The Three States of Fortuna

Federation of The Three States of Fortuna
Motto: Strength Comes From Unity
Anthem: "Fortuna Forever"
Capital		Destiny City
Largest city		Imperial Fortunan City
Official languages		Fortunan
Ethnic groups (2014 Estimate)		97.8% Human 1.5% Vulpine 0.7% Other
Demonym		Fortunan
Government		Federal Totalitarian Dictatorship
-	High Commander	Tristan Lytle
-	Commander	Ferdinand Romano
-	Speaker of the Common Chamber	Susan Locke
Legislature		House
-	Upper house	Elite Chamber
-	Lower house	Common Chamber
History
-	Unification of Fortuna	March 11, 1999
-	Under Dictatorship	2002
Area
-	Total	111,950 km2 4,613.92 sq mi
Population
-	2015 estimate	23,736,182
-	2010 census	23,588,694
-	Density	212/km2 5,144.5/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2015 estimate
-	Total	$180.3 billion
-	Per capita	$7,720.34
Gini (2015)		24.6 low
HDI (2015)		.653 medium
Currency		Fortune (FT)
Date format		MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the		right (side of road)
Calling code		+9
ISO 3166 code		TSF
Internet TLD		.tsf .ftsf

Fortuna (ˈfôrCHunə), also known as the Federation of the Three States of Fortuna, is a federal totalitarian dictatorship island nation. The nation is located in East Yasteria, off the coast East of Pax-Draconia, South of Isklevyu, and North of the Free Pacific States. The nation consist only of eight islands covering 111,950 km2 (4,613.92 sq mi). The three largest islands (Emili, Toscani, and Ancona) consist of much of Fortuna's land area. The climate of Fortuna is predominantly temperate with high environmental protection. Compared to many nations on Urth, the population of Fortuna is quite moderate with a population of 23,736,182 with its largest city, Imperial Fortunan City, holding up to 6.8 million persons. Due to Fortuna's small size, overcrowding is slowly becoming a problem for the small nation.

The history of Fortuna dates back to around 50 A.D. when people from the main land migrated to the islands. In 1176 the people of the islands united by the tribe called Fortuna. The newly united islands became known as the Empire of Fortuna which brought a golden age through trade and conquest of surrounding islands. In 1554 the nation became divided in war known as the Division War. This division split the nation brought of three new nations known as Emili, Toscani, and Ancona which brought a period of isolation that lasted between the late 1550s to the early 1900s. In the early 1970s, the wanting of unification was high, leading to riots and rebellions taking place over the three nations. In 1996, the nation of Emili fell under control of the rebel group known as Fortune. This soon led to the conquest of Ancona in 1998 and the successful coup of the government in Toscani in 1999 by Emili. On March 11, 1999, the islands were fully united under one government. Democracy was decided by the leaders of the group, but soon after the head of the rebel group, Tristan Lytle, declared himself full leader of Fortuna. This led to another conflict between those allied with Lytle, known as Greens, and those against, known as Blues. In 2002, the final soldiers of the Blue Army were pushed out of the island chain and the newly made government declared the Federation of the Three States of Fortuna. In 2012, the Fortunan government allowed for the opening of ports and airports to the international population.

Fortuna is a developing nation a medium standard of living and Human Development Index, a medium level of life expectancy, and a low GDP. The nation holds a large, yet quite outdated, military force, taking up %18.5 of the nation's budget, used for self-defense and law enforcing. Due to the recent removal of isolation, the nation's economy has slowly been on the rise giving Fortuna a GDP of $180.3 billion. The economy has recently been driven by the exportation of agricultural, fishing, and technology products.

Etymology

The name Fortuna can be dated back to the Empire of Fortuna which came from the tribe Fortuna, meaning "luck" or fortune", that was the first to successfully unite the island chain. This also led to the name of the island chain itself; the Fortunan Archipelago. In 2002, Tristan Lytle declared the former three island nations as states of Fortuna, becoming known as the Three States. This then led to the current name that was given to the nation of Fortuna.

History

Government and Politics

Geography

Fortuna is an archipelago consisting of eight islands on the Pacific Coast of East Yasteria.The islands are found closely together forming a circular-like pattern and are located around 27°N and 113° E, just above the Tropic of Karakta. The circular archipelago can be found East of Pax-Draconia, Northeast of Codex Pontus and the Free Pacific States, South of Isklevyu, and Southwest of Eridani Theta. The country is mainly made up of the islands of Emili, Toscani, and Ancona. Including the few islands found in between them, they make up what is known as the Fortunan Archipelago.

The land area of Fortuna is 111,950 km2 (4,613.92 sq mi), making it one of the small nations found on Urth. A large percentage of Fortuna are covered in forests and mountains, making much of the land area unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use. This causes much of the population of Fortuna to locate themselves along the coast, leading to high population densities of 212/km2 (5,144.5/sq mi), making it one of the most dense nations on Urth.

Due to its location, Fortuna consists of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. The way the islands are formed helps create a barrier against tsunamis for those on the inside of the circle. This is one of the reasons why much of the population are found in the inner circle of the archipelago. Earthquakes are still a problem, ranging from small quakes up to 9.0-magnitude earthquakes, an example includes the 1923 earthquake killing nearly 100,000 people. Fortuna also consists of three active volcanoes, two of which are located on the island of Toscani. There has been steps taken to monitor earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis to help reduce chances of death, but this doesn't prevent Fortuna from having one of the highest natural disasters.

Climate

The climate of Fortuna is predominantly temperate, though there is visible differences between the islands. The island of Toscani is known to have lower temperatures due to its high mountains. The other islands stay rather temperate, with cooler temperatures inland due to rise in height. Winter is considered to begin in October and goes into February. Snow is common during winter, leading to heavy snowbanks. Spring starts in February and goes until May. Summer then occurs after may and goes until August. Fall is a bit short lived lasting from August to October.

Temperatures in Fortuna during the summer averages around 25.2 °C (77.4 °F) and during the winter it averages around 5.1 °C (41.2 °F). The highest recorded temperature was 39.8 °C (103.8 °F) in 2007. Rainy season begins in March and continues over Fortuna until May. Typhoons are also expected in early fall bringing heavy rain.

Biodiversity

The biodiversity in Fortuna is known to be quite high, with different ecoregions that are able to be found. The main islands of Emili and Ancona are known to have mixed forests due to their mild climates. On Toscani and many mountainous areas they mainly consist of temperate coniferous forests. Fortuna also holds an abundance of species with over 80,000. Some of these species include the Fortunan Raccoon Dog, Fortunan Giant Salamander, and the Red Panda. Due to recent moves by the government, much of the areas have been made as protected areas to preserve the beauty of the islands of Fortuna.

Environment

Larole Forest on the island Emili.

In the period between the 1880s and the 1860s, industrialization was on the rise which led to a rise in environmental pollution. To confront this, the governments passed laws to help provide environmental protection. This led to the creation of national parks and protected areas which make up 28% of the country. The environmental protection laws that were created are still used today and is more strictly enforced. Deforestation or destruction of the environment in any way is considered illegal unless one is given a permit by the government.

In recent years, Fortuna has taken large steps to use renewable energy with 20% of Fortuna's energy being based off renewable energy like solar or wind power energy, a set goal of 25% by 2020.

Economy

Science and Technology

Transportation

Energy

Demographics

According to a 2015 census, there is a population of 23,736,182 people in Fortuna. The resulting population density, a density of 212/km2 (5,144.5/sq mi), makes Fortuna one of the densest nations on Urth. The distribution of the population though is mainly found in the four main cities including Destiny City and Imperial Fortunan City, with over 20 million located in these cities and the rest spread out across the rest of the islands. Most of the population is located in towns and cities along the coast with very few living inland.

The population has been a slow ascent until the early 1900s when immigration rose quickly due to the islands declaring the removal of isolation. The immigration slowly declined a near halt in the late 1970s due to conflict that took place between the 1970s to the 2000s. Birthrate has also been slow with a fertility rate of 1.12 children per woman in 2000. That number has risen to a fertility rate of 1.4 in 2015 and expected to rise to 1.8 in 2020.

Fortuna also consists of a few different species/races. The major population of the nation mainly consists of of human at 97.8% and are spread onto much of the islands. There is also a small number of vulpines that make up 1.5% of the population and are mainly located on the northern islands of Fortuna. Many of them were immigrants from northern Yasteria who arrived to the islands in the 1600s. The other 0.7% of the population consists of a mixture of different races from lupines to felinds.

Language

The official language of Fortuna is Fortunan with over 90% of citizens known as native Fortunan speakers while the rest say they use Fortunan as a second language based off a study done in 2015. The language also has different dialects depending on the island with around 8 types. This was mainly due to the islands being isolated from each other between the 1500s and the 1900s. Languages that are also noticed to be used in Fortuna include Drakkengardian, Unonian, and Codexian, mainly brought in by immigrants in the early 1900s.

Even though Fortunan is the official language, the Fortunan government has recently been working to help teach other languages. Of 2011, public schools were required to implement language education. Based off a survey taken in 2015, 63% of students study Codexian, 16% study Unonian, 12% Drakkengardian, and 9% other.

Religion

A Clarity chapel located in Destiny City.

Freedom of religion is allowed due to the Fortunan Constitution, but Fortuna is considered as a theocracy with Clarityism being the declared the state religion. In 2010, the amount of Fortunans who identified themselves as Claritists is 86.2%. A percentage of 8.5% of Fortunans identify themselves as Christians with 6.7% of this are Catholic while the rest practice Protestantism.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the practice of religion, mainly Clarityism, in Fortuna has been on a rise. According to polls, a large number of young people under 30 say they are very religious. This increase in the practice of religion has mainly been caused after Clarityism being made a state religion which brought in a flow of people who made it their official religion.

Education

Since 2005, education between the ages of 6 to 16 are compulsory, with

Health

Fortuna runs on a universal public healthcare system with the healthcare being fully provided by a public system. This is run by the Department of Health which organized and administered nationally. Healthcare in Fortuna makes up 8.9% of the nation's budget in 2015.

Culture

Entertainment and Art

Cuisine

Sports