Award winning article

Torlen

From IxWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Torlen
Province
Flag of Torlen
Flag
Nation Burgundie
Constituent Country equivalentBurgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly
CapitalNew Torleans
Area
 • Total543.898 km2 (210.000 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total184,540
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.burgundie.gov.ix/torlen

Torlen is an islands in the Levantine Ocean belonging to Burgundie. It is 543.898 sqkm and is home to New Torleans the capital.

History

Early modern era

Aftermath of the Great Confessional War

Further information: Great Confessional War

The Holy League's victory in the Great Confessional War and the Dragonnades resulted in the Expulsion of the Protestants from their lands across the Holy Levantine Empire, as they were pushed into port towns and cities across Maritime Dericania there came a point where these cities simply could not support them. In the wake of the disposition of their ancestral lands, a dire humanitarian crisis unfolded as the Protestants were initially relegated to makeshift refugee camps on the outskirts of the cities in the Duchies of Marialanus, Martilles, and Bourgondi. These camps, ill-equipped to handle the massive influx of people, soon became overwhelmed, leading to appalling living conditions and a severe lack of basic amenities. The struggling Protestant refugees faced unimaginable hardships as they grappled with the challenges of displacement, destitution, and social marginalization. In 1575 the Company for the Aid of the Protestants Refugees (Burg: Compagnie d’aide aux refugies Huguenots) was founded to try to address some of these issues in the cities of the Duchy of Marialanus. The group received support from both Protestant refugees and from the Catholics who wanted them gone. After three years without improvement the Company sought more dire action. A group of 150 Protestant men were boarded on a ship, sponsored by the Duke, and sent to Torlen, then known as Piscea, to assess the disposition of the native Impaxi Picts who lived there and to lay claim to the island if possible. The Impaxi were still primitive and were easily overcome by the band of soldiers who engaged in the first of many acts of colonial militarism by campaigning for 6 months to track down and kill all of the remaining Impaxi people on the island. In late 1578 their landing zone and base of operations was named New Torleans and would become the capital of the new Marialanii lands, and thusly Torlen had become the Duchy of Marialanus' first colony. From the 123 men who had survived the campaign the island was divided among them into Patroonships, with a sizable share for the Duke to maintain as crown lands, and another sizable share for a governor-general. These newly minted Patroons were then able to rent or sell their land as they saw fit. Many brought their surviving extended families to live in commune and to work the land. They would them sail to the mainland and take on tenants for the remaining portions. This method of land distribution and tenancy was so effective that it would become the primary method of land management and settler incentive across the Burgoignesc colonial empire. Citrus fruit latifundia sprung up across the island and those with coastal access established fishing operations. Within 20 years the island became self-sufficient for food and within 40 years it had become a critical part of the economy of the Duchy of Marialanus.

Age of Sail

Because of its importance to the trans-Levantine and trans-Istroyan trading routes, Torlen became a hub of prostitution, trade, and ship repair. Its unique position on the convergence of the Tradewinds and the westerlies it served ships leaving Levantia to their Audonian colonies as well as ships coming from Audonia to their Levantine metropoles.

Economy

Further information: Economy of Burgundie

Agriculture

Citrus (grapefruit and orange) exports are the main agricultural export of Torlen. Other than citrus, notable agricultural subsectors include bananas, mangos, vegetables (mostly tomatoes, avocadoes, and onion), livestock, and poultry.

Agrinergie

Main article: Agrivoltaics

Tourism

Shark fishing is a large draw for tourists.

Fishing and fisheries

Distant-water fishing fleet

Burgundie's Levantine Ocean distant-water fishing fleet is harbored in Torlen. There are an estimated 37 deep sea trolling ships as well as three squid ships and two whaling ships in the fleet All of them are based out of the harbor in Barcares on the northeast side of the island. These 42 ships employ 215 fishermen annually and 125 ancillary employees who clean the fish or maintain the boats.

Local commercial fishing

Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), queen conch (Strombus gigas), groupers (Epinephelidae), snapper (Lutjanidae), grunts (Haemulidae), and jacks (Carangidae).

Boutique/artisanal fishing

Emerging fisheries include parrotfishes (Scarinae), sea cucumbers (holothurians), Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria), and gorgonians.

The eggs of four sea turtle species, the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), and leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) are also harvested on a limited basis for a very limited clientele.

Aquaculture

Main article: Aquaculture Aquatic life farming, in general

Trade

Infrastructure

Maritime

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

There is a weekly ferry to Ile Burgundie that departs on Sunday night, arriving on Monday, and returning on Thursday night, arriving in New Torleans on Friday.

Lighthouses
Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

Roads and rail

Air

Energy and electricity

Phone service and internet

Demographics

Politics and government

Torlen 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 Torlen.

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

Torleniens 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.

Provincial executive

Chateau of the Governor-Epistates.
Chateau of the Governor-Epistates.

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 Torlen 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 Torlen 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.

Administrative divisions

Cities and towns

Law enforcement

Military installations

TBD
TBD
 Burgundie
Site information
OwnerBurgoignesc Security Forces
OperatorNavy of Burgundie
Controlled byTBD
ConditionOperational
Site history
BuiltTBD
Garrison information
OccupantsNavy
  • TBD

Revenue Guard

  • TBD

Geography

Climate

The climate of Torlen is mostly tropical savanna, with two seasons, a hot and wet summer (wet season) and dry winter (dry season).

During the wet season, which extends from May through October, the climate is dominated by warm, moist tropical air masses as the Torlen High brings a southeasterly flow from the deep tropics. Daily high temperatures are in the 31 °C (87.8 °F) range, with a dew point temperatures in the 75–77 °F (23.9–25.0 °C) range, creating the typical hot and sultry island weather. Brief but intense thundershowers are common with thunder and lightning. In the wet season, tropical storms and weak tropical lows may also contribute to the seasonal rainfall.

In the dry season, extending from November through April, the subtropical high retreats, and a mix of drier northeast trade winds and occasional westerlies coming down from the Levantine mainland impact Torlen. Sunny, arid conditions prevail in Torlen in the dry season, and at times drought conditions can impact farming and agriculture. High temperatures during the dry season are in the 25 °C (77.0 °F) range.

Annual rainfall averages 132 centimetres (52 in) and is usually concentrated in the May–June and September–October periods. Rainfall often occurs in short-lived, fairly intense, but brief thundershowers accompanied by strong gusty winds, followed by a return to clear skies.

Winds are predominantly easterly throughout the year but tend to become northeasterly from October to April and southeasterly from May to September.[1] These winds seldom exceed twenty-four kilometres per hour except during hurricane season. Although the hurricane season officially lasts from June to November, most hurricanes in the Bahamas occur between July and October.

Average sea temperature at New Torleans
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73 °F

23 °C

73 °F

23 °C

75 °F

24 °C

79 °F

26 °C

81 °F

27 °C

82 °F

28 °C

82 °F

28 °C

82 °F

28 °C

82 °F

28 °C

81 °F

27 °C

79 °F

26 °C

75 °F

24 °C

See also

Retrieved from "https://ixwiki.com/index.php?title=Torlen&oldid=69140"