User:Boge/Sandbox

Tarrumarca is my new country, located in the Sea of Uthyra in eastern Tarephia.

Currently relocating/restructuring some of my edits from Rogolnika (Archanta) to Tarrumarca. TBD...

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CULTURE:

This country has a Latin American culture (specifically in Central America). Does not specifically pertain to a single country in Central America. Religion is predominantly Ortolic (RW-Catholic), with native belief systems in the western parts of the country.

LANGUAGE:

Castellanese (RW-Spanish) is the lingua franca (bridge language) throughout the country. Meanwhile, the native/indigenous areas have their own local languages (conlang).

LANDCOVER:

More forests, groves, and wooded areas are situated in the north and south. The central area (east of Lago de Tarrumarca) is composed of wide plains and grasslands.

• The Southwestern area (near Tarephia Equatorial) is mountainous and also forested. Coastal areas are hilly and flat.
• Motorways are built, but only for inter-city connections to cities along the coastline.

GOVERNMENT:

Federal presidential republic; 12 Provinces, 4 Territories, and 1 Capital Territory

• Every province is subdivided into municipalities (municipios)
• Executive: Head of State and the Head of government is the “President” (Presidente Nacional)
• Legislative: Unicameral house is called “Parlamento Nacional” and is made up of ~99 to 120 members from each municipality (Municipio)
• Judicial: Corte Nacional de Justicia (CNJ) - a court that deals with national cases; provincial and local courts exist in municipalities and cities

Borders of Tarrumarca

Admin Level	Border Type	Border Type (Castellanese)
2	Country	País
4	Province/Territories	Provincias/Territorios
6	Municipalities	Municipios
8	City/Town	Ciudad/Pueblo
9	Village or hamlet	Barrio/Aldea

PROVINCES/TERRITORIES:

• Provincia Villa Almeda; rich province; Ciudad Naronio is the capital city. The land area is generally flat and hilly.
• Provincia Arboleja; more small and large towns; landowners mostly control this province; large farmlands, plantations, etc.
• Provincia Limbrena (Limberen); TBD
• Provincia Molijon; coastal province
• Territorio Tacapa; native territory populated by the native Tacapan people; conlang; the land is mostly forested and flat scrubland
• TBD...

HISTORY:

• Colonized by the Castellanese in the 17th century, the country won its independence in 1901, after a 9-year protracted war against the Castellanese Empire (1892-1901)
• Post-independence era; ruled by the elite (~ the 1920s-40s)
• Fragile Democracy (1940's-60s)
• military rule (~ 1960s-1972)
• federalism referendum (1964), switch from a unitary form of government
• revolution, then a brief civil revolt (throughout 1972)
• transition to a democratic civilian government (starting in January 1973).

ECONOMY:

Mainly centered on agriculture (largest sector; around 52%), service sector (centered in urban cities); local manufacturing; mining (copper and silver); forestry (forested provinces)

• Only the seaside settlements have an economy that ranges from average to upper-level. (Ciudad Naronio, proposed Capital Territory, etc.)
• Towns/settlements located in the central, southern, and western areas have an economy that ranges from average to lower-level. (agricultural, farming, etc.)

FLAG:

Horizontal Blue/Green/Blue/Blue/Green stripes with a red circle at the center Inside the red circle is a sun with 16 rays, symbolizing all the provinces and territories comprising the Tarrumarcan Nation.

• Red: symbolizes Castellan; courage and bravery
• Blue: represents the sky, water, and peace; traditional Indigenous color
• Green: symbolizes all the lands of the country; also traditional Indigenous color
• Yellow: symbolizes the Sun; a bright future for the country