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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.

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]]).