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This article is about Greater Kirav. For Kirav's nation and territories, see Kiravian Empire.

Kirav is a technologically advanced nation of NationStates

History

Kirav began as a colony of Coscivia, and became the most prominant Coscivian nation after Coscivia's demise.

The first settlers arrived in the year 27470 of the Coscivian calendar aboard the CCS Newfound. The fist permanent settlement was constructed on the sandy islands near the mouth of the Kiygrav River.

Other Coscivian Empire nations landed colonies in Kirav, most notably the Anglev, Scädev, Eurlev, and Tëutev. These colonies grew into seperate nations, each claiming territories and rescoucres westward and westwarduntil reaching stability along Kirav's eastern inlands. A small mixed-group nation arose named the Kirev. Soon after, the Pre-Kiravian States erupted in war. The powerful Scädev navies assailed Anglev ports, the Anglev' superior cavalry invaded the Kaldev settlements, Kaldev's intelligent tacticians had their troops brutally conquer the Dardev's small kingdom, and every other group fought all others. Seeing that the senseless violence would ruin the Cosciv race, the Kirevs swiftly took control of all the other groups. Their leader, Valkär K'alder peaceully united the Coscivs under one banner. He nationalised the military (though even today each group maintains a combat force, usually for civil defence), and improved the infrastructure, paving the way for Kirav's future. The new nation, named after its founders, became Kirav. After Coscivia's destruction, Kirav passed the Imperial Statute, and began settleing, annexing, and conquering other nations, and creating new ethnic groups.

Kirav expanded over the continent of Sovereignia's western region, encompassing 47 political subdivisions. Kiravwas involved in a war with the neighboring country, of Æonara, until the latter was finally brought to peace. As a stable nation, Kirav has formed a total of 15 colonies, including Iscova, Scæve, Svit-Kona, Evergreena, Westcoastmar, Khakia, and Ceuvara. Through colonization and conquest, Kirav has become a powerful Empire. Lately Kirav has been involved militarily with Brarock ending in the conquest of the latter.

500,000,000th Citizen

On December 11, 2006, the five-hundered millionth Kiravian was born. This gave Kirav a giant leap ahead in the international community, and merited a federal holiday and a festival in San Xaviero.

Government

Kirav has a unique form of government. It is Democratic, but nonpartisan. Federal funding is given to electoral candidates equally to ensure fair elections. Non-electoral positions are filled through technocracy and meritocracy. Unlike other nations, Kirav's legislature is not organized geographically, by provinces, but rather by certain social societies that apply themselves to a Senator who supports their views. The Kiravian Imperial Government system is very centralized. There is no Judicial Banch, as a panel of Senators called Imperial Judges decide on matters of constitutionality.

Civilography

Kirav is a strange nation in terms of civilography and urbanology. For example, Kirav has no suburbs or continuous settlements. Towns are centralized and do not expand into one another. Also,, because of Kirav's special economy, wealth and population seem to be spread fairly evenly throughout the Empire.

Population

Kirav now has a massive population of 1.003 billion. Unlike many countries of this size, Kirav has dealt with its population growth well, by expanding the economy and constructing more and larger cities. Also, export of Kiravian citizens and deporting criminals to other parts of the Empire has balanced supply and demand of rescources and benefited the Empire as a whole.

Demographics

Kirav's primary race is Coscivian. The next most populous racial category s Morpaxan, divided into Jalornan, Nexaran, and Deulo sub-races. Native Kiravians, such as the Drailites, Homchidans, Kombrad, and Cobaña. Kirhavites make up the remainder, save for a negligible amount of others. Kiravians generally belong to the Coscivian Church. And some of those to the Geőmetum Order. Other religions, such as Traditional Christianity, Humanism, Unitarianism, and Unorganized religions, are also present.

Economy

The Kiravian economy is based largely on Services and Industry.

Services

The economy is based on proffesional and scientific-technological services, ranging from accounting to enviornmental engineering. The workers in these fields are supplied by Kirav's numerous colleges and universities. Most buisnesses are of medium size, keeping prices level and inflation low. Many jobs are created by Kirav's technologically sophisticated society, calling upon well-trained personnell to maintain and develop it.

Industry

Kirav is, for the most part, industrially self-sufficient. While, Kirav's manufacturing focuses on the High-Tech, other forms of manu industry are present. Electrical Machinery is the most widely produced good after Computers and the like. Industrial Equipment, Vehicles, and Consumer Goods are other major products. Industrial cities like Ēring and Saar-Cokebottle can produce thousands of these goods per hour.

Mining

Kirav has many mountain ranges full of minerals. However, most of these are protected by the government for future use. There are still many mines in operation, extracting metals, minerals, ores and other geometallic substances, as well as gems, salt, clay, and other such materials. The oceans are mined as well as the continent, yielding basaltic rocks and iron. Oil Shale has been discovered off of the NOrtheast Coast, but is being protected for enviornmental reasons.

Agriculture

Kirav's agriculture is based on producing ethynol to fuel some of Kirav's diversified transport system. Also, farming clothing materials, industrial chemicals, and spices is practiced in Greater Kirav. Industrial Agriculture being predominant, much of Kirav's food is imported.

Natural Rescources

Kirav is rescource-rich, strewn with everything from valuable energy minerals to crystal-clear water.

Minerals

Kirav's most important natural rescources are the minerals found in its many mountain ranges. Most of these are metals, Cheifly ferroalloys, compound minerals, rocks and stones, and gems. Clay, sand, and other such things are also mined. Kirav exports little of its silicon, copper, or silver, using these metals instead for the electronic goods that make up Kirav's trade base.

Kiravian oceans are mined as well as it's landmass. Vessels like the Kiravian Oceanic Mining Ship are used to collect mineral deposits on the seafloor.

Soil and Forests

Kirav also has botanical rescources, namely it's vast conifer forests. Kiravian law strictly governs forestry, mandating that 3 trees be replanted per every forest tree cut, and putting funding into Arboculture and forest-herding to protect the evergreens. Kiravian soil is also important. While most is of little agricultural value, there are wide swaths in the midwest of rich mollisols.

Energy

While many petroleum sites exist in the Kiravian Empire, almost none is in Greater Kirav. Kiravian cities are powered by hydroelectricity or wind power rather than coal or oil. Geologic Gas is used in further inland areas, and fusion energy is under research at Sardson University and Kirav University.

Education

Unlike most industrialized nations, Kirav's juvenile education is not compulsory. The government recognized the need for specialization of workers. Despite this, most memmbers of the Technocrat caste and Manulab caste attend schools until reaching maturity.

Krav has a total of 153 universities. This does not include Colleges or Institutes(These are defined seperately by yht Kirav Secriat of Education). The most prominaent are the Imperial University in San Xaviero, Sardson University, in Saar-Kaleforest, and the Kiravian Military University in Westron Mountain. These Universities are more than educational establishments, but scientific institutes, art centres and cultural monuments. Often operating expeditions and Research projects.

Science & Technology

Kirav is an extremely advanced nation. It has eliminated the need for factory labor by use of industrial robotics, and the need for fossil fuels by creating a hydropower net massive enought to provide electricity to vehicles and settlements. Information Technology has thus been made a major industry. 40% of Kirav's uiversity students study in the Scientific and Engineering fields, as opposed to buisness and Artistic areas. Computers are an intergal part of daily life, taking care of waste management, household economics, and communications. Genetic Engineering and Botany have modernized Agriculture. Crop harvests can rotate in a short as a month, and plants can produce three times their product. Use of genetic techniques can also create plants like vine-coffee and mèlate for their consumption, and to create diversified agricultural markets for tropical parts of the Empire. Advanced communications has also improved the job market, allowing some workers to live in remote sities, but still keep jobs elsewhere.

Advances in Horticulture, as well as the abovementioned botanical advances, allow the Kiravians to reclaim cut forests, and, through use of terraforming techniques, like stream redirects, can turn desertified plains into lush forestland, and create new habitats for Kiravian wildlife.

Geography

Kirav occupies most of the Northern Continent, and controls territory on northwestern Calienta. Several mountain ranges span the nation, providing enormous mineral wealth. 7 major rivers flow through Kirav, the Siber, the Osèll, the D————, the Erbríll, the Êilid, the Coin, the Kildar, and the Këlm.

Climate

Kirav has a temperate climate with large marine zones, and wide continental areas. Most air masses are Continental Polar, Marine Polar, Marine Tropical, or neutral. Little climate change has occured due to Kiravian disuse of hydrocarbon fuels.

Vegetation

Kirav's vegetation has been influenced by both primary and secondary world powers. The Eastern Coastal Plain is covered in Deciduous Forests in the midsections. To the south, Conifers are prevalent, adapting better to the sandy soil. To the North on the Northeast Plain, Mixed Forests cover the landscape. In the Eastern mountains, deciduous trees populate the lower, seaward peaks, and conifers the higher, more inland peaks. The Eastern Plains follow, with medium grasslands and few trees. Then, The Central Forests rise. These are Temperate Forests. Taiga and Boreal Forests border them to the North, and Continental Forests to the South. The West holds many Mountain Forests and multiple sheilds, bowls, and basins that shelter many Coniferous trees. The West Coast is home to West Coast Marine Forests, Steam Forests, and Temperate Rain Forests. In the Southwest and Basin areas, there is limited vegetation, leaving scrubland, semiarids, and wasteland.