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Canespa, officially the Congressional Company of Canespa, is a country in [[Cusinaut]]. It is neighbored by , [[Netansett]], [[Porfíria|Porfiri]]<nowiki/>a, the Algosh Republic, Ashkenang, Maloka, Caldera, and [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Port Extranjero]]. Canespa is a Semi-Monarchical Congressional Company, meaning that it is controlled by a company known as the Canasta Company. Thanks to a company controlled government, one of Canespa’s biggest drives is profit. Canespa values its farmland and it will do anything to protect it, Canespas largest farms are in [[Chawpi Valle]], the [[Wallowaki mayu]] as well as the southern plains. These areas are where most Canespians live and work.

Thanks to the company Canespa is filthy rich for its size and it has invested in a number of large infrastructure projects in order to further modernize and expand upon the country. The biggest of these projects is Hamuq city which is a fully automated farming city that will be the single largest complex of food production on the planet. Once you add Canespa's food production up in total it produces 750 million metric tons of food per year. Or 8.6 metric tons of food per capita. Canespa could feed its population 10 times over in a comfortable manner. All of this food is then sold to [[Burgundie]], after this [[Burgundie]] exports the food all around the world.

Canes comes from the word "Canasta" which means Basket in the [[Papasimi]] Dialect. The first use of this name is unknown but it likely dates back thousands of years to some small tribe in the region. While pa comes from the word Potato. The meaning of these two words is vary significant to [[Canespa]] as they represent the country. While no one knows the original use of basket in the countries name it most likely came from a small tribe somewhere in [[Canespa]] that eventually found its way into [[Canespa]]'s name sake. While the baskets origin is must more wondered upon, the Potato in [[Canespa]]'s name came directly from [[House Papa]] and exstensive worship of the starchy food. It also is vary important to Canespian culture as a whole.   

During the 8th through 14th century the country slowly began to centralize more into a state. The different families and clans slowly began to decrease in number but after the fall of House "Metal" in 1395, the clans stagnated as any move against one another would break the balance of power that existed. This all changed thanks to the [[Wasi King]] in 1458. He was a member of House "Light". The [[Wasi King]] proposed that all the houses form together and create the country of [[Canespa]]. A country that could withstand the forces of any neighboring land. The houses were convinced by both by the Wasi King's legendary speaking skills and the looming threat of colonizers in the area. For the next 300 years [[Canespa]] would almost totally remove itself from the world.   

The [[Wasi King]] has been a major individual and title that has greatly effected [[Canespa]] up to the modern day. The [[Wasi King]] first appeared in the year 1157. He was able to unite four of the houses at the time with a great war headed by the [[House Wasi]]. Who conquered [[House Kuskachay]], [[House Espada]], and [[House Kanchi]]. Though this union was short lived it cemented the concept of the [[Wasi King]]. Any person or persons that united multiple houses would be known as the [[Wasi King]]. There name(s) would also converted to Wasi and they would be regarded as one individual. The [[Wasi King]] was the supreme ruler up until the [[Canasta Company]] gained full control of the government in the 60s. Though some argue that the board of executives is the [[Wasi King]]. The board has interestingly never claimed this title and has effectively ended the tradition somewhat.  

The reign of the [[Wasi King]] lasted for ages, and it brought relative prosperity to area. The country slowly expanded in a small series of conflicts that shaped the modern borders of Canespa. This was a quiet time in Canespian history with not much going on. the threat of colonizers was on the rise but none had expressed much interest in Canespian land. There was a brief civil war between Canespa's south and its north over if the houses should even remain united with the threat of colonizers being a seemingly far one. This civil war ended in a northern victory which led to the maintaining of the union of houses. This could well have been a turning point in Canespian history.   

During the {{wp|Age of Sail}} [[Canespa]] and the [[Maritime Dericania|Maritime Deric]] [[Duchy of Martilles]] formed an alliance that guaranteed that no [[Occidental]] power would try to colonize [[Canespa]]. This economic and military alliance would go on to greatly influence Canespian history and it would influence the rise of the Canasta Company. Though the original alliance was vary primative compared to its current state. It is still was ended up saving Canespa as it held off any threat of colonization while also giving Canespa time to modernize on its own in a natural process that took centuries but would eventually pay off. Additionally Canespa would eventually start to modernize economically as industries and large companies began to form. This is the birth of the Canasta Company. An organization that would come to define Canespa and finally end the Wasi Kings reign.   

The [[Canasta Company]] is one of the products of the 19th century. It revolutionized almost everything about the country. From healthcare to labor to education everything changed when the company started leading the country. The original executives who first led the country all had lived and learned in foreign lands and were ready to bring that knowledge and prosperity to Canespa. They first brought in mass produced modern farming equipment while also reforming the education system while updating almost every curriculum within Canespian schools. The following technological boom lead into the Canespian population boom which has doubled the number of Canespian's since 1980. The company gave Canespa all the tools it needed to thrive. Though some conservative leaning members of Canespian society fought back for some time they were quickly shot down as the prosperity within Canespa soared. Due to this new technology Canespa could produce food on a once thought to be impossible scale for a nation its size.  

The main ethnic group in the country is Canespian which consists mainly of anyone from the 7 Houses. Though [[Canespa]] is a big place so most of the time its split into two, Southern Canespian and Northern Canespian. Northern Canespian is the bigger of the two ethnicities being roughly 68 million strong. While there are only roughly 30 million southern Canespians the culture is even more rural then its northern counterpart. Northern and southern Canespian's have relatively good relations and have rarely fought in the past. The Northern Canespian's were the only ones who were part of the original Wasi Kings kingdom which quickly fell apart.

Education up to ones 12th birthday is mandatory and training programs are free if you agree to go into that profession after the program is over. This means that in a general sense most Canespians are educated. Only a few training programs are deemed as higher education by other countries though. So only around 4% of Canespians engage in high education. Literacy rates in the country are 98.9%   

The people of [[Canespa]] view life as a connection to the earth that individuals have to play a part in. In their opinion other countries lack a connection to the earth, and that this will play a role in most of there failures. They believe that in order to maintain balance [[Canespa]] must keep its connections to Mother Nature in order to feed the people of the world. The [[Canasta Company]] while being a government and corporation plagued with corruption and power hungry individuals has always, under the guidance of [[House Wasi]], kept its promise of maintaining its connection to the Earth and guaranteeing the safety of the people. Canespian's have little connection with fellow Cronan natives. Instead they tend to align themselves with whoever can benefit the country itself. This leads to a fairly open view about other people and nations and the people of Canespa rarely judge concepts that are irregular to them.   

Canespian's--northern and southern, all work for the Canasta Company. No profession has been saved from its monopoly and all other organizations/companies are effectively banned from the country. This has lead to every aspect of life being controlled by the company. If you live in the cities you most likely live in a small but comfortable apartment that has the necessities for life and some commodities to. If you live and work on a farm then you most likely life in an llaqta. Am llaqta is a small village that consists of about 20 some houses with some small shops and stores that are run with semi-autonomy. These llaqta's are set up around large farms and everyone who lives in the llaqta works said farm. From that you receive your pay minus your living expenses and needs. Anything categorized as a want or commodity can be bought with the meager pay. Canespian's have on average five kids that are entirely funded by the government with large raises given to anyone based on the number of kids they have. The kids in each llaqta are usually picked up for school by a biofuel run bus. While the kids are at school the parents will work the farms and help the shops remain functional.  

Families are led by both parents but the rules of the houses dictates that the children of the couple are part of the fathers house and the mother is allowed to convert to the husbands house at marriage if they are not part of the same house. This has led to parents wishing for more male children that will lead to the growth of there house. The only house that is exempt to this rule is [[House Wasi]]. [[House Wasi]] is only passed on through the eldest son or daughter of the Wasi House head. While all of the children of the houses head are part of the house, they can not pass it down to their children. If the eldest son or daughter has no children then the children of a different son of daughter will be able to pass down [[House Wasi]] even if said children are not part of [[House Wasi]]. These complex rules were created by the [[Wasi King]] in order to sway the other houses into further joining his united [[Canespa]]. By sacrificing his houses size and representation he convinced the other houses of his intentions of building a better [[Canespa]].

Potato's are the staple dish of the Canespian people. Canespians are known for there ability to make a different potato themed dish for ever day of the year. This was born out of necessity as the government of [[Canespa]] gives out rations accordingly to the person. Most of the time these rations come in form of potatoes about 60% of the time. Most take these rations in exchange for less pay. Potatoes have been the main dish of [[Canespa]] since before the days of the [[Wasi King]]. They have caused many diplomatic incidents within [[Canespa]] and they have been a symbol for many things including one of the houses, different revolts and wars across the years, and multiple laws.   

in 1659 the Canespian Houses were conducting a fairly ordinary yearly ritual to pray to [[Makuahine]] (Mother Nature) and her givings. This would have been an event that could barely be mentioned but during the ritual [[House Kanchi]] brought a tomato (There main crop) to the ritual instead of the mandated Potato that this specific ritual mandated. This lead to House Papa being deeply enraged. Thus leaving the country on the verge of civil war. If it wasn't for the other houses stepping in and stopping it, it could have ended Canespa. As a peace deal [[House Kanchi]] and [[House Papa]] made a new dish mixing both tomatoes and potatoes in an elegant blend that stunned administrators and even the Wasi King himself with its savory and beautiful taste. Though this dish has been lost to history its taste is said to still linger in the mouths of all Canespian's.   

Although [[Canespa]] is not known for its music it has a couple notable country artists. Its mainly known for its artistic 3d sculptures made up of many things from nature including fruits and vegetables, grass, flowers, and even dirt held together with preservatives to stop the food from going bad. These sculptures are known as [[Rurukuna Rikuchiy]]. The largest known piece of rurukuna rikuchiy was made and sculpted at the entrance of [[Hamuq City]]. As for literature, some of the most popular books in Canespian culture are generally massive worldbuilding stories that come together to represent different things that are important to life. Canespian philosophers are some of the most questioning of all and there main focus is on the meaning of life and the connection to our planet that we all share.  

[[Canespa]] does not have large programs for many sports. But it does have notable Football (American) League known as the Canespian Football League or the CFL. There are 12 teams in the CFL that all compete for the top four records in the main season in order to enter a four team playoff. The CFL is split in the SCFL (Southern Canespian Football League) and the NCFL (Northern Canespian Football League). Each league sends two teams to the playoffs who play in the Canespian Potato Bowl. The winners famously get to enjoy a massive feast with the [[Wasiexu]] and other notable members in the countries government.  

The Potato Flower is the main symbol of the country and is the logo of the [[Canasta Company]]. It is also used to represent the Nature School of [[M'acunism]]. The first use of this as a symbol of [[Canespa]] was in 1198 when [[House Papa]] carved the flower into there war canoes. The use continued and eventually spread to other houses before becoming the man symbol of the [[Wasi King]] and his power. It was and still is a fashion for girls to wear a potato flower in there hair. The flower is even used in the seal of [[Canespa]]. Though the flower does not make an appearance in Canespa's flag it is still a vary important symbol in its culture.  

[[Hamuq City]] is a futurist massive infrastructure project located in ____. It a futuristic and technologically advanced farming city. It is a 0 carbon emmision technologically advanced farming city made up of 8 massive towers each of which produces enough food to feed millions a year. They are climate controlled buildings that can produce food 24/7 365 days a year. The city is expected to be finished in the year 2035. Hamuq's towers will use biofarming and microfarming in a mechanized form of farming. This means that the small area that [[Hamuq city|Hamuq]] takes up will produce more food per square kilometer then anywhere else in the world. The only part left in construction is the filling of a massive reservoir that will be adjacent to [[Hamuq city|Hamuq]]. The filling of this reservoir is currently on the low with an expected time table of 10 years but many in Canespa are itching for it to be finished and the executives are thought to be planning on changing it to three years despite the damage it might cause for other countries down the river.  

Canespa has an economy dominated by the agriculture industry which makes up 76% of the nation's exports at a total of 750 million metric tons of food produced per year. This is followed by timber which makes up 13%, then dams/waterway-fees which make up 6% followed by all other industries. [[ Canespa]] has a rich history of farming in the [[Cusinaut]]. This caused them to be a very tribal nation up until the 60s when the [[Canasta Company]] gained control of the government. The company was started in the 20s and slowly grew through the decades. Its strategy from the beginning was to fill a niche and profit greatly from it. Despite the vastly more profitable option of industrializing, Canasta's leadership decided to play the long game as it predicted the food shortages that would come with urbanization. As such Canespian grown food feeds much of the world.   

Canespa’s agriculture is on the verge of being a monoculture with around 47% of all food grown in the nation are potatoes. These potatoes are farmed in various areas of the country from the vast Canespian hills and the terrace farms on them to the river basins of central and northeast Canespa. Potatoes are grown to such an extent in Canespa for many reasons as they are a calorie dense food that can grow almost anywhere. Along with this Canespa is the native climate of the potato. After potatoes are harvested from the ground they are then transported to Port Extranjero using a massive network of canals in the country known as the Qumir Canals. Once they reach the port they are then loaded onto and sold to Burgundian ships. After this Burgundie plays a large role in who the harvests are shipped to. Selling the food directly to Burgundie is an easy way to stabilize the economy of Canespa and lower the risks of any quick economic shift affecting the government's budget.  

Along with potatoes Canespa produces , grapes, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, nectarines, apricots, hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, pecans, asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, wheat, canola, oats and barley. Along with all of these is the second largest food export of Canespa, seafood. Canespian fisherman sail all along the coast catching various seafood including but not limited to salmon, halibut, rockfish, hake, sablefish, herring and tuna. Shellfish include clams, oysters, crab, prawns, geoduck, sea urchins, and sea cucumber. The seafood is often transported to Port Extranjero directly with the sea but the canals can be used additionally.  

The largest non-agricultural industry in Canespa is lumber, this is thanks to the massive pine forests in the northern stretches of Canespa. Though lumber is not the focus of Canespian industry it is still a massive component of it providing Canespian’s with cheap wood. The types of wood cut down in Canespian forests includes but is not limited to coniferous or softwood, Douglas fir, western hemlock, Pacific silver fir, western red cedar, lodgepole pine and interior spruce. For every tree cut down in Canespa (including trees cleared for buildings) needs to be replaced with at least three saplings. This ensures a continuously growing economy. Additionally the Canasta Company has a constant fire watch patrol that ensures there are no forest fires or forest fire causing variables in and around company tree farms.  

The Canespian industry is constantly evolving and new technologies are being created to assist in growth. Canespa’s largest tech department is specifically used to genetically modify plants to further their output. New machines are being developed to harvest wood and food faster and entire infrastructure projects are devoted to the production of food. Hamuq city is a prime example of all of these factors and will be a completely automated city that can produce more food than any other location on the planet. The Canespian industry is growing fast along with its population which is expected to surpass 100M by 2042.

Do to the unstable nature of an energy based currency, Canespa has laws in place that allow for a rapid shift in how much things cost and how much employees are paid. It also leads to more [[Capesa]]'s being dealt out whenever more energy starts to be produced. Of course due to the nature of the Canasta Company taxes are irrelevant and no taxes exist in the country. All the money paid out to employees is eventually used to buy goods which means the Canasta Company will get all of there money back eventually.   

Medical care is provided by the [[Canasta Company]], because of the agricultural nature of [[Canespa]] the hospitals in the country are required to possess at least 3 electric or biofuel helicopters. This is so that they can quickly reach any point in the country and back to a hospital as quick as possible. Healthcare in the nation is not entirely free but is heavily insured if you are an employee of the Canasta Company.  

Labor is all controlled and conducted by the [[Canasta Company|Canasta Corporation]]. While individuals do have a choice in profession, if one job is lacking numbers they will take less skilled individuals from others to make up for it. Most citizens end of in farming as its seen as a good hard working profession in [[Canespa]]. Most enter the workforce by sixteen or seventeen due to the lack of high education in the country. There are no labor unions in Canespa and they are strictly outlawed. Similarly there is no minimum wage and the Canasta Company has full control in what people receive, are payed, and what they have access to.     

Canespa also has relatively small road networks going through major cities with completely biofuel run cars that are imported into the country. It is illegal to use any non-government approved fuel.

Most of the people of [[Canespa]] have not had access to electricity till around the 1980s. Today most of the countries electricity is imported while some of it is brought in through dams built along the rivers flowing down from the mountains. These dams supply about 40% of [[Canespa]]'s electricity requirements, while the rest is imported from the [[Cusinaut]] and [[Crona]]. [[Canespa]] is strictly against fossil fuels and any type of high pollution energy source. This is due to the belief that using these fuels directly harms the mother nature herself. This leads to Canespa also being one of the largest producers in biofuel. Biofuel is used to power almost every non electric powered device in Canespa.   

[[Canespa]] has a small science department in most fields and usually relies on importing new technology into the country. One of the only major focuses of [[Canespa]]'s science department is its agriculture division. [[Hamuq City]] relies heavily on this new farming technology that revolutionizes the amount of food that can be produced per worker. The department has experimented with genetically modifying plants and has made strides in the amount of time it takes the Potato plant and Tobacco plants to regrow. The potato plants growth time alone has been cut in half to around 30 days. The department also works on the development of new field equipment and has produced the [[Granjero Gen V]] and Gen Vl Tractors. These Tractors are absolute beasts that use treads instead of wheels causing less soil damage. They also have a 745 horsepower Biofuel engines. The department has already started work on the Granjero Gen Vll which is expected to come out in 2036.

[[Canespa]]'s armed ground forces number 193,706 active members while there are 985,000 reserve members. The Canespian army, while fairly untested has shown its ability exert force as military parades are common in the country. Canespa does not have any form of mandatory service within the military meaning that the entire military is volunteer. This generally has made Canespa's military a quality over quantity one.