Aldevira
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Republic of Aldevira Republika e Aldire (Aldeviran) Capital: Debut
Population: 1,632,200 (2021) Motto: « Aldire me jep nder » |
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The Republic of Aldevira, locally known as Aldire is a democratic country in the Ellirian Peninsula region of North Tarephia.
The largest city in the country is Zavor, where the main business district, harbour airport and railway station is. Zavor is located on the island of Karnova. Nearby, on the island of Gardi is the judicial capital of the country, Debut. Debut features venitian-like canals, domed mosques, museums and the government buildings which sit upon Capitol Hill.
Aldevira was once part of the Demirhan Empire until 1692, which had a profound impact on its culture. Later, it was controlled but unsuccessfully colonised by Castellán. A rebellion in 1770 had the colonials kicked out of the country. Since then, three governments have operated in Aldevira, one of which was run by a ruthless dictator and ended in a civil war. The effects of his reign are still felt today.
In the modern day, Aldevira makes a lot of its money from tourism, accounting for almost 20% of the national income. Otherwise, the export of resources like timber, copper, zinc and other commodities on the islands help keep the economy afloat. A large contributor to the economy is Aldevira's status as a tax haven, which led the country to an economic boom in the early 2000s.
Etymology
The name Aldevira comes from the native Alde tribes of the region and Vira which was the name for the island chain in Demirhan maps. The local name, Aldire, is named solely for the Alde tribes and has supposedly been used since ancient times. The Castallánese name for the colony was Terra Vira.
History
Prehistory
The original tribes of Aldevira were known as the Alde. Not much is known about them, but it is known that they moved there from Pohenicia almost 3,000 years ago. They did not have a writing system, but they did speak a dialect of the Pohenician tongue, the influence of which is still felt somewhat in Modern Aldeviran.
Demirhan Colony
In the 16th Century, the Demirhan Empire stopped on the island of Tavori and set up the trading port of Tavora. They quickly moved across the four islands, founding Zavor sometime around 1586. They didn't go far from the coast. The culture of the natives mixed in quickly with the Demirihans. The mixture of the two languages eventually resulted in Middle Aldeviran which has much more prominent Demiran features. Additionally, much of the population were converted to Islam.
Toçi Island and it's city of Debut became a major shipping port, not unlike Venice of our world. Toçi, Zavor and Tavori, the primary cities of the territory and they received certain autonomy to govern within their walls. While Debut was stunted by the size of its island, Zavor and Tavori were not.
Sometime around 1692, Castellan took control of the nation, while the Demirhan navy was concerned with an invasion of Lorantis at home. The new ownership enforced harsh laws against their culture and tried to convert them to Catholicism which further outraged the Aldevirans. They founded a few coastal towns, though all of them have had their names changed since. The only exclave they managed to successfully colonise was a coastal area in the southwest of Tavora where the port of Fernando still stands.The city states had less autonomy during this time, and several rebellions tried and failed to oust the colonials.
Tolrya
In 1770, there was a succesful rebellion in Aldevira led by Azim Tolr and the Castallanese were forced to leave. The rebels employed guerilla tactics and focused on areas of the country where they would have high local support.The Castallanese had little effect on the culture of the country except for a few new words and phrases in what would become Modern Aldeviran, the one spoken today. They also converted some regions of the country to Catholicism, but Islam remained the majority, all the way up to modern times.
The government (unofficially known as Tolr Country or Tolrya in different regions and on some foreign-made maps) set up in 1775 was a democracy, outlined in its consitution, however it was deeply flawed and the country had multiple recessions from this time to 1812, when a series of reforms were made and a better government was formed. The first president, Dëborak Celaj aimed to industrialise the country which was falling behind its neighbours. Zavor grew rapidly during this time, aswell as some of the other, smaller cities such as Capia Toaç and Gardia which grew them into bustling industrial towns. In February of 1912, the government was running out of money and couldn't repay the many loans taken out from foreign countries and collapsed from within, due to rampant corruption, riots and protests and disorganisation. The collapse made global headlines as the country essentially became lawless overnight, while the National Palace burned to the ground. A famous photograph was taken of the Palace on fire over the night sky in Debut.
Military Dictatorship and Civil War
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Sebastian Seferi, leader of the army during this time took advantage of this. He ordered his men to seize control of Debut in what was known as the Ramadam Coup (named so because it occured on the first day of the fast). Seferi's regime was a military dictatorship. He committed attrocities such as the Garza Massacre in 1925 when he had his soldiers open fire on a group of protestors, or the genocide of some minority groups in the country, particularily the Castallanese who were deported, imprisoned or exiled to Fernando County. (Seferi also founded planned towns such as Seferigard)
In 1930 - following a great famine, civil unrest reached its peak and the army divided into two, the Greens (supporting Seferi) and the Tans (supporting a better republic, named for their civillian clothing) The Tans wanted to stage a coup and replace the government.
The Civil War lasted from 1930-1932 and for the most part preoccupied Aldevira during the early years of the Great War.
The coup was ultimately a success, and Seferi was imprisoned by 1932, and later exiled. The government that replaced him was a republic concerned with decentralisation and modernisation.
War Crisis and Operation Snow
Just after winning a civil war, Aldevira did not want to go and fight in the global Great War and felt they had no stake in it. The government declared a policy of neutrality in 1933. This did not stop them from intervening, however.
Aldevira's army was mostly made up of Tans from the civil war, as-well as some turned Greens who had joined the cause. They were armed with older weapons from Seferi's regime, mostly produced in Ullanyé - a country with a similar dictatorship at the time. Aldevira ordered regular arms shipments from Freedemia post-civil war aswell as vehicles and tanks. There was controversy over the amount of money being spent on the military.
During the Great War, as Aldevira was (and still is) reliant on food imports to feed its population, the government had to spend more money than usual on shipping meat and agricultural goods into the country.
On the 4th of August, 1943 The Aldeviran Defense Force launched Operation Snow. Three-hundred men were sent off on the FMS Moneymaker to the frontlines of the Tarephian Theatre to rescue Colonel Lavdor Vata, an Aldeviran colonel who played a major part in the Civil War on loan to friendly forces. Lavdor and his men were held up outside the city of () which was impending siege from an invading army. Lavdor's army had been abandoned by their command in what was later revealed as a technical error, which led them to become encircled with no orders or escape. Lavdor assumed immediate control and ordered his men into defensive positions around the city. He knew that they would not be able to hold it off forever, and so called for an evacuation team from Aldevira.
Bulezim Dosti, General of the Aldeviran Army at the time was reluctant to intervene at first, but decided to launch the secret Operation Snow to save the army under attack.
The reinforcements arrived on the 6th of August. The foreign army had not yet made a move on the city and the Aldeviran troops maintained a defensive position. There was a short evacuation window of just a few hours to get in-and-out before the enemy U-Boats got word of them, but Lavdor's army wished to evacuate civillians also as they had told grim stories of what had happened to those in the next town over which had been recently occupied. Dosti met with (), leader of (enemy army) to discuss a possible ceasefire on the 8th of August to allow for safe evacuation but the meeting did not go as planned, and () declared war on Aldevira informally (Operation Snow was the extent of this "war"). On the morning of the 9th, enemy troops stormed the outskirts of the city. FMS Moneymaker, still docked at shore, had a small gun on its stern which helped in the battle along the waterfront. During the siege, three Aldeviran soldiers were killed, while 24 () soldiers were killed. All remaining civillians boarded the RMS Moneymaker on the night of the 10th (which became too heavy to operate at normal speed) and were shipped away, leaving Lavdor's army to wait for allied reinforcements coming from the south.
The army defended the city for another five days, until the 15th of August, when reinforcements broke through the encirclement and the siege was over.
Colonel Lavdor achieved the Medal for Excellence upon return home for his actions during the operation, and several other members of his army also received awards. Operation Snow was still highly classified, so as to contain people's opinion on the country's neutrality but the secret was not entirely well-kept and was documented in detail in several foreign newspapers. Operation Snow was finally declassified on August 6th, 2016 on its 83rd anniversary. A large monument in Debut commemorates the fallen soldiers on both sides as well as documents the story of the operation, and since 2017 the National Historic Museum has had a permanent exhibit about it.
Post-War
After the war, Aldevira was reluctant to join the Assembly of Nations until 1971 when a referrendum supported it. Aldevira remained relatively poor throughout the late 20th Century though the country grew rapidly in population.
List of presidents
| no | Name | Party | Years in Office | Notable Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komir Shkelyim | Tans (Alde Party) | 1929 (de facto), 1930 (de jure) - 1938 | First president. Founded and led the Tans Army. |
| 2 | Milosh Koçi | Tans(Alde Party) | 1938-1942 | Koçi was criticised for almost turning Aldevira into a Police State, a problem which still exists today. |
| 3 | Stefan Kartallozi | Labour Party | 1942 - 1950 | Regarded as the "most hated president" in Aldevira history |
| 4 | Pishak Amiti | United National Party | 1950-1958 | Reforms and major modernisation |
| 5 | Amantin Kalaj | United National Party | 1958-1962 | Unpopular with younger voters |
| 6 | Oltan Moreno | Castallanese Representative Party | 1962-1966 | First Castallanese President elected democratically |
| 7 | Paran Demai | Alde Party | 1966-1972 (death) | First president to die during term |
| 8 | Dazer Bajramovic | Alde Party | 1972-1974 (vice president replacement for Paran Demai) | Shortest term |
| 9 | Zarist Lushi | Labour Party | 1974-1980 | Made very positive changes especially in the field of equality |
| 10 | Shëndet Meksi | Labour Party | 1980-1988 | First president to make political amends with the Casallenese sects. Built a nuclear power plant near Capia. |
| 11 | Sevidije Prifti | Labour Party | 1988-1992 | First female president, cut taxes and decreased poverty rates |
| 12 | Ndirna Shundi | Alde Party | 1992-1996 | Instituted major changes in the Alde Party (which is widely considered the conservative equivalent in Aldevira) |
| 13 | Marnesh Tolka | Alde Party | 1996-2000 | Criticised for harsh budget cuts, and neglect for civil services such as public transport |
| 14 | Tergit Raco | Labour Party | 2000-2008 | Took the country towards an economic boom as it became a tax haven. |
| 15 | Buzagaz Gjebrea | Labour Party | 2008-2012 | Criticised for his handling of the country during a recession. |
| 16 | Drina Duka | Alde Party | 2012-2020 | Imposed many environmentally friendly laws and set targets for a Green Future. |
| 17 | Eris Zogu | United National Party | 2020-present day (re-elected 2024) | In the wake of an immigrant crisis, the UNP came into power for the first time since 1962. Eris instituted many nationalist policies, criticised by many. Some believe Eris forged the votes for the 2024 election. |
Government and politics
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| Government of Aldevira | |
| Constitutional Republic | |
| Capital | Debut |
| Head of state | |
| • President | Eris Zogu |
| • Hierarch | Kreshnike Brozi |
| Legislature | Parliament of Aldevira |
| • Upper house | Senate of Debut |
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| • Lower house | Shtëpia e Popullit |
| Judiciary | Artor Shkelyim |
Major political parties | |
Alde Party Labour Party UNP CRP Communist Party Green Party | |
| TCC, AN | |
The country is divided into eighty electoral districts, regardless of provinicial or county boundaries. Each of these districts elect an official into the upper house, through majority vote. An election takes place strictly every four years.
The party with the most seats has the most influence, and recommends someone from their party to become President to the Hierarch (currently Kreshnike Brozi)
The Hierarch is elected every ten years by majority vote in the eighty electoral districts. The Hierarch must not represent a party, but political affiliations often interfere with their work. The Hierarch comes into power immediately. The current hierarch is Kreshnike Brozi, elected in 2017 and former member of the Green Party. Her job is to sign off on bills passed by the Lower House (Shtëpia e Popullit, People's House) before they go to the Senate of Debut and finally to be signed into law by the President. She also serves as the representative for the country in the Assembly of Nations and the Tarephia Cooperation Council. One of her most important jobs is choosing a President from a selection of candidates presented by the parties. Usually, the party with the most seats will have the most influence.
Currency
Aldevira's currency is the Aldeviran Notch (₺) (Aldeviran Lira until 1953). When the country joined the Tarephia Cooperation Council in 2001, it chose not to adopt the Tare, however they have said they might use it in the future.
Since 2018, all businesses in Debut C.D legally must accept the Tare.
Administrative divisions
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| Administrative divisions of Aldevira | |
| First-level | 4 Provinces |
| Second-level | County |
| Third-level | Urban Districts |
Aldevira is divided into four provinces, one for each island. These are Karnova (capital: Zavor), Tavora (capital: Tavori), Toçi (Capital: Port Toçi) and finally Gardi which has had no territory since 2016, when the island became the Debut City District. Gardi Province still exists in legislature and in the names of some government offices in Debut and is used interchangably with the Debut CD.
Fernando Sect (formerly Fernando County until 2019) has been its own entity, seperate from Karnova since 1992. The Sect is neither province nor county, but does divide itself into three subdivisions and has a local government.
Provinces themselves get to control how they are divided.
| Province | Subdivisions | No. of Subdivisions | Provincial Capital | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnova | Counties | 10 | Zavor | 1992 |
| Tavora | Boroughs | 5 since 2018 | Tavori | 2018 |
| Toçi | Ruralities and Urbanities | 23 | Port Toçi | 2000 |
| Debut CD. | City Quarters | 8 | Kapitol | 2016 |
| Gardi | Gardial Districts | 0 since 2016 | Debut | 2016 |
| Fernando Sect | Parishes | 3 | Fernando | 2019 |
Geography
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| Geography of Aldevira | |
| Continent | Tarephia |
| Region | Ellirian Peninsula |
| Population | 1,632,200 (2020) |
| Population density | 480 km2 |
| Major rivers | Kedaç, Dalmati |
| Time zone | t.b.d |
Aldevira is home to five primary islands, Karnova Island (home to Zavor, Capia, the largest island), Tavora Island (second largest and home to Tavora), Toçi Island (home to Varkë Me Vela), Gardi Island (home to Debut), and Lozaj Island.
Aldevira has a warm climate, with lots of rainfall. The land is farmed both arably and with livestock. Cows are the most popular form of livestock both milked and slaughtered on the island. Aldeviran Cows are usually kept outside all-year-round which helps with the freshness of their products.
The highest peaks in Aldevira are located in the Pinnacle Mountains. The highest is Pinnacle Summit at 630m. While these are not very tall mountains, they are very steep and warranted a National Park in 1993.
The longest river in the country is the Kedaç River, which has its source in the Pinnacles, in Majë County, before flowing downstream through Majën Lindore County, and through the Poaç Valley. After passing through the Kedaç Plains west of Zavor, it flows into the sea by the City.
Sport
Sport is a very important aspect of Aldeviran life.
Strike
The most popular sport in the country is Grevë (meaning Strike in Aldeviran, often distinguished as Sporti i Grevës). Strike is an ameteur contact sport in which two teams of ten players bat a small ball known as a Brace (or mbajtëse) between eachother and up the pitch, which can be up to 130m - 145m x 80m-90m in size. The player in possesion of the Brace may hold it in their offhand and run, stopping before they bat it towards either another player or to the goals. The player may not move after stopping.
Being a contact sport, the player holding the Brace may be tackled, in which case they must let go of it. Each match is one hour long, with a fifteen minute half time in the middle.
Scoring is made by either hitting the Brace into the net or between the high poles. A Brace to the net is a Strike and is worth five points, while a Brace between the poles is called a Spare and is worth one point. A Spare from beyond ten metres is worth three points. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins. In the event of a draw the game will go to extra time, usually twenty minutes after a short ten minute break.
The sport originates from one played by Alde tribes in pre-Demirhan times that has slowly evolved since.
Strike is governed by the National strike Association (Shoqata Kombëtare e strike, SKeE) who own all sports grounds, manage the distribution of tickets, schedule games and regulate rules. Since 1891 the SKeE have held Women's strike tournaments and allowed local clubs to have women's teams. Lots of clubs already had these teams but funding for tournaments and other affairs was not given by the SKeE.
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Today (according to the most recent census), strike is played by 85% of the country, in clubs, on county teams, or as a hobby. 52% of players are female. Being an ameteur sport, none of the players are paid for the sport. This promotes genuine interest for the sport. Since 1983 only those aged 29 or under can play in tournaments but since 2003 smaller-scoped 30 and up tournaments have been held.
The country is divided up into (many) local clubs. These clubs take part in a yearly county tournament. The SKeE splits some counties in half and merges some so that there will be enough clubs in each as some of the counties in Aldevira are especially small. For example, the southern part of Capia County is merged with Kazer County to create Capi-Kazer (unoficially known as Kazpia) county.
Players are scouted by the county team in their clubs after which a month-long trials process takes place. New players may be drafted every four years on a team, but an emergency drafting may take place with special permission.
Every year in August, the National Finals are held in Debut, where the two county teams who have qualified the semi-finals, quarter-finals, regional final, regional quarter-final and regional semi-final play eachother in Pishak Amiti Stadium. The finals are broadcasted on the national television network, TVAldica and on most radio stations. The day (August 12th) is a national holiday and a major event every year in Aldevira.
Soccer
Soccer (Football) is a popular sport in Aldevira. It is not as popular as strike, with only 34% of the country saying they take part in or express interest in soccer in any capacity.
The national body for soccer in Aldevira is the Unioni i Futbollit dhe Rugbit i Aldevira (UFRA) which is also the official name of the Aldeviran national team. The UFRA have never won an inter-national soccer tournament to date and the team has only once made it to the finals. The region with the most soccer players is the Fernando Sect, where the playing of Strike is often discouraged.
Rugby
Rugby is a popular sport in Aldevira. 54% of the country said they take part in or express interest in rugby in any capacity.
The national body for rugby in Aldevira is the Unioni i Futbollit dhe Rugbit i Aldevira (UFRA) which also governs soccer. The national rugby team is very distinguished and has won several international titles in tournaments in Tarephia and beyond. The national team is officially named Aldeviran Rugby and their home stadium is Aldevira Park in Zavor.
Other native sports
Aldevira has other native sports that originated from the same time period as strike but they are significantly less popular than any of the other sports on this list. All of these sports are governed by the SKeE since 1942.
- Kirkball is a version of Handball in a cramped square field.
- Sleter is a slower-paced less contact-oriented version of strike which has stricter rules. It originated from an older rules body for the sport, the Union for strike in Aldevira (1712-1776) which made Sleter as a safer version of the game. It is very popular in Toçi but not as much elsewhere.
- Goçam Bowling is a running team sport where two teams of five players attempt to run around Kazer Island while kicking ten coals down the road. The team with the most coals at the end of the game wins. Local versions of Goçam Bowling are played on other small islands across the country.
- Debut Rules Bowling is a version of Goçam Bowling modified to be played anywhere. The teams kick Braces from strike down a road on an incline. Unlike Goçam Bowling, only one player may go at a time and they lose a Brace by either missing it or kicking it in the wrong direction. DRB is popular across the whole country as an ameteur hobby sport and some counties even host championships for it.
- Gambler's Rules Bowling is a modified version of DRB which is less professional and allows gambling on the game. Localities often host their own games every month where a pool of money is collected and then given to the winner, or individuals gamble on who will lose their Brace.
Economy
Aldevira is a developed country. It has a population of 1.6M and a GDP per capita of $153,167 - possibly one of the highest in the Tarephia Cooperation Council. While this number is flattering, the country has a large foreign debt and relies on industries such as tourism or its status as a tax haven.
Some goods exported from Aldevira include: Timber, Copper, Zinc, Seafood, Medicine and Electronics. Exports make up 35% of Aldevira's annual income. Tourism accounts for roughly 20%, while other factors such as taxation, services and other various industries.
A large majority of the industries in Aldevira are state-owned. These include companies such as the Aldeviran Zinc Corporation (formerly the Compañía de Zinc Alamilla) or Aldcon, the national construction company that builds social housing in major population centres but also builds other projects such as shopping centres, infrastructure, schools, places of worship and have restored numerous Landmarked Buildings in Aldevira. They provide almost 3,000 jobs across the country.
The financial centre of Aldevira is Zavor, Karnova. The city is home to the Zavor Stock Exchange and several international corporations, mostly taking advantage of the low corporation tax.
Company law in Aldevira requires all Aldeviran companies to have a specific suffix at the end of their name, depending on their company type, such as:
- Limited / Ltd.
- Public Limited Company / Pub.
- Designated Activity Company / Des.
- Company Limited by Guarantee / Clg.
- Unlimited Company / UnC.
- Allied Public Trader / Apt.
Some native, private Aldeviran companies are listed here:
| Name | Headquarters | Founded | Specialisation | Parent Company
(if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldic Engineering | Zavor, Karnova | 1996 | Aldic are a worldwide engineering firm that have helped design everything from traffic lights to space satellites. | Aldic Pub. |
| Air Zavor | Zavor, Karnova | 1954 | Air Zavor provide international and domestic flights to and from Zavor. | Aldic Pub. |
| KOMOTE | Fernando, Fernando Sect | 2004 | KOMOTE is a fashion brand that focuses on sustainable production practices. | Komote Ltd. |
| Zgjohuni Insurance | Debut, Gardi | 1924 | Zgjohuni Insurance is an international insurance company. It is known as Zonic Insurance outside of Aldevira. | Zonic Insurance Des. |
| Pazarit 24h Apt. | Zavor, Karnova | 1960 | Pazarit 24h is a convenience store chain found across the country. It is often seen as part of the Aldeviran culture, appearing in almost every village, town or city. It's name means Bazaar 24 Hours (even though lots of their shops are not open for 24 hours) | Pazarit Global Ltd. |
| Taste of Cuisine | Tumk, Tavori | 1934 | The "Taste of" franchise comes from humble roots in the village of Tumk on Tavori. Originally focusing on Demirhan food such as Börek or Kebabs, they quickly spread across the country - establishing their "Taste of Serion, Tarephian Food" chain in the '90s. | Jusufi Family |
| Aldic Airways
(formerly United Aldic) |
Zavor Neziri Int'l Ap't | 1912 (Zavor Biplane Force) | Aldic Airways started off as a biplane regiment under Seferi. In 1923, as the planes in the army were being replaced the fleet was sold to a Zavor businessman who would later reform it into a commercial airline. Until 2003, the company was mostly state-owned and named United Aldic Airways to honour the fact it was made of several smaller companies. | Aldic Pub.
Government retain 2% share. |
| Petroleo Corporation | Mainland Tarephia (Aldeviran shareholders, sells fuel in Aldevira) | 1970 | The Petroleo Corporation was founded in Tavora in 1970 when searches were being held on Aldevira's coast to find oil deposits. Petroleo was made up of shareholders looking for a stake in them. When no deposits were found, the company began buying oil farms in the Serion Desert. | Baldim Enterprises Pub.(Zavor, Karnova) |
Transport
Roads
Road Network
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Aldevira has a small but well maintained road transport system. Until the 2001 Plani i Modernizimit të Rrugëve (PMR, Roadway Modernisation Plan) roads on all levels of classification were maintained by the Provincial Government. Very little funding was allocated to roads in some parts of the country while others got too much funding. Car ownership in the country also differed vastly depending on the region. Karnova, in particular had one car for every 3 people in 2001 which was the highest rate in the country. The lowest at that time was in Damia, where only 812 cars were on the road, primarily in less urban eastern portion of the island.
The PMR centralised road planning under the Department of Vehicular Transportation. They also administered the distribution of money for road upkeep to provincial authorities, who no longer had to afford the maintainance by their own means. This shift also led to a more car-centric culture in Aldevira. Car ownership was slow to rise at first but increased dramatically in the 2010s. This directly influenced the closure of many railway lines as funding was put toward road projects instead. The biggest increase was in Damia, where several dual carriageways and motorways had to be built to accomodate an increase in car ownership three-hundred-fold.
Vehicles
In 2005, three state owned motor companies were set up or purchased in Aldevira (only one of which is still state controlled) to help with the growing want for motor vehicles. These companies (Teatri Motorik/TM, Viranik Motors and Zotr Motors) These companies primarily imported cheap foreign cars and rebranded them, sometimes removing expensive luxuries such as air conditioning or even seatbelts in some cases, which didn't become mandatory until 2016.
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In 2007, Viranik Motors revealed the first Aldeviran produced car - the Viranik 1200. The 1200 was slightly outdated for its time but was not unlike similar imported cars in the country, most of which were produced in the '80s and '90s. Viranik would go on to make four more models: the 3000, the 7600 (a van), the Moderne and the Zanafilla - the newest which was revealed in 2020. These cars were never mass produced (except for the 3000) or exported and foreign cars remained dominant. The Moderne began to shift away from the promoted cheap and efficient designes of earlier models and began to include more luxuries that were available in imported cars such as ergonomic seats, more safety features and air conditioning.
Zotr Motors never made their own models, but TM Motors have been making industrial vehicles and trucks since 1978 (under the privately owned Kotta Motor Company) these have been exported in the past, but are uncommon outside of Tarephia. They are usually described as budget trucks and often use outdated designs or practices.
TM motors provide vehicles for the military and produce the most popular tractors in the country: the TM 81, aswell as machinery such as combine harvesters, ploughs, forklifts, lawnmowers, and even escalators and lifts (under the child company Teatri Elevation (TEV)
Road Classification
Aldevira's road network is categorised into three types:
| Type | Prefix | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Highway | A/M | A2 | Social Highways, better known as A roads have two suffixes. They link major population centres. When an A road applies motorway rules, it changes to the M prefix (motorway) but keeps its number. This means, technically, the M1 in Capia is the same road as the A1 in Fernando. |
| Regional Highway | R | R1231 | Regional Highways link smaller towns and villages, and often major roads in urban areas. |
| Local Highway | L | L8782 | Local roads link towns and villages with eachother, often acting as a tributary of sorts to a Regional Highway. They can be single-file rural lanes or look the same as Regionals. |
Road Signage
Road signage in Aldevira was first regulated by the Road Signs Act of 1961. These signs were embossed and featured limited information. They were not reflective. Speed limits were instituted in 1982, with the national speed limit being set at 100 km/h. This has since been changed to 120. The Roadway Modernisation Plan of 2001 brought in many changes to road signage across the country. An entire new set of guidelines were drawn up to bring the signage in Aldevira up to date. These new signs were no longer embossed, featured information such as distances and route numbers and some of them were reflective (all new signs post-2018 must be reflective). Additionally, the country made a switch to yellow diamond warning signs with symbols as opposed to the originally used square white-on-red text sign to give warning.
Registration Plates
In Aldevira, registration plates were not mandatory until 1980 (though not actively enforced until the Roadway Modernisation Plan of 2001). They take a Year-Region-Number format. The year figure before 2001 had only two digits, for example 91. This also made the rare 00 plates and the even rarer 01 plates, which were only produced for two months highly sought after by collectors. The third digit was added to eliminate confusion with earlier or future centuries, the year digits now represent the last three numbers of that year.
The number at the end of the plate is the amount of that type of vehicle registered in the year. The example features the six-thousanth-three-hundreth-and-twenty-first of it's model to be registered in Aldevira. Before 1980, license plates took the format Region-Number. Foreign license plates in Aldevira are allowed, and vignettes are not enforced. Since 2012, full region names can be included on the plate (for example, "DEBUT CITY DISTRICT" is featured on the above plate/
Rail
Rail transport in Aldevira is divided into three companies. The state owned one, National Rail operates only on Karnova and has its central offices at the National Rail Terminals in Zavor. Many of their lines were shut down to allow more money for the construction of road projects. The second company is the Capitol area Rapid Transit (CaRT). This is owned by the Debut City District but gets funding from the government. They provide underground and overground rapid urban transit within Debut. The third, and oldest company is the Tavor Railroad. It was established under the First Republic to transport Copper from the mines in the centre of the island to Tavora, but it soon expanded into passanger service across the island. After Seferi's rise to power in 1912 the railways were expanded using convict labour. The new lines extended through the Tavor Mountains and up to 13% of the convicts who worked on the project perished during construction due to inadequate safety measures, hazardous conditions, malnourishment or dehydration which was the most prominent as the convicts worked in the stone-splitting sun. The line served newly discovered copper deposits in the isolated Biak valley. Today this line is not in operation because the cost to maintain it is too high, and the copper mines have began to run dry.
Bus Transport
Aldevira has long been reliant on buses to move people around. The first bus route in the country was Route 1, set up by Archantan-Aldeviran capitalist David Ardnan in 1926 under his company Ardnan Ltd. It was rare for Seferi to allow foreigners to establish countries within Aldevira, but Ardnan was related to the Seferi family.
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Route 1 runs from Zavor to Zemar, which was a booming tourist town for officers at the time, and later would be popular among foreigners after Seferi's fall.
David established several more routes around the country both before and after the 2nd Republic was formed, but the Great Depression ruined him financially. He took his own life on September 3rd, 1931 at his manor in Zemar.
His company was inherited by his son, Valtid who later sold it to the government and moved to Archanta.
The company had its name changed to Federal Bus Limited. The name, was strangely in Ingerish as the bus routes at this time, just as strangely mainly served only tourists and Aldevira was popular among Inglophone countries as a holiday destination.
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Tourism
Tourism is a large industry in Aldevira. People come from across the world to see the islands.
Tourism in Aldevira is managed per province since 2002, when local tourism boards were merged. Toçi Island is managed by the Toçi-Tavori Tourism Board. The outlying islands (Kazer, Komke, etc.) are managed by the Aldeviran Islands Tourism Board.
Demographics
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| Demonym | Aldeviran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official languages | Aldeviran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognized minority languages | Castallanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literacy |  99.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Life expectancy |  77 (male) 83 (female) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Every six years, a census is taken in Aldevira. The first census was in 1800, by decree of Prime Minister (1st Aldeviran Rep.) Vezir Logoreci. The six-year-cycle was kept during the Seferi Regime. Since 1800, there have been 37 national censuses. Unfortunately, due to a 1916 fire in the Hall of Records in Debut, 16 of these have been lost. (Three records, of the 1800, 1850 and 1900 censuses had been stored elsewhere at the time for analysis). The most recent census was in 2021, and the next will be in 2027.
The census is carried out by the National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO) who also oversee the compilation and release of the results.
Ethnicity
Most of the population are ethnic Aldeviran, though several minority groups exist around the country. These include those who identify as Demirhans, Castellanese and also immigrants.
Religion
Aldevira is a primarily Islam nation, though it has small sects of Catholicism (mostly in the Castallanese regions) Mosques are a common sight across the country. In recent years, religion has become less important in everyday lives and roughly 30% of the population consider themselves irreligious or athiest.
Language
The official language of Aldevira is Aldeviran, which is spoken daily by 95% of the population. Castallanese is spoken (mostly bilingually with Aldeviran) daily by 3% of the population, though at least 55% are proficient in the language which is compulsory in many schools, primarily for Tarephian connectivity. Otherwise, 2% of the population speak various other languages. These could be immigrants, foreign residents or members of a minority group.
For global connectivity, Ingerish has been taught in all schools since 2012, and almost 70% of the population say they can speak it.