Kwitzka

Kwitzka *(/kvitska/ or /kvitzka/)* is a country located on an unnamed island. It borders Bayland and Lustar. The country's capital and biggest city is Nqlät. Kwitzka is a part of the European Union.

## History

The first people who lived in the country are the native Kwitzkans, called Ièqqi. They have a small significance in the country's history and have a small population and only live in parts of Zwizúsinniq, and so are not commonly mentioned.

Kwitzka was founded by Polish settlers escaping the Partitions of Poland in 1795. First settlers arrived on the modern-day western Baylandese border, many of which then continued west, reaching the fertile soils of East Kwitzkan Plain, where many settled. The town of "Nowe Gniezno" (Nqlät) was founded in 1803 on the Qqlät River, which was unnamed back then.

The first and only war in Kwitzka broke out in 1832 between the Kwitzkans and English and Õbii people, called the Bayland Independence War. The war resulted in a Baylandese victory, with the island being then divided between Bayland and Kwitzka, with Kwitzka taking up the west and north, and Bayland taking the rest.

The first constitution of Kwitzka was signed on the 20.09.1888, making Kwnat the official language of Kwitzka and Nqlät the capital of the country.

Kwitzka stayed neutral during both WW1 and WW2, taking many refugees from abroad. During the interwar period, the country started industrializing, and the population of the country exceeded 1 million.

After WW2, the country began receiving investments to further develop the country. In the 60s the first large-scale trade deals were signed, firstly between Kwitzka and Bayland, and then between Kwitzka and UK. Wheat was the most exported product during these times.

## Geography

Kwitzka takes up the eastern part of the island, bordering Bayland and Lustar. It is the second largest country on the island.

The country is located on mainly plains, but there are also some uplands and the Ghriqti Mountain Range in the northern part of the country.

### Climate

Kwitzka is located in the temperate climate zone, being both Temperate Oceanic near the coasts and Temperate Continental further from the coast.

## Languages

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The official language in Kwitzka is Kwnat alongside minority languages in some counties. Kwnat is the native language of 88,5% of the country's population, followed by Hungarian, Polish, English and Õbii at 4,5%, 4,3%, 1,4% and 0,7% respectively. Kwnat is declared to be understood by 94% of the country's population, and English is declared to be understood by 80% of the country's population.

## Demographics

Kwitzka is made up of mostly Kwnat people, which account for 87% of the population. The next largest ethnic groups are Hungarians, Poles and Õbii people. A person is usually considered Kwnat if they have been living and speaking Kwnat in Kwitzka for at least 1 generation.

The natives make up just about 0,5% of the country's total population. The live nearly entirely in Zwizúsinniq province on the northern coast of the Zwizúsinniq Lake.

## Economy

About 79% of people work in the service sector, 15% in manufacturing and 7% in farming. Even though Kwitzka is a member of the EU and its single market Kwitzka does not use Euro, instead using Apxhi (Ap). 1Ap = €0,25.

Kwitzka's main exports include agricultural products, medicines, goods and heavy metal. Most of the agricultural products are produced in Ösinägläfi and Uupnägläfi, and consist of mostly wheat, which requires good soils to grow.

## Transportation

Kwitzka has a well-developed transportation network. Most of passenger travel is done by car, and the most of freight travel is done by rail.

### Road network

*Main page: Road network in Kwitzka*

Roads are maintained either by VJK or the local government, depending on what type of road it is. Highways, expressways and national roads are maintained by VJK, while the local roads are maintained by the province or county government.

### Rail network

Most of rail transport in Kwitzka is managed by Kwitzka Pöqalqnit, which is the state-run railway company. Other rail operators include Nqlät Nödden, Zäqopanë-Jiön Pöqalqnit, Szybkä Liniën and Ghriqti Pöqalqnit. The first rail line was opened in Ghriqti rëjön by Zäqopanë-Jiön Pöqalqnit in 1959, transporting iron ore from the mines around Zäqopanë to the now closed Jiön Ironworks.

### Air travel

Kwitzka doesn't have a national air carrier. The most important airport in Kwitzka is the Nqlät International Airport. Other cities with airports include Tereffút and Namëbwigl.

The only 2 airlines registered in Kwitzka are KACair and KACair DFT. The most flown airline in Kwitzka is Ryanair, flying from Namëbwigl and Tereffút, beating KACair by a small margin.

### Water transportation

The 2 largest ports in Kwitzka are located in Ferúqo and Dúser, serving mostly cargo. The only ferries in Kwitzka are used to cross rivers, large lakes and to get to the Ytgröq Archipelago.

## Electricity

Most of the energy in Kwitzka is produced by the country's 2 nuclear powerplants, located in Wërtot and Kheghluqtixh. Other electricity sources include wind and gas powerplants.

Coal power has been phased out since the 1990s.

## Subdivision

Kwitzka is subdivided by provinces and counties. Counties can sometimes also be divided into *tyqhas*, used mostly if the county has a large population.

**Main page of the Provinces of Kwitzka can be seen here.**

## Cities

The largest cities in Kwitzka are Nqlät (1,28 mil), Tereffút (778k), Zwihlön (518k), Wërtot (411k) and Júnqa (399k).

## Culture

Kwitzka does not have a largely developed culture, since it was made up of people escaping their countries. The Kwitzkan culture is close to the Polish and Hungarian cultures. The country has no UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

### Holidays and traditions

There are 7 government-approved annual public holidays: New Year (1.01), Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Founding Day (30.04), Constitution Day (20.09) and Christmas (24-26.12).

Some traditions in Kwitzka do not take place in other places in Europe, for example the "Fat Thursday" on the first Thursday of February, when people often doughnuts.

### Music

Kwitzkan classical music is the most similar to that of Poland and Hungary. Nowdays, the Kwitzkan music is the most similar to that of Poland and Russia.

The most popular Kwitzkan music festival is hosted anually by 3-Radiöën and KT in Nqlät. It is used to select the song representing Kwitzka during the Eurovision Show Contest. The festival takes place in late March.

### Cuisine

Kwitzkan cuisine includes the Kwitzkan Pierogis, Mjysny Qötlet and Jëzhynöwa Uhqlä. Most of the Kwitzkan cuisine has it's roots in Poland.

### Sports

A popular sport unique to Kwitzka is Spöqbäl. It has it's own competitions with set of rules, but when played casually the sport often has it's own home-made rules and is played on improvised courts. Other sports popular in Kwitzka are Football and Brnbäl.

### Media

*See also: Media in Kwitzka*

The most important media sources in Kwitzka include Kwitzka Telewiziönen, TV4 and KMF. About 58% of people in Kwitzka watch the TV daily, mostly KT2, KT1 and TTV, and about 78% listen to radio daily, mostly KMF, Radiö Ërti and 1-Radiöën.

#### Regional broadcasting

Most provinces have their own radio stations. On top of that, all provinces have their own KT3 TV channel, broadcasting local news and other programmes in Kwnat and the largest minority language in that province.

## Tourism

Tourism in Kwitzka is mainly for shopping purposes from Bayland, due to the high tax present in that country. People also travel to Kwitzka due to it having the only large mountain range in the island, attracting tourists mostly from Lustar and Bayland. The most common tourist destinations are Nqlät, Ëgjo and Zäqopanë. Travels are the most common in July and August.