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===Military & Defence Industry=== | ===Military & Defence Industry=== | ||
The Kiravian military operates several installations in Niyaska. The Katolien Armoury in County | The Kiravian military operates several installations in Niyaska. The Katolien Armoury in County Manôtra is a major storage depôt for conventional, nuclear, and chemical ordinance, and also houses several support operations for the [[Kiravian Navy]]. Fort Téarvód, also in County Manôtra, is the operational headquarters of the Kiravian Army Signal Corps and houses several R&D facilities. | ||
The Federal Army maintains a number of coastal artillery installations in northern Niyaska for the purpose of defending Valēka Harbour. | The Federal Army maintains a number of coastal artillery installations in northern Niyaska for the purpose of defending Valēka Harbour. | ||
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In addition to the Paisonic Coscivians and Ærans, other Coscivian ethnic groups strongly associated with the mass migrations of the Great Crossing Era have substantial populations in Niyaska. Vilamans and Kaśuvans have a vibrant presence in County Hersek, which is also home to one of the largest Lusan populations on the eastern seaboard. Eskean Coscivians are present throughout the state in small numbers and are credited with establishing the first "Niyaska eateries" (see below), most of which are still owned and operated by Eskean families today. | In addition to the Paisonic Coscivians and Ærans, other Coscivian ethnic groups strongly associated with the mass migrations of the Great Crossing Era have substantial populations in Niyaska. Vilamans and Kaśuvans have a vibrant presence in County Hersek, which is also home to one of the largest Lusan populations on the eastern seaboard. Eskean Coscivians are present throughout the state in small numbers and are credited with establishing the first "Niyaska eateries" (see below), most of which are still owned and operated by Eskean families today. | ||
The Niyaskan [[Kir people|Kir]], or "Old Niyaskans" are now a small minority in their traditional homeland, and account for only 42% of the state's ethnic Kir population, most of whom have [[Ancestral home (Kiravia)|ancestral homes]] in the Kiygrava, Etivéra, or elsewhere. Old Niyaskan-majority settlements are found mostly in rural South Niyaska and a rapidly shrinking rural corridor in County | The Niyaskan [[Kir people|Kir]], or "Old Niyaskans" are now a small minority in their traditional homeland, and account for only 42% of the state's ethnic Kir population, most of whom have [[Ancestral home (Kiravia)|ancestral homes]] in the Kiygrava, Etivéra, or elsewhere. Old Niyaskan-majority settlements are found mostly in rural South Niyaska and a rapidly shrinking rural corridor in County Manôtra. | ||
The ''Marithāruv'' ("Meadow people"), an ethnic group of mixed descent from Tapkek aboriginals and various groups of early Coscivian settlers, inhabit many wetland areas of the state, where their community cohesion and traditional way of life are increasingly threatened by encroaching urban development and environmental degradation. | The ''Marithāruv'' ("Meadow people"), an ethnic group of mixed descent from Tapkek aboriginals and various groups of early Coscivian settlers, inhabit many wetland areas of the state, where their community cohesion and traditional way of life are increasingly threatened by encroaching urban development and environmental degradation. | ||
The Isvɚ̯x Road Albinos, a small community of 80-250 people with {{wp|albinism}}, thought to be of either Coscivian or mixed Coscivian-Aboriginal extraction, live in an area of pine-cedar forest and scrubland in County | The Isvɚ̯x Road Albinos, a small community of 80-250 people with {{wp|albinism}}, thought to be of either Coscivian or mixed Coscivian-Aboriginal extraction, live in an area of pine-cedar forest and scrubland in County Manôtra. Although accorded Scheduled Tribe status by the federal government and have been under a protective order from the state government since 21182, the Albinos occasionally come into conflict with residents of the expanding exurban communities in their vicinity. | ||
Niyaska is home to the largest population of [[Sarolasta|Sarolastans]] on the Eastern Seaboard. | Niyaska is home to the largest population of [[Sarolasta|Sarolastans]] on the Eastern Seaboard. | ||