Nayanu

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United Federate Islander Republic
Hea'nalea Na'Itafonua Tungalani Na'yanuyanu
Flag
Flag
Anthem: "Unity Song"
CapitalNasinu
Largest Nasinu (7.560.000)
Official languages United Islander
Recognised national languages Neomai
Suvan
Marani
Tangata
Central Concordance
Recognised regional languages 58 total
Demonym Islander
Government Federal corporate republic
 -  Supreme Chieftain of Islanders Ratu Nemia Edward Noutu VIII
 -  Supreme Advisor Ratu Afaese Kaho Matei'alona
 -  Head of Corporations Ratu Akapei Maranivalu
 -  Chairman of the Executive Council Ratu Ione Koroilavesau
Establishment
 -  Establishment of the Neomai Realm 910 
 -  Establishment of the United Islander Empire 1213 
 -  Suvan Revolution 1660 
 -  Mara Rainbow Revolution 1790 
 -  Formation of the Concordance 1870 
 -  Islander Unification 1875 
 -  Federalization 1982 
Area
 -  1,402,845 km2
541,641 sq mi
 -  Water (%) 1.5
Population
 -  2018 census 144,325,446
 -  Density 102.88/km2
266.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate
 -  Total $3,23 trillion
 -  Per capita $22,380
Gini (2018)43.5
medium
HDI (2018)0.78
high
Currency Hau (HAU)
Date format day:month:year:era
Drives on the right
Calling code +252
ISO 3166 code NAY
Internet TLD .nay

The United Federate Islander Republic (United Islander: Hea'nalea Na'Itafonua Tungalani Na'yanuyanu), commonly known as Nayanu, is a federal state in the east Wai'levu Ocean in Viranos. It consists of five federal subjects spread out across the Nayanu Islands Chain and of the Exclusive Fault Magnetic Anomaly Economical Zone to the west of the Chain.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The word "Nayanu" is a corruption of word "Na'yanuyanu" which means "on islands". First mention of this word is believed to be in 1649 description of Nayanu by a foreign traveler. Over time, "Nayanu Islands" had become a common foreign name for islands that now comprise UFIR, but within the region Islands are called "Yanuyanu" (literally: "Islands") or "Itafonua no Yanuyanu" (literally: Islands of the Federation).

Islanders' endonym, "Nayanuyanu i'Taukei", literally means "Islanders". There is no international agreement of how to call indigenous people of Nayanu in general, so usually "Islander" is used despite it being a context-specific term.

History[edit | edit source]

Before Neomai Empire[edit | edit source]

The Great Neomai Empire[edit | edit source]

The Suvan Revolution[edit | edit source]

The Rainbow Revolution[edit | edit source]

Islander Civil War[edit | edit source]

Unification[edit | edit source]

After the Unification[edit | edit source]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

In the 2014 census UFIR had a population of 139.227.871, while by the 2018 census UFIR population is 144.325.446; thus the country is in the upper middle of ranking by population. The population density is 147 people per square kilometer; however the de facto density is even higher ─ about 225 people per square kilometer ─ because most of the population lives in coastal cities.

UFIR has a positive population growth with the birth rate of 21.2 per 1000 and the death rate of 7.3 per 1000. The net migration rate is about 0.5 per 1000 and the amount of both immigrants and emigrants is low. Fertility rate is rather high with 1.8 children per woman, rising from 1.4 in 2010. Infant mortality rate is 3.5 per 1000 newborn, which is considered acceptable.

Due to its development as a conglomerate of cultures, UFIR ethnic composition is diverse with 58 ethnic groups from which Neomai (24%), Suvans (21%), Mara (19%) and Tangata (15%) are dominant. Apart from human inhabitants, there is a 8,2 million population of Nayanu elves, mostly descendants of those who immigrated from other countries.

Major cities and urban areas[edit | edit source]

UFIR is highly urbanized with 68% of the population living in cities.

Ten largest cities are:

City Region Population
Nasinu Neomai 7,560,000
Savusavu Suva 4,880,000
Vanua Mara 4,230,000
Neiafu Mara 3,395,000
Te Anau Tangata 2,407,000
Kepaniwai Concordance 1,991,000
Nairai Neomai 943,000
Holonga Mara 580,000
Noumea Suva 520,000
Namotu Suva 451,000

Territorial subdivisions[edit | edit source]

The administrative division, regulated by the Law 14/1875 "On Administrative Division" and it amendments, is strictly uniform and the framework remained unchanged despite all political transformations. The country is divided on Regions, Lands and Provinces. Regions correspond with traditional Islander state entities ─ Neomai, Suva, Mara, Tangata and the Anomaly Concordance. Lands correlate with archipelagos or their groups while Provinces correlate with islands and atolls.

Lands and Provinces are governed by their respective Councils (five people each), directly elected by general population on four years. Regions are governed by their Representatives ─ although the names vary from region to region ─ forming the Islander Summit. The Neomai Representative is a hereditary position, the rest are elected on six year term by general population.

Villages and Districts form a separate, municipal subdivision for local self-management, guaranteed by the Law 15/1875 "On Municipal Division and Local Self-Management". They are governed by Village Councils and District Councils (five people each), directly elected by general population on two years.

On the economic division, regulated by the Law 16/1875 "On Economic Administrative Division", the country is divided on Economic Regions, Economic Areas and Economic Districts. The borders of economic units don't match those of administrative units, but economic units include whole administrative units.

Economic units are supervised by Economic Overseers. Regional Overseers are united in the Islander Economic Council, also a part of the Islander Executive Council.

Politics[edit | edit source]

Nayanu is a federal corporatist constitutional republic with collective head of state headed by a hereditary position.

Islander Summit[edit | edit source]

The supreme power is held by the Islander Summit, formed from representatives of five federal Regions ─ Neomai, Suva, Mara, Tangata and Concordance. The position of Supreme Chieftain of Islanders is one of a hereditary monarch of Neomai people and although they are usually referred to as His/Her Excellency Supreme Chieftain of Islanders, it is more of an honorary title.

Supreme Chieftain is a hereditary title. According to the Law 9/1875 "On Supreme Chieftain Succession", incumbent Supreme Chieftain has the right to appoint any citizen of Islands as his successor. If the decision was not done, succession goes via the eldest direct heir. If there are no heirs, the popular vote decide on the heir by a simple majority. All other positions in the Summit are elected by general populace of their respective regions once in six years and can only hold their post once.

Islander Summit is a collegial head of state, operating on the basis of consensus, although the matters of war and peace are decided on the basis of majority. Any member of the Summit may represent the entire state abroad, although it is usually delegated to the Supreme Chieftain.

Islander State Council[edit | edit source]

The Islander State Council is the second-in-command of the UFIR. Unlike the Summit, formed of representatives of federal Regions, the State Council is formed of a specific circle of key people in the state structure:

  • Supreme Advisor ─ chairman of the Council
  • Representative of the National Council of Corporations
  • Representative of the National Workers Convent
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  • Chairman of the Economic Council
  • C.-in-C., Army
  • C.-in-C., Navy
  • C.-in-C., Air Fleet
  • C.-in-C., Intelligence Directorate
  • Advisors without portfolio

Islander State Council approves laws passed from the Islander Assembly and oversees the operation of the government. Through three C.-in-C. it also ties Armed Forces to the government, the other tie being Armed Forces Ministries (see "Islander Executive Council" section).

Islander Assembly[edit | edit source]

The Islander Assembly consists of two parallel chambers: the National Council of Corporations and the National Workers Convent. It may be thought of as a national parliament, although its delegates are active members of the society, hence, they possess some executive power as well.

Chambers of the Assembly may, but not necessarily have to cooperate in order to pass the law and Convent is able to veto a law passed by NCC. If the chambers cooperate in passing the law, the decision is equal to one of the referendum and the State Council is obliged to accept the law.

National Council of Corporations[edit | edit source]

The National Council of Corporations (NCC) is the chamber of the parliament consisting of 360 representatives of various branches of Islander industry. Its delegates are elected in Economic Areas by economic branches and serve for four years. As soon as a delegate leaves his economic branch, they are excluded from the NCC.

A delegate from NCC may be excluded upon the decision of the 50% majority of the National Workers Convent in case of misconduct or abuse of power.

National Workers Convent[edit | edit source]

While the NCC is the corporations chamber, the National Workers Convent (NWC) is the people's chamber consisting of 1080 delegates elected in Economic Areas by working people and their "large families". It acts as a balance to NCC and its primary role is to oversee NCC activities as well as represent the general working population of UFIR. Delegates can not be state servants or have business interests and legislative role does not free them from their work ─ although they are protected from firing while in service and enjoy six-day working week instead of the usual nine-day one.

NWC is elected on four years.

Islander Executive Council[edit | edit source]

The Islander Executive Council is the executive branch of the government, consisting of the Council of Ministers and the Economic Council. Both of them are appointed by the Islander Summit, approved by the Islander Assembly and serve for six years.

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Council of Ministers consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and various ministers and equal to them.

The following is the list of Islander ministries, grouped according to the Law 2/2018 "On the Government Structure of the UFIR":

Homeland Group

  • Ministry of Homeland Affairs
  • Ministry of Emergencies
  • Ministry of Justice

Industrial Group

  • Ministry of Industry
  • Ministry of Energy
  • Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction
  • Ministry of Transportation

Economical Development Group

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Commerce
  • Ministry of Economy
  • Ministry of Finances

Military Group

  • Ministry of the Army
  • Ministry of the Navy
  • Ministry of the Air Fleet

Natural Resources Group

  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ministry of the FMA Development

Human Development Group

  • Ministry of Ecology
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Sport and Youth
  • Ministry of Social Policy
  • Ministry of Labor

Cultural Group

  • Ministry of Culture
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Science

Economic Council[edit | edit source]

The Economic Council consists of the Chairman and the Economic Overseers. Its functions are similar to a state planning commission, several economy-related ministries and an accounting commission. The Chairman is appointed by the Supreme Chieftain personally and unilaterally while Overseers are selected by the Islander Summit and approved by the Islander Assembly.

The Council works closely with the Islander Assembly and Economical Development ministries, ensuring coordination and cooperation of efforts in economical development.

National Court and Judicial[edit | edit source]

The judicial system of the UFIR is based on the administrative division and is organized the following way:

  • National Court ─ consists of 18 judges, appointed by the Supreme Chieftain with consent and approval of the State Council and the Islander Summit on a lifetime tenure
  • Regional Courts ─ consist of 15 judges, appointed by the Regional representatives on six years
  • Land Courts ─ consist of 12 judges, appointed by Land Councils on four years
  • Provincial Courts ─ consist of 9 judges, appointed by Provincial Councils on four years
  • Village Courts ─ consist of 6 judges, appointed by Village Councils on four years
  • District Courts ─ consist of 3 judges, appointed by District Councils on four years

UFIR legal system is strictly statutory and well-codified in the Federal Code of Laws modeled after Imperial Legal Codes of 1489 and 1721.

Foreign relations[edit | edit source]

Most of the UFIR interests revolve around trade and Wailevu Ocean. This fact is well-known to the rest of the world and the Islander Government is fairly open about it: internally, Wailevu is considered exclusively Islander sphere of influence.

The foreign affairs course of Noutu VIII, being a continuation of politics of his predecessor, calls for aligning nations in the Wailevu Area with the help of the Islander Navy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and maintaining neutral to positive relations with the rest of the world, optimal for trade.

Economy[edit | edit source]

Middle-income UFIR economy is characterized by restrictiveness to the foreign companies in comparison with the rest of the world, corporatism, powerful industrial sector and well-educated workforce. From 1982 to 2016 it was growing on average by 3-4% a year with UFIR Ministry of Economics reporting maximum GDP growth of 7,65% in 1997. In 2018 the GDP growth was reported to be 1,5%.

Industry[edit | edit source]

Since its foundation in 1875 UFIR had a strong and specialized industrial sector formed of industries belonging to respective nations. Centralized cooperation of industries and maintenance of the strong public sector specialized on machine building ensured competitiveness of the Islander industry.

Islander industry is organized in 180 industrial parks and eleven closed specialized cities for military production, research and development. 120 of the parks are located near largest cities while another 60 are spread across the Islands for uniform development and expansion.

Leading sectors by production value are: black and colored metals processing; shipbuilding (all the kinds); industrial and agricultural machinery; electronics; chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Metal processing industry is the largest and the most powerful sector of the economy operating on colored metals or imported black metal. Shipbuilding sector is the close second; it is capable of simultaneously maintaining the Islander Navy, fulfilling Naval Expansion Plans and produce ships of all kinds for export. Machine building is the third mainstay of the economy; UFIR industrial machine building is characterized by dominance of state companies with prices regulated by the Ministry of Economy directly.

Excavation industry is struggling with transition to the fully underwater mining caused by the lack of resources on islands. Colored metals are still excavated mostly on the mainland while underwater deposits of petroleum and oil have replaced the Black Isles deposits fully. Iron deposits of the Fault Magnetic Anomaly produce 34% of the necessary iron ore required for the industry as per 2018 with full replacement of both import and mainland deposits ─ producing 23% and 43% respectively ─ expected by 2040.

UFIR industry suffers greatly from the lack of resources, most of which have to be imported.

Agriculture[edit | edit source]

Agricultural sector of Nayanu is almost exclusively working on inner market. <TBA>

The primary sub-sector within the agricultural sector is fishing. <TBA>

Another important sector is farming. <TBA>

Science and technology[edit | edit source]

Education[edit | edit source]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Because of the geographic nature of the UFIR, primary means of transport are naval and aerial. Movement within islands is done mostly by the railroad.

UFIR has a fleet of 480 cargo ships over 1000 GRT and UFIR-based companies own even more. The total trade tonnage of the UFIR-based trade fleet is estimated to be 202 million tonnes deadweight, placing it among the largest of the trade fleets in the world. UFIR also boasts one of the most powerful port networks in the world with 35 major ports spread across country.

Aerial transportation network is no less developed than marine transportation. Six major airports in Nasinu, Savusavu, Vanua, Neiafu, Te Anau and Kepaniwai are complemented with a network of regional airports and landing strips, at least one per island. The distinctive feature of Islander civilian airplane park is its composition exclusively of flying boats, allowing to use ports in case airstrips become unavailable; this practice stems from 1928. The national carrier is Nayanu Airlines, flying to destinations across all continents.

Unlike marine and aerial networks, ground network is a weakness of the UFIR. Motorization level is among the lowest in Viranos ─ 1 car per 15 people ─ and the total road length is 88,000 km. That is compensated by extensive 210,000-kilometer railroad network moving cargo and people between cities and, sometimes, between islands within an archipelago. All that network is state-owned.

Energetics[edit | edit source]

UFIR primary source of electric power are nuclear plants, which produce 85% of the necessary electrical power. This number is among the highest in the world, placing Nayanu ahead of many other countries in usage of clean nuclear power. Secondary sources include solar plants, wind turbines and tidal generators; the last petroleum plant was shut down in 2001 to release oil for chemical industry demands.

UFIR possess a wide-area synchronous grid called the Integrated Power System (IPS). It was constructed form 1989 to 2001 in order to connect power grids of larger archipelagos with remote islands and remote power plants. IPS is covering the entirety of Nayanu Islands and is built with redundancy in mind in order to function properly even in state of emergency.

Energy generation in 2017 was 142 billion KwH, rising by 2% from 2016 level. NIPS ensures full electrical coverage of Nayanu Islands and appropriate distribution of electrical power monitored from stations at Nasinu, Savusavu, Neiafu and Te Anau; Vanua and Kepaniwai had backup stations commissioned in 2002.

Communications[edit | edit source]

Foreign trade[edit | edit source]

Tourism[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Islander Republican Armed Forces (IRAF) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air Fleet and the Intelligence Directorate. With 1,405,120 active personnel, IRAF are among the largest in the world. They are also one of the most demanding: IRAF expenditures in 2018-2022 are 35% of the national budget.

According to the Law 30/2018 "On Islander Federal Armed Forces", IRAF objective is defined as the "protection of the UFIR interests and active deterrence of hostile nations worldwide". IRAF are subordinated to the Islander Summit via the Islander Council; the Supreme Chieftain is the supreme commander of the armed forces.

Army[edit | edit source]

Islander Army, is the frontline arm of the IRAF, numbering 493,000 personnel.

Historically the Neomai Empire placed great importance to both the Army and the Navy, but confederate politics prevented it from becoming a major force. Hence, Islander Army suffered from under-funding, lack of personnel and lack of combat experience. However with foreign help the Army was brought into appropriate shape in 1980s, even going as far as possessing its own naval arm.

Administratively, the Army is tied to the government through the Ministry of Army which keep under its control five Regional Army Commands as parts of the civil administration. The Minister of Army holds the position in Army General Staff as the Army Administrative Director and is always General-3.

The Army is headed by the C.-in-C., Army, a permanent member of the Islander State Council and General-1, to whom is subordinated the Army General Staff, headed by a General-2 and including 24 Directorates, headed by Generals-2 or -3. C.-in-C., Army and Army General Staff together form Army High Command.

Under the Army High Command brigade commands are placed, attached to five Regional Military Commands in peacetime. Federal Regions must field a certain number of brigades, different from Region to Region: Neomai ─ 7, Suva ─ 6, Mara ─ 5, Tangata ─ 4 and Concordance ─ 2. Each of those commands number about 6.000-8.000 men.

Islander Army Naval Squadron consists of 34 gunboats.

Islander Navy assists the Army with logistics, allocating 252,000 further people to these duties.

Navy[edit | edit source]

Islander Navy is the principal arm of the IRAF, numbering 761,000 personnel and more than 600 active ships, making it among the first in the world by tonnage.

Islander Navy gained great importance after the Unification as defensive politics shifted towards defense on the time of Reconstruction. Formed in 1880 from the Unified Islander Confederate Navy, an umbrella for all confederate state fleets, in a decade in became the primary arm of the UFIR. After a period of uncertainty caused by introduction of several new types of weapons and doctrines the Navy entered the period of steady growth in 1955 with introduction of new classes of ships suitable for mass production. In modern times, Islander Navy is mostly focused on sustaining its capabilities.

Islander Navy is a blue-water navy with doctrine centered around denying enemy control of the sea via blockade, raids on naval bases and highly aggressive pursuit of naval battles fought by guided missile cruiser battle groups covered by carrier aviation and supported by submarine arm and naval aviation. Most of the Islander line of battle is made of a few types of ships supported by a variety of special purpose ships ranging from AA destroyers to submarine and naval aviation tenders to repair ships. Naval logistics is well-developed, allowing Islander squadrons to operate as far as Istervan to the west, Sonashikal to the east and Niflasitha to the north.

Islander Navy is commanded by the C.-in-C., Navy, a permanent member of the Islander State Council and an Admiral-1, to whom is subordinated the Naval General Staff, headed by an Admiral-2 and including 24 Directorates, headed by Admirals-2 or -3. C.-in-C., Navy and Naval General Staff together form the Naval High Command.

The Navy is tied to the government through the Ministry of Navy and the Minister of Navy holds the position in Naval General Staff as the Navy Administrative Director and is always Admiral-3. Administratively, the navy is divided on five Regional Naval Commands and further on Land Commands and naval bases.

Air Fleet[edit | edit source]

Islander Air Fleet numbers 151,000 personnel and 680 aircraft.

Since its foundation as an independent air arm in 1928, the Air Fleet was under two competing considerable influences: first, of the Navy which viewed it as an auxiliary offensive arm, operating from its then-newborn carrier force; second, from more defensively-minded Army, for which it was an air defense force, focused on patrol and interception, as well as on rapid deployment of air-landing reinforcements. Conflicts between factions have forced the Air Fleet to adopt flexible approach to its organizational structure. The introduction of the first anti-ship missile in 1943 and the first operational jet engine in 1945 forced a stall in military programs and until 1962 there was no development policy in the Air Fleet. Since then, however, the branch was able to meet the expectations and take its right place in UFIR doctrine.

Islander Air Fleet has the following tasks

  • Interception and the defense of UFIR airspace.
  • Marine operations in support of the Islander Navy.
  • Islander Army support.
  • Strategic bombing and missile strikes.

Culture[edit | edit source]

Religion[edit | edit source]