Qikiqvut

Qikiqvut (Inuknait: Qiqiqiivut), officially the Republic of Qikiqvut (Inuknait: Republikki Qiqiqiivut) is a sovereign state and island country in North America. It lies in the, more specifically Baffin Bay, and is comprised of an archipelago of 5 islands. It has maritime borders with to the east,  to the west and the El Kadsreian territory of Nuuknunaat to the north. The capital city is Bakkisisamat, with a population of 110.773 residents comprising around 24.4% of its population, while the country actually has 453.990 residents. The official language is the Inuknait language, with, and  being minority languages.

The original inhabiatants of Qikiqvut were several Paleo-Inuit cultures, including the, and aswell as various  such as the  people. In the 1600s, the city of Bakkisisamat was constructed, being the foundation for the newly formed Talisiut Empire, which expanded accross the surrounding islands including some parts of and. In the late 18th century, the empire broke up into five independent states due to a period of social instability and backwardsness, before succumbing to colonialism from and the  in the early 19th century. The Empire of Great Qikiqvut later declared indepence in 1909, forming the first concept of a modern Inuk state, before becoming a colony of the Sentanese Empire in 1935 from an invasion from the north, later becoming independent again with the Inuknait State, before becoming a Tatletikist authoritarian state known as the Inuk Republic of Qikiqvut in 1957, with social and political reform creating modern Qikiqvut in 1979.

Qikiqvut is a developed state and ranks 25th on the.