Tortuga
The Independent Isles of Tortuga Las Islas Independientes de Tortuga (Impelanzan) კუსკვების დამოუკიდებელი კუნძულები k’usk’vebis damouk’idebeli k’undzulebi (Salovian) | |
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Motto: "¡Las tortugas son el alma de nuestra nación!" | |
| Capital and largest city | Caparazón |
| Official languages | Impelanzan |
| Recognised national languages | Staynish Salovian |
| Ethnic groups | See Demographics |
| Religion | See Religion |
| Demonym(s) | Tortugan/Tortuguese |
| Government | Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
| Samuel III | |
| Fernán Candelario | |
| Legislature | Consejo Nacional |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 150,000 |
| Currency | Kirib (♅/KRB) |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY BCE/CE |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +537 |
| ISO 3166 code | LIT |
| Internet TLD | .to |
Tortuga (/toɾˈtu.ɡa/), officially known as The Independent Isles of Tortuga (Impelanzan: Las Islas Independientes de Tortuga; Salovian: კუსკვების დამოუკიდებელი კუნძულები k’usk’vebis damouk’idebeli k’undzulebi), is an archipelagic island country in the Packilvanian Ocean, off the coast of Peregrinia. It consists of 199 islands, of which most are clustered around Isla Nublar. Its closest neighbour Justelvard is located 221 kilometres to the east of Isla Pico. Peregrinia, Bai Lung, and the Morstaybishlian territories of the Necraties, Frorkstolm and the Seligeze Islands are also located nearby. Its population of roughly 150,000 is dwarfed by most of its neighbours.
The lack of human presence prior to Salovian rule created a prosperous environment for the ancestors of the Gallegos tortoises to grow in numbers and evolve. They are an often cited and prominent example of insular gigantism. The turtles have an extensive sign language based on a variety of body movements and a writing system, making them one of the most intelligent animals on Urth. They form complex social ties between each other and are considered equal to humans under Tortugan law. All these factors lead most Tortugans to consider them as the native inhabitants of the islands. Knowledge of Gallegian history is limited due to the difficulties encountered while attempting communication with them and is mostly interpreted through fossil records and artifacts. Human presence began with the establishment of ___, a series of slave plantations owned by ___, followed by its absorption into the Grand Republic of Salovia. While its original purpose was the cultivation of sugarcane, it found more success as a mining colony. The majority of slaves were from several Impelanzan-speaking nations in Arcturia. After slavery was outlawed in ___, the former slaves started building the framework for the modern nation. Tortuga gained independence in ___.