Haiyato
State of Haiyato Haiyato suyu | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Mama quchamanta urqukama From sea to mountain | |
 A map of Carinansia with Tzacuanyaitzuhtli and Balés City shown in red and blue respectively | |
| Location | East Carinansa |
| Capital | Balés City, Balés City consolidated government |
| Largest | Tzacuanyaitzcuhtli, Puertonkupi Province |
| Official languages | Runasim |
| Recognised national languages | Carinansian, Kangsuan |
| Ethnic groups (2100) | 93.0% Runasim people 4.8% Iskaynin 1.4% Emmerian people 0.8% Amalges |
| Religion (2100) | 46.7% Atheism 35.2% Catholic Godsinianism 17.6% Traditional faiths 0.5% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Vascaran |
| Government | Devolved unicameral state government |
• Governor | Kuntur Pillpe Won |
• President of the State Assembly | Dr. Phichitanka Pinto Curichimba |
| State of Carinansia | |
• Incorporated as a territory | 7 October 1965 |
• Admitted as a state | 2 September 1999 |
| Population | |
• 2100 estimate | 6,425,237 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2100 estimate |
• Total | $350,418,439,720 |
• Per capita | $54,537.82 |
| Gini | 36.1 medium |
| HDI (2099) | 0.883 very high |
| Calling code | +5513 |
The State of Haiyato (Runasim: Haiyato suyu), formerly known as the State of Vascara, is a state in the Mountain Region of the Serenacy. With close to 6 and a half million people, it is the home to the largest number of Runasim people of any state. Together with the State of Platencia and State of Embardoro, Haiyato is one of three states to be situated within the La Plata Mountain Range. It is bordered to the North by the state of Embardoro, to the east by La Plata, and to the south by Ha̲xith.
First conquered by the Imperial State immediately following the collapse of Arcadian control over Suroikoia, Haiyato has been historically occupied by the Runasim indigenous people, with small pockets of Muru to the east and former Mexal warriors in the southwest, responsible for the foundation of Tzacuanyaitzuhtli. It nominally remained under the direct control of the Emperor until 1965, but in practice was first taken by Serene rebels in 1958, and it remained under their control for the rest of the war. Shortly after the Revolutionary Commonwealth gained control over the entirety of the country, it would be incorporated as a territory with delegated management. It was first administered by a Cabal military officer but was replaced with the local Runasim Lieutenant Colonel Quihue in 1969.
Throughout its time as a territory, it was the center of a number of international disputes between the Serenacy of Carinansia and the Republic of Valora, at various times occupied by the Valorans, including the 1971 100-Day War and 1997 Illapel Skirmish. As a consequence of the latter, a statehood referendum was held a year later with residents overwhelmingly voting in favour of statehood. Due to its subsequent admission to the Serenacy, Valora broke diplomatic relations with Carinansia and imposed an embargo that would not be lifted until the 2005 Treaty of La Viraiso. Immediately following its admission as a state, the government followed a policy of extreme dirigisme. Some projects they began include the Machahue mines, the reconstruction of Bales City, and the massive education reform that tripled literacy rates in years. Accomplished under inaugural Governor Qispi Chamba Quihue, he remained in the position from the state's admission on 1 January 1999 to 23 March 2024, when Valoran agents assassinated him.
After the Vascara War devastated the state, Governor Izhi Alca Cuya received extensive Serene assistance from Serrano Paek's presidency, including a $56,839,410,000 (U$D31,458,913 military grant to rebuild Tzacuanyaitzcuhtli and its' associated naval institutions and a $39,810,485,000 (U$D16,842,547,600) grant to revitalise infrastructure, resulting in the construction of new energy production and mining facilities. During this time, uranium was discovered in the Machahue mines via a government survey mission. Jaillita Solutions, Inc. and San Salrata LLC received the bulk of further government subsidies to build uranium transportation infrastructure, expand the uranium mines, and eventually even a massive industrial facility near the mines on the mountain to refine the uranium and produce other high-tech. Today, the two corporations and the government-owned Minansia formed a triopoly over all the country's uranium. In the years following the Kangsuan annexation, it became a central site for Kangsuan migrants bringing specialised high-tech skills. Today in 2100, the Valley of Panguiyante-Mt. Connares area makes up 31.3% of the state's GDP despite only comprising 7.3% of the state population. The two municipalities are the third and sixth-wealthiest on a per capita basis in the country respectively, with a median income of $233,840.
Haiyato has historically been a PRC stronghold, thanks to their initial support and later rhetoric during the Vascara War. RIMO went to great efforts during his three presidencies to sway support via grants to the state, which were used to reform its poor national park system but did not sway them substantially to PUS. Only under President Ventura, with his six billion Peso grant to form the Panguiyante Autonomous University and four billion Pesos to construct a new port in Tzacuanyaitzcuhtli did this change. The state voted for the PUS overwhelmingly for the next decade, the PRC only regaining them following the election of Escribano; the state voted for Pari Pinchi of the PRC.
There is a great deal of inequality in the state, with the arrival of the mining and tech industry to the La Plata mountains introducing substantial new wealth to the state, remaining predominantly under their control. The Panguiyante Autonomous University is the second-best university in the country and among the top 10 in the world, specializing especially in nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, and Runasim Literature, thanks to further state subsidies to teach it. In fact, it is the highest-ranked university in Runasim Literature in the world, overtaking the Runasim Language Academy which is still the language's governing authority.
Balés City and Tzacuanyaitzcuhtli residents have established a rivalry with the Panguiyante area, with regular calls in the media and the State Assembly to expel the region. These calls are typically from the area's PRC voters, with more leftist PUS voters against the concept. Despite these regular calls, there have been no recent attempts to do so.