Kepralia

Unitary parliamentary republic

Parliament

## Area

1,085,053 km²

US$1.35 trillion (2022 estimate)

US$1.02 trillion (2022 estimate)

**Kepralia**, officially the **Republic of Kepralia** (Bahasa Kepralian: *Republik Kepralia,* Filipino: *Republika ng Kepralia*) and unofficially referred to either **Kepranesia** or the **Republic of Keprinesia**, is a country and sovereign state in Keprinesia. The country has a population of over 21.19 million people as of 2022. The capital city of Kepralia is Purlang, while Bredon is the country's largest and most populated city, which it serves as the country's financial hub.

The origins of the country can be traced back around several hundred million years ago when a group of islands were formed near New Guinea. These islands were later discovered and settled at some point by the Papuans around 60,000 to 50,000 years ago. Later at around 1500 BCE to 1400 BCE, the Polynesians also discovered and settled on these islands as well. Both of these settlers would form a culture of their own, which is known as the Keprali. From 1821 until 1947, Kepralia became colony under the British Empire, which the country would later then have a responsible government and became a self-governing autonomy in 1922. In 1942, Kepralia was occupied by the Japanese for three years until their surrender to the Allies in 1945, which the country had become independent from the United Kingdom in 1947.

## Naming

The name Kepralia is roughly based on the word Kepril, which means April in Indonesian, with the "i" in the word replaced by an "a" and added an "-ia" suffix at the end of the word.

## History

### Pre-Colonial Kepralia (before 1821)

The history of Kepralia can be traced back around several hundred million years ago when a group of islands were formed near New Guinea. Scientists believed that these islands were part of a continent that was submerged during the Ice Age. The first humans were arrived at the islands 60,000 to 50,000 years ago, as people from New Guinea (known as Papuans) were the first to discover and settle on these islands. Later around 1500 BCE to 1400 BCE, the Polynesians, who were migrating from Eastern Polynesia, arrived at the islands.

The people who were migrated from New Guinea and Eastern Polynesia and arrived and settled in those islands were eventually joined forces to form a distinct culture of their own, which became known as the Keprali. This culture and people can also be referred to the "indigenous Kepralian people."

### Independence from the United Kingdom (1947-present)

At the time after the British regain control of the Kepralia in 1945 and its declaration of independence in 1947, much of country's infrastructure had been destroyed and much of its economy had been flatlined due to the effects that were brought up by the effects of World War II. In order to bring its economy back to its pre-war levels, the government of Kepralia addressed the aforementioned issues by introducing a ten-year recovery plan. Under the then-prime minister Peter Parinduri, the government have invested heavily in reviving the country's economy through a series of changes and reforms in the economic policies and industrialization, as well as deploying new economic strategies and promoting Kepralia's agricultural and manufacturing sector. The economic reforms and strategies that were brought by Parinduri caused Kepralia to enter in a period of economic boom from the mid-1950s until 1982.

In 1952, five years after Kepralia was declared independent from the United Kingdom, a new constitution was created. The new constitution repealed the 1922 Kepralian Constitution and was ratified on October 30, 1953, which is known as the 1952 Kepralian Constitution. Much of the constitution's basic laws and principles had been modified due to the country's declaration of independence in 1947. On the same year, the Kepralian Defense Force, the country's own armed forces, was established.

In 1978, the island of Quavania, which it was originally annexed as an administrative region in Kepralia in the 1800s, became an autonomous region. The region would eventually become independent from the country on February 15, 1983, with the passing of the Quavanian Separation Act (which granted the region to become a sovereign nation). The main reason for this region's independence from Kepralia is largely attributed to its cultural, economic and political differences. In addition to those factors, one event that led to the region's autonomy and its eventual sovereignty was the 1977 Quavanian Revolution. Today, Quavania has become a highly developed country in Keprinesia with a nominal GDP of US$788.20 billion and its nominal per capita of around US$39,787.99.

From 1982, the country entered into a period of recession due to the effects that were brought by the increase of interest rates and rising oil prices worldwide, as well as economic mismanagement by the government. These factors led the country having a high unemployment rate, an increase in pricing of consumer goods and services, wage stagnation and an increase in wealth inequality. Because of these factors, Cameron Kami (the country's president and a member of the *Parti Nasional Kepralia* at the time) was resigned in 1983 and replaced by Erick Besnard (who was a member of the *Parti Buruh Kepralia*), who was best known for introducing a set of neoliberal economic policies in the country through market-led restructuring and deregulation, as well as controlling inflation by tightening the monetary policy and cutting back on income taxes, government spending, and useless programs. These policies were known as "Besnardnomics," which is a portmanteau of the last name of Erick Besnard and the word economics, and a play on the word "Reaganomics". The recession was ended in 1985 when the economy of Kepralia had bounced back to its pre-recession levels.

## Geography and Climate

The geography of Kepralia is an archipelago and it consists of over 11 islands. The country's landscape is largely dominated by hills, plains, mountains, and forests. Over 60-80% of the population lives on the coastal areas of the country, while the remaining population lives on the hills or small mountains.

The climate of Kepralia is similar to the climate of Papua New Guinea and other countries in Southeast Asia, as it can be best described as hot and humid, with average temperatures ranging from 26-28°C. There are only two distinctive seasons in Kepralia, which they are dry season (which starts from June to September) and wet season (which starts from December to March).

## Politics

Kepralia is a unitary, semi-presidential parliamentary republic. Its political system is a combination of the Westminster system and the political system of the United States, which is almost similar to the political system of Australia. The upper house of the Parliament is called the Senate, while the lower house of the Parliament is called the House of Representatives. The current president of Kepralia is headed by Kahi Gersang since 2023, while the current prime minister is headed by Ashton Natera since 2020.

The politics of Kepralia has been largely dominated by two political parties as of 2023, which include the *Parti Buruh Kepralia* (Labour Party of Kepralia; centre-left, social democracy) and the *Parti Nasional Kepralia* (National Party of Kepralia; centre-right, conservatism and liberalism). In addition to these two parties, there are other political parties in Kepralia, such as the Keprali Party (indigenous rights and progressivism), the *Parti Hijau Kepralia* (Green Party of Kepralia; left-wing, green politics and social democracy), the One Kepralia Party (Christian fundamentalism and social conservatism), and the Communist Party of Kepralia (far-left, Communism and Marxism-Leninism).

## Economy

Kepralia is classified as a developed/advanced and high-income country. Its gross domestic product by PPP in 2022 is measured at around KP$1.76 trillion (converted to US$1.35 trillion), while its nominal gross domestic product is measured at around KP$1.32 trillion (converted to US$1.02 trillion). The country's GDP per capita by PPP in 2022 is measured at around KP$83,224.54 (converted to US$64,018.88), while its nominal GDP per capital is measured at around KP$70,251.83 (converted to US$54,039.87).

A majority of Kepralia's GDP primarily comes from the service sector, which the sector is accounted for over 50.4% of the country's GDP. Asides from the service sector, the manufacturing and the raw materials sectors are also accounted for over 34.2% and 15.3% of its GDP, respectively. The key industries of the country's economy include food processing, steel, electronics, semiconductors, import and export trade, forestry, construction, financial and insurance services, agriculture, and consumer products.

The country had faced two recessions in the past, which include the 1982-84 recession and the Great Recession from 2007-2009. Besides those recessions, Kepralia was one of the countries that were partially hit by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, as it was able to recover quickly from the crisis.

## Media

### Television

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There are five major television networks that are currently broadcasting in Kepralia. These include the government-owned public broadcaster Radio Televisi Kepralia's RTKP 1 and RTKP 2, Purlang Media Corporation's TV3, Kepracom and BeMedia's BeNetwork (previously known as MTV Kepralia and TV4), and Novogroup's Novo TV. In addition to these networks, community and independent local television networks have also been broadcasting in the country since the late 1980s. These networks tend to have a strong emphasis on airing programs that are specifically created to the region of broadcast, as well as airing programs that aren't available on the major networks, such as relays of news broadcasts from foreign broadcasters (e.g., ABC News 24, Al Jazeera English, and BBC World News), ethnic programming, and reruns of old programs that were no longer aired on any of the major networks.

Asides from the free-to-air networks, there are also pay television services that are available to subscribe in Kepralia. These pay-TV services include Magnacable (cable), Magnasat (direct-to-home satellite), Teevio (direct-to-home satellite) and Kepracom TV (IPTV). There are approximately 79% of Kepralian homes have access to a pay TV service.

As of 2020, over 85.23% of the country's population have at least owned a single television set.

### Radio

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The radio industry in Kepralia is largely dominated by the government-owned public broadcaster Radio Televisi Kepralia and various commercial and non-commercial broadcasters. Radio Televisi Kepralia operates the flagship RTKP R1, the youth-oriented music network RTKP R2, the classical music network RTKP R3, and the spoken-word network RTKP R4, as well as RTKP Radio International and Radio Parlemen. Many of the radio stations that are broadcasting in country are broadcasting via AM, FM and DAB+ formats and airing in a wide variety of formats, ranging from talk and news-based formats to music formats such as pop, alternative/indie, adult contemporary, dance/electronic, hip-hop, and others.

## Culture

The culture of Kepralia can be best described as a mixture of "Western culture with Kepralian characteristics." The culture and traditions of the Keprali people are largely integrated into the daily lives of Kepralians. In addition to the country's own cultural identity, multiculturalism is also prevalent in Kepralia as a result of its history of immigration. Before the British Empire colonized the country in 1821, it was dominated by the culture of the Keprali people. Since then, the culture of Kepralia is primarily based on Western culture that has been influenced by Anglo-Celtic and European settlers, as well as the traditions brought to the country by waves of immigration from around the world and the culture of Australia and New Zealand, as well as the United States.

## Holidays

### Public holidays

* **1st January** - New Year's Day
* **31st March** - Kepralia Day
* **25th April** - Anzac Day
* **25th December** - Christmas Day
* **26th December** - Boxing Day

### Varies by date

* Good Friday
* Easter Monday