Itsu

Itsu (Pronounced “eat-sue” or “it-sue”) or the Commonwealth Republic of Itsu. is a country located in the Eastern Part of Southeast Asia, And a majority of the western part is in Oceania. It has no borders but shares Sea Borders with the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua new guinea. It is the largest country in Southeast Asia along with Indonesia. It officially became an independent country in 1914 from Spain.

The Capital of the Country is Tsenshiba. Which is the largest city in the country. The Capital has 20.15 Million people, and the country has 284.10 million people living there!

Unlike the other Southeast Asian countries, they aren’t part of ASEAN But NATO. And it is the only country in Asia to be part of it.

Ethology
The name Itsu comes from their original name: Spitzuma, Spi in Old Itanese means Glory, Tzu means Gold and Ma means Sunshine. This is where the nickname for the island: Glorious Sunshine Gold Island Comes from.

Early History
After Pangea Broke up and Itsu Became an island, There were plenty of exotic animals such as the Tarsier, Sumatran Orangutan and the Itanese Weasel were the only indigenous species on the island, However: The continent was Discovered by Humans in 4,000 BC. where they colonized the entire Mainland, and soon Split it up into 3 kingdoms: Spi, Tzu and Ma, in 1398, The Kingdoms joined together into one: Called. Spitzuma (Now known as Itsu)

1699-1914: Colonial rule
In 1699, Spain Colonised Spitzuma with Fausto Cruzat y Góngora Discovering it first. And renamed it Itsu. the Spaniards settled on the island, it wasn’t long after in 1715 that the Chinese Disputed the island. And it was split into Sino-Itsu (East) and Span-Itsu (West). Which left them with a 5-Year war, which lasted until 1720. When the two Itsu’s merged back together. The United Kingdom Soon Invaded a quarter of it 3 years later. Which caused Disputed territory between the UK and Spain. Soon, The British took most of Spain’s Eastern Part of Itsu, But Spain managed to get it back via Conflict in 1790.

In 1845, a series of Riots in Itsu was led Against the British claiming “They took enough of our land” This led to another war called “UKIT” which lasted up until 1860, where Spain was involved and Kicked out all British Citizens living in Itsu at that time.

Culture
People in Itsu are very Cultural in Style. Their culture is a mix between Asian Culture, British and Spanish Culture. It is Common in Itsu to always be polite, and Common Buildings and structures in the country are influenced to European and East Asian architecture

Holidays
Here are some of the holidays that the country celebrates (some holidays such as Christmas Day and New Year's Eve are not listed here):


 * 6-January-International Women’s day
 * 16-April-Ethnic heritage month
 * 15-May-Independence Day (Also known as Itanese Imperial day)
 * 31-May-Spring Bank Holiday.
 * 16-October-Black History Month
 * 26-December-Boxing Day

Economy
The official currency of Itsu is the Itanese yen (¥). And is subdivided into 10.50 Yen. which is equal to 1.50 US Dollars and 1 UK Pound. The GDP per Capita in Itsu is $70.900 and the Nominal GDP is $60 Trillion.

Culture
People in Itsu are very Cultural in Style. Their culture is a mix between Asian Culture, British and Spanish Culture. It is Common in Itsu to always be polite, and Common Buildings and structures in the country are influenced by European and East Asian architecture

Holidays
Here are some of the holidays that the country celebrates (some holidays such as Christmas Day and New Year's Eve are not listed here):


 * 6-January-International Women’s day
 * 16-April-Ethnic heritage month
 * 15-May-Independence Day (Also known as Itanese Imperial day)
 * 31-May-Spring Bank Holiday.
 * 16-October-Black History Month
 * 26-December-Boxing Day

Media
Itanese Media Mainly uses the Itanese Language, However, Some programming uses the English language and/or the Japanese Language. Itsu has Two public television networks which are: TRI and TeleEdu, and the main Commercial Television networks are: Viacom3, Viacom 3xtra, DELTANet, and Bon!. The radio Networks in Itsu are: TRI Rizu, RizuEdu, DELTARADIO and PUBRad.

The Itanese Cinema Industry Dates back to the early 1900s, Major Film Companies based in Itsu are TRI-Films and Viacom-Itanese Pictures, While minor film companies based in Itsu are Filmflux, Familyflux and studioIT.

Pay television providers are Yamma, DirecNow!, MoreMore+ and BSkyB Itsu. Free to air providers are Freeview and Freesat.

Food and Drink
Itanese Culture is well known for its East Asian And Western Roots. Foods such as Noodles, Sushi, and Toad in the hole, Scones and Anpan can be found in almost all restaurants in the country.

Popular foods in the country include Yuo Yuo, a Meat Aspic Made with Shredded Beef, Carrots and Potatoes, Then Chuntzu. a Butterscotch-filled Heart Shaped Pastry Usually Drizzled in Either Vanilla or chocolate Sauce.

Typically the average full course meal in Itsu consists of two to three to four courses.

People/Trends

 * The Currency for Itsu is the Itanese Yen
 * The Itanese population is about 8 million people
 * Itsu has one official Language, Itanese
 * Regional languages in Itsu are English and Japanese
 * The Drinking age is 16 in Itsu
 * The Marriage age is 19 in Itsu
 * The average age is 50 in Itsu
 * When referring to something belonging to Itsu, it is referred to as “Itanese”
 * The same-sex activity was decriminalised in 1980 and Same-Sex marriage became legal in 1997

Schools

 * The school week is Monday to Thursday
 * Despite that, It is Entirely Optional to send your kid on a Friday
 * The school time is 8:00am-2:00pm whilst the average is 8:30am-2:20pm
 * Itsu’s Literacy rate is 98%
 * The average school time for Itsu is 15 Years
 * The school types included in Itsu are: Nursery, Primary and Secondary, with College and university being additional

Economy
The official currency of Itsu is the Itanese yen (¥). And is subdivided into 10.50 Yen. which is equal to 1.50 US Dollars and 1 UK Pound. The GDP per Capita in Itsu is $70.900 and the Nominal GDP is $60 Trillion.