Kelonna
Kingdom of Kelonna Kelnisch Kuningruga | |
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Motto: Nullus super leones regnat agnus | |
Capital | Brecischpola |
Largest city | Marianport |
Official languages | Kelnish |
Demonym(s) | Kelonnan |
Government | Constitutional monarchy |
• King | Leopold II |
• Prime Minister | Kale Raedspire |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
People's Assembly | |
Establishment | |
Area | |
• Total | 867,855.96 km2 (335,081.06 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2016 census | 95,681,774 |
• Density | 110.25/km2 (285.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $3,593 billion |
• Per capita | $37,552 |
GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $3,652.7 billion |
• Per capita | $38,176 |
Currency | Kelonnan Krun (KLK) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (KST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +155 |
ISO 3166 code | KL |
Internet TLD | .kl |
Kelonna, officially the Kingdom of Kelonna (Kelnish: Kelnisch Kuningruga), is a sovereign island nation in Astyria. It lies to the southwest of Teudallum, the closest landmasses being the island states of Jarridia to the northwest, Valle Crucis to the southeast and Torim Viqalka (Cadenza) to the east. Kelonna is a largely rural nation, it covers an area of 868,000 square kilometres and is home to 96 million people which are concentrated mainly in the north of the country. Brecischpola is the largest city and a financial centre for the country while Marianport is the capital city and seat of the Kelonnan Monarchy.
Kelonna has a rich history and culture influenced by its indigenous people, first Lorecian settlers and Cadenza. Natives were cool but they do not exist now. The consolidation of the Kingdom of Kelonna happened around the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with an expansion of its territories in Kelngsa, Acsia and Kyngsa, most of them Cadenzan colonies.
The Kelonnan population has a large Lorecian background while natives remain as the largest minority, followed by smaller groups of Trellinese and other ethnic groups from Teudallum. Despite being isolated during most of history and having an insular view towards the rest of Astyria, Kelonna underwent during the 1980s and 1990s an openness policy that has ensured its financial and economic stability and large flows of immigration. The nation has now a very developed economy based in the production and exportation of high value products, however, the services sector is increasing with large contribution of the technology industry, tourism and the financial sector. The Commonwealth (or kingdom hmm) also performs at or near the top in several international welfare and democratic indexes such as the Human Development Index, press freedom, quality of life, civil liberties and education and competitiveness. The country is also known by having one of the most democratic and stable politics and for being one of the most peaceful countries in Astyria. Kelonna has had a neutral policy during international conflicts and it is not affiliated to any defence focused intergovernmental organisation, however, its foreign policy has been favourable to the Astyrian Treaty Organisation. The country enjoys good relations with almost all the countries in the region and is a close trading ally of the Lorecian Community.
History
The consolidation of Kelonnan territory in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ultimately led to the Kingdom coming into conflict with Cadenza, which from the 1630s had established a presence on the island of Acsia and on the Kelonnan mainland. A series of Cadenzan-Kelonnan wars occurred over more than eighty years, ultimately forcing Cadenza to relinquish its Kelonnan holdings.
Geography
The nation of Kelonna consists of an archipelago with a land area of 850,817.41 square kilometres which lies between 19 and 31 degrees south of the equator. The main island of the Kelonnan archipelago is Kelngsa, followed by Acsia and Kyngsa. It enjoys a humid subtropical climate in the north and a temperate climate in the south, with heavy rainfall throughout the spring and autumn months. This has given the country lush vegetation and most of Kelonna is covered in extensive grasslands, with forests in the northeast and along the west coasts.
Climate
Politics
Kelonna is ruled by a constitutional monarch, currently Leopold II, and governed by a bicameral Parliament. The upper house of this legislature consists of the kingdom's hereditary nobles and life peers, of whom there are currently 218. Since 2006, the 400-seat lower house, called the People's Assembly, has been dominated by a coalition government of the Party for a Christian Democracy and the Egalitarian Alliance. These two parties have steered Kelonna out of cultural isolationism and into a period of increased regional ties, economically and politically. Kelonna is unaffiliated with any of the major Astyrian power blocs, but its foreign policy favours the Astyrian Treaty Organisation.
Foreign relations
Local government
Kelonna is divided into eleven political units known as ridings. These units are administrated by elected councils, or ruydetingen. Riding governments are responsible for the provision of services such as education, including libraries, healthcare and emergency services. Cities and some large towns are administrated by their own councils with similar responsibilities.
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Military
Economy
Agriculture
Energy and infrastructure
Demographics
Kelonna is a largely rural nation, with few large settlements outside of its provincial capitals. The largest city is Marianport, on the east coast, with a population of 3.8 million in its metropolitan area. The capital, Brecischpola, has a metropolitan population of 1.7 million. Most cities are coastal and the greatest concentrations of people are in the north of the country.
Largest cities
Largest cities or towns in Kelonna
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Rank | Name | Riding | Pop. | ||||||
Marianport Brecischpola |
1 | Marianport | Marylonda | 3,800,547 | Marsels Heastrem | ||||
2 | Brecischpola | Heflonda | 1,745,004 | ||||||
3 | Marsels | Rona | - | ||||||
4 | Heastrem | Maedastrimme | - | ||||||
5 | Haelftalla | Skurebrecen | - | ||||||
6 | Kadspyra | Beccewyda | - | ||||||
7 | Halynby | Sudedal | - | ||||||
8 | Wydherba | Esuelonda | - | ||||||
9 | Brecklbay | Sudisch Brunnalonda | - | ||||||
10 | Fyaelaport | Akseschyre | - |