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TA032^∈⊾ - Capitán (Federation of)

	Physical geography
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Capitán is a federation of four main islands (and some more smaller islands). The islands are similar in geography. The largest island, Capitán is home to three mountain ranges, The Pinnacle Mountains (Gran Pico), the Saint George Mountains (Saint Jorge) and the Flesh Mountains (Montañas De Carne). The rest of the island is mostly forested with meadows and fams dotted across the landscape. Towns and villages are densely stitched together in South Capitán. In North Capitán (and the rest of the islands except Fernando Sound) population is much scarcer in the countryside, but gets very dense in urban areas. The region has a Tropical Rainforest Climate (Af on the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification)

below is a sketch of Capitán. It includes some lore for the islands, mountains, provinces, parishes, and major cities.

https://imgur.com/94jHO3Y

File:Invest - The Noun Project.svg	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

The country in total has a population of around 5.5 Million. The largest city is Damia, in South Capitán. In order of population, the other major cities are as follows: Debut, New Ledbury, Capia, Hersey City, Port Gai. Debut is the capital, and judicial centre of the country. Damia is the economic centre. Port Gai is regarded as the largest settlement in the country with no colonial influence.

Public transit is left up to provincial governments, meaning some will have better connection than others.

Railway transport only exists in Capitán and Hersey, ran by National Railways, the Hersey Railroad, the Damia Transit Authority or the Capitol Rapid Transit (CaRT). A series of ferries connect the islands.

Administratively, the country is divided into six provinces, North Capitán, South Capitán, Fernando Sound, Limain Island, Burnsey Shore and New Ledbury. These provinces are further divided into parishes or city districts.

The population in Hersey is rising steadily, as more work becomes available. The country (especially Hersey) is attractive to companies due to its well educated workforce, low corporation tax and the fact that Ingerish is spoken. Capitán is regarded as a tax haven, and I hope to collaborate with some Tarephian countries to set up int'l headquarters in cities like New Ledbury.

Tourism is a major money-maker in Capitán, accounting for 20% of the country's income. The main holiday destinations are Fernando Sound and Limain, though tourists also visit the other parts of the country. Its beautiful beaches and clear seas attract tourists from across the world. The largest and busiest airport in the country is Damia Moreno International Airport.

	History & culture
	A brief description of the intended culture and language

Cultures are mainly outlined here: https://imgur.com/94jHO3Y

The native culture of the island, mostly found in Limain and remote parts of Capitán and Hersey is based on a conlang I am currently working on. The natives are not pagans and were converted sometime in the past.

South Capitán had a revolution in 1885, forming the Republic of Capitán. Fernando Sound remained part of its empire until 1905 when it was liberated by its neighbours to the North, which started a five-year-long war. When the Empire and Capitán had finally come to an agreement, the islands were devistated by its effects. Shortly after this, in 1912, people desperate to be looked after better by their government staged a coup. The new government, lead by Sebastian Rojas was a military dictatorship. Rojas spent more money on improving the lives of his citizens, but he also committed attrocities such as the Limain Invasion in 1923 (when towns in Limain were burned to the ground in a Capitán conquest) and the Garza Massacre in 1925 when he had his soldiers open fire on a group of protestors. The Ingerish eventually intervened in 1930, invading the three islands from their colony of Hersey. The invasion was to restore peace to the archipeligo. The invasion was ultimately a success, and Rojas was imprisoned, and later exiled. In 1964, Hersey was released and chose to join Capitán, whose economy was growing steadily.

Below is the flag of the country since 1798 (unofficially until 1932) when it was used to represent the rebels during a rising in Damia.

https://imgur.com/a/ihlodmH

The original flag featured more colonial features.

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I have been mapping in BG36: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=10/16.1059/-107.4477&layers=B for a while now using JOSM and the further west you go the more recent the mapping is. The mainland regions are based on Ireland however this island to the north: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=12/16.2284/-107.5331&layers=B is relevant to this territory application as it is based loosely on Jamaica. An example of my urban mapping can be found in Oliver City and an example of my rural mapping can be found in the countryside and in the forests and mountains where I have detailed some tourist destinations inspired by Co. Kerry, Ireland. (e.g. Farrowdown Lake: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=15/15.9933/-107.4693&layers=B)

I would also like for The town of Stricture to be moved to Hersey and help with how to do this.

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Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 21:12, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Error creating thumbnail:	Discussion
	Discussion for clarification & decision

• Hi, the TA admin recently stepped down, and applications are currently not being accepted for the continent. Given the application was made before this, I will consider it. However, I have reduced the scope of the application to one of the territories. Please rework the application with this in mind, plus using the information at OpenGeofiction:Tarephia#North Tarephia to guide the culture. Thanks/wangi (talk) 08:22, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
• I've updated the application and changed the culture and geography to fit it. Thanks for helping. If this gets accepted, I presume BG36 will be wiped clean. Thanks again, Veni Vidi Vici (talk) 16:43, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
• Please think through the population density (5.5m / 4149.4km² = 1325 pop. per km²) and the level of development. Can you also explain how you see the proposed culture and theme working with the suggested: "Ellirian Peninsula: Greek, Spanish, perhaps Italian". Thanks/wangi (talk) 11:04, 11 September 2024 (UTC)