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|ethnic_groups = 80,4% Chlouvānem <small>(''chlǣvānem'')</small><br/>1,9% Toyubeshians <small>(''tayubešai'')</small><br/>1,3% Skyrdegan <small>(''ṣurṭāgyai'')</small><br/>1,2% Soenjoans <small>(''soenyai'')</small><br/>1,1% Bronic <small>(incl. Fathanic) (''broenyai'')</small><br/>1% Qualdomelic <small>(''valdēmǣldai'')</small><br/>0,6% Kuyugwazians <small>(''kuyugvajai'')</small><br/>0,3% Džemlešwi <small>(''jelešvyai'')</small><br/>0,2% Jalašmak <small>(''yalaṣmākhai'')</small><br/>0,1% Leñ <small>(''leñeyai'')</small><br/>11,7% ''[[#Demographics|other indigenous ethnicities]]''<br/>0,2% others | |ethnic_groups = 80,4% Chlouvānem <small>(''chlǣvānem'')</small><br/>1,9% Toyubeshians <small>(''tayubešai'')</small><br/>1,3% Skyrdegan <small>(''ṣurṭāgyai'')</small><br/>1,2% Soenjoans <small>(''soenyai'')</small><br/>1,1% Bronic <small>(incl. Fathanic) (''broenyai'')</small><br/>1% Qualdomelic <small>(''valdēmǣldai'')</small><br/>0,6% Kuyugwazians <small>(''kuyugvajai'')</small><br/>0,3% Džemlešwi <small>(''jelešvyai'')</small><br/>0,2% Jalašmak <small>(''yalaṣmākhai'')</small><br/>0,1% Leñ <small>(''leñeyai'')</small><br/>11,7% ''[[#Demographics|other indigenous ethnicities]]''<br/>0,2% others | ||
|ethnic_groups_year = (3872 <small>(6422<sub>10</sub>)</small> census) | |ethnic_groups_year = (3872 <small>(6422<sub>10</sub>)</small> census) | ||
|religion = | |religion = >99% Yunyalīlti | ||
|demonym = ''chlǣvānem'' | |demonym = ''chlǣvānem'' | ||
|government_type = [[w:Elective monarchy|Elective]] [[w:theocracy|theocracy]] | |government_type = [[w:Elective monarchy|Elective]] [[w:theocracy|theocracy]] | ||
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|HDI = 0.911 | |HDI = 0.911 | ||
|HDI_rank = 7th | |HDI_rank = 7th | ||
|currency = Inquisitorial | |currency = Inquisitorial ilāti (CHI) | ||
|time_zone = [[#Time_zones|''from LIL+5 to LIL−ᘔ'']]<br/><small>''(from CER+17:53′40″ to CER+2:53′40″)''</small> | |time_zone = [[#Time_zones|''from LIL+5 to LIL−ᘔ'']]<br/><small>''(from CER+17:53′40″ to CER+2:53′40″)''</small> | ||
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The present-day state of the Inquisition is the result of a two-thousand-year-long expansion through religious conversion and physical intermixing carried out by the Chlouvānem people, assimilating local peoples but creating numerous countries that were held together by their common religion and the use of [[Chlouvānem|Classical Chlouvānem]] as a lingua franca among the other vernaculars that developed from it. The last two centuries were marked by the formal unification of all Chlouvānem countries into a single country<ref>A few small kingdoms in the Western Plain remained independent for a few more years - the kingdom (today diocese) of Hulitilmāka was the last to join the Inquisition, in 6312 (37ᘔ0 <sub>12</sub>).</ref>, where religious and civil government coincide. | The present-day state of the Inquisition is the result of a two-thousand-year-long expansion through religious conversion and physical intermixing carried out by the Chlouvānem people, assimilating local peoples but creating numerous countries that were held together by their common religion and the use of [[Chlouvānem|Classical Chlouvānem]] as a lingua franca among the other vernaculars that developed from it. The last two centuries were marked by the formal unification of all Chlouvānem countries into a single country<ref>A few small kingdoms in the Western Plain remained independent for a few more years - the kingdom (today diocese) of Hulitilmāka was the last to join the Inquisition, in 6312 (37ᘔ0 <sub>12</sub>).</ref>, where religious and civil government coincide. | ||
The Chlouvānem Inquisition is the leading power of Calémere's Yunyalīlti communist Eastern Bloc (formally united as the Kayāgaprika (''Kailī Āṇḍhulā nali Galababhrausire Prikaulā'', "International Pact for the Defense of Purity")), ideologically confronting the mostly secular and plurireligious Western Bloc, and the planet's only superpower (due to the Western Bloc not having a single hegemon country). It has a highly developed, predominantly [[w:Planned economy|planned]] in various degrees, economy, characterized among other socialist planned economies by the extensive presence of private artisans nearly dominating the basic need (clothing, soaps, to some extent food) sectors. It is an international cultural, artistic, and scientific force, a military superpower, | The Chlouvānem Inquisition is the leading power of Calémere's Yunyalīlti communist Eastern Bloc (formally united as the Kayāgaprika (''Kailī Āṇḍhulā nali Galababhrausire Prikaulā'', "International Pact for the Defense of Purity")), ideologically confronting the mostly secular and plurireligious Western Bloc, and the planet's only superpower (due to the Western Bloc not having a single hegemon country). It has a highly developed, predominantly [[w:Planned economy|planned]] in various degrees, economy, characterized among other socialist planned economies by the extensive presence of private artisans and worker cooperatives nearly dominating the basic need (clothing, soaps, to some extent food) sectors. It is an international cultural, artistic, and scientific force, a military superpower, and constantly ranks among the top nations for human development, quality of life, environmental performance, healthcare quality, and life expectancy, and has one the planet's lowest income inequalities. However, there is a huge disparity of rights accorded to Yunyalīlti people and those of other faiths, the latter (called ''heretics'' in Chlouvānem contexts) being socially stigmatized, isolated from society, and granted no rights at all: due to the strict monoreligious policy implemented by the Inquisition, heretics are either converted or legally persecuted and killed en masse. Capital punishment is applied, though the most common punishment for criminals is [[w:penal labour|penal labour]], which is carried out in various labour camps in conditions so poor that inmates die anyway after just a few months. | ||
Despite both of Calémere's blocs and non-aligned countries striving for and keeping formal peace, relations between the Inquisition and the West have remained tense ever since the end of the last holy war carried out by the Inquisition, the War for Cleanliness (outside the Inquisition known as "East-West Global War" or simply "Global War") of 6323-6326, organized by then-Great Inquisitor Kælahīmāvi Nāɂahilūma ''Martayinām'', when the Chlouvānem forces invaded Evandor with the goal of physically cleansing it from heretics, setting up a network of extermination camps throughout the continent; the war, which saw nearly 120 million Evandorians killed, ended in a white peace when a near-implosion of the Inquisition due to a series of revolts in the annexed areas of Greater Skyrdagor forced the Chlouvānem forces to retreat from the economically collapsed and virtually already defeated countries of Evandor. | Despite both of Calémere's blocs and non-aligned countries striving for and keeping formal peace, relations between the Inquisition and the West have remained tense ever since the end of the last holy war carried out by the Inquisition, the War for Cleanliness (outside the Inquisition known as "East-West Global War" or simply "Global War") of 6323-6326, organized by then-Great Inquisitor Kælahīmāvi Nāɂahilūma ''Martayinām'', when the Chlouvānem forces invaded Evandor with the goal of physically cleansing it from heretics, setting up a network of extermination camps throughout the continent; the war, which saw nearly 120 million Evandorians killed, ended in a white peace when a near-implosion of the Inquisition due to a series of revolts in the annexed areas of Greater Skyrdagor forced the Chlouvānem forces to retreat from the economically collapsed and virtually already defeated countries of Evandor. | ||
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In the Chlouvānem Inquisition's territory about 650 different languages are spoken. [[Chlouvānem]] functions as the vehicular lingua franca due to its role as liturgical language, and is used in most - if not all - formal occasions, most written material (even if there is a sizable market of books and especially grey-market comics in vernacular languages), and even in colloquial speech where the speakers don't have any other language in common. Due to the latter reason, it is generally the lone main vernacular only in areas which were settled by people from all around the country (as most settlements in the Western deserts) or cities (mainly in the Northwest, but also on Hokujaši and Aratāram islands in the far Northeast) which only came into the Chlouvānem sphere late and have not developed a local vernacular (a daughter language of Chlouvānem or a creole). | In the Chlouvānem Inquisition's territory about 650 different languages are spoken. [[Chlouvānem]] functions as the vehicular lingua franca due to its role as liturgical language, and is used in most - if not all - formal occasions, most written material (even if there is a sizable market of books and especially grey-market comics in vernacular languages), and even in colloquial speech where the speakers don't have any other language in common. Due to the latter reason, it is generally the lone main vernacular only in areas which were settled by people from all around the country (as most settlements in the Western deserts) or cities (mainly in the Northwest, but also on Hokujaši and Aratāram islands in the far Northeast) which only came into the Chlouvānem sphere late and have not developed a local vernacular (a daughter language of Chlouvānem or a creole). | ||
The majority of vernaculars are non-Chlouvānem languages that coexist with Chlouvānem languages since the expansion of the Yunyalīlta and the formation of a métis and hybrid Chlouvānem ethnicity; in most of the Plain and the Jade Coast the formation of this ethnicity happened so far back in time that eventually only the Chlouvānem-derived vernacular remains (save for a few areas, notably in the Līrah River Hills in the northeastern Plain and in some areas of the Western Plain); in all other parts of the country, the patterns of languages are similar to ethnicity (even if there is a much greater number of non-Chlouvānem-language/creole speakers than of non-Chlouvānem people, as many ethnically hybrid people are counted as Chlouvānem even if they have three or more non-Chlouvānem ethnicities in their family tree): large urban areas are predominantly Chlouvānem-vernacular speaking, as are the most densely populated areas along rivers and most of the coasts, while the rural hinterlands mostly speak a non-Chlouvānem vernacular. Haikamotē in the Northern Far East, the most populated and most densely populated diocese in the country, is a partial exception as it is the only diocese outside the Plain and Jade Coast (and minor, sparsely populated areas) where speakers of a Chlouvānem vernacular are over 90%. Tūnambasā, | The majority of vernaculars are non-Chlouvānem languages that coexist with Chlouvānem languages since the expansion of the Yunyalīlta and the formation of a métis and hybrid Chlouvānem ethnicity; in most of the Plain and the Jade Coast the formation of this ethnicity happened so far back in time that eventually only the Chlouvānem-derived vernacular remains (save for a few areas, notably in the Līrah River Hills in the northeastern Plain and in some areas of the Western Plain); in all other parts of the country, the patterns of languages are similar to ethnicity (even if there is a much greater number of non-Chlouvānem-language/creole speakers than of non-Chlouvānem people, as many ethnically hybrid people are counted as Chlouvānem even if they have three or more non-Chlouvānem ethnicities in their family tree): large urban areas are predominantly Chlouvānem-vernacular speaking, as are the most densely populated areas along rivers and most of the coasts, while the rural hinterlands mostly speak a non-Chlouvānem vernacular. Haikamotē in the Northern Far East, the most populated and most densely populated diocese in the country, is a partial exception as it is the only diocese outside the Plain and Jade Coast (and minor, sparsely populated areas) where speakers of a Chlouvānem vernacular are over 90%. Tūnambasā, Jįveimintītas, and to a lesser extent most other ethnic dioceses are areas where the non-Chlouvānem vernacular is generally more widespread.<br/>Note that, while in cities the main vernacular is most often a Chlouvānem one, due to their generally more cosmopolitan nature they see a larger usage of the classical language in daily colloquial interactions. In the largest cities it is not uncommon to find cultural circles speaking immigrant languages, both vernaculars of other parts of the Inquisition and languages from elsewhere like most notably Soenjoan, Kuyugwazian, or various Yombu-Raina languages from eastern Védren. | ||
Due to the respective countries' strategic links, Skyrdagor is the most widely known foreign language, with an estimate of 55% to 60% of people in the Inquisition able to use it to some degree. Each one of Cerian, Bronic, and Qualdomelic is also known to some extent by around 30% of people in the country. | Due to the respective countries' strategic links, Skyrdagor is the most widely known foreign language, with an estimate of 55% to 60% of people in the Inquisition able to use it to some degree. Each one of Cerian, Bronic, and Qualdomelic is also known to some extent by around 30% of people in the country. | ||
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===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
The population of the Inquisition is very unequally distributed throughout the national territory. The eastern part of the Nīmbaṇḍhāra-Lāmberah plain, together with the neighboring Jade Coast and its surroundings, is the most densely populated area on the whole of Calémere, and similar densities may be found in coastal Haikamotē, Hirakaṣṭē, and Kainomatā dioceses in the East. On the other hand, there are many mostly rural areas as well as sparsely populated areas such as the taiga in the far Northeast, the Southern rainforest, and most high mountain chains; the most notable example is perhaps the arid belt of deserts and semi-deserts with little population due to a widespread lack of reliable water sources.<br/> | The population of the Inquisition is very unequally distributed throughout the national territory. The eastern part of the Nīmbaṇḍhāra-Lāmberah plain, together with the neighboring Jade Coast and its surroundings, is the most densely populated area on the whole of Calémere, and similar densities may be found in coastal Haikamotē, Hirakaṣṭē, and Kainomatā dioceses in the Northern Far East, as well as in parts of the historical region of Chālajūkhām<ref>Often referred to as ''Chātalnala'', acronym of the three modern dioceses on its territory, as Chālajūkhām is also the name of one of those three.</ref> in the Eastern tribunal. On the other hand, there are many mostly rural areas as well as sparsely populated areas such as the taiga in the far Northeast, the Southern rainforest, and most high mountain chains; the most notable example is perhaps the arid belt of deserts and semi-deserts with little population due to a widespread lack of reliable water sources.<br/> | ||
Many of the most important cities of the Inquisition are on or near the shores of the ''Jahībušanī Sea'' (''jahībušanī ga jaryā''<ref>Note the adpositive construction, even if the original name is a genitive (of the probably Kāṃradeši theonym ''Jahībušanā'', later also applied to the continental area).</ref>) - the huge marginal sea bordered by the Jade Coast, the eastern part of the Plain, the Near East, and parts of the Far East: among the most important ones there are Hūnakṣaila, Līṭhalyinām, Kūmanabūruh, Līlta, Hilyamāmah, Huñeibāma, Līlekhaitē, and Naiṣambella from west to east, plus the capital Līlasuṃghāṇa that lies inland but on the tidal Lake Lulūnīkam (''lulūnīkam ga gūltis''), and Lāltaṣveya which lies on the Nīmbaṇḍhāra delta. | Many of the most important cities of the Inquisition are on or near the shores of the ''Jahībušanī Sea'' (''jahībušanī ga jaryā''<ref>Note the adpositive construction, even if the original name is a genitive (of the probably Kāṃradeši theonym ''Jahībušanā'', later also applied to the continental area).</ref>) - the huge marginal sea bordered by the Jade Coast, the eastern part of the Plain, the Near East, and parts of the Far East: among the most important ones there are Hūnakṣaila, Līṭhalyinām, Kūmanabūruh, Līlta, Hilyamāmah, Huñeibāma, Līlekhaitē, and Naiṣambella from west to east, plus the capital Līlasuṃghāṇa that lies inland but on the tidal Lake Lulūnīkam (''lulūnīkam ga gūltis''), and Lāltaṣveya which lies on the Nīmbaṇḍhāra delta. | ||
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| 1 || [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition/Līlasuṃghāṇa|Līlasuṃghāṇa]] <sup>n</sup> || Nanašīrama || 9Ɛ.42.535 || <small>29,698,169</small> || Jade Coast (Lake Lūlunīkam) | | 1 || [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition/Līlasuṃghāṇa|Līlasuṃghāṇa]] <sup>n</sup> || Nanašīrama || 9Ɛ.42.535 || <small>29,698,169</small> || Jade Coast (Lake Lūlunīkam) | ||
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| 2 || Ilēnimarta <sup>n</sup> || Kanyāvālna || | | 2 || Ilēnimarta <sup>n</sup> || Kanyāvālna || 57.ᘔ3.441 || <small>16,884,913</small> || Southern Plain | ||
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| 3 || Līṭhalyinām <sup>n</sup> || Latayūlima || | | 3 || Līṭhalyinām <sup>n</sup> || Latayūlima || 47.30.269 || <small>13,748,337</small> || Jade Coast (coastal) | ||
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| 4 || Līlta <sup>n</sup> || Mīḍhūpraṇa || | | 4 || Līlta <sup>n</sup> || Mīḍhūpraṇa || 41.00.065 || <small>12,192,845</small> || Jade Coast (coastal) | ||
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| 5 || Cami <sup>n</sup> || Haikamotē || | | 5 || Cami <sup>n</sup> || Haikamotē || 3Ɛ.28.ƐƐ5 || <small>11,752,121</small> || Northern Far East | ||
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| 6 || Līlikanāna <sup>n</sup> || Āturiyāmba || | | 6 || Līlikanāna <sup>n</sup> || Āturiyāmba || 33.58.495 || <small>9,822,641</small> || Southern Far East | ||
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| 7 || Mamaikala || Sūṃrakāñca || | | 7 || Mamaikala || Sūṃrakāñca || 2ᘔ.10.1Ɛ3 || <small>8,481,303</small> || Namaikęeh - Northern Plain | ||
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| 8 || Lāltaṣveya || Aṣasārjaiṭa || | | 8 || Lāltaṣveya || Aṣasārjaiṭa || 28.40.264 || <small>8,045,932</small> || Eastern Plain | ||
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| 9 || Līlekhaitē <sup>n</sup> || Hūnakañjaiṭa || | | 9 || Līlekhaitē <sup>n</sup> || Hūnakañjaiṭa || 24.75.215 || <small>7,121,393</small> || Southern Far East | ||
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| 10 || Hilyamāmah || Siramajāra || | | 10 || Hilyamāmah || Siramajāra || 22.ᘔ9.750 || <small>6,693,612</small> || Eastern Plain | ||
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| 11 || Naiṣambella <sup>n</sup> || Yayadalga || | | 11 || Naiṣambella <sup>n</sup> || Yayadalga || 21.48.519 || <small>6,318,309</small> || Southern Far East | ||
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| 12 || Ajāɂilbādhi || Ajāɂiljaiṭa || | | 12 || Ajāɂilbādhi || Ajāɂiljaiṭa || 20.5ᘔ.5ᘔ6 || <small>6,093,774</small> || Southern Plain | ||
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| 13 || Lūkṣṇyaḍāra || Ārvaghoṣa || | | 13 || Lūkṣṇyaḍāra || Ārvaghoṣa || 19.5ᘔ.496 || <small>5,347,122</small> || Southern Plain | ||
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| 14 || Lūlunimarta || Ogiñjaiṭa || 17. | | 14 || Lūlunimarta || Ogiñjaiṭa || 17.91.656 || <small>4,917,090</small> || South | ||
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| 15 || Kalikarāsnah || Ħaiṣaulimva || | | 15 || Kalikarāsnah || Ħaiṣaulimva || 17.22.26ᘔ || <small>4,773,106</small> || Northeast | ||
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| 16 || Kimbahēši || Ndejukisa || 16. | | 16 || Kimbahēši || Ndejukisa || 16.35.06Ɛ || <small>4,549,907</small> || West | ||
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| 17 || Yotachuši || Hachitama || 15. | | 17 || Yotachuši || Hachitama || 15.ᘔ0.7Ɛ9 || <small>4,438,653</small> || East | ||
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| 18 || Kūmanabūruh || Takajñanta || 15. | | 18 || Kūmanabūruh || Takajñanta || 15.31.033 || <small>4,294,119</small> || Jade Coast (coastal) | ||
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| 19 || Hālyanēṃṣah || Tatmājaiṭa || 14. | | 19 || Hālyanēṃṣah || Tatmājaiṭa || 14.ᘔ7.ᘔ99 || <small>4,202,325</small> || South | ||
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| 20 || Hūnakṣaila || Jhūtañjaiṭa || | | 20 || Hūnakṣaila || Jhūtañjaiṭa || 14.29.585 || <small>4,039,157</small> || Jade Coast (coastal) | ||
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The largest metropolitan area in the Inquisition is the one extending mainly on central-eastern Haikamotē diocese, centered on Cami, with a population of 43, | The largest metropolitan area in the Inquisition is the one extending mainly on central-eastern Haikamotē diocese, centered on Cami, with a population of 43,757,289 (1.27.ᘔ2.609<sub>12</sub>) people according to the most accepted definition. | ||
===Population growth=== | ===Population growth=== | ||
Compared to other developed nations, the Inquisition also has a relatively high fertility rate, with a median of 2.2 children per woman; despite infant mortality sharply declining in the last hundred years (to the point that the Inquisition has one of the lowest rates on the planet) and better economic conditions, the fertility rate has not declined that much due to a traditional preference for large families and need for workers in the agricultural sector, as well as because of the widespread welfare programs for parents.<br/> | Compared to other developed nations, the Inquisition also has a relatively high fertility rate, with a median of 2.2 children per woman; despite infant mortality sharply declining in the last hundred years (to the point that the Inquisition has one of the lowest rates on the planet) and better economic conditions, the fertility rate has not declined that much due to a traditional preference for large families and need for workers in the agricultural sector, as well as because of the widespread welfare programs for parents. Because of the high fertility rate, the Inquisition also has the youngest population among Calémerian countries with a high or very high human development index.<br/> | ||
As this has been cause of growing concern in some areas, especially the already overpopulated parts of the nation where the largest cities lie, the government has introduced a program of colonization, offering economic benefits to those from the main populated areas who, once reached age of majority (at the beginning of one's 18th year of age <small>(at one's 17th birthday in English age count)</small>), settle in “development areas”, dioceses with large thinly-populated areas. In some cases, governments still use deportation programs, even though not to the large extent as 80/90 years ago. The Inquisitorial fertility rate has also been a source of concern in some countries, as some politicians there have spoken of a “Chlouvānem plan” for world colonization: this is particularly prominent in Qualdomailor, as it has seen many Chlouvānem immigrants in the last three decades and now ethnic Chlouvānems have risen from 3% to 17% of its population.<br/>Many other countries of the former ''Kaiṣamā'', apart from Qualdomailor, still have large numbers of ethnic Chlouvānem, for example 33% of the population in Fathan, 24% in Brono, 14% in Kŭyŭgwažtov and 10% in Soenjŏ-tave. Noiyŭlso (Nalsa in Chlouvānem), the second-largest city of Kŭyŭgwažtov, is notable as the only city outside the Inquisition with a population in excess of one million whose majority is ethnic Chlouvānem. | As this has been cause of growing concern in some areas, especially the already overpopulated parts of the nation where the largest cities lie, the government has introduced a program of colonization, offering economic benefits to those from the main populated areas who, once reached age of majority (at the beginning of one's 18th year of age <small>(at one's 17th birthday in English age count)</small>), settle in “development areas”, dioceses with large thinly-populated areas. In some cases, governments still use deportation programs, even though not to the large extent as 80/90 years ago. The Inquisitorial fertility rate has also been a source of concern in some countries, as some politicians there have spoken of a “Chlouvānem plan” for world colonization: this is particularly prominent in Qualdomailor, as it has seen many Chlouvānem immigrants in the last three decades and now ethnic Chlouvānems have risen from 3% to 17% of its population.<br/>Many other countries of the former ''Kaiṣamā'', apart from Qualdomailor, still have large numbers of ethnic Chlouvānem, for example 33% of the population in Fathan, 24% in Brono, 14% in Kŭyŭgwažtov and 10% in Soenjŏ-tave. Noiyŭlso (Nalsa in Chlouvānem), the second-largest city of Kŭyŭgwažtov, is notable as the only city outside the Inquisition with a population in excess of one million whose majority is ethnic Chlouvānem. | ||
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Bô Quengsé - Quembeud - Mađ Hanour - Ênêk-bazá - Répéruton - Aréntía - Maëb - <small>''Tārṣaivumi Gulf''</small> - Džemleštew - Leñ-ṱef - <small>''Little Ivulit''</small><ref>The word ''ivulit'' is [[Qualdomelic]] for "sea", but in Chlouvānem it has been imported to refer to two bodies of water - the Greater Ivulit or High Ivulit (''lalla ivulitah''), the southwestern inlet of the Skyrdegan Inner Sea, dividing Qualdomailor and Ylvostydh on the eastern shore from Aqalyšary, Ebed-dowa, and Leñ-ṱef on the western one, and its own southernmost inlet, the Little Ivulit (''ñikire ivulitah''), divided between Qualdomailor (NE shore), Leñ-ṱef (NW shore) and the Chlouvānem diocese of Līnajaiṭa (the southern part). In Qualdomelic, the High Ivulit is known as Western Sea (''ivulit căd ittungaq''), while the Little Ivulit is known as Southern Passage Gulf (''kiswulit căd allațeă sa nănngiup'').</ref> - [[Qualdomelic#Qualdomailor|Qualdomailor]] - Brono - ''Skyrdagor (maritime border only)'' - Fathan - Gorjan - Tulfasysz - Qorfurkweo - Gwęčathíbõth - Arkjatar - Aksalbor - Union of New Ézélonía | Bô Quengsé - Quembeud - Mađ Hanour - Ênêk-bazá - Répéruton - Aréntía - Maëb - <small>''Tārṣaivumi Gulf''</small> - Džemleštew - Leñ-ṱef - <small>''Little Ivulit''</small><ref>The word ''ivulit'' is [[Qualdomelic]] for "sea", but in Chlouvānem it has been imported to refer to two bodies of water - the Greater Ivulit or High Ivulit (''lalla ivulitah''), the southwestern inlet of the Skyrdegan Inner Sea, dividing Qualdomailor and Ylvostydh on the eastern shore from Aqalyšary, Ebed-dowa, and Leñ-ṱef on the western one, and its own southernmost inlet, the Little Ivulit (''ñikire ivulitah''), divided between Qualdomailor (NE shore), Leñ-ṱef (NW shore) and the Chlouvānem diocese of Līnajaiṭa (the southern part). In Qualdomelic, the High Ivulit is known as Western Sea (''ivulit căd ittungaq''), while the Little Ivulit is known as Southern Passage Gulf (''kiswulit căd allațeă sa nănngiup'').</ref> - [[Qualdomelic#Qualdomailor|Qualdomailor]] - Brono - ''Skyrdagor (maritime border only)'' - Fathan - Gorjan - Tulfasysz - Qorfurkweo - Gwęčathíbõth - Arkjatar - Aksalbor - Union of New Ézélonía | ||
All neighboring countries on land have road links with the Inquisition and all except for Répéruton and Aréntía also have rail links<ref>Aréntía does not have any railways in its territory.</ref>, even though the single crossing to Aksalbor, in the far northern taiga of the Inquisition, across the Brūmādis river by the 55th parallel north, is very lightly travelled. The only connection with Arkjatar is also sparsely travelled, due to its remote location inside the taiga; despite being just south of the 52nd parallel north, it is part of the northernmost direct coast-to-coast crossing in Eastern Márusúturon (the aforementioned road to Aksalbor ultimately feeds into this road in eastern Pūrjijāṇa diocese). The links with the countries to the west - except for Répéruton, whose border lies in an uninhabited desert area and the only road there is an unpaved desert track - are all in good conditions but the roads on the other side of the border often aren't (except for Maëb, whose roads are all in good conditions), particularly in Ênêk-bazá and Quembeud, as a consequence of ongoing wars in those countries. | All neighboring countries on land have road links with the Inquisition and all except for Répéruton and Aréntía also have rail links<ref>Aréntía does not have any railways in its territory.</ref>, even though the single crossing to Aksalbor, in the far northern taiga of the Inquisition, across the Brūmādis river by the 55th parallel north, is very lightly travelled. The only connection with Arkjatar is also sparsely travelled, due to its remote location inside the taiga; despite being just south of the 52nd parallel north, it is part of the northernmost direct coast-to-coast crossing in Eastern Márusúturon (the aforementioned road to Aksalbor ultimately feeds into this road in eastern Pūrjijāṇa diocese). The links with the countries to the west - except for Répéruton, whose border lies in an uninhabited desert area and the only road there is an unpaved desert track - are all in good conditions but the roads on the other side of the border often aren't (except for Maëb, whose roads are all in good conditions), particularly in Ênêk-bazá and Quembeud, as a consequence of ongoing wars in those countries.<br/>Out of all neighboring countries, Džemleštew, Leñ-ṱef, Qualdomailor, Brono, Fathan, and Gorjan are LHT like the Inquisition; all other neighboring countries (including Skyrdagor) are RHT. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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==Political geography== | ==Political geography== | ||
[[File:Inquisition-tribunals-dioceses.png|thumb|border|center|1000x641px||alt=Political map of the Inquisition.|Political map of the Inquisition highlighting tribunals (white dioceses do not belong to any tribunal) and diocese borders. The | [[File:Inquisition-tribunals-dioceses.png|thumb|border|center|1000x641px||alt=Political map of the Inquisition.|Political map of the Inquisition highlighting tribunals (white dioceses do not belong to any tribunal) and diocese borders. The twenty largest cities by population are also marked ([[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition#Largest cities|see also the table above]]).]] | ||
In the Inquisition there are three major levels of local administration: the ''diocese'', the ''circuit'', and the ''parish''. | In the Inquisition there are three major levels of local administration: the ''diocese'', the ''circuit'', and the ''parish''. | ||
The highest level is the ''diocese'' ('''rākṣambāha'''), comparable to a federate state; their head is a ''bishop'' ('''rākṣaṇa'''). Many dioceses in an area with shared economical and cultural characteristics are grouped in an administrative unit called ''tribunal'' ('''camimaivikā'''), which intervenes in common regional economic planning and is as well an important statistic unit.<br/> | The highest level is the ''diocese'' ('''rākṣambāha'''), comparable to a federate state; their head is a ''bishop'' ('''rākṣaṇa'''). Many dioceses in an area with shared economical and cultural characteristics are grouped in an administrative unit called ''tribunal'' ('''camimaivikā'''), which intervenes in common regional economic planning and is as well an important statistic unit.<br/> | ||
There are in total 171 dioceses in the Inquisition, divided into | There are in total 171 dioceses in the Inquisition, divided into 20 tribunals (but two dioceses - the Kāmilbausa and the Kāyīchah islands - are not part of any tribunal, both being insular dioceses between the "mainland" of the Inquisition and the continent of Védren<ref>The Kāyīchah islands are geologically on the Védrenian plate and actually considered part of Védren in every major source.</ref>): ''Jade Coast Area'', ''Eastern Plain'', ''Southern Plain'', ''Northern Plain (Namaikaheh)'', ''Central Plain'', ''Western Plain'', ''Inland Southwest'', ''Coastal Southwest (Sand Coast)'', ''South'', ''Līrah River Hills'', ''Near East'', ''Southern Far East'', ''Southeastern Islands'', ''Northern Far East'', ''East'', ''Northeast'', ''North'', ''West'', ''Northwest'', and ''Far West''<ref>While the official nomenclatures are these ones, in popular speech the ''West'' may be termed ''Near West'', while the ''Far West'' is termed ''West''.</ref>. Population of the dioceses ranges from 1.67.ᘔƐ.ᘔ02<sub>12</sub> (55,717,346) (''Haikamotē'' in the Northern Far East) to 7.217<sub>12</sub> (12,403) (the ''Nukahucē'' islands, a remote chain of coral atolls part of the Far Eastern Islands tribunal but somewhat isolated from them). Diocese area ranges from 887,794 km<sup>2</sup> (''Samvālšaṇṭrē'', in the Northwest, almost entirely consisting of a large desertic or semi-arid endorheic basin) to 208 km<sup>2</sup> (the ''Nukahucē'' islands)<ref>Land area only.</ref>. | ||
Some dioceses consist of two separate administrative units with a single religious head - these are mostly newer developments, where effectively a new "state" has been created for all matters except the most strictly religious ones. Depending on the diocese, these separate units may bear the name of ''province'' ('''ṣramāṇa''') - for larger but less densely populated areas - or ''eparchy'' ('''nīrvaṣa''') - for smaller, mostly urban areas. Eparchies are a special kind of administrative division, as they are only divided in municipalities, but they are normally counted as cities statistically - for example the capital city of the Inquisition, ''Līlasuṃghāṇa'', is listed as the nation's largest city, with 9Ɛ,4 raicē/29.8 million inhabitants - there is however no such entity as the city of Līlasuṃghāṇa, but only its eparchy. There are in total seven eparchies in the Inquisition: ''[[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition/Līlasuṃghāṇa|Līlasuṃghāṇa]]'' (diocese of Nanašīrama), ''Ilēnimarta'' (diocese of Kanyāvālna), ''Līṭhalyinām'' (Latayūlima), ''Līlta'' (Mīdhūpraṇa), ''Cami'' (Haikamotē), ''Līlikanāna'' (Āturiyāmba), and ''Naiṣambella'' (Yayadalga); apart from the latter (counting 16,1 raicē/4.5 million people), the first five have more than 36 raicē (~10.4 million) inhabitants - Līlikanāna falls just short of it - and are the six largest cities of the country. | Some dioceses consist of two separate administrative units with a single religious head - these are mostly newer developments, where effectively a new "state" has been created for all matters except the most strictly religious ones. Depending on the diocese, these separate units may bear the name of ''province'' ('''ṣramāṇa''') - for larger but less densely populated areas - or ''eparchy'' ('''nīrvaṣa''') - for smaller, mostly urban areas. Eparchies are a special kind of administrative division, as they are only divided in municipalities, but they are normally counted as cities statistically - for example the capital city of the Inquisition, ''Līlasuṃghāṇa'', is listed as the nation's largest city, with 9Ɛ,4 raicē/29.8 million inhabitants - there is however no such entity as the city of Līlasuṃghāṇa, but only its eparchy. There are in total seven eparchies in the Inquisition: ''[[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition/Līlasuṃghāṇa|Līlasuṃghāṇa]]'' (diocese of Nanašīrama), ''Ilēnimarta'' (diocese of Kanyāvālna), ''Līṭhalyinām'' (Latayūlima), ''Līlta'' (Mīdhūpraṇa), ''Cami'' (Haikamotē), ''Līlikanāna'' (Āturiyāmba), and ''Naiṣambella'' (Yayadalga); apart from the latter (counting 16,1 raicē/4.5 million people), the first five have more than 36 raicē (~10.4 million) inhabitants - Līlikanāna falls just short of it - and are the six largest cities of the country. | ||
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===Time zones=== | ===Time zones=== | ||
[[File:Inquisition-time-zones.png|thumbnail|Time zones of the Inquisition.]] | [[File:Inquisition-time-zones.png|thumbnail|Time zones of the Inquisition.]] | ||
The Chlouvānem Inquisition is divided in sixteen time zones, ranging from LIL+5 (five hours ahead of the Chlouvānem prime meridian, passing through Līlasuṃghāṇa) to LIL−ᘔ — though no Chlouvānem land territory lies in the LIL−8 and LIL−9 time zones. | The Chlouvānem Inquisition is divided in sixteen time zones, ranging from LIL+5 (five hours ahead of the Chlouvānem prime meridian, passing through Līlasuṃghāṇa) to LIL−ᘔ — though no Chlouvānem land territory lies in the LIL−8 and LIL−9 time zones. | ||
Time zones inside the Inquisition are commonly named after the main city (or one of the main cities) lying in it. From east to west (including time offset to the Western system, used in all other Calémerian countries except for Brono, Fathan and Qualdomailor): | Time zones inside the Inquisition are commonly named after the main city (or one of the main cities) lying in it. From east to west (including time offset to the Western system, used in all other Calémerian countries except for Brono, Fathan and Qualdomailor): | ||
* LIL+5 <small>(CER+17:53′40″)</small> — time of the Putaitā and Leyunakā Islands (''putaitā leyunakā no ga lanāyān avyāṣa'') | * LIL+5 <small>(CER+17:53′40″)</small> — time of the Putaitā and Leyunakā Islands (''putaitā leyunakā no ga lanāyān avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL+4 <small>(CER+16:53′40″)</small> — time of Naiṣambella (''naiṣambelli avyāṣa'') | * LIL+4 <small>(CER+16:53′40″)</small> — time of Līlikanāna (''līlikanāni avyāṣa'') or time of Naiṣambella (''naiṣambelli avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL+3 <small>(CER+15:53′40″)</small> — time of Cami (''camīyi avyāṣa''), sometimes also time of | * LIL+3 <small>(CER+15:53′40″)</small> — time of Cami (''camīyi avyāṣa''), sometimes also time of Līlekhaitē (''līlekhaitī avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL+2 <small>(CER+14:53′40″)</small> — time of Haltakimarta (''haltakimarti avyāṣa'') | * LIL+2 <small>(CER+14:53′40″)</small> — time of Kalikarāsnah (''kalikarāsni avyāṣa''), in the Far East sometimes time of Haltakimarta (''haltakimarti avyāṣa''); rarely time of Huñeibāma (''huñeibāmi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL+1 <small>(CER+13:53′40″)</small> — time of Hilyamāmah (''hilyamāmi avyāṣa'') or, in the South, time of Lūlunimarta (''lūlunimarti avyāṣa'') | * LIL+1 <small>(CER+13:53′40″)</small> — time of Hilyamāmah (''hilyamāmi avyāṣa'') or, in the South, time of Lūlunimarta (''lūlunimarti avyāṣa'') | ||
* '''LIL(±0)''' <small>(CER+12:53′40″)</small> — time of Līlasuṃghāṇa (''līlasuṃghāṇi avyāṣa'') | * '''LIL(±0)''' <small>(CER+12:53′40″)</small> — time of Līlasuṃghāṇa (''līlasuṃghāṇi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−1 <small>(CER+11:53′40″)</small> — time of Lūkṣṇyaḍāra (''lūkṣṇyaḍāri | * LIL−1 <small>(CER+11:53′40″)</small> — time of Lūkṣṇyaḍāra (''lūkṣṇyaḍāri avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−2 <small>(CER+10:53′40″)</small> — time of Arāmimarta (''arāmimarti avyāṣa''), sometimes also | * LIL−2 <small>(CER+10:53′40″)</small> — time of Arāmimarta (''arāmimarti avyāṣa''), sometimes also Fathanic Time (''patalumi avyāṣa'') or time of Måmatempuñīh (''måmatempuñīyi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−3 <small>(CER+9:53′40″)</small> — time of Nalkahīrṣa (''nalkahīrṣi avyāṣa''), sometimes also time of Mālim (''mālimi avyāṣa'') or Qualdomelic Time (''valdēmǣldumi avyāṣa'') | * LIL−3 <small>(CER+9:53′40″)</small> — time of Nalkahīrṣa (''nalkahīrṣi avyāṣa''), sometimes also time of Mālim (''mālimi avyāṣa''), Bronic Time (''broenyumi avyāṣa'') or Qualdomelic Time (''valdēmǣldumi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−4 <small>(CER+8:53′40″)</small> — time of Kalkahūnna (''kalkahūnni avyāṣa'') or, in the Northwest, time of Lališire Keleitimarta (''lališire keleitimarti avyāṣa'') | * LIL−4 <small>(CER+8:53′40″)</small> — time of Kalkahūnna (''kalkahūnni avyāṣa'') or, in the Northwest, time of Lališire Keleitimarta (''lališire keleitimarti avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−5 <small>(CER+7:53′40″)</small> — time of Tairaholka (''tairaholki avyāṣa'') | * LIL−5 <small>(CER+7:53′40″)</small> — time of Tairaholka (''tairaholki avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−6 <small>(CER+6:53′40″)</small> — time of Nyamukuma (''nyamukumi avyāṣa'') | * LIL−6 <small>(CER+6:53′40″)</small> — time of Nyamukuma (''nyamukumi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−7 <small>(CER+5:53′40″)</small> — time of Kimbahēši ('' | * LIL−7 <small>(CER+5:53′40″)</small> — time of Kimbahēši (''kimbahēšīyi avyāṣa'') | ||
* LIL−ᘔ <small>(CER+2:53′40″)</small> — time of the Kāyīchah Islands (''kāyīchah ga lanāyān avyāṣa'') | * LIL−ᘔ <small>(CER+2:53′40″)</small> — time of the Kāyīchah Islands (''kāyīchah ga lanāyān avyāṣa'') | ||
Note that offsets from Cerian time are given in base 10 notation of ''Calémerian'' time: 53′40″<sub>10</sub> (45′34″<sub>12</sub>) in Calémerian time corresponds to ~49′04″ on Earth time. Official use in the Inquisition expresses Western time by their offsets from the time of Līlasuṃghāṇa: for example Cerian time (CER(±0)) is noted as being time zone LIL−10:45′34″<sub>12</sub>. | Note that offsets from Cerian time are given in base 10 notation of ''Calémerian'' time: 53′40″<sub>10</sub> (45′34″<sub>12</sub>) in Calémerian time corresponds to ~49′04″ on Earth time. Official use in the Inquisition expresses Western time by their offsets from the time of Līlasuṃghāṇa: for example Cerian time (CER(±0)) is noted as being time zone LIL−10:45′34″<sub>12</sub>. | ||
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===Monastic Orders and Legions=== | ===Monastic Orders and Legions=== | ||
'''Monastic Orders''' (''ñæltryucamūh'', pl. ''-camūvai'') have a peculiar status in Chlouvānem society as their monasteries have an extremely high degree of autonomy that they're usually said to be "independent" from the Inquisition; as each recognized monastic tradition may have divergent interpretations of the Holy Books, the | '''Monastic Orders''' (''ñæltryucamūh'', pl. ''-camūvai'') have a peculiar status in Chlouvānem society as their monasteries have an extremely high degree of autonomy that they're usually said to be "independent" from the Inquisition; as each recognized monastic tradition may have divergent interpretations of the Holy Books, each monastic order has their own laws and civil laws of the Inquisition usually don't apply in their monasteries; they rely on the Inquisition for services, foreign representation, and, through various agreements, all of them have come to recognize the Great Inquisitor as a spiritual guide - in fact, Head Monks of a few monasteries do take part in the Conclave of Bishops. Monasteries are especially important as education facilities, offering curricula somewhat different from the standard Inquisitorial ones but completely accepted in the wider society. Monastic Orders, in order to be recognized as such an independent entity, must be accepted as such by the Great Inquisitor. Currently, there are 486 monastic orders in the Chlouvānem Inquisition (on a total of 501 throughout the whole of Calémere), with about 1,750 individual monasteries. | ||
'''Legions''' (''jānilšeidah'', pl. ''jānilšeidai'') are congregations formed exclusively by voluntary laypeople that operate inside society, mostly as localized specific support to the state. Different Legions operate in different fields, but most commonly they do provide extrascholastic education - it should however be noted that, according to recent statistics, about 65% of primary and secondary school teachers in the Inquisition are members of some Legion -, pre-Kindergarten services, recreational and holiday activities (summer sports and gymnastics camps) for school students, operation of [[w:Emergency medical services|EMS]], civil security support in case of emergency, general support to poor and ill people, and, especially abroad, services for Chlouvānem people living outside the Inquisition as well as Yunyalīlti proselytism. The latter element is, outside Yunyalīlti-majority countries, very controversial, as many Legions operate in Western countries as terrorist groups and have been responsible for most of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the West since the end of the East-West Global War; the fact that all Legions are recognized and endorsed by the Inquisitorial central power (a Legion only legally exists after having been confirmed by the Inquisitorial Conclave) remains, to date, the most notable issue that keeps relations between the Inquisition and the Western bloc very tense and problematic. | '''Legions''' (''jānilšeidah'', pl. ''jānilšeidai'') are congregations formed exclusively by voluntary laypeople that operate inside society, mostly as localized specific support to the state. Different Legions operate in different fields, but most commonly they do provide extrascholastic education - it should however be noted that, according to recent statistics, about 65% of primary and secondary school teachers in the Inquisition are members of some Legion -, pre-Kindergarten services, recreational and holiday activities (summer sports and gymnastics camps) for school students, operation of [[w:Emergency medical services|EMS]], civil security support in case of emergency, general support to poor and ill people, and, especially abroad, services for Chlouvānem people living outside the Inquisition as well as Yunyalīlti proselytism. The latter element is, outside Yunyalīlti-majority countries, very controversial, as many Legions operate in Western countries as terrorist groups and have been responsible for most of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the West since the end of the East-West Global War; the fact that all Legions are recognized and endorsed by the Inquisitorial central power (a Legion only legally exists after having been confirmed by the Inquisitorial Conclave) remains, to date, the most notable issue that keeps relations between the Inquisition and the Western bloc very tense and problematic.<br/>Unlike monastic orders, Legions are subordinate to Inquisitorial laws. | ||
===Nationality law=== | ===Nationality law=== | ||
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===Retail=== | ===Retail=== | ||
Retail shops in the Inquisition are still mostly artisans (''āndaralila'', pl. ''āndaralelyē'') for non-food products, while food is usually sold at market stalls (''cāṇḍara'', pl. ''cāṇḍarai''); these are most often located in large suq-like areas in the central parts of cities, but temporary stalls may also be found elsewhere in the city, especially in well-frequented areas. "Traditional" supermarkets are not a common sight throughout the country, except for the large state-run department stores, the ''ṣarivāṃluvai'' (pl. ''-luvāye''), which almost exclusively sell products from state industries and state farms, and are typically huge, often monumental buildings, at the heart of large cities; the ṣarivāṃluvai in the central square of Līlta is the largest commercial building in the Inquisition. Another type of retail shop that is often found in large cities is the Chlouvānem equivalent of a convenience store, called ''lalyāluvai'' (literally "night market") because they are reliably found open during the night (in some areas, it is common for them to be closed during the day). Convenience stores are also usually found at railway stations, bus/ferry terminals, and airports.<br/> | Retail shops in the Inquisition are still mostly artisans (''āndaralila'', pl. ''āndaralelyē'') for non-food products, while food is usually sold at market stalls (''cāṇḍara'', pl. ''cāṇḍarai''); these are most often located in large suq-like areas in the central parts of cities, but temporary stalls may also be found elsewhere in the city, especially in well-frequented areas. "Traditional" supermarkets are not a common sight throughout the country, except for the large state-run department stores, the ''ṣarivāṃluvai'' (pl. ''-luvāye''), which almost exclusively sell products from state industries and state farms, and are typically huge, often monumental buildings, at the heart of large cities; the ṣarivāṃluvai in the central square of Līlta is the largest commercial building in the Inquisition. Another type of retail shop that is often found in large cities is the Chlouvānem equivalent of a convenience store, called ''lalyāluvai'' (literally "night market") because they are reliably found open during the night (in some areas, it is common for them to be closed during the day). Convenience stores are also usually found at railway stations, bus/ferry terminals, and airports.<br/> | ||
Another category of retail shops that may be identified is that of generic shops (still called ''cāṇḍara''; market stalls may be disambiguated as ''laṃghāṇḍara'' if needed), most of the time state-run, which can be compared to supermarkets, scaled-down versions of department stores, selling state-produced wares only — they are usually cheaper than artisanal products, but on average of lower quality. These shops, as well as convenience stores, are more common in the urban residential areas dominated by large apartment complexes. | Another category of retail shops that may be identified is that of generic shops (still called ''cāṇḍara''; market stalls may be disambiguated as ''laṃghāṇḍara'' if needed), most of the time state-run, which can be compared to supermarkets, scaled-down versions of department stores, selling state-produced wares only — they are usually cheaper than artisanal products, but on average of lower quality. These shops, as well as convenience stores, are more common in the urban residential areas dominated by large apartment complexes. While the major shopping districts are in old bazars or newer department store-like buildings, these smaller shops for residential areas are in the vast majority of cases arranged in small- or mid-sized strip malls along the main roads, easily accessible by cars, bicycles, and pedestrians. | ||
Remote communities where most of the population works in a single activity (e.g. mining towns in the West or some factory towns) usually only have a general store (''yaivluvai''). | Remote communities where most of the population works in a single activity (e.g. mining towns in the West or some factory towns) usually only have a general store (''yaivluvai''). | ||
The ''kuviluvai'' is a particular type of retail shop where goods can only be purchased with foreign hard currencies (or foreign exchange certificates called ''kaustānnūlya'', pl. ''-nūlyai'') and not with the | The ''kuviluvai'' is a particular type of retail shop where goods can only be purchased with foreign hard currencies (or foreign exchange certificates called ''kaustānnūlya'', pl. ''-nūlyai'') and not with the ilāti (which is non-convertible); they are aimed at Inquisitiorial citizens in possess of foreign currency and, most notably, at tourists. They sell mostly goods aimed at export as well as limited Western imported products.<br/> | ||
Visiting artisan shops in the Inquisition typically involves paying the same cultural respects as entering houses or offices: shoes have to be removed at the entrance of most shops; this is not done in the case of markets or state-run stores. | Visiting artisan shops in the Inquisition typically involves paying the same cultural respects as entering houses or offices: shoes have to be removed at the entrance of most shops; this is not done in the case of markets or state-run stores. | ||
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===Currency=== | ===Currency=== | ||
The '' | The ''ilāti'' (officially known as Inquisitorial Ilāti, in Chlouvānem ''murkadhānāvīyi ilāti''; pl. ''ilāteyi''; abbrev. CHI or '''i''' — commonly also Chlouvānem Ilāti (''chlǣvānumi ilāti'')) is the currency of the Chlouvānem Inquisition, and also legal tender in the Republic of Fathan and in the Republic of Qualdomailor, and de facto currency in Soenjŏ-tave, Leñ-ṱef, and other countries of the former Kaiṣamā. The name ultimately comes from Lällshag ''ygaat'' {{IPA|[iːˈŋaːt]}}, meaning "seashell". <br/> | ||
It is a non-convertible currency. | It is a non-convertible currency. | ||
The | The ilāti is divided in two units: the first division is called ''camelīṃṣah'' (pl. ''camelīṃṣai''; abbr. '''c''' - from ''cami'' "grand" and Lällshag ''egynce'' "tenth part") and the second is called ''nagyuṣis'' (pl. ''nagyuṣais''; abbr. '''n''' - from Lällshag ''nahuci'' "it is cut down"). As any other Chlouvānem measurement, the ilāti is not decimal but duodecimal: one ilāti equals to 16 (18<sub>10</sub>) camelīṃṣai, and one camelīṃṣah is equal to 20 (24<sub>10</sub>) nagyuṣais; thus there are 300 (432<sub>10</sub>) nagyuṣais in one ilāti.<br/>There are a few unofficial subdivisions, such as the ''komalunda'' (Lällshag ''kåmågunda'' "snail shell") or ''māmina'' (from ''māmei'' 10<sub>12</sub>), equal to 10 (12<sub>10</sub>) camelīṃṣai, or ⅔ of an ilāti. | ||
The current | The current ilāti (CHI) was formally introduced in 6378 (3836<sub>12</sub>) replacing the former Ilāti of the Union of the Purified States (IKAi; ''ekailai ṣarivāṇumi mālyāvi ilāti''), which was however already colloquially known as Chlouvānem Ilāti and, as 1 CHI equalled 1 IKAi and the old coins and banknotes kept being legal tender for a few years, this was not perceived as a real change in the Inquisition. | ||
The coins of the | The coins of the ilāti are (all values are base 12; all coins are round unless specified): | ||
# the smallest denomination, the 1n coin; 100% aluminium, unholed, smooth edge; | # the smallest denomination, the 1n coin; 100% aluminium, unholed, smooth edge; | ||
# three different denominations of copper-plated steel coins, valued 3n (unholed, smooth edge, square); 4n (unholed, reeded edge), and 10n (holed, smooth edge) | # three different denominations of copper-plated steel coins, valued 3n (unholed, smooth edge, square); 4n (unholed, reeded edge), and 10n (holed, smooth edge) | ||
# the brass-plated steel coins; 2c (unholed, smooth edge, square), 3c (unholed, reeded edge), 4c (holed, smooth edge, square), and 10c or ''komalunda'' (holed, reeded edge); | # the brass-plated steel coins; 2c (unholed, smooth edge, square), 3c (unholed, reeded edge), 4c (holed, smooth edge, square), and 10c or ''komalunda'' (holed, reeded edge); | ||
# the | # the 1i coin of nickel-plated steel, holed with smooth edge; the 2i coin of nickel-plated steel, holed, square, and with a reeded edge, which is the largest; and the 3i coin, the highest-valued (and heaviest) coin, bi-metallic with a ring of copper-plated steel and a center of brass-plated steel, with reeded edge. | ||
All coins are scaled, each one being slightly larger than the one with the smaller value, except for the | All coins are scaled, each one being slightly larger than the one with the smaller value, except for the 2i coin being larger than the 3i one and for the 4n and 10n ones and the 3c and 4c ones having identical size. | ||
The banknotes of the | The banknotes of the ilāti are readily identifiable by their colour: | ||
# the | # the 10i banknote is red; | ||
# the | # the 20i one is green; | ||
# the | # the 40i one is lilac; | ||
# the | # the 60i one is blue; | ||
# the | # the 100i one is bluish gray in the previous series, which is still the most commonly circulating one, and orange in the newest; | ||
# the | # the 200i one is yellow. | ||
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Road vehicles are thus mostly trams (''ūnitā''), buses (''marcā''; and especially electric trolleybuses (''bęmarcā'') inside cities) and taxis (''mąšcūlla'' if a car; ''mąškhah'' if a rickshaw) for local transport; in most cities, bicycles, rickshaws, and cycle-rickshaws are the most common means of private transport — according to a 6420 <small>(3870<sub>12</sub>)</small> survey, there are four times as many bicycles than cars in the eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa.<br/>
Trams are a common sight in most medium- and large-sized cities, where they often act as the most local form of transport in a network with a backbone formed by subway and suburban railway lines. Many medium-sized cities also have hybrid tram/subway systems, with more central areas having a subway-like service with concurrent lines, while in the suburbs it becomes a large capacity tram service, fed by bus lines or, increasingly often in newer-built areas, cycling paths. | Road vehicles are thus mostly trams (''ūnitā''), buses (''marcā''; and especially electric trolleybuses (''bęmarcā'') inside cities) and taxis (''mąšcūlla'' if a car; ''mąškhah'' if a rickshaw) for local transport; in most cities, bicycles, rickshaws, and cycle-rickshaws are the most common means of private transport — according to a 6420 <small>(3870<sub>12</sub>)</small> survey, there are four times as many bicycles than cars in the eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa.<br/>
Trams are a common sight in most medium- and large-sized cities, where they often act as the most local form of transport in a network with a backbone formed by subway and suburban railway lines. Many medium-sized cities also have hybrid tram/subway systems, with more central areas having a subway-like service with concurrent lines, while in the suburbs it becomes a large capacity tram service, fed by bus lines or, increasingly often in newer-built areas, cycling paths. | ||
The Chlouvānem Inquisition uses left-hand traffic, except for some minor mountain roads without guard rails. Among the 18 bordering countries, | The Chlouvānem Inquisition uses left-hand traffic, except for some minor mountain roads without guard rails. Among the 18 bordering countries, Džemleštew, Leñ-ṱef, Qualdomailor, Brono, Fathan, and Gorjan are LHT like the Inquisition; all other neighboring countries (including Skyrdagor, which shares a maritime border) are RHT. | ||
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Ships are a major freight transport method and also very frequently used for passenger traffic where there’s the opportunity to drastically cut travel distance - one of the main passenger ship routes being for example Taitepamba-Līlikanāna on the opposite shores of the Jahībušanī Sea. Ships are also obviously the main means of transport in insular areas.<br/> | Ships are a major freight transport method and also very frequently used for passenger traffic where there’s the opportunity to drastically cut travel distance - one of the main passenger ship routes being for example Taitepamba-Līlikanāna on the opposite shores of the Jahībušanī Sea. Ships are also obviously the main means of transport in insular areas.<br/> | ||
Boats are very commonly used on rivers and are - together with railways, where present - the main method of transport in the southern rainforest and in the far northern taiga. Inside metropolitan areas with many waterways or on lakes - like Lūkṣṇyaḍāra, Pamahīnēna, and to a lesser extent also Līlasuṃghāṇa - there often are boat lines connecting various settlements. | Boats are very commonly used on rivers and are - together with railways, where present - the main method of transport in the southern rainforest and in the far northern taiga; some dioceses of the southern rainforest do not have any land-based links with their neighbours, and may only have a small and discontinuous road network. Inside metropolitan areas with many waterways or on lakes - like Lūkṣṇyaḍāra, Pamahīnēna, and to a lesser extent also Līlasuṃghāṇa - there often are boat lines connecting various settlements. | ||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||