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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Malentina is a somewhat modern name taken from the term commonly used in {{wp|English language|Ænglish}} to refer to the tribes living on the islands that the nation now encompasses, ''Malentinu''. This term developed from combining the two most common tribe names, the ''Maaleens'' and the ''Tinuuds''. The name was a way for the native people to "take back" the lands that ones belonged to them alone from the colonizing Levantine population. | Malentina is a somewhat modern name taken from the term commonly used in {{wp|English language|Ænglish}} to refer to the tribes living on the islands that the nation now encompasses, ''Malentinu''. This term developed from combining the two most common tribe names, the ''Maaleens'' and the ''Tinuuds''. The name was a way for the native people to "take back" the lands that ones belonged to them alone from the colonizing Levantine population. There are still a small minority of the Ænglish white population who use the old colonial name of [[Pertooluna]], which is doubly ironic as the name is a butchering of the name of the Cartadanian settlement of Puerto Luna. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The many islands | The many islands that the make up the Malentine archipelago are dominated by the three main islands of [[Tikaandu]], [[Hileenkopp]] and [[Wolviikipp]], in order of size. These three islands have mostly quite similar features although Tikaandu features by far the most fresh water making it the centre of the Malentine part of what was once the North Songun civilization. One of the most notable features of the island is that with the exception of small regions in the northern-most and southern-most parts of the islands the islands are incredibly flat, with only short hills cut by shallow valleys. This made the islands ideal for plantation agriculture, before the earth of it's vast plains were eroded by years of exploitation. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
Throughout the islands one can find a quite diverse climate, featuring everything from mangrove swamps, to forest covered plateaus. | Throughout the islands one can find a quite diverse climate, featuring everything from mangrove swamps, to forest covered plateaus. | ||
Because of economic pressures the vast majority of the island has been reduced to agricultural fields, with only small forests dotting the landscape with a few national parks as the only exceptions. | Because of economic pressures the vast majority of the island has been reduced to agricultural fields, with only small forests dotting the landscape with a few national parks as the only exceptions. In modern times there have been significant attempt to reverse these changes at least partially, at the very least to an extent which may prevent further destruction of the islands natural ecosystem. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===First Refugees=== | ===First Refugees=== | ||