Makua

Makua (pronounced as Mah-koo-ah or Mah-koo-wha) is a Salerian territory that's located in the South Pacific Ocean, where the territory itself is located near New Zealand. It has a population of 1,923,748 inhabitants and has a land size of 31,000 square kilometers.

The official languages that are spoken in the territory are Italian, English and Maori, while French is considered to be the territory's regional language.

History
The territory of Makua was originally a region of New Zealand until 1961, when the Salerian government negotiated a deal with the government of New Zealand to annex the region as an overseas Salerian territory. The agreement allowed the Salerian government to promise to preserve the cultures, customs and traditions of the Maoris, which it would eventually became a territory of Saleria.

Culture
The territory of Makua features a mix of Maori, New Zealand and Salerian cultures. Most of the people in the territory inherited those customs and traditions from these cultures. Most of the buildings and that are built in Makua have an architecture that features British, Italian and Polynesian influences.

Demographics
Makua has a population of 1,923,748 people as of November 2020. According to a November 2020 census, over 75% of the population were migrated from another country, while the remaining 25% of the population were born in the territory.

Regions
The territory of Makua has five region, in which they are Blackholm, Oakbrook, Eketāhuna, Bolzargamo, and Arapōhue.

Internet and telephone services
Makua has four internet service providers, which include Vision Broadband, Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees. The territory's average download speed is around 110.72 Mbit/s, while the average upload speed is around 70.32 Mbit/s.

Makua also has four mobile carriers, which include Vision Mobile, Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees. Most of these carriers support 4G LTE and 5G connectivity, with 3G being the fallback option.

Most of the territory's fixed-line telephone services are provided by Spark, Chorus, Vodafone, and 2degrees.

Television stations
There are over 16 free-to-air, terrestrial television stations that are broadcasting in Makua. This includes channels from the state-owned public broadcaster Makua National Broadcasting (MNB One, MNB Two, Māori Television, MNB Max, Te Reo, MNB News 24, MNB Sport, and MNB Kids) and from commercial broadcasters, such as Discovery Communications Makua (Three, Bravo, The Edge TV, ChoiceTV, Breeze TV, HGTV) and Mediaset Makua (Prime, Makua 1 and Boing).

In addition to those free-to-air channels, local cable TV providers Vision TV and Dundon Cable, carries a large number of free-to-air and pay-TV channels from Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Saleria, Southeast Asia, and the United Kingdom in PAL format.