United Provinces of Topec
United Provinces of Topec covers 763,200 km² of mixed terrain with roughly 4,260 km of coast. Government sits in Tloncoa. The economy leans on mining, power generation, steel, and the country depends on imported food and grain.
Overview
Population
6.80M
Government
Federal union
Capital
Tloncoa
Language
Wuananan
GDP
$41B
Area
763,200 km²
Currency
Chi (CHI)
Founded
1824
Stability 73 / 100
Territory
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Demographics
Urbanisation
44%
Literacy
87%
Life expectancy
52 yrs
Median age
27
Military
Active personnel
45K
Annual spending
$916M
Naval forces
Yes
Borders
3
Government
The system holds, though regional assemblies frequently contest central authority.
Form
Federal union
Seat
Tloncoa
Economy
GDP
$41B
GDP per capita
$6,017
Unemployment
13.9%
Currency
Stable, managed float
Industries
Mining · Power generation · Steel · Shipping
Exports
steel, ores and cut stone, minerals, iron, coal
Imports
food and grain, fuel
Resources
from the land- minerals12% of territory
- iron11% of territory
- coal11% of territory
- energy6% of territory
- agriculture6% of territory
- timber5% of territory
Regions
6 regions- Eastern Topec272K · ice sheet
- Machoan Reach159K · mountain range
- Tlonmuax Coast3.37M · fertile lowland
- Eastern Topec1.81M · mountain range
- Tualmuax Vale1.15M · mountain range
- Sitloal Reach45K · ice sheet
Cities
14 settlements| City | Population | Founded | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tloncoa ★ | 970K | 1610 | the old customs house |
| Maxtlo | 469K | 1557 | its shipwrights |
| Chonxin | 306K | 1531 | the mill quarter |
| Woaxmin | 226K | 1581 | the old river district |
| Wawuan | 179K | 1624 | its shipwrights |
| Tamal | 148K | 1778 | the harbour quarter |
| Tlisix | 126K | 1834 | its university |
| Tixin | 109K | 1620 | its shipwrights |
| Wuapan | 97K | 1722 | its stone bridges |
| Soxtloan | 86K | 1571 | the old customs house |
| Niwol | 78K | 1638 | the harbour quarter |
| Suaxchan | 71K | 1753 | its university |
| Chawix | 66K | 1681 | the harbour quarter |
| Wuanchan | 61K | 1859 | the old customs house |
Diplomacy
Formal alignment, reinforced by long-running defence agreements.
- Federation of ChanixaTrade partner
Topec ships steel in exchange for steel.
- Federation of TixixaTrade partner
Topec ships steel in exchange for steel.
- Rotoni ConfederacyTension
A contested border keeps talks difficult.
Disputes
- Rotoni–Topec Resource disputeStatus: FrozenStarted: 1863Cause: Water rightsRisk: Low
History
national- 1822Universal suffrage is introduced after a decade of campaigning.
- 1824United Provinces of Topec is founded with its seat at Tloncoa.
- 1834Topec and Bamiyya sign the Convention of Maankent, easing tariffs between them.
- 1844Tloncoa's harbours are enlarged and a merchant fleet is chartered.
- 1855Mining begins in the Topec highlands; foundries follow within a generation.
- 1855A border conflict with Rotoni lasts 14 months and ends without a settled frontier.
- 1892Today Topec trades steel for the food and grain its land cannot provide.