Tauland
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| Republiek van Taulandt | |
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| Motto | Simul ad future |
| Established | 1624 |
| Capital | Nieuwe Haag |
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| Population | 25 Million |
| Government Type | Republic |
| Area | 40.846.86 km2 |
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Tauland (Chinese: 桃國, tau-kuo), officially; De Republiek van Taulandt, is a country in East Asia. It is formerly called Dutch Formosa during its colonial years. Neighboring countries include the Chinese nations of Taiping and Shangdong to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The main island of Taulandt has an area of 35,808 square kilometers (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanized population is concentrated. Nieuwe Haag is the capital as well as the largest metropolitan area of Tauland. Other major cities include Zeelandia, Hoodstadt, Schuylerstadt, and Kustadt. With 25.57 million inhabitants, Tauland is among the most densely populated countries in the world. It has a highly developed economy and industrial capacity and is seen as an oddball in the east.
Austronesian-speaking Formosan indigenous peoples settled the island of Formosa around 6,000 years ago. In the 17th century, partial Dutch colonization opened the island to mass Han Chinese immigration. However with the Dutch staying the island grew in its population as Dutch settlers were brought in and many more women from Japan, Korea, and China were brought in. Over the centuries the island became rich due to its ideal position to allow trade with china that was becoming increasingly insular, this wealth allowed it to industrialize rather quickly and has allowed it to become an advanced economy, something that was called the Tauland Miracle.
Tauland is a highly developed country, ranking as the third-highest country on the Human Development Index in Asia. It is a member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, the GIP-20, and Tiger Club. Its economy ranks as the world's tenth-largest by nominal GDP. Its citizens enjoy one of the world's fastest Internet connection speeds. The country is the world's fifth-largest exporter and eighth-largest importer. Since the 21st century, Tauland has been renowned for its influential pop culture, particularly in music (T-pop), TV dramas, and cinema, a phenomenon referred to as the Tauland Wave which has begun to spread its culture around the world and make the country more familiar to many people who previously knew little of the nation.
Names & Etymology
The name Taulandt has its roots in Tau (Sirayan language, people) + landt (Dutch, land). It was formerly called Dutch Formosa during its early colonial years (from Portuguese Ilha Formosa, beautiful island). It is unknown when the name Taulandt was first used to refer to the island. The earliest mention the name Tauland (and the language Tauaans) was in an official document by the local colonial administrative office about the island's status in 1739. However, it was not until the 1800s (when the colonists started to begin forming their own identity) that the name Taulandt became a common nickname for the island. The nation's name was officially confirmed in the Treaty of Batavia (1891), which had established the independence of the nation.
Geography
Tauland is an island country in East Asia. The main island, known historically as Formosa, makes up 96% of the area controlled by Tauland, measuring 35,808 square kilometers (13,826 sq mi) and lying some 180 kilometers (112 mi) across the Tauland Strait from the southeastern coast of mainland China. The East China Sea lies to its north, the Philippine Sea to its east, the Luzon Strait directly to its south, and the South China Sea to its southwest. Smaller islands include a number in the Tauland Strait including the Penghu archipelago, Ryukyu islands chain, the Kinmen and Matsu Islands near the Chinese coast, and some of the South China Sea Islands.
The main island is a tilted fault block, characterized by the contrast between the eastern two-thirds, consisting mostly of five rugged mountain ranges parallel to the east coast, and the flat to gently rolling plains of the western third, where the majority of Tauland's population reside. There are several peaks over 3,500 m, the highest being Yu Shan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft), making Tauland the world's fourth-highest island. The tectonic boundary that formed these ranges is still active, and the island experiences many earthquakes, a few of them highly destructive. There are also many active submarine volcanoes in the Tauland Straits.
The eastern mountains are heavily forested and home to a diverse range of wildlife, while land use in the western and northern lowlands is highly regulated and made use of as much as is economically possible.
Climate
Tauland lies on the Tropic of Cancer, and its general climate is marine tropical. The northern and central regions are subtropical, whereas the south is tropical and the mountainous regions are temperate. The average rainfall is 2,600 millimeters (100 inches) per year for the island proper; the rainy season is concurrent with the onset of the summer East Asian Monsoon in May and June. The entire island experiences hot, humid weather from June through September. Typhoons are most common in July, August and September. During the winter (November to March), the northeast experiences steady rain, while the central and southern parts of the island are mostly sunny.
History
See History of Tauland for the unabridged and complete history of the nation.
Government and Politics
De Republiek van Taulandt is a constitutional republic, a decentralized unitary state with elements from a parliamentary representative democracy that takes the form of two bodies, the lower house or Huis van de Burghers directly elected per popular vote. The upper house or Huis der Heeren are indirectly elected by the provincial estates. These two houses together form the Staten der Formosa. They share power with the Raadspensionaris which is elected by popular vote and has wide executive powers, and the judiciary which has the ability to keep all in check by interpretations of the constitution. Thus Tauland's system has often been described as the evolution of the old Staten-Generaal system with a strong centralized government.
Administrative divisions
Tauland is divided into 9 administrative regions including one overseas region and one overseas territory: Haagland, Heuveland, Schuylerland, Tusschenland, Nieuw Zeeland, Oosvanberg, Bergen, the Paracel islands and the Loetsjoe islands (overseas territory).
Economy
The economy of Tauland is a highly developed mixed economy dominated by family-owned conglomerates called Huizen. It is the 4th largest GDP in Asia and the 10th largest in the world. Tauland is known for its slow rise but then a rapid rise in the 20th century as it turned its island and centuries of development and nation-building into effect creating one of the most highly developed and advancing economies in the world. This rapid economic growth is not seen as a miracle but rather the effect of centuries of state-building and wise investments combined with the nation's favorable geography, combined with its cultural position of being the place where east meets west. Tauland still remains one of the fastest-growing developed countries in the world following the Great Recession. It is included in the group of Next Eleven countries as having the potential to play a dominant role in the global economy by the middle of the 21st century.
Tauland's rigorous education system and the establishment of a highly motivated and educated populace is largely responsible for spurring the country's high technology boom and rapid economic development. Having almost no natural resources and a high population density in its territory, which deterred continued population growth and the formation of a large internal consumer market, Tauland adapted an export-oriented economic strategy to fuel its economy, and in 2014, Tauland was the seventh-largest exporter and seventh-largest importer in the world. Bank of Taulandt and Taulandt Development Institute periodically release major economic indicators and economic trends of the economy of Tauland.
Renowned financial organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund, have complimented the resilience of the Tauland economy against various economic crises, citing low state debt, and high fiscal reserves that can quickly be mobilized to address any expected financial emergencies. Other financial organizations like the World Bank describe Tauland as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the next generation along with Indonesia. Tauland was one of the few developed countries that were able to avoid a recession during the global financial crisis, and its economic growth rate reached 6.2% in 2010, a sharp recovery from economic growth rates of 2.3% in 2008 and 0.2% in 2009 when the global financial crisis hit. The Tauland economy again recovered with the record-surplus of G$70.7 billion mark of the current account at the end of 2013, up 47 percent growth from 2012, amid uncertainties of the global economic turmoil, with major economic output being the technology products exports.
Culture & People
Language
Tauland Dutch
A group of Dutch variants spoken in Tauland, composed of:
1.) Tauland Standard Dutch (TSD): Closest to Hollandic Dutch, but has some features distinct to Tauland; most notably unique vocabulary and a distinct phonology. There is no significant grammatical difference between Tauland Standard Dutch and Hollandic Dutch with TSD being considered little more than a dialect of Hollandic. It is the language most commonly used in school and government and is considered the lingua franca of the nation.
2.) Tauland Colloquial Dutch (TCD): More commonly known as "Tauaans" is an informal and unstandardized Dutch-based creole, infusing influences from Cantonese, Hokkien, Corean & Japanese. It is mostly spoken in urban areas, and particularly the strongest within the lesser educated groups, the youth and those descendent from recent immigrants. Tauaans is notable for it's simplification of Dutch grammar, fast-direct way of speaking and use of slang.
Chinese Language in Tauland
Demographics
Population
Tauland according to the last census has a population of 25,575,808 as of 31 May 2020. While it has a lot of lands most of its land area is mountains and thus not suited for mass habitation thus a majority of the population is centered around several major urban areas. And it is the 12th most densely populated country in the world with a density of about 691 inhabitants per square kilometers.
Ethnic makeup
As of 2021 the population of Tauland consists of the following:
- 70% Taulander,
- 20% Chinese,
- 5% Dutch,
- 5% others