Kiyortza

United States of Kiyortza
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Capital	Kittalor
Largest city	Kanistriy-Si'itivu
Official languages	Kiyortzani
Recognised national languages	Riyaki, Astari
Ethnic groups	Kittauhr-Kanitzuri, Pashink-Djinatri, Riyaki, Astari
Demonym(s)	Kiyortzani
Government	Democratic Federal Republic
• President	Niklau'iz Tariskiya
Establishment
• The Second Treaty of Fukivapi	1769
Area
• Total	1,797,000 km2 (694,000 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate	193,736,000
• Density	111.1/km2 (287.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	K$7.396 t ($9.763 t)
• Per capita	K$38,125 ($50,325)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	K$6.477 t ($8.55 t)
• Per capita	K$33,388 ($44,072)
Currency	Kiyashi (K$)
Time zone	UTC-8
Calling code	+19
Internet TLD	.ky

Kiyortza, formally the United States of Kiyortza, is a nation comprised of 19 province-states and a capital district in northwestern Anteria, with a population of about 194 million. Kiyortza borders 5 nations, being Astariax to the northeast, Rvandonia and Vescarium to the east, Laurents to the southeast, and the city of Valino to its south. To its northeast over the Astari Sea is Aleni, while to the south over an inlet is Kilowatt.

The name Kiyortza most likely came from Ikiy-vortis-za, which in Proto-Kiyortzo-Riyaki meant West-of-mountain-land, while it most likely originally referred to the region in what is currently central Kaprikosha, before it widened to the general region west of the Variyor Mountains (which originally meant East Mountains) and later the entire nation.

Kiyortzani citizens are taxed a relatively high amount, though in turn receive many social benefits and enjoy a high standard of living.

Language

The Kiyortzani language is quite unique, especially the use of its characters. It primarily uses 25 characters and 25 sounds, though they are actually not one-to-one as you would expect. Its characters were originally made to be written in one stroke, and pronunciation is straightforward with little irregularity. Sounds like /b/, /g/, /e/ and /æ/ were phased out of its close relative Riyaki and later Kiyortzani between the years 1400 and 1600.

Kiyortzani Characters

Below is a chart of Kiyortzani characters currently used.

There are a few things to keep in mind with this chart, one being that some of these characters, namely /k/, /t/, /aɪ/, and /t͡s/, are often written in a different way, and the above version is to allow for better readability in print.

The second /i/ is used when an I trails another vowel, and/or starts a new syllable. Its romanization is 'i as to differentiate between the two.

The case with /t͡s/ is that the same character occasionally denotes the /θ/ sound, which happens if and only if an /ɹ/ follows it. It is only really used in northern Kiyortza in place names.

Romanization

Kiyortzani has a pretty straightfoward Romanization, using only 2 special characters, as below

/a/	/n/	/m/	/k/	t	/aɪ/	/ɹ/	/l/	/i/	/f/	/j/	/p/	/ə/	/v/	/ʒ/	/s/	/d/	/θ/	/t͡s/	/o/	/h/	/z/	/u/	/t͡ʃ/	/ʃ/
a	n	m	m	t	ai, ȳ	r	l	i, 'i	f	y	p	ū	v	dj, j1	s	s	th	tz	o	h	z	u	c	sh

¹ Used only in letter initials, eg. Sivordjika > SVJ.

History

Kiyortza as a region is fairly diverse, and with it comes many conflicts. Despite the peace in current times, the region was quite turbulent in the past, and only with everyone coming to the table to talk did all the infighting end.

City-States Period

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Piskatri Expansion

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Itikov-Kapriszi Rivalry

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The Kanistriy Revolution and the Skyorpav Offensive

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Three Empires

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The First Treaty of Fukivapi

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Unification

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The 20th Century and Onwards

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Geography

Kiyortza is located in the northwest corner of the main landmass in the Western Hemisphere of Anteria. It is comprised of 2 general regions, Riyashi-Kanitzur on the mainland and Kittauhri, the peninsula. The nation as a whole is fairly hilly and mountainous, with hills and mountains lining many of the nation's borders and coasts

Kittauhri

Mountains line the north and west of the Kittauhri Peninsula, with hills lining the isthmus connecting the peninsula to the mainland. Lake Lorzik, the largest lake in the nation, sits in the rough center, and empties into the the Astari Sea to its east. The Kittauhri Peninsula is of an oceanic climate (think Cascadia irl), and it houses the main portion of the nation's population, with many of the largest cities in the nation.

Kanitzur

The Kanitzur region is lined with mountains on the north and east, with hills that connect to the Kittauhri Peninsula to the northwest, and a small mountain range to its center-south. It is mainly comprised of the Si'itiya-Alfahr River Basin, with its northern coast being of the Zifrosi Foothills and Astari Basin. It is seperate from Riyashi more so by climate and culture rather than geography, as it is with the Kittauhri Peninsula. Its climate is mostly humid continental, with forests nearer the coasts and grassland farther inland.

Riyashi

The Riyashi region is lined with mountains to the east, with a small mountain range in its northeast and its center-west. It is comprised mostly of the Kapriszi River Floodplains, with a large amount of arable land. Its climate is mostly Mediterranean, with a more humid continental climate in its northeast around the city of Skyorpavi.

Djinat

The Island of Djinat is by definition part of Kittauhri, but it is more so its own entity, being an island larger than several province-states alone. It is a fairly chilly, mountainous island, with fjords lining its north and east coasts and mountains covering most of the island. Even though Djinatrȳ is the capital of the island of Djinat, it is primarily served by the port of Kiathra in its southwest, being much easier to access.

Demographics

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Economy

Production Industry

Mining

The nation has two main ore-abundant regions, that being the Piskatri Mountains and the Eastern Fukūlya Mountains near Skyorpavi. Various smaller deposits are scattered around the north of the Kittauhri peninsula and along a good part of the East Kiyortza Mountains.

Piskatri Mountain Deposit

The Piskatri Mountains on the west coast of the Kittauhri Peninsula holds plenty of monazite, zircon, quartz, and various iron ores, the most exploited sites being near Malkir, Niklaryi, and Pashkya. The region provides vital thorium for the nation's many reactors, iron and various critical metals used in steel manufacturing, quartz-based gemstones, rare earth metals, and various lesser products like zircon and uranium.

Fukūlya Mountain Deposit

The Fukūlya Mountains on the center-east of Kiyortza holds many ores, good for all sorts of metals and products such as lead, zinc, barium, fluorine, and various rare metals. Other exploited resources in the area include calcite (marble), cadmium, germanium, and gallium.

Amitȳtza Deposit

The area around Amitȳtza, Ra'ikishna primarily holds copper and silver ores, along with small amounts of pitchblende and bauxite.

Farming

Farming in Kiyortza is primarily based in the Riyashi Region and Si'itiya River Basin, with a supplement in Eastern Kittauhri and the Timins-Zifrosi Foothills

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Administrative Regions

Map of Kiyortzani administrative regions and their area codes

Kiyortza is comprised of 19 province-states and a capital region, with its 3 main regions acting as subdivisions between the administrative regions. The list down below is organized by area code.

AC	Name	Capital	Area (km2)	Population	Overview
0-	Kittauhri	-	482,779	93,406,000	The rainy northwest of Kiyortza, hosting a good portion of the nation's population, with a economy of mostly trade, industry, and various businesses.
01	District of Kittalor	-	261.1	2,609,000	The capital city and surrounding areas, including the port city of Kitaki. It is located on the mouth of the Kitak River, which flows into southeastern Sivordjik Bay.
02	Kittauhri	Kiatūr	105,719	21,663,000	Named after the regional power of the same name prior to the unification of Kiyortza, which was also the namesake of the peninsula. It is located on the base of the Kittauhri Peninsula. It is one of the more densely populated provinces in the nation, with several large cities including Kitaki, Rikishyaf, Livakia, Viyarki, and Kanitzurya, while its economy is largely based off of various technology and engineering based firms, with a substantial minority of international trade and transportation.
03	Kittania	Kirȳi	13,977	4,718,000	Located on the far side of Sivordjik Bay from the Kittauhri Province-State, on one of the two sub-peninsulas (?) on the Kittauhri Peninsula. The province-state's economy is primarily upheld by the fishing industry and trade via the ports of Kirȳi and Takitzpya.
04	Sivordjik	Sivordjika	3,678	11,227,000	The smallest and most densely populated province-state, located to the northeast of Kittania. It is the urban capital of Kiyortza, with its northern half being mostly a wide expanse of an urban cityscape, while its south is more so a intermittent mix of city and suburbia.
05	Piskatri	Daiza	59,259	17,725,000	Located to the north of Kittania, it is fairly mountainous, being cut in half by the south end of the Piskatri Mountains. It is mostly split between its more seafaring and trade oriented west, and more mining and production based east.
06	Arkaizya	Arkai'iz	20,206	9,047,000	Located to the north of Lake Lorzik, It is a relatively small province-state bordered on 3 sides by mountains and hills. The province-state is the industry hub of the nation, with most of its economy being propped up by exporting various manufactured goods.
07	Lorzik-Patiklya	Lorzik	121,170	18,804,000	Located on the northeastern corner of the Kittauhri Peninsula, it is also mostly mountainous, with the southern panhandle hosting much of its population. It hosts Visiarp, one of, if not the most important ports in the nation, which carries most of the cargo coming in from the east. The province-state's economy is split mostly between shipping via Visiarp and the large assortment of businesses based in Lorzik and Patiklya, while Lorzikin, a decent sized international airline, contributes its share of tourism income to the province-state and its neighbors.
08	Djinat-Pashinkva	Djinatrȳ, Pashkya	158,509	7,613,000	The province-state is comprised of the northern island of Djinat, and the mountainous northwest of the Kittauhri Peninsula. It has two capitals, one being the city of Pashkya on the mainland, and the other being Djinatrȳ on the island of Djinat. It is the largest and the most sparsely populated province-states in Northwestern Kiyortza, though it has a good few few large cities. Its economy is largely based off tourism on Djinat, Shipping through Kiathra and Pashkya, and various forms of technology and software development
1-	Kanitzur	-	692,690	65,577,000	The temperate central region of Kiyortza, with a economy of mostly industry, farming, and various businesses.
11	Zifrosi	Kȳispa	88,766	5,964,000	Located to the east of the Kittauhri Peninsula and to the south of the Astari Sea, the province-state sits in the Zifrosi Foothills, and is fairly isolated from the rest of the country along with Timinsi-Astariya. The province-state is urbanized mostly alongside the coast and lower Kȳis River, while the rest is mostly rural.
12	Ka'i Si'itivai'i	Kanistriy-Si'itivu	258,217	40,831,000	Located in what is basically the dead center of mainland Kiyortza, it is the largest province-states in the nation in both size and population. The province-state is split between various urban conglomerations and more rural areas, with more cities towards the west and alongside the Itikov River. Its economy is fairly diverse with various businesses located in large cities, food production and processing in more rural areas, and various forms of production and construction throughout.
13	Fukūlyi	Fukivapi	71,691	8,854,000	Located on the border between Kanitzur and Riyashi, what was once the central hub of regional trade has been long since past its peak, though not to say it's not prosperous in modern times. Its cities currently hosts an amount of software and IT firms comparable to that of Lorzik, and South Kiyortza Airlines, which is based in Fukivapi, contributes quite greatly to tourism in the area, being the largest Airline running out of Kiyortza.
14	Alfahrya	Alfahr	62,007	4,803,000	Alfahrya is located to the east of Ka'i Si'itivai'i and Fukūlyi, while the Fukūlya Mountains occupy most of its south, extending into northeastern Fukūlyi. The province-state's economy is mostly held up by the mines and quarries in its north and lumber industry all throughout the province-state.
15	Ra'ikishna	Amitȳtza	110,688	2,178,000	Located on the eastern border of Kiyortza with Rvandonia, the province-state is mostly rural mountains, with only a few mid-sized cities, mostly along the Itikov River. Its economy is mostly tourism based, hosting various national forests and parks, while resource extraction, farming, and woodcutting contribute as significant minorities located in the south, west, and southeast respectively.
16	Timinsi-Astariya	Timinsi (Timinse)	101,321	2,947,000	Once the Astariax City-States, Timinsi-Astariya is likely the most interesting province-state in terms of its history. It is fairly sparsely populated and is minimally urbanized, with the largest cities holding only a few hundred-thousand people on the high end. It contains a unique mix of Kiyortzani and Astari culture alongside Rvandon in the fringes, while the languages of all three nations are spoken widely, and to this day its Astari roots can be seen quite clearly despite it having been part of Kiyortza for centuries. It is located on the northeast of the Kiyortzani mainland with its capital of Timinsi (Timinse), the namesake for the province, in its northwest.
2-	Riyashi	-	568,641	34,757,000	The warm and dry-ish south of Kiyortza, with a mostly farming and production based economy, whilst hosting smaller but still significant trade, tourism, and manufacturing sectors.
21	Rȳkirsi	Rykiri	43,636	8,540,000	Located in the southeast corner of the nation, Rȳkirsi is the trade and business hub of Southern Kiyortza, hosting the highest population density of all the Riyaki states. Besides its business aspect, the province-state also hosts a decently sized tourism industry thanks to its mediterranean climate and sandy beaches.
22	Tripȳdya	Tripȳda	58,735	4,002,000	On the west coast of Kiyortza south of Fukūlyi, the province-state has a large food production and processing industry, while tourism in the south and trade via the port of Tripȳda are important contributors to the province-state's relative well-off position.
23	Andrauya	Androki	44,567	6,134,000	Rȳkirsi's lesser known twin, with less prominent cities and businesses, though not to say the province is worse off than its neighbor. It boasts a decent throughput of trade thanks to its location on the mouth of the Kaprisz River, and its history of being the Kapriszi core gives it a charm of its own.
24	Tarisk-Virtakyo	Didjitaika	178,713	7,224,000	A large, expansive, mostly rural province state in southeastern Kiyortza, it boasts a large farming industry, and many of the province-state's food exports are known as ones of quality worldwide.
25	Kaprikosha	Kapriszin	154,964	5,301,000	Located north of Tarisk-Virtakyo, the province-state's west host expanses of fields, the center a suburban sprawl, and the east wooded mountains. The Kaprikoshi economy mostly comprises of various production and manufacturing industries, trade with Vescarium to its east, and a small IT sector in its cities.
26	Skyorpai'i	Skyorpavi	88,026	3,552,000	Alfarhya's Riyaki twin, the province-state's economy is mostly comprised of resource extraction, woodcutting, and some food production/processing, while a marginal tourism industry is present in its center-east

Energy & Infrastructure

Cities & Urban Development

Information on Kiyortzani Cities are present here.

Roadways

The road system in Kiyortza is primarily divided into 3 categories: National Highways, Provincial Highways, and Local Roadways.

National Highways

National Highways uphold a national standard in road quality, generally 4-lane highways or wider, and spans the country, acting as its main arteries for driving across the nation. They are numbered rather haphazardly from 1 through 14, with the north-south spanning highways being odd numbered and vice versa. They are usually referred to as "KN-[number]", KN standing for Kiyortza Nashakir, meaning "Kiyortza Highway".

Provincial Highways

Provincial Highways don't uphold any specific standards, being maintained by their respective province-states, though they are usually always the most important roads in a province-state, and can be anything from a two-lane road up to an arterial highway. Their numbering and signage is dependent on their province-state, and is usually refered to by their province's two-letter code and its number. (For example, Kittauhri Highway 56 is usually referred to as KT-56)

Local Roads

Local roads are ones not under any of the two previous distinctions. Depending on region there may or may not also be county roads upkept by their respective county with their own signage.

Railways

Kiyortza has a relatively well-developed modern rail system, with an extensive rail system across the nation. In the less densely populated regions of the nation, both freight and passenger trains often run on the same tracks, while in the more densely populated regions there are often separate high-speed rails or simply no freight trains present.

Energy

A substantial portion of the power output in Kiyortza is delivered by the many molten salt thorium reactors, with the rest delivered by various renewable energy sources and a few light- and heavy-water uranium reactors. The reason for this is mainly due to the fact that despite Kiyortza's abundance of many natural resources, there is little coal, oil, and other fossil fuels present in the general area, making finding alternatives much more lucrative. There is ongoing research and development on fusion energy as a future alternative from nuclear energy.