Talailau

Republic of Talailau Matanitu Tugalala o Talailau (Talailauan)
Flag Emblem
Motto: Vakacegu kei na Sautu "Peace and Prosperity"
Anthem: ???
Location of Talailau (in green) in X (grey).
Capital and	Nunuvaka
Official languages	Talailauan
Active Military	2,572 (2015)
Ethnic groups	72.6% Talailauan 18.3% Mateman 10.1% Others
Demonym(s)	Tailailauan
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Ma'afu Vakaloloma
• Prime Minister	Lau Takiveikata
Legislature	Parliament
Independence
• X	X
• X	X
Area
•	00,000 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population
• 2014 census	4,347,239
• Density	000/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$16.122 billion
• Per capita	$3,709.84
Gini (2014)	45.9 medium
HDI (2017)	0.707 high
Currency	tabua (TLT)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+420
ISO 3166 code	TLL
Internet TLD	.tl

Talailau (/talɛilɔu/; Talailauan: Talailau) known officially as the Republic of Talailau (Talailauan: Matanitu Tugalala o Talailau), is sovreign state in X. It is bounded by the X sea on all sides, sharing maritime borders with X to the west, and X to the north and east. Comprising of the island of X and its offshore islands in the X Sea, Talailau spans an area of X sq. km (X sq. mi) and has a population of around 4 million.

Talailau was first settled by the native Tailailauans who arrived from western Melanesia around 3,500 years ago. These early settlers mixed with later arrivals of Polynesians to develop the modern Talailauan culture. Talailau was first discovered by X in XXXX, beginning a period of contact and visits from Xeans. The island was united under a single kingdom in XXXX for a brief period, before the X Empire established a protectorate over the islands in XXXX.

Talailau changed hands multiple times during its colonial period, with X colonizers taking over the colony in XXXX before returning back to X, and finally becoming a colony of X in XXXX. After a prolonged period of X rule, Talailau was awarded self-government in 19XX, gaining full independence later that same year.

Talailau's history after independence was extremely turbulent, with a massacre of ethnically Mateman demonstrators on the island of Matema at the hands of the Talailauan military in 19XX culminating in the beginning of the Coconut War with seperatists of the Mateman People's Liberation Army. Peace was achieved under the government of President Waisale Naivalu in 1999, however his killing and subsequent military takeover in 2006 has led to the flaring up of tensions on the island.

Today, Talailau remains under a military junta and is facing a low-level insurgency on Matema which has led to the deaths of many civillians and members of the security forces. Talailau's capital is the port town of Nunuvaka, the largest city which also functions as the main center of business of the islands.

Talailau's economy is primarily based on the service sector, which acounts for over 70% of the nation's gross domestic product. Agriculture also plays a significant role, along with remittance from overseas Talailauans.

Talailau is a full member of X, and is an observer in the X and X.