Kurui

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Kurui
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Flag of Kurui
Motto: "Enjoy your independence whilst our leader can spell it"
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Region A Slice of Surreality
Capital Kyoukurui
Official Language(s) English
Leader IdioC
Population >1 billion
Currency Tapeworm 
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Kurui

Geography

Kurui is a small volcanic mountain island in the Pacific. Kuruimap2.gif It's area has never been measured simply because of the lack of interest in the dimension. People are welcome to measure the island if they really want but we can't honestly be bothered.

Tectonics

The volcano on the island (Kazankurui) was considered dormant until 1992. It's eruptions are generally infrequent, and Kazankurui is 298m high. It lies on ridge between the Pacific and Phillipine plates (on the earth's crust) and eruptions occur when when the two plates move into one another. See Wikipedia's article on Tectonics here.

National Animal

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Currency

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National Flag

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History

The Beginning

The island of Kurui itself came into being through volcanic processes - the Kazankurui erupted many kilometres underground, and as the magma cooled in the pacific, the hardened rock formed the small island of Kurui.

In terms of peoples on the island, there are two main groups that now co-exist. The indiginous peoples, the Konin ("old people"), must have settled on the island many centuries ago - something had to explain the lack of bathtubs on the island. They did however possess other, somewhat original, talents, such as mudbaking fish (still the national dish to due to lack of creativity), weaving rushes to make protective shoes, shipbuilding and regular free diving contests in the beaches near where modern Gake ("Cliffs") is today (in attempt to impress their water god into rising to prevent the fire god (who supposedly lived in the volcano) from burning their backsides with molten lava).

External Influences

The Konin were discovered in 1942 by Japanese expansionist forces who, having been torpedoed by US ships, could no longer change their bearings. They disembarked and set up a port with their limited supplies at Koniage ("Old Landing"). They saw several of the old tribal peoples and decided that killing the somewhat primitive and underarmed Konin would be dishonourable. Besides befriending them would be best in order for them to get food and actually stand a chance of living. Some of the Konin castes assaulted Koniage with spears and whilst this habit didn't sour the relations too much (due to the laughable nature of the Konin's inferior tribal weaponry), the Konin soon began to appreciate that firearms weren't really worth messing with. That said, the Japanese did take casulties themselves. Spears pierced the simple huts, shower blocks, bar, and small casino that the Japanese had set up.

The senior Konin visited the stranded Japanese in early 1944 having just received word of the assaults by his tribe (36 carrier birds had been sent up to this point, but 12 got lost, 3 decided to go on strike via the unions and a further 20 were shot down by the Japanese for food(this is of course, not counting the one who made it, who was ceremonially clay baked on his success)). The somewhat reduced Japanese (who were only 50 strong at this point due to diseases, spears and starvation) accepted a peace offer from them, and on a tour of the makeshift camp, the indiginous peoples first saw commerce. On a tour of the island, the Japanese were taken around the coastlines, treated with remedies of the Konin (some of which, sadly were poisonous) at Himori ("Fire Forest", the old capital) , and with their combined knowledges and decline of the Japanese expansion due to WW2 changing direction, the two people formed a new state. Some say the reason the Japanese agreed so willingly was because of the tactical position the trees provided for mortar shelling random passing US destroyers.

Improving Internal Matters

Over the next decade, the Kuruinin established the basis for the system of government, and founded the 2 remaining major settlements on the island (Gake, and the new capital Kyoukurui). The Konin built several boats in 1953 and arranged to take the Japanese home to their lands using maps left behind from their landings. This caused problems due to the annexing of Japanese islands by the Americans, Chinese and Whoever else felt like it at the time, and was a long and very indirect journey. Flying the naval ensign from the old ship, they encountered a small destroyer heading for Kobe and so let them depart to see their loved ones.

The Konin, using more modern exploratory techniques acquired from the ship, encoutered another tribe soon after, around the lake on the river having followed it from the Kazankurui. The other tribe were never given a name by the Konin and their own name not recovered. When the other tribe assaulted the Konin with old stone hand tools and arrows, the Konin were at first driven back and afraid of these new technologies. Another search of the Japanese boat revealed several automatic weapons, which pushed the other tribe back into their "Key point community" (Misokoukyou), which was conquered in 1957 and became an excellent fishing centre. The old tribe's domain formed the border of the Misokoukyou regional border. Mudbaking trebled almost straight away.

Acquaintances Become Adversaries

Unknown to the Konin at the time, the Japanese whom they had helped returned to the island in 1963 had returned with building materials for what the senior administration had hoped would become a Japanese colony(having caught wind of the island first, all the names on the island are known to the world in Japanese), and had forced the helped naval crew into navigating them there. Whilst the initial expanse into Kurui was quick, the Konin held them back using the weapons abandoned earlier, preventing them from entering the Himori itself using stealth tactics in the woodland. Several months of Japanese repeated assaults on the Himori only pushed them back slightly, even though the Himori had long run out of ammunition and had resorted to tribal spears.

Taking the archery technologies from the tribe at Misokoukyou, and developing them in terms of range and accuracy helped the sheltered Himori take out Japanese invaders on the grasslands around Koniage. The attrition ended later the same year when the Konin took uniforms and took military installations by stealth and cover of night, and hence the ammunition present as well. Koniage fell soon after, and the building supplies and the Japanese crewmen from '42 were found. With all the new materials of the "Japanese tourist" industrial expansion, the island's infrastructure was upgraded and more modern settlements built. Kurui has not been assaulted with military force since, and with co-operations and open commerce since, Japanese-Kurinin relations have been somewhat repaired.

Meet The Neighbours

The isle of Atacama (of no relation to the desert) was discovered to the Kurui in 1981 by shipping trawlers and having been ravaged by the eruption of a different volcano, the Kuruinin provided supplies and shelter for the island's citizens until the island was safe to re-inhabit. As a payoff, the Kuruinin placed mudded fish around the warm magma after it had began to solidify - whilst the Atacamans still got some of the food to start off afresh, the Kuruinin still regard the Atacaman earths as producing a better mudbake. The Atacamans have acquired Kuruinin ideas since, but still refuse to accept commerce, and all financial goings on are controlled centrally. Technologically, the Atacamans have been restricted by this and so are more-or-less dependant on Kurui for supplies.

More Recent History in summary

  • Kazankurui erupted in 1992, but only singed trees because not many settlements exist out of the main ones.
  • 1995 saw the worst diving disaster off of Gake during the traditional contest when a walkway collapsed, sending 30 to their deaths.
  • In 1998, Radio was introduced to Kurui, and Atacama accidentally at the same time. The media changed hereonin to satify news on both nations.
  • In 2000, nothing much happened.
  • In 2004, the Common Realms Alliance Pacific was formed between the two nations as a mutual defence pact. Japan is yet to be approached on joining, as are several over nations in the Pacific.

Helping Atacama find itself

  • 10/01/05 - Kuruinin research teams have conducted surveys on Atacama in order to help the settlement map itself. This is revealing new facts about our neighbour to both nations.
  • 16/01/05 - Kuruinin researchers become under fire from one of the non-constitutional tribes on Atacama. The cause is being researched, although the arrowheads do seem familiar. Records are being checked.
  • 18/01/05 - Map is published by the Atacaman foreign affairs ministry, although alarmed citizens in Yakeno have prompted calls for more funds for defence in case Atacama needs defending.

Culture

Kurui as a nation is a very liberal and relaxed nation striving for excellent civil rights and political freedoms. The Economy is still developing due to the relatively new infrastructure. The country has no official state religion. Kurui's military exists almost purely for national defence and the very pacifistic nature of the nation could be related to it's very recent discovery compared to other countries, old spiritual ways or simple absence of desire to invade. The national dish is the claybaked salmon, although since 1981 the country has been swayed towards Atacaman earths for their better suitablility for mudbaking.

Major Regions

The majority of the population live in the regions' major cities. Only those who have connections with the land outside them, abuse cats or are otherwise socially ostracised form outposts.

Kyoukurui

The capital region of the island is home for around 32% of the national population. Kyoukurui, being the capital city, is the main administrative, trade, commerce and... perhaps more recreational practices centre. The region is mostly flat plain and grassland, with the main exception being the sandy beaches around the Kyoukurui bay. Kurui's fledgling tourism is mainly orientated in this region. The flat lands have made it a developmental haven, yet the prominent environmentalist contigient desire restrictions on the capital's expansion before all of the flat lands are gone. The only two other features of note are the lake and, perhaps more relevent to the region, the Hazan river. The main things associated with the river are its origins in the Himori, its purpose as natural irrigation for farmlands, and the several diseases it harboured until water purity laws were passed, following a small series of epidemics in the early 1960s.

Himori

The fire forest region, named after the volcano, is where the old capital, Himori, is situated. 24% of the national population still live there, including descendants of the many generations of Konin. As such, the most intelligent people in this region tend to be the environmental and scientific analysts observing for the Himori itself in order to protect it. Himori has the largest Karierbaag population of all the regions, simply because most of them live in the side of the actual Himori farther from Misokoukyou. The former tribe as Misokoukyou used to hunt the Karierbaags down for use as quivers for arrows, and holsters for just about anything going. Some documentation details them being used as urinals by some of the tribesmen but whether this is disgusting fact or Kuruinin propaganda remains to be seen.

Misokoukyou

19% of the national population reside in the region formerly belonging to a previous tribe. The regional capital was the old tribal capital, conquered after the expansion into the territory. The main industry in Misokoukyou lies in developments in hydroelectric power- with the Misokoukyou lake and the Hazan river nearby, it's location is perfect for such refinements. The third largest population of Karierbaags on the island exist here. Agriculture is also prominent due to the river's provision of irrigation. Misokoukyou is the only non-landlocked region to not have a major port. A small depot settlement of Mizo was proposed in 1995, but due to the project's sheer scale and demands, even to this day a definate decision has not been reached.

Gake

Cliffs are visible from the windows of 17% of the Kuruinin population. The region's terrain is mostly hilly and the most uneven on the island. As such, the environmentalists wish to preserve it. Gake surprisingly has the second largest population of Karierbaags, simply because they are reliable carriers across the uneven terrain. Several sanctuaries also exist for the creatures. Not taking the sanctuaries into account would mean Misokoukyou would have the second largest. The annual cliff diving competition still runs from Gake and is a minority tourist attraction for both foreigners and islanders alike. It's also a reason that Gake's income spikes around late June/early July. Besides the diving competition, other industies include engine manufacturing for both the turbines at Misokoukyou's hydroelectric power stations, and as Koniage Replacement Automobile Parts. KRAP generate a steady income, but seem to spike in September for some, as yet unknown, reason.

Koniage

Koniage is a greatly underpopulated region in comparison, mainly due to the higher temperatures on the island being hard to live and work in. 8% of the population live here, and the majority of them work in the casinos that have been in Koniage since the Japanese landed, General Automobile Koniage, or making the drinks that are served in the Koniage Casino. The latter are by no means as marketed as the second.

Industry

General Automobile Koniage (GAK)

GAK form the business end of Kurui's most prominent industry, Automobile Manufacturing. Such models as the GAK Kannon, GAK Moppup and the sportier GAK Blasta will not be known to most because their success, like everything else on Kurui, is purely down to chance.

Koniage Replacement Automobile Parts (KRAP)

KRAP are the poor little grunts who stay on assembly lines making parts for when you break your GAK Kannon. Feel sorry for how much GAK they handle.

Consequences of the 10th JAI

Having been pleased to support the 10th of January Automobile Initiative with Constitutional Alliance of Atacama and help it open up to the outside world, the consequences on the generosity of the Kuruinin state have been more dire than anticipated. The Kuruinin economy crashed on the 24th January 2005 following the cost of continued acceptance of refugees and failure to cope with competition from the newer Atacaman Automobile products. The GDP per Capita has fallen to the lowest level in the Common Realms Alliance Pacific and GAK is struggling to find its feet. Following this, the government has had to subsidise the raw materials used to make GAK cars. This is not intended to be a long-term solution, and we would stress to all free-market and laissez-faire capitalist nations not to view this as a sign of imminent privatisation or a stepping stone to easily-corruptable entirely centralised power seizure. All being well, we can privatise GAK fully again, and return to brighter economic situes. 雨降って地固まる。

Sadly, since this decision, The Common Realms Alliance Pacific has collapsed.

As of the 6th September 2005, MUCK can gladly report that the economic situation in Kurui has improved to the point of it re-entering the Green ratings again. We hope that this is the end of the almost nine month recession which has affected Kurui so gravely.