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Mava (Mavean: Máva), officially the Republic of Mava (Mavean: Naigál'yaké 'a Máva; Map: Na'aka'yae a'Máva; Kána: Yénáka Máva) is an island country located in Triania, consisting of two main islands, Naik'maké and Owurah'maké, and the smaller island of Tokuk'maké. With a total area of 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi), and roughly 73,000 inhabitants, it is one of the smallest sovereign states in the world, in both land and population. The capital and largest city is Paas, located on Naik'maké.Mava is a parliamentary representative democracy, with a popularly-elected president serving as head of state and a prime minister as head of government and chief executive. Legislative power is vested in the unicameral Assembly, from which the government is appointed. The economy of Mava is dependent on tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. The majority of the inhabitants of Mava are indigenous Mavean, with a small number of part Mavean and the remainder largely immigrant workers and retired expatriates. (See more...)