Surrow
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Republic of Surrow | |
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| Motto: Munus splendidum mox explebitur Our splendid task will soon be fulfilled | |
Anthem: O Plough of the Heavens | |
| Map of Surrow (green) Map of Surrow (green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Holcot Inlet |
| Official languages | Rythenean |
| Recognised regional languages | Aitshinnu Chequan |
| Ethnic groups (2021) | Auressian-Surrowese (91.1%) Other (9.9%) |
| Religion (2021) | Perendism (89.4%) Irreligion (10%) Other (0.6%) |
| Demonym(s) | Surrowese |
| Government | Presidential republic |
| Dwight Timbrell | |
| Independence | |
• From Rythene | June 24, 1950 |
| Area | |
• Total | [convert: invalid number] |
| Population | |
• 2021 census | 171,550 |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $9,687,256,950 |
• Per capita | $56,469 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $12,270,456,850 |
• Per capita | $71,527 |
| Gini (2021) | 30.6 medium |
| HDI (2021) | 0.894 very high |
| Currency | Surrowese guilder (SWG) |
| Time zone | -4 |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | TBD |
| ISO 3166 code | SW |
| Internet TLD | .sw |
Surrow is a country located in northeastern Maurceania Major, and is the second northernmost country in the world after Pelemia. Situated on the Surrowese archipelago, it shares maritime borders with TBA to the south. Sixty-four percent of the country's population lives in the capital city, Holcot Inlet, making it by far the primate city in the country.
Prior to colonisation, Surrow was inhabited by Chequan and Aitshinnu. However, after Avery Holcot discovered the archipelago in 1480-something, and noted that its waters were abundant with fish, Auressian nations sought to rule over the archipelago, with the two most prominent ones being Rythene and Tyrnica. Competition between the two over the Surrowese archipelago would last until the end of the Eleven Years War in 1759 between Rythene and Tyrnica, which concluded with Rythene assuming sole control over the archipelago.
During the Great Upheaval, Surrow was neglected by the Rytheneans, which led to the beginning of Surrowese self-government. Although after the Great Upheaval, Rythenean control was restored, the Surrowese would desire a greater say in their affairs, and would chafe under continued Rythenean rule. Despite this, Surrow would maintain its position as part of the Rythene Empire until it gained independence in 1950.
In 1951, palladium was discovered on Great Island, leading to increased interest in the Surrowese archipelago by OCN Resources. This led to substantial economic investment, with the Kupin mine becoming the primary economic engine of Surrow, especially after the cod fisheries in Surrow began to decline. Today, Surrow is a part of the invisible empire, with Surrow maintaining good relations with the invisible empire and the Commonwealth of Northern Auressia.
Etymology
The name Surrow comes from the Principean phrase Îles sur la baie de Rowland, meaning islands over the Rowland Bay. The phrase first appears on a map published by (some Principean dude) in 1498, with the phrase being shortened into the Principean Îles Surro by 1539. The Rythenean form Surrow would first appear in 1547, although Surro was also common in Rythenean until the early 19th century when Rythenean spelling standardised into Surrow.
In the indigenous languages spoken on Surrow, the Aitshinnu word for Surrow is Nunagijavut, meaning our country, while the Chequan word for Surrow is Utessit, which means on this land here.
History
Pre-colonisation
Auressian settlement
discovered by a certain Avery Holcot, Aurressians flock to the rich fishing grounds surrounding the archipelago, Tyrnica and Rythene in particular are very interested in the Surrowese archipelago
Rythenean rule
Independence
Geography
Surrow is situated on the Surrowese archipelago, comprising of three islands: from south to north, the three islands are Holcot Island (Chequan: Tshiuanakau), Kikik Island (Aitshinnu Qikiqtakuluk), and Great Island (Aitshinnu: Qikiqtattiavaluk). The islands are rocky, with both Great Island and Kikik Island lacking trees. However, Holcot Island has some scattered forests, particularly south of the Arctic Cricle, in protected inlets.
Holcot Island is the most populous island, despite it only being the second-largest island in the archipelago, as it is the only portion of the Surrowese archipelago with areas below the Arctic Circle.
(TBC)
- Sandy Cove Beach, Lord's Cove.jpg
Polar bear near Kupin
Climate
cold
Government and politics
Surrow is a unitary parliamentary republic, with an executive president. It is governed by the Constitution of Surrow, which declares that the head of state and the head of government is the President of Surrow, currently Dwight Timbrell since the 2018 general election.
The legislature of Surrow is the unicameral Parliament of Surrow, comprising of 27 seats. Since the 2018 election, the governing party is the centre-right Progressive Fisherman's Party, with nineteen seats, while the opposition party is the socialist Workers' Party, with seven seats.
(TBC)
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
part of Albrennia's invisible empire, still close relations with Rythene
Military
Law
Economy
As of 2021, Surrow's nominal gross domestic product is $12,270,456,850, with its nominal GDP per capita being at $71,527, while its purchasing power parity is at $9,687,256,950, with a PPP per capita at $56,469.
Historically, the largest industry in Surrow was the cod fisheries, as due to the terrain of the Surrowese Archipelago that precluded the development of agriculture, and the rich fishing waters surrounding it, it incentivised people to work in the fisheries. Until the late 1940s, cod was the primary export of Surrow, with a small timber industry helping to supplant incomes. The cod fisheries peaked in 1968, and since that point, cod production has declined to the point that by 2018, cod yields were effectively zero, although shellfish production has been increasing since the 1990s.
However, with the discovery of palladium in 1951 near Kupin on Great Island, Surrow's economy became increasingly reliant on palladium mining, and today, the Kupin mine, owned by OCN Resources, produces 45% of the world's palladium supply, with the country being dependent on the Kupin mine for economic stability.
Outside of the primary sector, the tertiary sector is the largest part of the Surrowese economy, with public administration and healthcare being the largest industries in Surrow's tertiary sector. In addition, a small secondary sector exists in Surrow, with major industries in that sector being food processing (primarily of shellfish) and brewing.
Transportation
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, 171,550 people lived in Surrow.
Education
Ethnicity
As of the 2021 census, 91.1% of the Surrowese population, or 156,282 people, are of Auressian descent. Of these, it is estimated that 90% of the Auressian-Surrowese are of Rythene descent, with 5% being descended from Tyrnicans, and the remainder coming from other groups of Auressian descent, predominantly workers from Albrennia.
(TBC)
Religion
As of the 2021 census, 89.4% of Surrow's population, or 152,851 people, are Perendist. The dominant sects of Perendism followed in Surrow include (TBC).
After Perendism, 0.6% of the population, or 1,029 people, follow other religions. These include religions from immigrant communities, such as TBC, Aitshinnu religion, Chequan religion, and neopaganism.
Finally, 10% of the population of Surrow, or 17,155 people, are irreligious. This category includes atheism or agnosticism.
Language
The sole official language in Surrow is Rythenean, with 97% of the population, or 166,404 speaking it as a first language, and with 99.1% of the population, or 170,006 reporting that they are fluent to some degree in Rythenean.
The two indigenous languages still spoken in Surrow are Aitshinnu and Chequan. Of the two, TBD is the most widely spoken, with 1.1% of the population, or 1,887 people, speaking it as a first language, and 15% of the population, or 25,733 people being fluent to some degree in it, while Surrowese is only spoken by 0.4% of the population, or 686 people as a first language, and understood by only 6% of the population, or 10,293 people.
Foreign languages spoken in Surrow include (TBC).
Largest cities
two major cities are Holcot Inlet and Kupin (from Kupiniŋanuarmaŋattariurmut), then basically fuckall