Lakaii

The **United Republic of Lakaii** (*The Hesturrads il Lakaii* in Eduni and *Se Bofungerb uh Lakaii* in Eawan but commonly called **Lakaii**) is a sovereign state on the continent of Tarus.

Comprising 42.7 million citizens, the republics situated in eastern Tarus and shares land borders with Alahana in the south, Dindar in the west, Nogard in the north and east, Calen-Taur in the south-east and a water border in the south-west with the Diamond Sea. Possessing over 342 thousand square kilometers with a mainly oceanic climate. Lakaii is a highly mountainous country with 74% of the country's territory considered hills or mountains. Its highest point is Tass mountain (5,518 m) which is located in the southern Iron Mountains and is a twin peak together with Mount Legend which is located in Alahanese territory.

Lakaii is a Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic, with its seat of government in the capital city of Bolton. The nation has a president, the head of state, who is responsible for the executive branch of government and a prime minister, the head of government, who is responsible for the legislative branch. The Lakean parliament is responsible for the legislative duties while the High Court of Lakaii is responsible for the Judicial part on the Lakean government.

Lakaii has known much strife throughout its history. It has fought wars with empires, saw western dynasties raze their lands and survived many civil wars. It is a country that is is beaten to the ground time and time again but rises up despite the damage that has been done. Finally Lakaii was formed when the kingdom of Greradia and northern Etora united.

Lakaii is a full state member of the Eurion Alliance and the Tarusian Union. It is also a full member of the World Council and the International Security Organization but does not seat in the security council. Lakaii has several close allies including Alahana, Nogard, Asaen and Osburn.

The economy of Lakaii is focused on exporting minerals (mainly metals) and assembled goods such as cars and planes. Lakaii is also a very prosperous nation with a GDP of over 1,759,000,000,000 dollars. This results in a high standard of living which can be reflected on the GDP per capita which is an astonishing 41,214 dollars per capita and a HDI of 0.894.

## Etymology

The name *"Lakaii"* comes from the ancient Edhellen word *"Lakaie"* for *"Fertile"* as the lands of Lakaii were known to the elves as very fertile for their crops.

## History

During the First and Second age Lakaii was occupied by the wood elves and the dwarven hold of *"Khazat-Heuz"*. But with the start of the third age the dwarves sealed of their gates never to be heard from again while the wood elves retreated to their homeland of Calen-Taur. After this the many migrating humans settled in these lands creating many different tribes.

### Paragon Era

During the Paragon Era, or also known as the classical times, the tribes continued to dominate the landscape of Lakaii. The dales were inhabited by the Grerarian Tribes while the iron mountains were inhabited by the Etoran Tribes but a large empire was approaching from the east. The Renillen Empire invaded the lands of the Grerarian tribes in 488. This region was of no priority for the empire so the conquest didn't go as fast as planned but the tribes did have to surrender to the way more powerfull empire. Eventually most of Lakaii was occupied by the empire, except for the powerful iron mountain clans in the south and west.

But when the Renillen Empire landed into a war with another powerful empire, the Antarpian Empire, they started to loose grip on their border regions which made many regions independent. This happened for the Kingdom of Greradia that went independent in 808 but this kingdom was short lived because when the Antarpian empire absorbed the Renillen empire in 814 and their lands were stabilized from this sudden change they started to conquer more lands to the west which included the new found kingdom. They put up a good fight as the war lasted for nearly 30 years but had to give up in 910.

The fall of the Renillen empire also marked the end of the Paragon Era and the beginning of the Sacred Era.

### Sacred Era

Once these regions were incorporated into the empire they became 2 separate provinces: The *province of Greradia* for the heartland and west of modern Lakaii and *the province of Etora* for the Northern- and Southern Iron Mountains regions. These provinces became one of the more prosperous provinces within the empire where Greradia focussed on agricultural activities and Etora focussed on mining activities. They provided a large part of the food and supplies for the vast Antarpian armies. But this could not go on forever as the Antarpians stumbled on a foe that was vastly underestimated. The Western Dynasties such as the Lingxin, Zhaozhou and the Javger Dynasty who united under one banner to create the Qinrao Empire.

The resulting war between the Antarpian Empire and the Qinrao empire would be called the War of the White Rose and lasted from 1108 to 1191. This war is remembered as one of the bloodiest wars of classical history as, according to ancient written sources, had a death toll of over 15 million. The war was going both ways until the Antarpians chose to field a very large army of about 112,000 troops which was about 65% of all their military units stationed in the west at the time leaving their defenses very vulnerable. This army was met with a Qinraoan battle host on the fields of Melito in the Battle of Melito. The Qinraoans came out victorious with the Antarpian army as good as completely destroyed. This left the door open for their battle host to enter Antarpian lands and raid their cities and towns. They came as far as the Southern Iron Mountains and the Kendarom mountains which meant both the provinces of Greradia and Etora were pillaged and most of their people massacred. It was only then that the stubborn government tried to sue for peace which was ultimately accepted. This peace treaty made the Antarpian empire pay an enormous sum of gold and a large quantity of supplies and slaves.

The Antarpians lost the war, seriously impacting the financial status, manpower and morale. To top it of the late emperor Manditus was assasinated by someone of the opposition. The rightful heir to the throne would be Ocealus, the emperor's son but this was opposed by many high standing politicians who wanted the reign of another family. When Ocealus became emperor the governor of Asana, a province located in modern day Asaen, declared independence from the empire. Other provinces followed including but not excluded to: Eterimos, located in modern day northern Kaeidon; Lariret, located in modern day eastern Kaeidon; and Renillia, located in modern day Rheidon and the Etoran kingdom also splinterred off. All of these provinces declared independence from the empire. The Antarpian Rebellion had started.

The empire was divided and splintered into many self declared independent regions and although the empire was weaker than ever before, it was still a lot stronger than these splintered off regions. Emperor Ocealus ordered his armies the systematical reconquest of the lost territories but the empire didn't only had to worry about these rebellious regions. The tribes living in the northern borderlands started raiding towns and trade routes, the beast-men of the south broke their alliance and started to attack the southern cities on the continent of Ozuin. With all of this considered there was not much that the young emperor could to to stop his empire from falling but he still tried as much as he could. Ocealus led his troops into these rebellious provinces to recapture them. This worked with the first provinces but as the battles progressed and the death toll rose and the manpower dropped the morale of the men also dropped along with it. Then they faced the army of Asana in the Battle of Reonat which was devastating for both parties but Asana came out victorious.

The army of the emperor had fallen along with the emperor himself. This led to the declaration of independence of many more regions including Greradia and ultimately to the fall of the Antarpian empire in 1214. Greradia and Etora were considered poor nations at the time and were not truly interesting for the big players such as Asana who were considered the spiritual successor of the former empire. But since the influence of the empire has faded the people of Greradia and Etora could follow their old religion, Alucinis, and they could focus more on their own culture instead the one forced upon them. Over time the new kingdoms of Lakaii would build up their strength and soon became one of the stronger kingdoms in the area.

The two kingdoms lived in peace for a time but then in 1350 the king of Etora, Ravozavur Hvati, died without an heir due to illness the kingdom experienced a brief civil war: The Etoran Civil War. The 3 strongest lords fought against each other over control over all of Etora but none of them were able to achieve this and accepted on peace were the country would split into 3 new kingdoms. The Kingdom of Etora under King Lodin Wildarm, the Kingdom fo Tirath under King Grenaar Thulros and the Kingdom of Morehan under king Caludaar Amrilak.

Then in 1510 the king of Tirath, Vordaar Thulros, died without an heir. Both of his nephews wanted to succeed to the thrones which resulted in a war of succession, the Tirath Succession War, since neither of them had more legitimacy over the other. Lord Rokir of the southern lands and lord Tribtas of the northern lands were at war for the throne but Rokir was married to Mailee of Alahana and Tribtas was married to Lorraina of Greradia and both of them chose to include those foreign nations into this war which ultimately resulted in a war between Alahana and Greradia for control over the Southern Iron Mountains. Both kingdoms build forts in the mountain passes to block the enemies movement and like this the war came to a stalemate. A peace treaty was signed where the two would split up and ultimately the south was incorporated into Alahana and the north into Greradia with a personal union and later annexation.

### Noble Era

The Sacred Era ends and the Noble Era starts with the creation of the Imperium, therefore the Noble era is also often called the *Imperial Era*.

In 1567 the Imperium first came into contact with what would now be considered one of the Eastern Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Morehan. But the eastern kingdoms were not yet united in their fight against the imperials thus the small kingdom stood on its own against the foreign invasion and was quickly conquered by the much stronger imperium. And not much later in 1582 the imperium invades the Kingdom of Etora but Etora was allied with the kingdom of Greradia and they were able to pull some strings to make other kingdoms consider the imperium a great threat uniting them against this common cause. The resulting was of the imperium against some of the united kingdoms would be known as the First Imperial War. This war would still result in the conquest of Etora but it was a clear sign to the imperium that the kingdoms of the east would resist their invasions.

The 17th century is known to cause a lot of religious differences. The popular religion of Famusm was gaining a lot of favor in Greradia which was a predominantly Alucinis religious nation. And with Dark Magic on the rise the most holy, Manuel Noboa, declared the public use of magic to be outlawed and he started to hunt on dark mages. This event would be called the Mages War. Greradia also send some soldiers with the Second Crusade and even approved to construction of a cathedral in Ostacre, the capital city of Greradia. The kingdom even changed their state religion to Famusm in 1689.

In 1701 the imperial armies invaded Nogard who called upon the other eastern kingdoms. A new coalition formed of Nogard, Asana, Osburn, Kaeidon, Greradia and Alahana. While these nations were organizing a counter-offensive the imperial forces were able to push through to many defensive lines and conquer a lot of territory. They conquered all of Nogard dethroning King Ronfast of Nogard and western Asana. Emperor Adán Cadaval also acknowledged defeat in the Treaty of Fairford. But the other coalition members were still at war and continued their fight against the imperium. The imperium was able to push through all the way to Maldar where they were met with the main bulk of the Kaeidoan army and resulted in the Battle of Maldar which was a crushing defeat for the imperials. When a large part of the imperial forces were defeated the coalition forces were able to win multiple victories resulting in the Treaty of Silverden that resulted in the reinstatement of king Ronfast to the Nogardian throne, all coalition members regained their lost lands and also some additional lands. Greradia gained the lands of Etora and of Morehan, according to the Treaty of Silverden, which quickly resulted in the formation of a new country: **Lakaii**.

When the war with the imperium was over a new age of prosperity began. A lot of people started travel from city to city for trade purposes. This lead to the spreading of the rat plague. The plague originated from Lyra where colonial nations, thus also a lot of trade posts, were present. The rat plague is known as the most lethal disease that ever existed and killed over 25 million people and claimed victims up to 1941. The Tarusian nations were mostly affected.

### Malignant Era

Lakaii is threatened by imperial expansion again. The imperial armies were expanding at an alarming rate. They owned the entire west and north of Tarus, occupied many southern regions as well and their colonial expansion was also going extremely fast. The eastern kingdoms formed a military alliance with each other called the United Forces of Tarus which was the base for the Tarusian Union that would be created in 1983. This coalition would be supported by their colonial assets and allies in other continents.

In 1912 the Empire of Caslax invaded the region of Onaria which was colonial protectorate of Alahana and thus also declared war upon Alahana. At the same time the imperial colony of East Sarinaea revolted to the imperial occupation and wanted independence. This triggered the imperium to increase their military presence in the region much to the disliking of Tarusian countries with colonies such as Alahana, Rheidon and Mialath. They resisted this military presence and blockaded a lot of trade routes going through their lands greatly damaging trade between the imperium and Caslax. This greatly impacted the relations between Alahana and these 2 other nations but Alahana was already at war with Caslax and Caslax was allied with the Imperium. So Caslax asked the Imperium to join their war effort which they did and ultimately both parties dragged their allies in the war resulting in the Eurion Great War. This war lasted for 6 years and ended in a major defeat for the coalition.

In 1970 the Multiverse Portal was discovered. Countless worlds were connected to a system of portals that would allow travel between these worlds. Each world had their own set of geography, cultures, people, wildlife, etc cetera. The discovery of the portal was a big deal for the nations on Eurion, it allowed a rapid development of new technologies and relations, but the question remained as who would control it. Most nations voted for an intergovernmental body that would regulate and control the portal, so PORTAL was created. But many nations, primarily imperial nations, were not included in this organization. In response these nations created thePrime Nations. The league launched a military operation to occupy the island group near the portal. This was seen as an act of war by many nations, including Lakaii, and declared war upon the league. This resulted in a large scaled war for control of the portal that would involve all nations on Eurion. This war would be remembered as the Second Eurion War, also known as the *Portal War.* The war ended in 1983 and resulted in the creation of the Tarusian Union and the World Council.

## Geography

Lakaii is located in Central/South Tarus and borders Alahana in the south, Calen-Taur in the south-east, Dindar in the west and Nogard in the north and east. Lakaii also has a coastline that borders the Diamond Sea. Lakean territory covers 342,470 km² and does not have any colonies.

Lakaii is completely bordered by mountain ranges with the Southern Iron Mountains in the south marking the border with Alahana, Northern Iron Mountains marking the northern border Nogard abd the Kendarom Mountains marking the eastern border with Nogard. And in between these mountain ranges is a region known as the dales, a large hilly and fertile landscape with many smaller rivers and creeks running through it.

A significant portion of the land area is water, about 4.8%. There is 1 large lake (Lake Vizall) but also multiple smaller lakes and many rivers of which the Dizan River and the Hogash River are the largest which all provide cleanable water and fertile soil. These lakes and rivers are barely polluted to not at all polluted that is a source of clean, drinkable water. Lakaii does have 1 dam built that provides a decent amount of clean energy.

The northern slopes of the Southern Iron Mountains, part of the greater Iron Mountains chainThe dales region of central LakaiiLake Vizall with its vineyards.The Kendarom mountains that together with the Iron Mountain chain completely encircle the country.The southern district is a province in the south of the country that is very wooded area.The Dizan river is one of the main rivers of Lakaii.
Lakaii does not experience a lot of natural hazards. The only natural hazards that occur in Lakaii are rockslides, landslides, avalanches and flash floods.

Lakaii is split up into 2 climate zones. The oceanic climate with warm (but not hot) summers and cool (but not cold) winters and a continental climate in the along the borders with mild summers and cold winters.

### Biodiversity

Lakaii can be split up into three biogeographic regions, the montane, alpine and continental region. The mountains, or rather the uplands, highlands and foothills where the forests grow, are home to a wide array of animals. Many of the Tarusian big animals such as the Etoran Lion, Stauvoor, Markhor, bisons, wolves and bears. Other species that live in these woods are many kinds of deers and boars. These vegetation found here are typically one of temperate coniferous forest or temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

Further up in the mountains there is the tree line where trees make way for low-growing plants. Not many animals live here. Smaller rodents such as ibexes, marmots and other small rodents. These rodents are also the main prey for the many predatory birds living in the mountains. Birds like the Etoran eagle and Tarusian Vulture.

    In between the mountains is the region known as the dales. This mostly treeless are is an enormous valley that lies in between the mighty mountains of Lakaii. Many rivers flow here due to its lowland character. Dense urban areas have emerged along these rivers. The animals living here are not as spectacular as the aniamsl living in the mountains. These animals are rather small such as hedgehogs, mice, rats, rabbits and hares. Amphibians and reptiles are also represented here by many species of newts and snakes such as the Lakean Dale Viper. The air is dominated by smaller birds of prey such as owls and falcons and share these with smaller common birds and bats.

## Politics

The United Republic of Lakaii is a Federal Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic with its seat of government in the capital city of Bolton. There are 2 federal states: Etora and Greradia with 5 regions: Bolton Capital Region, Greradia, Vizall, North Etora and Southern Etora, split into a total of 15 provinces. The head of state is the president of the republic Jean Munster and is elected every 4 years for a maximum of 2 terms. The head of government is a prime minister appointed by the president, currently William Greatstaff.

### Government

Lakaii is a representative democracy, with a president as a head of state that leads the executive branch of the government. The President is elected by popular vote for a four-year term as head of state, supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and supreme representative of the republic. The president also appoints a prime minister who appoints members of the cabinet.

Voters elect a bicameral parliament consisting of a lower house (chamber of representatives) and a upper house (senate). As Lakaii is a federal state, all citizens also vote for the local government. Although voting in Lakaii is not mandatory the turnout each election is very high indicating a high trust in the democratic system of the country.

The parliament of Lakaii is bicameral meaning it has two chambers. The lower chamber (chamber of representatives) has 300 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. The upper chamber (senate) has 50 members also elected for a four-year term but not by proportional representation. These 50 members are appointed by the 300 representatives of the lower chamber.

### Foreign relations

Diplomatically Lakaii is a bit the odd man out. It is very divided in terms of ethnicity, language and religion compared to other countries. The Eduni Language is only spoken in Lakaii as well being one of the only countries that has Alicunis as one of their main religions. It holds especially close ties with its neighbors, Alahana and Nogard. Other than that Lakaii also holds friendly relations with other east tarusian nations. Lakaii was also the first country together with Alahana and Nogard to recognize the independence of Trin, Morehan and Ashiaria after they declared independence in 2016 and are de facto independent but Dindar refuses to let any of the rebelling regions declare independence in fear of more uprisings.

As Lakaii is giving continued support to Trin, Morehan and Ashiaria, relations between Dindar and Lakaii have severely deteriorated. Open conflict between the two countries have erupted in the past few years in the Dindar Crises. Both countries consider each other as rivals resulting in a mutual closed airspace, closed borders and some bans on strategic products. Golithia joined these sanctions and are also mutual.

Lakaii is part of some international organizations such as the World Council and its subsidiary organs such as the International Security Organization but is no part of the security council. They do contribute budget and manpower to the organization but the rather defensive policy makes international Lakean intervention rather rare. It is known though that at the request of its closest allies they do send military support but they do not take on an active combat role but rather a security and logistical role.

Aside from the world council and international security organization, Lakaii is also part of the Eurion Alliance as active member and is also part of the Tarusian Union. They also signed the open border pact, monetary union and is one of the pioneering members of the join customs and border guard

### Administrative divisions

Lakaii is a federal state that is divided into 2 federal states, 5 regions and 15 provinces. The Supra-Regions of Etora and Greradia are almost completely inside Lakaii.

* Greradian Supra-region
	+ Bolton Capital Region
		- Bolton Coast Province (**Bolton**)
		- Bolton Valley Province (Fallholt)
	+ The Dales Region
		- Downsland Province (Fallkirk)
		- Greradia Proper Province (Ostacre)
		- Northern Downs Province (Dorton)
		- Central Dales Province (Arkmunster)
	+ Vizall
		- West Dizan Bank Province (Corholt)
		- Lake Vizall Province (Aswell)
		- Vizall Wetlands Province (Kosvale)
		- Kendarom Foothills Province (Krosstoen)
* Etoran Supra-Region
	+ Northern Iron Mountains Region
		- Osomi Province (Alverton)
		- Engihlio Province (Larkinge)
		- Rooreksgil Province (Wintervale)
	+ Southern Iron Mountains Region
		- Lower Hogash Province (Valhall)
		- Kamnet Province (Cromer)

### Justice

    The supreme law in lakaii is its constitution and the Lakean legal system of civil rights based on a comprehensive compendium of statutes. The constitution guarantees a multi-party state, the freedoms of religion, speech and assembly, et cetera. The Lakean parliament (that consists of both the upper and lower chamber) creates the legislation of the country.

The Lakean law enforcement is considered to be very strict to the free world standard. It gets a lot of support from the government and gets a decent amount of budget. It is also a very highly developed system of law enforcement with a multi-tier system. The municipal police providing the local day-to-day policing like maintaining order, community policing and enforcing traffic laws. They also only have jurisdiction over misdemeanors and in cases of more serious crimes they only serve in a supportive role for the federal police.

    The federal police is the national police force of Lakaii. It is directly responsible to the national government. They don't engage in community policing but rather in specialist services such as highway patrol, riot control, counter-terrorism, aviation- and maritime policing. They also provide the criminal investigation units that investigate and prevent serious and violent crimes and solve complex cases.

    Altough the Lakean federal police is centralized, regional commands exist within police, the regional authorities do not have any major say in law enforcement policy. The biggest difference are the differences between what is known as the Etoran police and the Dalish police. Etoran police are the police forces included in the Etoran and South District provinces. They make more use of off-road and mountain vehicles such as 4x4 and SUV's but also of drones and helicopters, they also include a search-and-rescue team. The Dalish police, as they are called, make more use of faster vehicles

Tensions arise from time to time between the conservative Etoran people and the liberal Greradian people. The national reserve is called upon in case of manifestations. The riot police is very well equipped as these manifestations have the inclination of turning into violent riots.

Lakaii does have a counter-terrorism unit but up to this day there have been no terrorist attacks in the country. The special units are also called upon hostage situations and dangerous arrests. Violent crimes like these are very rare though but Blue-collar crime, *(=Crime of small scale, for immediate beneficial gain to the individual or group involved in them.)* such as theft and burglary, are more common. White-collar crime *(=financially motivated, nonviolent crimes)* such as fraud and cybercrime are also very rare and is on a decrease. Drugs trafficking and abuse is common in Lakaii, especially in the nightlife scene where the use and sale of hard drugs happens. Lakaii has a zero-tolerance towards hard drugs but there is a toleration policy towards soft drugs and cannabis.

Corporal and capital punishment is outlawed in Lakaii so upon committing a crime there is either a prison sentence, labor, a fine or a combination of the three. The Ministry of Justice takes care of the prison system and provides guards for these prisons instead of the Ministry of the Interior that takes care of the policing force.

### Military

Main article: Lakean Armed Forces

The Lakean Armed Forces is a professional military force responsible for the defense of Lakaii, its allies and its interests worldwide. They are managed by the ministry of defense. The commander-in-chief is the president of Lakaii, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. The armed forces of Lakaii consist out of 105,500 active duty and 87,000 reserve personnel giving it a total of 189,500. The armed forces do not have compulsory conscription but they do have a voluntary conscription. The military budget of Lakaii is $37.1 billion which translates to 2.11% of the national GDP.

The Armed Forces are split up into 4 uniformed services. The army, which is responsible for land based operations is by far the biggest in the armed forces with over 68,000 active duty soldiers. The Land Forces primarily consist of infantry - and mechanized brigades equipped with various types of combat vehicles including main battle tanks to ensure the execution of different combat operations. The army also includes the powerful artillery battalions of Lakaii. With around a thousand artillery pieces, of which 90 is rocket artillery, it gives Lakaii the most powerful artillery capability of Eastern Tarus.

    The navy is of Lakaii is the second branch of the armed forces with 2,500 sailors working on the 14 surface vessels: 2 frigattes, 4 fast attack crafts, 6 mine hunters and 2 support vessels (a Command and logistic support ship and an Oceanographic research vessel). The navy also uses 4 utility helicopters used for anti-submarine warfare, troops transport, and search and rescue. The Lakean navy does not have a submarine fleet nor does it have an aircraft carrier or ships capable of firing ballistic missiles.

The air force of Lakaii is responsible for the aerial-based military operations with 35,000 military personnel and about 313 aircraft of which 94 can be considered fighter aircraft, 74 attack helicopters, 101 utility helicopters, 44 transport aircraft and 25 miscellaneous aircraft such as drones. The main combat jet operated by the air force is the Alahanese build TAC-335 multirole jets used by many of the neighboring countries such as Alahana, Osburn and Kaeidon. The air force also deploys anti-aircraft systems mainly based in the northern iron mountains and the Lakean coast to deter imperial jets but these systems are outdated. Lakaii is modernizing these air defenses with the Skyshield and Iron Dome projects of the Eurion Alliance that aims to cover and defend all alliance members of aerial and ballistic missile attacks. Besides aerial combat and air defenses, the air force is also responsible for radar surveillance of the airspace.

The National Guard Reserve, or the national guard, is made up of a limited number of professional military personnel. The national guard is mainly made up out of part-time volunteer soldiers, forming part of the country's defense and deterrence system. Their tasks are mainly protecting the borders and military installations such as bases, airfields, missile ranges and test sites. They also provide assistance to the public regarding crisis control, natural disasters and search- rescue missions. In times of national unrest or to provide enhanced safety in times of increased danger by providing extra patrols and establishing security dispositions.

Lakaii is considered a middle power according to the International Security Organization with just over average land and aerial strength and below average naval strength. They are a defensive nation that are reluctant to intervene in conflict. They are part of an international global military organization, the Eurion Alliance but would not voluntarily provide manpower to missions. Only when specifically requested would they intervene and even then only in a support role in the form of security and logistics. Their current deployments include peacekeeping in Trin, Ashiaria and Morehan after becoming de facto independent from Dindar during the Dindaran Civil War and 2 vessels in the Reef Sea and Sunny Sea to combat piracy and illegal immigration.

Lakaii does not enforce conscription but it does promote voluntary conscription. After finishing active duty all personnel is put in the national guard for at least an additional 10 years. Also before applying for a civil service job, such as police officer, one has to have served in the national guard for at least 1 year.

## Economy

The economy of Lakaii is a mixed economy which is highly developed and is catching on with the other, rich, east Tarusian countries after always being the poorest country within the region. It is now at the same level as its neighbors.

The gross domestic product, the GDP, of Lakaii is $1.76 trillion which makes Lakaii the seventh largest economy in east Tarus and the 16th largest economy worldwide. The GDP per capita is $41.214 which is very high compared to world standards. Lakaii has an HDI of 0.894 which is considered very high and an unemployment rate of 8.1%. Lakaii used the Prasar as its official currency together with all other nations within the Tarusian Union. It's current exchange rate currently stands at 1Pr$ = $1.77 or $1 = 0.56Pr$

The Lakean economy is mainly centered around the service sector with major exports being metals and
minerals, cosmetics, refined metals, food- and animal products. Lakaii mainly imports chemicals, electronics
and energy products such as oil and gas.

## People and Society

The Lakean population is well over 42,687,410 making Lakaii the seventh most populous nation in eastern Tarus and the 27th most populous of the world. Lakaii has a population density of 124.65/km² although most live in the Dales region, the mountainous Etoran region is much more sparsely populated.

### Ethnic groups

The Lakean people are split into two main groups: Greradians and Etorans. Greradians are the people living in the dale regions and the Etorans are the people living in the mountainous regions, both
ethnicities are of low Tarusian decent. A significant group of people are of High Tarusian decent and mainly live in the northern regions in between the Kendarom mountains and Northern Iron Mountains. Small pockets of South Tarusian ethnicities also exist within Lakaii. Lakeans have a large diaspora of which the
Etorans are the largest diaspora of the Tarusian ethnic groups.

Lakaii does not boast a large immigrant population but is a major hotspot for war refugees from the Dindaran Civil war mainly taking in people from the border regions. Morehanese people are of low Tarusian decent as well and are the largest immigrant group together with Ashiarians that are of high Tarusian decent. Another major migrant group are the Dindarans of low Imperial decent.

### Languages

Lakaii has two officially recognised languages being Eduni and Eawan. Eduni is a language of the elven languages family closely related to the languages of the Lakean neighbours: Alahanese, Aefuin and Amnati. They can understand large parts of other elvish languages but generally have difficulties speaking those languages when not educated in them. It is easy for an Eduni speaker to learn another
elvish language as they have similar grammar and similar sounding words. But Eawan, spoken mainly by the Etorans, has its roots in the ancient dwarven language not related to any other language, but has had a lot of influence of its neighbors.

### Religion

Lakaii is a highly religious country with only 11% of the population stating they are irreligious. Famusm
is most practiced by about 48% of the population. The ancient Alicunis faith is mainly practiced by
the northern people of the country which are mainly Etorans and some rural Greradians.

### Culture

Like ethnicty, language and religion the Greradians and Etorans are also very divided with their culture.
The Greradians like wine and the Etorans like beer, the Greradians live in big cities and the Etorans live in
rural communities, the Greradians being closely related to the other eastern Tarusians but the Etorans
are closely related to the Nogardians.