Kaliva

Kalivese Republic Ljþveldj ƕespəraſj (Kalivese)
Motto: Kʃám ashtjuʃ ca ƕeska kselåkā práha. "Yours is the Earth and everything the light shines upon."
Anthem: Kʃuktaspər"Evening Hymn"
Capital	Avesnja
Largest city	Mjonsk
Official languages	Kalivese
Recognised national languages	Syrixian ∙ Xentheridian Cerdagnian ∙ Mercanti
Ethnic groups (2020)	Kalivese 42.2% Syrixian 23.9% Xentheridian 23.3% Caselanian 5.9% Others 4.7%
Religion (2020)	Irreligious 30.3% Śrutism 24.7% Courantism 21.2% Rakanism 16.5% Thaunica 4.3% Laurennism 1.0% Shaddaism 0.5% Other 1.5%
Demonym(s)	Kalivese
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional monarchy
• President	Amrjt Masra
Legislature	National Council
Formation
Area
• Total land area	46,354 km2 (17,897 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	27,520,632
• Density	593.7/km2 (1,537.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	1.39 billion IBU
• Per capita	50,652 IBU
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	1.48 trillion IBU
• Per capita	53,863 IBU
HDI	0.88 very high
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Calling code	+27
Internet TLD	.ws

Kaliva [kælɪˈvæ] (Kalivese: ƕespəraſj [wɛsˈpərˈɑʃiː]), officially from 1982 the Kalivese Republic (Kalivese: Ljþveldj ƕespəraſj [ˈlʊiːˌvɛltɪ wɛsˈpərˈɑʃiː]), is a country located in Collandris, bordering Xentherida to the South and Caselania to the North, with Syrixia and Callise lying across the ocean from the east. Originating as a Syrixian outpost largely dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, it later grew into a major industrial and manufacturing hub after its independence. It has a population of 27.5 million, of which roughly half live in the Mjonsk metropolitan area. Avesnja is the nation's capital while the largest city is Mjonsk.

Kaliva was first inhabited by modern humans sometime between the Lower and Middle Paleolithic period, with archaeologists generally agreeing the initial settlers were descended from Gotic tribes. By the early 900s, seafaring vikings from modern-day Prydania began to sail down the Phoenix Strait, founding settlements along the Kalivese Coast.

Etymology

The name for Kaliva in Kalivese is Whespurashi (ƕespəraſj). Before Whespurashi was adopted in the early 10th century, the region was known by the Gothics as Hálvæðir, which translates as "night hills". Whespurashi is typically used by the general population in everyday speech. The term means "People of the Evening Song", which is the source of the popular Craviterean epithet "Land of the Evening Hymns".

Kaliva, a Syrixian-derived exonym, is favored for official uses, such as on contracts, passports, and banknotes. The name "Kaliva" is a corruption of the Syrixian name Kālapahaadon (कालेपहाड़), meaning "black mountains". Following the Syrixian conquest of Kaliva during the XX Century, the name was introduced to other countries through trade.