Kaipa
| The Republic of Kaipa カイパテ人国 Kaipa te Neikuro | |||||||
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| UŊ member | |||||||
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| Capital city | Neryu City | ||||||
| Demonym | Kaipanese; Kaipan | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional Republic Prime Minister: Jay Okamiyu (ジェイ・狼犬) Vice Minister: Rika Bayooka (リカ・北狼) | ||||||
| Official languages | Official Languages: Kaipanese English Minority Languages: Aomoī | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/2 | KA | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/3 | KAI | ||||||
The Republic of Kaipa (Kaipanese: カイパテ人国 Kaipa te Neikuro, [ˈkai̯.pa te ˈnei̯.kɯ.ɾo]), colloquially Kaipa and sometimes the Kaipanese Republic, is an archipelago ŋation bordering Stej Ven, Ŋərkey, LukaLand, and the former Tridominium of Ī’saertur in the far southwest of the world. It is also a former member of the Saeraere Alliance.
Etymology
The term Kaipa is derived from the Old Kaipanese word for "island", khay pah [kʰɒj.ba].
Geography
The ŋation is comprised of sixteen islands, forming a rough chain along a northwest/southeast diagonal.
Parinawa
The three largest islands of Cherry Island, Flower Island, and Arrowhead Island make up what is called Parinawa (Kaipanese: パリナワテ島ショ Parinawa te Kaibasho), alongside one smaller island to the west of Flower Island and three auxiliary islands to the south of Arrowhead Island. These islands comprise mostly of woodlands and plains, though the capitol buildings on Cherry Island occupy what was originally a cherry grove.
Seju Isles
The Seju Isles (Kaipanese: セジュテ島ショ Seju te Kaibasho) are seven smaller islands off the northwest west coast of Cherry Island. Most of these islands are stony shores, and thus do not have farming capabilities, though they are more valuable as mining towns for Kaipa. The main exceptions to this are the eastern coast of Quarry Island, the largest of the isles, and Oak Island, which contains no surface stone.
Onkure Island and Haruwe Island
The two islands of Onkure and Haruwe are the only two islands to have names not derived directly from native Kaipanese, aside from Cuba Island to the south of Arrowhead Island. The names for both islands were taken from the Stejvenni language, due to their closer proximity to Stej Ven. Haruwe Island is a former peninsula, and was severed from the mainland as a means of maintaining the nation as an archipelago, whereas Onkure Island is a true island.
Politics
Government
Kaipa is a constitutional republic, with four houses of governance. The Board and Council are the two houses that propose and draft laws for the country and confer on the vote for the ŋation's Ministers, where the Board holds ten total seats (five from each province) and the Council holds a minimum of one seat per city or settlement. The Parliament is the executive house, comprised of the Prime Minister, Vice Minister, and eight additional Ministers that enact and enforce laws, as well as maintain interŋational relations. The Court is the judicial house, hosting one judge from each province.
The current majority party is the Kaipan Progressive Canine Party (Kaipan: カイパメ向上犬ショテ公党 Kaipa me Kujebe Inusho te Kotoe), led by current Prime Minister Jay Okamiyu (ジェイ・狼犬) and Vice Minister Rika Bayooka (リカ・北狼). The current largest opposition party is the Central Party (Kaipan: 国中テ公党 Gounaka te Kotoe), led by Wawa Konazi (ワワ・夏風).
The next Kaipan national election is slated to take place in December of 2025.
Provinces
The Republic of Kaipa is comprised of five provinces. The following list names each province and their cities and settlements:
Daji Province / ダジ県 Daji Ken
- Cherry Island / 桜テ島 Sekai te Kaiba
- Neryu City / 人都 Neriyou
- Cherry Island / 桜テ島 Sekai te Kaiba
Aoga Province / アオガ県 Aoga Ken
- Flower Island / 花テ島 Hanwa te Kaiba
- Lilac City / ライラックテ都 Rairakku te You
- Squid Island / 墨魚テ島 Nazepaso te Kaiba
- Flower Island / 花テ島 Hanwa te Kaiba
Jado Province / ジャド県 Jado Ken
- Arrowhead Island / 鏃テ島 Jiporu te Kaiba
- White Sand Island / 白砂テ島 Ciibazu te Kaiba
- Cuba Island / キユバテ島 Kiyuba te Kaiba
- South Island / 南テ島 Duyo te Kaiba
Seju Province / セジュ県 Seju Ken
- North Island / 北テ島 Bayo te Kaiba
- Stone Island / 石テ島 Cira te Kaiba
- Small Island / 小島 Tikaba
- Quarry Island / 鉱山テ島 Zuirama te Kaiba
- Oak Island / 柏テ島 Wemai te Kaiba
- Fish Island / 魚テ島 Hiya te Kaiba
- Shipwreck Island / 海難テ島 Umeyuru te Kaiba
Onha Province / オンハ県 Onha Ken
- Onkure Island / オンクレテ島 Onkure te Kaiba
- Haruwe Island / ハルヱテ島 Haruwe te Kaiba
Each province also has a local Senate, which acts as both the legislative and executive branches for each city or settlement.
Interŋational Relations
Kaipa became a member of the United Ŋations on 25 May, 2025.
Kaipa is a former member of the Saeraere Alliance, which was comprised of Kaipa, LukaLand, and the Aomoī-Kaervaenan Commonwealth. The alliance was founded on theoretical linguistic connections with the other members, and their planned tridominium was located on the island of Ī’saertur, now controlled by the Aomoī-Kaervaenan Commonwealth.
Culture
This section is incomplete. (May 2025)
Demographics
The next Kaipan census will occur in August of 2025, which will provide more accurate details on the demographics of the Republic of Kaipa.
Official Language
- Main article: Kaipanese Language
The official language of the Republic of Kaipa is the Kaipan language. It is used in all documentation for laws, and spoken colloquially throughout the archipelago.
Additional Languages
English is maintained exclusively for interŋational communication, and is not included in written laws for Kaipa.
Despite being a former member of the Saeraere Alliance, the Aomoī language is still recognized as a minority language. Aomoī is casually spoken in the southern peninsula of Flower Island. Both Stejvenni and Turkish are spoken in Onha Province, though they are not officially recognized by Kaipa as minority languages.