Trigunia

Trigunia officially the Trigunian People's Republic (Rodshya: Trigunskaja Narodnaja Respublika'') is a nation off the north-western coast of Keris. To the south of Trigunia across the Green Sea and Sea of Deliverance lay New Endralon and Dolgaria respectively.

Geography
While Trigunia is composed of three major islands it is considered part of the continent of Keris. The largest of the three islands is Bol'shuya Chadonya (Greater Chadonya) containing the duchies of Chadonia and Yulrath.





Second largest and northernmost is Malaya Chadonya (Lesser Chadonya) named after the uniting tribe of the nation, containing the duchies of Milrata and Kildan Olvar

Smallest and southernmost is Tirgith; home to most of the ethnic Hulstrians, containing the duchy of Tirgith

total land area of 1,300,800 km² (808,279.647 mi²); 21st largest nation of Terra by land area.

bordered on the north by Ocean of Freezing Cold Blue Wet Stuff, on the west and south by the Sea of Deliverance, and on the east by the Green Sea.

Climate
- highest latitude of a country, stretching from 52° North at the southern tip of Tirgith to 64° North at the northern tip of Lesser Chadonya

- close to Polar circle at 66° 56' North

- Because of high latitude, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Polar Circle, and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day. Conversely, from late November to late January, the sun never rises above the horizon in the north, and daylight hours are very short in the rest of the country.

- 24 to 65 in (610 to 1,650 mm). Coastal areas are subject to intense storms, wind, and rain. Winter temperatures average between -11°C and 1°C, and in summer between 6°C and 15°.

- moderating influence of the sea, except in inner Bol'shuya Chadonya; esp. around the mountainous areas

- northern parts of Malaya Chadonya (Lesser Chadonya) are windswept, stormy & inhospitable

- western parts of Chadonia are wracked by storms; but high hills protect the coastal plain where most of the cities are located; therefore, cities have good climate & only moderate winters

Flora and Fauna
- western Chadonia is evergreen forests; as is most southern of Yulrath

- southern coast along the coastal plains is more temperate forests or open meadow land

- northern coast of Chadonya & nearly all of Malaya Chadonya is rugged & rocky with few trees, mostly low grassland, lichens & mosses

- most northern areas have layers of permafrost; however, most of the islands do not

- largest mammals on island, mostly Greater Chadonya, are Belyĭ vapiti (White Elk), & Trigunskiĭ medvedʹ (Trigunian Bear), mostly on Lesser Chadonya is Severnaya poni (Northern Pony)

- large number of polar bird species flock to the islands in the spring and autumn

- birds include puffins, wrens, etc.

History
Trigunia was founded in 1865 after the island of Ostrov Trigun was united by the Trigunskii tribe. Over the next 200 years Trigunians (An ethnic group originating in Kildan Olvar) would colonize the rest of modern day Trigunia. By 2072 only one obstacle remained, a metropolis on the west coast of Chadonya called by its inhabitants Rodshyadam.

The history of Rodshyadam stretched back many years, and it existed at least a thousand years (but very likely more) before the founding of Trigunia. It was an ancient trading post of Great Deltaria. When the Deltarian empire collapsed the trading post grew. Its inhabitants remained ethnically seperate from the rest of the local population, and technologically far outstripped the locals. Only after the creation of Trigunia on Malaya Chadonya (Lesser Chadonya) did any local force have the technological capacity of Rodshyadam.

In October 2072 the Trigunian army launched a fierce attack on Rodshyadam, breaking through its outer defences. For the next 3 years a bitter guerrilla war would be fought within the walls of Rodshyadam itself, as the Rodshya desperately tried to recapture the rest of the city. Finally in 2076 the Rodshya commander Yuri Bukharin declared the war over, and signed an unconditional surrender.

For many years after this brief conflict, the new state would enjoy years of peace and prosperity. Trigunian culture flourished, and the subdued Rodshya colonised the rest of Chadonya. Totalitarianism would not surface in Trigunia until the late 2390's, in the form of the KCCP. The KCCP intended to create a large communist state, which would also comprise the states of the continent of Keris. This appalled Nationalists, who did not wish for Trigunian national sovereignty to disappear in this way.

Civil war ensued, however, the nationalist forces were soon defeated by the numerically superior communists. Though opposition remained, it lacked the military capability to carry on the war. Nationalist leaders fled to Dorvik, ready to liberate Trigunia once more. KCCP oppression would continue for another 15 years, but the failure of other revolutions in Keris and growing opposition to the government planted the seeds of it's collapse. In 2413 the Trigunian Nationalists returned, and begun a program of glasnost. Riots erupted across Trigunia, and the KCCP finally collapsed in 2416.

The new republic did not survive long, a new rodshya national consciousness awoke. Natsional Bolsheviki quickly moved to take power in the vacuum. They called for a return to Trigunian strength, and the forcible implementation of Rodshya as the national language.



After the Hutori Civil War, several Hutorian royalist parties moved to Trigunia. Harry I of Hutori was crowned as Tsar Triguniya and the Trigunskaya Federalnaya Respublika become the Trigunskaya Imperiya.

In 2596, the KCCP was revived by a group of Communists led by the. Early elections were called, and the KCCP secured a 2/3 majority. Trigunia's name again changed, to Trigunskaya Sotsalisticheskaya Respublika.

Following the collapse of the KCCP, Trigunia reverted to an independent Republic. In early 2664, Trigunia was rocked by chaos when the only remaining political party in the nation, the Konservativnye Soyuz collapsed leaving the government without legislators. The Trigunian Nationalist League rose from be the regional level to the nation stage. Shortly thereafter the Trigunian Unionist Party reemerged on the national stage. In private talks with the TUP the TNL revealed that they were actually Hulstrians whose ancestors immigrated to Trigunia under the reign of Aleskandr I. They sought to bring Trigunia into personal union with Hulstria, while maintaining a unquiely Trigunian national identity. The TUP agreed to this idea and in 2667, Heinrich I of Hulstria was coronated Great Prince of Trigunia in Rodshyadam. Heinrich's reign was a peaceful one, and saw the stabilized of Trigunian society. In 2679, following the restoration of Deltaria, the Royal Duma agree to accords in which the Deltarian Tsar would be recognized as Tsar of Trigunia. As per this agreement, the House of Rothingren became Trigunia's Dynastia, and was established on paar with the other Deltarian Dynastias, which Heinrich retaining his position of Great Prince.

Republican forces removed the Monarchy late in the 27th century. Trigunia is currently moving on a more reformist Republican course.

Demographics
"We are changing the alphabet; abandoning the old Tokundian alphabet for an old Latin one."

- Culture Minister Andrei Ivanovich Volkonsky, 2905

The largest ethnicity of Trigunia is that of Trigunians (Rodshya: Triguniye), making up roughly 87% of the population. Due to past poverty, political oppression, and geographical factors Trigunia has not seen large influxes of immigrants like many other nations of Terra have and therefore, its population has remained relatively homogeneous.

The most widely spoken language in Trigunia is Rodshya. Rodshya is a Delic language related to Deltarian. In the past, the language used a derivative of the Tokundian alphabet but in the last several hundred years the language has experienced mass Latinization.

There are three dialects of Rodshya spoken in Trigunia: Tirgithye spoken on the island of Tirgith; Dam spoken on the main island of Greater Chadonya; and Novyii found exclusively on the island of Lesser Chadonya.

Believers in the Trigunia no more than 25%. Most of them - the Lutherans.

Around 75% of the population - atheists.

Culture
"The ethnic Trigunians tend to have horrid breath due to their rotting teeth. We believe, upon observation, that the culprit rests solely upon the varieties of warm cereal breads they eat."

- Sir William Remington of Luthori, 1906

Education
"The final step in tearing down Communism and dictatorship must be the privatization of the education system."

- Education Minister The Rt Hon. D.S. Derzhavin, 9th Baron of Regrinsky

Economy
"Despite their years of state control and stagnation, the Trigunian people have one of the fiercest entrepreneurial streaks anywhere in Terra. When asked by large companies, as I frequently am, for advice on investments for the future the first word on my lips is Trigunia; which is also, ironically, the last one as well."

- Samir Abu al-Malik, billionaire businessman and editor of Business International.

Politics & Government
For more information, check out Trigunia Electoral History

"The purpose of the government and the purpose of democracy are in diametric opposition. The purpose of government is to do what is best for the people. The purpose of democracy is to represent the people and do as they will. Unfortunately, what people want is not always what is best for them. We hope to create what I consider a nationalistic democracy, that is to say, a democracy in which the state insures that the people do only what is best for them. While some consider our methods to be totalitarian, or despotic we are only doing what is best for the citizens. We are working toward a state in which defense, order, and internal security are paramount. A state that can insure that the citizens of this great nation are not trampled on by any group or nation who would dare threaten us."

- Vladimir Sokolov, Konservativnye Soyuz party chairmen.

Politics of Trigunia
Trigunian politics tend to adhere to the typical Left-Right spectra.

Current Political Parties

Administrative Division
The Nation of Trigunia has five administrative divisions called Uezd:

Foreign Relations
Trigunia is a member of several treaties, primarily related to sports. These treaties include International Chess Association (ICA), Pro-Sports Treaty, The Axis Agreement, The Terran FIFA World Cup (TWC), TOA (Terran Olympic Association), Treaty of Cooperation among Football (Soccer)-playing Nations and the Union of Keris Football Associations (UKFA).

Military
"Given that our nation consists of islands separate from any continent, the sea shall be our moat and the wooden decks of our fleet shall be our walls."

- Admiral Pyotr V. Tchichagov, 1796

Following in act of piracy in the early 2680s against a Trigunian merchant ship and the followed bombing of a conference for the return of hostage sailors by Gaduri forces, Trigunia entered a state of war with the emergency Gaduri government.