Nuiqsut Confederation
The Commonwealth of The Nuiqsut Confederation | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "It takes a nation to raise a people" | |
| Anthem: "The Southern Sky Above" | |
| Capital and | Port Nuiqsut |
| Official languages | Oqapuik, English, French |
| Recognised regional languages | Kaquismaq |
| Demonym(s) | Nuiqsutian |
| Government | Confederation |
• Prime Minister | David Alagalak |
• Commissioner | Amanda Nurr'araaluk |
| Legislature | Nuiqsut Confederation Parilmeant |
| Executive Chamber | |
| Aittuik Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
• The Great Formation of People's | 1100 CE |
• Nuiqsut Confederation Commonwealth Agreement | 1998 |
| Area | |
• | 1,481,346 km2 (571,951 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 14.2% |
| Population | |
• 2015 estimate | 803,439 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | $60,184 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Per capita | $17,760 |
| Gini (2018) | 43.8 medium |
| HDI (2018) | 0.845 very high |
| Currency | Kenauk Dollars (NKD) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | + 91 |
| Internet TLD | .nu |
The Commonwealth of The Nuiqsut Confederation was founded in 2004 by the alliance of city-states and villages. The Nuiqsut Confederation is a largely sparsely populated state in Southern Neria. The country is organized on a direct-democracy model with towns voting on decisions by popular support. Then electing representatives to represent their local town or ward. Although it does not border any county on land, The Nuiqsut Confederation is separated from Salad Land by the Sedna Sea. The nation is well known for its remote and sparse and unspoiled landscapes.
Etymology
The name Nuiqsut comes from the Oqapuik word “Nuiq” meaning “People” and the Kaquismaq word “Sut” meaning land. The word came into existence as the winner of a contest among schoolchildren with the winning name coming from a 14-year-old student in the Central Region.
History
People have lived in the region that became The Nuiqsut Confederation since 10,000 BCE, however, the first true organization of the people who lived there was in 1100 BCE. A number of tribes drafted an agreement that translates roughly to "The Great Formation of People's". This agreement created a system of understanding between the various villages and trade flourished. Eventually, a number of tribes adopted a common policy and language between 1300 and 1350 BCE this was called the Oqapuik Agreement. Much of the history of this time was preserved in oral history painted in detailed paintings displayed in public places. In 1698, Nuiqsut was visited by explorers from Opethila establishing the settlement of Port Fredrick. Ophelia then declared the territory of St John's Land. Port Fredrick soon became a large settlement, as people from further inland began to trade with the settlers. This trade relationship soon collapsed as Ophelian began to establish homesteads and logging camps pushing tribes away from the coast. Several towns were built with the extraction of resources in mind. By 1870, 80,000 Ophelians lived within the newly named St John's Dominion.