New Altnavia (Pacifica)
New Altnavia, officially The Democratic Republic of New Altnavia (Pur Ramaedtra Velisia lo Alisi Altineivio) is a unitary state located in northern Bailtem. It is bordered to the east by Andrendia, to the south by Amberholde, Kustannuksa, Dacian Federation and to the west by People’s Republic of San Marsico. The nation’s current leaders are President Christopher Semili Ideipi and Prime Minister James Caliderei Pelidi. The capital and largest city of the nation is Noveopolis.
The Democratic Republic of New Altnavia | |
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 Flag | |
Motto: Together as one, we build a path to the better ‘neivio’ (peaceful seaside) | |
Anthem: The Light Over The East Horizon | |
| Capital | Noveopolis |
| Official languages | Pacicayan, Silivian and Austral |
| Ethnic groups | Pacicayan 55.2%
Silivian 29.8% Nealti 10.1% Other 4.9% |
| Government | |
• President | Christopher Semili Ideipi |
• Prime Minister | James Caliderei Pelidi |
| Area | |
• Total | 270,328 km2 (104,374 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Census | 53,408,900 (2023.07) (16) |
• Density | 198/km2 (512.8/sq mi) |
| Currency | Viliceide (VCD) |
| Time zone | UTC +2 |
| Date format | YYYY/MM/DD |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +174 |
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The nation consists of 8 provinces on the mainland of the continent Bailtem and three islands. Most of the nation has a tropical climate. The current republic was founded in September 2022, a month after the former King Laleikiya (1911~2022) passed away with no successors. New Altnavia has a population of 53.4 million, making it the 16th most populous nation in the South Pacific. The official languages of New Altnavia are Pacicayan, Silivian and Austral with Pacicayan being the most well-known language throughout the nation. 95.1% of the people of the nation are from the three main ethnic groups, which are Pacicayan, Silivian and Nealti.
The Pacicayan people are native to the modern-day Sudu Capitalia, Greater Noveopolis, Ineopbi (pronounced ee-nay-yo-bee), Hurudeifa, Fipotalla and North Fipotalla. The Silivians are native to Nodeiso, Silivo and Viruidi Island while the Nealti are native to the region called New East Altnavia.
Etymology
The name ‘New Altnavia’ comes from the kingdom’s name that existed until 2022, which had the same territory as the current republic, called Altineivio Kingdom. In the name ‘Altineivio’, ‘alti’ means ‘beautiful’ in Silivian and ‘neivio’ means ‘peaceful seaside’ in Pacicayan.
History
Prehistory
Exactly when the first humans settled in the modern-day mainland New Altnavia is unknown. It is thought that the event happened 90-150 thousand years ago. The oldest artifacts were discovered along the Pacicaya River, Fipotalla River and Silivo River.
The First Kingdoms
In the 1900s BCE, towns along the Pacicayan River started to either unite with each other or invade and annex one another. The Kingdom of Decidilia is said to have been founded along the Pacicayan River in 1887 BCE.
At similar times, similar things happened along the river banks of Silivo and Fipotalla. The Kingdom of Luxideis was founded along the Fipotalla River in 1863 BCE and the Kingdom of Servipilo was founded along the Silivo River in 1824 BCE. The three kingdoms continued to extend their borders, annexing small settlements around them.
By 1800 BCE, the kingdoms had over 90% of the total population in mainland New Altnavia. They developed cultures, including their own scripts and architecture styles. The land between the nations was mostly taken up by dense rainforests and the forests blocked the kingdoms from extending their territory a lot. Moving through the forests was not easy. However, the kingdoms often traded with and helped one another in many ways and managed to have peaceful relations for several centuries. These few centuries are known as the most peaceful times in all of New Altnavian history.