Catland (Country)

Catland (Katland), officially the Katland Republic once known predominantly as the Kingdom of Felinia, the Felinian Empires, and the Kattish Empire is a country in the Western Dogeandicate. Catland is made up of 3 states and 1 territory (Felinia, Kitterslend, Kattikanika, and the Yosheeland Republic). It borders Dogeland, the Mashtruese Sea, and the North and South Mammalian Oceans. Catland borders only Dogeland to the east. The native language is the Kattikans-dialect, of the Daggish language, and Yashee but English is the official language. The native language is more dominant in rural Catland. The capital city of Catland is Kattstad, which has a population of 4.3 million people. The population of Catland is currently 55.6 million (2022).
== Geography ==
Catland is situated west from Dogeland and borders both north and south Mammalian Ocean.
Catland's climate varies greatly depending on the season, with temperatures reaching up to 22-29°C in the summer/spring and as low as -10 to -40°C in the gruelling autumn/winter, which often comes with heavy snowfall and blizzards which can last days if not weeks.
Catland is divided into three states and one territory:
Province/State/Territory	Capital city	Other notable towns and cities
Felinia 	Nederdensk 	Felinistad
Velkamere
Murbrukstad
Kitterslend 	Frostbourne 	Makska
Wintermere
Maniivik
Kattikanika 	Kattstad 	Kattattoniya
Brimshire
Yosheeland Republic 	Yoshee Coast	Mawson
Port Kattikans
== Society and Culture ==
=== Language ===
The Kattish Language (Native Kattikans) is Daggish, however English is predominant and the official language Katts speak.
=== Religion ===
Whilst about 76.5% of the Kattish population is not religious, the largest religion in Catland is Kanikism. 
=== Superstition and Folklore ===
Kattish folklore shares similarity with Dogger mythology but with unique characteristics, including creatures such as Saint Shagget, Reffus (spelt 'Rephus' in Katland), the Akiyadee or 'The Rake'.
=== Holidays ===
Catland has its own national holidays alongside worldwide celebrated traditions like Christmas and Halloween. It also shares Kanika with other Dogeandicate countries. 
Catland also has a national holiday that serves as the, "Kattish Thanksgiving," called, "Kattikanikas." Catlanders share this holiday with loved ones; beginning with a feast, then gifts, then a traditional ceremony planting vegetables and spices such as nutmeg and cauliflower (being the most popular choice). 
==== Memorial Day ====
See Also: Gromboners Day'Memorial Day' is a memorial holiday that reconciliates with the fallen of the 'Battle of Gromboners'. This is known as 'Gromboners Day' in Dogeland and Dogestan.
== History ==
Catland was once known as 'Felinia'.
Significant Dates in Kattish History:
* 6500 - 6200 BCE - Early Kattikan and Felinian ethnic groups - descendants from Doggerland arrive on the Dogeandicate. 
*1000 BCE - 500 BCE - First Conflict recorded with Felinians and Doggers which had caused a mass excursion of separate Dogger groups expanding east into the Shibarean.
*100BCE - Ancient Dogeland ('Dogger Littoral') clashes with Ancient Felinia.
*100 AD - Civil wars rage in the Kattikan region. The Felinian Empire is formed and the Catusland Kingdom is established, often seeing conflict with each other.
*121 AD - 402 AD - Dogger Littoral, New Doggerland, and Dogeishland fight a war against the Felinian Empire and Catusland for four centuries in the Four Century War.
*609 - 611 - The beginning of the Dark Ages for the Dogeandicate as the Felinian Empire falls to Catusland.
*1111 - 1514 - Land wars rage on in the Western Dogeandicate, this was the first establishment of modern day Kattish borders.
*Est. 1459 - Contact with Portuguese settlers in the Felinian coast in Shagehport which resulted in Katto-genocide by the Portuguese.
* 1503 - 1515 - War on Imperialism rages on against the Spanish and Dutch Empires. The Dutch reign victory resulting in the fall of the Kingdom of Catland. Catland allies with Dogeland to fight Europe. Kattish king executed. 
*1655 - 1669 - Old Kattish Civil Wars: the breakthrough of Dutch Catland and Kattican Catland. Royalists, Imperialists, and Parliamentarians clash on Kattish soil. The entire Eastern region of Catland rules under Parliamentarianism after Parliamentarian-victory. Kattiers (Kattish-Royalists) reign victory in the Western regions of Catland, establishing the Kattish Empire. Parliamentarian Catland would fall in 1669.
* 1742 - 1829 - The Dogeandicate Continent fights against European invasion known as the Intercontinential Wars (or the 'Dogeandicate Frontier Wars'). The collapse of the Kattish Empire would occur, Catland splits into two, Anglo-Catland and Neder-Kattsland. By 1829 however, Catland had reunited following a gruesome Revolution which had miraculously kicked out Nederland and British forces - allowing Kattikans to reclaim Catland; annexing the Yosheelands. Dogeland aids 'Free Katland' in 1828.
* 1914 - The Kattish Empire invades Dogeland. 
*1940 - Catland invades Dogeland.. again.
* 1944 - Catland loses against Dogeland in the Second World War. Signing a peace-treaty to "...never again fight with old enemies." 
*1946 - Catland joins the United Nations.
*1955 - Catland joins the 'Dogeandicate Union'.
Category:Dogeandicate Continent
Category:Former-British Colonies
Category:Former-Dutch Colonies