Forum:Territory application/AN144, Caruba and The Sardines
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 | Territory ID and proposed name |
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| The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country |
AN144, Caruba and the Sardines (Republic of)
 | Physical geography |
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| An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. It is advised to also create a sketch, you can add a link to this (hosted on imgur or similar) |
Caruba is the mainland island in the country. Inspired by Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, it is mountaineous in the centre and flatter around the coast. The island is densely forested, primarily moist forest which is found theoughout the island. Agriculture on Caruba is limited to large farms which are well regulated by the government. Despite this, Caruba relies on food imports to stay alive.
The Sardines (being all of the smaller islands) are similar in geography, on a smaller scale.
below is a sketch of the islands, with each contour representing 100m above sea level. Cities, municipalities and island names are also marked.
 | Human geography |
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| A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style |
The country in total has a population of around 4.3 Million. About 800,000 of these people live in the capital city of Port Nesoi (Nesoi being the Greek godesses of ialands) Outside of Port Nesoi, the two other cities include: Kingsboro, and Damia (on one of the Sardines). Smaller towns and villages are scattered throughout, mostly along the coast. Caruba gets lots of tourists every year, who come to see the beautiful beaches and colourful towns. Foreign investors have built resorts across the country but in recent years the government has been denying them construction as they interfere with the lives of the locals. The other main source of income for Caruba is its usage as a tax haven for lots of Antarefia (hoping to collaborate with others on the inclusion of some global companies on Caruba) which resulted in an economic boom in the '90s that is still being felt today. Suddenly, the country went from an impiverished island to a bustling economy. Construction is constant, and the Highway Commision has been developing better roads across the country.
Railway transport only exists in Port Nesoi with the Port Nesoi Metro. Otherwise, much of the population relies on car or the well connected bus network. A series of ferries connect Caruba and the Sardines.
Administratively Caruba and the Sardines each have their own Municipal Governments, officially the Sardine Republic and the Island of Caruba. Lower down, these municipalities are divided into Counties.
The population in Caruba is rising steadily, as more work becomes available. Until recently, when Fort James University was opened in Kingsboro, citizens had to leave the country to get a college education. The country is attractive to companies due to its well educated workforce, low corporation tax and the fact that Ingerish is spoken.
 | History & culture |
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| A brief description of the intended culture and language |
Caruba and the Sardines have different cultures as they were colonised by different countries. The Sardines speak a version of Romantish and follow Catholicism while Caruba speaks mainly Ingerish (a local dialect of course) and follows Protestantism. ~early 1800s the two colonies joined forces in a revolution for independence and after a long war finally achieved it. They were united as one country, Princetopia (the colonial name for the region) until 1928 when the name was officially changed.
There was a devistating hurricane and a short period of famine shortly after this which made global headlines. Hurricane Marley destroyed all the crops and caused major damage to the towns and cities, displacing many families. It took thirty years for the country to return to pre-1928 standards.
Below is the flag of the country since 1798 (unofficially until 1932) when it was used to represent the rebels during a rising in Damia.
The original flag featured more colonial features.
 | Past mapping |
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I have been mapping in BG36: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=10/16.1059/-107.4477&layers=B for a while now using JOSM and the further east you go the more recent the mapping is. The mainland regions are based on Ireland however this island to the north: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=12/16.2284/-107.5331&layers=B is relevant to this territory application as it is based loosely on Jamaica. An example of my urban mapping can be found in Oliver City and an example of my rural mapping can be found in the countryside and in the forests and mountains where I have detailed some tourist destinations inspired by Co. Kerry, Ireland. (e.g. Farrowdown Lake: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=15/15.9933/-107.4693&layers=B
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-Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 23:48, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
 | Discussion |
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| Discussion for clarification & decision |
- I've decided to move to another territory, (TA032, TA024) because it appears the admin for Antarephia is inactive and I would rather this territory anyways. The new topic is here: Heresy and Capitán
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Territory application closed |
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| User moved territory application to a Tarephian territory, therefore closing this application | |
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