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{{Infobox country | [[Category:Caithia]][[Category:Counties of Caldia]]{{Region icon Kylaris}}{{Infobox country | ||
|micronation = <!--yes if a micronation--> | |micronation = <!--yes if a micronation--> | ||
|conventional_long_name = | |conventional_long_name = County Caithia | ||
|native_name = '' | |native_name = ''Sir Ynys Cyth'' <small>({{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}})</small><br>''Contae Cait'' <small>({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}})</small> | ||
|common_name = Caithia | |common_name = Caithia | ||
|status = <!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations--> | |status = <!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations--> | ||
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|alt_map = <!--alt text for map--> | |alt_map = <!--alt text for map--> | ||
|map_caption = Location of Caithia (dark green)<br>{{align|left|– in [[Euclea]] (green & dark grey)}}<br>{{align|left|– in the [[Euclean Community]] (green)}} | |map_caption = Location of Caithia (dark green)<br>{{align|left|– in [[Euclea]] (green & dark grey)}}<br>{{align|left|– in the [[Euclean Community]] (green)}} | ||
|image_map2 = | |image_map2 = | ||
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|largest_settlement = capital | |largest_settlement = capital | ||
|largest_settlement_type = largest settlement | |largest_settlement_type = largest settlement | ||
|official_languages = {{wp| | |official_languages = {{hlist| | ||
| {{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}} | |||
| {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}} | |||
}} | |||
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | |national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | ||
|regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory--> | |regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory--> | ||
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|languages2 = <!--Languages of this second further type--> | |languages2 = <!--Languages of this second further type--> | ||
|languages2_sub = <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")--> | |languages2_sub = <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")--> | ||
|ethnic_groups = | |ethnic_groups = 72.7% [[Caithian people|Caithian]]<br>22.4% [[Ghailles|Ghaillish]]<br>4.9% other | ||
|ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided)--> | |ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided)--> | ||
|ethnic_groups_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)--> | |ethnic_groups_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)--> | ||
|religion = [[Church of | |religion = [[Church of Caldia]] | ||
|religion_year = <!--Year of religion data (if provided)--> | |religion_year = <!--Year of religion data (if provided)--> | ||
|religion_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)--> | |religion_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)--> | ||
|demonym = Caithian | |demonym = Caithian | ||
|government_type = {{wp|autonomy|Devolved | |government_type = {{wp|autonomy|Devolved}} [[Counties_of_Caldia#Autonomous_County|autonomous county]] within a {{wp|parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|Constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy}} | ||
|leader_title1 = [[Monarchy of | |leader_title1 = [[Monarchy of Caldia|Monarch]] | ||
|leader_name1 = [[Kenneth IV]] | |leader_name1 = [[Kenneth IV]] | ||
|leader_title2 = [[Governor of Caithia|Governor]] | |leader_title2 = [[Governor of Caithia|Governor]] | ||
|leader_name2 = [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]] | |leader_name2 = [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]] | ||
|leader_title3 = [[Chief Minister of Caithia|Chief Minister]] | |leader_title3 = [[Chief Minister of Caithia|Chief Minister]] | ||
|leader_name3 = [[ | |leader_name3 = [[Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid]] | ||
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|leader_title14 = <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)--> | |leader_title14 = <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)--> | ||
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|lower_house = <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")--> | |lower_house = <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")--> | ||
|sovereignty_type = Autonomy | |sovereignty_type = Autonomy | ||
|sovereignty_note = within the [[ | |sovereignty_note = within the [[Caldia|Kingdom of Caldia]] | ||
|established_event1 = First Tenic settlement | |established_event1 = First Tenic settlement | ||
|established_date1 = | |established_date1 = 600s BCE | ||
|established_event2 = Arrival of the Verique | |established_event2 = Arrival of the Verique | ||
|established_date2 = 1200s CE | |established_date2 = 1200s CE | ||
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|footnotes = <!--For any generic non-numbered footnotes--> | |footnotes = <!--For any generic non-numbered footnotes--> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Caithia''' ({{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}}: ''Ynys Cyth'', {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Cait''), officially | '''Caithia''' ({{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}}: ''Ynys Cyth'', {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Cait''), officially '''County Caithia''' ({{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}}: ''Sir Ynys Cyth'', {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Contae Cait'') is an [[Counties_of_Caldia#Autonomous_County|autonomous county]] within the [[Caldia|Kingdom of Caldia]], located in northern [[Euclea]]. The islands host 46,128 residents, the majority of whom identify as [[Caithian people|Caithian]]. {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}} and {{wp|Cumbric|Caithian}}, both {{wp|Celtic languages|Tenic languages}}, hold the status of co-official languages on the islands. | ||
Evidence of human activity on the islands dates back to the 7000s BCE, with {{wp|Celts|Tenic}} influence beginning in the | Evidence of human activity on the islands dates back to the 7000s BCE, with {{wp|Celts|Tenic}} influence beginning in the 600s BCE. The Caithians emerged from a migratory group related to the {{wp|Celtic Britons|Albans}} who inhabited [[Estmere]]. The islands were feared by ancient Euclean navigators, known for their screaming woad-wearing tribesmen. Starting in the 1200s CE, the {{wp|Normans|Verique}} who had established themselves as the lords of Caldia sent expeditions to claim the islands for the Crown. It was subsumed into the Ghaillish realm, and operated largely as a normal lordship. | ||
In 1678, the Verique dynasty of the islands died out, and [[Monarchy of | In 1678, the Verique dynasty of the islands died out, and [[Monarchy of Caldia|Queen]] [[Fiona VII of Caldia|Fiona VII]] came into possession of the islands, turning it into royal domain. A summer-and-lake-house was constructed on the islands as an additional royal residence. Throughout the late 1800s, as nationalism arose across Euclea, a Caithian national identity emerged. In 1978, after pro-independence protests erupted across the island, Caithia was granted limited autonomy from the Ghaillish Crown in the [[Caithian Home Rule Bill]]. The level of autonomy experienced by Caithia has increased over the years, but a divide remains between unionists and nationalists on the island. | ||
The fishing and oil industries are major employers on the islands, together providing 21% of GNP, while the Ghaillish [[Cabinet of | The fishing and oil industries are major employers on the islands, together providing 21% of GNP, while the Ghaillish [[Cabinet of Caldia|Ministry of Defence]] contributes a further 11%. Caithia exists under the same administration as Caldia, and is considered an autonomous county. The head of state is [[Monarchy of Caldia|King]] [[Kenneth IV]], represented by [[Governor of Caithia|Governor]] [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]], while [[Chief Minister of Caithia|Chief Minister]] [[Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid]] acts as the head of government. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early and pre-Ghaillish history=== | ===Early and pre-Ghaillish history=== | ||
===Arrival of the Verique and | [[File:BLEgerton3028Fol30rStonehengeCropped.jpg|thumb|A medieval Caithian illustration, showing a giant help to create the stone circles at Hogam.|left|250px]]Caithia is believed to have been inhabited continuously for close to 9 millennia, with evidence of human activity dating back to the 7000s BCE on [[Great Cyth]] and the early 6000s on [[Lesser Cyth]]. The islands took on a distinctly {{wp|Celts|Tenic}} character from the 600s BCE onward, and similarly to the [[Caldia|Caldish Isles]], the Tenic influence is thought to have been derived from a number of continental Tenic peoples who migrated to the islands. It is believed that one of these groups was related to the {{wp|Celtic Britons|Albans}} who inhabited [[Estmere]], and it was this group that eventually became dominant on the islands and emerged as the early [[Caithian people]]. | ||
The islands were charted by Solarian navigators, but remained at the edge of the Solarian world and never came under the control of the [[Solarian Empire]], in part due to the strategic insignificance of the islands to an empire which was focused on the [[Aurean Straits]]. The Caithian people on the islands at this time, and following the fall of Solaria, are generally accepted to have been pagan, adhering to some form of {{wp|druidism}} similarly to other Tenic peoples during the period. Rivaling lords controlled small, clan-centric petty kingdoms on the islands, and there was no unified government. A number of lords proclaimed themselves as Kings-in-Woad, but few commanded complete control over the islands. The islanders engaged in small-scale raiding, but during the [[Marauder Age]] contact with marauding [[Ghailles]] increased the scale of this. In 801, Ghaillish marauders arrived in Caithia to settle, and intermarried with local Caithians. This new marauder state came to control the islands in their entirity. The marauder age in Caithia wound up in the 10th century, similarly to in the rest of Caldia, with the local marauders having largely integrated into Caithian culture. | |||
===Arrival of the Verique and Caldish Caithia=== | |||
-conquest by verique | |||
-integration into caldia | |||
-inheritance and royal domain | |||
-national revival | |||
===Modern history and devolution=== | ===Modern history and devolution=== | ||
-pro-independence protests | |||
-devolution | |||
-modern day | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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|image1 = Prince Carl Philip in January 2014.jpg | |image1 = Prince Carl Philip in January 2014.jpg | ||
|caption1 = [[Kenneth IV]],<br /> [[Monarchy of | |caption1 = [[Kenneth IV]],<br /> [[Monarchy of Caldia|Monarch]] since 2010 | ||
|image2 = Official portrait of Ann Clwyd crop 2.jpg | |image2 = Official portrait of Ann Clwyd crop 2.jpg | ||
|caption2 = [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]],<br /> [[Governor of Caithia|Governor]] since 1997 | |caption2 = [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]],<br /> [[Governor of Caithia|Governor]] since 1997 | ||
|image3 = Official portrait of | |image3 = Official portrait of Carolyn Harris MP crop 2.jpg | ||
|caption3 = [[ | |caption3 = [[Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid]],<br /> [[Chief Minister of Caithia|Chief Minister]] since 2020 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Following the introduction of home rule through devolution, the Caithian government has gained limited {{wp|executive power}} over local affairs. [[Kenneth IV]], [[Monarchy of | Following the introduction of home rule through devolution, the Caithian government has gained limited {{wp|executive power}} over local affairs. [[Kenneth IV]], [[Monarchy of Caldia|King of Caldia]], acts as head of state through his role as the [[Monarchy of Caldia|Monarch of Caldia]]. In the islands themselves, he is represented by [[Órla Ní Fhlannagáin]], the [[Governor of Caithia]]. The role of head of government and most executive power resides with the [[Chief Minister of Caithia|Chief Minister]], who alongside the 32-member [[Assembly of Caithia|Cynulliad]] can exercise limited legislative power. | ||
===Political parties=== | ===Political parties=== | ||
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! Ideology | ! Ideology | ||
! Affiliation | ! Affiliation | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File:homeland logo.png|50px]] | | [[File:homeland logo.png|50px]] | ||
! style="background-color:#FFBF00"| | ! style="background-color:#FFBF00"| | ||
| [[Homeland (Caithia)|Homeland]]<br><small>Mamwlad<br> | | [[Homeland (Caithia)|Homeland]]<br><small>Mamwlad<br>Tír Dhúchais</small> | ||
| [[File:Gerry Adams (official portrait) (cropped).jpg|60px]] | | [[File:Gerry Adams (official portrait) (cropped).jpg|60px]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Einion ap Calder]] | ||
| {{Infobox political party/seats|7|32|hex=#FFBF00}} | | {{Infobox political party/seats|7|32|hex=#FFBF00}} | ||
| {{wp|Democratic socialism}}<br>{{wp|Left nationalism}}<br>{{wp|Separatism|Caithian separatism}} | | {{wp|Democratic socialism}}<br>{{wp|Left nationalism}}<br>{{wp|Separatism|Caithian separatism}} | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File:Glytter_Social_Democrats_Logo.png|50px]] | | [[File:Glytter_Social_Democrats_Logo.png|50px]] | ||
! style="background-color:#DA172F"| | ! style="background-color:#DA172F"| | ||
| [[Social Democrats in Caithia]]<br><small>Democratiaid Cymdeithasol<br>Daonlathaithe Sóisialta</small> | | [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)#Social Democrats in Caithia|Social Democrats in Caithia]]<br><small>Democratiaid Cymdeithasol<br>Daonlathaithe Sóisialta</small> | ||
| [[File:Official portrait of Carolyn Harris crop 2.jpg|60px]] | | [[File:Official portrait of Carolyn Harris MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | ||
| [[Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid]] | | [[Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid]] | ||
| {{Infobox political party/seats| | | {{Infobox political party/seats|7|32|hex=#DA172F}} | ||
| {{wp|Social democracy}}<br>{{wp|Unionism| | | {{wp|Social democracy}}<br>{{wp|Unionism|Caldish unionism}} | ||
| [[Social Democratic Party ( | | [[Social Democratic Party (Caldia)|Social Democrats]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:forward logo.png|50px]] | ||
! style="background-color: | ! style="background-color:#D25469"| | ||
| [[ | | [[Forward (Caithia)|Forward]]<br><small>Ymlaen<br>Ar Aghaidh</small> | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Owen Smith 2013 (cropped).jpg|60px]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Duane ap Drummond]] | ||
| {{Infobox political party/seats| | | {{Infobox political party/seats|6|32|hex=#D25469}} | ||
| {{wp| | | {{wp|Social democracy}}<br>{{wp|Autonomy|Caithian autonomy}} | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Trawlers_Interest_logo.png|50px]] | ||
! style="background-color:# | ! style="background-color:#009644"| | ||
| [[ | | [[Centre Party (Caldia)#Trawlers' Interest|Trawlers' Interest]]<br><small>Diddordeb Dreillong<br>Ús Trawlaí</small> | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Dafydd Elis-Thomas 2011 (cropped, 3x4).jpg|60px]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Ieuan ap Dafyd]] | ||
| {{Infobox political party/seats| | | {{Infobox political party/seats|5|32|hex=#009644}} | ||
| {{wp| | | {{wp|Centrism}}<br>{{wp|Agrarianism}}<br>{{wp|Unionism|Caldish unionism}} | ||
| | | [[Centre Party (Caldia)|Centre]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File:26 movement logo.png|50px]] | | [[File:26 movement logo.png|50px]] | ||
! style="background-color:#13418c"| | ! style="background-color:#13418c"| | ||
| [[ | | [[National Party (Caldia)|National Party]]<br><small>Plaid Genedlaethol<br>Páirtí Náisiúnta</small> | ||
| [[File: | | [[File:Neil Hamilton AM (28136586146).jpg|60px]] | ||
| [[Mícheál Ó Faoláin]] | | [[Mícheál Ó Faoláin]] | ||
| {{Infobox political party/seats| | | {{Infobox political party/seats|3|32|hex=#13418c}} | ||
| {{wp|Conservatism}}<br>{{wp|Unionism| | | {{wp|Conservatism}}<br>{{wp|Unionism|Caldish unionism}} | ||
| [[National Party ( | | [[National Party (Caldia)|National Party]] | ||
|- | |||
| [[File:The_Wave_party_logo.png|50px]] | |||
! style="background-color:#878787"| | |||
| [[The Wave (Caithia)|The Wave]]<br><small>Y Don<br>An Tonn</small> | |||
| [[File:Caroline Jones AM (cropped).jpg|60px]] | |||
| [[Rhoswen ferch Drystan]] | |||
| {{Infobox political party/seats|3|32|hex=#878787}} | |||
| {{wp|Liberalism}}<br>{{wp|Unionism|Caldish unionism}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Liberty_&_Justice_logo.png|50px]] | |||
! style="background-color:Purple"| | |||
| [[Liberty Party (Caldia)#Liberty and Justice|Liberty and Justice]]<br><small>Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder<br>Saoirse agus Ceartas</small> | |||
| [[File:Ken Skates - National Assembly for Wales (cropped).jpg|60px]] | |||
| [[Carwyn ap Gruffudd]] | |||
| {{Infobox political party/seats|1|32|hex=Purple}} | |||
| {{wp|Libertarianism}}<br>{{wp|Unionism|Caldish unionism}} | |||
| [[Liberty Party (Caldia)|Liberty]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===Relationship with | ===Relationship with Caldia=== | ||
===Relationship with the Euclean Community=== | ===Relationship with the Euclean Community=== | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{bar box | |||
|title=Ethnicity in Caithia | |||
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|left1=Ethnicity | |||
|right1=Percentage | |||
|float=right | |||
|bars= | |||
{{bar percent|[[Caithian people|Caithian]]|Pink|72.7}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Ghailles|Ghaille]]|Purple|22.4}} | |||
{{bar percent|Other|Grey|4.9}} | |||
}} | |||
According to a 2018 estimate, the population of Caithia is 46,128. Roughly 70% of the population resides on Great Cyth, the remaining 30% belonging to Lesser Cyth. [[Loidas]], the capital and largest parish, has a population of 13,275, hosting almost 29% of the total population. | |||
The islands are home to two main ethnic groups; the majority [[Caithian people]] comprise 72.7% of the population, while the [[Ghailles]] comprise only 22.4%, but hold political and economic influence far outweighing their smaller numbers. There have been examples of ethnic tension between these two groups, particularly prior to [[Caithian Home Rule Bill|home rule]] in 1978. The non-{{wp|Celts|Tenic}} population is minimal, comprising less than 5% of the total population. Roughly half of these are estimated to be other [[Euclea|Euclean]] groups, with the remainder expected to be a diverse ethnic mix. A significant proportion of the non-Tenic population is thought to be active in the oil industry and the [[Fort Ystrud|significant military presence]] on the islands. | |||
{{Largest cities | |||
| name = Largest settlements of Caithia | |||
| class = nav | |||
| country = Caithia | |||
| kind = settlements | |||
| stat_ref = Ionad Ríoga do Déimeagrafaíochta, 2011 census | |||
| list_by_pop = <!-- link to the list of cities in the given country, if possible sorted by population --> | |||
| div_name = Parish | |||
| div_link = <!-- the template will automatically create a link for "div_name of country" (e.g. Provinces of Chile), if this doesn't work you can use this field --> | |||
| city_1 = Lloidas | div_1 = Lloidas | pop_1 = 13,275 | img_1 = IOM Peel by malost.JPG | |||
| city_2 = Sinodun | div_2 = Sinodun | pop_2 = 9,141 | img_2 = The View From Douglas Head, Isle Of Man..jpg | |||
| city_3 = Port Teduin | div_3 = Port Teduin | pop_3 = 7,890 | img_3 = Ramsey harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1113079.jpg | |||
| city_4 = Arianaid | div_4 = Arianaid | pop_4 = 2,409 | img_4 = Portree harbour front 2016.jpg | |||
| city_5 = Fionnbaile | div_5 = Fionnbaile | pop_5 = 1,719 | |||
| city_6 = Caerhen | div_6 = Caerhen | pop_6 = 1,680 | |||
| city_7 = Bláthnaidville | div_7 = Bláthnaidville | pop_7 = 1,396 | |||
| city_8 = Hogam | div_8 = Elfed | pop_8 = 618 | |||
| city_9 = Corsdin | div_9 = Dubras | pop_9 = 476 | |||
| city_10 = Blayney | div_10 = Avon | pop_10 = 362 | |||
}} | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
{{wp|Welsh language|Caithian}} is the sole surviving member of the {{wp|Brittonic_languages|Albano-Caithian languages}}. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
===Fishing and whaling=== | |||
===Oil and natural gas=== | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Music=== | |||
===Sport=== | |||
===Cuisine=== | |||
===Public holidays and festivals=== |
Latest revision as of 19:27, 12 July 2022
County Caithia | |
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Motto: "Ein Ynysoedd, Diogelu" "Our Islands, Defend" | |
Capital and largest settlement | Lloidas |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups | 72.7% Caithian 22.4% Ghaillish 4.9% other |
Religion | Church of Caldia |
Demonym(s) | Caithian |
Government | Devolved autonomous county within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Kenneth IV |
• Governor | Órla Ní Fhlannagáin |
Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid | |
Legislature | Cynulliad |
Autonomy within the Kingdom of Caldia | |
• First Tenic settlement | 600s BCE |
• Arrival of the Verique | 1200s CE |
• Autonomy granted | 11 June 1978 |
Area | |
• Total | 490.44 km2 (189.36 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 46,128 |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $0.9 billion |
• Per capita | $20,192 |
Currency | Euclo (EUC (€)) |
Time zone | Euclean Standard Time |
Date format | dd-mm-yy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +66 |
Internet TLD | .gl |
Caithia (Caithian: Ynys Cyth, Ghaillish: Cait), officially County Caithia (Caithian: Sir Ynys Cyth, Ghaillish: Contae Cait) is an autonomous county within the Kingdom of Caldia, located in northern Euclea. The islands host 46,128 residents, the majority of whom identify as Caithian. Ghaillish and Caithian, both Tenic languages, hold the status of co-official languages on the islands.
Evidence of human activity on the islands dates back to the 7000s BCE, with Tenic influence beginning in the 600s BCE. The Caithians emerged from a migratory group related to the Albans who inhabited Estmere. The islands were feared by ancient Euclean navigators, known for their screaming woad-wearing tribesmen. Starting in the 1200s CE, the Verique who had established themselves as the lords of Caldia sent expeditions to claim the islands for the Crown. It was subsumed into the Ghaillish realm, and operated largely as a normal lordship.
In 1678, the Verique dynasty of the islands died out, and Queen Fiona VII came into possession of the islands, turning it into royal domain. A summer-and-lake-house was constructed on the islands as an additional royal residence. Throughout the late 1800s, as nationalism arose across Euclea, a Caithian national identity emerged. In 1978, after pro-independence protests erupted across the island, Caithia was granted limited autonomy from the Ghaillish Crown in the Caithian Home Rule Bill. The level of autonomy experienced by Caithia has increased over the years, but a divide remains between unionists and nationalists on the island.
The fishing and oil industries are major employers on the islands, together providing 21% of GNP, while the Ghaillish Ministry of Defence contributes a further 11%. Caithia exists under the same administration as Caldia, and is considered an autonomous county. The head of state is King Kenneth IV, represented by Governor Órla Ní Fhlannagáin, while Chief Minister Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid acts as the head of government.
History
Early and pre-Ghaillish history
Caithia is believed to have been inhabited continuously for close to 9 millennia, with evidence of human activity dating back to the 7000s BCE on Great Cyth and the early 6000s on Lesser Cyth. The islands took on a distinctly Tenic character from the 600s BCE onward, and similarly to the Caldish Isles, the Tenic influence is thought to have been derived from a number of continental Tenic peoples who migrated to the islands. It is believed that one of these groups was related to the Albans who inhabited Estmere, and it was this group that eventually became dominant on the islands and emerged as the early Caithian people.
The islands were charted by Solarian navigators, but remained at the edge of the Solarian world and never came under the control of the Solarian Empire, in part due to the strategic insignificance of the islands to an empire which was focused on the Aurean Straits. The Caithian people on the islands at this time, and following the fall of Solaria, are generally accepted to have been pagan, adhering to some form of druidism similarly to other Tenic peoples during the period. Rivaling lords controlled small, clan-centric petty kingdoms on the islands, and there was no unified government. A number of lords proclaimed themselves as Kings-in-Woad, but few commanded complete control over the islands. The islanders engaged in small-scale raiding, but during the Marauder Age contact with marauding Ghailles increased the scale of this. In 801, Ghaillish marauders arrived in Caithia to settle, and intermarried with local Caithians. This new marauder state came to control the islands in their entirity. The marauder age in Caithia wound up in the 10th century, similarly to in the rest of Caldia, with the local marauders having largely integrated into Caithian culture.
Arrival of the Verique and Caldish Caithia
-conquest by verique -integration into caldia -inheritance and royal domain -national revival
Modern history and devolution
-pro-independence protests -devolution -modern day
Geography
Climate
Fauna and flora
Politics and government
Following the introduction of home rule through devolution, the Caithian government has gained limited executive power over local affairs. Kenneth IV, King of Caldia, acts as head of state through his role as the Monarch of Caldia. In the islands themselves, he is represented by Órla Ní Fhlannagáin, the Governor of Caithia. The role of head of government and most executive power resides with the Chief Minister, who alongside the 32-member Cynulliad can exercise limited legislative power.
Political parties
Logo | Party | Leader | Seats in the Cynulliad | Ideology | Affiliation | ||
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Homeland Mamwlad Tír Dhúchais |
Einion ap Calder | 7 / 32
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Democratic socialism Left nationalism Caithian separatism |
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Social Democrats in Caithia Democratiaid Cymdeithasol Daonlathaithe Sóisialta |
Aoife Nic Dhiarmaid | 7 / 32
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Social democracy Caldish unionism |
Social Democrats | |||
Forward Ymlaen Ar Aghaidh |
Duane ap Drummond | 6 / 32
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Social democracy Caithian autonomy |
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Trawlers' Interest Diddordeb Dreillong Ús Trawlaí |
Ieuan ap Dafyd | 5 / 32
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Centrism Agrarianism Caldish unionism |
Centre | |||
National Party Plaid Genedlaethol Páirtí Náisiúnta |
Mícheál Ó Faoláin | 3 / 32
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Conservatism Caldish unionism |
National Party | |||
The Wave Y Don An Tonn |
Rhoswen ferch Drystan | 3 / 32
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Liberalism Caldish unionism |
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Liberty and Justice Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder Saoirse agus Ceartas |
Carwyn ap Gruffudd | 1 / 32
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Libertarianism Caldish unionism |
Liberty |
Administrative divisions
Caithia is comprised of two main inhabited islands and a number of smaller islets, which have no legal recognition. They are officially divided into 16 parishes (Caithian: plwyf; Ghaillish: paróiste). Parishes are defined as either town, village or rural parishes, though the distinction is solely in name. Despite their existence, the parishes exercise and experience few legal rights or responsibilities, and are primarily utilised for census-taking and electoral purposes. The parish is the only level of recognized administrative division in Caithia.
Island | Class | Parish | Area km2 | Population |
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Great Cyth | Town | Lloidas | 9.10 | 13,275 |
Town | Port Teduin | 2.45 | 7,890 | |
Village | Arianaid | 3.42 | 2,409 | |
Village | Caerhen | 4.16 | 1,680 | |
Village | Bláthnaidville | 9.30 | 1,396 | |
Rural | Dubras | 50.19 | 1,138 | |
Rural | Elfed | 77.69 | 1,045 | |
Rural | Avon | 42.71 | 1,006 | |
Rural | Arden | 59.98 | 990 | |
Rural | Merthyr | 46.52 | 787 | |
Rural | Rhos | 78.72 | 676 | |
Lesser Cyth | Town | Sinodun | 7.97 | 9,141 |
Village | Fionnbaile | 4.45 | 1,719 | |
Rural | Bryn | 27.15 | 1,071 | |
Rural | Penrhyn | 38.50 | 997 | |
Rural | Llannerch | 28.13 | 908 |
Relationship with Caldia
Relationship with the Euclean Community
Demographics
According to a 2018 estimate, the population of Caithia is 46,128. Roughly 70% of the population resides on Great Cyth, the remaining 30% belonging to Lesser Cyth. Loidas, the capital and largest parish, has a population of 13,275, hosting almost 29% of the total population.
The islands are home to two main ethnic groups; the majority Caithian people comprise 72.7% of the population, while the Ghailles comprise only 22.4%, but hold political and economic influence far outweighing their smaller numbers. There have been examples of ethnic tension between these two groups, particularly prior to home rule in 1978. The non-Tenic population is minimal, comprising less than 5% of the total population. Roughly half of these are estimated to be other Euclean groups, with the remainder expected to be a diverse ethnic mix. A significant proportion of the non-Tenic population is thought to be active in the oil industry and the significant military presence on the islands.
Largest settlements in Caithia
Ionad Ríoga do Déimeagrafaíochta, 2011 census | |||||||||
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Rank | Parish | Pop. | |||||||
Lloidas Sinodun |
1 | Lloidas | Lloidas | 13,275 | Port Teduin Arianaid | ||||
2 | Sinodun | Sinodun | 9,141 | ||||||
3 | Port Teduin | Port Teduin | 7,890 | ||||||
4 | Arianaid | Arianaid | 2,409 | ||||||
5 | Fionnbaile | Fionnbaile | 1,719 | ||||||
6 | Caerhen | Caerhen | 1,680 | ||||||
7 | Bláthnaidville | Bláthnaidville | 1,396 | ||||||
8 | Hogam | Elfed | 618 | ||||||
9 | Corsdin | Dubras | 476 | ||||||
10 | Blayney | Avon | 362 |
Language
Caithian is the sole surviving member of the Albano-Caithian languages.