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'''Truk '''or the '''Truk islands''' (Daxian:''椰子岛'') is a territory of [[Daxia|the Republic of Daxia]] consisting of an archipelago with six islands. The islands are Iman, Hutau, Sinta, Chunma, Anako and Parapo. The archipelago is located on the eastern end of the [[Polynesian Sea]] far to the southwest of [[Vallos]] and east of [[Rapa Rapa]]. The islands saw the rise of the independent | '''Truk '''or the '''Truk islands''' (Daxian:''椰子岛'') is a territory of [[Daxia|the Republic of Daxia]] consisting of an archipelago with six islands. The islands are Iman, Hutau, Sinta, Chunma, Anako and Parapo. The archipelago is located on the eastern end of the [[Polynesian Sea]] far to the southwest of [[Vallos]] and east of [[Rapa Rapa]] and the [[Saukhin Islands]]. The Truk islands saw the rise of the independent Muslim Emirate of Truk in the 13th century before its conquest four hundred years later by [[Daxia]] during the [[Capture of Truk|capture of Truk]]. Daxian-controlled Truk served an important role in interoceanic trade and cultural exchanges between [[Daxia]] and the nations of west [[Sarpedon]]. Today the islands remain an important waystation for oceanic trade between eastern [[Audonia]] and [[Sarpedon]] and [[Vallos]] and also a tourist destination for visitors from mainland [[Daxia]]. The local economy is mostly dependent on tourism, commercial fishing and ship insurance services; the traditional saltpeter industry mostly drying up in the 19th century due to failing mines. Truk has long had an autonomous government, which has contributed greatly to social and political stability and also the thriving of political Islam on the island. The island is currently governed by the [[People's Justice Party (Daxia)|People's Justice Party]] with the [[Party of Daxian Democrats]] as junior coalition partner. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prehistory=== | ===Prehistory=== | ||
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Truk's economy is based around fishing, agriculture (mostly spices, cassava, sago and tropical fruits), ship breaking and a small but growing industrial sector producing consumer goods for the internal market. Truk has a sizable fishing fleet and has an agreement with the central government wherein non Truk based fishing vessels that can operate in the archipelago's waters cannot exceed a specific tonnage. Up to 30,000 tons of fish (mainly tuna) are taken yearly from the waters around Truk. Agriculture supports about thirty percent of the population and supplied about forty percent of exports as of 2025. Two agricultural zones are generally defined: the coastal areas, which range in elevation from sea level to 400 meters and which supports cash crops such as vanilla, kumquats and cloves; and the highlands, which support cultivation of crops for domestic consumption, such as cassava, bananas and sweet potatoes. As the population increased, food grown for domestic use met fewer and fewer of Truk's needs. Data collected by the [[Audonia Development Bank]] showed that food production per capita fell about twelve percent from 1980 to 1987. The island imports virtually all its meat and vegetables; rice imports alone often account for up to thirty percent of the value of all imports. | Truk's economy is based around fishing, agriculture (mostly spices, cassava, sago and tropical fruits), ship breaking and a small but growing industrial sector producing consumer goods for the internal market. Truk has a sizable fishing fleet and has an agreement with the central government wherein non Truk based fishing vessels that can operate in the archipelago's waters cannot exceed a specific tonnage. Up to 30,000 tons of fish (mainly tuna) are taken yearly from the waters around Truk. Agriculture supports about thirty percent of the population and supplied about forty percent of exports as of 2025. Two agricultural zones are generally defined: the coastal areas, which range in elevation from sea level to 400 meters and which supports cash crops such as vanilla, kumquats and cloves; and the highlands, which support cultivation of crops for domestic consumption, such as cassava, bananas and sweet potatoes. As the population increased, food grown for domestic use met fewer and fewer of Truk's needs. Data collected by the [[Audonia Development Bank]] showed that food production per capita fell about twelve percent from 1980 to 1987. The island imports virtually all its meat and vegetables; rice imports alone often account for up to thirty percent of the value of all imports. | ||
Truk has a strong and robust tourist sector, hundreds of thousands of visitors from the mainland and [[Sarpedon]] flock annually to the island's beaches and densely jungled interior, visit the monumental ruins of the Melat kingdom and admire the eclectic mix of Muslim, polynesian and Daxian architecture and cuisine. Nonetheless of late the growth of the Islamic Development Party and its anti-alcohol agenda and stances on modest dressing have represented a headache for Truk's hospitality sectors leading to occasional dips in room occupation, especially during election season when the party's rhetoric grows louder and is amplified on social media. | Truk has a strong and robust tourist sector, hundreds of thousands of visitors from the mainland and [[Sarpedon]] flock annually to the island's beaches and densely jungled interior, visit the monumental ruins of the Melat kingdom and admire the eclectic mix of Muslim, polynesian and Daxian architecture and cuisine. Nonetheless of late the growth of the Islamic Development Party and its anti-alcohol agenda and stances on modest dressing have represented a headache for Truk's hospitality sectors leading to occasional dips in room occupation, especially during election season when the party's rhetoric grows louder and is amplified on social media. Truk is also one of the centers of maritime insurance on the [[Ocean of Cathay]] with many firms dedicated to it having their offices on the islands. | ||
==Government and Politics== | ==Government and Politics== | ||
[[File:PJP.jpg|thumb|Abdurrahman Mokhtar, Leader of the People's Justice Party and Governor of Truk]] | [[File:PJP.jpg|thumb|Abdurrahman Mokhtar, Leader of the People's Justice Party and Governor of Truk]] | ||