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'Republic of Telamon
Lýðveldið Tælmörkin (Skjöldunga)
Tjóðveldið Tælmörkin (Doyingar)

Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Telamon
Location of Telamon

Motto
'Tælmörkin mun standast tímans tönn' (Skjöldunga)
("Telamon will stand the test of time")

Anthem "Tælmörkin Falleg"
Capital Grænnhöfn
Largest city Hvítursteinn
Language
  official
 
Skjöldunga, Doyingar
  others Luthorian
Religion
  main
 
68% Church of Telamon
  others 27% Irreligious
5% Other
Ethnic Groups
  main
 
77% Skjöld
  others
12% Doyingar
3% Davostani
2% Laamit
2% Kivonian

2% Hutorian
1% Sullestian
1% Other ethnicity

Demonym Telamonic, Tælmensku
Government Unitary Presidential Republic
President of Telamon Kristján Gröndal
Legislature Alþingi Tælmörk
Area 1,200,000 km²
Population 99,832,943
(5210 estimate) 
GDP
  Total:
 
₮338,479,246,238 (5210)
  per capita ₮3,390 (5210)
Established 1 September 5023 (current Kingdom)
Currency Telamon Pound (₮)
Time Zone GMT +3
  summer GMT +4
Drives on the Left
Calling Code +16
Internet TLD .tel

Telamon, known officially as the Republic of Telamon (Skjöldunga: Lýðveldið Tælmörks), is a nation located in south eastern Makon. It is has a population of 99,832,943 (ca. 5210), and an area of 1,200,000 km².

Continental Telamon includes the southernmost point on Makon, and is situated roughly between the 42nd and 53rd northern parallels. It shares a land border to the northwest with Hutori, and is abutted on the west by the Aoi Lagoon, to the south by the Mad Dog Ocean, and to the northeast by the Green Sea. The state of Suðureyja is an island located hundreds of kilometres to the south and it is part of the Mad Dog Ocean.

Telamon's capital is Hvítursteinn, in the region of Austurland. Telamon is mainly inhabited by the Skjöld ethnic group, although there is a large ethnic-Doyingar minority.

The economy is Terra's thirtieth largest by GDP, and Makon's third largest by GDP. It is based primarily around a large fishing industry, coupled with medium sized civilian ship building industries and expansive logging, particularly in the northern regions of Austurland and Norðurland.

Etymology[]

Telamon is the Luthorian version of Tælmörk; Tæl comes from Tæla meaning "seduce or entice"; mörk means mark or marches, denoting a boundary or borderland. Literally, "Enticing borderland".

History[]

Main article: History of Telamon

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Endrin III, last ruler of the House of Stavf-Lokstierna.

The native peoples of Telamon were now-extinct Makonic-speaking and are commonly known as the Myllydeninen. Around the end of the first millennium, Dundorfic settlers from northern Artania arrived in the region and established various small warring states. Over time, these developed into petty kingdoms in which the Dundorfic nobility ruled over ever decreasing numbers of ethnic-Myllyd peasants.

Following the failure of the Peasant Revolt of 1320, Erik the Great proclaimed the Kingdom of Grenmark with himself as hereditary monarch. He instituted reforms which sought the forced-migration of the majority of ethnic-Myllyd peasants to the fringes of the and conquering most of southwestern-Makon.

The descendants of Erik the Great ruled Telamon for around two centuries before civil war broke out in 1485 over the regency of Queen Margareta. The Telan Civil War was a period of unparalleled brutality and violence in the history of the country and, combined with a massive outbreak of Coughing Sickness and poor crop harvest, caused a dramatic decline in the population with the ethnic-Myllyd bearing the brunt of the decline.

Eventually, the war was brought to an end with the formation of a new ruling dynasty, the House of Stavf-Lokstierna. In the aftermath of the War, sweeping reforms were instituted to ensure the future stability of the country and promote economic and social progress.

Telamon continued to be governed as a monarchy until 1757 when the a republic was founded. It was in response to the Rebellion of the Gardens when massive crowds descended upon the royal residence calling for the monarchy to be abolished. Endrin III, who was king at the time, promised that reform would be forthcoming and eventually he agreed to step down. Since then, there have been brief periods of monarchical restoration, under the Stavf-Lokstiernas and other noble families however Telamon has remained primarily a liberal democracy, though not a particularly stable one.

When Kafe Commune and the Libertarian Socialist Party won a majority, they established an anarchy. But Kafe Commune was dissolved, so the Libertarian Socialists had to survive in the Parliament alone. And then, the Libertarian Socialist Party was dissolved when the anarchy was coming to an end and they started a revolution, to return to the liberal democracy times. Main: Telamonese anarchy

On the year 3450, Telamon fell into a one-party system. The last party left was a federal collectivist party, the Federal Collectivist Union Party, and it established officially federal collectivism on May 4356. On August 4368 the last party left was dissolved and an anarchy was formed.

A red thallerist party came to the Parliament and established the Manrick Union, which would last around thirty years. After the Manrick Union, Telamon would be a liberal republic once again.

In 4357, the Silicon Party came to power unopposed. They soon went about reorganising Telamon into a more federal republic, with the government coming under the purview of the powers of the President of the Republic, and the office of Prime Minister being abolished in favour of a Vice-President. Since then, the Silicon Party has retained a majority within Congress, and has been relatively unopposed, save for a brief period between 4359 and 4340, when the now-defunct Labour Union challenged the Silicon Party's leadership.

Much later, in 4759, the United Noble Socialist Party fled Davostan after a takeover by the Kivonian National Salvation Party, and took control of the government of Telamon. There, they established the government of Davostan-in-exile and began plans to renovate and expand Telamon's military and economy to defeat the Kivonians in a war.

After many years of kingdoms and republics changing places, combined with general instability, the United Kingdom of Telamon and Southern Isles was declared in 5023, with the hopes of bringing stability and continuity to the nation.

The United Kingdom of Telamon and the Southern Isles fell, however, making way for the Republic of Telamon in the late 5000s.

Geography[]

Telamon geography

Main article: Geography of Telamon

Continental Telamon slopes gradually from northwest to south east, with the towering glacial Lironan Mountain Range along the western Hutori border giving way to foothills in central Telamon and eventually to coastal plains rimming the nation.

Two major rivers descend from the Lironan Mountain Range: the Tyr, beginning in Ferene and flowing through Antepec, and the Amon, flowing primarily through Lirona. These two rivers converge in Sevescia to form the Yutori Delta, which floods each spring and is vital to Sevescian farming endeavors. The island of New Majatra was formed in antiquity by a pair of now-extinct volcanoes. Erosion has smoothed the island so that it slopes gently from the twin central craters to the sea on all sides.

Telamon is part of the Mad Dog Ocean, and shares territories on the Unholy Sea, Green Sea and the Jelbic Sea.

Climate[]

Telamon is divided primarily into two major climate zones: Warm Summer Continental (Dfb) and Continental Subarctic (Dfc).

Due to the moderating influence of oceanic currents and winds, the coasts and particularly the provinces of Lirona, Sevescia, and Migadon experience mild summers and long, cold winters. This climate type sees relatively steady precipitation (with slightly more in the summer months). As a result of their warmer, wetter climate, Lirona, Migadon, and especially Sevescia (which also benefits from the vast Yutori Delta) undertake much of the agricultural business of the provinces.

The northern provinces of Antepec and Ferene, as well as some of the northern continental interior and most of the Lironan Mountain Range along the western border with Hutori are dominated by a continental subarctic climate. Cool arctic winds from the north give birth to short, cool summers and long, cold winters. Though relatively unfriendly to agriculture, some success has been made in farming in the northern regions, especially along the banks of the Tyr. Mountainous Ferene is rich in mineral deposits, and Antepec is home to vast, hardy timber reserves.

Government and politics[]

Telamon is officially a democratic, constitutional republic. Telamon is ruled by collective head of state known as Supreme Directorate in Telamon. First Director in Telamon is head of government and president of the Supreme Directorate. Legislative Assembly in Telamon is legislature of Telamon.

Government[]

Main article: Heads of State of Telamon

The First Director in Telamon chairs the government. The Legislative Assembly in Telamon is 75-seat unicameral national legislature body.

Political parties[]

Party Abbreviation Seats Ideology
Þjóðarbandalagið Telamon

National Alliance

TT
NA
500 Nationalism, National populism

Administrative divisions[]

The Directorial Republic in Telamon is split into five regions, known as Geiri.

Name in Luthorian Name in Skjöldunga Area Population Legislative representatives
Lirona Vesturland 370,800 km² 19,840,290 102
Migadon Suðureyja 82,500 km² 19,931,447 97
Sevescia Miðland 171,000 km² 19,918,730 99
Antepec Austurland 315,000 km² 20,000,180 101
Ferene Norðurland 260,700 km² 19,953,337 101

Demographics[]

YoungTelamonese1

A group of young Telamonic at one of the nation's famous youth summer camps.

Telamonic society is complex and diverse. Unlike many countries, there is no nation specifically associated with Telamon other than the ancient Tribe of Tela which the state derives its name from. In modern times, the dominant ethnic group in the country are the Skjöld people, who migrated to mainland sometime in the first millennium CE from Artania. The Skjöld are related to the people of Kazulia and more distantly to other Dundorfic peoples. Within the country, there are minority populations such as the Laamit people.

Education[]

Main article: Education in Telamon

Vegschooltelamon

Entrance of the VEG School.

Culture[]

Culture of Telamon

Telamon is the main home for the Skjöld people and a second option for Doyingar people (East Dundorfic). The main language is the Skjöldunga, but there has been other languages and dialects which are not spoken anymore.

Music[]

Music is a fundamental part of Telamon. Another genre is the Danstón, a very popular national genre used in parties. It is composed of an acoustic guitar, soft drums and a flute, used to dance. Every year at school there are lessons to learn and not forget how to dance Danstón.

Sport[]

Telamon's national sport are shooting sports, curling, football, and ice hockey.

Religion[]

Today many Telamonian belong to the Independent Confessing Church of Telamon, the largest church in the nation, although many are irreligious and church attendance rates are dropping considerably.

Economy[]

Economy of Telamon

TelamonCrops1

Young Telamonic working the crops during their mandatory civilian service.

Telamon has a mixed (but still heavily socialized) economy built along socialist ideals - regulated in the private sector but largely in public hands. Telamon is an increasingly industrialized nation with focus on light industry, agriculture, energy and mining, more notably copper and gold in the north. The nation's main exports are copper, gold, timber, chemicals, and fruit, grown from the farming fields in the south. Telamon today currently imports minerals, metals, and consumer goods. The Central Bank of Telamon is state-owned as is the Telamon Stock Exchange (TSE). There is a 25% tax on luxury goods; essential goods are taxed at 15%. In 4760, the government started the "3 Year Plans", a method of massively overhauling the economy for the militarization they required. The first Plan centered on raw resource production and refinement, the second on light industry and the like, and the third on heavy industry and the domestic production of military equipment.

Agriculture and fishing[]

Agriculture, historically, has been an important part of the Telamonic economy. The early civilizations on Telamon were quite good at farming, sustaining their populations for years to come. Agricultural products today include sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, and tea. Other products of farming include water pigs, cattle, and poultry. Agricultural products are important to the exports of Telamon, providing income to many of the farmers living in the country that depend on it. Many of the farms in Telamon now are private-owned and operated and about 1% of GDP is dedicated to providing subsidies for farmers - this program is administered by the provinces.

Due to the vast amount of water surrounding Telamon, as well the extensive network of rivers and lakes within the nation, fishing is also an important part of the economy. Large fishing companies have historically prospered along the Telamonic coasts, especially in the south where moderate temperatures are frequent. The island of Migadon sees lots of whaling, lobster, and swordfish hunting bringing a lot of income to the Telamonic economy. Seafood exports in the last few centuries have been credited to the rapid growth of the fishing industry in Migadon. In the last few decades however the fishing industry has experienced moderate growth overall.

Industry[]

Industry in Telamon is largely in the public sector with Government owning very many companies. In recent years Telamon's electronics and textile industries have been facing competition from neighboring Hutori and Endralon. Today the most important sector of industry is manufacturing and service. There has also been strides in the automotive industry.

Energy[]

In Telamon energy is provided by public services. The nation's power grid as well is nationalized. Telamon today is one of the largest consumers of energy on Makon and they rely on renewable energy sources such as nuclear, wind, geothermal, and hydro power to the meet the demands of the public. However coal, oil, and gas still play a major part in Telamonic energy.

Telamonrelations

Dark Green: Embassies Light Green: Good relations Blue: Cooperation

International Relationships[]

Telamon established an embassy with Dorvik and Lourenne and an economic and military cooperation with Narikaton and Darnussia. Telamon also has good relations with New Endralon.

At this moment, Telamon is developing a treaty of neutrality with Tukarali.

Military[]

The DAST[]

The Defensive Army Soldiers of Telamon (DAST) or Verjandi Herinn Hermenn af Telamon in Skjöldunga, is the guild that protected the Telamonic citizens from invasions and attacks, based on militias. Everyone was free to join regardless of their political ideology, sexual orientation, sex and others. This was a defensive army guild during the federal collectivist ages.

Krigsmakten[]

The Armed Forces of Telamon sometimes called the Krigsmakten is run by the Telamonese Ministry of Defense and is split up into three central branches; the Army, Air Force, and Navy. Telamon does not have conscription, but in times of war the government can call upon all males and females to serve. The Armed Forces is commanded by the Telamon Armed Forces Command which serves as the de facto operational leadership of the military while the Telamonese Ministry of Defense operates and implements policy passed through the national legislature.

This wasn't applied during the federal collectivist ages.

Telamon articles
History Ancient Tela - Telan Civil War - Kingdom - Monarchy - Anarchy
Geography Administrative divisions - Cities
Politics Elections - Judiciary - Parliament - Political parties
Demographics Ethnic groups: Skjöld, Doyingar, Laamit
Religion: Hosianism
Culture Sport - Armed Forces - Education
Economy Banking
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