Kivu
Republic of Kivu Republik Kivu | |
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Motto: "Durch Einigkeit entsteht Fortschritt" "Through unity comes progress" | |
Anthem: Die Nationalhymne "The Kivuian National Anthem" | |
.png)  Territory controlled by Kivu shown in dark green. | |
| Capital and largest city | Buchthafen |
| Official languages | Kivuian |
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| Demonym(s) | Kivuian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Jakob Fitkau | |
| Alexandra Berkhoff | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Formation | |
| Population | |
• 2022 census |  62,598,376 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  ₵2.572 trillion |
• Per capita | ₵41,169 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.863 very high |
| Currency | Thaler (KTH) |
| Time zone | AMT-5 (Kivuian Mountain Time, KMT) AMT-6 (Kivuian Standard Time, KST) |
| Date format | DD-MM-YYYY |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +28 |
| Internet TLD | .kv |
Kivu (Kivuian: /ˈkiːvuː/), or the Republic of Kivu (Kivuian: Republik Kivu /ʁeˈpuːblɪk ˈkiːvuː/), is a country located in Ecros. It shares borders with Karimun to the north, Araucarlia to the south, and Jackson to the east, with the Kivu Ocean to the west. Kivu covers 5,892,392 sq km (2,275,065 sq mi) and is home to 62.5 million people. The nation's capital and largest city is Buchthafen.
Kivu is a parliamentary representative democracy with a popularly elected president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. It is a developed, possessing a robust market economy, ranking as Terraconserva's eleventh-largest by nominal GDP (the third largest in Ecros), and scores as a highly developed nation on the Human Development Index. Additionally, Kivu holds membership in the Terraconserva Council of Nations and is one of the three founding member states of the Alliance of Central Ecrosian States.
Etymology
The name "Kivu" is believed to originate from the ancient Kivuian term for land, Gibergvü. This name is a combination of the words "gibirgi," meaning mountains or hills, and "vü," indicating many. Over time, the prefix "Gi-" in Gibergvü evolved into "Ki-" and eventually led to the name becoming "Kibervü" around 1000 A.D. By the late 1300s, the name simplified to "Kivu."
History
Geography
Kivu is located in western Ecros and is considered a part of central Ecros, between latitudes 20° and 27° N, and longitudes 81° and 117° W. The country is bordered by Karimun to the north, Araucarlia and Pennalla to the south, Jackson to the east, and the Kivu Ocean to the west. The country's total area is 1,751,200 square kilometers (676,143 sq mi), the 22nd largest country in the world, and the tenth lagrest in Ecros.
Kivu has 3,277 square kilometers (2,036 sq mi) of coastline, including X.
Within its boundaries, Kivu has two prominent mountain ranges, the X Mountains and the Y Mountains. The X Mountains lie predominantly in northern Kivu and form the southern part of the Karimunese subcontinent. The range's highest point is Mount X, reaching an elevation of (m or ft). The Y mountains, located in the eastern part of the country, form the Jackian-Kivuian border. The highest point in Kivu, Mount Y (m or ft), is located in the Y mountains in the (part) of Düsuntberg.
Climate
Kivu has a diverse range of climates ranging from rainforests and tropical savannas on the coast, to forests and grasslands in the central regions, to desert and drier forests and grasslands in eastern Kivu.
Many factors influence the climate of Kivu, such as the Kivu Ocean, the X mountains, and the Y mountains. Warm water and humdity from Kivu ocean influences the climate of western Kivu, summers are wet and warm, while winters are warm and relatively dry.
Government and politics
Kivu has been a federal parliamentary republic and a representative democracy since the 1950 Constitution of Kivu, went into effect on 1 January 1950, after being ratified on 17 August 1949, following the August 17th Coup D’etat.
Legislative power is held by the unicameral, Federal Parliament of Kivu (Kivuian: Bundesparlament). The Bundesparlament is made up of 411 members, one from each of the 376 municipalities, and with an additional 25 members from each of Kivu’s 25 largest cities. Each member of parliament, including the chancellor and their cabinet are elected to four-year terms, they may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms, and may not serve more than five total terms.
After parliamentary elections, the new parliament elects the Chancellor of Kivu, usually the highest ranking Member of Parliament from the largest party in Parliament. After being selected, the chancellor then nominates ministers to serve in their cabinet, and parliament then votes to approve the chancellor’s nominations. The chancellor and their cabinet exercise the government’s executive powers. Alexandra Berkhoff is currently the chancellor of Kivu. The chancellor and their cabinet can be dismissed by a 3/4ths majority no confidence vote held by parliament, or an executive order by the president. However, the president’s order then would have to be approved by a simple majority vote in parliament to take effect.
The president serves as the head of state and Commander-in-chief of the Kivuian Armed Forces. However, following the ratification of the 8th Amendment, which stripped the president of most remaining executive powers, the president has served in a representative role. The president did retain the power to veto any legislation passed by Parliament, and the power to issue an executive order, although these powers have not been used very often. As part of the system of checks and balances put forth by the amendment and the constitution, Parliament can overturn either action with a 3/4ths majority vote. Jackob Fitkau is the current and TBD president.
Presidential elections are held every five years, the last one was held in 2020 Kivuian Presidential Election, and the next one will be held in 2025 Kivuian Presidential Election. Presidents are only permitted by the constitution to serve for 2 total terms.
Since the 12th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1984, Kivu’s electoral system has used instant run-off voting, also called preferential voting, for all elections. The 16th Amendment also made voting compulsory for all registered citizens over the age of 18. Citizens who fail to vote, unless given an exemption from their provincial government, face penalties ranging from a $25 Thaler fine to a month in prison, depending on the number of times that they have failed to vote.
States of Kivu
Kivu is divided into 25 states, called staats in Kivuian, the staats are then further divided into 376 municipalities, called gemeinden. The gemeinden are then divided into a total of over 500 districts, called bezirks. As of 2020 there were 376 gemeinden and over 500 bezirks.
Each staat has its own constitution, and its own government. The Staat government is made up of a unicameral parliament, called a staatparlament, that is headed by a governor. All members of the staatparliaments, including the governors, are elected to four-year terms by instant voting. After each time a new staatparliament is elected, a govenor, usually the leader of the largest party in the staatparlament, is elected from within the staatparlament, by the members of the staatparlament.
The staatparlament can be dissolved by a 2/3rds majority vote in the Bundesparlament, or it can be dissolved at any time by the governor. However, there may be no more than one election every two years. Members of the staatparlament currently do not have term limits, however, the governor may not serve in that role for consecutive terms. The lack of term limits for members of the staatparlament, is very controversial among Kivuians, particularly those from southern and far western Kivu.
The staat’s consititutions and the power of the staatparlaments is limited by the federal constitution and government. The 1950 constitution explicitly states that legislation passed within the staatparlaments are subject to federal law.
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Law
Foreign Relations
Kivu is a middle power, that has been a member of the Terraconserva Council of Nations since X, and is a founding member of both Alliance of Central Ecrosian States, and the Regional Organization of the Kivu Ocean. Outside of these international organizations, Kivu has diplomatic relations with X countries, excluding New Illyricum, TBD, and TBD, and maintains X embassies and consulates abroad. X countries have embassies in Kivu, with the majority of them being in Buchthafen.
Since the mid 1970s, Kivu’s foreign policy has been focused on maintaining and strengthening relations with countries in Central and Northern Ecros, as well as countries in Ostlandet. In addition, Kivu has promoted multilateralism, the settlement of disputes through peaceful means, and the enforcement of international law.
Since the signing of the Rochester Accords in 1964, which established free trade and moblitity of citizens between the conuntries, Jackson and Kivu have maintained a special relationship, including strong political, economic, and cultural ties.
Military
The Kivuian Armed Forces are the military and paramilitary forces of Kivu, under the president of Kivu as commander-in-chief. There are four branches in the Kivuian Armed Forces: the Kivuian Army (Heer), the Kivuian Navy (Marine), the Kivuian Air Force (Luftwaffe), and the Kivuian Special Forces (Spezialkräfte). In 2021, there were a combined 283,759 personnel actively serving in the Kivuian armed forces, with another 28,XXX reservists.
The Kivuian Armed Forces are the military and paramilitary forces of Kivu. The Department of Defense is responsible for the management of the Kivuian Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the Armed Forces administer the Department of Defense as a diarchy. The chief of the armed forces is the primary military advisor to the minister of defense, and both serve, along with the prime minister and other high ranking members of the government and military, on the National Armed Forces Council. Although the president holds the title of commander-in-chief, in practice all matters involving the Kivuian Armed Forces are handled by the Department of Defense on either the advice of the president, the cabinet, or the National Armed Forces Council.
Both men and women over the age of 18 are eligible for voluntary service. Women were given the ability to serve in combat roles in 1994, when the Armed Forces Equity Act was passed. Kivu has not had mandatory conscription since 1978, when it was abolished by the 9th Amendment, both the president and the chancellor have the ability to reinstate mandatory conscription at any time via an executive order.
In 2022, the defense spending was 2.7% of GDP, well above the 2% threshold mandated by ACES.
Economy
Kivu has a developed, high-income, globalized social-market economy based primarily in services and manufacturing, that is able to maintain a welfare state. In 2023, it had the tenth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP, and the sixth-largest among Ecrosian nations. In addition, Kivu ranked 11th in nominal GDP per capita. The national currency is the Kivuian Thaler, which trades internationally at a rate of 2.5 Thalers per Quebecshirite Credit. Kivu transitioned from the Jackian Dollar to the Thaler in 2005, after using the jackian dollar since 1910.
Kivu had a workforce of X, with an unemployment rate of X%, as of July 2023. About X% of the population, roughly X million Kivuians live below the national poverty level.
In 2022, the service sector produced 70% of GDP and accounted for about 70% of Kivu’s workforce, the industrial sector produced 26% of GDP and accounted for about 25% of the workforce, the agricultural sector produced 3% of GDP and accounted for 4% of the workforce.
Due to its largely urbanized population, nearly 70% of Kivu’s GDP is produced in cities or in coastal areas. Kivu’s financial center is Buchthafen, which is also the location of the Buchthafen Stock Exchange the Xth largest in the world. In 2020 the largest companies in Kivu by revenue were: Company (product/industry), Company (product/industry), Company (product/industry), and Company (product/industry).
Jackson is Kivu’s largest trade partner, other major trading partners include X, X, and X. Kivu exports X, X, X, X, X. Imports include X, X, X, X, and X.
Kivu’s economy grew rapidly from the mid 1960s until the Trans-Kivu economic crisis in the early 1990s, due to increased Jackian assistance following the Constitution of 1950, and changes in Kivuian economic and foreign policy that began during the chancellorship of NAME.
A welfare state was established in Kivu in the mid-1970s, under the chancellorship of NAME. It was further expanded upon in the mid-2000s following Kivu’s recovery from the Trans-Kivu economic crisis. Education has been free in Kivu since 2006, and healthcare is mostly free after a $2,000 Thaler yearly fee. Kivu consistently ranks high in global health, literacy, and human development indices, claiming the sixth-highest HDI.
The minimum wage, which is enforced by federal law, is currently ¢8.45 ($21.13) per hour and ¢1,352 ($3,380) per month, for full time employees under the age of 21. For full-time employees above the age of 21, the minimum wage is ¢12.89 ($32.23) per hour, and ¢2,000 ($5,000) per month. The minimum legal working age is 18, however, with a consent form signed by the minor and their legal guardians in the presence of a legal witness, the legal working age can be as low as 15.
Energy
In 2020, Kivu produced X gigawatt hours (GWh), and consumed slightly more energy (X GWh) than it produced for the first time since the mid-1990s.
In X, the Bundesparlament passed the Sustainable Energy Act which included a target of having X% of Kivu’s energy demand be supplied by renewable sources by X. As of 2021, renewable energy sources accounted for X% of all electricity produced in Kivu, wind at X%, solar at X%, hydro at X%, and geothermal at X%. Fossil fuels, including natural gas (X%), oil (X%), and coal (X%), accounted for the remainder.
There are X nuclear power reactors in the country that are operated by COMPANY, which is majority-owned by the Kivuian government. As of 2021, the reactors produced X% of the energy produced in Kivu. Solar and wind power production have been growing over the past decade.
Transportation
The road network in Kivu is X kilometers (X miles) long, with X kilometers (X miles) being paved, another X kilometers (X miles) is motorways. A private vehicle tax was implemented in 2012 to discourage the ownership of private vehicles, residents pay higher taxes for non-electric vehicles than they do for electric vehicles. However, this has been controversial and has led to some states, such as STATE and STATE, to lower their state taxes to offset the federal private vehicle tax.
Kivu has a rail network system that connects major urban and industrial areas, it spans X kilometers (X miles), including X kilometers (X miles) of high-speed rail, and X kilometers (X miles) of double or multiple rail lines. The high-speed rail system connects the cities of CITY, CITY, CITY, and CITY, the trains operate at speeds of up to 310 km/h (190 mph) for passenger trains, and higher speeds for freight. CITY, CITY, and CITY also have above and below ground metro systems to supplement the local bus networks.
There X airports in Kivu, Buchthafen is the main and largest international airport in the country, with X million passengers per year on average. There are also International airports are located in Altenberg, X, and X. AIRLINE NAME is the national airline, although many other airlines within Kivu.
There are X ports in Kivu, the largest cargo and passenger port is Buchthafen.
Tourism
Science and technology
Demographics
There were an estimated X million people living in Kivu as of the 2020 Kivuian Census, making it the world’s Xth largest country by population and the Xth largest in Ecros. X% of the population is male and X% is female, and the average age was X. The population increasd X% between the 2020 census and the 2015 Kivuian Census. Following the end of the Kivuian Civil War and the subsequent recovery period, Between 1960 and 2000 the nation’s population more than doubled going from X million inhabitants in 1960 to X million in 2010, due to net immigration and a high natural growth rate.
Kivu has a population density of X people per square kilometer (X square miles), the most densely populated state is STATE with X people per square kilometer (X square miles), and the least populated is STATE at X people per square kilometer (X square miles). Much of the population is heavily concentrated in coastal Kivu or in central Kivu. X% of the population lives in urban areas, CITY, CITY and CITY all have more than one million inhabitants.
In 2021, X% of Kivuians lived in family households, X% of households consisted of couples without or without childern, and X% of households were single-parent households. The remainder of the population, lived by themselves (X%), lived in multiple-person households with extended family members or unrelated persons, the remainder of the population (X%) was either homeless or lived in government housing. X% of the population over 18 were married, X% were divorced, X% were widowed, and X% had never been married.
The country has a migration rate of X per 1,000, indicating a net immigration rate. According to the 2020 population census, X% of the population was made up of ethnic Kivuians. Jackians were the second largest ethnic group, making up X% of the population. Other notable minorities include, ETHNICY (X%), ETHNICY (X%), ETHNICY (X%), and ETHNICY (X%). About X foreign nationals also live in the country, most in Buchthafen and Altenberg.
The Department for Health and Social Issues estimated that X% (X% of the male population over 16, and X% of the female population) of the total population over the age of 16 identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other, as of 2022. and X% of females. The number of transgender people was estimated to be between X and X.
Largest Cities
| Rank | State | Pop. | |||||||
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 Buchthafen  Altenberg |
1 | Buchthafen | Buchthafen | 5,898,974 |  Weyhe  Duhnen | ||||
| 2 | Altenberg | Landerberge | 3,065,229 | ||||||
| 3 | Weyhe | Nahmer | 2,062,422 | ||||||
| 4 | Duhnen | Grozregen | 1,856,824 | ||||||
| 5 | Eggstadt | Landerberge | 1,702,333 | ||||||
| 6 | Aurich | Ahalebên | 1,708,030 | ||||||
| 7 | Söhlde | Trokgas | 1,648,370 | ||||||
| 8 | Anderkoste | Landenmeer | 1,385,098 | ||||||
| 9 | Nordhaven | Donarwasser | 1,347,232 | ||||||
| 10 | Favern | Adalem | 1,215,228 | ||||||
Languages
Kivu has two official langauges, Kivuian and Jackian, both are Southern Anglic Languages. As of the 2020 census, Kivuian was the primary language spoken by X million people (X% of the population), Jackian was second with X million speakers (X%) . Some of the most common non-official languages spoken in Kivu are LANGUAGE spoken by X million speakers (X% of the population), LANGUAGE X million (X%), LANGUAGE X million (X%) , and LANGUAGE X million (X%).
Kivuian is a mandatory subject for students in all levels of education, and Jackian is a compulsory subject in primary schooling. In secondary schooling and higher education, students may choose to continue studying Jackian, or they can study another language, usually Quebecshirite or Creeperian. LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE, and LANGUAGE are other common languages taught in schools. (CHECK NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY PAGES FOR MORE INFO AFTER FIGURING OUT EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Kivuian sign language and Jackian sign language are also considered official langauges are used by X people.
Religion
Kivu has no official religion, making it a secular state. The Constitution of 1950, prohibits the federal government from establishing a national religion, enforcing religious observances, and guarantees the freedom of religion. States, however, are allowed to establish state religions.
From the Xth-century until the mid-19th century, Kivu was a predominantly Chrisitianity nation, with the largest denomination being RELIGION, which was the state religion of the Kingdom of Kivu. In the mid-19th century, EVENT caused a shift towards RELIGION, this shift was a contributing factor to the Kivuian Civil War. The Constitution of 1908 established RELIGION as the state religion, however as part of the compromise between GROUP and GROUP, the Constitution of 1950 prohibited the federal government from establishing a national religion, and enforcing religious observance. It also guaranteed the freedom of religion.
As of the 2020 census, X% of the population identified as having “no religion”, of those X% identified as atheist and X% identified as agnostic. Christianity was the largest religion in Kivu, with X% of the population identifying as christians. The largest Christian denominations were RELIGION (X%) and RELIGION X%. Immigration, espeically after 1970, has led to the growth of non-Christian religions, the largest of which are RELIGION (X%), RELIGION (X%), RELIGION (X%), and RELIGION (X%). Although religious diversity has remained high, partially due to immigration, religious attendance has decreased significantly since the 1980s. In 1983, a survey done by researchers at the UNIVERSITY, found that X% of Kivuians attended religious service regularly. In 2017, a survey done by UNIVERSTIY found that only X% attended regular services, a X% decrease from the 1983 survey.
Education
Education in Kivu is primarily handled by the states, although funding comes from the federal government, which gives it significant influence over the education programs in each state. Public education is free in most states, and school attendance or homeschool registration is compulsory from the age of 6 to the age of 17. In 2021, the adult literacy rate in Kivu was X%. In addition, X% of Kivuians between the ages of 25 and 64 have received a university degree, X% have attended a university or trade school.
The education system is broken up into 4 stages: The first stage is preschool (Kivuian: vorschule) which is optional, although X% of students attend. After attending one year of preschool, students go to primary school (primarschule) for eight years, which is mandatory. After completing their sixth year of primary school, students take a test called GERMAN WORD, which determines the student’s placement in secondary schooling (GERMAN WORD). There are two different types of secondary schooling, vocational school which is for students that wish to become apprentices or go to a trade school after graduating, and SCHOOL which is for students that plan to attend a university. Students then must pass a test, called TEST NAME, to graduate from secondary school. After graduation from secondary school, most students (about X%) attend a university or trade school.
Kivu has X government-funded universities, with the largest being UNIVERSITY, with X students enrolled as of 2022. There are also X private universities, the largest is UNIVERSITY with X students enrolled in 2021. Other universities include UNIVERSITIY, UNIVERSITIY, UNIVERSITIY, UNIVERSITIY, UNIVERSITIY, and UNIVERSITIY. On average, it takes a student three years to receive a bachelor’s degree, an additional two years to receive a master’s degree, and eight total years to receive a doctorate degree. Tuition fees are placed at a fixed rate that varies from state to state, and is dependent on a student’s income. Academic abilities can also affect the tuition, in the form of scholarships or other financial aid. Students that study certain subjects, such as medicine, can apply to have their tuition reimbursed.
Health Care
In 2020, X% of the population was male, and X% was female. The life expectancy was estimated to be X years for newborn males, and X years for newborn females. The total fertility rate (TFR) was estimated to be at X children born per woman, which is above/below/at the replacement rate of 2.1, and lower than the X children born per woman in X. The birth rate was X per 1,000 residents, the lowest it had been since 1934, and X% of those births were to unmarried women. The mean age at first live birth was X in 2016. The leading cause of death was X, responsible for X% of deaths, followed by X (X%), X (X%), and X (X%).
Since the passage of the Universal Healthcare Act in 1978, with the exception of 1991-1996 when access to the system was restricted due to the Kivu Ocean Economic Crisis, Kivu has had a universal healthcare system that is overseen by the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The system is funded by income taxes and a yearly $2,000 Thaler charge per person over 18. It covers the costs of most necessary healthcare services, including yearly checkups, as well as medications and equipment. Elective services and operations are typically not covered by the system, although patients can request to have them covered. About two-thirds of Kivuians also have public health insurance to cover medical expenses that are not covered by the federal government. In 2022, Kivu spent 8.65% of its GDP on healthcare.
