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'''Fyxoom''' (English: ''fə-SHOME''; [[Eevo]]: /fəˈʃɔʊm/), officially the '''Fyxoom Federation''' ([[Eevo]]: ''að Eegoþlu Fyxoom'' /əð ɛɪˈgɔθʟy fəˈʃɔʊm/), is the largest [[Eevo]]phone country on the planet [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]. It is mainly inspired by the United States.


Its current prime minister is Arcol Riþcmo of the All Sentience Party, who is trained as a psychologist.


'''Fyxám''' (English: /fəˈʃɑːm/ ''fuh-SHAHM''; [[Eevo]]: /fəˈʃam/), officially the '''Fyxám Federation''' ([[Eevo]]: ''að Eegóþlu Fyxám'' /əð ɛɪˈgɔθʟy fəˈʃam/), is the largest [[Eevo]]phone country in the continent of [[Verse:Tricin/Cualuav|Cualuav]]. It is mainly inspired by the United States (though not meant to represent it).
==Ideas==
==Ideas==
Fyxám allows the formation of local communities with local laws to an extent, which people can exit freely. There is a public education system so that parents can't indoctrinate their children within the communities.
Fyxoom allows the formation of local communities with local laws to an extent, which people can exit freely. There is a public education system so that parents can't indoctrinate their children within the communities.


Regional stereotypes:
Regional stereotypes:
*Western Fyxám (neurotic)
*Western Fyxoom: cultural rebels
*Cnollta (rural and backward)
*Cnollta: rural and backward
*Eastern Fyxám (exuberant Silicon Valley culture)
*Eastern Fyxoom: old elites
*Cleegant (cultural rebels)
*Sirahda area: neurotic
*Lleeband: exuberant Silicon Valley culture


Thensarian, Tigol, and Tamil place names
Tigol, Windermere and Tseezh place names


==Name==
==Name==
The name ''Fyxám'' ([[Windermere]]: ''Făłam'' /fəˈɬam/) was originally a [[Windermere]]-style acronym from ''Fylzéj, Xaç, as Mypzóor'' (Windermere: ''Fălșey, Łach, te Măpșoar'' - Fylzéj, Xaç, and Mypzóor), which are the names of the original three states founded by the first ([[Rhythoed]]) settlers.
The name ''Fyxoom'' ([[Windermere]]: ''Fəșoəm'' /fəˈʃoəm/) was originally a [[Windermere]]-style acronym from ''Fylníaj, Xool, as Mypzóor'' (Windermere: ''Fəlniəy, Șoəl, te Məpłoər'' - Fylniaj, Xool, and Mypzoor), which are the names of the original three states.
==Anthem==


==History==
==History==
===The first settlers===
===The first settlers===
The first Fyxoomian settlers were from Txapoalli.
===Founding===
===Founding===
Founded fT 2000~2100 by mainly [[Verse:Tricin/Sgewla|Sgewlan]], [[Verse:Tricin/Amphir|Amphirese]] and Windermere settlers.
Founded fT 2000~2100 by mainly [[Verse:Tricin/Scella|Scellan]], [[Verse:Tricin/Anbir|Anbirese]], Windermere, Netagin, and Nurian ettlers.


===Later immigration===
===Later immigration===
Historically, many immigrants were Amphirese, Qazhrian, Sfətsiv, Shumian or Clofabian.
Historically, many immigrants were Anbirese, Qazhrian, Swuntsim, Shumian, Clofabian or Dodellian. Also Txapoallian immigrants, especially Naquian, Crockarit, and Hetmic.


==Geography==
==Geography==
===Major regions===
===Major regions===
====States====
====States====
*Fylzéj
*Fylniaj
*Xaç
*Xool
*Mypzóor
*Mypzoor
*Vahgo
*Vahgo
*Hŋawd
*Hñawd
*Zynún
*Zynun
*Cnollta
*Cnollta
*Jyrjon
*Jyrjon
*Lleebrand (Lleebrand Special Autonomous Region)
[More...]
[More...]


===Major cities===
===Major cities===
Todo: 2-word city names
Todo: 2-word city names
*Ercvis
* Sagyrn
*Hedarðøø
* Ercłisñłal Serñ
*Cøøve
* Hedarðøø
*Uþoh
* Cøøve
*Iŋasmoh
* Uþoh
*Rawdr
* Iña's Moh ("Iña and Moh")
*Snocŋve
* Rrawdr
*Vøøhi
* Snohñve
*Dalóor
* Vøøhi
*Tlum Ger
* Daloor
*Caþr Serŋ
* Tlum Ger
* Caþr Serñ
* Gyðam Sre
* Llahar Sre
* Llumprad
* Myri Ñind


===Physical geography===
===Physical geography===
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===Ethnicity===
===Ethnicity===
*Sgewlans (16%)
*Anbirese (16%)
*Amphirese (15%)
*Scellans (10%)
*Rhythoed (10%)
*Hetomic (5%)
*Qazhrians (7%)
*Netagin (10%)
*Bhlaoighneans (6%)
*Tergetian (8%)
*Sfətsiv (1%)
*Nurians (6%)
*Swuntsim (1%)
 
=== Languages ===
In order of popularity: Eevo, Netagin, Hetomic, Nurian, Pradiul, Anbirese, Swuntsim, Windermere
 
=== Religion ===
45% Snielist, 25% Ñeðraist, 5% Orthodox Mărotłist, 20% irreligious, 5% other


===Health===
===Health===


===Urbanization===
===Urbanization===
The populations of the ten largest cities of Anøvr are as follows:
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{| class="toccolours" style="border-spacing: 2px; border: 1px solid darkgray; text-align: left; width: 50%; font-size: 85%"
|+ '''Populations of ten largest cities'''
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | City
! scope="col" | Province
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Pop. (2676)
! scope="col" | Pop. (2670)
! scope="col" | %±
|-
| 1
| Cdam Sre
| Andjwr
| West
| 4,519,216
| 4,320,071
| 4.6%
|-
| 2
| Hrend Ew
| Andjwr
| West
| 2,100,631
| 1,950,903
| 7.7%
|-
| 3
| Alcve (capital)
| Elysd
| West
| 1,604,188
| 1,349,193
| 18.9%
|-
| 4
| Honþr
| Tniave
| North
| 1,592,079
| 1,603,190
| −1.3%
|-
| 5
| Tyhgað Fwŋ
| Ŋeeþnal
| North
| 957,825
| 955,194
| 0.3%
|-
| 6
| Breði Tŋes
| Toomive
| North
| 661,935
| 724,922
| −8.7%
|-
| 7
| Þytnwr
| Hlohrav
| North
| 596,925
| 578,154
| 3.3%
|-
| 8
| Clyvysd
| Vihi
| South
| 504,559
| 530,615
| −4.9%
|-
| 9
| Rrovudi
| Zigda
| East
| 451,812
| 423,134
| 6.8%
|-
| 10
| Vyhalv
| Isy
| East
| 393,046
| 356,490
| 10.3%
|}


===Education===
===Education===
5% are university-educated (See [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin#Education|education in Etalocin]])


==Culture==
==Culture==
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===Cuisine===
===Cuisine===
===Music===
===Music===
:''See [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/Music]].''
===Literature===
The Fyxoomian literary tradition did not always develop in a single stream; often it had multiple competing traditions.
====Romanticism====
====Neoclassicism====
These Fyxoomian writers looked back on the cultural heritage of their Talman forebears, drawing upon and recombining and newly creating myths. Neoclassicism was mainly popular among the elites of society.
Fyxoomian Llyméer Saiñ codified the [[Scellan/Accents#Eetøøm|''Eetøøm'' accent]] of Scellan during this period, which serves a similar role to the Bühnendeutsch pronunciation standard in German.
====Popular Modernism====
====Postmodernism====
"Postmodernist" (not quite the same as Earth postmodernism) literature took a bitter, sarcastic, ironic turn, following culture at large. Postmodernism reflects the aftermath of the Great Recession of 943dd (1347), a dark period in Fyxoomian history.
====New Optimism====
This movement started in Lleebrand by ___ but has since been somewhat adapted for more mainstream tastes.
===Pop culture===
*???: a moderately well-known sci-fi series about a sentient race with a biological caste system that determines one's occupation. This series is more popular in [[Verse:Tricin/Sowaárp'í|Sowaárp'í]], where it is interpreted as a commentary on the Sowaár class system. There is also an opera adaptation by [[Verse:Tricin/Segin Þwhgad|Segin Þwhgad]].
==Society==
===Early issues===
====Immigration====
As Fyxoom experienced waves of more diverse immigrants, immigration became a heated issue. Some favored open borders, but some favored "vetting" and a loud minority was explicitly xenophobic.
Some representative writers during this period:
*[[Verse:Tricin/Mavor Tswcyn]]
====Industrialization====
===Modern issues===
====Climate change====
Climate change has caused an uptick in immigration from tropical areas, especially from low-lying areas in Northern Txapoalli (some areas of Naquiz and Shalia) and Southern Dodellia.
Much like the Great Calamities at the end of Talman antiquity, the climate crisis has also caused many to question their values and encouraged them to engage with the "spiritual" part of their minds. Most people just became more religiously fervent in their current religion. But there also arose new spiritualities, mostly centered around getting people to reduce their environmental impact, help others most affected by climate-related disasters, and promoting activism.
Some of the new spiritualities that arose are:
*[[Verse:Tricin/Effective Spirituality|Effective Spirituality]], a "meta-spirituality" inspired by effective altruist principles that aims to use spirituality to help the follower lead an "action-oriented life": to do the most utilitarian good possible
*Some Yunyalīlta-semblant religion that teaches that disharmony with nature and living beyond one's means are sins; "sin is real and we must act as if sin is real"
====Automation====
====Emerging technology====
====Animal rights====


==Politics and government==
==Politics and government==
Fyxám uses [[w:approval voting|approval voting]] in its elections.
Unicameral parliament and president chosen by sortition
 
Supreme Court is appointed by PM + parliament but has term limits
 
==Currency==
The currency is the ''xoom'', and one ''cmen'' is 1/144 ''xoom''.


==Some notable figures==
==Some notable figures==
*Lupyn '''Ftso''' - Adutsib-Fyxámian poet
*Smrehtaið '''Awvliam''' - Mathematician and music theorist
*Ilsa '''Ŋooganin''' - Fyxámian actor and director
*Mavor '''Tswcyn''' - essayist
*Reocht '''Glaras''' - Bhlaoighne-Fyxámian actress
*Upyð '''Ftso''' - [[Swuntsim]]-Fyxoomian poet
*Ilsála '''Ñooganin''' - Fyxoomian actor and director
*Rewhd '''Glarys''' (Rjokt '''Glareus''') - [[Anbirese]]-Fyxoomian actress
*Txyc '''Noris''' - conlanger who creates weird and unnaturalistic languages
*Tro '''Bolryñ''' et al. - invented a process for producing vegan gelatin and vegan leather (used e.g. for hide glue for violins) from genetically engineered yeast
*Intar '''Zdüvosjicw''' (Zduvoxicł) - inventor of the Zdüvosjicw keyboard layout
* Lamhin '''Glarys''' - Scholar of Talmic, esp. [[Tigol]]

Latest revision as of 13:11, 27 May 2023

Fyxoom Federation
Að Eegoþlu Fyxoom   (Eevo)
The national flag of the Federation
Flag
CapitalSagyrn
Largest cityTlum Ger
Official languagesnone; de facto Eevo
DemonymFyxoomian
GovernmentUnicameral parliament and president chosen by sortition
• Prime Minister
Arcol Riþcmo
Currencyxoom

Fyxoom (English: fə-SHOME; Eevo: /fəˈʃɔʊm/), officially the Fyxoom Federation (Eevo: að Eegoþlu Fyxoom /əð ɛɪˈgɔθʟy fəˈʃɔʊm/), is the largest Eevophone country on the planet Tricin. It is mainly inspired by the United States.

Its current prime minister is Arcol Riþcmo of the All Sentience Party, who is trained as a psychologist.

Ideas

Fyxoom allows the formation of local communities with local laws to an extent, which people can exit freely. There is a public education system so that parents can't indoctrinate their children within the communities.

Regional stereotypes:

  • Western Fyxoom: cultural rebels
  • Cnollta: rural and backward
  • Eastern Fyxoom: old elites
  • Sirahda area: neurotic
  • Lleeband: exuberant Silicon Valley culture

Tigol, Windermere and Tseezh place names

Name

The name Fyxoom (Windermere: Fəșoəm /fəˈʃoəm/) was originally a Windermere-style acronym from Fylníaj, Xool, as Mypzóor (Windermere: Fəlniəy, Șoəl, te Məpłoər - Fylniaj, Xool, and Mypzoor), which are the names of the original three states.

Anthem

History

The first settlers

The first Fyxoomian settlers were from Txapoalli.

Founding

Founded fT 2000~2100 by mainly Scellan, Anbirese, Windermere, Netagin, and Nurian ettlers.

Later immigration

Historically, many immigrants were Anbirese, Qazhrian, Swuntsim, Shumian, Clofabian or Dodellian. Also Txapoallian immigrants, especially Naquian, Crockarit, and Hetmic.

Geography

Major regions

States

  • Fylniaj
  • Xool
  • Mypzoor
  • Vahgo
  • Hñawd
  • Zynun
  • Cnollta
  • Jyrjon
  • Lleebrand (Lleebrand Special Autonomous Region)

[More...]

Major cities

Todo: 2-word city names

  • Sagyrn
  • Ercłisñłal Serñ
  • Hedarðøø
  • Cøøve
  • Uþoh
  • Iña's Moh ("Iña and Moh")
  • Rrawdr
  • Snohñve
  • Vøøhi
  • Daloor
  • Tlum Ger
  • Caþr Serñ
  • Gyðam Sre
  • Llahar Sre
  • Llumprad
  • Myri Ñind

Physical geography

Political divisions

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 ~9,820,000
1930 23,977,259 244.2%
1940 28,844,642 20.3%
1950 33,402,095 15.8%
1960 40,683,752 21.8%
1970 41,538,111 2.1%
1980 39,419,668 −5.1%
1990 42,336,724 7.4%
2000 49,152,936 16.1%
2010 55,247,900 12.4%
2015 58,182,131 5.3%

Ethnicity

  • Anbirese (16%)
  • Scellans (10%)
  • Hetomic (5%)
  • Netagin (10%)
  • Tergetian (8%)
  • Nurians (6%)
  • Swuntsim (1%)

Languages

In order of popularity: Eevo, Netagin, Hetomic, Nurian, Pradiul, Anbirese, Swuntsim, Windermere

Religion

45% Snielist, 25% Ñeðraist, 5% Orthodox Mărotłist, 20% irreligious, 5% other

Health

Urbanization

Education

Culture

Architecture

Cuisine

Music

See Verse:Hmøøh/Fyxoom/Music.

Literature

The Fyxoomian literary tradition did not always develop in a single stream; often it had multiple competing traditions.

Romanticism

Neoclassicism

These Fyxoomian writers looked back on the cultural heritage of their Talman forebears, drawing upon and recombining and newly creating myths. Neoclassicism was mainly popular among the elites of society.

Fyxoomian Llyméer Saiñ codified the Eetøøm accent of Scellan during this period, which serves a similar role to the Bühnendeutsch pronunciation standard in German.

Popular Modernism

Postmodernism

"Postmodernist" (not quite the same as Earth postmodernism) literature took a bitter, sarcastic, ironic turn, following culture at large. Postmodernism reflects the aftermath of the Great Recession of 943dd (1347), a dark period in Fyxoomian history.

New Optimism

This movement started in Lleebrand by ___ but has since been somewhat adapted for more mainstream tastes.

Pop culture

  • ???: a moderately well-known sci-fi series about a sentient race with a biological caste system that determines one's occupation. This series is more popular in Sowaárp'í, where it is interpreted as a commentary on the Sowaár class system. There is also an opera adaptation by Segin Þwhgad.

Society

Early issues

Immigration

As Fyxoom experienced waves of more diverse immigrants, immigration became a heated issue. Some favored open borders, but some favored "vetting" and a loud minority was explicitly xenophobic.

Some representative writers during this period:

Industrialization

Modern issues

Climate change

Climate change has caused an uptick in immigration from tropical areas, especially from low-lying areas in Northern Txapoalli (some areas of Naquiz and Shalia) and Southern Dodellia.

Much like the Great Calamities at the end of Talman antiquity, the climate crisis has also caused many to question their values and encouraged them to engage with the "spiritual" part of their minds. Most people just became more religiously fervent in their current religion. But there also arose new spiritualities, mostly centered around getting people to reduce their environmental impact, help others most affected by climate-related disasters, and promoting activism.

Some of the new spiritualities that arose are:

  • Effective Spirituality, a "meta-spirituality" inspired by effective altruist principles that aims to use spirituality to help the follower lead an "action-oriented life": to do the most utilitarian good possible
  • Some Yunyalīlta-semblant religion that teaches that disharmony with nature and living beyond one's means are sins; "sin is real and we must act as if sin is real"

Automation

Emerging technology

Animal rights

Politics and government

Unicameral parliament and president chosen by sortition

Supreme Court is appointed by PM + parliament but has term limits

Currency

The currency is the xoom, and one cmen is 1/144 xoom.

Some notable figures

  • Smrehtaið Awvliam - Mathematician and music theorist
  • Mavor Tswcyn - essayist
  • Upyð Ftso - Swuntsim-Fyxoomian poet
  • Ilsála Ñooganin - Fyxoomian actor and director
  • Rewhd Glarys (Rjokt Glareus) - Anbirese-Fyxoomian actress
  • Txyc Noris - conlanger who creates weird and unnaturalistic languages
  • Tro Bolryñ et al. - invented a process for producing vegan gelatin and vegan leather (used e.g. for hide glue for violins) from genetically engineered yeast
  • Intar Zdüvosjicw (Zduvoxicł) - inventor of the Zdüvosjicw keyboard layout
  • Lamhin Glarys - Scholar of Talmic, esp. Tigol