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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
| − | |native_name = | + | |native_name = ku Kotahi ti Hapori ta ku Ita i Poronēhia (Oan) |
| − | |conventional_long_name = The | + | |conventional_long_name = The United Tribes of East Polynesia |
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| − | |national_motto = "Ti | + | |national_motto = "Ti tāeka ta au ti mangumangu" in Oan ("My stripes are black" in Codexian) |
| − | |national_anthem = | + | |national_anthem = ''u Oa, tiaki u Rataringa-ta-i-Moana'' (God, save the Ruler of the Sea) |
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|capital = Port of the Light | |capital = Port of the Light | ||
|largest_city = Kohuaeni | |largest_city = Kohuaeni | ||
| − | |official_languages = Oan (predominantly the Soaian dialect) | + | |official_languages = [[Oan language]] (predominantly the Soaian dialect) |
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|demonym = East Polynesian | |demonym = East Polynesian | ||
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In 2017 everything changed. From 2015 to 2017, Mauia Uweleye proliferated the idea of independence for East Polynesia and [[Konoa]]. This idea was positively received, an increasing movement for independence was cultivated. [MORE COMING HERE]. The country became independent in a referendum and signed the Treaty of Sanglong and became a member of the [[Polynesian Union]]. | In 2017 everything changed. From 2015 to 2017, Mauia Uweleye proliferated the idea of independence for East Polynesia and [[Konoa]]. This idea was positively received, an increasing movement for independence was cultivated. [MORE COMING HERE]. The country became independent in a referendum and signed the Treaty of Sanglong and became a member of the [[Polynesian Union]]. | ||
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| + | == Geography == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:East Polynesian Taiga Forest.jpg|East Polynesian Taiga Forest | ||
| + | File:Kuhuatamanu Mountains.jpg|Kuhuatamanu Mountains (background) and Teaeroatamataha River (foreground) | ||
| + | File:Deer herd.jpg|Deer herd in a clearing in a subtropical broadleaf forest. | ||
| + | File:Fruit bat colony.jpg|Fruit bat colony hanging in the canopy of a subtropical broadleaf forest. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | East Polynesia is, by far, the largest country in [[Polynesia]]. It is the only Polynesian country that is mostly on the mainland. It is located on the south western part of the continent of [[Gondwana]]. It lies between two major bodies of water: the Gulf of Gondwana and the Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 244,550km² (or approximately 98,200 sq. miles). It has an average elevation of 1,250ft above sea level. The lowest point is at sea level. The highest point is at the summit of Mount Tamahua, which rises 2,870 ft above sea level. | ||
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| + | The largest body of water is Lake Roatelamaka. It has an area of 1,750 km². It holds 28% of the fresh water on in the country. The Five Valleys dam, follows in area, with a surface area of 985 km². The glaciers of the Kuhuatamanu Mountains, that form the border with Rijelv, hold 7% of the feesh water in the country. Through global warming and pollution they are shrinking. The country's longest river is the Teaeroatamataha River which has a length of 457 km before it empties into the Pacific Ocean. It forms the main drainage channel for the greater Teaeroatamataha Basin. It finds ita source in the Kuhuatamanu Mountains. | ||
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| + | The country has a largely sedimentary rock mineral composition. Over thousands of years, layers of earth formed and are stacked on one another. This type of rock contains many different types of minerals and metals. It has relatively abundant deposits of uranium and surprisingly numerous, but scattered distribution of rare earth metals (particularly lanthanides). There are a number of trace metals such as copper, iron, tin, nickel, and lead. | ||
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| + | == Climate == | ||
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| + | The climate of East Polynesia varies between its continental and island parts. The Eastern Islands have weather conditions that are similar to the rest of the Pacific Ocean. Due to their exposure to warm water and strong winds, they are more humid and warm than the mainland. They possess four seasons: summer, winter, autumn and spring, but the differences between these seasons are characterised by variations in precipitation rather than temperature. | ||
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| + | The mainland part of East Polynesia has a warm temperate climate. It has four seasons, such as the Islands, but they vary in both temperature and precipitation. It seldom snows. Temperatures in winter seldom go below freezing point except on the tops of the Kuhuatamanu Mountains. Summer lasts from November to January, winter lasts from June to August. The hottest temperatures seldom rise above 40°C. The country does not experience strong winds and heavy rain that the other countries of Polynesia have to bear. | ||
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| + | == Biodiversity == | ||
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| + | East Polynesia has an abundance of wild life. There are various biomes that cover the islands, three out of four of them are types of forests. The eastern part of the country has a sub-tropical broadleaf forest. The central north has a subtropical softwood forest biome. The central south has a temperate thicket biome especially in the Teaeroatamataha Basin. The very western part has a temperate taiga forest biome. | ||
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| + | There are many species of animals that live here. The country is known for its diverse amphibious population. There is an abundance of frogs, exploiting the humidity and abundance of water bodies, forming large populations and diversr species. There are numerous bird species, which exploit the dense forest cover such as egrets, storks and herons, ibis and reedbirds. There is abundant mammal life. Large herbivores such as buck, antelope and deer make their homes under the canopies, while chipmunks, squirrels, monkeys, and fruit bats inhabit the branches above. | ||
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| + | == Environmental issues == | ||
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| + | East Polynesia benefits from its geographical location. Unlike the other countries in Polynesia, its animals did not evolve in isolation. Many of them can be found in Rijelv and the surrounding area, making ecosystems less sensitive. It has the advantage of having a low population density. This means that cities do not dominate the landscape and natural wilderness is able to thrive. The country is not a major disaster zone. It generally does not experience hurricans or earthquakes, droughts or other disasters. | ||
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| + | The country does have some major concerns that some critics believe the state is too slow to address. East Polynesia is a major source of the raw naterials that fuel the economy of Polynesia as a whole. Mining, and deforestation for housing, agriculture and wood, and eutrophication are major concerns. Although some what mitigated by regulations and strict enforcement of laws, there are still problems and long term demands that may strain the East Polynesian natural system. | ||
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| + | == Governance == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Oaloanu.jpg|Oaloanu, Emperor of Polynesia | ||
| + | File:Panama III.jpg|Panama III, Paramount Chief and Viceroy of East Polynesia | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | The politics of East Polynesia take place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy and semi direct democracy. The sovereignty of the nation and authority of the government emanate from the Crown of Polynesia. The [[Emperor of Polynesia]] himself, currently Oaloanu and his appointed representative, the Viceroy, have little actual power in the day to day affairs of the nation. They are the figurehead of the entire government. | ||
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| + | The actual power lie in the hands of the executive branch made up of the National Council. It handles the work of running the country and putting laws into practice. It is made up of different Members who are assigned various Portfolios. They are elected by the National Assembly when its term starts. They are led by the Chief of the National Coucil. He helms and directs the work of the National Council. He is often the leader of the major party, thus he is able to influence the legislative agenda. | ||
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| + | The power to make new laws lies with the National Assembly. It has the to make, change or cancel laws, to pass treaties, to approve a budget of how money will be spent, to approve people nominated by the executive branch to serve as judges, generals, ombudsmen and other officials of the state, to elect the National Council and set out the portfolios of its members, to ask questions, conduct investigations and impeach state officials. It is chaired by the speaker. | ||
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== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
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| + | File:East Polynesian National Assembly.jpg|East Polynesian National Assembly | ||
| + | File:East Polynesian Independence Day.jpg|East Polynesian Independence Day | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | The politics of East Polynesia play out mostly in the National Assembly. Every four years, the people of the country vote for new political parties to fill the seats of the National Assembly. Each party is given seats according to the number of people who voted for it. Thess parties represent various demographic groups and uphold different values and ideologies and aim to put in place policies that will suit the agenda of those who elected them. Because many parties can stand for election, we call this a multi party democracy. | ||
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| + | In the 2017 election, which are the most recent ones, two parties were voted into the National Assembly. The Polanosan Alliance got 80/100 seats and the Polanosan Pacifists got 20/100 seats. The Polanosan Alliance generally fields more Procyne candidates, is voted in by the Procyne population and stands for the interests of the Procyne people. It generally holds on to traditional values and ideas such as the importance of chiefs and the protection of culture, a large system of welfare, business regulation, affirmative action, environmental conservation and state entrepreneurship. | ||
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| + | The Polanosan Pacifists generally agree with the Polanosan Alliance except on issues of state entrepreneurship vs. private enterprise, on the role of chiefs in politics, on affirmative action and on war. The Pacifists hold to the view that war must not be pursued, that affirmative action must be narrow, that private enterprise must receive focus and that chiefs should not have a big say in politics. These aew hotly debated topics that cause a lot of arguments. | ||
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| + | == Law enforcement and justice == | ||
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| + | The judicial system takes place in the framework of the common law system. A single qualified judge adjudicates a case. Two adversaries (a plaintiff and defendant) present evidence and cross examine witnesses to support or counter the case. They are often represented or assisted by a lawyer. The state guarantees that it will appoint one for people who cannot afford a lawyer. The rights of people to a representative, to freedom from self incrimination and double jeopardy, freedom from torture and usual punishment, to a fair trial and to be considered innocent until proven guilty are affirmed by the law and exercised in practice. | ||
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| + | The judicial system is made up of courts. Local courts conduct trials and adjudicate civil applications. The Regional Courts receive appeals on matters of law presented from the lower courts and conduct trials for exceptionally complex or large cases. The National Court is the highest court in the land. It has the power to review laws for their constitutionality, to impeach public officials and to try matters directly relating to the Constitution and the Treaty of Sanglong. | ||
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| + | The East Polynesian National Police is responsible for law enforcement. It carries out the decisions of the judiciary. It is generally believed to be disciplined and free of corruption. It is generally nit brutal or excessive. It maintains law and order throughout the land. Through its hard work, detail and service, crime is generally kept low. The rate of serious crimes is very low, but many felonies are relatively high in poorer communities and urban areas. | ||
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| + | == Foreign Relations == | ||
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| + | East Polynesia's biggest allies and sole focus are the [[Polynesian Union]]. It places a lot of time loney and energy building and protecting this Union. It has had a long and closely tied history with the members of this Union. People from the Oan Isles, Konoa and Asian Pacific Islands colonised this country centuries ago. The Oan Isles absorbed this country into its territory and split it into two pieces. The Oan Isles ruled over this nation, along with others, allowing ideas to travel, cultures to intersect and people to influence each other. For example the [[Oan language]] supplanted many native languages, Pounamu script became the official script and the Polynesian branch of the Protestant tradition of the Christian faith supplanted many native ancestor based beliefs. | ||
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| + | It came to rely on these four countries economically and politically, who likewise depend and rely on it. Its ties with these countries are so close that they are considered a parf of one civilisation, ruled by one monarch, are each other's biggest trading partners, have large amounts of people living in each other's countries. This relationship is so close that they agreed to sign a military pact called the [[Polynesian Defence Pact]]. This pact offers protection and support, and distributes the responsibility to protect one another among them. | ||
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| + | The country has good relations with all of the Oan Isles's allies. It has good relations with the [[Atlantian Alliance]], the [[Auroran Continental Assembly]], the [[Peacekeeping Forces of Urth]], the [[Gordic Council]], the [[Kuthernburg]] Commonwealth and the [[South Hills]] Coalition of Governments. It tries to work closely with these nations rather than open itself up to other countries. | ||
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| + | == Military == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Procyne Soldier.jpg|Commander Toma Palonuanu of the East Polynesian Army | ||
| + | File:Rotorua A-1 MBT.jpg|Rotorua A-1 Main Battle Tank | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | The military or armed forces of East Polynesia is called the East Polynesian National Defence. The land component is the largest and dominant branch. It is called the East Polynesian Army. The aerial and naval branches are organised as parts of the army. The army employs a whopping 127,800 men and 76,300 additional staff, and holds about 430,780 men in reserve. It has a focus on heavy armour. It operates 12 armoured divisions, 6 mechanised infantry divisions, 4 light artillery divisions, and 3 infantry divisions. It operates thousands of artillery pieces and tanks, fixed and motile guns. Its 10 year procurement budget of 78 billion dollars, puts a focus on its armour and its doctrine puts a focus on conventional warfare, especially with Rijelv posing a threat. Its local arms industry, led by the East Polynesian Arms Corporation, Tioti and Sons, and Ramamoka Kalou, is the biggest source of land vehicles in Polynesia. The natively produced [[Wikipedia:Arjun MBT|Rotorua A-1 MBT]], [[Wikipedia:T-90|Rotorua B-2 MBT]], [[Wikipedia:T-72|Rotorua C-3 MBT]], [[Kalouwawiya X-24 MBT]] and the Kalouwawiyo Y-25 MBT are some of the centrepieces of the armour divisions. | ||
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| + | The naval component is called the East Polynesian Army Naval Defence. It is responsible for patrolling the waters off the coast of East Polynesia. It prevents and fights with poachers and pirates. It maintains sea marks. It enforces other maritime laws. It is not a particularly large force and no focus is being put to expand its resources or increase its manpower. This is because the Oan [[Defence Forces of The Oan Isles#Maritime Defence Service|Maritime Defence Service]] is responsible for protecting it from invasions by sea. It has 20 ships in total. It has two destroyers, three frigates, five corvettes, five missile boats and five large patrol boats. It employs 10,120 sailors and 2,570 additional staff and support. It operates using the naval station in Kohuaeni and Port of the Light. It has 2 cargo transports, 3 personnel transports, 5 search and rescue boats and 5 tug boats. | ||
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| + | The aerial component is called the East Polynesian Army Aerial Defence. It is responsible for patrolling the sky and assisting civilian air craft to land. It is also a very small force and no focus is being put into increasing its manpower, expanding its resources or modernising its gear. This is because the [[Konoan]] Air Force is responsible for protecting East Polynesian air space from air attacks. It has a small arsenal of 530 planes, about half of which are used for training and replacement. About 310 air craft are rotary wing craft. It has 12 heavy lift helicopters, 28 fast attack helicopters, 22 cargo helicopters, 38 multmission maritime helicopters, 40 assault helicopters, 40 light operation helicopters, 49 utility helicopters, and 51 surveillance craft. It has 220 planes. It has 10 large cargo planes, 20 small cargo planes, 30 medium personnel transports, 40 multi role combat planes, 20 air control and warning planes, 20 surveillance planes, and 50 fighter jets and 30 electronic warfare craft. It employs 7,560 pilots and 1,750 staff. It operates from Kohuaeni International Air Port. | ||
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| + | The missile component is called the East Polynesian Army Missile Defence. It is responsible for operating an anti surface to surface and air to surface missile shield over East Polynesia. It has developed SRBM such as the Tahataoa SRBM with a range of 1,000 km, the Tomakalanka MRBMs with a range of 5,000km and the Nalatakalou non nuclear ICBM, able to reach [[Nation/Xiopothos|Xiopothos]] or [[Nation/Free Syllvin|Free Syllvin]]. It acts a general deterrent for attacks on Polynesia as a whole. The missile defence system is primarily focused on its enmity with Rijelv. Its defensive mechanisms are in place. The force has a man power of 17,890 people. | ||
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| + | == Economy == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Port of the Light.jpg|Port of the Light | ||
| + | File:East Polynesian Industry.jpg|East Polynesian Industry | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | The economy of East Polynesia is largely a mixture of free enterprise and socialism. Businesses are regulated, taxes are high, the state controls essential sectors such as energy and water, and conducts entrepreneurship and companies are given incentives to make employees partners. The old family dominated business model that existed under Oan rule is gone. In the absence of the big Oan firms, many local small and medium sized businesses have come to dominated major sectors of the economy. | ||
| − | + | East Polynesia has a PPP GDP of approximately 351 billion dollars and a per capita of approximately 34,000 dollars. It has a nominal GDP of about 284 billion dollars and a per capita of 28,000 dollars. Although the central bank is the East Polynesian National Bank, the country uses the [[Oan Dollar]] as legal tender. The country has an unemployment rate of 7.8%. It has an absolute poverty rate of 1.2%. It has a moderated poverty rate of 4.1%. It has an inflation rate of 3.8%. It has an economic growth rate of 6.3%. It has a public deficit of 2.1% of GDP and a public debt of 34.7%. Overall debt rises to 49.6% of GDP. Progressive tax on personal income hovers around 47% and tax on business profits is about 56%. Regressive taxes on alcohol and cigarettes are as high as 78%. The country has a total house ownership of 45.1% and car ownership of 53.9%. There is a total internet penetration of 99.9%. | |
| − | The | + | The services sector makes up about 51% of the economy. It ranges from financial services, information technology, retail, logistics, realty, tourism and so on. The manufacturing sector which includes processing and recycling makes up 34% of the economy. It is dominated by weapons, processed food and beverages, plastics and chemicals, consumer goods and textiles, motor vehicles and machine parts. The extraction sector makes up 8% of the economy. It is dominated by uranium mining, followed by lead, tin, cobalt, nickel and boron. The agricultural sector including fishing and logging makes up 7% of the economy. It is dominated by rice, beef, mutton, and chicken, fresh fruits, dairy, fish (trout, cod, salmon, haddock and herring) and lumber (oak, mahogany, teak and pine). It has total exports of 65 billion dollars, while imports hover around 58 billion dollars. |
| − | The | + | The country has a well developed infrastructure. It has one international airport (the Kohuaeni International Air Port), and several local and regional air ports. The Coast to Coast Highway and Railway Link, connects the Gulf of Gondwana to the Pacific Ocean. It forms the advanced rail and road network that span thousands of kilometres. The ports of Kohuaeni and the Port of the Light provide access to sea routes and they have a large share in Celannican trade. The country has universal access to electricity and water. Nuclear power makes up 68% of power generation, followed by hydroelectric at 25% and solar at 3%. It has a reasonable work force of 5.4 million people. |
