Yor
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The Realms of Yor Isles Yor Republic | |
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Motto: Мы стоим как один(We Stand As One) | |
| Capital | Dorchester |
| Largest city | St.Delanor |
| Official languages | York |
| Recognised national languages | York,Codexian |
| Demonym(s) | Yorian |
| Government | Unitary Presidential Republic |
• President | Dominik Chren |
• Vice President | Michal Nedved |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| History | |
• Independence | 2017 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 5,289,300 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | 29,120 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | 289 Billion SHD |
| Gini | 51.3 high |
| SDI (2017) | 0.932 very high |
| Currency | York Kiribs (YD) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+2) |
| Date format | dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 998 |
| ISO 3166 code | ROY |
| Internet TLD | .RY |
The Realms of Yor Isles is a sovereign state occupying the 3 islands east of Xagrurg, in the Greater Auroran archipelago region. The Republic of Yor population with approximately 4.7 million people, of which approximately 1.7 million live in the metropolitan area of St.Delanor, the largest city.
Though long known for fishing and mining, the economy has improved with the support of Tourism as well as investment from other nations into its economy making it a once more a needed link in trade across the world. Over the last 6 months, the Yor republic had lost a quarter of its population during the war began with the Capital city Dorchester almost flatten by the GXE occupiers. Since then the population has risen by close to two million to its current number of over 5 million, this is in part to the nation's growth and millions of York residents returning home as well as immigration from other Auroran nations. Yors Growth has been driven by construction, manufacturing, and tourism. The Republic of Yor has also built an advanced telecommunication system and transportation infrastructure.
A geographically diverse nation, the island has an average temperature of 71.3 °F and great climatic and biological diversity. Music and sport are of great importance in the York culture, with Deshulo and Batino as the national dance and music, and Surfing as the favorite sport.
Government & Politics
Yor Isles has a left-right multi-party system. Following the upcoming 2017 parliamentary election, the biggest parties are the center-right Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement, and the IYorcelandic Pirate Party. Other political parties with seats in are the Progressive Party, the Reform Party, Bright Future and the Social Democratic Alliance. Many other parties exist on the municipal level, most of which run only locally in a single municipality.
Goverment
The president of Yor Isles is a largely ceremonial head of state and serves as a diplomat, but may veto laws voted by the parliament and put them to a national referendum. The current president is Entsky Gotfrid. The head of government is the prime minister who, together with the cabinet, is responsible for the executive government. The cabinet is appointed by the president after a general election to the parliament; however, the appointment is usually negotiated by the leaders of the political parties, who decide among themselves after discussions which parties can form the cabinet and how to distribute its seats, under the condition that it has a majority support in the parliament. Only when the party leaders are unable to reach a conclusion by themselves within a reasonable time span does the president exercise this power and appoint the cabinet personally.
Administrative divisions
Yor is divided into regions, constituencies, and municipalities. The eight regions are primarily used for statistical purposes. District court jurisdictions also use an older version of this division. The constituencies for the parliamentary elections are the current four constituencies:
Dorchester North and Dorchester South (city regions); Southwest (four non-contiguous suburban areas around St.Delanor); Northwest and Northeast (northern half of North Yor, split); and, South (southern half of South Yor, excluding St.Delanor and suburbs).
74 municipalities in Yor govern local matters like schools, transport, and zoning These are the actual second-level subdivisions of Yor Isles, as the constituencies have no relevance except in elections and for statistical purposes. St.Delanor is by far the most populous municipality, about four times more populous than Dorchester, the second one.
Foreign relations
The foreign relations of Yor are Yor's relations with other governments and peoples. Xagurg was the chief foreign contact before APWII. Since then Yor's most important relationship is with Kuthernburg. However, Yor's governments have traditionally maintained active relations with other nations, mostly through multilateral organizations such as the UNAC, and the Northern Security Treaty Organization (NSTO).
Geography
Volcanism has been continuous on the Galápagos Islands for at least 20 myr, and perhaps even longer. Despite being in a sub-tropical region of the world, it doesn't have the same tropical heat as you would expect. In fact, the York Isles doesn't have a tropical climate, which means you can visit Yor Islands all year round, and enjoy the weather and the unrivalled wildlife. From the York Islands, you can take a York Cruise and view the island's unbelievable creatures only found here, including the famous York tortoise, the York sea lion, and the York batfish. Like its surrounding sub-tropical regions, the York Islands have two seasons. The wet season and the dry season. With the islands located in the Southern Ocean, the seasons are very much dictated by their surrounding currents, causing warmer and cooler spells for the islands. However, the differences in the seasons are most noticeable by the amount of rain, with lots more rainfall frequenting the Galapagos islands in the rainy season, rather than any significant change in the temperature.
The wet season usually takes place from December to May and is largely affected by the hot Auroran currents and the Southeast trade winds. Surprisingly, during this season you will see a lot of sun, and average temperatures of around 26ºC. Despite it being the wet season, the rain leaves as quickly as it arrives, with brief moments of heavy rain gracing the arid islands and disappearing again. Unlike a Rainforest, much of the rain that falls on the York Islands is absorbed by its volcanic soils, and so the effect of the rain can often bring a much warmer climate. For example, the ocean is often warmer during this season, making it great time of year for swimming and snorkeling.
Lasting from June to November the dry season, sees the Xagurg current and Auroran undercurrent bring cooler air to the islands. The air and the ocean are both cooler than during the wet season. Even though it is called the dry season, like a tropical climate, light rain can fall across the islands during this time, particularly in the higher parts of the islands, where surprisingly the islands see more rain than during the wet season. You will find the general weather conditions will be cloudy, cooler, and the sun will be less intense, with average temperatures of around 22ºC. With the water temperature much cooler during the dry season, this season can be a perfect time of year for a cruise. During this season you will discover plenty of sea mammals and land birds on and off the islands.
York wildlife These islands are volcanic in origin and were never attached to any continent. Wildlife arrived here in one of three ways: flying, floating or swimming. The giant Yorknese tortoise is one of the largest land animals on the islands, and due to the very few numbers of natural predators, the wildlife in the Yor is known for being extremely tame without instinctual fear.
Fauna One of the best-known is the Yorknese tortoise, which lives on several of the islands. It has an average lifespan of more than 190 years.
The marine iguana is also extremely unusual since it is the only iguana adapted to life in the sea. Land iguanas, lava lizards, geckos, and harmless snakes can also be found in the islands. The large number and range of birds is also of interest to scientists and tourists. Around 66 species live in the archipelago, of which 27 are found only in the Galápagos. Some of these are found only on one island.
The most outstanding are penguins, which live on the colder coasts, Darwin's finches, frigatebirds, albatrosses, gulls, boobies, pelicans and York hawks, among others. The flightless cormorant, a peculiar bird that has lost the ability to fly, and the York crake, nearly flightless, are also part of this rich fauna.
On the other hand, there are many mammal species, mostly sea mammals such as whales, dolphins and sea lions. A few species of endemic York mice the Santiago York mouse and the Fernandina York mouse - have been recently rediscovered. Along with a peculiar set of Red Deer that are derived from the mainland species and have become adept as well to aquatic life, York Devils, Sub-Tropical Wolverines, and Ocelots also inhabit the isles.
Flora On the larger York Islands, four ecological zones have been defined: coastal, low or dry, transitional and humid. In the first, species such as myrtle, mangrove and saltbush can be found. In the second grow cactus, the incensé tree, carob tree, poison apple tree, chala and yellow cordia, among others. In the transitional zone taller trees, epiphytes and perennial herbs can be seen. The best-known varieties are the cat's claw, espuela de gallo. In the humid sector are the cogojo, Galapagos guava, cat's claw, Galapagos coffee, passionflower and some types of moss, ferns, and fungus.
Military
The York Armed Forces (YAF) is the military component of the Ministry of Defence of the Realms of Yor Isles as part of the island's Total Defence strategy.
The YAF has three services: the York Army, the Republic of Yor Air Force (RYAF) and the Republic of Yor Navy (RYN). The YAF protects the interests, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Yor Isles from external threats.
The YAF relies heavily on a large pool of conscripts in the active and reserve forces. It has an approximate active strength of around 67,000 personnel and is capable of mobilizing over a million reservists in case of national exigencies or full-scale war battles. National Servicemen make up more than 80% of its military defense system and form the backbone of the YAF.
After its independence, Yor had four infantry regiments commanded by Kuthern officers. This force was considered too small to provide effective security for the new country, so the development of its military forces became a priority. Kasmiyland pulled its military out of Yor in October 2017, leaving behind only a small Kuthern, Lessau and Latianburg force as a token military presence. The last Kuthern soldier left Yor in March 2018. Lessau troops were the last to leave, in October 2018. A great deal of initial support came from Nacata, the main fears after independence was an invasion by Xagurg. Nacatan Defense Force (NDF) commanders were tasked with creating the York Armed Forces (YAF) from scratch, and Nacatan instructors were brought in to train York soldiers. Military courses were conducted according to the NSTO format, and Yor adopted a system of conscription and reserve service based on the Nacatan model. Yor still maintains strong security ties with Israel and is one of the biggest buyers of Nacatan arms and weapons systems. The BEHOMA anti-tank weapon is one example of recent York-Nacatan collaboration.
The YAF is being developed to respond to a wide range of issues, in both conventional and unconventional warfare. The York Science and Technology Agency is responsible for procuring resources for the military. The geographic restrictions of Yor mean that the YAF must plan to fully repulse an attack, as they cannot fall back and re-group. The small size of the population has also affected the way the YAF has been designed, with a small active force but a large number of reserves. Yor has conscription for all able-bodied males at age 18, except those with a criminal record or who can prove that their loss would bring hardship to their families. Males who have yet to complete pre-university education or are awarded a scholarship can opt to defer their draft. Though not required to perform military service, the number of women in the YAF has been increasing: since 2018 they have been allowed to fill military vocations formerly reserved for men. Before induction into a specific branch of the armed forces, recruits undergo at least 9 weeks of basic military training.
Because of the scarcity of open land on the main island, training involving activities such as live firing and amphibious warfare are often carried out on smaller islands, typically barred to civilian access. However, large-scale drills are considered too dangerous to be performed in the country and are performed in Kasmiyland. Training is also held in about a dozen other countries. In general, military exercises are held with foreign forces once or twice per week. Due to airspace and land constraints, the Republic of Yor Air Force (RYAF) maintains a number of overseas bases in Kuthernburg, Nacata, and Lessau. The YAF has sent forces to assist in operations outside the country, in areas such as Atiland and Latianburg, in both military and civilian roles. In 2019, the RYN deployed two ships, the RYS Kong and the Dorchester to the Strait of Furnifold to aid in counter piracy efforts as part of NSTO Task Force 83. Yor is part of the Northern Security Treaty Organization, a military alliance with Kasmiyland, Kuthernburg, Duelland, Latianburg, Lessau, and Nacata.
Memorials
Culture
Economy
The economy of Yor is a developing mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Yor has shown many areas for growth and development. Shipping has long been a support of Yor's export sector, but much of Yor's economic growth will be fueled by an abundance of natural resources, including petroleum exploration and production, hydroelectric power, and fisheries. Yor's modern manufacturing and welfare system will rely on a financial reserve produced by exploitation of natural resources, particularly Antarctic Ocean oil.
The state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, such as YorOil, hydroelectric energy production (YTaf) and aluminium production (Yor Hydro). Through these big companies, the government controls approximately 30% of the stock values at the Luthernburg Stock Exchange. When non-listed companies are included, the state has even higher share in ownership, mainly from direct oil licence ownership.
Yor has banned cutting of trees , in order to prevent the air from being high in pollution. Crops, that are typically linked to forests' destruction are timber, soy, palm oil and beef. Yor depends totally on Furnifold, Atiland, Kuthernburg and Nacata for the delivery of Crops and other foods.
Resources
Export revenues from oil and gas have will be almost 50% of total exports and constitute more than 20% of the GDP.The government controls its petroleum resources through a combination of state ownership in major operators in the oil fields with approximately 62% ownership in YorOil and the fully state-owned YoTroliom, which has a market value of about twice of YorOil. Finally, the government controls licensing of exploration and production of fields.
Yor contains significant mineral resources, its mineral production are valued at around $1.5 billion SHD. The most valuable minerals are limestone, building stone, nepheline syenite, olivine, iron, titanium, and nickel.
Hydroelectric plants will generate roughly 98–99% of Yor's electric power, more than any other country on Urth.