Confederacy of Tomioka

Confederacy of Tomioka Konföderation von Tomioka (German)
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Motto: "Lebe Frei oder Stirb!" Live Free or Die!
Capital and largest city	Küstenbucht
Official languages	German, Dutch, English, Norwegian
Recognised regional languages	Kiowan
Ethnic groups	Germanic Kiowan Laifoo
Demonym(s)	Tomiokan
Government	Federal Constitutional Participatory Democracy
• President	Oliver Shultz
• Minister of Foreign Affairs	Edelgarde Richter
Legislature	Tomiokan Parlaiment
• Upper house	Senat
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Establishment
• ESTABLISHED	July 25th, 1582 AD
Area
• Total	381,045 km2 (147,122 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	56,800,000
• 2020 census	56,239,134
• Density	208.34/km2 (539.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	4.67 Trillion CR
• Per capita	83,392 CR
HDI (2021)	0.899 very high
Currency	Tomiokan Credit (₢) (CR)
Time zone	UTC-3 (-3)
Date format	MM-DD-YYYY
Driving side	right
Calling code	+7
Internet TLD	.tom

The Confederacy of Tomioka, usually referred to as just "Tomioka" is a stanchly Libertarian-Capitalist State, located in southern Thrismari. Currently, Tomioka is bordered by the Kingdom of Blechingia to the East, Copalis to the West, Bro Wyned to the South West, and The Republic of Marbestian to the North. The Confederacy of Tomioka covers 236771 sq miles (381045 sq kilometers) with a population of 56 million Tomiokans. The country's capital is Küstenbucht, located at the tip of the Küsten Bay.

Geography & Climate

Geography

Tomioka's geography is mostly flat/hilly in the south, and then becoming extremely mountainous above -50° latitude.

Climate

The climate in Tomioka is mostly Taiga and Temperate, with Taiga outlining the coastal and southern areas and becoming Temperate as it reaches the mountains.

Animals

Tomioka's National Animal is the Merlin Falcon, symbolizing Tomioka's small yet fierce nature, as well as Tomiokan intelligence and efficiency.

Demographics

Population

The Tomiokan Census Bureau officially estimated the country's population to be 56,239,134 as of the 30th of December, 2020.

Ethnicity

The Large majority of Tomiokans are ethnically Germanic, about 85%. A small percent of Kiowan natives also inhabit the area (~2%). 10% are native Laifooan and the remaining ~3% are ethinically diverse

Language

The national laguanges of Tomioka are German, Dutch, Norwegian, and English

Nearly all of Tomiokans (97%) speak German, with 75% of those speaking German as a household language. Kiowan is popular amongst natives, but hardly speaken outside. Only ~2% of the population speaks Kiowan, and is a regionally recognized language. Dutch is spoken as a household language to 22% of Tomiokans, although only few speak it as a secondary language. English is a requirement for Tomiokans to learn in school, as it is the Lingua-Franca of the world. 85% of Tomiokans are near fluent in English. Laifooans in the recently annexed territory of Laifoo are the only population to speak Norwegian

Cities

The largest city in Tomioka is Küstenbucht, the capital and largest city since its foundation. Other large Cities that follow are Amzis, Liepsted, Østerfjord, Kufbirge, and Ebriechburg

Infrastructure

Energy

Energy production in Tomioka (2020)

  Coal (8.9%)

  Hydroelectricity (4.0%)

  Nuclear (80.0%)

  Geothermal energy (6.0%)

  Other (1.1%)

The Tomiokan Energy Industry is dominated by nuclear power. Despite this, there are still a sizeable amount of power plants using fossil fuels, however, these power plants are deminishing by the year. Geothermal Energy is becoming more and more popular, and has seen an explosion of popularity near the north west where the crust is thinner and Geothermal activity is high.

Science and Technology

Technological Contributions

Ice-Breaker Ships
World-renown Ice-Breaker ships, built to carve through the ice sheets to enable trade across all seasons. They come in 4 classes:

• IB-C - Standard Ice-Breakers used for carrying cargo
• IB-CN - Nuclear-powered Ice-Breakers used for carrying cargo
• IB-M - Standard Ice-Breakers used for military
• IB-MN - Nuclear-powered Ice-Breakers used for military

Tomioka IB-CN