Trigunian Federation

Trigunia (Rodshya: Трыгоня, tr. Triguniya) officially known as the Trigunian Federation (Rodshya: Трыгоня Федерация, tr. Trigunskya Federatsiya), is a country located off the north-western coast of Keris. To the south of Trigunia across the Green Sea and Sea of Deliverance lay the Republic of Kizenia and Dolgavan Confederation respectively. Geographically the country is an island, it ranks as the third most populated nation in the world, twenty first largest country with an area of 1,300,800 km.

Trigunia has seen several periods of extreme political polarization. Trigunia was home to the foundation of the United Kerissian Socialist Republic and its numerous successor states, it has also had periods of extreme autocratic periods where it the House of Mashkov dominated the Trigunian Tsardom as the Tsar of Trigunia. The country has seen few periods of center governments, it is considered to be one of the leading political powers in Terra. Trigunia is currently ruled by the All-Trigunian Patriotic Party underneath President Balakhnov Ilyich, many political experts have called the new President a "future dictator" but the President refuses to respond to the critics. Trigunia is home to the Trigunian people, who are also called Rodshyan. They primarily speak Rodshyan, which is also sometimes called Trigunian. The second largest population is the Kozaki, who call Zarvospol home along with the Zarvosen people. The Kozaki speak a close form of Rodshyan but have minor differences, the majority of the Zarvosen people speak Zarvosen which is similar to Rodshyan but again, like Kozaki, different.

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.

In the 3270s, Trigunia was once again taken by communists forces, partially by stealth. The Kommunisticheskaya Komitet Krestyanskikh was aided in it's dramatic takeover by the Kommunisticheskaya Komiteta Rabochikh (formerly the Partiya Chernych sotnya Trigunii) a right-wing fascist party which swiftly changed it's stance in 3276. In 3280 and 3285 the coalition between the two parties won successive mandates from the people. It was during this period that Trigunia became the Trigunskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika, and the third UKSR was formed. By 3287 the Trudovaya Partiya Trigunii, another communist party, continued the work of the original coalition.

Following the 3290 crisis, the UKSR was ended.

Modern
In 3830 the All-Trigunian Patriotic Union formed after the collapse of the Democratic Socialist Party, in the wake of the collapse of order the All-Trigunian Patriotic Union stepped in. It was shortly after that the Trigunian Federation was formed. The Trigunian Federation was formed and immediately set out to restore its diplomatic and military supremacy that it once carried; it started this by joining the Collective Security and Cooperation Organization and aligning itself with Indrala.

Governance
Trigunia, formally the Trigunian Empire, is an autocratic parliamentarian empire. The Tsar of All Trigunia is the autocratic leader of the Trigunian Empire. The Minister-President of the Trigunian Empire is the head of government, the Minister-President is the representative of the people of Trigunia. The Council of Ministers and the Minister-President are the day to day operators of the government of Trigunia. The State Duma is a unicameral, 450-seat legislature which acts as the sole legislature of the Trigunian Empire. The Tsar has legislative initiative and can introduce whichever legislation he decrees, he does this through the form of Tsarist Decrees. The State Duma is elected every 5 years.

Outside the normal means of governance is the Imperial Senate and the State Council. The Imperial Senate, officially the Imperial Senate of Nobles is the collective voice of the Trigunian nobility. They are lead by the Ober-Procurator, who is a noble who is elected by the body to be the voice of the nobility to the Tsar. The Imperial Senate has a strong influence on the Tsar. The State Council is the privy council to the Tsar, the State Council is appointed by the Tsar and serves until death or his dismissal. The State Council acts as an advisory body to the Tsar and is filled with high-ranking nobles who have influence in many aspects of the Trigunian Empire.

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).

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 Chadonia containing the provincies of Chadonia and Yulrath.





Second largest and northernmost is Itäsaari containing the provincies of Milrata and Kalliosaari

Smallest and southernmost is Tirgith; home to most of the ethnic Hulstrians, containing the province 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 Chadonia; esp. around the mountainous areas

- northern parts of Itäsaari 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 Chadonia & nearly all of Itäsaari 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 Chadonia, are Severnyj olen (Reindeer), & Trigunskiĭ medvedʹ (Trigunian Bear), mostly on  Itäsaari  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.

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.

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