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| style="font-size: 10.2pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''People's Republic of Sydona'''<br>'''''ꍈꁻ ꆥꈜꌕ''''' <small>(Coscivian)</small><br>'''''Заморска Народна Республика''''' <small>(Thrakoslavonic)</small>
| style="font-size: 10.2pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Popular Republic of Sydona'''<br>'''''ꍈꁻ ꆥꈜꌕ''''' <small>(Coscivian)</small><br>'''''Zajdunska Narodna Respublika''''' <small>(Thrakoslavonic)</small>
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;"| [[File:SydonaFlag.png|300px]]<br><small>Flag</small>
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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 6
| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 6
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| '''Official languages''' || Austral Coscivian<br>Thrakoslavonic<br>Pelian
| '''Official languages''' || Austral Coscivian<br>Pelian<br>Thrakoslavonic
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| '''Other Languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic Coscivian]]<br>Xosmiri Coscivian<br>Leinish, Royal Sydonan, Istroyan<br>Melotic, Thrako-Coscivian Creole
| '''Other Languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic Coscivian]]<br>Xosmiri Coscivian<br>Leinish, Istroyan, Melotic<br>Thrakoscivian Creole
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| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || SYD
| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || SYD
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The '''Sydona''' or the '''Sydona Islands''', officially the '''People's Republic of Sydona''', is a [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|theme]] and semi-autonomous province within the [[Kiravian Collectivity]] comprising a roughly triangular archipelago of {{wp|continental island|continental islands}} off the southern coast of [[Sarpedon|Continental Ixnay]] in the [[Pelian Sea|Pelian Ocean]]. The islands have a long and convoluted history, having come under the rule of many different nations and empires over the course of the centuries. Incorporation of Sydona into the Kiravian sphere of influence began during the [[Crusades]] and was complete by [YEAR]. Sydona is known for its cultural diversity and rich heritage, and for its valuable natural resources.
The '''Sydona''' or the '''Sydona Islands''', officially the '''Popular Republic of Sydona''', is a [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|theme]] and quasi-autonomous province within the [[Kiravian Collectivity]] comprising a roughly triangular archipelago of {{wp|continental island|continental islands}} off the southern coast of [[Sarpedon|Continental Ixnay]] in the [[Pelian Sea|Pelian Ocean]]. The islands have a long and convoluted history, having come under the rule of many different nations and empires over the course of the centuries. Incorporation of Sydona into the Kiravian sphere of influence began during the [[Crusades]] and was complete by [YEAR]. Sydona is known for its cultural diversity and rich heritage, and for its valuable natural resources.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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<!--** well Kirav, it could have been part of "Recepistan" from late 800's to whatever time year 20385 is kirav  BREAK  well kirav, would you mind Sydonia being "loosely" my territory but influx of Coscivian settlers eventually made the islands a joint dependency of ours until you snatch it? Like a mix how California was lost from the Mexicans and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan  BREAK  but for some time being a joint protectorate, until your navy kicks breaks my balls and takes over BREAK or as said , anglo-egyptian sudan but Sydonas in my case; although being de jure mine territory until early 1300's the rule was loose as the locals had high autonomy kirav. Kiravian settlers eventually starting to cause problems. We only have to agree on the time the condonimium might ||  Slak says: "hey mate, wanna talk about Sydona. The condonimium temporarily ceased at 32 in a surprise attack and removing the Kiravian authorities. After the Great War in treaties signed you are given Sydona in full control"  ** -->
<!--** well Kirav, it could have been part of "Recepistan" from late 800's to whatever time year 20385 is kirav  BREAK  well kirav, would you mind Sydonia being "loosely" my territory but influx of Coscivian settlers eventually made the islands a joint dependency of ours until you snatch it? Like a mix how California was lost from the Mexicans and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan  BREAK  but for some time being a joint protectorate, until your navy kicks breaks my balls and takes over BREAK or as said , anglo-egyptian sudan but Sydonas in my case; although being de jure mine territory until early 1300's the rule was loose as the locals had high autonomy kirav. Kiravian settlers eventually starting to cause problems. We only have to agree on the time the condonimium might ||  Slak says: "hey mate, wanna talk about Sydona. The condonimium temporarily ceased at 32 in a surprise attack and removing the Kiravian authorities. After the Great War in treaties signed you are given Sydona in full control"  ** -->
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[Diverse history and heritage. Pelian and Slakko-analogue main native ethnic groups]<br>
The first recognisible modern ethnic group to settle in the Sydonas were the Pregoshans, an independent {{wp|Indo-European|Japhetic}} offshoot people, related to today's Pelians. Pregoshans of the Sydonas were among the first Japhetic-speaking communities other than Istroyans to begin adopting Christianity, and according to tradition the Christian presence in the islands dates back to the Apostolic Age, albeit with a limited geographic and demographic footprint in comparison to more northerly and easterly areas of coastal Sarpedon. The Pregoshans would subsequently be conquered and absorbed by invading Flurrian people fromt the Sarpedonian mainland, who would themselves gradually adopt Christianity by cultural transfusion both from above (through continental elite networks) and from below (from intermixture and cultural contact with the conquered Pregoshan subalterns), and be absorbed into the modern Pelian people. Slavic peoples would subsequently enter the archipelago's ethnic mélange by sea from the northwest, with the ancestors of the Thrakoslavs colonising the western shores of the archipelago and establishing fortified enclaves in other areas of the islands.
[Crusades]<br>
 
[100 years of jackshit]<br>
===Iddryitine Despotate===
[Kirosocialism]<br>
===Crusades===
[Reintegration]<br>
During the [[Crusades|Fourth Crusade]], Iddrytine Sydona, particularly the outer islands, was beset by several Crusader offencives led by the [[Elamite Order]]. The Elamites established a {{wp|crusader state}} on Mar-Kśaver.
[Present day]<br>
 
[Free Cities]
[Free Kitties]
 
===Free Cities of Sydona and the Order State===
 
===Archduchy of the Sydonas===
Archduke Terentius married his daughter to the [[Duchy of Bourgondi|Duke of Bourgondi]] and gifted the Bourgs the [[Great Prince's Own Royal Thračician Foot Guard]] as dowry.
 
The Archducal government encouraged immigration; mainly from Kiravia but also from the Istroyan lands and elsewhere to help increase agricultural productivity and develop the realm's economy. Many foreign and immigrant scholars, advisors, and administrators were employed by the archducal court and government bureaucracy.
 
===Kiravian Possession===
After the death of Grand Duke Sorditur the Pockmarked without heirs, the Coscivian law doctrine of ''nohúr'' ({{wp|escheat}}) dictated that his domains would revert to the [[Marble Emperor|Emperor]]. And so they did, with the Sydona Isles becoming a Kiravian possession.
 
===Kirosocialism===
[[File:Soviet-Era Hammer-and-Sickle on Bridge - Kharkiv (Kharkov) - Ukraine (44001551492).jpg|thumb|It took way too long to find this picture.]]
 
During the early 20th century AD, socialist movements that had taken root in Great Kirav in response to the poor conditions of the labouring classes spread to Sydona. Here the socialist message was more warmly received among the large Sydonan mineral and industrial workforce, in contrast to other Kiravian colonies, which tended to be more agrarian and commercial.
 
===Sydonan War===
 
===Frozen conflict===


===Reintegration===
===Reintegration===
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In the modern constitutional context of thematic federalism, Sydona belongs to the {{wp|Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Sydonan Theme}}. The Sydonan Theme is a ''unitary theme''(comprising only one federal subject) as well as a ''special theme'' (having devolved authority to in certain matters normally within federal competence). In practical terms, this means that Sydona has significant latitude to set its own policies with regard to migration, customs, and interstate commerce, above and beyond the considerable rights reserved to regular Kiravian states. The Government of Sydona has actively exercised its autonomy in these areas, and presently maintains a separate migration and customs régime from other parts of the Federacy, as well as numerous intrastate trade barriers and its own currency, the Sydonan dram. Sydona was accorded this special status along with the [[Melian Isles]] during the Federalist Restoration in the 21180s due to political and strategic considerations at the time (''see [[Sydona#Reintegration|§Reintegration]] above''), and retains them in recognition of its geographic isolation, unique ethnic and cultural makeup, and divergent development path. Nonetheless, Sydona has voluntarily taken significant steps since the 21180s toward closer integration with the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, in tandem with the gradual liberalisation of its domestic economy and institutional setup.  
In the modern constitutional context of thematic federalism, Sydona belongs to the {{wp|Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Sydonan Theme}}. The Sydonan Theme is a ''unitary theme''(comprising only one federal subject) as well as a ''special theme'' (having devolved authority to in certain matters normally within federal competence). In practical terms, this means that Sydona has significant latitude to set its own policies with regard to migration, customs, and interstate commerce, above and beyond the considerable rights reserved to regular Kiravian states. The Government of Sydona has actively exercised its autonomy in these areas, and presently maintains a separate migration and customs régime from other parts of the Federacy, as well as numerous intrastate trade barriers and its own currency, the Sydonan dram. Sydona was accorded this special status along with the [[Melian Isles]] during the Federalist Restoration in the 21180s due to political and strategic considerations at the time (''see [[Sydona#Reintegration|§Reintegration]] above''), and retains them in recognition of its geographic isolation, unique ethnic and cultural makeup, and divergent development path. Nonetheless, Sydona has voluntarily taken significant steps since the 21180s toward closer integration with the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, in tandem with the gradual liberalisation of its domestic economy and institutional setup.  


The political life of Sydona takes place within the framework of a constitutional republic. The current Constitution of Sydona has been in place since the last round of federal status compacts and referenda in 21198. Although it is now a multi-party electoral democracy, Sydona retains many institutional forms and symbolic trappings that recall its past as a Kirosocialist single-party state on the [[Devinism|Devinist]] model. The unicameral legislature, the People's Soviet, is elected every 36 months by {{wp|alternative vote}} from constituencies corresponding to the state's cities and raions. The Chief Executive of Sydona is elected every 72 months by alternative vote. Unlike most overseas states, election of the Chief Executive of Sydona does not require any confirmation or nominal appointment by the [[Prime Executive]] or [[Federal Stanora]].
The political life of Sydona takes place within the framework of a constitutional republic. The current Constitution of Sydona has been in place since the last round of federal status compacts and referenda in 21198. Although it is now a multi-party electoral democracy, Sydona retains many institutional forms and symbolic trappings that recall its past as a Kirosocialist single-party state on the [[Devinism|Devinist]] model. The unicameral legislature, the Popular Congress, is elected every 36 months by {{wp|alternative vote}} from constituencies corresponding to the state's cities and raions. The Chief Executive of Sydona is elected every 72 months by alternative vote. Unlike most overseas states, election of the Chief Executive of Sydona does not require any confirmation or nominal appointment by the [[Prime Executive]] or [[Federal Stanora]].


===Politics===
===Politics===
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!Party Name
!People's Soviet
!Popular Congress
!State Council
!State Council
!Federal Caucus
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| style="background-color:#C00302" |
|'''Socialist Party of Sydona'''<br><small>''Sokšàlrısax Stranga Sydonáv''</small>
|'''Socialist Party of Sydona'''<br><small>''Sokšàlrısax Stranga Sydonáv''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|52|101|hex=#C00302}}</center>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|52|110|hex=#C00302}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|4|7|hex=#C00302}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|4|7|hex=#C00302}}</center>
| [[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]]
| [[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]]
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| style="background-color:#cccc00" |
|'''Social Compact Party'''<br><small>''Askolexriśtovix Stranga''</small>
|'''Social Compact Party'''<br><small>''Askolexriśtovix Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|110|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#cccc00}}</center>
|[[Caritist Social Union|CSU]]
|[[Caritist Social Union|CSU]]
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| style="background-color:#00A29B" |
| style="background-color:#00A29B" |
|'''Unitary Federalist Party'''<br><small>''Thūritix Vuntirektārkarisēx Plaiduv''</small>
|'''Unitary Federalist Party'''<br><small>''Thūritix Vuntirektārkarisēx Plaiduv''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|110|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#00A29B}}</center>
|[[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance|SRA]]
|[[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]]
| {{wp|Conservative liberalism}}, {{wp|Federalism}}
| {{wp|Conservative liberalism}}, {{wp|Federalism}}
|-
| style="background-color:#5D93D3" |
|'''Democratic Union Party'''<br><small>''Sokšàlkonvırisax Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|110|hex=#5D93D3}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#5D93D3}}</center>
|[[Kiravia of Regions|KR]]
| {{wp|Big tent}}, {{wp|Croatian nationalism|Thrakoslavic nationalism}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#009a00" |
| style="background-color:#009a00" |
|'''Islamic Republic Party'''<br><small>''Islamix Respublikax Stranga''</small>
|'''Islamic Republic Party'''<br><small>''Islamix Respublikax Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|15|101|hex=#009a00}}</center>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|7|110|hex=#009a00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|1|7|hex=#009a00}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|7|hex=#009a00}}</center>
|[[Authentic Historical Caucus|RCK]]
|[[Authentic Historical Caucus|AHC]]
| {{wp|Islamism}}, {{wp|Islamic democracy}}
| {{wp|Islamism}}, {{wp|Islamic democracy}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#B97333" |
| style="background-color:#FFD700" |
|'''Social Convist Party'''<br><small>''Sokšàlkonvırisax Stranga''</small>
|'''Sydonan Alliance Party'''<br><small>''Sydonax Ixbovuntilix Stranga''</small>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|7|101|hex=#B97333}}</center>
|<center>{{Infobox political party/seats|7|110|hex=#FFD700}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|7|hex=#B97333}}</center>
| <center>{{Infobox political party/seats|0|7|hex=#FFD700}}</center>
|[[Kiravia of Regions|KR]]
|[[Kiravia of Regions|KR]]
| Social-Convism, Slavonic minority interests
| {{wp|Classical liberalism}}, {{wp|Cosocionationalism}}, {{wp|Antifederalism}}
|-
|-
|}
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The post-Kirsok political landscape of Sydona has been shaped largely by issues surrounding ethno-national identity, federal integration, and the economic transition. The Socialist Party of Sydona, which had ruled Sydona under the one-party system, has managed to remain the strongest political force in the country, campaigning on a platform of ethnic and religious neutrality, opposition to independence or ethnic separatism on one hand and further federal integration on the other, and maintaining high social expenditure financed largely by resource rents. This platform, combined with effective voter-mobilisation networks among sympathetic constituencies such as organised labour, have enabled the SPS to turn out a "critical mass of lukewarm supporters" and usually prevail over the fractious opposition.
Communal identity is a major element of the Sydonan political landscape, but not the main predictive variable of voter behaviour. With the exception of the Democratic Union Party, which appeals exclusively to Thrakoslavs, the major Sydonan parties all portray themselves as multi-ethnic and draw varying levels of support from the principal demographic sectors. The UFP dominates the Overseas Coscivian vote and generally performs well among Austral Coscivians and the Pelian upper and middle classes, but has weaker support from Thrakoslavs. The Social Compact Party most often earns a plurality of the Pelian vote and is the favoured party among rural Christians of all ethnicities and much of the lower-middle class.


===Federal Politics===
===Federal Politics===
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| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| Ḱassim Nasrallav
| Íoan Aluneryn
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21189
| style="text-align:center;" | 21189
|-
|-
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| Charles H. Gamarekian
| Nikola Begić
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Socialist Party ([[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21197
| style="text-align:center;" | 21197
|-
|-
| style="background-color:Turquoise" |&nbsp;
| style="background-color:Turquoise" |&nbsp;
| Íoan Aluneryn
| Ḱassim Nasrallav
| style="text-align:center;" | Unitary Federalist Party ([[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance|SRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Unitary Federalist Party ([[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
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| style="text-align:center;" | Social Compact Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | Social Compact Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
|-
| style="background-color:Turquoise" |&nbsp;
| Kayser Söszay
| style="text-align:center;" | Unitary Federalist Party ([[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
|-
| style="background-color:DarkOrange" |&nbsp;
| Sandor Orban
| style="text-align:center;" | Social Compact Party ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21212
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===Public Policy and Law===
===Public Policy and Law===
<!-- Has socialised medicine but it's shitty because Sydona is a sclerotic backwater -->
<!-- Has socialised medicine but it's shitty because Sydona is a sclerotic backwater -->
Sydona has a comprehensively socialised healthcare system with universal access. However, quality and timeliness of care lag behind mainland Kiravian standards.
Sydona has a {{wp|seatbelt law}} that is enforced only as a secondary violation. Citations for seatbelt violations are relatively uncommon.


===Defence Forces===
===Defence Forces===
Like other Kiravian provinces, Sydona maintains its own local defence forces. The Sydonan People's Army is responsible for air and land defence, and the Sydonan People's Navy functions as the islands' {{wp|coast guard}}, discharging roughly the same responsibilities in Sydonan waters as the [[Maritime Cutter Service]] does in the Home Islands.
Like other Kiravian provinces, Sydona maintains its own local defence forces. The Sydonan Popular-Republican Army is responsible for air and land defence, and the Sydonan Popular-Republican Navy functions as the islands' {{wp|coast guard}}, discharging roughly the same responsibilities in Sydonan waters as the [[Maritime Cutter Service]] does in the Home Islands.


===Local Governance===
===Local Governance===
The third-level administrative divisions in Sydona are known ''raions'' (Coscivian: ''raion'') instead of countyships (''amtra'').
The third-level administrative divisions in Sydona are known ''raions'' (Coscivian: ''raion'') instead of [[countyship]]s (''amtra''), but perform the same essential functions.


==Society & Culture==
==Society & Culture==
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Sydona has a rich and diverse culture, blending the dominant mores of [[Coscivian civilisation]] with Pelian, Slavic, Istroyan, and Audonian influences.
Sydona has a rich and diverse culture, blending the dominant mores of [[Coscivian civilisation]] with Pelian, Slavic, Istroyan, and Audonian influences. Although a thoroughly multiëthnic and multilingual country, Sydona's overarching socio-political institutions and cross-community mainstream culture have been primarily shaped by [[Coscivian civilisation|Coscivian culture]] for the past several centuries, and as such, under the successive [[Elamite Order|Elamite]], Kiravian colonial, and [[Kiravian Union|Kirosocialist]] regimes, much of the non-Coscivian population of Sydona has become substantially Coscivised in many respects, especially in urban areas. However, since the end of Kirosocialism, a more pluralistic political and media environment has made space for stronger assertions of non-Coscivian, even non-Kiravian identities among these peoples.
 
===Ethnic groups===
===Ethnic groups===
[[File:DeepSouthCoscivians.jpg|thumb|Historical woodcut of the [[Deep South Coscivians]]]]
[[File:DeepSouthCoscivians.jpg|thumb|Historical woodcut of the [[Deep South Coscivians]]]]
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Main social groups:  
Main social groups:  


*'''Pelians''' - {{wp|Armenians|Divergent Levanto-Sarpic ethnic group}}. The largest individual ethnic group in Sydona, Pelians account for a plurality of the population across most of Sydona.
*'''[[Pelian people|Pelians]]''' - Japhetic ethnic group speaking the [[Pelian language]]. Pelians are the largest individual ethnic group in Sydona and are in plurality across southern and eastern Yerduran and much of the Lesser Sydonas.
*'''Austral Coscivians''' or '''Deep South Coscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Pelians and long-settled multigenerational Coscivian-Kiravian colonists.
*'''Thrakoslavs ( ''Thračislaveni'' )''' - Sydonans of Slavonic heritage, also known as '''Thračicians''' or '''Sea Slavs'''. Thrakoslavs are in majority in the [[West Yerduran Autonomous Division]] (82%) and the North Sydona Division (62%). Other pockets of Thrakoslav settlement, mainly urban, have existed scattered across the coasts of the Sydonas since the Middle Ages.
*'''Thrakoslavs ( ''Thračislaveni'' )''' - Majority ethnic group in the North Sydona Autonomous District, of Slavonic heritage, related to the Slavs of [[Zeshinava]]
**'''Čuvidins''' - Thrakoslavic Sunni Muslims
*'''Thrakoscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Thrakoslavs and mixed Coscivian-Thrakoslavic families, mostly living in North Sydona and speaking Thrako-Coscivian Creole.
*'''Coscivians''', including:
**'''Austral Coscivians''' or '''Deep South Coscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Pelians and long-settled multigenerational Coscivian-Kiravian colonists.
**'''Thrakoscivians''' - Social amalgamation of Coscivised Thrakoslavs and mixed Coscivian-Thrakoslavic families, mostly living in West Sydona and speaking Thrako-Coscivian Creole.
**'''Black Coscivians''' - Resettled evacuees from Kiravian trading posts in [[Punth]] expelled during the course of the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars]]. Mostly found in the Destransar metropolitan area and urban-type settlements in North Sydona.
 
Smaller but notable ethnic groups include:
*'''Anatolians''' - Umbrella term for various [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christian]] minority communities who have settled in the islands.
*'''Anatolians''' - Umbrella term for various [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christian]] minority communities who have settled in the islands.
*'''Jethrovians''' - {{wp|Pythagoranism|Pythagorean}} ethnoreligious group.
*'''Leinish''' - Small-numbered community descended from Gothic-Fiannrian Crusaders, mostly concentrated in Leinland Autonomous Raion.
*'''Leinish''' - Small-numbered community descended from Gothic-Fiannrian Crusaders, mostly concentrated in Leinland Autonomous Raion.
*'''Black Coscivians''' - Resettled evacuees from Kiravian trading posts in [[Punth]] expelled during the course of the [[Kiro-Burgundian Wars]]. Mostly found in the Destransar metropolitan area and urban-type settlements in North Sydona.
*'''Śķiptar''' - Displaced {{wp|Illyrians}}, traditionally {{wp|pastoralism|pastoral}} and involved in rearing {{wp|water buffalo}} and producing {{wp|buffalo mozzarella|buffalo dairy products}}.
*'''Śķiptar''' - Displaced {{wp|Illyrians}}, traditionally {{wp|pastoralism|pastoral}} and involved in rearing {{wp|water buffalo}} and producing {{wp|buffalo mozzarella|buffalo dairy products}}.
*'''Absuri''' - Local relict Arab populations
*'''Rumelis and Rumelite Coscivians''' - Followers of the [[Rumeli Islam|Rumeli Islamic]] tradition.
*'''Istrojans and Istro-Coscivians''' - [Coming soon]
*'''Welsh Sydonans''' - Immigrated from [[Caergwynn]] and [[Faneria]] to work in the mines.


*'''Overseas Coscivians''' -
===Language===
*'''Rumelis and Rumeli Coscivians''' -
Austral Coscivian, an offshoot of [[Maritime Coscivian]] superimposed over a [[Pelian language|Pelian]] substrate, is the most widely spoken language in Sydona, by 35% of the population as their native tongue and an additional ~25-35% as a second language. The other two major languages of Sydona are Thrakoslavic (a Slavonic language) and [[Pelian language]] (an Orenstian language). All three languages have official status
*'''Istrojans and Istro-Coscivians''' -  
[[File:Pimenton-ahumado-candeleda.jpg|thumb|Paprika]]
Thrako-Coscivian Creole is spoken by some 120,000 families in western Érdoran (~1.54% of the Sydonan population), with a significant diaspora in Destransar and [[Valēka]]. It received official recognition in 21193 and authorised for use in public elementary education for the first time.


===Language===
Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language, and is understood by up to 40% of the population, mostly as a second language. It is common as a first language among the "Mainlander" / "Overseaser" community and is important in the corporate world. Public information is increasingly made available in Kiravic. However, Austral Coscivian remains the dominant language of the Coscivian sector and heavily Cosconised cities, and native Kiravic-speakers living in Sydona must learn at least the rudiments of Austral Coscivian in order to navigate everyday life.
Austral Coscivian, an offshoot of [[Maritime Coscivian]] superimposed over a Pelian substrate, is the most widely spoken language in Sydona, by 35% of the population as their native tongue and an additional ~20-25% as a second language. The other two major languages of Sydona are Thrakoslavic (a Slavonic language) and Pelian (an independent Levanto-Sarpic language). All three languages have official status


Thrako-Coscivian Creole is spoken by some 120,000 families in northern Érdoran (~1.54% of the Sydonan population), with a significant diaspora in Destransar and [[Valēka]]. It received official recognition in 21193 and authorised for use in public elementary education for the first time.  
Other languages spoken in Sydona by sizeable communities include Istroyan, <!-- Istro-Coscivian? -->, Aramaic, and Leinish.


Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language, and is understood by up to 40% of the population, mostly as a second language. It is common as a first language among the Mainlander community and is important in the corporate world. Public information is increasingly made available in Kiravic. However, Austral Coscivian remains the dominant language of the Coscivian sector and heavily Cosconised cities, and native Kiravic-speakers living in Sydona must learn Austral Coscivian in order to navigate everyday life.
===Religion===
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Other languages spoken in Sydona by sizeable communities include Istroyan, <!-- Istro-Coscivian? --> Aramaic, and Leinish.
Catholicism is the primary religion in Sydona, followed by Islam in various forms, and is an important shared characteristic across the three main ethno-linguistic blocs. The Catholic Church was present in the islands from very early on, with the native Pregoshans being early converts to the faith. Islam became the institutionally dominant faith under the Caliphate, and remained so until conquest by the [[Elamite Order]], which strengthened the influence of the Church and marginalised Islam. Under Kiravian rule, the state adopted confessional neutrality, and minority religious communities enjoyed greater freedom. In its early phase, the Kirosocialist government heavily repressed the Church hierarchy and Muslim clerical bodies, though it would later shift toward a relatively more relaxed approach involving infiltration and coöption of religious leadership. Catholic religious expression in Sydona often takes the form of elaborate devotional practices and the local veneration of patron saints. Monasticism and the role of the Elamite Order in religious life were prominent before Kirosocialism and are slowly being reëstablished in the decades since.


===Religion===
Smaller subsets of the Christian population adhere to [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian churches]], Coscivian Orthodoxy, and [[Kiravian Sectarians|minor Kiravian sects]]. Patrajan Christianity has a small presence in Sydona, mostly in Resava and Destransar, with some parishes on Teğer as well. Protestanism is represented mainly by Neo-Protestants and Pentecostals, and is concentrated heavily among the archipelago's itinerant communities.
Catholicism (Latin, Coscivian, and [[Caphiric Catholicism|Caphiric]]), Shi'a Islam (Rumeli, [[Shapirism|Shapiri]], Twelver), Sunni Islam (need to decide on sects)


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===Sports===
===Sports===
Sports are an important part of Sydonan cultural life.
Sports are an important part of Sydonan cultural life. Sydona forms a separate territory from Kiravia for international sporting purposes, with its own national teams.


{{wp|Association football}} (Austral Coscivian: ''kʊʉrat'', from Arabic ''kura'' "ball") is the second most popular sport in Sydona, in stark contrast to the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, where it receives little attention. The Sydona Islands are represented by their own national team in international competitions, separate from the notoriously irrelevant [[Kirav national soccer team|Kiravian national team]]. Although the Sydonan national team outperforms its Kiravian counterpart, it is still not particularly successful in tournament play. Soccer is generally played during the antipodean spring and summer in Sydona, coinciding with the fall/winter regular season for fieldball in Great Kirav, though it is evolving into a more year-round sport. The Austral Coscivian language has its own distinct vocabulary relating to soccer, much of which is locally coined or borrowed from Continental Ixnayan languages, unlike Kiravic Coscivian which has mostly borrowed or calqued its soccer terminology from Levantine or wider international usage.
{{wp|Association football}} (Austral Coscivian: ''kʊʉrat'', from Arabic ''kura'' "ball") is the second most popular sport in Sydona, in stark contrast to the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, where it receives little attention. The Sydona Islands are represented by their own national team in international competitions, separate from the notoriously irrelevant [[Kirav national soccer team|Kiravian national team]]. Although the Sydonan national team outperforms its Kiravian counterpart, it is still not particularly successful in tournament play. Soccer is generally played during the antipodean spring and summer in Sydona, coinciding with the fall/winter regular season for fieldball in Great Kirav, though it is evolving into a more year-round sport. The Austral Coscivian language has its own distinct vocabulary relating to soccer, much of which is locally coined or borrowed from Continental Ixnayan languages, unlike Kiravic Coscivian which has mostly borrowed or calqued its soccer terminology from Levantine or wider international usage.
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[[File:Calcite-Smithsonite-denv08-02a.jpg|thumb|Handwavium ore]]
[[File:Calcite-Smithsonite-denv08-02a.jpg|thumb|Handwavium ore]]


Sydona has a an upper-middle income transitional mixed economy with a large public sector. The extraction and processing of natural resources - particularly offshore oil and natural gas and [[handwavium]] - are the most valuable sector of the economy and main source of public revenues. The economy is presently export-oriented, with a comparatively underdeveloped domestic market for {{wp|consumer goods}}, though the Sydonan People's Bank projects a positive trajectory for domestic consumption over the next five years.
Sydona has a an upper-middle income transitional mixed economy with a large public sector. The extraction and processing of natural resources - particularly offshore oil and natural gas and [[handwavium]] - are the most valuable sector of the economy and main source of public revenues. The economy is presently export-oriented, with a comparatively underdeveloped domestic market for {{wp|consumer goods}}, though the Sydonan Popular Bank projects a positive trajectory for domestic consumption over the next five years.


Sydona has its own currency, the Sydonan dram. The [[Saar|Kiravian saar]] is widely circulated and commonly accepted by local merchants. However, the Sydonan government only accepts tax and fee payments in drams, and similarly pays out pensions and welfare transfers (upon which a large share of the population rely) in drams.
Sydona has its own currency, the Sydonan dram. The [[Saar|Kiravian saar]] is widely circulated and commonly accepted by local merchants. However, the Sydonan government only accepts tax and fee payments in drams, and similarly pays out pensions and welfare transfers (upon which a large share of the population rely) in drams.
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===Manufacturing & Services===
===Manufacturing & Services===
Sydona inherited a large industrial base from the Kirosocialist period that has struggled to compete in a more liberalised trade environment and has remained largely stagnant despite generous subsidies and protectionist policies. The fortunes of the manufacturing sector have improved mildly since [[the Deluge]] thanks to contracts with the [[Overseas Development Executive]] to provide large quantities of outdated but low-cost agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and chemical fertilisers to promote economic development in Kiravian-controlled areas of [[Crona]].
Sydona inherited a large industrial base from the Kirosocialist period that has struggled to compete in a more liberalised trade environment and has remained largely stagnant despite generous subsidies and protectionist policies. It is perhaps best knowns for its manufacturing enterprises focusing on agricultural machinery, including combine harvesters, forage harvesters, and grain headers. The fortunes of the manufacturing sector have improved mildly since [[the Deluge]] thanks to contracts with the [[Overseas Development Executive]] to provide large quantities of outdated but low-cost agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and chemical fertilisers to promote economic development in Kiravian-controlled areas of [[Crona]], contributing to the mechanization of local agriculture.


Sydona is a major exporter of {{wp|paving stones}} and {{wp|curbstones}}, benefitting greatly from the post-Kirosocialist suburban development boom in [[Great Kirav]] and the growth of "air-conditioner colonies" in lowland [[Æonara]] which have spurred a surge in demand for patios.
Sydona is a major exporter of {{wp|paving stones}} and {{wp|curbstones}}, benefitting greatly from the post-Kirosocialist suburban development boom in [[Great Kirav]] and the growth of "air-conditioner colonies" in lowland [[Æonara]] which have spurred a surge in demand for patios.


[Automotive and Aeronautical plants?]
The Kashun Oil and Fat Complex produces a range of edible oils, margarine, and mayonnaise products. The majority contributor to Sydona's regional condiment supply, Kashun Oil & Fat also produces a large volume of goods for export, mainly to Great Kirav, the [[Saxalin Islands|Saxalins]], and Crona. Originally a state-owned enterprise, Kashun Oil & Fat was semi-privatised in 2012 AD under a UFP-led government, and is now 50% owned by [[Banya Sēora SAK]]. Banya Sēora also owns a massive dairy processing plant in Ijevan, which produces cheese, butter, and yogurt. The Ijevan plant was wholly privatised in 2008. Under Banya Sēora management, the application of the parent company's technical know-how, efficient management, and wide-reaching distribution networks were combined with the sheer scale of the existing plant in terms of physical capital and manpower to quickly become a crown jewel among Banya Sēora's assets.
 
The aerospace manufacturer AK AvMax is one of the better-performing state-owned heavy industrial firms, and the leading industrial employer in the outer islands outside of the mineral and energy sectors. Under Kirosocialism AvMax was initially tasked with building utility aricraft (mainly for agricultural use) and military transports. It would later concentrate primarily on large cargo planes, including {{wp|strategic airlifters}}, producing replacement components for smaller passenger and military aircraft as a secondary activity. AvMax {{wp|corporatised}} its governance after Kiravian Reunification but remained state-owned, and diversified its operations to include a wider range of smaller craft, aviation components, and services. In addition to fulfilling Kiravian defence contracts, AvMax sells utility aircraft primarily to less developed countries. Since the late 2010s AD, several of its component-building subsidiaries have faced lawsuits for {{wp|patent infringement}}, most of which have been lost or settled unfavourably by AvMax. Both foreign and Kiravian competitors have alleged that selling patented aviation components on the global black market is a major part of the firm's business model.
 
Other major heavy industrial enterprises that have remained state-owned include the Asturiupol Steel Works, the ZydTalav family of mining equipment and haul-truck builders, and the Krapovo Motor Works. Unlike AvMax, these firms mainly serve the Sydonan market and are reliant on protectionist policies, contracts with other SOEs, and other forms of state aid to remain viable.


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