Equatorial Teraocce

Flag of the Republic of Equatorial Teraocce.

The **Republic of Equatorial Teraocce** (Portuguese: *República de Equatorial Teraocce*), commonly known as **Equatorial Teraocce**, is a country which occupies the northwestern corner of Pholoris. It was a colonial possession of Regança until it gained independence in 1980. The country is made up of 29 provinces. To its north and west is the [sea] ocean, and it borders [country] and [country] to the east, and Kärnen to the south. Via the Fernando Barbosa islands, it also has a maritime border with Regança, as the islands are an overseas dependency of them.

Its capital city since gaining independence is Matorca.

## Geography

Equatorial Teraocce has a wide range of geography, however due to its location temperatures and humidity are invariably high, with the islands off of its coast being the coolest parts of the country, generally speaking. On the mainland, there is a sharp divide between the low-lying coastal jungles and the mountainous south, with the country's southwestern panhandle largely being sited on the Goldberg and Arefani Mountains of the Kawas Mountains. There is also the sparsely populated Planalto in the country's east. This geography, and the country's poverty and lack of completely settled governance, has led to very outdated infrastructure.

## Government & Politics

Equatorial Teraocce is a presidential republic; there is an elected president, cabinet, and a unicameral legislature. However, often the president is not able to command enough of a majority in the legislature to govern effectively, in addition to the issues of corruption, intrigue, and general instability. This has led to Equatorial Teraocce having one of the worse ratings for political effectiveness in the world at present. Efforts by the current government with support from other Regançan ex-colonies are beginning to have a positive effect on the country, but progress is still slow.

## Demographics

Over 75% of Equatorial Teraocce's 33,473,000-strong population live in the coastal regions of the country, and only 5% of the remainder live in the eastern Planalto. Aside from the coast, the only major settlements are various towns, and the lakeside cities of Damocinga and Mealharaes. Of the population as a whole, 11% are primarily Regançan in ethnic origin, with 59% of Ethiopian descent, and another 29% Kikuyu in heritage. There are few foreign immigrants to Equatorial Teraocce, and while tourism is one of the country's largest industries, it's confined to select coastal and island regions of the country.

The ethnic-Regançan population of Equatorial Teraocce is almost entirely confined to the country's islands, and the coastal cities of Matorca, Porto Mendez, and Regueldas; the ethnic-Ethiopian majority are also generally spread along the coast, but also extend further into the south, and form nearly the entire population of the country's mountainous southern panhandle. The Kikuyu population are generally in the north and east of the country, but there also exist Kikuyu enclaves within majority Ethiopian areas. There is also a small minority of Swahili Equatorial Teraoccenes; they are mostly descended from Swahili traders from countries to the northeast of Equatorial Teraocce.

### Languages

Equatorial Teraocce's 3 official languages are Portuguese, Amharic, and Kikuyu. Census data records that 46.2% of the population regarded Amharic as their primary language, with 27.6% and 21.9% answering with Portuguese and Kikuyu respectively. Swahili is the most widely spoken non-official language of the country, with 2.8% of the population speaking it as a primary language. Of the remaining 1.5%, English, Dutch, and German were the most common responses in roughly equal proportions. Portuguese is often used as a lingua franca between the different ethnic and cultural groups within Equatorial Teraocce, despite its association with the colonial administration.