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'''The Republic of Tivot''', more commonly referred to simply as [[Tivot]], is a small, prosperous nation that shares a single border with [[CaltharusKaltariezh]] on the continent [[Aurora]], and a small border with [[JustelvardJusdelva]] on the island of Isekora. It is the northernmost nation on the continent, and was part of [[Salovia]] for centuries, gaining independence soon after the conclusion of [[Auroran Imperial War|The Auroran Imperial War]] following an independence referendum in 1975. It has maintained peaceful relations with the former Salovian territories of [[BaykaliaBiramura]], [[Volova]], and [[Nilovia]], and has particularly close relations with [[Tuvaltastan]] and [[Nolova]]. The nation, with a Nominal GDP per capita of $37,361, has an estimated population of 23,482,684 as of 2020. The nation is located at the tip of the [[Great Auroran Peninsula]], and is a major port on [[Morstaybishlian Sea|The Morst Thoroughfare]] for shippings directed towards [[Gondwana]] and [[Novaris]]. Tivot also has three outlying islands, [[Alirus Isle]] to the northeast, [[Eternium Isle]] to the northwest, and [[Zycal Island]] to the west, all of which have been designated as nature preserves since [[Nature Preservation Acts of 1834|1834]]. Collectively, the three islands are referred to as the [[Tivot Outlying Preserves]] (TOPs). Along with the TOPs, Tivot also owns the port city of [[Okros Sanap’iro]], located on the southeastern corner of the [[JustelvardJusdelva|JustelvardicJusdelvic]] island of Isekora, given to Salovia to be part of the Tivotian province by [[Great Morstaybishlia]] as reparations for occupying Tivot during the Great War. The capital [[Tarov]] and its metropolitan area hold almost the entire population of the mainland at over 22 million people, due to lack of practical usable space elsewhere, and also [[Verk'ohism#Zycalerian Myths|local beliefs]] pertaining to the [[Zycannes Mountains]] found in the center of the nation. The only other separate populations are the settlement of [[Per]], home to a population of approximately 237,200 individuals, mostly consisting of [[Species#Peregrin|Peregrin]] and [[Species#Nekomimi|Nekomimi]], and Okros Sanap’iro, hosting a population of 332,800. This concentration of the population within Tarov results in "Tivot" and "Tarov" to be occasionally used interchangeably, as well as the rare reference to Tivot as a city-state, although semantically that terminology is inaccurate to describe the nation as a whole.

The culture of Tivot is varied and diverse, pulling from various different sources for its traditions and customs ranging from the original Kingdom of Natavi and its time as a Salovian province to its close ties to CaltharusKaltariezh, JustelvardJusdelva, and Peregrinia.

Alirus Isle is a large conic volcanic island that is believed to have formed approximately 30-40 million years ago. MostThe flora of the vegetation on the island isconsists primarily smallerof small shrubs and lichens, and other similarly hardysimilar flora suited to the climate of the island. FaunaThe ondominant fauna of the island are mostlyprimarily small rodents thatlike livethe alonginvasive theyellow-necked coast,field mouse and migratory seabirds that visit the island on a seasonal basis.

IluvikovZycal Island, the largest of the three, is an island made up of two caldera volcanoes connected by an isthmus made up of what is believed to be landproduced from an ancient eruption some time between 20 and 25 million years ago. The vegetation on the island is relatively diverse in comparison to the other TOP's, with a number of different tree species, smaller ferns and grasses, various weeds, and lichens and fungi. The island is home to the endangered Auroran Gold-coated Grimalkin and the Zycalerian cloud rat.

Eternium Isle, alsoan island formed from a volcanicnow-extinct islandvolcano, is the only island of the three that has any humansentient population. This is due to the fact that, prior to the original Nature Preservation Acts of 1834 that had formed the Tivot Outlying Preserves, a small community of native inhabitants known as the Aderin Tribe protested against a section of the original act that would have had them be expelled off the island in favor of preservation of nature. The inhabitants argued that because the Aderin had been on the island longer than recorded history, that they had become a natural part of the ecosystem. The Grand Court at the time ruled that they had indeed become an integral part of the environment, and the Aderin have lived on the island since, with their population staying between 150 and 250 individuals since 1460, when reliable Salovian population records began.

As one of the world's leading international financial centers, Tarov has a major capitalist service economy with low taxation, and has established free trade agreements with numerous nations throughout Urth, attracting major companies such as [[Metatron Corporation]] to set up holding companies there. It is an important center for international finance and trade, with one of the greatest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the Caven/Morstaybishlian Sea, along with [[Sani Bursil]] and Aeternum[[Rouanezkador]], among others. The Tivot Stock Exchange is one of the largest in the world, making up a large share of all stocks traded (it lists some of the largest companies in the world on its indices such as [[Café Pay]]).