Melian Islands
| Melian Archipelagic Republic Mêlūssoé Hīrianžoé Yaššukotànaī(Melotic) Kéarita Meliax Èsoxorosk (Kiravic) | |
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| Country | Kiravian Federacy |
| Capital | Thucydia (Thukōdisar) |
| Population | 9,724,599 |
| Prime Executive | Ansgar Þerōsdur |
| President | Isàm Źangarides |
| Stanora seats | 4 |
| Official languages | Melotic Kiravic |
| Postal Abbreviation | MLE |
The Melian Archipelagic Republic (Melotic: Mêlūssoé Hīrianžoé Yaššukotànaī Coscivian: Skírēn Meliaèsoxorosk), more commonly known as the Melian Islands, is a constituent country and federated state of the Kiravian Federacy situated between the Sea of Canete and Sea of Istroya.
History
Ancient and Premodern History
Coscivian contact & Integration
Coffee imperialism
Kirosocialism
Post-Kirosocialism
New political status.
Geography
The archipelago has a tropical climate with strong oceanic influences overall, with more varied and typically cooler climates created by functions of altitude and local wind patterns shaped by the islands' mountainous topography. The five major islands are: Ketrya (home to the capital, Thucydia), Astándra, Dúkonia, and Vìor.
Politics
| Member | Party | First Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varrus Éliosaprin | Island Nation Party (CNC) | 21206 | |
| Avsiladur Ptarmigan | Island Nation Party (CNC) | 21206 | |
The Melian Archipelagic Republic is operates under a semi-presidential system in which executive power is exercised by a cabinet (the Ārkakirstuv, 'State Council') which is accountable to both a governor-president (the Vèurovektur, 'Prime Executive') and to the legislature. The legislature elects the prime minister (confusingly titled the Anosalur, 'President'). The Prime Executive may veto legislation,...defence/policing/emergency management, appoint judges, prerogative powers, signs State Council orders. The Prime Executive is elected every six years and may not serve two consecutive terms or more than three non-consecutive terms.
The legislature, known as the Melian Congress, is elected every three years by instant runoff vote. Each county is accorded a minimum of two seats in the legislature, one "open" (contestable by party nominees and independents) and one reserved for independent candidates. Additional open seats may be allocated to counties after each census based on their deviation from the mean county population. Candidates standing for the reserved-independent seats campaign using public funds according to the Báltagren System.
The main political parties in the Melian Isles are the Island Nation Party (national-conservative), the New Republic Party (conservative-liberal), the Pythagorean People's Party (religious-conservative), the Melian Democratic Party (centrist, localist), the Melosocialist Party (Kirosocialist), and the Jade Party (agrarian, eco-conservative and Georgist). The Melian National Party and Melian Independence Party were once prominent but have lost relevance since the Melian Isles were elevated to constituent country status.
Although domestic politics is competitive, like many other Kiravian overseas subjects in Ixnay the Melian Isles typically elect Delegates to the Federal Stanora who sit with the Coscivian National Congress group, largely due to the CNC's strong position on defence issues, strong support for island interests, and its consistent delivery of subsidies.
Law
Society & Culture
The Melian Isles are inhabited both by Éorsan Coscivians who have settled on the islands since their annexation by the Kiravian Federacy, and by the native Melotes.
Traditional Melote culture
Ancestry
Religion
Language
General culture and demographics
The main religions practised in the Melian Isles are Melo-Pythagoreanism (adhered to by XX% of the population), Christianity (adhered to by XY% of the population), and Islam (adhered to by XZ% of the population). The main Christian denominations are Levantine Catholic (mainly Coscivian-Rite), Reformed Orthodox, Independent Orthodox, and [Sectarian church]. There is also a thriving Bahá'í community, the oldest in the Kiravian Federacy and proportionally one of the largest.
Economy
The agricultural sector accounts for a large percentage of the territory's GDP. Most production takes place on medium-sized family-owned estates as specified by the distributistic land-grant policy imposed by the Federal Stanora. Melian agriculture measures up to that of the breadbasket states of the Kiravian island continent in efficiency and productivity, aided by advanced mechanisation, biotechnology, and agronomic knowledge. Vegetables, especially lettuce, pakchoi, peppers, leeks, avocadoes, endives, and beans are leading export crops. A fruit industry is becoming established, with hundreds of hectares in the coastal lowlands being planted with peach and other stonefruit, persimmon, and kiwis. Limited breadfruit production has begun in some areas of the northern islands, and there are several initiatives underway to establish vineyards in the more southerly isles. Coffee production in the Melian Isles provides the territory with its most valuable agricultural export.
A major contributor to the Melian economy is the Jade Coast Spaceport, owned and operated by the Federal Spaceflight Authority. The spaceport is located on a large tract of land in County Seraïkan on the northeast coast of Astándra Island, and includes five launch sites for unmanned rockets and two for reusable manned spacecraft, which take advantage of the archipelago's position close to the equator to minimise the amount of energy required to enter orbit. It is currently the leading Kiravian spaceport for commercial sattelite launches and for manned space missions, especially logistical support for the FSA space station Starfield, though concerns about possible Santherese surveillance have prompted the FSA to move more sensitive launches to other locations. The Jade Coast Spaceport is the largest single employer in the islands after the territorial government, and has drawn many highly-educated, high-income workers to Astándra Island.
More conventional, sub-orbital transportation is also important to the Melian economy. The islands are an important way station between Great Kirav and the Sydona Islands, and between the Sydonas and Kiravian Punth. Melian members of the Federal Stanora have pushed for closer trade relations between the Federacy and Pukhtunkhwa, from which their territory would be geographically well-poised to benefit from.
A tourist industry catering mostly to Levantine visitors and Kiravian hikers and scuba divers is a key source of growth for the service sector, underpinning the economy of numerous coastal communities located near well-maintained beaches and reefs.
Valuable nickel deposits on Ketrya Island are expected to enter production in 21209.
Notable Melians
- Pharides of Zukharno - Ancient political philosopher known for his works on human nature, warfare, and the state. Citizen of the ancient Melian city-state of Zukharno, now the town of Súxarnon in County Thalen.
- Daron Ladaxēva - Chess grandmaster and reigning national champion.
- Alphegos Kassenin - Eminent mathematician and physicist, known for his role in the Kiravian Federacy's nuclear weapons program. Born and raised in Mirśamur.
- Ansgar Therōsdur - Xth Governor of the Melian Isles, born in Intravia, but a resident of Thucydia for over a decade.
- Biggus McDickus - Senior naval officer, born in Mirśamur.