Kutwhe

**Kutwhe** is a country comprising of the island of Kutwhe as well as its northern portion of Cailoon. Kutwhe is surrounded by the Marima Ocean and is located in the Southern Herethearian Islands region. It shares maritime borders with Coyan to its north, Orchid Isle to its south, and The St. Walpurga Islands to its west. East Kutwhe City is the capital and largest city of Kutwhe and is located in the southeastern portion of the main island of Kutwhe. Kutwhe is one of the most populous cities in the Southern Herethearian Islands with a population of 11 million people.

## Etmology

Kutwhe comes from the language of the Kutwhe Farma which means "river" or "streamline."

## Geography

Kutwhe is about 63,200 km² in size and is one of the smallest countries in Southern Herethear, being about half the size of Mako Mako which is 126,600 km² in size. Kutwhe is an archipelago of islands with a large island about 46,200 km² in size home to 70% of it's population (7,700,000) and Cailoon at 30% of it's population (3,300,000). Kutwhe's closest country borders vary by where you are in the country, much of Cailoon and the northern half of the main island is closest to Coyan and much of the southern half of the main island is closest to Orchid Isle and much of the country has equal distances from Toba and Mako Mako. The main island at 46,200 km² comprises 73.1% of the country's total land area, and Cailoon comprises just 26.9% of the country's land area. Southernmost Kutwhe to northernmost Orchid Isle is approximately 129 km and northernmost Kutwhe in Cailoon to the closest land-point in Coyan is approximately 258 km.

### Climate

Kutwhe is among the northernmost countries of the Southern Herethearian Islands just after The Aborda Islands and lies entirely at the subtropical climate, but the southern end and most of the coastal areas of the main island parallel near equator climate and can be classified as tropical. The average temperature is 21°C in most of winter and up to 29°C at other times, at summertime, temperatures can peak up to 31°C. Around June, Kutwhe lies a vulnerable target during the Hurricane Season.

### Biodiversity

Kutwhe is home to 110 mammal species, 27 reptile species, and 18 amphibian species, exact numbers are unknown of birds, insects and invertebrates but it can be assumed that there are over 1,000 for both. Many dangerous species are found in the country, including tiger, bull and white sharks, crocodiles, alligators, leeches, turtles, and reticulated pythons, the abundance of wild water buffaloes caused feeling of threat from them and over 200 water buffalo attacks were reported in the last decade.

Kutwhe is a popular destination for birdwatchers and naturalists who come to see the unique flora and fauna. Wildlife is also still prevalent in the city with white-tailed deer, white sharks and water buffaloes often seen wandering into city limits.

## Demographics

Kutwhe is home to 11,100,000 million people, but there are 54,000,000 Kutwheans worldwide, where they are common expats in countries like Kosna, Panstivo, Chuliana, Coyan, and Mako Mako. About 64.2% of Kutwheans report having some Indigenous or having Indigenous ancestry, densities of Indigenous peoples are higher the more south you reach in the country and become lower the more north you reach in the country. More than 80.2% of Kutwheans have two or more races as their ancestry, the most common and dominating ancestry is that of Indigenous and Farma peoples which constitute about 7,062,000 peoples. 16.0% have reported Caucasian ancestry, 6.0% have reported Asian ancestry, 3.0% have reported African ancestry, and 5.0% have reported Arabian ancestry, 6.0% reported not knowing their ancestry. The average Kutwhean person, however, is about 25.2% European, 22.1% Indigenous (Usually inherited from the Farma people), 17.6% Hispanic, 14.5% African, 10.3% Asian, and 10.0% Other Indigenous ancestry, but this does not account for all Kutwhean peoples, some Kutwhean peoples can be entirely of European descent and some can have as little as 1.0% European descent, but a majority of Kutwhe has at least 1.0% of these ethnic groups in their ancestry with below 5% of the population being entirely pure farma with no other detected groups in their ancestry.

Religion is very diverse in Kutwhe with 56.0% of the population belonging to the Makolan Religion (51% Kutwhean Makolan religion, 6% other Makolan faiths) and 4.0% belong to the Christian religion (3.0% Roman Catholic, 1.0% Protestant). 40.0% of the population don't self-identify as religious, either being atheist, agnostic, or not religious. Kutwhe is also home to one of the highest LGBTQ+ population in the world with 16.9% of the population being gay, lesbian, or bisexual.