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==Geography==
===Physical geography===
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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 [[
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.
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===Political geography===
Tavaris is divided into 12 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 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. ▼
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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 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.
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.
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