Confederate States of Northern Avalonia

The Confederate States of Northern Avalonian, otherwise know as K.N.A, is a confederation of ten nations made from former colonies formed in 1933, it came into existence as for as a compromise between separatists and untist factions in the nations of Liao and Schangau after the GC. Since then the Confederacy has become a much more politically and socially unified entity, with the KNAfication movement which was highly popular during the 70s and 80s. Today K.N.A is economically rich and Diverse nation with many of its constiutants having highly specialized economies

Etymology
roughly means far place.

Native settlement
Settled around 10000 BC by early humans.

Kingdoms
by 700 AC a number of small tribal kingdoms had popped up in what is now Liao, composed of many different cultural groups they were competitive and small wars would break out often, they lived in a type of walled hill city known as a kurik.

Arrival of AYG and the Far purchase
Originally AYG setteled the coastal areas with small trade outposts and forts, but eventually much of it was sold to other nations in the Far purchase however it kept the territory of Santa Radox. beifang sets up the colony of liao, ringerike creates sorland, SSE creates nastral,

Early colonial period
Each colony set up relations with a singular native group which they trade guns, land and valuables for weapons, these groups were collectively know as the Shakan or civil tiwn. Each shakan gradually took up the culture of its colonial backer, after the resoures of the interior regions began to run slim, the shakan began to fight one another in a proxy war between the competing colonies. by 1800 the shakan had been moved inland as the new colnies now firmly established themselves in costal regions.

War of the Blue Wheel (1823-1827)
By the 1820s the Shakan had become increasingly hostile to there former colonial allies after being pushed further and further inland, in 1823 they formed the Blue wheel alliance and attacked the colonies in a number of mass Raids. The war lasted 4 years as the colonist alliance faced a well organised force with many battles resembling modern Artemian warfare, The war ended with the agreement of Ulencia with the creation of the modern state of Shakan which was a dominion of Beifang.

Baka-Samot war(1830-1833)
Liao takes the SSE colony on the mainland in 1830, launching brutal raids against lere with the war ending a few years later.

Baka-Teutonic war (1850)
Beifang is crushed navally in the war, with the port of shaggao handed over in the treaty of Mastburg creating the colonial possesion of Schangau

Teutonic wars of Expansion 1865-1866
During the campaign against agrana. The schangau front is a unexpected victory for the Teutons, with the total victory of the Schangau squadron against the larger Agranan squadron at the battle of picho, the AYG colonial army is thrown into chaos by a suspirse Teutonic offensive and gives up in a mass surrender.

Gulkysten war (1873-1874)
Sorland and Liao go to war over the gold rich gulkysten river system, after a pitched campainge, the Liaotian army is defeated decisively at 3 battle of kixi. Sorland is able to expand northward.

Baka-teuton friendship treaty
Teutonia hands over some land in Schangau exchange for an alliance with beifang, Liao and schangau become close allies

Liaotian Independance (1900)
in 1900 Liao was granted independence from beifang.

GC (1915-1925)
Liao and schangau fought together against Crown coalition and Republicans in the Avaonian theatre.

Post War troubles and confedracy (1925-1933)
ethnic tensions in Liao and Schangaus are compounded by a bad economy, 2 major factions emerge in both nations. the Unitists believe they must unite the nations to become stronger together, while separatist want to dissolve the nations into small Individual states, violence erupts between both groups until vote of agreement on confederacy in 1933.

The long peace (1933-1972)
After confederation was a period of neutrality as K.N.A began a 40 year period of internal peace and slow integration

Sorland War(1975)
in 1975 a popular republican revolution rose up in the Ringerike colony of Sorland, after a few days of freedom it was brutally crushed by the rmed forces which remaind loayl to the home government, K.N.A declared that the colonial government was illegitimate and invaded, overpowering the much smaller and lighter defence force it was able to secure the mainland quickly. However it suffered much heavier losses against the RRN and was unable to take prince albert island.

Sorland joins KNA(1979)
after becoming independent its economy was in a poor state due to war damage so after a few years it joined KNA.

Watomori(1993)
in 1993 a change in laws around langue school funding spirals into protest in the Aki dominated regions of south east Gexie for recognition as its own nation, the republic of watomori officaly becomes part of K.N.A in the same year.

Balinese hostage crisis (2002)
a prominent Gexie business man and his family are taken hostage while on holiday in BM, K.N.A begins a campaign to rescue its citizens and assit the BM government in destroying radical groups

Shakan
The United tribes of Shakan is the heavy industrial heartland of K.N.A containing the Tagoon industrial valley, where the production of stainless steel, aluminium and titanium are important industries. during confederacy Shakan was the poorest and most agricultural of all the nations but with the construction of the Braßen hydroelectric dam in the 1950s its rapidly industrialised during the 60s and 70s. Its culture is that of a mixed colonial and Native. The Republic uses a electoral college with 18 states.

Bakayeta
The Federation of Bakayeta is a Triumvirate Constitutional Monarchy with its heads of state being Prince Józef Powzy of Kraust, King Suleiman Avižo of Constanta, and Prince Veltan of Neu Arrykro. Bakayeta has a diverse economy with service sectors being especially prominent. Its famous for its clone towns, as many use designs from there former homelands.

Fujian Islands
The Republic of fujian is the centre of K.N.A,s tourism industry, with its much more mountainous terrain and average cooler temperatures, it is a favourite for local tourism.

Schangau
The Principality of Schangau is the finance, Trade, and technology capital of K.N.A. The Bessermernmunde/Shaggao port complex is on of Anterra largest and the 2 cities headquarter 35% of K.N.A,s businesses. It is a centre for high technology companies which specialise in software development, cybersecurity, and precision instrument manufacture. Schangau is a Twin Agranan/Teutonic monarchy with an official aristocratic caste system.

Gexie
The Commonwealth of Gexie is the largest nation in K.N.A, containing a third of the confederacy's population. Its economy is built around a largely automotive and electronic manufacture, as well as a spread of healthy minor industries including mining, agriculture, real-estate and various service industries.Gexie is home to the Jingzhoa combined manufacture plant which is one of the worlds largest industrial complexes with over 50,000 employees.

Santa Radox
The kingdom of Santa Radox is an important industrial region in K.N.A being home to the Sorain shipyards, Kythen industries and Acero city. It also is the contributes heavily to the armed forces with the CAF research and testing facility, Aria training grounds and numerous other depots.

Sorland
The Republic of Sorland is the agricultural heartland accounts for 70% of K.N.A,s agricultural productions, which is mostly soybeans with other assorted foodstuffs coming from Greenhouses. It also has a respectable bio engineering, chemical industry and insurance.

Watomori
The republic of Watomori has a developed retail and tourism industries being a popular destination for avalonians wishing to experience Bakanese and Aki culture for a lesser cost. The festival of white harvest is one of the most popular local events in K.N.A attracting roughly 500,000 visitors each year.

Xinji
The republic of Xinji is most rural of the K.N.A nations, being an important logistical hub for trade between the states. It is has a large cattle ranching industry and a minor oil industry. it is among the most multicultural of the K.N.A nations with no clear ethnic majority.

Neu Austrasein
The republic of Neu Austrasein has a varied economy with mining, manufacture, chemicals and agriculture. Neu Austrasien hosts the confederal capital of Rosenheim

Economy
The economies in K.N.A are highly developed free market economies which are encompass a large variety of industries, but have become increasingly interconnected. Much of the economies is based around the development and use of high technology products and services, with K.N.A firms often being at the forefront in there respective fields. Many states also have respectable tourism and retail sectors. K.N.A became agriculturally self sufficient in 2012 using advances in GMO and Greenhouse technology.

Agriculture
Since the 1970s K.N.A,s largest food export has been Cattle and Soybeans. Gexie and Watomori have had a long history of cotton farming however those industries have become less important overtime. K.N.A climate is unable to support large scale staple food growth so it import's large amounts of food

Tourism
Tourism is an important economic sector for Fujian, Wotomori and Bakayeta. with many tourists travelling to these nations to experience a wide range of cultures in a fairly compact trip.

Film
K.N.A has been a centre of film since the early 20s with its diverse set of architecture making it a popular destinantios for filmmakers.

Manufacture
Precision and automotive manufacture are among the most important industries in K.N.A, With Gexie, Schangau and Santa Radox having large sectors. Many conpanies are considered leaders in there respective fields.

Software and cybersecurity
Schangau is a world leader in Software development and Cybersecurity,

Government
K.N.A is a Confederal Presidential Diarchy. at the Confederal level it has the semi elected Confederal council which is made up of 20 seats and runs on a majority vote system. The Council is limited to passing laws on foreign relations, military, interconnecting infrastructure and health, all national governments must send laws they have created to the council which can delay them from being processed for 6 mouths, it also can summon emergency powers if all council member are in agreement. national governments control there own local militias, law enforcement, local infrastructure, public services, economics, and taxation.

With the confederal government handling some things like military, foreign policy and some infrastructure that concerns interconnection between the states The confederal government is a democratic diarchy with 1 president being elected from the north and the other from the south It 2 houses The Confederal council which is a semi elected group of 2 representatives from each nation One being popular vote The other being chosen as royalty, business related, or a religious figure depending on the state They can make changes to laws and policy in the area of the confederal governments jurisdiction without needing it to pass the senate They have effectively all the power in foreign policy The senate is 2 representatives from each state in each nation Half are elected by popular vote The other half are either nobility, business interest group's, religious figures, politically influential families, or randomly chosen. The senate and the council together in agreement can make changes to the confederal constitution which is around the rules of the nations sovereignty and common laws This has only happened once It can also lobby to cancel laws made by the council The senate is run on a system that each nation gets a single vote And so the states vote with there nations and the majority will win one vote But you need unanimous 10 nation votes to enact it Beyond that each nation is totally free to be politically whatever they like as along as it doesn't break the common laws

Military
The Confederal armed forces is the unified military organization comprising the Confederal Army, Air Force and Navy. The presidential diarchy is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the Minister of Defence. since the 1970s and after several major reequipment programs, the Armed Forces have become one of the most technologically advanced and professional armed forces in Northern Avalonia. The Confederal Armed forces is largely suppllied by local Sorces including Helmsjager ind, shanxxi defence solutions, and Santa Magnesia Inc.

Culture
A deep respect and admiration for cultural traditions is ingrained in soceity, with many people choosing to wear traditional style dress in public or at work, and visit religous sites. there is a deep tolerance of other cultures and religions within K.N.A although this may not extend to foreign groups as elitist views are common.

Sport
Velic grapple Ball is the national sport of K.N.A

Food
alot of colonial fusion food, K.N.A must import a large portion of its staple foods