Nauta Normand

Nauta Normand
Province of Burgundie
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Nickname(s):  The Northern Sailor, Hyperborea
Map of Nauta Normand
Nation	Burgundie
Constituent Country	Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly
Geographic designation	Polar Burgundies
Capital City	Soix
Area
• Total	854.696 km2 (330.000 sq mi)
Population
• Total	142,960
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Normandiennes
Website	www.burgundie.gouv/nautanormand

Nauta Normand is an over-seas province of Burgundie located in the eastern Coscivian Sea. It shares a maritime border with Kiravia to the south. It is part of Burgundie's Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Polar Burgundies geographic designation. It is home to 142,960 Normandiennes. It's capital and largest city is Soix which also serves as the province's largest port facility.

Nauta Normand is known for its hard-nosed residents who brace the elements every day to live on the desolate and barren landscape. It is however a critical naval and scientific outpost for Burgundie which are the two largest sectors of the economy. Because of the focus on science, the Normandiennes are incredibly well educated and their Internet speeds are fastest in Burgundie, averaging around 3gigs. The Normandiennes are predominantly focused on traditional lives fishing, herding, weaving, and what little agriculture can be eeked out, but the youth are preferring to go to Kiravia and the Burgoignesc Metropole in greater and greater numbers. To make up for this, larger and larger numbers of immigrants are being given incentives to move to Nauta Normand to maintain these cottage industries which is being met with mixed reactions from the locals.

Politics and government

Nauta Normand 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 Nauta Normand.

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

Nauta Normands 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 Coscivian and Burgoignesc are both in use.

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 Nauta Normand 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 Nauta Normand 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.

Military

Nauta Normand falls under the Navy's Kilikas Command. It is headquarted and its fleet ships are stationed at St. Devereaux Naval Station. Some elements of Battle Squadron North Star and Sustainment Group Tundra Timber are permanently stations in St. Devereaux. The Boreal icebreaker fleet is also stationed at St. Devereaux Naval Station. 8 icebreakers are stationed here and they are used to conduct sovereignty patrols but also to clear the shipping lanes for cargo ships coming to Port Soix.

Every able-bodied resident of Nauta Normand, over 18 and under 65, is conscripted into the Normandienne Fencible Regiment of Marine Infantry (Burg:'Regiment Fencible du Normandiennes d'Infantrie Marine (RFNIM)) of the Navy of Burgundie which requires that the citizens act as a ready reserve force, ensuring that the Army of Burgundie does not have to maintain a garrison on the islands. The RFNIM is also a functional universal basic income to support the population as the economy is shrinking the youth are moving to Kiravia or the Burgoignesc Metropole.

Military installations

St. Devereaux Naval Station
Near Soix in Burgundie
Site information
Owner	Burgoignesc Security Forces
Operator	Navy of Burgundie
Controlled by	TBD
Condition	Operational

Emergency response and healthcare

Law enforcement

The three national-level law enforcement agencies are all present on Nauta Normand, however, they have a comparatively small presence. To keep the local economy stimulated the Police Joint-Forces Boreal Training School is in Nauta Normand which serves the Gendarmerie, the Constabulary, and the Revenue Guard. This school is designed to teach survival, tracking, riot control, simple boreal combat maneuvers, and cultural accessibility training for arctic deployments. The

National Gendarmerie

Further information: National Gendarmerie of Burgundie

Nauta Normand is under the jurisdiction of the Nauta Normand Battalion of the Borealis Brigade of the Overseas Gendarmerie Division. The Nauta Normand Battalion has 3 companies and an HQ section.

• A Company is assigned to Nauta Normand with a specific mandate to protect the capital Soix and the Port of Soix.
• B Company is assigned to the remainder of the islands. They are based in Vollande, on l'Ile de Brume.
• C Company is assigned to security for the Port of Soix and the Noralea Pier.
• The HQ section is also based in Soix.

Each company are equipped with both trucks and hovercraft to brave the snow in the winter in the event of an eminent threat. They are also useful to support local emergency response, including search and rescue, medivac, evacuation, extraction.

National Constabulary

Nauta Normand is under the jurisdiction of the Nauta Normand Battalion of the Borealis Brigade of the Overseas Constabulary Division. The Nauta Normand Battalion has 2 companies and an HQ section.

• A Company is assigned to Nauta Normand.
• B Company is assigned to the remainder of the islands. They are based in Rettaque, on l'Ile Marianne.
• The HQ section is based in Soix and shares a headquarters with the Gendarmerie.

Revenue Guard

Further information: Revenue Guard

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Revenue Guard, Metaborealis Station is co-located in St. Devereaux Naval Station. It consists of the 9th Cutter Pod and the 33rd Life Saving Squadron. The 33rd is equipped both rescue cutters and hovercraft. In the winter with medivac via helicopter is impossible, they work with local ambulance dispatch to cross terrain more quickly and to medivac people to the appropriate level of care.

Firefighting

Hovercraft firefighters

Further information: Fire Seneschalcy of Burgundie

Ambulance

Sociolance

Further information: Royal Sociolance Service of Burgundie

Healthcare

Nauta Normand is serviced by 10 clinics, 6 pharmacies, 1 surgery, and one level III hospital. Those needed a higher level of care are airlifted to Kiravia where a reciprocal agreement allows islanders to receive care in Kiravia at the Government of Burgundie's expense.

Geography

Topographic map of Nauta Normand

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Nauta Normand consists of 4 islands, Nauta Normand being the largest, the two to the southeast are called The Little Twins (Burg: Les Petites Jumelles), and the larger island to the southwest is called Ile of Mist (Burg: l'Ile de Brume).

Nauta Normand is 699.297 square kilometers is mostly coastal plain in the north with a small rising plateau along the southern coast. Les Petites Jumelles, approxiamtely 32km off of the southeast, are 25.9 sqkm (Clarabelle) and 51.7 sqkm (Islebelle), separated from each other by a channel about 16km wide. L'Ile de Brume, 40km southwest of Nauta Normand, is 103.6sqkm.

Climate and environment

Further information: Prevailing Winds

Climate map of Nauta Normand

Polar climate

Climate data for 1981–2010 normals
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−13.0 (8.6)	−7.5 (18.5)	0.0 (32.0)	5.6 (42.1)	11.0 (51.8)	14.9 (58.8)	15.8 (60.4)	11.5 (52.7)	5.1 (41.2)	−1.3 (29.7)	−8.1 (17.4)	−1.7 (28.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−17.6 (0.3)	−17.4 (0.7)	−12.5 (9.5)	−4.6 (23.7)	1.5 (34.7)	6.4 (43.5)	10.1 (50.2)	11.0 (51.8)	7.5 (45.5)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.4 (24.1)	−11.8 (10.8)	−2.5 (27.5)
Average low °C (°F)	−21.6 (−6.9)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−17.4 (0.7)	−9.1 (15.6)	−2.5 (27.5)	1.8 (35.2)	5.3 (41.5)	6.1 (43.0)	3.4 (38.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	−7.5 (18.5)	−15.4 (4.3)	−6.6 (20.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.1 (0.56)	12.0 (0.47)	13.1 (0.52)	13.7 (0.54)	13.0 (0.51)	15.0 (0.59)	16.0 (0.63)	15.4 (0.61)	15.4 (0.61)	14.6 (0.57)	13.8 (0.54)	14.1 (0.56)	170.2 (6.71)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1.82	1.73	2.55	2.91	3.18	2.73	3.82	3.45	3.27	2.36	3.09	2.55	2.79
Average relative humidity (%)	84.43	83.73	84.33	83.58	81.11	77.57	79.02	79.35	75.29	75.24	82.63	84.49	80.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	3.78	6.88	8.37	10.62	13.9	14.96	14.96	12.33	8.99	7.21	4.94	3.68	9.22
Source: ur mum

Natural Hazards

• Frost quake

Controversy

• Despite being illegal in Kiravia, abortion tourism is quietly on the rise. Because it is prosecutable under both Kiravian passport law (in federal court) and extraterritorial jurisdiction for Kiravian nationals (federal or provincial court) great pains are taken to conceal the true reason for the visit, and it has led to a rise in human smuggling in the Coscivian and Kilikas Seas. The Government of Burgundie has come out strongly against this practice and the Revenue Guard has increased its presence and anti-smuggling patrols in Wintergen and Nauta Normand as a result.

Economy

Further information: Economy of Burgundie

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  Sheep herding is a major economic driver

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  So is cattle herding, Hamish here is adorable

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  Ship yard for the fishing fleet

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  Ferries to Kirav

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  Whaling fleet

Employment

Because Nauta Normand's economy is a high-low mix of sectors from research to traditional fishing and herding, opportunities abound for Normandiennes at all skill and education levels, which has helped the islands maintain a fairly steady unemployment rate of around X% for the last decade. Burgundie's high emphasis on education translates to a particularly educated and skilled workforce, leading to lower unemployment compared to less educated countries in Kiro-Borealis. The islands' economic diversity cushions against overreliance on any single industry, which has demonstrably made the island more resilient during downturns. Since Burgundie strives for Total Economic Engagement and espouses equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or background, Nauta Normand benefits from improved access to education and training, impacting employment prospects across various fields.

Agriculture

Agrinergie

Main article: Agrivoltaics

Fishing, fisheries, and hunting

Fishing and whaling account for 75% of the economic activity by value on Nauta Normand.

Distant-water fishing fleet

Whaling

Aquaculture

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Artisanal/heritage industries

Sealing and walrusing

Further: Seal hunting and Walrus hunting

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  Historic approach to sealing, 1880s

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  Sealing ship

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  Sealskin books

The northern coastal communities of Oilieur, Norville, Cotecress all engage in the legally protected heritage seal and walrus hunting industry. They do it for the meat, blubber, skins, and walrus tusks. A limited number of tourists can also hunt them as big game.

On average they hunt and process 47 tones of meat and blubber.

Furrier

• Muluks
• Sealskin

Sports and leisure

Hovercraft regattas

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Summer and winter circuits

Trade

Port Soix
Location
Country	Burgundie
Location	Nauta Normand
Details
Opened	1868
Type of harbor	Intermodal freight port
Available berths	2
Piers	3
Employees	164
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	64 (seasonal, June-September)

Port Soix is the cargo port for Nauta Normand. Due to the polar climate of the island, the port is only accessible from June to September. The workers of the port spend most of the year maintaining the port through the winter, but there is a feeding frenzy in the summer months to import all of the the food and commodities that are needed for the year. The port is smaller and most of the ships are transshipped through Kiravia. As a result, there is a contingent of the Revenue Guard focused on customs enforcement.

The Port of Soix is designed around short-sea shipping small feeder ships sized vessels. There is a container terminal, a tanker pier, and a break-bulk berth. The port is serviced by a bunker fuel depot and a climate controlled warehousing complex.

Noralea Pier

Noralea Pier
Location
Country	Burgundie
Location	Nauta Normand
Details
Opened	1974
Type of harbor	unpaved pier
Piers	1
Employees	4

During the summer months a fleet of small feederships conduct cabotage between Port Soix and Noralea to bring much needed supplies to the northern fishing communities not connected by road or rail. Community members will go to Noralea in their hovercraft and pick up supplies for the winter.

Infrastructure

Maritime

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  RORO to Kiravia

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  Inter-island ferry

The Hyperboreal Ferry Service (owned and operated by Lansing Lines) operates out of Hivernille and has daily ro-ro passenger/vehicle ferry service to:

• Ciddie, island, Kiravia
• Ciddie, island, Kiravia; and
• Xūrosar, Kiravia.

Lighthouses

Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

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Rail

Further information: Rail transportation in Burgundie

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  Train in summer

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  Train in spring

Torlen uses Standard gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) for both freight and passenger rail.

Borail (a portmanteau of boreal and rail) is the is the public-private joint-venture, intercity, passenger rail operator in Nauta Normand and Wintergen. It owns and operates all rail corridors, rights of way, and rolling stock that serve this purpose.

Roads

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In the deep winter roads in the rural areas are covered and hovercraft and snowmobiles are the primary mode of transit.

Energy and electricity

Further information: 21st_Century_Burgoignesc_Power_Projection_Stratagem § BORA_Waste_to_Energy_Compact

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  Thermal powerplant

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  Waste to energy plant

The BORA Waste to Energy Compact went into effect in 2027 with construction of a Waste to Energy power plant starting in 2028. The one plant built in Nauta Normand generates approximately 104,000 kWh/day with a waste reduction capacity of 110,000 kg/day.

The thermal energy plant has a generating capacity of 624.5 MW. It was placed in service in 1971 with two 150 MW units. A third 150 MW unit was added in 1980 to increase the output to 450 MW. In 1988/1989 the original two units were modified to increase the plant capacity to 490 MW. In January 2014, six–1.825 MW diesel generators were installed for the purpose of providing black start power. In 2015, a 123.5 MW diesel combustion turbine was installed.

Phone service and internet

Phone service is provided by Island Mobile, a co-op with a basic infrastructure layout, that covers the three main municipalities on the island. There are 11 cell towers that cover 84% of the population. Landline service is available and is still popular with those who live in the rural parts of Nauta Normand.

Highspeed internet service is provided by National Wireless Services a public-private ISP offered to areas of the Burgoignesc thalattocracy that don't have enough demand to create a competitive market. Residential internet speeds average 2 gigabits while commercial speeds are typically higher in the 3-4 gigabit range. National Wireless Services piggybacks on the Island Mobile towers and also has two towers of their own which provide highspeed wireless connections deep into the logging lands on the west of the island.

There is also a Global Maritime Distress and Safety System repeater and beacon on the island.

Demographics

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