Tarsas

Empire of Tarsas Αυτοκρατορία του Ταρσού Aftokratoría tou Tarsoú (Helliac) Tarsae Imperium (Latin)
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Aenonesos
Largest city	Marvios
Official languages	Helianic, Ayar
Ethnic groups (2023)	Tarsan, Perateian Helianic, Various others
Demonym(s)	Tarsan
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Autokrator	Romanos III Octamasadas
Population
• 2024 estimate	47,383,492
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Total	1,535,793,742,704
• Per capita	32,412
Gini	45.3 medium
HDI	0.933 very high (3)
Currency	Harkan (ЖH)
Time zone	TST
Calling code	827
Internet TLD	.tar

The Empire of Tarsas (Heliac; Aftokratoría tou Tarsoú) is a country located on Ochran on the Ayarna Proxima peninsula. It borders the Periclean Sea to the west and north, Perateia to the southwest, Dzhuvenestan to the east, and the Ozeros Sea to the south. It covers an area of xxx square kilometers. Tarsas has a varied climate and experiences a diverse climate, with mild Mediterranean summers in the western region, temperate dry summers and wet winters in the southern region, and a cold alpine climate in the mountainous eastern region.

The history of human activity in Tarsas spans thousands of years, making it one of the oldest continuous major civilizations. Historical and urban settlements have been found dating back to 4500 BC. Archaeological evidence suggests that early nomadic members of the Nesilian people inhabited modern-day Tarsas. In 2500 BC, they established a unified empire known as the Nesilian Empire, which encompassed eastern Vardana, contemporary Perateia, and western Tarsas. However, this empire was eventually supplanted by the arrival of the Merdian-Ayars from the region surrounding the Chuyan Sea around 1540 BC. This influx of nomadic settlers encroached upon eastern Tarsas and began to challenge Nesilian territory from 1540 to the 900s BC. By the 850s BC, Helianic settlers from Gythaca commenced settling on the Periclean coasts of Tarsas, encountering Meridan-Ayar cities that had emerged. The entire region underwent profound transformation with the arrival of the Azagartian Empire, which initiated a conquest of contemporary Tarsas from modern day Dzhuvenestan.

Throughout the 370s, the region came under the control of Leon the Great and his general Atticus Phenor, who established the Phenorian Empire, which endured until AD 96, lasting until the arrival of the Latin Empire in 96. Subsequently, they conquered the entire Ayarna Proxima by 132. Tarsas remained under the rule of the Latin Empire until 485 when Leo III Iovianus was deposed from the throne and proclaimed “Latin Emperor in the East.” From this point onward, Tarsas was under the rule of the Empire in the East, with portions changing hands between Perateia and the Mesopontian Empire. This lasted until 927, when the Bayarid Empire swept through, conquering all of eastern Tarsas up to the 100 Fortresses of the East, which served as a buffer until the succeeding Sharashir Khanate, the Bayarid successor state, which was conquered in 1065. In 1134, Prince XX of the eastern Exarchate of Tarsos declared independence, establishing the modern state of Tarsas. He assumed the title of Autokrator of Tarsas and founded his government on a blend of Ayar and Hellianic traditions, integrating them into the existing Perateian bureaucracy. Initially encompassing a quarter of the present-day Tarsas region, the Tarsan Empire expanded significantly by the 1400s, encompassing much of the Ayarna Proxima.

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Geography and Climate

Climate

Tarsas contains various climate zones, including the Hot-summer Mediterranean, the Hot semi-arid, the Cold semi-arid, and the Hot summer. In the central region of the nation, at lower elevations on the western side of the Atlos Mountains, the Humid continental climate#Warm summer subtype of the humid continental climate is prevalent.

Coastal regions surrounding the Perseid Straits, the Ozeros Sea, and the Periclean Sea experience hot and dry summers with temperatures exceeding 72°F during the summer months and dropping to as low as 32°F in January and February. Major coastal cities and cities some distance inland, such as Aenonesos, all benefit from the fair weather this climate provides for agriculture and tourism.

The central region of the country, located further east, is home to a cold semi-

History

Main article: History of Tarsas

Government

Foreign Relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Tarsas

Economy

The economy of Tarsas is a highly developed social market economy. It is one of the most developed economies in Ochran.

In 2016, Tarsas recorded a high trade surplus worth $120 billion. Tarsas is one of the largest exporters in the world with 820 billion in goods and services exported in 2016. The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 21%, and agriculture 8%. Exports account for 41% of national output. The top 10 exports of Tarsas are copper, cobalt, wine and grapes, petroleum products, chemical goods, electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, transport equipment, basic metals, food products, and rubber and plastics.

Tarsas is rich in timber, rubber, salt, uranium, copper, oil, and cobalt. Energy in Tarsas is sourced predominantly by nuclear power (90%), followed fossil fuels (5%), and renewable energy (5%). Always traditionally a leader in nuclear power, Tarsas possesses one of the largest grids of nuclear power in Ajax. Originally a pioneer of the lead-bismuth fast reactor, it was one of the first states to adopt nuclear power widespread. Renewable energy is on the rise after the Supplementary Energy Subsidies Act in 2014 where the Hellenic Senate passed a bill that introduced subsidies for the introduction of renewable energy.

70 percent of all Tarsan companies belong to the Tarsan middle class, small and medium-sized enterprises, which are mostly family-owned. The other 30 percent belong to the nobility or aristocracy, with a large number of peers owning and maintaining high profit and high revenue enterprises.

Infrastructure

Tarsas is one of the world's largest consumers of energy with 567.3 terrawatt-hours consumed in 2017. The primary method of energy generation in the country is nuclear power. There are twenty-five nuclear facilities in Tarsas that operate two to four reactors each. Many of these were constructed and brought online under Diocetus II and Marcus II. An additional two plants have come online since 2010 under Romulus X. These were funded under the Hadraxion Plan that was voted and passed in the Senate in 1965.

Oil and coal accounts for an additional 5% of power generation, though the final fossil fuel reliant facilities will be closed by mid 2019 when the Michael Caligula Nuclear Power Plant opens.

Renewable energy has been on the rise in the country with the passage of the Supplementary Energy Subsidies Act in 2014. The Periclean Tidal Generation Facility was opened in 2015 and contributes a small amount of energy to the electric grid of Marvius. Wind power and solar power are on the rise after subsidies were offered to large land owners for adding limited solar generation abilities to new buildings and introduced wind turbines on large farms and expanses of empty land. Wind energy has been slow to adopt due to the national requirement for turbines that do not post a threat to birds.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tarsas

Religion

Religiosity in the Hellenic Empire

  Tarsan Orthodox Church (85%)

  Tarsan Paganism (5%)

  Zoroastrianism (4%)

  Azdarin (1%)

  Judaism (1%)

  Other (4%)