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The '''Kingdom of Tavaris''', known colloquially as '''Tavaris''', is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy located on [[Urth]]. It is a member of the [[Tavari Union]] and the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances]], a founding member and co-chair of the [[Council of Gondwana]], and an Associated State of the [[League of Novaris]]. Tavaris was a founding member of the [[International Forum]] and served on the International Forum Security Council in the Spring 2021 and Spring 2022 sessions.
On 27 February 2022, a referendum was held in which three provinces and two territories of Tavaris voted to secede from the country and form the [[Acronis|People's Communion of Acronis]], an [[Akronism|Akronist]] state led by the Church of Akrona. The referendum was plagued by several bombings and other instances of violence, as well as technical issues at polling places that caused the results to be disputed. After [[2022 Tavari crisis|a brief period]] of civil unrest and inter-sectarian violence, a comprehensive peace agreement and political settlement known as the [[Ranat Accords]] formalized the secession and formation of Acronis, [[Elatana]], and [[Rodoka|Rodoka and the Isles]], and transferred responsibility for the former Tavari territories of [[Metrati Anar]] and the [[Tavari East Pacific Isles|Tavari East Cerenerian Isles]] to the [[Tavari Union]], an international organization of Tavari-speaking countries also established by the Accords. The Tavari Union also assumed control over each member's Exclusive Economic Zones, airspace, territorial waters, and other assets held in common among the membership—including the Tavari Našdat currency and "intangible common assets" such as the Tavari language. In recognition of Tavaris as the homeland of the Tavari language and culture, the King of Tavaris is the Emperor of the Tavari, who holds the ceremonial position of Chair of the Council of the Tavari Union.
==History==
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Beginning in the 1470s, a religious movement known as [[Akronism]] after a deity known as Akrona, arose in the northwest regions of the country, particularly near the Crystal Coast. Archaeologists believe that Akronism arose from ancient Tavari folk traditions around the moon, though Akronist theologists strictly deny that Akrona is a moon goddess, although they acknowledge the moon is an important symbol of the goddess. Akronism teaches to express gratefulness and respect for all living things. Brief violence between Akronists and non-Akronists erupted in the last years of the 15th century, but were quelled by the forces of the King.
Much of Tavari history has been influenced by Akronism, especially as the proportion of Akronists among the population grew larger over time. Most of Tavaris’ overseas territories were originally established by Akronists seeking to spread their faith to the outside world. Both at [[Metrati Anar]] beginning in 1501 and the [[Tavari East Pacific Isles]] beginning in 1655, the [[Akronism|Church of Akrona]] was the leading force and financier of the initial settlements. [[Rodoka]] was also settled initially by Akronists, though its population has diversified since. [[Metradan]] was initially settled as a formal Tavari government-sponsored operation in 1650, though Akronists would eventually become the majority there as well. At [[Elatana]], beginning in 1699, and [[Ilarís]] in what is now the [[Union of Free Cities]], settlement was officially undertaken under the auspices of the Tavari state, primarily through a program of convict labor, but the Church of Akrona contributed significant funding and resources. Only [[Racatrazi]], a port in southern Concord purchased from [[Norgsveldet]], was never home to an Akronist majority, though it was long considered to be the least successful Tavari colony.
In the 17th and early 18th century, Tavaris fought several wars with [[Federation of Bana|Bana]], its neighbor to the east, as they competed for influence in the region. When Tavaris attempted to establish a colony, known as the Emerald Coast, in what is now [[Ni-Rao|North Ni-Rao]] in 1668, a major war erupted between Tavaris on one side and both Bana and Ni-Rao on the other. The area had been part of Ni-Rao previously, but had been effectively abandoned after a series of pandemics and military defeats caused the Raonites to withdraw from the region. Bana saw the Emerald Coast as a major provocation, as it amounted to Tavari territory directly bordering theirs, and the Raonites treated the colony as an invasion of their own territory despite having withdrawn. The Emerald Coast War was fought between 1670-1683. Eastern Tavaris was occupied by Bana for several years, but Tavaris was able to outlast its opponents and, after a major mobilization in which all able-bodied adult citizens were conscripted into the military, Tavaris was victorious. Tavaris would later cede the Emerald Coast back to Ni-Rao in 1803 under a treaty agreement that mandated Ni-Rao to continue to allow Akronist missionary activity in the country and to guarantee religious freedom.
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[[File:Tavari Diet.png|left|thumb|350px|The current Tavari Diet, as of the elections on 31 May 2022. The parties are, from left to right:<br /><br />'''Government:'''<br />Irínavi Voi!: 559 seats<br /><br />'''Confidence and Supply:'''<br />Tavari National Party: 17 seats<br />Republican Alternative: 6 seats<br /><br />'''Other Opposition:'''<br />Coalition Right: 60 seats<br />The Liberals: 72 seats<br /><br />'''Official Opposition:'''<br />Socialist Green Party for Democracy: 438 seats]]
The Kingdom of Tavaris is a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch has theoretically broad reserve powers, but in actual practice is a figurehead who takes no part in the day-to-day administration of the country. The King, currently
In 1793, a document known as the Instruments of Governance was ratified, which became the Tavari constitution. It has been amended several times. The Instruments placed significant restrictions on the power of the Monarch and instituted a legislature called the Diet. Under the Instruments, executive power is formally vested in the Cabinet, which is headed by the Prime Minister.
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===Political Parties===
[[File:Storer House, Hollywood 02.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The official residence of the Prime Minister at 300 Zaram Avenue in Nuvrenon.]]
In the current day, Tavaris is a multi-party system in which coalition governments are common, especially since the dawn of the 21st century. The current
The Tavari political left is almost entirely housed in the Socialist Green Party for Democracy (SGPD), which formed in the 2022 merger of the Green Tavaris Party and the Socialist Party for Democracy, both of which had lost nearly half of their delegates in the Diet after Acronian secession. As the former Tavari Communist Party (now the Acronian Communist Party, in power in the elected Synod of [[Acronis|Acronis)]] had failed to file even a single candidate in the election, SGPD became the only option on the ballot left of center in nearly every Line, and therefore exploded in support relative to previous years. This consolidation also almost entirely erases the traditionalist-Akronist political split in the major political parties, with both groups present in proportional amounts in every party, notable due to the fact that nearly 40% of the population of the new Tavaris is still Akronist.
The Tavari political right is similarly split. The
==Geography==
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''Main article:'' [[Provinces of Tavaris]]
[[File:2022 tavaris provinces.png|left|thumb|300px|A map of Tavari provinces as of the Province Reorganization Act of 2022, which abolished the pre-existing provincial governments and replaced them with fourteen new ones, some with the same names as previous provinces. Inset is to scale.]]
Tavaris is divided into 14 provinces for the purpose of civil administration. The provinces are units of civil government established by the Diet, with the current system established by the Province Reorganization Act of 2022 having replaced a relatively unpopular system organized in 1961. While most power in civil government resides with the national government in Nuvrenon, the provinces have the power to set income taxes, regulate certain businesses and industries, and establish public school systems, among other responsibilities. Each province elects a unicameral Legislative Council, from which a government headed by a First Councillor is appointed. The 2022 changes did not significantly alter the powers held by the provincial governments, with one exception in the regulation of death services (such as funeral homes, crematoriums, and hospice care facilties), which was removed from provincial jurisdiction and reserved for the National Diet in response to renewed violence over inter-religious differences in death rituals that were part of the lead up to Acronian independence.▼
Tavaris is composed of territory on two continents. The [[Gondwana|Gondwanan]] portions of Tavaris, known as "the mainland" despite their island location, are located on two islands in the Gulf of Northwest Gondwana. It is south and west of [[Vaklori]] and to the east of [[Ny'Natrotomi]]. The largest island, which contains most Tavari territory, is known to Tavaris as ''Avnatra'', which is Tavari for "elder sister." (In comparison to the neighboring island to the west, which is ''Tanatra'', "younger sister.") In addition to the southern and western portions of Avnatra, Tavaris controls the island known as King's Island to the south, upon which the capital of Nuvrenon is located. Two small islands immediately to the west of Avnatra known as the "Tears of the Moon" were historically part of Tavaris until they became part of Acronis in 2022. The islands are considered sacred ground by Akronists. Both of these islands, known individually as the Greater and Lesser Tear of the Moon respectively, are national parks where very little development is permitted, and have been for decades under both Tavari and Acronian administration. Among the most notable features on the Tears of the Moon are two large Akronist monasteries, including one at the site of a meteor impact in the year 1 CE whose impact is the epoch of the [[Common Era calendar]].▼
Under the previous system, there were some areas of the country that were "unprovinced" and thus administered directly by the national government. No areas are unprovinced as of 2022, though the law still allows for such a jurisdiction to exist "if so designated by the Cabinet." This designation was used for Tavari overseas territories, namely Elatana, Metrati Anar, the [[Isles of Kanor]], and the [[Tavari East Pacific Isles]], all of which now being independent from the Tavari national government. Unprovinced territories had an appointed Administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day governance of the territory. Residents of UPTs also elect an Assembly that acts as a legislature, though the Administrator had the power of veto.▼
The [[Novaris|Novari]] portion of Tavaris consists of most of the southern "fork" of the island of [[Rodoka]], which is located off the coast of West Novaris between [[Meagharia]] and the [[Lapinumbia|Lapinumbian]] island of Rhodos. Rodoka was initially settled by the Rodokan people, it is believed, in the 9th or 10th century CE. Tavari settlers reached the island in 1620. The Tavari and Rodokan people found much in common, both being largely clan-based societies with strong maritime traditions. In 1634, Tavaris and Rodoka signed the Treaty of Sinajärv, which annexed Rodoka into the Kingdom of Tavaris but established significant autonomy for the Native Rodokans. On August 18th 2020, Rodoka voted in a referendum to become the 12th Province of Tavaris. The capital and largest city of Rodoka is Lantaž, an Tavari word meaning "paradise." However, the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration still maintains the same level of autonomy, which has been described as making it basically a province in and of itself. Effective on 6 June 2022, the areas of Rodoka under the control of the RNTA became the independent country of Rodoka and the Isles.▼
The Province of [[Tavari Rodoka|Rodoka]] as it now exists does not have the same level of autonomy that its predecessor of the same name under the Treaty of Sinajärv signed in 1634 between the Tavari government and the Rodokan tribes. Because the areas of Rodoka reserved for Native Rodokans are now independent, that treaty no longer applies and therefore the provisions it contained granting the island of Rodoka autonomy in certain matters are no longer part of the law. Prior to 2022, the province of Rodoka covered the entire island, and certain areas of the island were reserved specifically for tribal use, including most of the northern “branch” of the island.▼
Also in Novaris are the [[Isles of Kanor]], two islands seized from [[Meagharia|Milofia]] in 1714 during the Tavari-Milofite War, in which Milofites attacked Rodoka in an effort to seize the islands and in response to what they considered to be heresy. Tavaris won the war and claimed the islands as a “buffer” between Rodoka and Milofia. They were never administratively part of the Province of Rodoka, but most land on the islands that is not taken by military facilities is owned by the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration and as such became part of Rodoka and the Isles in 2022. However, the Kingdom of Tavaris retains control of all Tavari military facilities on the island as part of its commitment to defend Rodoka through the Tavari Union.▼
Officially, each province is divided into townships and cities. Cities are built-up population centers that have a certain degree of autonomy, whereas townships are largely subject to governance from the province of which they are a part. While under the law, cities have the power to establish municipal police departments, nearly all of them have not done so, leaving the Royal Tavari Marshals to serve as the police. The three cities with their own police departments are Nuvrenon, Dravai, and Lantaž.▼
The Aequator passes through southern Tavaris, bisecting the Greater Tear of the Moon. Given the country's location on the Aequator, the climate is tropical. All of Avnatra was once covered in rainforest, although the southern portions of the island have been cleared since ancient times. Akronist political opposition to logging and resource extraction, especially in the north where Akronists are politically stronger, means there are many protected or otherwise undeveloped areas in the north, including much of the area along the border with Vaklori. Most of northern Tavaris is undeveloped and sparsely populated, particularly in the far north, which is significantly more mountainous than the rest of the country and in some places is even a desert.▼
Southern Tavaris is the country's industrial base and most populated region. Most of Tavaris' major cities are located here, especially along the Bight of Tavaris in the southwest. Further inland is the primary agricultural region of the country. Off the southeastern coast is King's Island and the capital of Nuvrenon. With the distance too long for a bridge, Nuvrenon is connected to the mainland by a fleet of state-operated hovercrafts and private boats and ships. The portions of King's Island not taken by the Nuvrenon urban area are primarily palm oil plantations, and heavy industry such as manufacturing. There are fewer large cities along the east coast, as this region has borne the historical brunt of Banian invasion, but the city of Good Harbor is one of Tavaris' major ports and the heart of Tavaris' primary coffee and cocoa-growing regions. The body of water to the east of Avnatra is known officially as the Strait of Vaklori but is also known among Tavari as the Sunrise Sea.▼
▲Tavaris is composed of territory on two continents. The [[Gondwana|Gondwanan]] portions of Tavaris, known as "the mainland" despite their island location, are located on two islands in the Gulf of Northwest Gondwana. It is south and west of [[Vaklori]] and to the east of [[Ny’Natrotomi|Ny'Natrotomi]]. The largest island, which contains most Tavari territory, is known to Tavaris as ''Avnatra'', which is Tavari for "elder sister." (In comparison to the neighboring island to the west, which is ''Tanatra'', "younger sister.") In addition to the southern and western portions of Avnatra, Tavaris controls the island known as King's Island to the south, upon which the capital of Nuvrenon is located. Two small islands immediately to the west of Avnatra known as the "Tears of the Moon" were historically part of Tavaris until they became part of Acronis in 2022. The islands are considered sacred ground by Akronists. Both of these islands, known individually as the Greater and Lesser Tear of the Moon respectively, are national parks where very little development is permitted, and have been for decades under both Tavari and Acronian administration. Among the most notable features on the Tears of the Moon are two large Akronist monasteries, including one at the site of a meteor impact in the year 1 CE whose impact is the epoch of the [[Common Era calendar]].
▲===Political geography===
▲The [[Novaris|Novari]] portion of Tavaris consists of most of the southern "fork" of the island of [[Rodoka]], which is located off the coast of West Novaris between [[Meagharia]] and the [[Lapinumbia|Lapinumbian]] island of Rhodos. Rodoka was initially settled by the Rodokan people, it is believed, in the 9th or 10th century CE. Tavari settlers reached the island in 1620. The Tavari and Rodokan people found much in common, both being largely clan-based societies with strong maritime traditions. In 1634, Tavaris and Rodoka signed the Treaty of Sinajärv, which annexed Rodoka into the Kingdom of Tavaris but established significant autonomy for the Native Rodokans. On August 18th 2020, Rodoka voted in a referendum to become the 12th Province of Tavaris. The capital and largest city of Rodoka is Lantaž, an Tavari word meaning "paradise." However, the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration still maintains the same level of autonomy, which has been described as making it basically a province in and of itself. Effective on 6 June 2022, the areas of Rodoka under the control of the RNTA became the independent country of Rodoka and the Isles.
▲Tavaris is divided into 14 provinces for the purpose of civil administration. The provinces are units of civil government established by the Diet, with the current system established by the Province Reorganization Act of 2022 having replaced a relatively unpopular system organized in 1961. While most power in civil government resides with the national government in Nuvrenon, the provinces have the power to set income taxes, regulate certain businesses and industries, and establish public school systems, among other responsibilities. Each province elects a unicameral Legislative Council, from which a government headed by a First Councillor is appointed. The 2022 changes did not significantly alter the powers held by the provincial governments, with one exception in the regulation of death services (such as funeral homes, crematoriums, and hospice care facilties), which was removed from provincial jurisdiction and reserved for the National Diet in response to renewed violence over inter-religious differences in death rituals that were part of the lead up to Acronian independence.
▲Also in Novaris are the [[Isles of Kanor]], two islands seized from [[Meagharia|Milofia]] in 1714 during the Tavari-Milofite War, in which Milofites attacked Rodoka in an effort to seize the islands and in response to what they considered to be heresy. Tavaris won the war and claimed the islands as a “buffer” between Rodoka and Milofia. They were never administratively part of the Province of Rodoka, but most land on the islands that is not taken by military facilities is owned by the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration and as such became part of Rodoka and the Isles in 2022. However, the Kingdom of Tavaris retains control of all Tavari military facilities on the island as part of its commitment to defend Rodoka through the Tavari Union.
▲Under the previous system, there were some areas of the country that were "unprovinced" and thus administered directly by the national government. No areas are unprovinced as of 2022, though the law still allows for such a jurisdiction to exist "if so designated by the Cabinet." This designation was used for Tavari overseas territories, namely Elatana, Metrati Anar, the [[Isles of Kanor]], and the [[Tavari East Pacific Isles]], all of which now being independent from the Tavari national government. Unprovinced territories had an appointed Administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day governance of the territory. Residents of UPTs also elect an Assembly that acts as a legislature, though the Administrator had the power of veto.
▲The Aequator passes through southern Tavaris, bisecting the Greater Tear of the Moon. Given the country's location on the Aequator, the climate is tropical. All of Avnatra was once covered in rainforest, although the southern portions of the island have been cleared since ancient times. Akronist political opposition to logging and resource extraction, especially in the north where Akronists are politically stronger, means there are many protected or otherwise undeveloped areas in the north, including much of the area along the border with Vaklori. Most of northern Tavaris is undeveloped and sparsely populated, particularly in the far north, which is significantly more mountainous than the rest of the country and in some places is even a desert.
▲The Province of [[Rodoka]] as it now exists does not have the same level of autonomy that its predecessor of the same name under the Treaty of Sinajärv signed in 1634 between the Tavari government and the Rodokan tribes. Because the areas of Rodoka reserved for Native Rodokans are now independent, that treaty no longer applies and therefore the provisions it contained granting the island of Rodoka autonomy in certain matters are no longer part of the law. Prior to 2022, the province of Rodoka covered the entire island, and certain areas of the island were reserved specifically for tribal use, including most of the northern “branch” of the island.
▲Southern Tavaris is the country's industrial base and most populated region. Most of Tavaris' major cities are located here, especially along the Bight of Tavaris in the southwest. Further inland is the primary agricultural region of the country. Off the southeastern coast is King's Island and the capital of Nuvrenon. With the distance too long for a bridge, Nuvrenon is connected to the mainland by a fleet of state-operated hovercrafts and private boats and ships. The portions of King's Island not taken by the Nuvrenon urban area are primarily palm oil plantations, and heavy industry such as manufacturing. There are fewer large cities along the east coast, as this region has borne the historical brunt of Banian invasion, but the city of Good Harbor is one of Tavaris' major ports and the heart of Tavaris' primary coffee and cocoa-growing regions. The body of water to the east of Avnatra is known officially as the Strait of Vaklori but is also known among Tavari as the Sunrise Sea.
▲Officially, each province is divided into townships and cities. Cities are built-up population centers that have a certain degree of autonomy, whereas townships are largely subject to governance from the province of which they are a part. While under the law, cities have the power to establish municipal police departments, nearly all of them have not done so, leaving the Royal Tavari Marshals to serve as the police. The three cities with their own police departments are Nuvrenon, Dravai, and Lantaž.
==Military==
[[File:HMAS Canberra sailing in formation at RIMPAC 2016.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Royal Tavari Navy aircraft carrier ''Žavražan'', foreground, in formation at sea. The ''Žavražan'' is one of two Tavari aircraft carriers. In the background are destroyer ''Kanor
The military of Tavaris is the [[Royal Tavari Armed Forces]]. Tavaris has a strong military tradition, and for centuries maintained mandatory conscription for citizens of all genders. Mandatory conscription was ended in 2016. The strong military culture was shaped early in Tavari history by the frequent armed conflicts with [[Federation of Bana|Bana]]. Despite the fact that there has been no such attack from Bana since the [[Great War]], the two countries remain on relatively poor terms and there is still a belief that the country must be protected. As such, the military remains one of the most popular institutions in the country.
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Tavaris is considered to be a developed economy. As in most similar economies, the service sector has grown to become the largest sector of the economy. Historically, agriculture and fishing were the center of the Tavari economy, and both of them remain significant. The Tavari currency is the Tavari Nashdat (TAN), which uses the symbol ŋ.
A tropical country, Tavaris grows and exports timber, tropical fruits and nuts, palm oil, coffee, sugar, and cocoa, among many other products including paper and paper goods. Perhaps Tavaris' most well-known agricultural export is chocolate - the production of chocolate is dated to almost the very beginning of Tavari settlement in the region, and Tavaris exports more chocolate than any other country on Urth. Additionally, Tavaris produces significant amounts of ethanol and bio-fuels, although these are not typically exported but used by the population instead, due to policies that encourage the use of renewable sources of fuel. The overwhelming majority of the Tavari sugar industry was inherited by [[Acronis]] after its secession, as well as a major portion of the cocoa industry, though Tavaris retains the majority of the processing facilities for these raw products. The open borders and common market of the [[Tavari Union]] are instrumental in the continued functioning of these crucial sectors of the Tavari economy.
Akronist religious teaching has a significant influence on the economy in that it has led to relatively unusual proportions of land use in the country. Akronist religious teaching holds life as sacred, and killing animals in general, but especially to eat, is discouraged. With nearly half of the population being Akronist, demand for meat from livestock is significantly lower than in other countries. As a result, there are much fewer livestock farms, freeing the land to be used for the growth of planted crops. There is, however, one major exception to the Akronist rule on eating animals: seafood. Because Akrona is said to have emerged from the sea, the Church of Akrona teaches that everything that comes from the sea is a blessing and gift from Akrona to the people. A significant percentage of Tavari off-shore area is devoted to fish farms and other aquaculture. The people of Tavaris both eat and export large amounts of seafood, and they also engage in commercial whaling within their territorial waters. Kelp and algae are also grown as bio-fuel resources.
Tavaris has some mineral resources, including significant deposits of cobalt and lithium, as well as copper, nickel, and sand and gravel. There are reserves of silicon in the regions of the Ranat Plateau and the northeastern coast. It has smaller reserves of precious metals like gold and silver, and was once a source of diamonds, but Tavari diamond reserves are thought to have been mostly depleted since the 20th century. Prior to 2022, Tavaris was a producer of manganese, but all these deposits were located in [[Elatana]], now independent. There are some oil reserves off Tavari coastlines, especially among the islands in Metrati Anar. Tavaris does have domestic heavy manufacturing, including automobiles, watercraft, renewable energy equipment such as wind turbines and solar panels, and especially arms and military equipment. Tavaris is also a leading manufacturer and exporter of lithium-ion batteries. Most of these industries are subject to significant environmental rules and other regulatory scrutiny as well as protest by members of the public, especially Akronists.
The services sector, as in other countries, is the largest driver of the Tavari economy. While the relatively strict environmental regulations result in difficulty in other sectors of the economy, they are largely credited with creating an environment that is very popular to visit. Tourism and hospitality are a major source of economic activity in Tavaris, and the government leans hard into tourism as a way to make up for economic limitations elsewhere.
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