. Each semiautonomous province appoints one delegate, and is permitted to operate under local tribal law and is not regulated by the central government in regards to hunting and fishing rights within their territory. | ||
South Osweyan, the southernmost province, is partially leased to the government of Faneria until | South Osweyan, the southernmost province, is partially leased to the government of Faneria until 2123. while Maloka also agreed to sell the Tohatacan Strip to Faneria in 2025 in exchange for a military aid package of a frigate, several fighter aircraft, and repair and sustainment aid, which Faneria gifted to [[Ashkenang]] to allow it access to the sea. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
Education is highly stratified, with the Algosh population being 85% literate, the Malki being 64% literate, and the Rianee being 4% literate. The majority of the Rianee population lives in the tundra and northern coastal regions, and are by far the poorest, with some never receiving regular contact with the south and only nominally being under Malokan control. The Algosh population has, since the war of liberation, become a pariah caste, sticking to their own communities to avoid backlash - typically consolidating towards the lease city of Mharnsgate, which is legally a safe haven - a reality usually enforced by Fhainnin troops, though violence does occasionally occur. The Algosh, despite their previous affluence, are politically a non-entity, while the Rianee communities in the southern regions are small enough to be safely ignored and generally are only supported by the White Suns out of deference to their imported ideals. | Education is highly stratified, with the Algosh population being 85% literate, the Malki being 64% literate, and the Rianee being 4% literate. The majority of the Rianee population lives in the tundra and northern coastal regions, and are by far the poorest, with some never receiving regular contact with the south and only nominally being under Malokan control. The Algosh population has, since the war of liberation, become a pariah caste, sticking to their own communities to avoid backlash - typically consolidating towards the lease city of Mharnsgate, which is legally a safe haven - a reality usually enforced by Fhainnin troops, though violence does occasionally occur. The Algosh, despite their previous affluence, are politically a non-entity, while the Rianee communities in the southern regions are small enough to be safely ignored and generally are only supported by the White Suns out of deference to their imported ideals. | ||
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=== Ashkenauk === | === Ashkenauk === | ||
Ashkenauks are a considerable minority in Maloka, but are a large minority in some of the border regions with [[Ashkenang]]. Ashkenauk culture is a unique branch-off of the more common continental [[M'acunism]], and their tribal faiths burn their offerings in addition to other parts of the sacrifices made. | Ashkenauks are a considerable minority in Maloka, but are a large minority in some of the border regions with [[Ashkenang]]. Ashkenauk culture is a unique branch-off of the more common continental [[M'acunism]], and their tribal faiths burn their offerings in addition to other parts of the sacrifices made. | ||
=== Rianee === | === Rianee === | ||
The Rianee people are largely hunter-gatherers, and have a preindustrial culture with a heavy emphasis on subsistence hunting and fishing. Many of them visit temporary living sites throughout the north and Polar Zone, and furs and handcrafts still feature heavily in their garb. In modern times, they have acquired a small number of firearms and manufactured goods in addition to traditional spears and clubs, and have adapted well to using modern trappings while maintaining distance from urban society. The few static Rianee communities are relatively stable albeit poor, and Rianee are often found in shanty towns throughout north and central Maloka. Historically, the Malki pushed the Rianee north from the peninsula, wiping most of them out. The Northern Confederation, during its tenure, had little concern for their status considering their small population size, while the Hierarchy employed many as pathfinders and enforcers against the Malki majority. | The Rianee people are largely hunter-gatherers, and have a preindustrial culture with a heavy emphasis on subsistence hunting and fishing. Many of them visit temporary living sites throughout the north and Polar Zone, and furs and handcrafts still feature heavily in their garb. In modern times, they have acquired a small number of firearms and manufactured goods in addition to traditional spears and clubs, and have adapted well to using modern trappings while maintaining distance from urban society. The few static Rianee communities are relatively stable albeit poor, and Rianee are often found in shanty towns throughout north and central Maloka. Historically, the Malki pushed the Rianee north from the peninsula, wiping most of them out. The Northern Confederation, during its tenure, had little concern for their status considering their small population size, while the Hierarchy employed many as pathfinders and enforcers against the Malki majority. | ||
=== Algosh === | === Algosh === | ||
The Algosh homeland is on the opposite side of [[Cusinaut]] from Maloka, but controlled a vast swathe of territory, including Maluka, under the now-defunct [[Algoquona|Algoquonan Hierarchy]]. During the occupation, ALgosh settlers became a dominant social class in the major cities, and after the liberation of Maloka, suffered from pogroms, asset siezures, and forced deportations. Many of these were combatted by Fhainnin troops during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], but the Algosh remain a hated minority in Maloka. As a result, many have voluntarily emigrated to the [[Algosh Republic]] or to the city of [[Mharnsgate]], which is governed by [[Faneria]]. | The Algosh homeland is on the opposite side of [[Cusinaut]] from Maloka, but controlled a vast swathe of territory, including Maluka, under the now-defunct [[Algoquona|Algoquonan Hierarchy]]. During the occupation, ALgosh settlers became a dominant social class in the major cities, and after the liberation of Maloka, suffered from pogroms, asset siezures, and forced deportations. Many of these were combatted by Fhainnin troops during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], but the Algosh remain a hated minority in Maloka. As a result, many have voluntarily emigrated to the [[Algosh Republic]] or to the city of [[Mharnsgate]], which is governed by [[Faneria]]. | ||
== Military == | == Military == | ||
=== National Liberation Army === | === National Liberation Army === | ||
Maloka's Army consists of | Maloka's Army consists of four brigades modelled in a roughly Occidental style, with three motorized infantry brigades and a Pathfinders Brigade, the latter of which is in theory special forces but acts in a mountaineering and border patrol capacity. The majority of its equipment is surplus Occidental equipment, and training is handled by a small core of local officers aided by Fanerian advisors. Most of the initial equipment was mixed, with captured Algosh arms, local small arms, and Fhainnin gifts being seen side by side, but as reorganizations have gone on the Army has gradually approached uniformity, with the oldest armaments being passed down to garrison units and later decommissioned or sold off in batches to Sabnaki or other petty states to help pay for better equipment. The NLA only possesses a half-dozen tanks, although its primary armored vehicle, the [[Bataís 1962-2|Bataís]], is an excellent rough terrain vehicle (for a tracked system) and is decently effective against most of the local Cronan threats the NLA would reasonably be expected to fight. | ||
Originally, the National Liberation Army consisted of a large variety of militia forces and political extremist groups; after the [[Peninsular War]], an internal winnowing was undertaken to refine the military into a considerably smaller and more manageable force aimed at national defense and maintaining internal order. The focus of military doctrine is purely defensive, and as such relies on simpler, tried-and-true methods rather than complex maneuver. | |||
The | |||
=== National Liberation Navy === | === National Liberation Navy === | ||
The Navy consists of six surface craft (one | The Malokan Navy is a green-water force which consists of six major surface craft (one older frigate, two icebreakers, and three heavy patrol craft) and two dozen-odd patrol boats; its frigate is a mine warfare-oriented design of Fanerian origin and its corvettes are Fanerian surplus. The Navy also operates Maloka's fleet of fourteen aircraft (two trainers, four scout planes, and eight last-gen fighter craft). Its primary role is coastal and air defense, and it operates the country's major naval base in Kimiornee and uses Mharnsgate as a second port due to the Fanerian base there. | ||
In 2026, Maloka sold four of its then eighteen fighters to [[Ashkenang]] to pay for a maintenance and training program on its other aircraft.. | |||
[[Category:Faneria]] | [[Category:Faneria]] | ||
[[Category:Maloka]] | [[Category:Maloka]] | ||