Demographics of The Oan Isles
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The Oan Isles has a large, ethnically, linguistically and religiously heterogeneous population of approximately 90 million people. The largest ethnic group is the Oan ethnic group (after whom the country is named), the official and largest language is Oan and the largest religion is the Oan Christian Church, a branch of the Christian religion. Three quarters of the population live in urban areas with the largest city being Port of the Rock followed by La Rochelle, the capital city.
The Oan Isles has a high rate of development. All adults can read and write with virtually all of them completing mandatory and free education. The people benefit from an efficient and free health care system, with an average life expectancy of over 90 and an infant mortality rate of virtually none. Due to the urban lifestyle, family planning and restrictive immigration policies (regardless of travel agreements signed with the ACA), the population grows at a rate of less than half a percent.
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Mortality and Fertility
Approximately 510,000 people passed away in the 2016/2017 calendar year. Most of them died due to old age and old age related illnesses. 6,000 people alone died in wars especially the Auroran-Pacific War. 600,000 children were born. On average one woman has one child.
Immigration and Emigration
The Oan Isles has one of the highest emigration rates in the world. It has one of the largest expatriate populations in the world. 8 million people of Oan citizenship or origin live outside of the Oan Isles. The biggest populations are in Konoa, Asian Pacific Islands, East Polynesia, Xagrurg and Staynes. Emigration began 600 years ago with movement throughout the south Pacific ocean. Migration to Staynes began a century ago when Oan slaves were sent to work in Morstaybishlian colonies. The biggest wave of emigration in recent history is to Xagrurg.
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Urban and rural areas
80 million people live in urban areas. 60 million people live in the ten largest areas. There are 110 designated urban areas. Barring the ten largest urban areas, they have an average population of 200,000 people. There are 500 designated rural areas. They have an average population of 20,000 people. Urban areas occupy a total of 50,000km². 5,000km² is land reclaimed from the sea. There is an average population density of 180 people per km². There is an average density of 1,600 people km² among urban areas. Because 250,000km² of land has not been allowed for human habitation or exploration, rural areas technically make up only 205,000km² of the land area. This means that there is a density of approximately 100 people per square kilometre in urban areas.
Languages
The Oan language is the official language and the most widely spoken language. It is the language of interethnic communication, business, commerce and government. The Oan branch of the Polynesian linguo-ethnic group is homogeneous as a result of years of assimilation in the southern half of the Oan Isles. Half of the population speak languages of the Konoanan branch of the Polynesian language family. Unlike the Oan branch, the Konoanan branch is linguistically heterogenous with 7 languages. They are spoken in the northern home islands east of Lazlowia.
Virtually all Oan adults can read and write. At least three quarters of the population can speak at least two languages. As a result of increased trade with and travel to and from many Auroran countries and exposure to their cultures, Codexian has gained traction especially among the youth and the academic and business classes. French has had a marginal influence due to the arrival of French missionaries who introduced Christianity, for example the capital is called La Rochelle from the the French language.
Religion
The largest religion is Christianity. It is practiced by approximately three quarters of the population. It has several branches or denominations. The Oan Christian Church is the largest Christian denomination. It is practiced by half of the population. It combines aspects of Oan Traditional Religion into Protestant Christian beliefs. The Protestant branch of Christianity as a whole makes up a quarter of the population.
The second largest religion is the Oan Traditional Religion. It is practiced by almost a quarter of the population. It was developed over many years. It is made up of the customs and beliefs of the indigenous people of The Home Islands of The Oan Isles, east of Aurora. The centre of these beliefs are the ancestors.
Atheism or agnosticism is very rare, although a tenth of people are fairly apathetic towards the religion they regard themselves a part of. The rest of the people take an active part in their faith and spirituality, and conversely (according to opinion polls) regard their faith or spirituality as an important part of their lives.
Cultural groups
Cultural groups are groups of people who share a common ancestry, language, customs and beliefs. Indigenous people from the Oan Isles are descendants of Proto-Asians who arrived on these islands and spread throughout the Pacific Ocean, tens of thousands of years ago. They spread, developed, interbred or isolated themselves, to form 8 distinct groups that we have today. Indigenous humans from the Oan Isles belong to the Polynesian, and more specifically the West Polynesian linguo-ethnic family. This family has two branches: the Oanoana and the Konoana. The Oanoana are ethno-linguistically homogeneous. This means there is only one cultural group in the Oanoana branch and that is the Oatunu (50% of the population) cultural group. The Konoana branch is ethno-linguistically heterogenous. This means that it is comprised of several cultural groups. These are: Wayanatunu (20%), Takatunu (10%), Tahatunu (10%), Reatunu (5%) and the Soaiatunu (5%).
The Oan Isles has 1 million citizens of Staynish descent, a legacy of Morstaybishlian colonisation of the Northern Oan Isles. After the Oan-Staynish war of the late half of the 19th century, the native culture, language and religion of the Staynish immigrants was brutally suppressed and expunged.
