Thalassic Federation
Thalassic Federation | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Nelson |
| Largest city | Strafton |
| Official languages | None Federally |
| Recognised national languages | Antipodean Estarian, Safotuan, Kangungu, Ayamaru, Ngatuvian, Mā'ohi, Sakawiian, Vitian, Woomaruan, Antipodean Creole, Agarput. |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | White (52.4%) Aboriginal Antipodeans (7.6%) Mixed Race (19.1%) Black (6.1%) !Asian (5.0%) Thalassic Islander (4.9%) Agarput (4.3%) |
| Demonym(s) | official Thalassic unofficial Antipodean |
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
| President Samuel Taita | |
| Vice President William Digby | |
• Water (%) | 6% |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 115,673,105 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $4,846,703,101,853 |
• Per capita | $41,900 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $3,449,012,894,310 |
• Per capita | $38,522 |
| Gini (2021) | 23.1 low |
| HDI (2021) | 0.919 very high |
| Currency | Thalassic Dollar (THD) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +493 |
| ISO 3166 code | FED |
| Internet TLD | .fed |
The Thalassic Federation is an island country in the TBA and TBA Oceans. It consists of over 11,000 islands, with the largest of these being the Antipodean Islands of New Arundel, Briggs Island and the islands of West Kimbe and South Whenua Island. It is administered by the President and the Thalassic Parliament, for which an election is held every three years. The Parliament is composed of both the Senate and Federal Assembly, which are the upper and lower houses, respectively. The Thalassic Federation is composed of 22 semi-autonomous regions, with the largest of these being the Southeast Highlands region which has a population of 33,540,102 people and is home of both the capital, Nelson and largest city, Strafton. It is the largest country in Regnum by land area, and has the largest maritime boundaries in the world.
Etymology
History
Indigenous Peoples
Before TBA colonialism the disparate lands of the Thalassic Federation were occupied by many different cultures and it is generally accepted that these migrated to the Thalassic Archipelago by means of canoe and primitive seafaring vessels via South East TBA. The first human cultures found in the Federation date back to 65 thousand years ago and were found in the Antipodean island of Briggs Island.
Exploration and Colonization
The first Thalassic territory to be colonized were the Antepodean island of New Arundel, forming the Strafton Colony in 1782. The Strafton colony grew to one of the largest !European settlements in the far east, becoming an important cargo port. Shortly afterwards, Estarian colonists annexed several Thalassic Islands including King George Island (later renamed to Safotua) and Sakawii. Most of these colonies were either slave plantation colonies (mostly growing sugar and cotton) or penal colonies, many were both.
Antipodean Independence
A miners strike in the Southeast Highlands in 1856 grew into widespread insurrection against the Estarian administration. A lengthy conflict ensued which culminated in the independence of the three major Antipodean colonies of New Arundel, Briggs and Whenua. These three colonies formed the Antipodean Republic, often considered a precursor state to the Thalassic Federation.
TBA
During the TBA War, the Antipodean Republic was a member of the TBA, and fought to liberate Estarian colonies in the Thalassic. After the war, the various Estarian island colonies formed the Thalassic Union, a union of mostly autonomous island republics under the protection of the Antipodean Republic.
Formation of the Thalassic Federation
The Antipodean Republic became a signatory to the Thalassic Union in 1948. Five years later, member states of the Union voted to expand the jurisdiction of the Union to oversee foreign policy decisions and national military requirements. To maintain a level of population balance between regions of the newly formed Thalassic Federation, the colonies of Whendua and New Arundel were disassembled into 4 and 16 constituent member states respectively, which would directly organize with the Federal government and operate as mostly autonomous regions.