The Marima Islands

### Religion

Mainly deist Christian (Protestantism, reformed, Anglican), minority Makolan and unaffiliated

### Climate

Tropical, humid, warm year-round with occasional rainy days

### National Animal

The bush dog (mammal)
Rose-ringed parakeet (bird)
(Walkingstick) (insect)
Cane toad (amphibian)

The **Marima Islands** is a island nation in the Marima Islands/Southern Herether region. Neighbouring countries include Oglos to its north, Nareemia (Southport) to its northwest, Cerene to its north, Mako Mako to its southwest, Orchid Isle\* to its west, and Kutwhe\* to its west. It is the easternmost island of the four and the closest to mainland Herethear with Santa Maria, Oglos just being 100 km away from its northernmost townlet, Hiamoyent. The island is the closest to Taolim and Oglos, and the furthest from Parania, Gouba and Pasia.

The island is home to the largest Farma people out of the other three islands as well as being the most Christian island out of the four and the most deist Christian nation in the world. The people are called Marima Islanders.

## History

Marima Islands before Paranian colonization in 1708, was home to many Farma people. The area was abundant in trees and had little-to-no buildings as many Farma lived in natural structures like caves and trees. The area, when colonized in 1708, many Farma were forced to convert to Christianity and their temples of worship were demolished or modernized into churches. The area became full of bustling villages and many Paranians voyaged to The Marima Islands. The area and Mako Mako were both seen as one and the Marima Islands was apart of Mako Mako until 1818.

In 1818, The Farma inhabitants argued with the Makolans due to religious beliefs. Majority of Marima Islanders are Christians while majority of Makolans are Makolan religion. Eventually, war broke out and the two decided to split apart, those who believed in Makolan religion were forced to live in “Southern Mako Mako” (Now Mako Mako) and those who believed in Christianity were forced to live in “Northern Mako Mako” (Now Marima Islands). In 1865, Marima Islands became a nation and the two’s tension between each other calmed down. Many Marima Islanders voyaged up north to Nareemia and Siere to seek better lives as The Marima Islands at the time was very poor due to Makolans breaking apart their villages and crops.

## Demographics

About 56% of the population identifies as native Marima Islander, with high populations of Kutwheans, Makolans and white people being present, about 20% of the population identifies as either Makolan or Kutwhean, and between 22-24% of the population identifying as "white" with a large majority hailing from eastern or southern Nareemia (mainly from the states of Southport, Desert, Bayland, or Desert Sur), though about 7% of the white population does hail from eastern Parania and that includes Kosna, Hartnett, Minuka, and Chuliana, there is a significant population of Kosnans in southern Herethear and a large population of southern Herethearians in Kosna likely due to their slight convenience across the Marima Ocean. About 50.0% of the total population reports indigenous Farma ancestry. between 65-70% of the population is Christian with between 63-68% of the Christian population being deist Christians.