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Crootchistan, officially – the Land of Crootchistan, the Island of Heart (in the Crootch language: Krotoam, turgu stilayk / Кротоам, Тургу Стилайк), is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia in the Caspian Sea. It is an island country consisting of a large archipelago centered around Crootch Island, situated in the middle of the Caspian Sea and the coast of Kazakhstan, to which it is connected to from Atyrau by the 2-mile Akla Daz II Tunnel.

Flag
The flag of the country comes from its language.

The blue colour means that the language is mysterious and has no clear roots; the orange colour means that the language makes hearts "to blaze" and people to feel more deeply; the red colour means simply that the language is beautiful, although many people say that "the language is too weird and sharp to be even a bit beautiful".

These three colours have always been the main colours of Crootchistani symbols and the flag was obviously established right after the Crootchistani Kingdom was founded. During the Soviet era the flag had the hammer and sickle sign as other flags of the parts of USSR.

The names of the country
In the Crootch language the country is called Krotoam – that literally means "The Crootch land (am – "a land")". Another equal variant is Krozoam.

Though the most popular name beyond the country is Crootchistan, there are also many other names which are acceptable and equal. For example, other frequently used names are Crootchland – from the name of the country on its language, and Crootchia – from the Russian name of the country written as Кручия (Kruchiya).

Other national names can be Cakheyrhushod – "Home of soul", or Lungoam – "The homeland", but they, as opposed to the early years, are very rarely used nowadays.

520–1245 — Early Years
The first settlers of the country arrived to here approximately in the 520th year – likely from the Caucasus. Not much is known about that period of time because the country was closed and, therefore, isolated – its warriors never allowed guests to move further the coasts.

It is only known that the main religion of that time was Shamanism. The Crootchers believed in different gods and spirits of nature and even the name of the country says about it: Kroto- comes from the word kroozo, meaning "a spirit". For example, the creators of the life in our world are supposed to be Shinluzha and his brother Akbashin – both originate from the word shingo, meaning "life". Since Akbashin is the most famous god in Crootchistan as well as in the rest of the world, he is often called simply Akba beyond the country which is completely incorrect because this word in the Crootch language means only "god".

Even though now no Crootchers believe in all of those gods and spirits, they are not forgotten at all; moreover, there are many stories and faity tales of that time most of which, however, do not say much about Crootchistan of that time.

1245–1935 — Original Crootchistani Kingdom
The first king of Crootchistan, as the history sources say, could be Jal'runi Khazarul Satuma – literally: "Khazarul the First Insane", who became the king approximately in the 1245th year. If the sources are right, he was called so because he has been planning to conquer Europe for a long time which is not a reasonable idea for such a small country like Crootchistan itself. It is not known exactly how he died but it is known for sure that he has never attempted to conquer any land.

Even despite the fact that many Crootchers believe that Jal'runi Satuma was the first king of Crootchistan, many other Crootchers are about to believe in a more reasonable monarch. Thus, they believe that the first king of Crootchistan could be Kellek Shlidzar – as the legends say, he was called so because he always made the enemies cry (the Crootch word for "to cry" is shlidzuumi). According to this "more reasonable" theory, he became the king a bit later than Jal'runi Satuma – in the 1249th year.

Unfortunately, the history of Crootchistan before the Soviet era has not been saved well, therefore many facts remain to be a mystery. Nevertheless, it is known that in that time the country was still closed and Shamanism remained the major religion, however there were very clear prior conditions for changes.

1935–1990 — Soviet Era
In December 1935, the Soviet Union invaded Crootchistan and overthrew the monarchy, who fled to Venezuela.

Media
Crootchistan's state-owned TV channels are: Non-state-owned TV stations include: Channels piped in from other countries include:
 * CGT 1
 * CGT 2
 * CGT 3
 * CGT 4
 * CGT 5
 * CGT Sport
 * CGT Yay!
 * CGT Film
 * CGT Bollywood
 * CGT Parliament & Monarchy
 * Murut TV
 * Crootchivision
 * V-12
 * Disney Channel
 * Disney XD
 * Game One
 * Comedy Central
 * Comedy Central Family
 * Nickelodeon CEE
 * Nickelodeon LA