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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>(Vesëloslavic)</small>
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| former_name = Lanxor Chemicals
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| industry = {{Unbulleted list | Pharmaceutical|Biotechnology|Consumer goods|High tech}}
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| predecessors = {{Unbulleted list | Valmic Petrochem|Apex International|UniChem}}
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| founded = 1989
| '''Country''' || [[File:KiravFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]]
| hq_location_city = Capea, Ranaella Province
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| hq_location_country = Caphiria
| '''[[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Theme]]''' || [[File:SydonaFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Sydonan]]
| area_served = Worldwide
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list | Claudeno Nigricius (Chairman)|Hostraius Decmussa (Chief Executive)}}
| '''Capital''' || [[Destransar]]
| products = Pharmaceuticals, vaccines, oral healthcare, nutritional products, over-the-counter medicines
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| brands = ACE Chemicals
| '''Population''' || 23,528,230
| revenue = $89.321 billion
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| revenue_year = 2035
| '''First Executive''' || Aþanasius V.M.L. Kalvitoryn (I)
| operating_income = $11.1 billion
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| net_income = $27.41 billion
| '''Chancellor''' || Jovx̆ioğeny Takavić (SPS)
| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
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| num_employees = 68,488
| '''Legislature''' || Destransar Soviet
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list | LANXOR Healthcare|LANXOR LifeSciences|LANXOR AgriCrops|LANXOR Performance|LANXOR Chemicals }}
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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 6
'''Lanxor''' is a multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in the [[Ranaella]] province of the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]. The company has a primary listing on the Caphirian Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Levantine Stock Exchange. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies by both market capitalization and sales.
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| '''Official languages''' || Austral Coscivian<br>Pelian<br>Vesëloslavic<br>
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| '''Other Languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic Coscivian]]<br>Xosmiri Coscivian<br>Leinish, Royal Sydonan, Istroyan<br>Melotic, Vesêlo-Coscivian Creole
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| '''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 overseas state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising a roughly triangular archipelago of {{wp|continental island|continental islands}} off the southern coast of [[Sarpedon|Continental Ixnay]] in the [[Pelian Sea]]. 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 company was formed as Lanxor Chemicals in 1989 after a failed hostile takeover of UniChem, a multinational supplier of chemicals and related service suppliers. Laxor Chemicals would have a meteoric rise to success, patenting polymeric and silicon resins and developing the chemical weapon cyclosarin. Between 1995 and 1999, Lanxor Chemicals went on an acquisition spree, buying ACE Chemicals, Pelargir, and Valmic Petrochem, all of whom were early pioneers within their respective fields. This was a massive financial undertaking, costing over $10 billion total, almost bankrupting the young company. Thankfully, the massive acquisitions allowed Lanxor Chemicals to control large parts of the market in the industrial gases and chemical engineering services sector and allowed it to rapidly expand on the international market, beating UniChem to key developing markets.


==Etymology==
In 2006, Lanxor Chemicals went through a restructuring process as it went public and changed its name to simply Lanxor to reflect its diverse product line-up. Following the restructuring, Lanxor would post record-breaking profits year-over-year. Meanwhile, Lanxor's main competitor UniChem announced it was filing for bankruptcy.
The name ''Sydona'' is a contraction of a twenty-two syllable [[High Coscivian]] compound word meaning "the land where beer does flow and men chunder". This is understood to refer to the wild drinking parties among celebrating Coscivian sailors after completing the long and arduous sea voyage to Sydona.


==History==
In 2011, it was announced that UniChem would be selling itself to a relatively unknown company called Apex International for a relatively paltry sum. Immediately after the deal was finalized, the Apex International board of directors fired most of the executives at UniChem. Less than six months after Apex International had bought UniChem, it was revealed by the board that they had reached the conclusion to merge with Lanxor. This caused investors to panic and sue the board of directors for antitrust, manipulation, and insider trading. It went to trial but ultimately there was no conclusive proof and the merger was granted. It was later revealed in the memories of the former CEO of UniChem prior to its bankruptcy that Lanxor had orchestrated the entire thing from the start, citing a petty rivalry between the founder of Lanxor Chemicals.
<!--** 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>
[Crusades]<br>
[100 years of jackshit]<br>
[Kirosocialism]<br>
[Reintegration]<br>
[Present day]<br>


===Reintegration===
Today, Lanxor is a producer of innovative high-tech products in the area of chemicals and materials. Through decades of research and development and its aggressive acquisition process, it has expanded into many niche markets. Lanxor operates five main divisions: LANXOR Healthcare, LANXOR LifeSciences, LANXOR AgriCrops, LANXOR Performance, and its core pharmaceutical division LANXOR Chemicals.
By 21184 the Kirosocialist administration in [[Great Kirav]] was spiralling toward collapse, struggling in vain to reverse the implosion of its economy and stave off emboldened opposition movements. In Sydona however, despite the presence of various increasingly visible opposition movements, the Kirosocialist status quo remained reasonably popular. Sustained demand for Sydona's energy resources and the semi-autonomy afforded to the antipodean republic in economic planning sufficiently insulated Sydona from the mainland's mounting economic crisis, and its public ration-distribution system had always performed better than the mainland's due to less cross-regional inefficiency and a smaller disparity between supply and demand. In addition, many in the Coscivian population and certain minority groups who might have been otherwise uncommitted to socialist ideology were wary of deviation from the status quo, fearing that an overthrow of the established régime and the decidedly pan-ethnic socialist formulation of Sydonan identity that it sponsored would open the door to ethnic unrest and radical movements such as the Apocatasarpedians, who sought to turn Sydona away from Coscivian civilisation and towards a Sarpedon-centric cultural ethos and geopolitcal alignment.
==Divisions==
* LANXOR Healthcare - LANXOR Healthcare produces a range of products in the area of healthcare, reaching from bio-pharmaceuticals allergopharmaceuticals, and the newly established oncology branch.


[[File:Tartus, night time.jpg|thumb|Tartkart, site of the Tartkart Massacre by security forces in 21184]]
* LANXOR LifeSciences - LANXOR LifeSciences is an innovative provider and research partner in the area of life sciences in general and areas like water treatment, bio-pharmaceutical production methods, industrial microbiology, and analytical and diagnostic measures.


In the (southern hemisphere) autumn of 21184, just after [[Élív]], word began to filter through the Party nomenklatura that Chairman Ástūkétra and the Politburo had fallen into defeatism and were considering transition negotiations with the [[Kiravian Remnant|Æonara authorities]] in the hope of arriving at some sort of power-sharing agreement that would accomplish Kiravian unification under a Two Systems in One Nation (''Yulentun Þuğudrē'') framework and move toward {{wp|market socialism}} on the mainland. These rumours (now known to be true) alarmed Kirosocialist hardliners in across the Kiravian Union and precipitated a wave of overt pushback against the central leadership from regional soviets and delegates to the Supreme Soviet, the likes of which had not been seen since the consolidation of single-party rule. The Destransar Soviet was particularly ardent in its opposition, passing a resolution condemning the rumoured negotiations and, should the rumours prove true, denouncing the revolutionary legitimacy of any officials involved. The resolution pledged to maintain the socialist path and the comprehensive leadership of the Socialist Party in Sydona no matter what.
* LANXOR AgriCrops - LANXOR AgriCrops is specialized in the sector of developing, improving, and protecting all kinds of crops. Active on both fronts, developing new, resilient crops which provide higher yields while at the same time developing chemicals and mechanisms to protect crops from pests.


[Unclear what happens in the middle here]
* LANXOR Performance - LANXOR Performance is situated in the polymers and high-tech materials sector. From liquid-crystal solutions for high-quality displays to energy solutions like solar panels and special chemicals for coating and synthetic materials (especially polyurtehanes, polycarbonates, and adhesives), LANXOR Performance provides individual and highly sophisticated solutions for every need.


Although some, such as Tragran Folestrin, insisted that distant Sydona not be allowed to single-handedly obstruct Kiravian unification when completion of the multi-generational project was so near at hand, National Renewal Movement recognised the importance of the archipelago, not only due to its energy resources and the considerable symbolic cost of abandoning such a populous and important overseas region, but also due to fears that the islands would become a "Red Æonara" acting as a haven for socialist hardliners and compromising the unification effort by keeping the torch of Kirosocialism alight and challenging the legitimacy of a restored government. After the [event that totally happened] dashed any realistic hope of a Two Systems in One Nation arrangement for Great Kirav, the NRM began preparing for a full Federalist restoration while the Destransar Soviet prepared to assume independence. As a last-ditch effort, the Reunification Council presented a version of the Two Systems proposal to Sydona:
* LANXOR Chemicals - LANXOR Chemicals produces high-grade, low-quantity chemicals for special requirements. It produces some of the following chemicals and compounds:
** Cyclodextrines
** Cysteines
** Dispersive powders
** Dispersions
** Hydroxytyrosol
** Polymeric resins
** Polysilicas
** Polyvinylalcohol-solutions
** Pyrogenic silicic acid
** Silanes & Siliconates
** Silicon resins
** Silicon
** Silicon oils
** Synthesis-components
** Phosphorous
** Cyclosarin
== Plants==
In addition to its five main business divisions, Lanxor has also continued to diversify its products and services, ranging from the design, conceptualization, construction, insurance and operation of chemical plants all the way to the direct distribution of chemicals to consumers worldwide as well as the development of new and innovative industrial processes. Due to the necessity of special gases and/or chemicals in modern day industrial processes, the importance of artificial fertilizers in worldwide food production as well as highly specialized chemicals for specific applications such as the semiconductor industry or medical technology, Lanxor strives to offer the optimal solution for each individual business or consumer group.


*Sydona would accept the sovereignty of the Kiravian Federacy but would not revert to its pre-Kirsok constitutional status, instead becoming a ''sui iuris'' overseas entity with a high degree of autonomy within the Kiravian Collectivity.
The following are major plants constructed and/or operated by Lanxor:
*No market reforms would be imposed from above. Bilateral ground rules for energy, commerce, and travel would be negotiated.
* Tirion 1, 2 & 3 – Coal gasification plants with integrated CCS, producing syngas with CO as export product and energy over a gas-steam-turbine
*Sydona must come into compliance with the Statute of Liberties, and Sydonans would have recourse to the federal judiciary in matters of civil rights. Sydona and its officials would be exempt from the jurisdiction of any {{wp|transitional justice}} tribunals.
*The Socialist Party of Sydona must nominally disaffiliate itself from the Socialist Party of Kiravia (expected to be dissolved and banned), but would be allowed to persist as a standalone party and maintain single-party rule for a period of 7 years, after which multiparty elections were to be held in which the SPS would be free to compete. No further constitutional changes would be required.


==Geography==
* NEP 1-10 – consists of coal combustion plants (recently retrofitted with CCS technology, using physical scrubbing) and NG-IGCC plants. This, similar to most other energy-production plants, operates jointly with the National Power Consortium.
There are over 20 natural and currently 3 artificial islands in the Sydona archipelago. The five largest islands are Érdoran (''Yerduran'', also known as ''Lordasydona'' or "Grand Sydona"), [[Fauda Island|Fauda]], Manētuva, Teğer, and Mar-Kśaver. Érdoran comprises over 35% of the state's land area and is home to just over half of its population.


The archipelago lies entirely within the temperate belt, with a broadly {{wp|Trewartha_climate_classification#Group_C:_Subtropical_climates|humid subtropical climate}} (Trewartha ''Cf''), with ample rainfall and a narrow, moderate annual temperature range. Sydona's antipodean seasons are well-defined: Spring is usually cool, windy, and damp, while warm summers and mild autumns create a long growing season for crops. Winters, though mild, are generally chilly and humid.
* RHLC 1-4 – built over 15 years, RHLC (Romenna Hydrocarbon Liquefaction Complex) consists of 4 trains that process methane and natural gas imports that arrive at Romenna. RHLC 4, finished only last year, currently has the world’s largest heat exchange weighing over 250 tons and an effective surface of 19,500 sqm.


OR
* Eion Liquefaction Complex – consisting of two trains similar to AHLC yet handling domestic production.


The archipelago has a pluviseasonal-oceanic mediterranean climate, with thermal grades ranging from thermomediterranean to mesomediterranean, with parts of the southern islands and elevated areas of Yerduran experiencing supramediterranean thermal conditions.
* Ammonia Sites 1-12 – spread across the Consortium, with three plants ànd four trains in Tirion, AS 1 through 8 are responsible for the entire ammonia production (Haber-Bosch process) within the Consortium, most of which goes into export or into the artificial fertilizer industry. 30,000 metric tons of ammonia are produced within Caphiria per day.


Important cities:
* 45 steam-reforming sites worldwide. Various hydrocarbons together with steam (ratio of around 1:3) are used as input and are then sent through a reformer and a CO shift afterward, producing hydrogen and CO which can then be exported to other processes or sold
Destransar  Resava  Tertkert  Vansarvan  Ğrigurêkivon Orbansk Chjuraskovo Tabor Borgoresc


==Government==
* 26 ASU (air-separation units) worldwide, producing N2, O2, Ar
[[File:Plaza Houssay Av Córdoba Facultad Medicina.jpg|thumb|Cabinet Secretariat building, Destransar]]


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.  
* 2 helium extraction sites – currently one methane and one oil field that are being exploited within the Consortium and Valm have been retrofitted with this technology. Due to radioactive decay, Helium was created over millions of years and was then trapped within the reservoir. The Helium is extracted with a volume percentage of around 60%. Impurities are stripped of the hydrocarbon, high-weight hydrocarbons are then removed and the Helium is then cryo-treated to remove traces of remaining elements. It is then purified with active charcoal absorbents before being sent to the liquefaction train (purity of 97.955% or more)


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]].
* Several smaller plants produce chemicals such as NaOH, elemental halogens, and sulfuric acids.


===Politics===
* Lanxor has produced the heat exchanges and other vital components in almost all plants within the Imperium
<strike>Sydona has a multiparty political landscape. Currently, the largest single party in the People's Assembly is the Convergence and Union Party (affiliated with the [[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance]]), which draws support mainly from the urban Austral Coscivian middle classes, Mainlanders, and other Coscivian and Christian minority groups. The CUP supports market-driven economic development, maintaining a high level of integration with the rest of the Kiravian Federacy, and an inclusive, moderate conception of the state's identity that shies away from Austral Coscivian ethnonationalism. The Kirosocialist National Ba'ath Party (affiliated with the [[New Deal Alliance]]), is the oldest party in the state, and is supported most strongly by the urban working classes, Coscivian Sunnis, and Arabs. The KNBP is one of the most influential Kirosocialist parties remaining relevant since the National Renewal, and also one of the most hardline. It favours state-led economic development and a more authoritarian approach to governance, though in recent years its main rallying points have been increasing income equality, strengthening labour unions, and rejecting closer integration with the rest of the Federacy under capitalist rule, in favour of greater autonomy for Sydona and a degree of protectionism for the islands' economy. The third major political grouping in Sydona is the Seven Sons of Father Abraham, an alliance between the Christian People's Party, the Autonomous Popular Party, and five smaller parties making up the Islamic-Democratic List. Inspired by {{wp|Christian democracy|Christian-}} and {{Islamic democracy|Islamic-democratic}} thought, the SSFA promote a {{wp|social market economy}} and social conservatism. In contrast to the Islamic-Democratic List, the Islamic Da'wah Party (affiliated with the [[Caucus of Justice]]) calls for a more exacting and comprehensively Islamic reform of society grounded in Shi'i clericalism.</strike>
Products offered by Lanxor include:
* Industrial gases (CO, H2, N2, O2, syngas, He, Ar)


===Federal Politics===
* Refrigerants/cryogases
Sydona returns six members to the [[Federal Stanora]] by statewide {{wp|single transferable vote}}, and one member to the [[Council of States]] elected by the Coscivian People's Assembly.


The [[Emergency Backup Executive]], a {{wp|designated survivor}} elected to lead the Federacy's {{wp|continuity of government}} efforts in the event that all other constitutional successors to the [[Prime Executive]] are killed or incapacitated in a catastrophic event, has their official residence at the Prehnite Hill Tracts on Grand Sydona.
* Atmospheric/elemental gases


{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:10px"
* Fuels (refining, liquefaction, etc.), propellants
|+[[Federal Stanora|Federal Stanora Delegation]]
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Member
! valign=bottom | Party
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| First Elected
|-
| style="background-color:Turquoise" |&nbsp;
| Íoan Aluneryn
| style="text-align:center;" | Convergence & Union Party ([[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance|SRA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
| style="background-color:DarkOrange" |&nbsp;
| Marcus Xrysoviryn
| style="text-align:center;" | Seven Sons of Abraham ([[Caritist Social Union|CSU]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
| style="background-color:DarkRed" |&nbsp;
| Ḱassim Nasrallav
| style="text-align:center;" | Kirosocialist National Ba'ath ([[New Deal Alliance|NDA]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 21205
|-
|}


===Public Policy and Law===
* Artificial fertilizers
The state is in the process of establishing a tax-funded public healthcare subsidy to cover 50-70% of in-hospital costs and 30-50% of general practitioner costs for its citizens in conjunction with private insurance. Scheduled for a full rollout in 21209, Sydona's would be the twentieth state healthcare subsidy of its kind in the Federacy.


===Defence Forces===
* Food- and medical-grade gases
Like other Kiravian states, Sydona is entitled to maintain 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.


===Local Governance===
* Individual chemicals for various industrial sectors (acids/bases, oxidants, catalysts optimized for specific processes)
The third-level administrative divisions in Sydona are known ''raions'' (Coscivian: ''raion'') instead of countyships (''amtra'').
 
==Society & Culture==
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Sydona has a rich and diverse culture, blending the dominant mores of [[Coscivian civilisation]] with Pelian, Azikorian, and Rumeli influence, as well as more exotic cultural borrowings brought by maritime trade.
===Ethnic groups===
[[File:DeepSouthCoscivians.jpg|thumb|Historical woodcut of the [[Deep South Coscivians]]]]
 
<!-- Taconic Mountains Taconite Coke Limestone
Austral Coscivian (Cosco-Pelians)
Slakoscivians (Cosco-Slavs)
Afroscivians
Pelians
Slakoslavs (Vesëloslavs)
Axnaromanotes??
Melotes
-->
Main social groups:
 
*Austral Coscivians (a.k.a. Deep South Coscivians) 
*"Mainlanders" and "Overseas Coscivians" - Coscivians ith origins elsewhere, generally whose families migrated within the last four generations. Can be extended to include some longer-established non-Austral Coscivian Coscivians, who have a social and political affinity with Mainlanders, and sometimes Melotes.
*Melotes
*Rumeli Coscivians
*Istro-Coscivians
 
Azikorians, hopefully lots pending Azi approval
Urceo-Perso-Celts
 
Woolzi Arabs and Coscivians-of-Woolzi-origin (assimilated mostly)
 
Groups officially classified as "Small-numbered Sydonan peoples":
*Royal Sydonans
*Leinlanders/Leinish
*Salesians
 
===Language===
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 Pelian (an independent Levanto-Sarpic language) and Vesëloslavic (a Slavonic language).
 
Vesêlo-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.
 
Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language, and is understood (at least in written form) by up to 40% of the population, mostly as a second language, though it is common as a first language in the major cities and among the Mainlander community. All public information is made available in Kiravic, and many large businesses now work mainly in Kiravic. However, Austral Coscivian remains the dominant language, and most Kiravic-speakers living in Sydona must learn Austral Coscivian in order to get by.
 
Other languages spoken in Sydona by sizeable communities include Melotic, Istro-Coscivian, and Leinish, all of which are accommodated by the government.
 
===Religion===
Catholicism (Latin, Coscivian, and Caphiric), Shi'a Islam (Rumeli, [[Shapirism|Shapiri]], Twelver), Sunni Islam (need to decide on sects), Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy
 
<!-- Woolzi Sects, Sarostivism. Ancient Coscivian Moon- and ancestor-worship both Christianised and Islamised.
Smaller: CHURCH OF PEL, Zoroastrianism or Manichæanism, as appropriate, Reformed Orthodoxy -->
 
===Sports===
Sports are an important part of Sydonan cultural life. The most popular sport in Sydona is Kiravian-rules football (also known as fieldball). Fieldball is widely played informally and at the organised recreational, varsity, collegiate, and local amateur/semi-professional level. Professionally, the islands are home to two teams competing in the Empire Fieldball League and one competing in the Regions Football League.
 
{{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.
 
==Economy==
[[File:Fortaleza - Ceará - Brasil.jpg|thumb|Seafront commercial development in Destransar]]
[[File:NP01-Vinogradi.jpg|thumb|right|Vineyards in Hayrenyat Raion]]
[[File:Dam_Serbia_Djerdap_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Hydroelectric power station on Yerduran]]
[[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.
 
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.
 
===Energy and Mining===
[OIL]
 
The eastern islands hold major deposits of {{wp|handwavium}}, while Érdoran and Manētuva have significant reserves of tin and tungsten. Offshore natural gas exploration is underway in the Sydona Sound. Sydona's handwavium industry is tightly supervised by the federal government, as the mineral is of great strategic value to the Kiravian Navy and shipping industry, which require it for interregional travel.
 
===Agriculture===
Agriculture employs some 16% of Sydonans, and is focused on the production of Levanto-Sarpic staple crops (e.g. wheat, barley), [[Kiravian cuisine|Kiravian staples]] (potato, drallion), wine grapes, beef cattle, and a wide selection of temperate fruits and vegatables. Ducks are raised widely across Sydona, and are a major ingredient in Austral Coscivian cuisine. Sydona is the leading producer of {{wp|yerba mate}} in the Federacy.
 
===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.
 
[Automotive and Aeronautical plants?]
 
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Lanxor
Formerly
Lanxor Chemicals
Public
Industry
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Biotechnology
  • Consumer goods
  • High tech
Predecessors
  • Valmic Petrochem
  • Apex International
  • UniChem
Founded1989
Headquarters
Capea, Ranaella Province
,
Caphiria
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Claudeno Nigricius (Chairman)
  • Hostraius Decmussa (Chief Executive)
ProductsPharmaceuticals, vaccines, oral healthcare, nutritional products, over-the-counter medicines
BrandsACE Chemicals
Revenue$89.321 billion (2035)
$11.1 billion
$27.41 billion
Number of employees
68,488
Divisions
  • LANXOR Healthcare
  • LANXOR LifeSciences
  • LANXOR AgriCrops
  • LANXOR Performance
  • LANXOR Chemicals


Lanxor is a multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in the Ranaella province of the Imperium of Caphiria. The company has a primary listing on the Caphirian Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Levantine Stock Exchange. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies by both market capitalization and sales.

The company was formed as Lanxor Chemicals in 1989 after a failed hostile takeover of UniChem, a multinational supplier of chemicals and related service suppliers. Laxor Chemicals would have a meteoric rise to success, patenting polymeric and silicon resins and developing the chemical weapon cyclosarin. Between 1995 and 1999, Lanxor Chemicals went on an acquisition spree, buying ACE Chemicals, Pelargir, and Valmic Petrochem, all of whom were early pioneers within their respective fields. This was a massive financial undertaking, costing over $10 billion total, almost bankrupting the young company. Thankfully, the massive acquisitions allowed Lanxor Chemicals to control large parts of the market in the industrial gases and chemical engineering services sector and allowed it to rapidly expand on the international market, beating UniChem to key developing markets.

In 2006, Lanxor Chemicals went through a restructuring process as it went public and changed its name to simply Lanxor to reflect its diverse product line-up. Following the restructuring, Lanxor would post record-breaking profits year-over-year. Meanwhile, Lanxor's main competitor UniChem announced it was filing for bankruptcy.

In 2011, it was announced that UniChem would be selling itself to a relatively unknown company called Apex International for a relatively paltry sum. Immediately after the deal was finalized, the Apex International board of directors fired most of the executives at UniChem. Less than six months after Apex International had bought UniChem, it was revealed by the board that they had reached the conclusion to merge with Lanxor. This caused investors to panic and sue the board of directors for antitrust, manipulation, and insider trading. It went to trial but ultimately there was no conclusive proof and the merger was granted. It was later revealed in the memories of the former CEO of UniChem prior to its bankruptcy that Lanxor had orchestrated the entire thing from the start, citing a petty rivalry between the founder of Lanxor Chemicals.

Today, Lanxor is a producer of innovative high-tech products in the area of chemicals and materials. Through decades of research and development and its aggressive acquisition process, it has expanded into many niche markets. Lanxor operates five main divisions: LANXOR Healthcare, LANXOR LifeSciences, LANXOR AgriCrops, LANXOR Performance, and its core pharmaceutical division LANXOR Chemicals.

Divisions

  • LANXOR Healthcare - LANXOR Healthcare produces a range of products in the area of healthcare, reaching from bio-pharmaceuticals allergopharmaceuticals, and the newly established oncology branch.
  • LANXOR LifeSciences - LANXOR LifeSciences is an innovative provider and research partner in the area of life sciences in general and areas like water treatment, bio-pharmaceutical production methods, industrial microbiology, and analytical and diagnostic measures.
  • LANXOR AgriCrops - LANXOR AgriCrops is specialized in the sector of developing, improving, and protecting all kinds of crops. Active on both fronts, developing new, resilient crops which provide higher yields while at the same time developing chemicals and mechanisms to protect crops from pests.
  • LANXOR Performance - LANXOR Performance is situated in the polymers and high-tech materials sector. From liquid-crystal solutions for high-quality displays to energy solutions like solar panels and special chemicals for coating and synthetic materials (especially polyurtehanes, polycarbonates, and adhesives), LANXOR Performance provides individual and highly sophisticated solutions for every need.
  • LANXOR Chemicals - LANXOR Chemicals produces high-grade, low-quantity chemicals for special requirements. It produces some of the following chemicals and compounds:
    • Cyclodextrines
    • Cysteines
    • Dispersive powders
    • Dispersions
    • Hydroxytyrosol
    • Polymeric resins
    • Polysilicas
    • Polyvinylalcohol-solutions
    • Pyrogenic silicic acid
    • Silanes & Siliconates
    • Silicon resins
    • Silicon
    • Silicon oils
    • Synthesis-components
    • Phosphorous
    • Cyclosarin

Plants

In addition to its five main business divisions, Lanxor has also continued to diversify its products and services, ranging from the design, conceptualization, construction, insurance and operation of chemical plants all the way to the direct distribution of chemicals to consumers worldwide as well as the development of new and innovative industrial processes. Due to the necessity of special gases and/or chemicals in modern day industrial processes, the importance of artificial fertilizers in worldwide food production as well as highly specialized chemicals for specific applications such as the semiconductor industry or medical technology, Lanxor strives to offer the optimal solution for each individual business or consumer group.

The following are major plants constructed and/or operated by Lanxor:

  • Tirion 1, 2 & 3 – Coal gasification plants with integrated CCS, producing syngas with CO as export product and energy over a gas-steam-turbine
  • NEP 1-10 – consists of coal combustion plants (recently retrofitted with CCS technology, using physical scrubbing) and NG-IGCC plants. This, similar to most other energy-production plants, operates jointly with the National Power Consortium.
  • RHLC 1-4 – built over 15 years, RHLC (Romenna Hydrocarbon Liquefaction Complex) consists of 4 trains that process methane and natural gas imports that arrive at Romenna. RHLC 4, finished only last year, currently has the world’s largest heat exchange weighing over 250 tons and an effective surface of 19,500 sqm.
  • Eion Liquefaction Complex – consisting of two trains similar to AHLC yet handling domestic production.
  • Ammonia Sites 1-12 – spread across the Consortium, with three plants ànd four trains in Tirion, AS 1 through 8 are responsible for the entire ammonia production (Haber-Bosch process) within the Consortium, most of which goes into export or into the artificial fertilizer industry. 30,000 metric tons of ammonia are produced within Caphiria per day.
  • 45 steam-reforming sites worldwide. Various hydrocarbons together with steam (ratio of around 1:3) are used as input and are then sent through a reformer and a CO shift afterward, producing hydrogen and CO which can then be exported to other processes or sold
  • 26 ASU (air-separation units) worldwide, producing N2, O2, Ar
  • 2 helium extraction sites – currently one methane and one oil field that are being exploited within the Consortium and Valm have been retrofitted with this technology. Due to radioactive decay, Helium was created over millions of years and was then trapped within the reservoir. The Helium is extracted with a volume percentage of around 60%. Impurities are stripped of the hydrocarbon, high-weight hydrocarbons are then removed and the Helium is then cryo-treated to remove traces of remaining elements. It is then purified with active charcoal absorbents before being sent to the liquefaction train (purity of 97.955% or more)
  • Several smaller plants produce chemicals such as NaOH, elemental halogens, and sulfuric acids.
  • Lanxor has produced the heat exchanges and other vital components in almost all plants within the Imperium

Products offered by Lanxor include:

  • Industrial gases (CO, H2, N2, O2, syngas, He, Ar)
  • Refrigerants/cryogases
  • Atmospheric/elemental gases
  • Fuels (refining, liquefaction, etc.), propellants
  • Artificial fertilizers
  • Food- and medical-grade gases
  • Individual chemicals for various industrial sectors (acids/bases, oxidants, catalysts optimized for specific processes)
  • Design, construction & operation of chemical plants
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