Tavaluda
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The Free Lands of Tavaluda | |
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Motto: "đđŠđđđđđ đđąđ đđđđ" "TĂȘwaska Vuz Sana" "From Peace Comes Profits" | |
Anthem: "đđđ„đđđąđđđ đđđđđđ" (tr.) "ZagosÌulas Dasaka" "Good Fortune to the King!" | |
Location of Tavaluda (dark green) in Avalonia (grey) | |
Capital | SÌulasotĂȘlas |
Largest city | TĂȘlas yĂȘk Das |
Official languages | Tavadal |
Recognised national languages | Glet |
Recognised regional languages |
Badzevala Samot |
Ethnic groups (2018) |
Tavafalek ##.#% (TEMP) Badzevali 4.2% Samot 1.9% |
Religion |
87.9% ZovatĂȘle (Official) ##.#% Buddhism ~10-12% Non-religious (TEMP) |
Demonym | Tavaludan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary executively-directorial system under a semi-constitutional monarchy |
âą Monarch | Sego I |
âą Servants of the People |
Jean-Charles Beauvilliers (VZX/ZV) SegovapasÌ yĂȘk yĂȘZÌĂȘlĂȘnĂźkwĂźlek (TV) |
âą Great Lawmakers |
Dasek SÌulasosamna (VS) LuÄ ZÌĂȘlĂȘnĂźn (ZV) |
Legislature | RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke (Tricameral) |
âą Upper house | Assembly of Leaders (advisory) |
âą Lower house |
Assembly of Provincial Representatives Assembly of the People's Representatives |
Formation | |
âą Kingdom Unified | February 17, 1303 |
âą Current Borders | September 1597 |
âą First Parliamentary Elections | April 1893 |
âą Current Constitution | 19 February 1971 |
Area | |
âą Total | 740,776 km2 (286,015 sq mi) |
Population | |
âą 2021 estimate | 90,195,273 |
âą 2018 census | 89,641,475 |
âą Density | 121.01/km2 (313.4/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
âą Total | $3.8 trillion |
âą Per capita | $42,410 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
âą Total | $3.4 trillion |
âą Per capita | $37,951 |
Gini (2018) |
26.8 low |
HDI (2018) |
0.870 very high |
Currency | TavazÌĂȘn (ĆŠ) (TVN) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Standard Tavaludan Time (STT)) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy (HSÌ) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +275 |
Internet TLD | .td |
Tavaluda (Tavadal: đđđđđđąđđ, romanized: Tavaluda, pronounced [tÉvÉludÉ]), officially The Free Lands of Tavaluda (Tavadal: đđđđđđđđąđđ đđđđđđĄđđŠđđđđđ, romanized: Kotavaluda FalesĂźtĂȘnluÌkuÌ, pronounced [koÊtÉvÉludÉ fÉlisÉȘtÉnlÉkÉ]), is a sovereign nation located in northern Avalonia. Tavaluda's continental landmass covers an area of 609,006 square kilometers, while its island of SĂźlĂźwaskak to the Northwest takes up the remaining area of 131,769 square kilometers, all of which lies almost entirely within the Northwest Avalonian Oceanic Climate Zone. The capital city is SÌulasotĂȘlas, while its largest city is known as TĂȘlas yĂȘk Das, which serves as the commercial center of the nation. Other notable cities in Tavaluda include XlasÌĂźnĂźnek PazÌ, KovĂȘnĂȘlĂźk VĂźlĂźnenuÌ, ZÌĂȘnovĂȘsÌ, and Sumokun.
The Tavaludan economy is a developed mixed export-oriented economy which is fronted by a strong service sector dominated by banking and finance services, as well as a strong industrial sector. Its major industries include electronics, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, software, food processing, and manufacturing. Tavaluda has a strong tradition of maritime trade, due to its historical position under the North Merchant's Pass, which, in the modern day, is a common shipping route for trade moving between the Tethys Ocean and the sea to the East of the nation, as well as trade between Western Avalonia and Northeastern Avalonia, serving as an important naval resupply point between the two halves of the continent. Smaller contributions to the Tavaludan economy mainly come from the agricultural sector and tourism.
History
Prehistory (Before the 6th century BCE)
The earliest evidence of human settlement in Tavaluda have been found to date back to as early as the Stone Age, when early humans were speculated to have settled in the area. Stone tools such as axes, knives, and spearheads have been found near Sumokun.
Avalonian Tribes (600s BCE - 400s CE)
Coastal Merchant Kingdoms (400s CE - early 900s)
Rise of Peninsular Kingdoms and Rivalries (early 900s - late 1200s)
- Kxto the Conqueror consolidates large Kingdom in continental lands, called SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkosÌulas yĂȘk FĂȘle (Anglic: Kingdom of the Forests); Eastern Merchant Kingdoms band together to attempt to stave Conqueror off, formed the SÌĂȘl yĂȘk SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkosÌulasesĂźvudusek (Anglic: Confederation of Eastern Kingdoms) [early-900s - early-mid-900s]
- Rivalry between Western Island Kingdom (name to-be-changed), Confederation of Eastern Kingdoms, and Kingdom of the Forests [Western and Northern Continental Lands] (and Northern Island? {depends on who settles there}) [early-mid-900s - mid-1200s]
The 25-Year War (1106 - 1131)
- Kingdom of the Forests fully absorbs Eastern Confederation after 25-year period of wars [1106 - 1131], renamed SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkosÌulasĂźzÌĂȘnek (Anglic: Golden Kingdom), capital moved to current capital, SÌulasotĂȘlas.
Dragon King Rebellion (1258 - 1275)
- Noble House of VamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasekĂźpasÌek begins with the folk-hero Gl (Legend of the Dragon of TĂȘlasĂźvamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasekek). Is granted lands in the Midwest of the Kingdom of the Forests, in part of the modern-day division of LudanesĂźzÌĂȘnek. [1110s]
- DaranopasÌ I VamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasekĂźpasÌek leads a successful popular rebellion against the Kxtok Royal Family, instigated by royal maltreatment towards the priesthood and peasantry; gains support of Western Island Kingdom (name to-be-changed) in defeating the Kxtok Royalists. King of Western Island Kingdom (name to-be-changed) dies, less than twenty years later, leaving the Kingdom to his daughter, Queen Mrana III. [1258 - 1275]
Union of Roses
- King DaranopasÌ I VamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasekĂźpasÌek marries Queen Mrana III, unifying the Kingdoms under their child, VwĂȘsek I, after both perish. [Marriage, 1260; Unification, 1303]
Quiet Period?
- There is 200 years of peaceful development or is there!? [1303 - 1500s]
Artemian Interactions
- Meeting Artemians? [1500s - 1600s]
Tavalonian Empire
Golden Kingdom merges with VefovadĂźse to curtail colonial expansion into Tavalonia; Tavaluda has pre-eminence in the union [1636]
Breakup of the Tavalonian Empire
VefovadĂźse becomes independent once more [1890]
Democratization
- Democratization and First Conference of SÌulasotĂȘlas; renamed Kotavaluda FalesĂźtĂȘnluÌkuÌ (Anglic: The Free Lands of Tavaluda) (lit. translation: "Homelands of the Free People") [1892 - 1893]
Modern Era
- First Great Migration (1915 - 1920; ~800,000 GC Immigrants)
- Second Great Migration (1926 - 1931; ~1 mil Badzevalan Artimijans & ~670,000 Dyna Immigrants)
- Black Decade (1928 - 1942; Artimijan Insurgency)
- Third Great Migration (1949 - 1955; ~1.2 mil GKW Immigrants)
- Formation of the Tavic Accords (1970)
- Long Sickness (1972 - 1977; Widespread epidemic sickness ~0.5 million dead)
- Short Sickness (1985 -1986; Resurgence of epidemic)
- Prion Epidemic (1991 - 1994; At least 700,000 dead)
- Epidemic of 2001 (2001 - 2004/2005; At least 1 million dead; universal healthcare instituted)
Geography
Government
Tavaluda is a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy. The current Constitution was drafted in the Second Conference of SÌulasotĂȘlas in 1971, and was adopted on February 17th of the same year.
It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. In Tavadal, this form of government is called the SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkosÌulasofale (Rule of Monarch and People). Under the SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkosÌulasofale, the powers of government are divided into three branches:
- RÌĂȘkoguzĂźne (Executive)
- RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke (Legislature)
- RÌĂȘkĂźvĂȘsek (Judicial)
Executive Branch
The executive branch of government in Tavaluda is called the RÌĂȘkoguzĂźne (Law Enforcers).
Tavaluda has a SÌulas (Monarch) as Head of State, and an elected parliament, called the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke (Law Councils) that enacts the law. The Constitution of Tavaluda was adopted in February 1892. The 1892 constitution established Tavaluda as a constitutional monarchy headed by the reigning member of the Royal House of VamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasekĂźpasÌek; a parliamentary system had been established, although the reigning Monarch retained substantial political authority; the first elections in this new parliamentary system were held in the April of 1893.
Executive authority is vested in a collegiate government called the FrÌsĂźkelekĂźwo (High Council) comprising of two SamnasĂźfaleke (Servants of the People), two RÌĂȘkotakelĂźnale (Great Lawmakers), and six FalĂźkeleke (government councilors).
Monarch
- See also: List of monarchs of Tavaluda
The reigning SÌulas is the head of state and represents Tavaluda in its international relations, and is a member of the High Council, heading the World Council, managing foreign affairs. The SÌulas may veto laws adopted by the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke. The SÌulas can call referenda, propose new legislation, and dissolve the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke, although dissolution of the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke may be subject to a referendum.
The SÌulas of Tavaluda has broad powers, which include the appointment of judges, the dismissal of ministers or government - although this in particular is subject to the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke, and the dissolution of the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke cannot take place at the same time as a dismissal of government, legislative veto power, and the calling of referendums.
The Tavaludan Constitutional Referendum of 1988 was a proposal put forth by EsÌulas XlasÌk II to revise parts of the Constitution of Tavaluda, on the one hand expanding the monarch's power with the authority to veto legislation, while on the other hand securing for the citizenry the option to abolish the monarchy or force the current monarch to abdicate the throne by vote at any time without being subject to royal veto.
A proposal to revoke the SÌulas' veto powers was rejected by 74% of voters in a 2014 referendum.
High Council
The FrÌsĂźkelekĂźwo of Tavaluda is based on the principle of collegiality; namely, of colleagues collaborating with each other. The SamnasĂźfaleke are elected individually by a national popular vote, being the candidates with the first and second highest amount of total votes. A SamnasĂźfalek is limited to a maximum of three five-year terms.
The RÌĂȘkotakelĂźnale and the FalĂźkeleke are appointed by the Monarch upon the proposal and concurrence of the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke, reflecting the partisan balance of the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke. The RÌĂȘkotakelĂźnale must be selected from members of the Assembly of Provincial Representatives, while the FalĂźkeleke must be selected from the Assembly of the People's Representatives. A RÌĂȘkotakelĂźnal is limited to one ten-year term, while a FalĂźkelek can serve up to three five-year terms.
The members of the government are collectively and individually responsible to the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke; the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke may ask the Monarch to remove an individual councilor, or the entire government.
Lower Councils
Several Lower Councils dedicated to specific aspects of executive government also exist, such as the FrÌsĂźkelekoden (War Council), FrÌsĂźkelekoĆŒud (National Council), or the FrÌsĂźkelekonĂźk (World Council), and more. The administration of these councils are headed by the FrÌsĂźkelekĂźwo, and overseen by the SÌulasosamnasĂźwo (High Servant of the King) who serves as a non-partisan ombudsman, appointed by the Monarch, usually occupied by the heir apparent to the Crown.
Legislative Branch
The Tavaludan Parliament, called the RÌĂȘkofrÌsĂźkeleke (Law Councils) is the tricameral legislature of the Free Lands of Tavaluda, consisting of the advisory MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk MĂȘlolĂźne (Assembly of Leaders, also called "Leaders' Asssembly"), the MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk TusÌkĂȘlevaxakĂźne (Assembly of Provincial Representatives, also called "Provincial Assembly") and the MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk FalevaxakĂźne (Assembly of the People's Representatives, also called "People's Assembly").
Each house has its own regulations and rules of procedure. However, the latter two may occasionally meet as a single house, the MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk MavuÌs (Assembly of All), to revise and amend the Constitution of Tavaluda.
Assembly of the People's Representatives
The MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk FalevaxakĂźne is the larger of the two lower houses of the legislature of Tavaluda, and is where most bills are introduced. Since its first elections in 1893, all representatives have been directly elected under a 'most open' list proportional representative system. There is no formal electoral threshold, as the number of seats changes with the population. As of the 2018 election, the percentage of votes needed to gain 1 seat in this Assembly was 0.29% (200,064 votes). The term length for the Representatives is 5 years, and there is no limit to the number of terms one person can serve.
The total number of voting representatives is dependent on the population, and, by law, 1 seat is to represent at least 200,000 voters, and the seats are re-apportioned after every Census. Census-taking is begun 9 months before national elections in order to ensure that the proper amount of seats are available to represent evenly the voting population. If a full seat of 200,000 cannot be reached, then the remaining voters are spread out evenly between all seats in an effort to ensure an evenly proportional representation.
When parties reach a fraction of a seat, if the fraction is greater than 1/2 of a seat, they are awarded an extra seat.
The current number of seats in this Assembly is 341, with each seat representing ~200,063 people as of the 2018 general election.
Assembly of Provincial Representatives
The MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk TusÌkĂȘlevaxakĂźne is the smaller of the two lower houses of the legislature of Tavaluda, and is where most bills are revised, amended, and sometimes introduced. Since its inception in 1893, it has been tasked with revising bills presented to it by the People's Assembly, as well as representing the interests of their TusÌkĂȘl.
Since its first elections in 1893, each division has used the single non-transferable voting system in order to ensure minority representation within each of the TusÌkĂȘle; every TusÌkĂȘl elects 3 representatives; since there are 32 TusÌkĂȘle, the Provincial Assembly contains 96 seats.
Provincial Bill-Creation Process
Although it is permitted for bills to be introduced in this house, it is uncommon; when a bill is introduced here, it typically is related to issues within a certain region of the country, and the bill goes through the following process:
- The bill is voted on by the Provincial Assembly in order to determine whether or not it needs be amended. A majority vote (>50%) decides the outcome.
- If so, then the Provincial Assembly creates an amendment and then votes once more on whether or not to accept this amendment.
- If it is accepted, it is passed to the People's Assembly, with the amendment (Step 2).
- If it is not accepted, then return to step 1.1. If the votes on the amendments are rejected three times, then the unaltered version of the bill is sent to the People's Assembly (Step 2).
- If the bill has been sent back to the Provincial Assembly by the People's Assembly, then the bill is allowed to be amended one extra time and voted upon by the Provincial Assembly.
- If the vote succeeds, then the newly-amended bill is sent back to the People's Assembly for a final vote (Step 2).
- If the vote fails, then the bill is dead.
- If so, then the Provincial Assembly creates an amendment and then votes once more on whether or not to accept this amendment.
- The bill is voted on by the People's Assembly in order to determine whether or not it will be written into law. A majority vote (>50%) decides the outcome.
- If it passes, then the bill is written into law.
- If it fails, the bill is returned to the Provincial Assembly for revision (Step 1.1.3).
- If the bill fails on its second run through the People's Assembly, the bill is dead.
Assembly of Leaders
The MĂȘrasanasÌ yĂȘk MĂȘlolĂźne is made up of the leaders of some of the political parties of Tavaluda, as well as the SÌulas. This Assembly is the highest Assembly, and is, under normal circumstances, not involved in day-to-day policy-making. This Assembly is typically only used to review and revise bills related to especially controversial issues, or bills concerning national security, such as war declaration. In such a case where this Assembly is called, the Monarch decrees that the bill in question must pass through the Assembly of Leaders for revision before it can be written into law.
All seats get 1 vote, and a bill is only passed through this chamber once it acquires 70% of the vote in its favor. This is to ensure that a bill is not passed by a slim majority, and to protect minority views, while promoting compromise and due discourse of a bill, and providing public accountability to a party leader's vote either in favor, in opposition, or in abstention to the bill.
If, after 3 rounds of voting, this Assembly cannot come to a consensus on an amendment to the bill, the unchanged bill is returned to the Assembly of the People's Representatives for the final vote.
There are restrictions on which parties are allowed into the Assembly, in order to prevent a fracturing of larger parties into numerous "puppet parties", which could unbalance the Assembly come the time to vote on a controversial bill.
In order to qualify to apply for admission to the Assembly of Leaders, a party must:
- Gain at least 1% of the vote (685,567 votes as of 2018) in the most recent elections for the Assembly of the People's Representatives.
- Have existed for at least 5 years.
After these conditions are met, the Assembly will hold a vote on whether the party should be admitted; notably, the Monarch is also a part of this vote, and holds the sway of 2 Parties in his vote. In order to be admitted, the applicant must garner 40% of the vote in favor of their entry.
An alternative form of admission to the Assembly is the Royal Admission; the Monarch has the power to instantly approve any party's application to join the Assembly. The Assembly can veto this decision, with one of two percentages of the vote, depending on whether or not the applicant party does or does not meet the qualifications stated above:
- If the applicant does meet both of the qualifications, the threshold for veto is a 70% vote in favor of veto to overturn the Royal Admission.
- If the applicant does not meet both of the qualifications, the threshold for veto drops to a 40% vote in favor of veto to overturn the Royal Admission.
Politics
Administrative Divisions
The 32 tusÌkĂȘle (divisions) are the top-level administrative divisions in Tavaluda. These are subdivided into ludalune ("little-lands") or ludalune equivalents, and further divided into municipalities, whose individual nomenclature varies based on size, area, and/or historical classifications.
In 2006, a law was made that required that in the statistical categorization of third-tier municipalities, the term ludasĂźtak, meaning "domestic land", would be added to their name, in order to clarify the equivalency of administrative level for the many variantly-titled municipalities. As a result, this has come into common usage as a general classification for the third-level tier of administrative division, although national nomenclature codes have not been updated to reflect this.
Political Parties
SUBJECT TO MAJOR REVISION ONCE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACTUALLY DO FANTASY ELECTORAL STATISTICS
80% of voting-age citizens are affiliated with 1 of the top 14 parties
Logo | Party Name | Abbr. | Membership Count |
Ideology | Political Position |
Leader | MF Seats |
MT Seats |
MM Seat? |
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New Path Party đđđđĄđđđđđđđđŠđđŠđ ZosĂźsanovavĂȘrĂȘn |
ZV |
11,616,255 | Social democracy Progressivism |
Center- Left |
58 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Party for Reason đđŠđđŠđ đđĄđ đđđđ VĂȘrĂȘn yĂźn Saso |
VS |
7,020,210 | Radical centrism Realpolitik |
Center |
35 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Home Party đđđđđđŠđđŠđ TavavĂȘrĂȘn |
TV |
6,756,953 | Social conservatism Isolationism |
Center- Right |
34 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Party of the Gods đđŠđđŠđ đđŠđ đđŠđđ VĂȘrĂȘn yĂȘk TĂȘle |
VT |
6,674,685 | ZovatĂȘlek conservatism Paternalistic conservatism |
Center- Left |
33 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Power to the People! đđđŠđ đđđđđđđđ SkĂȘs Zafaleka |
SZ |
4,979,962 | Right-libertarianism Classical liberalism |
Center-Right to right-wing |
25 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Anterra Party đđŠđđŠđđđđŠđđđĄđ VĂȘrĂȘnotĂȘmrÌĂźn |
VTM |
4,958,024 | Environmentalism Green politics |
Center- Left |
25 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Popular Workers' Party đđđđŠđđŠđđĄđđđđđ đđđđĄđđđđ KovĂȘrĂȘnĂźfalek VĂ„nĂźnenuÌ |
KV |
3,109,734 | Syndicalism Democratic socialism |
Left-wing |
15 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Party for a Tavaludan Federation đđŠđđŠđ đđĄđ đđđđđđŠđđđđđđĄđđđđđđąđđđ VĂȘrĂȘn yĂźn TavadĂȘsasĂ„kĂźtavaludak |
VTT |
1,848,290 | Federalism Crowned republicanism |
Center |
9 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Party for the Representation of Immigrants đđŠđđŠđ đđĄđ đđđđđđŠđđĄđđđđđđđđŠđđĄđ VĂȘrĂȘn yĂźn ZavehĂȘlĂźnevaxakĂȘlĂźk |
VZX |
1,815,383 | Multiculturalism Minority rights |
Center- Left |
9 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
People's Voice đđđŠđđĄđđđđđ ZwĂȘkĂźfalek |
ZF |
1,700,208 | Right-wing populism Ethnic nationalism |
Far-Right |
8 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
N
| ||
Party for Gletian Autonomy đđŠđđŠđ đđĄđ đđđŠđđŠđđĄđđđđąđđĄđđđđđđĄđ„đđđđđ VĂȘrĂȘn yĂźn SkĂȘlĂȘlĂźkoluzĂźpĂ„lekĂźgletek ??? ??? |
VSG |
1,201,113 | Gletian Autonomy Devolution Federalism |
Center |
6 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
King's Party đđąđđđđ đđđđŠđđŠđ SÌulasuÌ KovĂȘrĂȘn |
SÌK |
1,135,300 | Monarchism Royalism |
6 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
N
| |||
Tavaludan League of Industrialists đđŠđđĄđđđđđđąđđđ đđŠđ đđđđĄđđąđ€đąđđđđ SÌĂȘlĂźtavaludak yĂȘk FalĂźkugÌuleke |
SÌF |
1,096,907 | Industrialization Social progressivism |
Center |
5 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Buddhist Party đđŠđđŠđđđđąđđđ VĂȘrĂȘnobudak ááŁáááĄáąáŁá á ááá áąáá Budistâuri Pâartâia |
VB |
932,372 | Conservatism Monarchism Buddhist socialism |
Center-right |
5 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
Y
| ||
Other... |
13,711,349 | 68 / 341 |
0 / 96 |
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Total | 68,556,745 | 341 / 341 |
96 / 96 |
Foreign Relations
Intergovernmental Organizations
Tavaluda is a founding member of the Treaty of Tavalonian Nations, also known as the Tavic Accords or TAVAC
Tavaluda has been a member of WIPO since 1974
Relations with other governments
Country (Feel free to add your own country here) | Status | Recognition | Diplomatic Relations | Free-Trade Agreement | Mutual Embassies | Visa Requirement | Notes |
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Tilenno | Friendly | Yes | Yes | Yes/No | Yes | Yes | Cultural ally and important trade partner. |
Flag Image | Relationship | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Yes/No | Example Text. |
Demographics
Cities
Language
Scary conlang madness to come...
Religion
According to the Constitution of Tavaluda, the native religion of ZovatĂȘle is its official state religion:
TĂȘlokacĂȘlĂźkĂźĆŒudeket yĂȘZovatĂȘle➣ nelo, kĂȘs nĂ„grsÌĂ„kĂźput yĂȘk nĂ„ĆŒud mavuÌs zĂ„kovĂȘmone zagĂȘlacnuÌ sana.
("ZovatĂȘle is the national religion, and every one of its temples shall profit from the full protection of the State.")
ââConstitution of Tavaluda, Pt.2, Ch.III, § 29-2
Tavluada offers protection to adherents of all religions, and considers the "religious interests of the people" a priority of the government. In Tavaludan schools, although exceptions are allowed, religious education in ZovatĂȘle is legally required for at least two years, including the fundamentals of Tavaludan mythology, cosmology, and the differences between the major and regional sects within particular areas of the nation. Religious studies of other religions are allowed, and students in secondary schools are required to take at least two years in multicultural studies classes. Students at public secondary schools (typically ages 13-17) learn the basics of the ZovatĂȘle faith using the official curriculum, as well as the basics of other world religions such as Christianity (Catholicism and larger Protestant sects), Buddhism, Islam, and others, with priority towards those religions which are most present in the populace of the nation and its neighbors. Tax exemption is granted by the government to recognized and registered religious organizations. According to the [Equivalent of Pew Research Center], social conflict caused by religious hostilities is low in Tavaluda, and so is government restriction on the practice of religion.
Universities (which are mostly public) generally don't have any religious content unless it's related to the student's studies.
Education
Health
Economy
The economy of Tavaluda is a developed mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Tavaluda has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era. The country has a very high standard of living compared with other Avalonian countries, and a strongly integrated welfare system. Like many other developed countries, the Tavaludan economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about half of the country's workforce. The nation is also rich in a number of natural resources including coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica and an abundance of arable land.
The egalitarian values of Tavaludan society have kept the wage difference between the lowest paid worker and the CEO of most companies as much less than in comparable western economies. This is also evident in Tavaluda's low Gini coefficient.
Tavaluda's economy has a per capita output greater than that of most other Northern Avalonian economies such as those of Country#1, Country#2, Country#3, or Country#4, and is the #st/nd/rd/th biggest economy in the Western Hemisphere, behind Brigantica and Zahava. The largest sector of the economy is the service sector at 64.2% of GDP, followed by the industrial sector at 33.9%, and the agricultural and mining sectors at 1.9%. With respect to foreign trade, the key economic sectors are manufacturing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, telecommunications, software, and food processing.
Tavaludan brands such as LA Electronics [Meta self-reminder(formerly LuÄĂźsAno; "NewStar")] and Dwell [Meta self-reminder(formerly DwĂȘlĂźzÌĂȘnek; "Golden Million")] are internationally famous and garnered Tavaluda's reputation for its quality electronics and other manufactured goods.
Culture
Gender and sexuality
Gender identity
Unlike most of the world, traditional Tavaludan views on gender and sexuality exist within an alternative, non-binary gender system, which has been widely documented for over one thousand years.
In this system, people are traditionally seen as either being male (ofal), female (efal), or as a third gender (ĆŒĂȘfal) which is neither male, nor female. This distinction extends into the Tavaludan language, where there exist four separate third-person pronouns: the masculine animate "oĆŒĂȘla", the feminine animate "eĆŒĂȘla", the neutral animate "ĆŒĂȘla", and the inanimate "ĂȘla". Through this structure, people of the third-gender are described with the same pronouns as are used to describe plants, animals, and people whose genders are either indeterminate or not specifically relevant within a given conversation. In modern usage, this third gender is used to describe all people who do not identify as either male or female exclusively.
What gender any given person is considered is typically determined by their social role, behaviors, and self-identification, rather than necessarily by biological sex, although this still commonly plays a role in the development of most Tavaludans' gender and social identities. Infants and young children are typically referred to using neutral pronouns until they are considered mature enough to explore any singular gender role, and from a young age are encouraged to take part in activities that are associated with different gender roles. The age at which children are allowed to decide their gender role varies from household to household, with some families opting to allow the child to explore a certain identity upon their first expressing a desire to do so. However, most children are allowed to express their individual identities between the ages of six to eight years of age, with instances occurring as late as the onset of puberty amongst the most traditionalist populations.
The Tavaludan system of gender is thought to have emerged and co-evolved with the indigenous Tavaludan religion, ZovatĂȘle. In this religion, the names of gods and mythological figures are prefixed by an honorific which expresses both their position within the hierarchy of gods, and their gender, including prefixes for male, female, and hermaphroditic or gender-fluid beings, as well as one for beings who either have no gender, or whose genders are inherently indeterminate or unclear. Notably, this system of affixation extends to the names of people, places, and animals as well, but do not convey any gender information in these cases. Numerous gods in the Tavaludan pantheon are known to be hermaphroditic and gender-fluid. An example of this exists in one of the ZovatĂȘle creation myths, in which nearly all living things are stated to be the children of the deity of life, KusÌ-Nus, who is referred to as "the First Mother and the Second Father", and the deity of death, KusÌ-Fus, who is called "the First Father and the Second Mother".
Beginning in the early 90s, a movement emerged among third-gender activists to promote the creation and use of a new pronoun, "xĂȘla", to specifically describe third gender people, rather than using the neutral animate pronoun, arguing that the use of the same pronoun for third-gender people as would be used to describe non-human creatures created an unconscious bias towards seeing them as "lesser" than males or females, especially within the southern regions of the country, where large parts of the population are not ethnically Tavafalek, such as the Artimijan Samots and Artemian-influenced Badzevalans, who commonly do not share the ethnic Tavaludans' system of gender norms.
Throughout the 90s and early 2000s, the movement was largely only successful in the southwestern regions of the country, where the population of Artimijan Samots was the greatest, but even within these regions the neologism saw only limited usage. However, with the advent of large-scale social media in the country in the late 2000s, the neopronoun experienced wider adoption within dedicated online communities, enjoying a moderate amount of popularity by the mid-to-late 2010s, which it has largely maintained. Notably, the neologism sees little use amongst agender communities, who continue to default to the neutral pronoun. When asked, many within the community express that the neo-pronoun represented another, distinct gender, that, as agender individuals, they do not identify with.
Critics of the movement noted that it marked a separation of the younger generations from the traditional ZovatĂȘle view of humanity as simply being another part of nature. One notable critic, a ZovatĂȘle religious leader by the name of Ftl. VamosĂźsaskesÌu GĂȘkĂźn, stated "by separating themselves from the natural system of which we are all a part, these young people are treading the line towards a dangerously Artemian manner of thinking. Yes, a simple word is no threat to the world around, but the ideas that may prosper with it may be. First we separate ourselves from nature; then, we seek to dominate it; finally, we end up destroying it, and ourselves with it. The young who inherit this world must be careful with it, that their young may inherit it from them."
Despite the growing popularity of the movement, it has seen limited official recognition by the Tavaludan government, with some exceptions within the southern regions of the countries and some larger, progressive-leaning cities where local and regional authorities have adapted to their use.
Sexuality
Role in society
Military
Tavaluda, for much of its history, has been a naval-focused power, due to its strategic position on the Northern Route between Western and Eastern Avalonia, and its desire to patrol its waters to protect the nearby straits between the mainland and its Northwestern islands from piracy. 150k in the army (120k active, 30k reserve, 30k in the airforce (25k active, 5k reserve, 300k in the navy (240k active, 60k reserve).
Ranks
Army
Enlisted & NCOs
FalĂźsano = "New Man" = FA-0 = Recruit
DezatĂźn = "Soldier" = D-1 = Private
DezatĂźnogod = "Black Soldier" = DG-2 = Private 1st class
DezatĂźn yeÌk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Soldier of the Second Type" = DÄĆ»-3 = Corporal (Junior NCO)
DezatĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Soldier of the First Type" = DÄP-4 = First corporal (Junior NCO)
DezatĂźnĂźwo = "High Soldier" = DW-5 = Under-sergeant (Junior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźzo = "Low Leader" = MZ-1 = Sergeant (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Leader of the Second Type" = MÄĆ»-2 = Staff Sergeant (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Leader of the First Type" = MÄP-3 = Sergeant First-class (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnomĂȘlolĂźne = "Leaders-leader" = MM-4 = Master Sergeant (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźwo = "High Leader" = MW-5 = First Sergeant (Senior NCO)
Sun-DezatomĂȘlolĂźn = "Under-officer" = SDM-1 = Sergeant Major (Senior NCO)
Officers
DezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Fight-Leader" (Tier 1 Ground Officer) = ZA-1 = Second Lieutenant
DezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Fight-Leader" (Tier 2 Ground Officer) = ZK-2 = First Lieutenant
DezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Fight-Leader" (Tier 3 Ground Officer) = WA-3 = Captain
DezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Fight-Leader" (Tier 4 Ground Officer) = WK-4 = Major
DezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Battle-Leader" (Tier 1 Elite Ground Officer) = LZA-1 = Lieutenant Colonel
DezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Battle-Leader" (Tier 2 Elite Ground Officer) = LZK-2 = Colonel
DezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Battle-Leader" (Tier 3 Elite Ground Officer) = LWA-3 = above Colonel, below US Brigadier General
DezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Battle-Leader" (Tier 4 Elite Ground Officer) = LWK-4 = above previous rank, below Brigadier General
DenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low War-Leader" (Tier 1 General) = NZA-1 = Brigadier General
DenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low War-Leader" (Tier 2 General) = NZK-2 = Major General
DenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High War-Leader" (Tier 3 General) = NWA-3 = Lieutenant General
DenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High War-Leader" (Tier 4 General) = NWK-4 = General
DenovamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfasek = "War Dragon (Fire Drake)" (Tier 5 General; Highest Rank) = V-5 = General of the Army
Enlisted & NCOs
VwĂȘsofal = "Seaman/Sailor" = VF-0 = Seaman recruit
VwĂȘsodezatĂźn = "Sea Soldier/Naval Sailor" = VD-1 = Seaman apprencice
VwĂȘsodezatĂźnĂźvun = "Red Sea Soldier/Red Naval Sailor" = VDV-2 = Seaman
VwĂȘsodezatĂźn yeÌk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Sea Soldier of the Second Type" = VÄĆ»-3 = Petty officer third class (Junior NCO)
VwĂȘsodezatĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Sea Soldier of the First Type" = VÄP-4 = Petty officer second class (Junior NCO)
VwĂȘsodezatĂźnĂźwo = "High Sea Soldier" = VW-5 = Petty officer first class (Junior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźzo = "Low Leader" = MZ-1 = Chief petty officer (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Leader of the Second Type" = MÄĆ»-2 = Senior petty chief officer (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Leader of the First Type" = MÄP-3 = Command senior petty chief officer (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnomĂȘlolĂźne = "Leaders-leader" = MM-4 = Master chief petty officer (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźwo = "High Leader" = MW-5 = Senior master chief petty officer (Senior NCO)
Sun-VwĂȘsodezatomĂȘlolĂźn = "Under Sea Officer" = SVM-1 = Command master chief petty officer (Senior NCO)
Officers
VwĂȘsodezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Fight-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 1 Ground Officer) = VZA-1 = Second Lieutenant
VwĂȘsodezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Fight-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 2 Ground Officer) = VZK-2 = First Lieutenant
VwĂȘsodezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Fight-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 3 Ground Officer) = VWA-3 = Captain
VwĂȘsodezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Fight-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 4 Ground Officer) = VWK-4 = Major
VwĂȘsodezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Battle-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 1 Elite Ground Officer) = VLZA-1 = Lieutenant Colonel
VwĂȘsodezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Battle-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 2 Elite Ground Officer) = VLZK-2 = Colonel
VwĂȘsodezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Battle-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 3 Elite Ground Officer) = VLWA-3 = above Colonel, below US Brigadier General
VwĂȘsodezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Battle-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 4 Elite Ground Officer) = VLWK-4 = above previous rank, below Brigadier General
VwĂȘsodenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low War-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 1 General) = VNZA-1 = Brigadier General
VwĂȘsodenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low War-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 2 General) = VNZK-2 = Major General
VwĂȘsodenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High War-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 3 General) = VNWA-3 = Lieutenant General
VwĂȘsodenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High War-Leader of the Sea" (Tier 4 General) = VNWK-4 = General
DenovamosĂźsaskesÌĂźxlasÌek = "War Dragon (Water Drake)" (Tier 5 General; Highest Rank) = V-5 = General of the Navy
Air Force
Enlisted & NCOs
FwĂȘvafal = "Airman" = FF-0 = Airman basic
FwĂȘvadezatĂźn = "Air-Soldier" = FD-1 = Airman
SegolodezatĂźn = "Sun-Soldier" = SD-2 = Airman first-class
FwĂȘvadezatĂźn yeÌk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Air Soldier of the Second Type" = FÄĆ»-3 = Staff sergeant (Junior NCO)
FwĂȘvadezatĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Air Soldier of the First Type" = FÄP-4 = Technical sergeant (Junior NCO)
FwĂȘvadezatĂźnĂźwo = "High Air Soldier" = FW-5 = Master sergeant (Junior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźzo = "Low Leader" = MZ-1 = First sergeant I (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkoĆŒĂȘkek = "Leader of the Second Type" = MÄĆ»-2 = Senior master sergeant (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźn yĂȘk FrÌsĂźÄĂȘkopĂȘdek = "Leader of the First Type" = MÄP-3 = First sergeant II (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnomĂȘlolĂźne = "Leaders-leader" = MM-4 = Chief master sergeant (Senior NCO)
MĂȘlolĂźnĂźwo = "High Leader" = MW-5 = First Sergeant III (Senior NCO)
Sun-FwĂȘvadezatomĂȘlolĂźn = "Under-air-officer" = SFM-1 = Command chief master sergeant (Senior NCO)
Officers
FwĂȘvadezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Fight-Leader of the Air" (Tier 1 Ground Officer) = FZA-1 = Second Lieutenant
FwĂȘvadezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Fight-Leader of the Air" (Tier 2 Ground Officer) = FZK-2 = First Lieutenant
FwĂȘvadezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Fight-Leader of the Air" (Tier 3 Ground Officer) = FWA-3 = Captain
FwĂȘvadezatomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Fight-Leader of the Air" (Tier 4 Ground Officer) = FWK-4 = Major
FwĂȘvadezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low Battle-Leader of the Air" (Tier 1 Elite Ground Officer) = FLZA-1 = Lieutenant Colonel
FwĂȘvadezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low Battle-Leader of the Air" (Tier 2 Elite Ground Officer) = FLZK-2 = Colonel
FwĂȘvadezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High Battle-Leader of the Air" (Tier 3 Elite Ground Officer) = FLWA-3 = above Colonel, below US Brigadier General
FwĂȘvadezatalomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High Battle-Leader of the Air" (Tier 4 Elite Ground Officer) = FLWK-4 = above previous rank, below Brigadier General
FwĂȘvadenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokano = "Junior Low War-Leader of the Air" (Tier 1 General) = FNZA-1 = Brigadier General
FwĂȘvadenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźzokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior Low War-Leader of the Air" (Tier 2 General) = FNZK-2 = Major General
FwĂȘvadenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokano = "Junior High War-Leader of the Air" (Tier 3 General) = FNWA-3 = Lieutenant General
FwĂȘvadenomĂȘlolĂźnĂźwokĂȘkrÌa = "Senior High War-Leader of the Air" (Tier 4 General) = FNWK-4 = General
DenovamosĂźsaskesÌĂźfĂȘk = "War Dragon (Wind Drake)" (Tier 5 General; Highest Rank) = V-5 = General of the Air Force