Gregahou
Commonwealth of Greğahou Sodruz Greğahouğanskiy | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Ot tsakasa prikhodit şvoboda (Gregahouvian) "From order comes freedom" | |
 Location of Gregahou (red) in the Western Hemisphere | |
| Capital and largest city | Stolitsemlağa |
| Official languages | Gregahouvian English |
| Recognised regional languages | French (in Porte Nouvelle) |
| Ethnic groups (2016) | 57.7% Tatar 22.9% Chechen 4.3% Turkmen 3.8% Bashkir 11.3% others |
| Demonym(s) | Gregahouvian |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Imat Ilva |
• Prime Minister | Yohan Varayev |
| Legislature | Zdaniye Parlamentiy |
| Vyşa Dom | |
| Nizhiy Dom | |
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |
• Declaration | May 3, 1981 |
• Establishment as sovereign | May 12, 1981 |
• Establishment as Gregahou | July 2, 1981 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,798 km2 (3,011 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 3,539,805 (129th) |
• Density | 453.9/km2 (1,175.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | 13,323 (in US$ millions) |
• Per capita | $15,989 |
| Gini (2016) | 31.3 medium (31st) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.858 very high (35th) |
| Currency | Kadz (₭) (KDZ) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +522 |
| ISO 3166 code | GO |
| Internet TLD | .go |
Gregahou (pronounced /greɪjɑhu/), officially the Commonwealth of Gregahou (Gregahouvian: Sodruz Greğahouğanskiy) is an island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 1,100 km due east of Buxton, North Carolina; 1,250 km due south of Nova Scotia; and 1,780 km north-east of Cuba. Though typically referred to in the singular, the nation's landmass of 7,798 square kilometers (3,010 square miles) is separated between 6 islands, including its one sovereign protectorate, Porte Nouvelle. With an estimated population of 3,539,805, Gregahou is the 129th most populous country. The capital city is Stolitsemlağa.
Russian oil giant Tatneft ordered the construction of an oil rig off the coast of the country's largest island, then uninhabited, in 1954, and colonization began in 1955. Numerous disputes between workers sent to the colony and Tatneft in addition to a lack of strong government presence in the archipelago led to a war for independence lasting between 1972 and May of 1981, when electricity was shut off to the final operational oil rig. By 1981, the colony was fully modernized, but lack of funding proved difficult for progress in early independent Gregahou, and the country emerged from its war for independence in poverty.