Vau'sena/Cosona

Map of Cosona

*Cosona is sometimes used to talk about modern Vau'sena. Stop doing that, idiots.*

Cosona, officially *The Federal Kingdom of Cosona (Cosonaan: Led Coronaie Confeder'enn au Cosona)*, is a member state of Vau'sena in Southern Ripiero. It consists of 11 Provies, and borders the constituencies of Katastrofia to the West, the Catican to the Northwest, and Valtinn to the North, sharing a maritime border with the constituency of Volios to the South.

The Cosonaan government is headed by a dual-executive system consisting of the Cosonaan Monarch and an elected Governor, though the Monarch's role in governing Cosona has largely diminished since the formation of Vau'sena in 2035. The current Monarch is Crown Princess Lucerne I, and the current governor is Adelwin Spijkers.

## History

#### Early History

The earliest predecessors to the modern-day Cosonans were Cosonic Human tribes: the Cosons, San'avans, and the Asdans, occupying what is roughly the present day Cosonan provinces of North Cosona and Asdas and the Valtanach provinces of Buachann, Darach, and Seilchann; the Fleussians, Varsians, and Spencians occupying what is roughly the modern-day Cosonan provinces of Spencia, Salzenn, and Rosana, the Catican provinces of Liones, Angora, and parts of Siames and Felineson; and the Riviskans, Acascians, Corovans, and Baemians occupying what is roughly modern-day South Cosona, Acascia, Ilisia, Jevïlian and parts of Rosana, part of the Katastrofian provinces of Monikälli and Tumouri, and part of the Caticani province of Siames. These Cosonic tribes are believed to have begun arriving on the Notogiite mainland around 7,000 BC after being gradually driven out of Ramisola by warring Falstanic tribes. The Falstanic Human Vouno and Fœfofii peoples of Cosona's modern-day provinces of Nkremisména Nisiá and Fœf remained separate from the Cosonic tribes of the mainland for the majority of Cosona's history.

###### The First Kingdom of Cosona

The Coson and Asdan tribes were united in 2,200 BC under the Coson monarch Bæis the Great to create the first Kingdom of Cosona. From 2,200 BC to about 1,400 BC the Kingdom of Cosona flourished, enjoying greater food stability than the majority of their neighbors due to their buried canal irrigation farming, and gradually expanded southwards into modern-day South Cosona. A series of bad droughts after 1,400 BC greatly weakened the kingdom however, and together with attacks by the Kingdom of Spencia (formed by the Spencians and Varsiens under the Spencian King Pråis II in 1,530 BC) effectively collapsed around 1370 BC, barely retaining control of most of the City of Asdas and a few nearby cities to the west and south, with the monarchy moving to Monikisca. The formation of the Kingdom of Baemia-Riviska as a union of the Riviskan, Acascian, Corovan, and Baemian tribes in 1333 BC and their subsequent war of conquest against Spencia nearly saved the Kingdom of Cosona, but it nevertheless finally dissolved in 1329 BC after being invaded by the San'avan tribe, who themselves had been pushed south by invading Valtanach Dhraul raiders, who were *themselves* fleeing gradual invasions by the ever-expanding Feliman Kingdom.

###### The San'avan Confederacy

The San'avan Confederacy replaced the Kingdom of Cosona in April 1327 BC, and the capital established itself in Sangaver (in modern-day Valtinn) The San'avan Confederacy was the first state in Ripiero to employ a level of democratic rule, relying on citizens over the age of 17 to elect their own City Councils and Mayors. The Confederacy was ruled by a council of three San'avan royals who were referred to as the Three Crowns. The employment of three equal heads of state ensured that major decisions were never spontaneously and irrationally made, and all decisions required a unanimous decision by the Three Crowns to pass into law. The Three Crowns appointed once every 10 years Regional Representatives to administer the country's subdivisions, who were required to have been elected to a public office and have served that position for at least 7 years. These representatives advised the Three Crowns on issues in their regions, convened in Sangaver twice a year or at the summons of the Three Crowns to discuss major policy decisions that the Three Crowns could not decide among themselves.

The San'avan Confederacy was remarkable at the time for its stability and adaptablility, and managed to regain all of the land Cosona lost to Spencian and Baemian-Riviskan incursions before subsequently building up good relations with Baemia-Riviska and the Feliman Kingdom by 1,000 BC. The Kingdom of Spencia, however, continued to fight sporadic wars with both the Feliman Kingdom and the San'avan Confederacy. They relented to the Felimans and made peace after being pushed east of the river Salzenn in 1,020 BC, but continued to fight a low-intensity slow-burning war with San'avan for over a century after that. The San'avan Confederacy finally launched a major offensive into Spencia in 864 BC, annexing the capital city of Bausany in August of 859 BC. The Kingdom of Spencia surrendered and was annexed into the Confederacy as the Province of Spencia at that point. The San'avan Confederacy and the Kingdom of Baemia-Riviska maintained good relations, which formalized in a military alliance in 540 BC. In 13 BC, the Castastrofian tribe on the southwestern tip of Notogi and directly west of the Kingdom of Baemia-Riviska, who was allied with the Feliman Empire (the Feliman Empire was established from the Feliman Kingdom in 25 BC), attacked Baemia-Riviska in hopes of securing better farming and mining lands near Lake Kastro. The San'avan Confederacy immediately sent troops to help push back the Catastrofian invaders, which triggered the abrubt severing of San'avan-Feliman good relations and the beginning of the Baemian War. Together, Feliman and Catastrofian armies attacked and conquered the Kingdom of Baemia-Riviska in 5 BC and sacked the City of Sangaver to conquer the San'avan Confederacy in June of 0 BC, annexing them both into the Province of Baemia Magna. Catastrofia joined the Feliman Empire voluntarily the following year.

###### Post-Independence: Kingdom of Cosona

~~Nkremisména Nisiá was the last core province to join. since then, Cosona has come under different governments, most infamously being the oppressive Notogi government who betrayed Cosona after they unwisely helped conquer the other lands of the region. Cosona gained independence from Notogi in 1975, and since then has grown into the largest economic power in the Notogi region and one of the largest in the world now. From 2006 to 2016, Cosona participated in both of the Catican's Civil Wars, first kicking out invading Oddish forces and then repelling the fascist government that took power in the resulting power vacuum. In 2019, Cosona sort of peacefully annexed Katastrofia, incorporating its 5 provinces into its own. A few months later, Cosona helped Catsbourg repel its own civil war started by the fascists who had fled Catican. Soon afterwards, Cosona's participation in the Catican civil wars, the Catsbourg civil war, and its successful incorporation of Katastrofia gained it official recognition as Ulina's fourth great power alongside the Rutherland (Part of present-day Great Hegi), Sans Marino (Part of present-day Synosca), and Donat (Part of the present-day State Union).To Be Polished and Updated Et Cetera~~

###### The Federal Kingdom of Vau'sena

Upon the formation of the Federal Kingdom of Vau'sena, Cosona ceded its 5 Katastrofian provinces and its 3 Valtanach provinces to allow for the formation of the Republic of Katastrofia and State of Valtinn. The region now holds 7 Cosonan provinces with 45,791,000 total inhabitants.

## Geography

Cosona is a low-lying tropical nation situated just north of the equator in Southern Notogi, on Penistone Isle, and on Athenia Isle. Its tropical climate makes it a prime destination for beachside holidays and photographing the pristine oceanside city skylines. The environment is well taken care of, evidenced by Cosona's dependence on renewable energy sources such as wind, solar farms, and riverbed turbines that generate massive amounts of electricity without the ecological damage of dams. The majority of the land outside of the river basins on the Notogiite subcontinent is arid plains, where careful irrigation practices allow for the farming of a variety of warm-weather crops. The most prevalent meat for consumption is gazelle, which proliferates in the area's dry climate.

Penistone Isle and its surrounding islands make up a relatively small archipelago off the southern coast of the Notgiite subcontinent that is home to the archipelago Provie of Nkremisména Nisiá and the Provie of Fœf. Penistone is extremely mountainous, with the peak ridges forming a natural border between Fœf and Nkremisména Nisiá. The range of terrain from tropical seaside to freezing peaks permits the farming of a wide variety of crops on the island, almost all of which is done on terraces.

Athenia Isle is the southern island of Nkremisména Nisiá, and is home to the City and University of Athenia, which is the most advanced university in Cosona. Most of Terre-Marina's food comes from Athenia's waters, which boast one of the highest seafood populations in Ripiero.

## Economy

The economy of Cosona is fairly diversified, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, Transportation, and Manufacturing. In 2050, Cosona's GDP was measured at €4,307,765,670,000.00. GDP per Capita was measured at €94,074.51 and was relatively evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning about 7.2 times as much as the poorest on average.

## Infrastructure

Cosona has highly developed infrastructure, and is home to RailCosona, the largest rail network in the world, linking every single nation in Ripiero and historically provided internal rail service to all Ripieran nations except Donat. Services were however suspended within Sans Marino during the Raugon War (service to Synosca was re-established in 2047) and services within Great Hegi have been heavily disrupted since 2050 as a result of the Mosaic Wars. RailCosona is notable for consistently operating in at least one country on every inhabited continent since 2029.

In addition, Cosona has the largest and most advanced port and airport systems in Vau'sena as well as a relatively robust inter-city highway system, allowing seamless transportation of people and goods everywhere in the constituency. Cosonan engineers often work on developing infrastructure projects abroad, notably helping to construct the Port of The Spire in Rheasilvia.

## Resources/References

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