Île d'Émeraude

Republic of Île d'Émeraude République de l’Île d’Émeraude
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Vers la prospérité Towards Prosperity
Anthem: Hymne de l’île d’Émeraude
Capital and largest city	Port-au-Grégoire
Official languages	Gaullican
Recognised regional languages	Emeraudian Creole
Ethnic groups	Bahio-Emeraudian or Mixed (88%) Gowsan-Emeraudian (5%) White Emeraudian (3%) Other (3%) Narapanese Emeraudian (<1%)
Demonym(s)	Emeraudian
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Benjamin Claude
Legislature	Emeraudian Senate
Independence
• Granted	1952
Area
•	133,969.92 km2 (51,726.08 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	1,546,923
• Density	12.62/km2 (32.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$25.123 billion
• Per capita	$16,241
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$19.888 billion
• Per capita	$12,857
Gini (2021)	32.5 medium
HDI	0.75691 high
Currency	Arucian shilling
Date format	dd-mm-yy
Driving side	right

Île d'Émeraude (Gaullican: Île d'Émeraude, Emeraudian Creole: Zile Emeraude), formally known as the Republic of Île d'Émeraude (Gaullican: République de l’Île d’Émeraude, Emeraudian Creole: Repiblik de Zile Emeraude), is a small island nation located in the Emerald Isles of the East Arucian Sea. It shares maritime borders with TBD to the east, Gapolania to the southeast, Satucin to the south, Vinalia to the west, and Chistovodia to the northwest.

The first humans arrived on the island around 4000 BC, believed to have originated from Asteria Inferior. These natives, known as the Narapanese, spread and populated the island, living in isolation on the island until it's discovery by Gaullican explorer TBD in 1517 AD. The Narapanese tribes would unite to from a single tribal kingdom in 1535, but Gaullica began to conquer the island, which fell by 1542.

The island would be named Île d'Émeraude by the Gaullicans, called as such for the emerald-green waters that surrounded the island, and as disease spread and killed a majority of the native Narapanese population, white Gaullican settlers and Bahian slaves were imported, and the descendents of the slaves ended up forming a strong majority of the population that persists to this day.

After the Great War, Île d'Émeraude would become a part of the Arucian Federation, a trusteeship of the Community of Nations. After an independence referendum, and a subsequent 5-year transitonal period, Île d'Émeraude would be granted independence on September 21, 1952. In the modern day, Île d'Émeraude is an upper-middle income country with an economy dependent on finances, manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism; it has an average of 4.3 million tourists a year. Île d'Émeraude performs favorably in measurements of press freedom and democratic governance. It ranked first in the Arucians on the World Happiness Report for 2020. It's a member of the Community of Nations, the Arucian Cooperation Organization, the International Council for Democracy and the Organization of Asterian Nations.

Etymology

The name Île d'Émeraude, literally "Emerald Isle" in Estmerish, comes from the Gaullican explorers, who named the island after observing the emerald-green waters that surrounded the island when they first landed. The native Narapanese tribes called the island "deblaraq", which meant "homeland" in their native language.

History

Prior to colonization

• human settlement around 4000 BC
• Narapanese Confederation formed, collapses around 2800 BC
• discovery by Gaullican explorers in 1517
• Narapanese tribes unify again
• Gaullica seizes control of the island in 1542

Early Gaullican rule

• Narapanese population rapidly declines due to disease and atrocities committed by Gaullican settlers
• Sugar cane industry becomes largest on island
• Bahian slaves brought in, from a majority of the population

18th to 19th centuries

• sugar price crashes
• slavery abolished in 1834, Gowsans brought in
• Gowsan indentured servitude abolished in 1856
• War of the Triple Alliance, Île d'Émeraude sees action as a naval base
• War of the Arucian occurs
• Île d'Émeraude unified with nearby Gaullican colonies of Parane, Îles Émeraude, Saint-Joyeux into single dominion

Early 20th century and the Great War

• Great Collapse occurs, spurs the Emeraudian Spring
• Resistance to social pressure for change from colonial elite cause widespread dissatisfaction
• Keys to Recovery implemented, economic recovery begin
• Rise of functionalism protested against, protests suppressed
• Minor open rebellion, continues until end of Great War
• Integrated into Asterian Federation after Great War
• Five-year transitional period to independence

Post-independence

• independence granted
• Constitution ratified
• Île d'Émeraude joins different multinational organizations
• Sugar Crash occurs, economy transitions to manufacturing and tourism as biggest industries over agriculture
• fraudulent election in 1968 leads to military coup to overthrow Alexandre Chauvin, who was seen abusing his powers. Civillian rule is quickly reestablished
• cultural renaissance, the xxx, occurs
• hurricane hits in 2007

Geography

Climate

• tropical in the south, humid subtropical in the north
• prone to hurricanes