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| '''Official languages''' || [[ | | '''Official languages''' || [[Kilikas-Valēkas Coscivian]]<br>[[Kiravic Coscivian]] | ||
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'''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is | '''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is an {{wp|associated state}} of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an island of the same name adjoining the Landderic Straits between [[Ixnay (continent)|Continental Ixnay]] and [[Umcara]]. Occupying a strategic position for international shipping, the island has changed hands many times over the course of its history, and has a rich history incorporating numerous cultural influences. The bulk of its population are [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivians]] descended from clans that migrated across the Strait from Umcara, reïnforced by later influxes of immigrants from various seafaring Coscivian subgroups. Pribraltar has a close historical, cultural, political, and economic relationship with the neighbouring island of [[Saint Kennera]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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|'''People's Republican Party'''<br><small>''Plānokéaritax Plaiduv''</small> | |'''People's Republican Party'''<br><small>''Plānokéaritax Plaiduv''</small> | ||
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| [[ | | [[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]] | ||
| {{wp|Conservatism}}, [[Shaftonist democracy]], [[Coscivian nationalism]], Pro-statehood | | {{wp|Conservatism}}, [[Shaftonist democracy]], [[Coscivian nationalism]], Pro-statehood | ||
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Pribraltar has a rich and diverse culture shaped by its long history as a trading centre. | Pribraltar has a rich and diverse culture shaped by its long history as a trading centre. | ||
The Pribraltarian urban upper and middle classes are known for being cosmopolitan, well-educated, and well-travelled. It is customary among them to attend universities in [[Great Kirav]] and [[Sydona]] and to spend years on end living and working in | The Pribraltarian urban upper and middle classes are known for being cosmopolitan, well-educated, and well-travelled. It is customary among them to attend universities in [[Great Kirav]] and [[Sydona]] and to spend years on end living and working in the Kiravian Collectivity, mainland Cronan countries, Cartadania, or Caphiria. This has created an image of Pribraltarian society as "[[Valēka#Major_Islands|Tandhurin]]-on-the-Straits" that has significant basis in reality but masques the island's distinctive local culture and the isolating effects of its island geography, which are seen in its local language, customs and mannerisms, architecture, and cuisine. | ||
===Nationality=== | ===Nationality=== | ||
Most Pribraltarians hold or are eligible for Kiravian passports by virtue of their [[Kiravian nationality law|Kiravian National (Overseas)]] status. During the occupation, many Pribraltarians were granted KN(O) status to facilitate their resettlement in Great Kirav or to aid members of the resistance movement travelling between the islands and Great Kirav for training and other activities. In 21207, the [[Federal Stanora]] extended this status to all resident islanders of Coscivian, Alkharvian, Celtic, or Tryhstian descent through the [[ | Most Pribraltarians hold or are eligible for Kiravian passports by virtue of their [[Kiravian nationality law|Kiravian National (Overseas)]] status. During the occupation, many Pribraltarians were granted KN(O) status to facilitate their resettlement in Great Kirav or to aid members of the resistance movement travelling between the islands and Great Kirav for training and other activities. In 21207, the [[Federal Stanora]] extended this status to all resident islanders of Coscivian, Alkharvian, Celtic, or Tryhstian descent through the [[Index of Kiravian legislation|Overseas Nationality Act (St. Kennera & Pribraltar)]]. Thus, Pribraltarians are Kiravian ''nationals'', but most are only ''citizens'' of Pribraltar. That being said, a significant number of Pribraltarians do hold Kiravian citizenship, having been naturalised in the Federacy or born to naturalised parents before returning to the island after its liberation. | ||
Dual-nationality is the norm among Pribraltarian citizens. Treble-nationality - most commonly Pribraltarian-St. Kenneran-Kiravian, but also other combinations, including Pribraltarian-Caphirian-Kiravian among the Hekuvian Coscivian minority - is also frequently encountered, and it is not unheard of for Pribraltar residents to hold or be eligible for even more nationalities. One notable example widely reported in the local press was the case of Gśevril M.B.S. Tamarūdin, a nominee to the Board of Governors of the Pribraltar Monetary Authority. Born in [X-land] and residing in Hāverma at the time, Tamarūdin was alleged by CPPPR legislators to be a national of Pribraltar, the Kiravian Federacy, [X-land], [Y-land], Rumelistan, and [Z-country]. Tamarūdin, an [X-land]-born resident of Hāverma, investment banker, and finance professor at the Trinatria State Univerity, confirmed his Pribraltarian, Kiravian, and [X-landic] nationality, but noted that like most Pribraltarian citizens he only held a Kiravian passport. He acknowledged the possibility that he might "by technicality" hold additional nationalities, but claimed that he had never exercised any citizenship rights elsewhere. | Dual-nationality is the norm among Pribraltarian citizens. Treble-nationality - most commonly Pribraltarian-St. Kenneran-Kiravian, but also other combinations, including Pribraltarian-Caphirian-Kiravian among the Hekuvian Coscivian minority - is also frequently encountered, and it is not unheard of for Pribraltar residents to hold or be eligible for even more nationalities. One notable example widely reported in the local press was the case of Gśevril M.B.S. Tamarūdin, a nominee to the Board of Governors of the Pribraltar Monetary Authority. Born in [X-land] and residing in Hāverma at the time, Tamarūdin was alleged by CPPPR legislators to be a national of Pribraltar, the Kiravian Federacy, [X-land], [Y-land], Rumelistan, and [Z-country]. Tamarūdin, an [X-land]-born resident of Hāverma, investment banker, and finance professor at the Trinatria State Univerity, confirmed his Pribraltarian, Kiravian, and [X-landic] nationality, but noted that like most Pribraltarian citizens he only held a Kiravian passport. He acknowledged the possibility that he might "by technicality" hold additional nationalities, but claimed that he had never exercised any citizenship rights elsewhere. | ||
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The majority of people living on Pribraltar are Pribraltarian Coscivians, who are primarily descended from Coscivian clans who migrated across the strait from southern Umcara in the 1300s or whatever and the autocthonous pre-Coscivian inhabitants, known as the Brassicans. Their ancestry also contains admixture from a variety of seafaring Coscivian ethnic groups, particularly Lusem, Kostiatem, and Sea Coscivians; Gaelic and Pretannic Celts; and peoples from nearby countries in Sarpedon, [[Crona]], and [[Alvar]]. In addition, a large number of Coscivians from nearby St. Kennera live and work on Pribraltar as expatriates, and a great many Pribraltarians have some St. Kenneran ancestry. | The majority of people living on Pribraltar are Pribraltarian Coscivians, who are primarily descended from Coscivian clans who migrated across the strait from southern Umcara in the 1300s or whatever and the autocthonous pre-Coscivian inhabitants, known as the Brassicans. Their ancestry also contains admixture from a variety of seafaring Coscivian ethnic groups, particularly Lusem, Kostiatem, and Sea Coscivians; Gaelic and Pretannic Celts; and peoples from nearby countries in Sarpedon, [[Crona]], and [[Alvar]]. In addition, a large number of Coscivians from nearby St. Kennera live and work on Pribraltar as expatriates, and a great many Pribraltarians have some St. Kenneran ancestry. | ||
Other Coscivian ethnic groups with large or significant communities on the island include Ivraīem Coscivians, Keregūlem Coscivians, Lusem Coscivians, Paisonic Coscivians, [[ | Other Coscivian ethnic groups with large or significant communities on the island include Ivraīem Coscivians, Keregūlem Coscivians, Lusem Coscivians, Paisonic Coscivians, [[Eshavian Coscivians]], [[Austral Coscivians]], Coscivians with family ties to continental Ixnayan nations like [[Heku]] and [[Insui]], [[Uruvun|Èusan Coscivians]], Halatem Coscivians, Phaerem Coscivians, Tebnem Coscivians, and Eskean Coscivians. | ||
People of immigrant origin from [[The Cape]] and [whatever tf Azi is now] make up a very large and rapidly growing share of the population, especially in Hāverma. | People of immigrant origin from [[The Cape]] and [whatever tf Azi is now] make up a very large and rapidly growing share of the population, especially in Hāverma. | ||
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The economy of Pribraltar is shaped heavily by its geography as a small island in a strategic strait. Maritime trade, ship repair, {{wp|offshore finance}}, tourism, and reëxports are the main drivers of economic growth. A strong service sector meets the needs of the island's population and caters to the thousands of tourists and business travellers who visit Pribraltar annually. | The economy of Pribraltar is shaped heavily by its geography as a small island in a strategic strait. Maritime trade, ship repair, {{wp|offshore finance}}, tourism, and reëxports are the main drivers of economic growth. A strong service sector meets the needs of the island's population and caters to the thousands of tourists and business travellers who visit Pribraltar annually. | ||
The financial services sector is driven mainly by offshore banking, group investment instruments, insurance (particularly maritime insurance, captive- and self-insurance, and reïnsurance), and international speculation. A stock exchange, the Pribraltar-Hāverma Securities Exchange, operates from Hāverma. | The financial services sector is driven mainly by offshore banking, group investment instruments, insurance (particularly maritime insurance, captive- and self-insurance, and reïnsurance), and international speculation. A stock exchange, the Pribraltar-Hāverma Securities Exchange, operates from Hāverma. Pribraltar is the jurisdiction of choice for organising {{wp|Special-purpose entity|special-purpose vehicles}} benefitting Kiravian companies. Upwards from 90% of {{wp|orphan structures}} used for securitisation transactions to be traded on Kiravian exchanges are domiciled in Pribraltar. | ||
The largest Pribraltarian-owned, non-strictly-financial company with significant corporate operations on the island is KMT Corporation, nucleus of the KMT Group, a diversified multinational with holdings in shipping, transportation, commodities exchange, finance, real estate, food & beverage industry, and retail, among other sectors. The KMT Group grew out of the Keregūlan Merchants of the Tropics Company, a Kiravian joint-stock mercantile company chartered in the [1500s], and played a central role in the settlement and development of Pribraltar. KMT Pribraltar Airways, an airline with robust passenger and cargo divisions, is the largest single private employer in Pribraltar. | The largest Pribraltarian-owned, non-strictly-financial company with significant corporate operations on the island is KMT Corporation, nucleus of the KMT Group, a diversified multinational with holdings in shipping, transportation, commodities exchange, finance, real estate, food & beverage industry, and retail, among other sectors. The KMT Group grew out of the Keregūlan Merchants of the Tropics Company, a Kiravian joint-stock mercantile company chartered in the [1500s], and played a central role in the settlement and development of Pribraltar. KMT Pribraltar Airways, an airline with robust passenger and cargo divisions, is the largest single private employer in Pribraltar. | ||
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Pribraltar is its own {{wp|flag state}} for the purposes of admiralty law, and maintains its own {{wp|open ship registry}}, along with registration policies and operating regulations favourable to owners. The Pribraltarian Merchant Vessel Registry is an important source of public revenue that helps the Government of Pribraltar to finance itself while maintaining a low-tax environment. Pribraltar is also a rising venue for {{wp|aircraft registration}}. | Pribraltar is its own {{wp|flag state}} for the purposes of admiralty law, and maintains its own {{wp|open ship registry}}, along with registration policies and operating regulations favourable to owners. The Pribraltarian Merchant Vessel Registry is an important source of public revenue that helps the Government of Pribraltar to finance itself while maintaining a low-tax environment. Pribraltar is also a rising venue for {{wp|aircraft registration}}. | ||
Pribraltar's small agricultural sector, constrained by the island's size and rugged terrain, has struggled to compete against imports from the Kiravian Federacy, | Pribraltar's small agricultural sector, constrained by the island's size and rugged terrain, has struggled to compete against imports from the Kiravian Federacy, Tierrador, the Cape, Cartadania, and Caphiria. Even in the market for locally-sourced produce preferred by affluent residents and upsacale restaurants, Pribraltarian farmers face competition from their counterparts in nearby St. Kennera, where the terrain is more conducive to agriculture and farm subsidies are more generous. | ||
Public Finance | ===Banking sector=== | ||
The Government of Pribraltar is financed largely by administrative fees (corporate, maritime, licensing, and other registration fees; entry fees charged to visitors), and stamp duties. | Pribraltar is a major {{wp|offshore financial centre}} with privacy, taxation, and entity-formation policies highly favourable to foreign customers. The island's banks shelter an enormous amount of international wealth, the majority of which is estimated to come from [[Caphirian]], [[Kiravian]], and [[Capetian]] sources. During the[[Kiravian Civil War]] and subsequent [[Kiravian Sunderance]], Pribraltar was a major destination for {{wp|capital flight}} from the [[Kiravian Union|socialist Mainland]], and served as a major three-way conduit for the flow of capital and profits among Caphiria, the Cape, and the Kiravian Remnant. Much of the wealth of the Caphirian elite is believed to be held in Pribraltarian bank accounts, often through {{wp|shell corporations}}, untaxable "charitable" trusts, and {{wp|asset protection trust}}s organised under the island's laws. | ||
Pribraltar-based banks were banned from operating in [[the Cape]] or serving private Capetian citizens until the 1990s, and remain similarly barred from the Caphirian mainland, though they can (and do) maintain branches in Caphirian overseas possessions and provinces such as [[Escal]]. | |||
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The Government of Pribraltar is financed largely by {{wp|land value tax}}, a flat {{wp|capitation tax}} on permanent residents, administrative fees (corporate, maritime, licensing, and other registration fees; entry fees charged to visitors), and stamp duties. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Semi-presidential republics]] | [[Category:Semi-presidential republics]] | ||
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[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||