Tuvaltastan
The Democratic States of Tuvaltastan | ||||
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Motto: Nihil Nic Gererentur | ||||
Anthem: "O Great Tuvaltastan" | ||||
Capital | Novosibirsk | |||
Largest city | Shagonar | |||
Official languages | Codexian and Altuvi | |||
Ethnic groups (2015 Estimate) | 77.8% Human
20.5% Lupine 1.7% Other |
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Demonym | Tuvalt | |||
Government | Federal Tuvalist Democracy | |||
- | High Minister | Abram Sokolov | ||
- | Commander-In-Chief | Alyona Petrovavich | ||
- | Vice-Minister | Vladislav Vladisiliev | ||
Legislature | Parliament | |||
- | Upper house | Hall | ||
- | Lower house | Chamber | ||
Area | ||||
- | Total | N/A km2 N/A sq mi |
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Population | ||||
- | 2015 estimate | 23,588,694 | ||
- | 2010 census | 21,253,092 | ||
- | Density | N/A/km2 N/A/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | |||
- | Total | $180.3 billion | ||
- | Per capita | $12,123.24 | ||
Gini (2016) | 29.3 low |
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HDI (2016) | .798 high |
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Currency | Credit (CR ) |
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Date format | MM/DD/YYYY | |||
Drives on the | the right | |||
Calling code | +17 | |||
ISO 3166 code | TUV | |||
Internet TLD | .tuv |
The Democratic States of Tuvaltastan, commonly known as Tuvaltastan (tuːvɔːltʌstæn), is a nation that exists on the continent Aurora that has a small border with Xiopothos, exists north of Dragonia, and borders Kostromastan. Tuvaltastan exists between the latitudes 30 S and 45 S, and between the longitudes 100 E and 140 E. The nation, with a Nominal GDP per capita of $12,123.24, has an estimated population of 23,588,694, with little to no income inequality. Tuvaltastan encompasses the Southern Auroran Lakes, and follows the southern coast of the continent. Tuvaltastan also has total or partial control of four islands, one of which is in a state of war (Aforementioned location and size subject to change in the future). The largest city Shagonar holds nearly half of the population, with an esimated 11,309,136 individuals and the capital Novosibirsk holds another 8,684,302. The sheer size of the nation also allows for abundant farmland, of which 5% of the population maintains.
The history of Tuvaltastan is greatly intertwined with its neighbors Baykalia and Kostromastan, and goes back as far as A.D. 200, beginning with the Ancient Kostuvians and their immense empire that encompassed central Aurora and a number of small islands north and south of the continent, as well as part of what is now modern-day Dragonia. The Kostuvian Empire existed for 1,774 years, until the three major culture groups (Baykalians, Tuvalts, and Kostros) began the Kostuvastan Civil War. The three culture groups, after the Civil War, founded the three nations Tuvaltastan, Kostromastan, and Baykalia. To this day, the three do not get along, and it is not uncommon for there to be violent and typically bloody border skirmishes amongst the three.
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Etymology
The word "Tuva" in Tuvaltastan is of direct origin to the word "tov," which originates from the dead language of the ancient Kostuvians. "Tov" translates to "explore" in Tuvalti, and "ÇfkXh" (Pronounced Hfk*hack*) in Altuvi.
History
Separation of Kostuvastan
(See Kostuvastan)
Beginnings of Tuvaltastan
After the horrors of the Kostuvastan Civil War, Tuvaltastan was the first nation to form out of the ashes. It was officially independent on the day March 17th, 2005. During the first year of its existance, it took a year to determine the constitution of Tuvaltastan. The first administration went into office in the year 2006, and came out of office in 2008.
Modern-Day Tuvaltastan
The Kost-Tuva War
The Tuva-Avut War
Politics
Governmental System
The Governmental System of Tuvaltastan consists of three branches that follow a checks-and-balances system.
Executive Branch
- High-Minister
The High-Minister is the main part of the executive branch, and can veto bills passed by the Hall and Chamber and propose bills to the Hall and Chamber.
- Vice-Minister
Takes over the job of High-Minister when the High-Minister is absent. When not substituting, the Vice-Minister focuses on domestic affairs, specifically
- Commander-In-Chief
Leader of the Tuvalt Military, and can propose declaring war on a nation to the Hall and Chamber. If Tuvaltastan does declare war, the Commander-In-Chief (CIC) has the power to declare total war. During peacetime, the CIC focuses on building relationships with other nations. Currently, the CIC is discussing with Kostromi and Baykalian officials a cease-fire on the border skirmishes, which are close to becoming a full-on war.
Legislative Branch
- The Hall
The Hall is is a population-based representative legislature that votes on Foreign Policy issues.
- Speaker of the Hall
Manages and keeps order in the Hall.
- The Chamber
The Chamber is a population-based representative legislature that votes on Domestic Policy issues.
- Speaker of the Chamber
Manages and keeps order in the Chamber.
Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court determines what bills are constitutional or not, and consists of nine judges.
Domestic Policy
Foreign Policy
Tuvaltastan claims to be a neutral nation, the exceptions being towards Kostromastan and Baykalia. Tuvaltastan has not interfered outside of Aurora, and has a nondiscriminatory immigration policy, even towards Kostromi and Baykalian refugees.
Electoral Process
The electoral process for each position requires each candidate to take part in a simulation that focuses on the issues and everyday duties of the position each candidate is running for. As well as the simulation, a popular vote will take place. Each candidate's performance on the simulation will be scored. The candidates' score and their votes will be combined into an average, and whichever candidate has the highest average wins the election.
Military
The military makes up 9.3% of Tuvaltastan's governmental budget of $95.3 billion, which is approximately $8,862,900,000.
Military Branch | Revenue | |
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Air Forces | $3,864,231,000 | |
Marine Forces | $3,159,972,000 | |
Ground Forces | $1,796,642,000 | |
Subterranean Forces | $42,055,000 |
Culture
Food
Traditional cuisine of Tuvaltastan is few and far between, due to its short life as a nation so far. However, one meal exists that has prominent meaning: Cheese Rice. Its prominent meaning stems from the terrible conditions that ensued after the Kostuvastan Civil War, and most food being destroyed in the Corn Bombing Campaign of 1999. The only sources of food that had survived the bombings were hard cheese and dried rice grains. For the remainder of the Civil War, the Tuvalts survived by eating cheese rice, and now, on every Independence day, they celebrate with a bowl of cheese rice. Another traditional food is Norgov bread, which originates from the Ancient Kostuvians that resided in the same region of Tuvaltastan. Norgov bread consists of corn meal, honey, eggs, and flour, and it is usually eaten on New Year's Day.
Customs and Traditions
Literature
Festivities
Parades
Holidays
- New Year's Day (Jan. 1st)
New Year's Day is celebrated to honor the accomplishments of the year passed, and to hope for a better new year.
- Torotova Day (First Monday of February)
Celebrates the hero Petrie Torotova, who, along with his remaining crew of three, recaptured the current capital city of Novosibirsk from Kostrom forces (see Kostuvastan).
- Independence Day (March 17th)
Celebration of Tuvaltastan's Independence from Kostuvastan
- Week of Rentorov (Second Week of May)
During the Kostuvastan Civil War, the Northern Tuvalti people suffered a horrific famine due partly by a drought, but primarily by the Kostrom forces destroying 90% of Tuvalti crops in the area and killed off most of the livestock there as well. This famine resulted in a month and a half of hunger, during this time every person had starved to death. In order to remember those who perished, many Tuvalti people fast during the second week of May.
- Summer Mandatory Holiday (Last Full Week of June and First Full Week of July)
Due to the extreme heat during the summer, the Tuvalti government issued a mandatory three-week holiday in 2008, so as to end the heatstroke epidemics that occurred in the previous summers.
- Sorozavich Day (August 17th)
Celebrates Romuli Sorozavich, who saved the Tuvalti Constitution and numerous other important documents from an inferno in 2009.
- Christmas Day (September 4th)
Traditionally celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but is more about giving than celebrating.
- Halloween (October 18th)
A day in which people of all ages go about and have fun dressing up as scary, funny, or plain weird creatures.
- Mendelov Day (November 20th)
Celebrates a woman only known as Mendelov who prevented the destruction of Novosibirsk in 2000, as the Baykalian government had planted a nuclear device in the center of the city. Mendelov removed the device from its place, and drove it out to sea, where it detonated in her car, Mendelov being the only casualty. It is unknown how Mendelov knew of the nuclear device.
- New Year's Eve (December 31st)
A day of remembrance of the negative events that took place during the year that had just passed.
Measuring Systems
Length
The base unit of length is the meter, which is defined as the length light travels in 1/299792458 instants (see Time).
1 Meter = 100 Centimeters
1 Centimeter = 100 Millimeters
100 Meters = 1 Kilometer
100 Kilometers = 1 Terameter
100 Terameters = 1 Exameter
Area
The base unit of area is the rotor, which is equal to 1 meter squared.
1 Rotor = 100 Centirotors
1 Centirotor = 100 Millirotors
100 Rotors = 1 Kilorotor
100 Kilorotors = 1 Terarotor
100 Terarotors = 1 Exarotor
Volume
Liquid
The base unit of volume (Lq) is the liter, which is defined as four times the amount of liquid that can fit inside the Human stomach.
1 Liter = 100 Centiliters (Colloquial: Ounce)
1 Centiliter = 100 Milliliters
100 Liters = 1 Kiloliter
100 Kiloliters = 1 Teraliter
100 Teraliters = 1 Exaliter
Solid
The base unit of volume (Sd) is the maud, which is equal to one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density.
1 Maud = 100 Centimauds
1 Centimaud = 100 Millimauds
100 Mauds = 1 Kilomaud
100 Kilomauds = 1 Teramaud
100 Teramauds = 1 Examaud
Time
The base unit of time is the instant, which is defined by how long it takes light to travel 299,792,458 meters
10 Instants = 1 Second
6 Seconds = 1 Minute
10 Minutes = 1 Standard
6 Standards = 1 Hour
6 Hours = 1 Quarter
4 Quarters = 1 Day
6 Days = 1 Week
10 Weeks = 1 Month
6 Months = 1 Year
Geography
Climate
Because of its southern position in the world, Tuvaltastan has a very cold climate. However, the areas closer to Xiopothos are more arid, and is considered a desert due to the low yearly rainfall.
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
Due to the former Kostuvastan's beliefs (see Encroachment), there is very minimal biodiversity within Tuvaltastan. The government has been trying to reverse this with genetic engineering, but so far the efforts have been in vain.
Environment
Encroachment
The dominant beliefs of The Kostuvian Empire and Kostuvastan was that every living thing that could not be used by humans were inferior to humans, and as such actively killed off numerous species. They managed to kill off an entire Genus, the Draconus genus. As such, Tuvaltastan's government has made it top priority to protect the remaining plants, animals, and other living things and their habitats.
Conservation Efforts
The Tuvalt government has designated the remaining wildlife as protected, and as such cannot be tampered with whatsoever. The lakes of Tuvaltastan are also protected, but licensed fishermen are allowed to fish during specific times of the year.
Economy
Agriculture
Livestock in Tuvaltastan
The Tuvalti farmers altogether maintain one-third of the area of Tuvaltastan, all of it dedicated to growing food. The sheer size of the farmland has created a variety of subspecies of livestock that have evolved without the tampering of intelligent life. The newest subspecies of livestock have been dubbed "Tuva livestock," and they have lost their ability to defend themselves, since no predators threaten their way of life. Many of the subspecies have also developed to produce large amounts of offspring. It is unknown why.
Note: All the livestock listed are "Tuva livestock," as mentioned before.
Cattle
Tuva Cattle are a subspecies of the typical cattle that evolved in the farmlands of Tuvaltastan. The animals evolved to produce litters of cattle instead of one at a time, and also, when mature, have 50% more meat than the typical cattle. The females' udders contain 30% more milk than the typical cattle as well.
Sheep
Tuva sheep are a subspecies of sheep that evolved in the farmlands of Tuvaltastan. The Tuva sheep evolved to grow their fleece 80% longer than typical sheep, producing more clothes per sheep, and also evolved to have 5% more meat than normal sheep.
Chickens
Tuva chickens are a subspecies of chickens that evolved in the farmlands of Tuvaltastan that produce eggs at a rate 80% faster than typical chickens, and also have 10% more meat on them. The Tuva chickens do not have wings, and as a result, chicken wings are no longer a food in Tuvaltastan.
Llamas
Tuva llamas are a subspecies of llamas that evolved in the farmlands of Tuvaltastan that are much stronger than the typical llama. A Tuva llama is, on average, able to carry four times its weight, and the fur of the llamas have become softer, and as such are now used in clothing in Tuvaltastan.
Overpopulation Issue
Most of the Tuva livestock have evolved to produce more offspring per female compared to their normal counterparts. This has resulted in an overpopulation issue, which has been resolved through the exportation of surplus offspring to other countries, the main importing country being Xiopothos.
Crops
Crop Name | Production (Thousands of Lbs.) | |
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Total | 1,131,324 | |
Wheat | 562,901 | |
Corn | 364,886 | |
Hemp | 103,344 | |
Quinoa | 98,152 | |
Piñon Nut | 1,240 | |
Jackfruit | 801 |
Industry
The nation of Tuvaltastan is not particularly industrious, although the city Kemerovo is one of Aurora's major industrial centers. In Kemerovo, there are five primary industrial sections: The Textile Sector, The Manufacturing Sector, The Mining Sector, The Services Sector, and The High Tech Sector.
Science and Technology
Demographics
City Name | Population of City | |
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Total | 21,611,577 | |
Shagonar | 11,309,136 | |
Novosibirsk | 8,684,302 | |
Kemerovo | 998,165 | |
Novokuznetsk | 794,682 | |
Omsk | 619,974 |
Ethnicity
Ethnicity | Population of Ethnicity | |
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Total | 23,588,694 | |
Human | 18,352,006 | |
Lupine | 4,835,681 | |
Kostro | 152,707 | |
Baykalian | 128,322 | |
Xiopothan | 119,978 |
Religion
Religion | Population of Religion | |
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Catholicism | 15,498,763 | |
Buddhism | 5,273,658 | |
Unaffiliated | 2,816,223 | |
Clarityism | 50 |