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'''Kaltar''' is a constituent country of the Imperial Kingdom of [[Great Morstaybishlia]]. Located
Boasting a rich history of culture, the Bishlec states formed the basis of elvish and cava civilisation as we know it after the [[Great Vanishing]] some three thousand years ago, expanding and contracting several times before a period of unification in the 11th century, forming modern Kaltar. Cava and elvish populations would be outcompeted by the descendent human population of [[Staynes|Estenes]], and by the mid 13th century saw the end of its last non-human ruling dynasty. Forming an empire by the early 15th century after expansionism into the [[Cerenerian Ocean]], the Kaltar Empire settled and then colonised the Inizi Reterdelien by 1424 (what is today the westermost islands in the [[Morstaybishlian Cerenerian Territories]]) and [[Jusdelva]] by 1483.
Kaltar would enter a period of civil war in 1497 between two members of the Cadoret dynasty vying for control of the throne. Both Kirus and Azenor controlled vast armies and had a relatively equal claim to the throne. In 1501, Azenor married [[Lambertus III|Lambertus III of Staynes]], and combining their forced won the Kaltar Throne War by 1505. Lambertus and Azenor's son, [[Lambertus IV]], would inherit rule of the Staynish-Kaltar Empire and unified them politically in 1515, forming [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlia]]. Kaltar contributed to the expansion of Morstaybishlia through the [[Western Auroran Crusades]] from 1523 to 1575 which saw the defeat and annexation of the Kormistazic Empire. Beyond Aurora-proper, Kaltar contributed to the expansion of Morstaybishlia starting with the establishment of colonies in [[Arcturia]], [[Gondwana]], and [[The Oan Isles|the Oan Isles]].
Following the [[Posolic Wars]] of the 19th century, Kaltar was forced to cede territory to the [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalrian Empire]] and [[Baykalia]]. Slavery declined after the [[Second Morsto-Oan War]] in the mid-19th century and abolished altogether throughout the [[Morstaybishlian Empire]] including in Kaltar following the signing of the Great Charter of the Liberties in 1917. Kaltar regained the territories which had been ceded to Ethalria following the [[Auroran Imperial War]]. The country was heavily invaded and suffered severe bombardment during the [[Auroran-Cerenerian War]]. Kaltar
Kaltar is an upper income post-industrial consumption-led developed economy (according to the [[Auroran Monetary Fund]]) that has a GDP of rough 3.2 trillion KRB and a GDP per capita of approximately 31,000 KRB. It is a major manufacturing and financial services hub, being the home of major corporations such as [[Ferrus Industries]]. With its generally mild climate and minerally well-endowed geography, the country is highly biologically diverse and its varying landscape provide for the cultivation of wine-grade grapes. The country performs well in metrics of liveability and governance, but it does have a fairly high incarcerated population and above average levels of crime.
=== Marislian Secession ===
In 2019, the
Her words were seemingly prophetic as terrorist attacks described by commentators at the largest attacks that Great Morstaybishlia had hirtheto experienced in over 100 years were perpetrated on 25 July 2020. Unidentified terrorists attacked two sites, one in Delgedatter in Barbarus Province and another in Khauser, that caused the deaths of 136 people and destroyed millions of Kiribs worth of infrastructure. The government placed the provinces of Laulia, Aurus, Barbarus, Nocturne and Jomsgord on lock down and stationed military and police personnel on the streets.
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Despite announcing trade and diplomatic agreements with various countries, the government was heavily criticised by opposition parties and civil society organisations for focusing on foreign relations instead of addressing salient security concerns on the ground. Hostility against the government was exacerbated by the passage of an Anti-Terrorism Act which sought to give the government more power to control information and movement, to arrest people and access private information, all in the name of national security. This antipathy was especially prevalent in Eastern Kaltar which bore the brunt of the attacks and the governments security schemes. On January 2021, [[Remis Posol]], head of [[Posol Industries]] and husband to Chancellor of [[Baykalia]], [[Lady Posol]], was shot down over Kaltar by a guided missile launched from [[Baykalia]].
Protests against the government's mishandling of the security situation and the demands for independence ensued across
Following the [[2021 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2021
On 31 December 2021, it was announced that 50.005% of the population of the Kaltarian provinces east of the Ider River known as [[Marislia]] had voted to be independent from Great Morstaybishlia. Following that announcement, there protests in the cities of Cavenhelm, Aurus, and Lambertupol against seceding from Great Morstaybishlia. Those cities had on average 83% of their residents voting to remain in the country. On 1 February 2022, it was announced that Marislia would secede no later than 1 January 2024. Protests lasted over a money, with anywhere from a third to two third of the population in those cities protesting against the secession such that by 10 February 2022, the Great Morstaybishlia government (led by
==Politics and government==
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Over 62% of Kaltar's economy consists of the services sector especially in areas such as information technology services, financial services, and tourism. The manufacturing sector comprises another 21% of the economy of which industrial machinery, vehicles, scientific equipment, arms manufacturing and shipbuilding comprise a substantial portion. The mining sector comprises 9% of the economy, producing metallurgical silicon, ferrous metals and coal. The smallest part of the economy consists of agriculture with contributes 4% of the economy namely in the production of wine, timber, grains, meat, and fruits.
===Infrastructure===
Kaltar has a highly developed infrastructure system. It has 24,700km of railway, which include over 2,567km of high-speed rail. The longest and most profitable line, the Damezkador-Aurus line spans Damezkador, Lambertupol and ends in Aurus. The railway system is run by three companies: Royal Kaltar Railways, Transrail and Kaltar Train Service. Many cities have trams and subways lines especially the larger and more densely populated cities. Kaltar is in the process of integrating its network to the continental network to make it easier to travel across borders. Most notably the Damezkadorto Karinthus line provides direct customs free travel between Kaltar and [[North Ethalria]]. The country has 1,250,000km of road which includes the extensive Kaltar Highway Network which connects to the Great Morstaybishlia Network which in turn connects to the continental network.
Kaltar has a mix of energy source which includes 25% natural gas, 23% coal, 19% nuclear power, 17% hydroelectric power, and 16% other renewable energy sources which has enabled Kaltar to exceed its emissions targets despite being a producer of fossil fuels. Kaltar's grid is connected with the rest of the continent allowing for it to sell power to surrounding nations and rely on their power in emergencies. The largest airport in the country is the Damezkador International Airport, which receives over 2 million passengers annually. Kaltar benefits from an extensive broadband network which facilitates average Internet speeds of 34MB per second. The Port of Damezkador is one of the largest ports in the world in terms of container volumes.
===Science and technology===
Kaltar has been home to inventors and scientists for hundreds of years who have shaped the world. Kaltarian scientist, Rima Elasar was heavily involved in the development of cable television. Christopher Rheun was heavily involved in the development of the telegram. Didier Wallace was also instrumental in the development of modern spectroscopy and his work contributed to the discovery of distant planets and stars. Bellice Sauldraham was instrumental in the development of treatments to combat diahrreal diseases while Emily Quillton was heavily instrumental in the discovery of polymerase chain reactions and her work revolutionised the understanding of organic chemistry.
The Royal Kaltarian Society for Mathematics and Natural Sciences awards the prestigious King [[Thadeus II]] Prize in Chemistry to leading voices in the sector. Kaltar is home to the Houghton Emerson National Laboratory in Newton-Herring which is one of the largest particle physics research centers in the world, rivalling the Soltan Nuclear Fusion Laboratory in [[Axdel]]. The Morganston Nuclear Research Laboratory in Lambertupol has been instrumental in the nuclear weapons research of Great Morstaybishlia and has contributed to the discovery of chemotherapy. The Queen [[Rosamund the Great]] Space Vehicle Assembly Site is one of the most important rocket and space shuttle assembly sites in the world.
==Demographics==
Kaltar has a population of 98,400,483 people and an average density of 156 people per square kilometer (403 people per square mile). The country has an equal distribution of males to females. 27% of the population live in rural areas while 73% live in urban areas, the largest of which include Damezkador, Cavenhelm and Aurus. People in Kaltar enjoy lifespans of 75 years on average for men and 78 years for women due to access to affordable and high quality health care. Due to education and urbanisation (especially of women) fertility stands at 1.6 births per women. Nonetheless, the population has continued to grow at a rate of 0.56% due to the influx of immigrants largely from former [[Salovia|Salovian]] countries especially [[Volova]] and [[Baykalia]] due to competitive wages in high-demand low-skilled jobs.
===Language===
The [[W:Breton language|Kaltar language]] enjoys recognised status in Kaltar. Alongside [[Staynish]], it is the primary language of communication for the people. Various public amenities such as road signs are written in both Staynish and Kaltar and both languages are taught in schools. The Royal Academy for the Kaltar Language is responsible for the regulation and development of the Kaltar language. Nevertheless, due to the popularisation of Staynish media and the importance of Staynish in international trade, commerce and diplomacy, Staynish has eclipsed Kaltar in importance and number of speakers especially among the youth. The [[W:German language|Ethalrian language]] is spoken by a small number of people to the south and southeast. Immigrants speak [[Axdelian]], [[W:Georgian language|Salovian]], [[W:Maori language|Oan]], [[Packilvanian]] and Komixemun, among others.
=== Religion===
The most widely practiced religion is [[Thaerism]]. Furthermore, the overwhelming majority of Kaltarian are members of a temple and observe various religious rites. Nevertheless, there is a relatively high proportion of the population that does not profess belief in a deity or afterlife and regular attendance of weekly religious services is fairly low and is declining precipitously. Other religions are practiced in the country such as Reformed Thaerism, [[Mauism]], [[Paxism]] and [[Verk'ohism]].
=== Species and ethnic groups===
The largest [[Bipedaliforma|sentient species]] by population are humans. Of this group, native Kaltari comprise the overwhelming majority, following by the Staynish, Salovians, Ethalrians and [[Oan people|Oans]]. They are followed by Elves (who mostly comprise the Usprian ethnic group). They are followed distantly by [[Feline]]s, [[Nekomimi]] and [[Cava]]. Due to increasing intermingling of people of different cultures, people of mixed species and mixed ethnicity are becoming more prevalent.
=== Education===
Education in Kaltar is administered by the Department of Education of His Majesty's Government with provinces and large cities having oversight of schools and cities and towns administering early childhood development facilities. Kaltar has an adult literacy rate of 100% and its students repeatedly score well in the annual School-Leaving and University Entrance Examinations. Kaltar has over 3,267 universities, polytechnics and colleges which provide tertiary education to over 2,482,000 students annually. Over 38% of Kaltarian have a university degree. The most prestigious university is the University of Lambertupol which has ranked at the top of Kaltarian university ranking metrics for the past 10 years. Other prestigious schools include the University of Damezkador, University of Aurus, the University of Cavenhelm, the University of Newton-Herring and the University of Kingsfort.
==Culture==
===Music ===
Kaltar has a wide variety of musical influences. Modern genres of music include electronic dance music, pop, hip-hop and rap, R&B, rock, heavy metal, and jazz. The Solar Music House is the largest music publisher and record label in the country. Various musical artists from Kaltar feature prominently on the Aurora Hot 100 and Hot 200 music charts such Lil Dizzy, Katey B, the Sun Matyrs and Super Bass. The country has also spawned prolific composers and producers such as Marvin Gavey, William Monroe, Caster Loadstar, Madeleine Berkeley and Salazar Dean. The most prestigious award that celebrates Kaltarian music is the Maddy Award named in honour of Madeleine Berkeley which is awarded by the Royal Academy for Modern Music. Kaltar has historically been highly influential in the development of the Baroque and Renaissance styles of classical music, and its Thaerism religious chanting and hymns have been influential in the development of modern musical styles in that country and abroad.
===Food===
===Fashion===
Kaltar is a major centre for modern fashion and high dress-making for Great Morstaybishlia. It has a professional high dress-making organisation known as the Royal Academy of Haute-Couture. Every autumn, the prestigious Damezkador Fashion Festival is held which features an exclusive invite-only list of fashion designers featuring bespoke artistic pieces. Various luxury fashion houses operate in Kaltar. Many dressmaking techniques such as whale-bone corsettery have remained alive and are preserved largely for tourism and niche consumers but have been experiencing gradual decline.
===Sports===
The Undersecretary of State for Kaltar : Sport, is an officer of the Office of Kaltar who heads up the Division on Sports and Recreation and is tasked with overseeing and developing sports. Kaltar is represented in the Great Morstaybishlia Sports and Aldanic Games association.
The most popular sport is table tennis, followed by Formula 1 racing, association football and cricket. The Kaltar Table Tennis League attracts over 3 million viewers per game, and is the largest sports league by revenue and viewership followed by the Kaltar Football Cup. There are over 3,530 teams registered with the Kaltar Table Tennis Association and 2,789 teams registered with the Kaltar Football Association. Kaltar has fielded athletes for many editions of the [[Aldanic Games]].
===Architecture===
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Kaltar has over 1,570 castle, 27,991 temples and 256 palaces. The largest palace in the country is the Formira Summer Palace built by Queen [[Florence II]] in 1843 as a summer residence for the Royal Family in the Baroque style. The Fort Rock Citadel is a defensive fortification and former military base built by King [[Gustav II]] in 1730 that was emblematic of the Stoicist style of that era and is by far the largest such castle in the country. The Eskrador Cathedral was built in 1478 by King Lambertus III and serves as the largest and tallest Kaltarian cathedral with a bell tower that has a height of 67m and it was built in the Late Gothic style. Kaltar has 8 sites that are recognised by ICHO as International Heritage Sites which include the aforementioned three as well as Gorfolk Plinth (paleolithic rock structures), Kimandar Castle built in the Romantic style and being the inspiration for fairytale castles and the Doornstein Palace built by king Redmund III in 1238.
=== Public holidays===
Kaltar observes all the public holidays that are observed in Great Morstaybishlia, but they also observe days unique to Kaltar:
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