Tapeca

**Tapeca** is a small island nation in the western Desert Ocean. The island has approximately 340 islands and is supposedly apart of Taolim though it is quite distant from Taolim. The closest Taolim country to Tapeca would probably either be Tamaya or Bokumbuh due to how far west they are, however the closest point is probably Point Kisa in northwestern Bokumbuh. Tapeca shares international maritime borders with Bokumbuh (3,100 km away) to the southeast, The Marima Islands and Mako Mako (5,530 km away) to the west, Tamaya and Xingshuan (6,100 km away) to the northeast, and Colungos (4,500 km away) to the east. The island is very distant from any other piece of land making it quite a lonely individual in the middle of the ocean it is also known to be the preferably closest part of Taolim to Herethear and the furthest west of Taolim. The capital city is Nuahono and other major cities include Juahua, Santa Rosay, and Pisipen.

## Demographics

The population of the island is around 18,307, of whom 90% of those are native aboriginal Tapecans of Islander, aboriginal Bokumbuhan, and Farma descent. 6% of Tapeca is Taoliman descent (2% of which are Bokumbuh, 3.5% of which are Colungos and 1.5% of which are Tamaya), 3.6% are white and 1.4% are black. The island is full of international and domestic workers which are usually of Colungos and Bokumbuh origin, Tamayans usually come for business.

### Languages

95% of the island’s inhabitants can speak fluently in English. Secondary languages include Colungino, Bokumbuhan, Tamayanan, and Owandanese. In percentages, 3.4% of the island members speak fluently in Colungino, 1.5% speak fluently in Tamayanan, 1.9% speak fluently in Bokumbuhan, and 1.3% speak fluently in Owandanese.

### Religion

The island is 83% Christian with the largest adherent being Catholic (79% Catholic) other Christians include 2% Protestant, 0.5% Methodist, 0.5% Non denominational Christians. 7% are Muslims, 7% are atheists, and 3% are Buddhists.

## Culture

Cultures are a mix of Islander and Taoliman cultures mainly from Bokumbuh and Colungos. Some cultures include pig luaus and feasts (called lechon by the locals) while others include fish and firefly catching. Traditional food include yuca, pork, lapu lapu, tilapia, squid, mussels, shrimp, and nettle soup.

Other cultures is that alcohol is strongly prohibited on the island, if one cup of alcohol is seen a fine of $500 can be sent to the suspect. All children are required to go to educational services until age of 16. When they reach university their recommended universities are the University of Bokumbuh, the University of The Marima Islands, the University of Athens, and the University of Tamaya. The closest university is the university of Bokumbuh located in Port Kisa with about a 4 hour flight.

## Flora and Fauna

Fish and other marine wildlife include grey reef sharks, spotted jellyfishes, napolean wrasses, moorish idols, small giant clams, reef manta rays, spotted parrot fishes, green sea turtles, giant morays, spinner dolphins, and midnight snappers. Terrestrial wildlife include flying foxes, dogs, cats, brown rats, brown deer, mongooses, and wild boars. Insects include great eggflies, honey bees, green stink bugs, variable ladybirds, black earwigs and green lacewings.