Toalugi (Toalugian: Daikan Toatoalugi; Country of Toalugi), officially Commonwealth of Toalugi (Toalugian: Komonwelti Toatoalugi), occasionally Toalugian Commonwealth (Toalugian: Toalugi Kokomonwelti) or Toalugian Archipelago (Toalugian: Toalugi Atatyragytur; Toalugian Islands), is an archipelago nation in the Nesionytan Islands, with around 74 islands, including twelve major islands, fifteen minor islands, and 47 islets. Of which only 33 islands are inhabited, and is the Nesionytan country with the most islands. With an area of 235,829 km², Toalugi is the second largest country in the Nesionytan Islands, and has a population of over 22 million people. The capital city of Toalugi is Utinka Toatoalugi, located in the Tiyakungo island. Its largest city is Kolamaya, in Sosidamyn, the largest island in the country. Other cities include Dirulalo, Siyasari, Georgetown, and Bitiyakukune.
Homo sapiens lived in the Toalugian archipelago since the 3rd century BC. Several kingdoms existed in the archipelago, the longest-lived one being Tiriakungo, lasting from 108 AD to 655 AD. The Austronesians arrived in Toalugi and settled in the Kukune island, and have become the natives of the island ever since. The British arrived via Australia in 1888, and after the Kingdom of Ayatundiri Nasla refused to establish ports in the island of Besana, Britain declared war on them. After British victory of the War of Kukune, Toalugi became a crown colony under the name of Thomas Islands. Due to its richness in gold, Thomas Islands was an important colony. Toalugi gained its independence on November 25, 1951 as a dominion of the United Kingdom, but later converted to a republic under Koalkinu Ali in 1954. Toalugi rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1962, and saw an economic miracle. The newly-created Marxist-Leninist Ulakisonian People's Republic invaded Toalugi and converted it to a communist state in 1969, and was later illegally annexed in 1970. After the United States invaded Ulakisonia in 1990, Toalugi's independence was restored.
Toalugi is a developing country with a high-encome economy, and its economy is the third largest in the Nesionytan Islands. It has the second highest per capita income in the archipelago, and is also ranked first in terms of economic freedom, Human Development Index, and has the lowest rate of corruption. However, Toalugi still has a high poverty rate of 12%, despite government efforts of lifting people out of poverty. It is a member of the United Nations, FNI, DAIOS, WTO, and Non-Aligned Movement.
Etymology[]
The name of the country is derived from the king of the Ayatundiri Nasla, Tanahawikukune Toalugiatirnahu I, who was killed by British colonialists during the War of Kukune in 1889. Toalugiatirnahu's name comes from the Nutaderrami god Tuhalugira, which is the 'god of land' according to the religion. The islands in southern Nesionytan Islands and even Australia and New Zealand were referred to as ulagtına tuhalugira (lands of Tuhalugira) due to their landscape, and the region comprising of Toalugi, Ulakisonia, and Isandarual is known as Tuhalugiria. There are conspiracies that Toalugi was directly borrowed from Tuhalugira.
The former name of Toalugi was Thomas Islands, named after the first governor of the colony, Majari Thomas, whom the Majari island was also named after. The country gained independence as Toalugi in 1951, but was renamed to Tahılujin after Ulakisonia illegally annexed Toalugi in 1970. The Toalugi name was restored in 1990 after the United States invaded Ulakisonia and the country's independence was restored.
History[]
Dominion, Republic, and First Commonwealth of Toalugi (1951-1970)[]
Toalugi gained independence from Britain in 1951 as the Dominion of Toalugi. Began as the poorest country in the world with their GDP per capita being only $45, trade and investments with Ulakisonia and Australia prospered Toalugi and its economy saw an increase of 685% by 1953. It was later replaced with a republic on August 12, 1954 by the governor general Koalkinu Ali. Ali replaced democracy with the Joanoilui ideology, which mixes civil rights with authoritarianism. Despite this, Ali's regime was seen as overly authoritarian and gained massive controversy after the Toalugian genocide targeting the Tanubitiya ethnic group on October 1959. Ali was often referred to as the "Butcher of Toalugi".
Ali's government was deposed for human rights abuses in 1962 and Toalugi rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations, leading to the establishment of the first Commonwealth of Toalugi. After the return of democracy, Toalugi encouraged foreign investment and economic freedom. By 1967, Toalugi became the richest country in the Nesionytan Islands. Fearing economic dominance over the region, the Ulakisonian People's Republic launched an invasion of Toalugi on December 7, 1969. The day is remembered as Dark Seventh December.
Ulakisonian invasion and annexation (1970-1990)[]
Ulakisonia established a puppet state on December 8, 1969. Like its invader, Toalugi embraced Marxism-Leninism and allied itself with the Soviet Union. Isandarual strongly opposed the invasion and recognized this as illegal, and cut ties with Toalugi. After invading, Ulakisonia and Toalugi signed the Treaty of Kolamaya, which stated that Toalugi shall not be a part of Ulakisonia, but they broke the pact on April 1970 and immediately annexed the country.
The province of Tahılujin was established on May 1, 1970, and the president of the short-lived country, Eduard Fanza, was proclaimed governor. While Ulakisonia controlled almost all of Toalugi's islands, the pre-1969 government exiled to the Shorimonti island, located south of the main islands. The United Nations officially proclaimed the annexation of Toalugi as illegal and refused to recognize it as part of Ulakisonia, whom they demanded the expulsion of the Shorimonti State of Toalugi, which was recognized as the legitimate owner of the Toalugi archipelago. Shorimonti State was funded and aided by NATO and Australia, and blocked the Ulakisonian air force and ships from entering the island. In the mid-1970s, many anti-communist coalition groups designated as terrorist organizations by Ulakisonia were created in some of Toalugi's minor islands, which the central Ulakisonian government have little control over.
In 1978, some of the small islands joined the Shorimonti State and the Coalition Commonwealth Government of Toalugi was created. The Ulakisonian People's Republic declared war on the CCGT on the New Year's Eve of 1978, leading to the First Nesionytan War. The Islamist mujahideen of Gezirnus strongly supported the CCGT and the mujahideen was funded by them during the Gezirnusi Civil War against the democratic government, who supported the communists. Several bombings occured during the early 1980s in Tahılujin, most notably the Kolamaya bombings in 1981. A ceasefire was signed in 1983 and Ulakisonia recognized the CCGT, but they later withdrew it and declared war on them again on August 29, 1988, hoping they would gain control over the CCGT-controlled islands of the Toalugian archipelago. After the Bitiyakukune massacre on June 20, 1989, the United States intervened and launched an invasion of Ulakisonia. Tahılujin became a UN protectorate after Ulakisonia was successfully invaded by the US.
Restoration of independence (1990-present)[]
On October 25, 1990, when the CCGT was finally allowed to gain full control over all of former Tahılujin, Toalugi officially gained independence from Ulakisonia. The CCGT was converted to a political party and was renamed to the National Unity Committee, which is mostly center-right. All Toalugian members of the Communist Party of Ulakisonia resigned from the party and established the left-wing Toalugi Social League. NUC's Gloria Aqyrdain was elected prime minister of Toalugi on December 1990, and has been reelected several times after winning the 1994, 1998, and the 2002 elections, until Aqyrdain herself resigned in 2004. She was replaced by Shanu Dahabor, who served until 2012. Over the years, Toalugi saw an economic miracle, often known as the economic renaissance, and became the third largest economy in the Nesionytan Islands.
In the 2019 election, the nationalist Partyn Titirakungo won 68% of the vote. PT's Entoni Fafaratuni was criticized of his rhetoric towards minorities and had a strong anti-Ulakisonian view. He deported all Ulakisonian illegal immigrants and restricted the number of non-Toalugian immigrants. Fafaratuni was also accused of being a COVID-19 denier and not imposing lockdowns around the Toalugian archipelago. When Toalugi reached 2,000 COVID-19 cases in November 2020, he blamed the Ulakisonians for spreading the virus. As of now, half of the country's population has been vaccinated. Toalugi mourned the death of Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022.
Culture[]
Media[]
Toalugi has twenty registered newspapers worldwide, the largest of which are Khobar Toatoalugi, The Toalugian Times, Nesionytan Oceans, and many more. There are approximately 4,000 newspapers in Toalugian and 2,120 newspapers in English published in the country. It is often regarded as one of the freest countries in the Nesionytan Islands in terms of press freedom.
Radio broadcasts began in 1926 as a part of Radio Toalugi, broadcast from Kolamaya and Siyasari initially, but later expanded to other cities during the 1950s to 1960s. Television broadcasts were commenced in 1963 as a part of Televisin Toatoalugi. At first, television was banned by the Koalkinu Ali administration during the 1950s as it was considered an "improper" form of media. All media began to be tightly controlled in 1969 and eventually came under the umbrella of Rudio Telivizonyur Ulakisonidiha a year later until 1990. Eventually, both radio and television became entities on their own, and as private media was legalized in 1993, since then, hundreds of private television and radio channels broadcast within the country's borders.
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