Kadavu

Empire of Kadavu Rijk van Kadaavu
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Schepper Bescherm Keizer en Vrijheid
Capital and	Suva
Official languages	Dutch
Recognised national languages	Tongan, Kadavian, Hebrew, Samoan, Hawaiian
Ethnic groups	61% Melanesian 31% Dutch 6% Jewish 2% Other Ethnic Groups
Demonym(s)	Kadavian
Government	Semi-constitutional monarchy
Legislature	None (de jure), Imperial Council (de facto)
Establishment
• First Austronesian nomads settle in Kadavu and surrounding islands.	~3000BCE
• Creation of the Empire of Kadavu	973CE
• Colonized by the Dutch	1714
• Won independence from the Dutch	1949
• Current constitution	1976
Population
• Estimate	1,019,572 (1993)
• Density	46.4/km2 (120.2/sq mi) (148th)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$4.7Bn
• Per capita	$6040.27
Gini	24.9 low
HDI	0.736 high
Currency	Koloniaal Guilder (KGR)
Time zone	UTC+12
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1
Antipodes	Gourma Rharous, Tombouctou, Mali.
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+913
Internet TLD	.kd

Kadavu, officially the Empire of Kadavu (Polynesian: Ka Noho Aupuni o Kauavu), is a island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000km; 1,300mi) northeast of Yangaea's North Island. Its closest neigbors are the Melanesian Republic to the west and southwest, the Island States of Micronesia to the north, the United Polynesian Islands to the east, and Yangaea to the south. Kadavu is divided into two main archipelagos, the Fijian archipelago, and the Tuvalian archipelago. These two archipelagos are made up of hundreds of smaller islands, many of which are uninhabited, and house the Kadavian population of 774,000. The majority of the population live in the Fijian archipelago, but more and more and migrating to the Tuvalian region. Virtually all gold mined in Kadavu, a staple of the economy, is produced in the south, with sugar plantations and other farms dominating the Tuvalian region. Around 3/4 of Kadavians live on islands' coasts, due to the volcanic terrain making it dificult to develop infrastructure inland.

Kadavu has one of the most developed economies in the Pacific thanks to its abundant forest, mineral, and fish resources. Its currency is the Kadavian Guilder, and its main sources of foreign exchange are its tourism and sugar and gold exports. However, in recent years, the financial sector in Kadavu has boomed and is expected to dominate the countries' GDP in the coming years.

Politics and government

Kadavu is a semi-constitutional monarchy, with the Kadavian Emperor as the head-of-state, while the Chief Councillor of the Imperial Council and Archchancellor of the Imperial Cabinet as rival de facto heads of government.

Military

Kadavu serves on the APSIA Security Council as a 2-year temporary member. Kadavu pursues a policy of complete global disarmament but retains two companies of soldiers as the Royal Family's bodyguard. Otherwise, law and order are kept by regional police forces. The current Kadavian military consists of 1,000 soldiers who mostly serve in the navy, with only 200 soldiers in the country's army. Kadavu possesses no air force. Kadavu is currently in the process of eliminating its military to 0 soldiers gradually over the course of 10 years.