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'''Rapa Rapa''' is an {{wp|atoll}} in the [[Polynesian Sea]] that is part of [[Urcea]]. It is located immediately to the west of [[Truk]].


==Etymology==
The '''Chenango Confederate Republic''', commonly referred to as the '''Chenango Confederacy''', is a country in [[Cusinaut]]. It became independent in [[2024]] from [[Algoquona]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]].
"''Rapa Rapa''" is the indigenous Polynesian name for the island. The term, which employs the Polynesian linguistic characteristic of {{wp|reduplication}}, means "small island".
 
In addition to the territory usually ascribed to the Confederacy, [[Pachaug]] is part of its ''de jure'' territorial sovereignty, but ''de facto'' has never been part of the country. This occurred as a transfer of the original [[International charter city|charter]] between Pachaug and [[Urcea]] while it was part of [[Algoquona]]'s sovereignty. It was transferred from nominal ALgoquonan sovereignty to Chenango sovereignty in [[2024]]. This arrangement also covered [[Housatonic]], which became formally independent of the Confederacy with its reorganization as a republic in [[2030]].
 
The Confederacy is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]].
 
==Name==
 
==Geography==
==Geography==
Rapa Rapa is an {{wp|atoll}} actually consisting of three distinct landmasses, approximately 11.29 square miles in land area, much of which is in a main section of the island known as "the mountain" with smaller, thin and flat strips of land forming a partial lagoon by surrounding Rapa Rapa. Most, but not all, people living on Rapa Rapa live on the mountain, with the five historic villages surrounding the outer, low-lying perimeter of the main island. The surrounding land enclosing the lagoon is colloquially known as "the shield", and has varying widths with mostly habitable land and some beaches along its length. The final major island within the atoll is known as Navy Island, which sits relatively near the opening to the lagoon. Navy Island is, as the name suggests, the primary location of the various [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] garrisons and barracks on Rapa Rapa, though many officers reside in quarters on the mountain. The space between Navy Island and the mountain is usually referred to simply as the "Big Harbor", and the Big Harbor is the primary site of maritime economic and military activity, including the Port of Rapa Rapa and military docks.


In terms of political geography, almost all of Rapa Rapa's 11.29 square miles are covered by Rapa Rapa City, an urban settlement which gradually integrated all five historic villages on the island after Urcean colonization. The city has varied levels of density throughout, with the five village centers remaining the most dense parts of the urban landscape. The overall city density, 313 people per square mile, means that significant parts of the island within city limits remain forested to some degree or are part of the main mountain dominating the island.
==History==
===Early history===
===Medieval period===
===Northern Confederation===
===Algosh domination===
{{Further|Algosh coup}}


==History==
===Confederacy established===
===Prehistoric settlement and isolation===
{{Main|Chenango Campaign}}
Rapa Rapa was settled by prehistoric [[Polynesian people]] with a range of dates proposed beginning around 1000 BC with the upper limit being around 600 BC, when nearby [[Truk]] was settled. Whenever it was settled, the island coalesced generally into about five distinct villages, all of which survive today as parts of Rapa Rapa City: Waka Aiwiaka, Waka Ruaiihai, Waka Tiati, Waka Haetae, and Waka Wokolo. "Waka" is the local language name for "canoe", implying that each village was founded by a separate family settling as soon as they came ashore. The five villages existed in a state of political and economic equilibrium until the 13th century. Historians generally believe the villages kept to themselves in terms of marriage and social relationships, with extensive rituals required for individuals from another village to be integrated in. However, geneticists argue the island could not have sustained enough genetic diversity to survive if inter-village restrictions were heavily enforced, implying that some periods saw more lax enforcement of social norms than other periods.
====Pachoy Rebellion aftermath====
{{Main|Pachoy Rebellion}}


===Arrival of Truk===
==Government and politics==
In the late 13th century, Rapa Rapa's long isolation and irrelevance came to an end with the rise of the [[Capture_of_Truk#Background|Emirate of Truk]]. The new expansionist Emirate unified their [[Truk|home island region]] but also launched major expeditions to outlying islands in the [[Polynesian Sea]], including Rapa Rapa. According to the traditional story, the villages of the small island of Rapa Rapa sighted a large flotilla of Truk ships off their shore and immediately welcomed the powerful foreigners onto shore. The Truk people taught the people of Rapa Rapa their newfound {{wp|Muslim}} religion, and the general of the force named a paramount chief from among the villages. From the 1260s until the [[Capture of Truk|conquest of Truk]] in the 1670s, Rapa Rapa was an outlying dependency of the Emirate of Truk, paying occasional tribute and recognizing paramount chiefs chosen by the Emir. In this period, Rapa Rapa became almost entirely Muslim. The Trukite ascendancy over the island inaugurated a four-century long period of peace and relative prosperity on the island, though a lack of natural resources prevented significant economic activity beyond subsistence fishing.
===Second isolation period===
The destruction of the Emirate of Truk in [[1675]]-[[1676|76]] brought Rapa Rapa's immediate political association to an end. Too far from the main new [[Daxia]]n colony in [[Truk]] and too small to attract much notice, the island once again became largely isolated. Limited evidence suggests that the system of paramount chiefs may have continued into the 1700s, using a system of election among all the chiefs. By the time [[Occidental]] explorers reached the island in [[1772]], the unified political system had dissolved and the island was characterized by intermittent skirmishing and raiding between the villages. By this period, the people of Rapa Rapa had developed a martial culture following what appears to have been decades of unending struggle. Accordingly, the people of Rapa Rapa were extremely hostile to outside explorers arriving between 1772 and the arrival of [[Urcea]] in the 1860s. During this period, seven different Occidental exploratory vessels came to or anchored off the island, each time being greeted with extreme hostility.


===Urcean colonization===
The Chenango state is a confederacy of three units, each with large autonomy over internal affairs and public administration. The Constitution of the Chenango Confederate Republic is loosely based on the [[Northern Confederation]] who coordinated its members external affairs but mostly left members to govern themselves autonomously with loose conflict resolution powers. The Constitution grants extended powers to the central government, however, such as binding arbitration, making it illegal for the Republics to defy a conflict resolution order from the government, as well as centralized custom controls, powers to tax for, create, and regulate transportation networks, and critically the central government is empowered to raise and maintain armed forces. Some observers have noted that the Constitution provides for something more like a "loose federal republic" than a "strong confederacy".  
As [[Urcea]] began to expand its interests abroad in the 19th century, it inaugurated a period of [[History_of_Urcea_(1798-1902)#Birth_of_a_global_navy|major expansion of]] its [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]]. These efforts accelerated following the acquisition of a naval base in [[Arona]], giving Urcea westward access across the [[Polynesian Sea]] and [[Ocean of Cathay]] for the first time. As a new naval power in the era of coal-powered steam ships, Urcea was disadvantaged relative to other great powers in its lack of an expansive island colony network, a fact which limited its ability to project power due to a lack of {{wp|Fuelling station|coaling stations}}. Accordingly, the Royal Navy began to seek a new island in the Polynesian Sea to acquire as a forward refueling and logistical center, and after several options were examined Rapa Rapa was chosen, both due to its viable natural harbors as well as legal situation. The island had no Occidental claimant and was nominally owned by the [[Daxia]]n government via its conquest of Truk, but Daxia had no interest in the island. Accordingly, Urcea purchased the island in November 1861 and dispatched a force from Arona to subdue the island in January 1862.


===Second Great War===
The Confederate central government has two branches, an Executive and Legislative. All judicial matters are the matters of the Republics and disputes between Republican courts are resolved by a direct act of the Legislature. The Legislature is unicameral and is referred to as the "High Council of the Chenango Confederate Republic", which is elected every five years in years beginning with 0 and 5. Seats are apportioned in a system known as "proportional plus five", wherein the seats are assigned each decade in proportion of the population of each Republic out of a pool of 85 seats. After apportionment, each Republic receives an additional five seats. This system was designed to ensure a relative balance between the three Republics. The High Council has authority to approve or reject treaties and has all legislative powers over the limited authority delineated to the central government. The Executive branch is lead by the President, who is elected nation-wide using an {{wp|electoral college}} in the same terms as the High Council. The President negotiates treaties, generally conducts war and peace on behalf of the Republic including oversight of the military, and has administrative control over the Transportation and Customs Departments, the two main agencies of the central government.
===Modern period===


==Government==
Due to the foreign influence exerted on the Confederacy by [[Urcea]] in supporting its constitution, the Chenango Confederacy is sometimes referred to as a [[Benefactor confederacy|benefactor confederacy]].
Rapa Rapa is a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|civil rectory]] of [[Urcea]] and is governed as an overseas territory in accordance with the provisions of the [[Consolidated Laws of HMCM's Kingdom and State|Rectory and Overseas Territory Law]]. Accordingly, the island is governed by a Rector appointed by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] by the non-binding advice of the [[Government of Urcea]]. A vast majority of day-to-day governing functions on Rapa Rapa are handled by the municipal government of Rapa Rapa City. The City functions in the style of a Urcean [[Government_of_Urcea#Executive_polis|executive polis]], meaning it has an elected mayor and city council, with a municipal administrative apparatus. As almost all of Rapa Rapa is part of Rapa Rapa City, the atoll is largely self-governing, and political scientists have observed the island functions more like a {{wp|protectorate}} than an overseas territory. The Rectory's government is largely responsible only for environmental protection, liaising between the [[Government of Urcea]] and the City government, and serving as the main coordinating office between the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] and City government, given the importance of the Navy's base on the island. As stated, most of the atoll's landmass is part of Rapa Rapa City, with around 5% of the outstanding land area being part of environmental preserves and another approximate 5% under the direct ownership of the Royal Navy.
[[File:Samoa government building 2010.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Rapa Public House, home of the Rapa Rapa City government.]]
Rapa Rapa City's government is led by its Mayor, an officer holding five year terms coinciding with those of the [[Government of Urcea|government of Urcea]]. The Mayor holds most executive authority and oversees the City's various departments and agencies. The All-Island Assembly serves as the city council for Rapa Rapa City and is comprised of 17 members elected proportionally at large, also serving five year terms. There are two political parties on Rapa Rapa: the Rapan Action League (RAL), which is pro-autonomy, cautious of increased economic globalization as it relates to Rapa Rapa, semi-nationalist, and socially conservative, and; the Island Prosperity Association (IPA), which is pro-global trade, agnostic on the issue of increased political autonomy, and largely culturally cosmopolitan. The RAL is associated with Urcea's [[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|Solidarity Party]], while the IPA is associated with the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]]. The Rapan Action League has held the Mayor's office and Assembly majority since [[1995]].


==Culture==
===Republics===
Rapan society and culture is heavily influenced by its historic association with {{wp|Islam}} brought to the northeastern [[Polynesia]] region by [[Sayed Ali Qumi]] in [[1251]], bringing together the Rapan peoples' original Polynesian-descent culture with various ideas and traditions from [[Audonia]]. However, due to Qumi's own mystical predilections, intensive interaction with Polynesian polytheism and [[Daxia]]n religious influences, as well as the island's longterm bouts of isolation, Islam as practiced in Rapa Rapa is extremely divergent of mainstream Islamic trends. However, most Rapan Muslims identify themselves as {{wp|Non-denominational Muslim|"just Muslim"}} rather than as a local sect or divergent school of thought. Islamic influence is such that many Islamic religious traditions - such as calls to prayer, specific prayer times, specific prayer orientation, and keeping {{wp|Halal}} - have become generalized Rapan cultural items observed even by non-Muslim Rapans. Accordingly, Rapans do not eat frog or alligator despite the introduced presence of both on the island following Urcean colonization. People of Rapan descent living in [[Urcea]], who are predominantly [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], have been widely observed to keep halal.
The Confederacy consists of three confederate units known as ''Republics''. Unlike many other confederate and federate states, each of the republics is numbered rather than named for the place or people it encompasses. Accordingly, the ''First Republic'' encompasses the lands of the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#E-H|Great Chenango]] people, the ''Second Republic'' of the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Little Chenango]] people, and the ''Third Republic'' of the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Island Honeoye]]. The Republics are largely free to determine their own form of government and how it functions.  


Levantine influence began with the arrival of Urcea in the 1860s, and various items from the [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean culture]] slowly became commonplace among Rapan society. For instance, Rapans generally follow common [[Occidental]] fashion trends for everyday life and business, while retaining more traditional clothing for religious ceremony. The introduction of Catholicism has had a significant impact on the Rapan people, as both non-indigenous people on the island combined with a number of indigenous converts has introduced religious pluralism to the island for the first time.
The First Republic and Third Republics share the same form of government which is based on the model of the [[Government_of_Urcea#Province|Urcean province]] except with unicameral rather than bicameral legislatures that elect the Republic's chief executive, in each case referred to as the "Republican Executive". The unicameral legislature for both the First and Third Republics are simply referred to as the "Republican Constituent Assembly", which assigns its own electoral districts on a decade-by-decade basis. Republican Executives are typically chosen by heritage rather than by political party within the First and Third Republics, with relatives typically succeeding along clan or tribal basis. In both of these Republics, terms for the legislature are five years along [[Urcea|Urcean]] lines; the Republican Executive serves at the confidence of the legislature.


Rapan cuisine typically consisted of small fruits and various kinds of fish, with the availability of various {{wp|Seabird|maritime birds}} serving as a delicacy until the 19th century. Following the arrival of Urcea, a wider variety of foods became available on Rapa Rapa, and numerous local interpretations of ingredients from abroad create a unique style of Rapan Modern cuisine. All Rapan cuisine remains halal, with lamb, seabirds, and various cow meat imported from [[Stenza]] serving as the most popular choice of protein. Fruit-based food, such as Levantine-style {{wp|fruit salad}}, remains a common side served with most dishes.
The Second Republic has a hybrid-legislative model wherein all legislative and executive powers are invested in the Council of Five, the leader of whom normally represents the Council but has limited institutional power over his or her peers. The Council is comprised of the hereditary heads of the four largest clans of the Little Chenango people which represent the vast majority of the population. The fifth member is elected from a constituency of all Second Republic citizens who are not members of the four largest clans. The clan leaders serve for life unless removed by a vote of their clan, which a non-governmental function, whereas the fifth, elected, member serves four year terms.
===Music===
The traditional Rapan style of music is a blend of {{wp|Music of Polynesia|traditional Polynesian island music}} with introduced influences of {{wp|Islamic music}}, particularly music related to religious ceremony. Most historians believe Islamic music related a purely liturgical form of music for the first several centuries after the introduction of Islam to Rapa Rapa, with Rapan culture viewing it as an elevated worship tool and different than the "folk" music popular outside of worship. Common instruments include traditional pre-Islamic instruments such as the {{wp|Nose flute|nose flute}} and types of wooden drums, which exist alongside Islamic-influenced vocal styles and some other [[Audonia]]n innovations, most especially {{wp|gong}}s. Due to the lack of natural metal resources on Rapa Rapa, gongs were highly prized during the pre-Urcean period and only rarely available, and accordingly gongs have a place of prominence in some traditional Rapa Rapa music as being associated with clerics or powerful chiefs.


Rapan music has become influential in the wider world of [[Occidental]] recorded music, with several prominent artists traveling to Rapa Rapa or sponsoring Rapan musicians to travel and record on their songs.
==Culture==


===Architecture===
The Chenango Confederacy comprises of three main cultural groups, with the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#E-H|Great Chenango]] making up a majority of the population, the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Little Chenango]] a sizable minority, and the [[List of peoples of Cusinaut#I-L|Island Honeoye]] a small minority.
Archaeology suggest Rapan architecture prior to the arrival of [[Truk]] consisted of buildings using varying styles of construction but primarily based around wood from the various tropical trees present on the atoll. The arrival of Islam necessitated a change in architectural development, as the need for {{wp|minaret}}s created the need for rudimentary mining and stoneworking on the island, and the central mountain of Rapa Rapa provided small amounts of usable stone. Between around 1300 and 1600, several dozen stone minarets were constructed on the atoll, with the historical and archaeological record suggesting that the five villages were competing to build the largest, best adorned minaret as a competition for prestige and piety. These minarets, most of which are still around, were gradually iterated upon by generations of builders, and in time the stone towers which cover the mountain grew both in architectural complexity and in ornamental design. Rapa Rapa is sometimes called "island of the towers" by the indigenous peoples, and the minarets are an important symbol of Rapan culture.
[[File:Piula Theological College, Upolu island, Samoa, 2009.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rectorhouse, a 1927-built example of the Neo-Mosque style.]]
The development of the minarets created a new style of architecture for the island which came to be used in other important structures, fusing some of the basic elements of Audonian Islamic and Truk architecture with local techniques and styles. The best examples of this are the Mosques throughout the island, as stone minarets were only later accompanied by stone Mosques. The Rapan style of Mosque uses a traditional Polynesian style - the appearance of an "upside down boat", with very large interior spaces made by curved wooden roofs - but employing stone masonry for the outer walls. Gradually, this style was expounded upon with various architectural flourishes. The arrival of Urceans and availability of new techniques and materials via international trade revolutionized the "Rapan Mosque style" which became the "Neo-Mosque style". Rapan designers began to build new buildings using these international techniques and materials but using the same shape and form factor of the traditional Mosque and public gathering buildings. As a result, a building boom occurred on Rapa Rapa between around 1880 and 1930, as traditional wooden houses and buildings gave way to more elaborate structures. Neo-Mosque remains the most prominent architectural style on the island, existing alongside a handful of buildings from styles popular abroad. The Neo-Mosque style is used in all sorts of structures, including not only Muslim worship sites but also Christian Churches, government buildings, and homes.


== Demographics ==
==Demographics==
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==Military==
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The Chenango Confederacy has two military branches as well as a shared naval force. The primary component of its armed forces is the Trinational Army (TNA), which is the Confederacy's ground-based military force with some limited maritime and airborne assets as well, primarily helicopters of various kinds. The Trinational Army replaced the Organized Militia of the country, which conducted operations during the Confederacy's quest for independence in the [[Final War of the Deluge]] and operated from [[2023]] through [[2026]]. Unlike the Organized Militia, the Trinational Army is a professional, standing army, and in [[2032]] it had an on-paper strength of 38,000 men, though many of these personnel are still considered to be in training or fit only for garrison duty. The TNA is organized into three mechanized brigades, a marine and coast guard regiment, an artillery regiment, an engineer regiment, a logistical regiment, and several specialized battallions as well as a training center command. In [[2026]], the Trinational Army sent its 1st Mechanized Brigade to serve in the joint [[League-occupied Varshan|League of Nations occupation of Varshan]], the only Cusinautic country to do so. The mission there concluded in [[2029]] and served both as a participation in the international mission as well as a continued training and military development exercise, as commanders and personnel from the TNA regularly interacted with military personnel from other occupying countries. The TNA is largely equipped with refurbished versions of previous generation [[List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Urcea|Urcean equipment]], but in [[2032]] it placed orders for more modern Urcean equipment to be delivered in the future. The TNA is the fourth largest army in [[NSTA]], following the armed forces of [[Urcea]], [[Quetzenkel]], and [[New Harren]]. In [[2032]], the TNA entered [[Pachaug]] to suppress the [[Pachoy Rebellion]].
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As of 2020, the permanent population of Rapa Rapa was 5,539. The vast majority of people living in Rapa Rapa - 91.2% - identify as ethnically Rapan. Accordingly, the vast majority of people speak the Rapan dialect of the general [[Polynesian people|Polynesian]] linguistic tradition. A majority, around 54%, are also fluent in [[Julian Ænglish]], a figure that has risen significantly since the year [[2000]].


Most Rapans - 62.5% - are {{wp|Muslim}}. A sizable minority, 36.9%, are members of the [[Catholic Church]], introduced to the island following Urcean colonization in the 1860s. These are the two predominant religious traditions on the island.
The Trinational Air Force is a small air force designed to largely conduct operations in tandem with the larger [[Urcea]]n [[Royal Air Force (Urcea)|Royal Air Force]].


==Economy==
The [[Nysdra Sea Guard]] serves as the navy of the Chenango Confederacy as well as of several other [[NSTA]] members.
Rapa Rapa has an urban-focused economy; though the island is relatively lightly populated, the extent of Rapa Rapa City over most of the island's land area means the urban economy, and its accompanying sectors, are the main economic activity on Rapa Rapa. Traditionally, the island engaged in subsistence fishing activity and very limited trade, but the arrival of the Urceans introduced port-related economic activity to the island following the construction of their coaling station on the island in the 1860s. The presence of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] on the island and various Urcean support personnel stimulated a need for a {{wp|service sector}} economy on the island to support the expectations of their Levantine-based lifestyle. Accordingly, since the arrival of the Urceans, port infrastructure and the service economy have become the two largest industries on the island, with fishing remaining an important third leg of the economy. The Port of Rapa Rapa employs 1,284 Rapans and many non-residents as well, by far the largest employer on the island. Many lower class Rapans remain dependent on the fishing industry for work, and fish are the primary form of food processed and sold on the island.


Unlike many Occidental possesions in the [[Polynesia]] region, Rapa Rapa historically does not have a major tourism industry. The remoteness of the island, combined with a lack of easy aerial access, made the island difficult to reach for most travellers. Efforts by the Rapa Rapa municipal government since the year 2000, however, has gradually increased the tourist appeal of Rapa Rapa in the 21st century. Efforts are underway to examine the construction of an airport on Rapa Rapa, possibly using {{wp|land reclamation}}, and various tax incentives have been provided to international hotel and travel companies. Beginning in [[2008]], the Rapa Rapa municipal government began sponsoring tourism commercials and advertisements in the [[Levantine Union]], and tourism has modestly increased as of [[2030]].
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