Kaliva

Kalivese Republic Ljþveldj ƕespəraſj (Kalivese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Kʃám ashtjuʃ ca ƕeska kselåkā práha. "Yours is the Earth and everything the light shines upon."
Anthem: Kʃuktaspər"Evening Hymn"
Location of Kaliva (dark green)
Capital	Avesnja
Largest city	Mjonsk
Official languages	Kalivese
Recognised national languages	Syrixian ∙ Xentheridian Cerdagnian ∙ Mercanti
Ethnic groups (2020)	Kalivese 42.2% Syrixian 23.9% Xentheridian 23.3% Caselanian 5.9% Others 4.7%
Religion (2020)	Irreligious 30.3% Śrutism 24.7% Courantism 21.2% Rakanism 16.5% Thaunica 4.3% Laurennism 1.0% Shaddaism 0.5% Other 1.5%
Demonym(s)	Kalivese
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional monarchy
• President	Amrjt Masra
Legislature	National Council
Formation
Area
• Total land area	46,354 km2 (17,897 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	27,520,632
• Density	593.7/km2 (1,537.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	1.39 billion IBU
• Per capita	50,652 IBU
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	1.48 trillion IBU
• Per capita	53,863 IBU
HDI	0.88 very high
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Calling code	+27
Internet TLD	.ws

Kaliva [kælɪˈvæ] (Kalivese: ƕespəraſj [wɛsˈpərˈɑʃiː]), officially from 1982 the Kalivese Republic (Kalivese: Ljþveldj ƕespəraſj [ˈlʊiːˌvɛltɪ wɛsˈpərˈɑʃiː]), is a country located in Collandris, bordering Xentherida to the South and Caselania to the North, with Syrixia and Callise lying across the ocean from the east. Originating as a Syrixian outpost largely dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, it later grew into a major industrial and manufacturing hub after its independence. It has a population of 27.5 million, of which roughly half live in the Mjonsk metropolitan area. Avesnja is the nation's capital while the largest city is Mjonsk. The country's territory spans from the Prinzish Highlands in the West, to the Collandrian Basin in the East; the vast majority of the nation’s population resides within the Collandrian Basin.

The territory of present-day Kaliva was first inhabited by modern humans sometime between the Lower and Middle Paleolithic period, with archaeologists generally agreeing the initial settlers were descended from horse-riding Gotic tribes that crossed in via present-day Xentherida. By the early 900s, seafaring vikings from modern-day Prydania began to sail down the Phoenix Strait, founding settlements along the Kalivese Coast. In the following centuries, Prydanians, and to a lesser extent other Gotics, immigrated to Kaliva, bringing with them thralls (i.e., slaves or serfs) of Slavic origin.

The foundation of the Kalivese state was established in the late 13th century AD with the unification of the Collandrian Basin by Grand Chieftain Arnarfjörður the Great. His son Suðurfirðir I ascended the throne in 1389. By the 14th century, Kaliva became a trading power, engaging in trade missions across the Phoenix Sea and Meterran Sea. Following the Battle of Mjonsk in 1526, it was partially occupied by the Syrixian Empire. Later, it would be fully incorporated into the Syrixian Empire under the name “The Commonwealth of Kālapahaadon and Windermere Shores.”

Under the Syrixian Empire, the state was governed as an independent commonwealth under the native parliament, one of the world's oldest functioning legislative assemblies. Following a period of civil strife in the wake of the Wars of the Callisean Republic, the Althing would be suspended from 1815 to 1825. By 1832, Kaliva would gain its independence from the Syrixian Empire, with a Syrixian Prince declaring the Kingdom of Kaliva. Following the end of the Fascist Wars, Kaliva voted overwhelmingly to become a republic in 1956, thus ending its remaining imperial ties with Syrixia. Although the parliament had been suspended following the Callisean Revolution and during the Fascist Wars, the republic has nevertheless been credited with sustaining one of the world's longest-running legislatures.

Kaliva has played a powerful scientific, commercial, and cultural role in the history of the Craviter and Collandris. Before the Fascist Wars, Kaliva was a center for the socialist, temperance, and transcendentalist movements. It maintains a social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Kaliva ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, education, protection of civil liberties, government transparency, and economic freedom.

Kalivese culture is founded upon the nation's mixed Gothic and Syrixian heritage. Most citizens are irreligious (37.9%), with Srutism being the second-largest group (34.9%). Courantism is the third-largest religious identification (21.4%), concentrated primarily among ethnic Prinzish and Ceretians. Kalivese, a para-Gothic language, is related to several now-deceased Gothic languages, employing loan words from both Prydanian and Suchari. Kaliva is a member of the Prydanian Cultural Community. Currently, Kaliva possesses no standing army, only fielding a lightly armed coast guard.

Etymology

The name for Kaliva in Kalivese is Whespurashi (ƕespəraſj). Before Whespurashi was adopted in the early 10th century, the region was known by the Gothics as Hálvæðir (ᚻᚪᛚᚠᛇᚦᛁᚱ), which translates as "night hills". Whespurashi is typically used by the general population in everyday speech. The term means "People of the Evening Song", which is the source of the popular Craviterean epithet "Land of the Evening Hymns". The true origin of the moniker “People of the Evening Song” is currently unknown, but the most widely-accepted hypothesis by historians is that this term was utilized by Prydanian vikings who interpreted the cries of cicadas, which tend to occur during the evening, as a hymn.

Kaliva, a Syrixian-derived exonym, is favored for official uses, such as on contracts, passports, and banknotes. The name "Kaliva" is a corruption of the Syrixian name Kālapahaadon (कालेपहाड़), meaning "black mountains." Following the Syrixian conquest of Kaliva during the 14th Century, the name was introduced to other countries through trade.