Nation/Torisakia

The Democracy of Torisakia Torisakia
Motto: "A motto? That's bootleg."
Anthem: "Fair Torisakia"
Region		The Versutian Federation
Capital		Tokai
Official languages		None at federal level
Recognised national languages		Native Torisakian, English, Swedish, Norwegian
Demonym		Torisakian
Government		Federal presidential, Constitutional republic
-	President	Alissa Beaulieu (ND)
-	Holy Icid	Ben Turner (GP)
-	Chief Justice	Daniel Cueva (L)
-	Speaker of the House	Barry Dawson (ND)
History
-	British Colony	June 21, 1794-July 29, 1825
-	Libertarian Republic I	July 29, 1825-June 5, 1901
-	Conservative Republic	June 5, 1901-April 1, 1911
-	Libertarian Republic II	April 1, 1911-January 8, 1937
-	Anarchy	January 8, 1937-February 2, 1937
-	Libertarian Republic III	February 2, 1937-September 27, 1975
-	Democracy	SSeptember 27, 1975-present
Area
-	Total	7,913,337.5 km2 4,897,050.5 sq mi
-	Water (%)	6.76
Population
-	2014 estimate	220,000,000
Gini (2014)		35.4 medium
HDI (2014)		0.532 low
Currency		Torisakian Dollar ($T)
Time zone		Torisakia Standard Time (TST) (UTC-4:30)
Date format		mm/dd/yyyy
Calling code		395/914
Internet TLD		.tor

The Democracy of Torisakia is a federal republic consisting of 11 city districts and two small island Gonzalez Isle and Happiness Island. The 11 city districts and islands are located near the Bay Of Biscay between the United Kingdom and France. The country also has five populated and two unpopulated territories in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. At 4.89 million sqaure miles (7.91 million km²) in total and around 220 million people, Torisakia is near one of the largest countries in The Versutian Federation. It is one of the largest integrated nations in the world, with very low racial diversity due to location. The geography and climate of Torisakia is very centralized, sharing many geographic and climatal features with neighboring countries.

The Drondrri people migrated from Scandinavia to what is now Torisakia around the 8th century, with British colonization beginning in the late 16th century. Torisakia emerged from a large British colony that covered half of the land. Post-war England had very little control over Torisakia and soon released them from colonial rule in 1825, after tension built up between colonials and the British. The current Constitution was adopted on July 29, 1825. The first twenty amendments being the Civil Recognition of Rights were ratified in 1827 to guarantee basic civil rights of people within Torisakia.

Torisakia adopted the doctrine of manifest destiny early in the 19th century which resulted in vast exploration of the land which included gaining new territories and discovering rich resources. Torisakia had one of the world's most power economies during the 19th century into the early 20th century. Though managing to stay out of wars, Torisakia's involvement in World War I set their status as a regional military power within neigboring Europe and North America. Torisakia emerged as a global military power following their participation in World War II and became one of the first few countries to obtain nuclear weapons.

Torisakia is a developed country and has one of the world's largest economies, with an estimated GDP in 2013 of 239.4 trillion. The economy is fueled by an abundance of natural gas and oil rigs, along with livestock and processed rubber, and has one of the highest worker productivity with per capita GDP of $37,430.73. Torisakia also has one of the highest mean household income and one of the highest minimmum wages in the world, with roughly 6% of the population living in complete poverty. Torisakia is also one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, accoutning for 32% of global technology spending.

Etymology

The name "Torisakia" is derived from the native Drondrri language meaning "beautiful landscape". Many conspiracies believe that it was derived from the native Torisakian language, a fixed version of the Drondrri language, where it meant "properous garden". This has been proven false, since the word for "prosperous garden" in native Torisakian is "nrosperoug sardep". However, many languages recognize the native Torisakian theory over the actual origin.

History

Antiquity

The people of Torisakia, called the Drondrri, were Norsemen from Norway and Skane who came over as refugees fleeing Viking raids in Europe and settled throughout northern and southerneastern Torisakia. Around 745 AD, the Drondrri had set up a kingdom within their settlement known as Eroaklira. It's capital Daend, which sat on the eastern shore where the current city of Koradai is, became a base for trading routes throughout the coast. The kingdom lasted until the early 9th century due to poverty and an unstable branch of power. None of the Drondrri ever attempt to rebuild the kingdom as they believed that it was just fall again due to the same reasons. The lack of organization of the masses led to a mass extermination of the Drondrri people due to lack of food and resources. By 1050 AD, 97% of the native Drondrri people were wiped out.

It is rumored that there was a second Drondrri kingdom known as Aradeth which ruled from 1010 AD to 1043 AD just after the fall of Eroaklira. This rumor states that Eroaklira fell due to being a political minority against Aradeth, a group of Drondrri who disagreed with Eroaklira. Aradeth is said to be credited for creating the first form of democracy in Torisakia. Aradeth is rumored to have fallen in 1043 AD due to the mass starvation of the Drondrri people and their unwillingness to do anything about it.

Middle Ages

From the 10th century to the 17th century, Torisakia failed to remain inhabited due to food shortages and lack of resources. The land was mainly used as a point of reference between European seamen as a route to England and France. Happiness Island was used as a resting point due to it's isolation from the mainland and it's small size that accomodated for ship crews. Gonzalez Isle was used as a resting point for Nordic explorers due to it's location of being far out into the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland and Iceland, making it easier for Nordic explorers to return to their respective countries.

It is unknown why no European country attempted to colonize Torisakia during this time. The most commonly accepted theory is that the land was used as a point of reference during expeditions by many countries as a way to help them find their way to England and France and back to the coast of Europe, and that colonizing the land would cause internal problems between countries, and no colonization would help avoid unecessary wars. Also due to the fact that it was widely believed that Torisakia was grounds for practicing witchcraft, and that the land was soiled, so colonizing it would mean no benefit to anyone.

Colonization

Around 1785 AD, British explorers noticed that mainland Torisakia had not been inhabited for nearly eight centuries, and became curious to explore the land. Upon exploration, they discovered a wealth of resources. The British discovered that Torisakia was flourished with lumber and livestock, and began to take advantage of them. Great Britain claimed the land under colony rule, and soon after refugees from Britain (mostly Protestants) came over looking for new beginnings. Colonials found that life was much easier in Torisakia than what had been reported before. The abundance of food and resources allowed Torisakia to quickly become more industrialized than other lands of it's size. It soon had become as strong of a powerhouse as the newly formed United States.

Great Britain soon found out that due to the amount of natural resources on land, Torisakia had no means to import anything, and thus meant less control over trade. Britain quickly cracked down on Torisakian trade, and in 1808 forced a tax on good imported and exported out of the land. This control would be short-lived, as Great Britain entered the War of 1812 with America, taking their attention away from the Torisakian people. By 1819, Britain had completely forgotten about the Torisakia colony and it's imposed tax. In the next foru years, Torisakia would gain the resources to form their own military and a quasi-government. Britain feared that another revolution would take place if they imposed an even higher tax on trade in Torisakia, and in 1825 released them from colonial rule. This allowed Torisakia to freely form itself into it's own country.

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