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The Chakailani people have a wide variety of religious beliefs as a result of their historical ties to servitude in [[Varshan]]. A plurality of the people are adherents of a folk variety of [[Arzalism#Solar_Arzalism|Solar Arzalism]], though scholars believe a separate {{wp|heliolatry|heliolatristic}} folk religious tradition may be included within these statistics. The second largest group of people are what can best be described as "folk atheists" - a position with no definitive philosophical or scientific arguments against the existence of a God, but rather a lived experience leading to religious {{wp|nihilism}}. Among the relatively small but growing educated classes of Chakailan, an effort to import [[M'acunism]] into the country is underway, though some former slaves and mountain tribes are also original adherents of the faith. [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] missionaries made minor inroads with both the native population and returning slaves during and after the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing to a small but notable Christian population in the country. The remaining part of the population - about 15% - adhere to a wide variety of folk mythologies, slave religions, obscure tribal faiths not yet categorized by [[Occidental]] sociologists, and other various local traditions. | The Chakailani people have a wide variety of religious beliefs as a result of their historical ties to servitude in [[Varshan]]. A plurality of the people are adherents of a folk variety of [[Arzalism#Solar_Arzalism|Solar Arzalism]], though scholars believe a separate {{wp|heliolatry|heliolatristic}} folk religious tradition may be included within these statistics. The second largest group of people are what can best be described as "folk atheists" - a position with no definitive philosophical or scientific arguments against the existence of a God, but rather a lived experience leading to religious {{wp|nihilism}}. Among the relatively small but growing educated classes of Chakailan, an effort to import [[M'acunism]] into the country is underway, though some former slaves and mountain tribes are also original adherents of the faith. [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] missionaries made minor inroads with both the native population and returning slaves during and after the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing to a small but notable Christian population in the country. The remaining part of the population - about 15% - adhere to a wide variety of folk mythologies, slave religions, obscure tribal faiths not yet categorized by [[Occidental]] sociologists, and other various local traditions. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Chakailan has a very small economy, and its people are considered among the poorest in the world. The primary sectors are subsistence agriculture and nomadic pastoral herding. The economy of Chakailan is such that its government is not sufficiently strong enough or have enough credit to issue a currency. In the more remote parts of the country, barter is the primary form of exchange, but the government uses [[Cronan lira]] as its de facto currency for internal and external transactions. Chakailan is very under-urbanized, with a large, central city only presently under construction as a project of the new state - T'laa'nah, which means "liberty", - which also serves as the nation's capital. Few transportation networks or systems allow travel throughout the country, with | Chakailan has a very small economy, and its people are considered among the poorest in the world. The primary sectors are subsistence agriculture and nomadic pastoral herding. The economy of Chakailan is such that its government is not sufficiently strong enough or have enough credit to issue a currency. In the more remote parts of the country, barter is the primary form of exchange, but the government uses [[Cronan lira]] as its de facto currency for internal and external transactions, and observers note that the [[Taler]] is also accepted in some parts of the country at a 1-to-1 rate with the lira despite the difference in value of these currencies abroad. | ||
Chakailan is very under-urbanized, with a large, central city only presently under construction as a project of the new state - T'laa'nah, which means "liberty", - which also serves as the nation's capital. Few transportation networks or systems allow travel throughout the country, with an in-progress highway and rail network system emanating out of the city of T'laa'nah, which is under construction. T'laa'nah is home to the nation's only airport, which is being upgraded to be able to accomodate international flights. Many of the nation's former Varshani-run village concentration camps have been abandoned or destroyed, with recent government incentives attempting to encourage individuals to abandon the nomadic lifestyle and return to the sites of the villages in an attempt to create a small, but stable urban core to the country. | |||
As of the late 2020s, the nation's primary form of state revenue is in the form of foreign aid from [[Urcea]] and [[Kiravia]], particularly [[Ministry_of_Commerce_(Urcea)#Agency_for_Cronan_Economic_Development|ACED]] funds. These funds are being used to support state operations in addition to being used to fund construction of T'laa'nah and its associated infrastructure. Besides state-to-state transactions, foreign investment into the country has been limited, especially due to the lack of urban centers which might provide a good opportunity for growth. Economists anticipate that the state's budget will be largely self-sustaining by the early 2040s. | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
Chakailan's military only has one branch - the Republican Guard of Chakailan, which serves the basic functions of both an army and an air force. Within the national defense scheme, it is intended that Chakailan's primary main manpower and defensive capabilities be provided by tribal militias and volunteer forces. The RGC is intended to supplement these forces with a relatively small contingent of regular professional soldiers - a single {{wp|Battalion|battalion}} of 524 personnel as of 2029 - as well as air and logistical support along with maintenance and operation of artillery. Accordingly, in addition to its infantry battalion, the RGC maintains four {{wp|Artillery_battery#NATO|batteries}} of artillery. The air component of the RGC includes a number of transport vehicles as well as five mixed-role jet fighters. | Chakailan's military only has one branch - the Republican Guard of Chakailan, which serves the basic functions of both an army and an air force. Within the national defense scheme, it is intended that Chakailan's primary main manpower and defensive capabilities be provided by tribal militias and volunteer forces. The RGC is intended to supplement these forces with a relatively small contingent of regular professional soldiers - a single {{wp|Battalion|battalion}} of 524 personnel as of 2029 - as well as air and logistical support along with maintenance and operation of artillery. Accordingly, in addition to its infantry battalion, the RGC maintains four {{wp|Artillery_battery#NATO|batteries}} of artillery. The air component of the RGC includes a number of transport vehicles as well as five mixed-role jet fighters. | ||