Kade Islands

Kade Islands
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Don't Screw With Us."
Anthem: Liberty in the Noise
Geography
Area	46,734km2
Highest point	Mount Calais 2.1 miles
Longest river	Nalafanas Creek
Demographics
Population	3.24 million
• Growth	0.1%/year
Median age	47.2 years
Demonym	Kad'dgen Kade
History
Before Federal Territory:	Kad'dgen Nation
Confirmed as Federal Territory:	January 1st, 1941
Government
Capital	Kad'dgen
Official language	English Farmine Kad'dgen
Type	Quentinian Territory
Legislature	Kad'dgen Territorial Assembly
Territorial Governor:	Justin Kade
Delegate to the House of Representatives:	Samantha Cirrincione
Assembly Speaker:	Ryland Walkmansdaughter
Resident Decider:	Christina Lee
Territorial Towns	Kad'dgen, Fort National, New Mechanicsburg, Screwemto, Lannasfeik, Aditistown
Economy
Currency	DIG System (Ð) (DIG)
GDP	Ð9.87 billion ($98.7 billion)
• Per capita	Ð3,046 ($30,462)
• Growth	5.3%/year
Sectors	13% Agriculture 53% Industry 34% Services
Unemployment	1.4%
Development
Life expectancy	86.8 years
Clean water access	99.9%
Literacy	99.9%
Enrollment	82.6%
• Primary	99.9%
• Secondary	88.2%
• Tertiary	59.7%
Standards
Measures	DuBuis System
Date format	Month-Day-Year
Traffic	Right-Hand
Codes
ISO code	USQ-KD
Internet TLD	.nwd
Time Zones	VST+4 (Tennomore Standard Time)
Calling code	+1*******

The Kade Islands, lesser known as the Kad'dgen Islands, and officially known as the United States of Quentin Federal Territory of the Kade Islands is a federal territory of the United States of Quentin, located in the eastern portion of the Lankanata Ocean, close to the coasts of Kalsomonia, the Megatridimensional Order, and the USQ. Kade Island has one territorial town for each of its six islands, including the towns of Kad'dgen, Fort National, New Mechanicsburg, Aditistown, Screwemto, and Lannasfeik. The islands which contain these towns and make up the archipelago include Kad'dgen Island, National Island, Quentinian Isle, Nalafanas Island, El'lcrtic Island, and Calais Island, respectively. The island territory has English and Kad'dgen as its official territorial language, along with Farmine as a federal language. The current population is around 3.24 million people, the largest of any of the Quentinian territories.

The Kade Islands were originally an island nation called the Kad'dgen Nation, which was governed as a tribe and united under the rule of a chieftain. The islands were first explored by outsiders in the 1700's, and soon the islands began to industrialize, though at a far slower pace than more modernized countries such as Allia. By the 1930's the islands were at war with Docneighland as a part of the Docneighland Lankanata Wars. In 1939 Docneighland was close to victory after the end of the Greater Venturian War freed up their forces to focus on the Lankanata Wars. Thus, late in 1939 the Kad'dgen government requested to be annexed by the USQ, to protect against invasion and to perserve their culture in the process. The Quentinian government agreed, much to the chagrin of Docneighland's government, and the Kade Islands territory was created in 1941. Today the Kade Islands are generally known for their numerous Quentinian military bases, mainly because of the close vicinity of the islands to the MTO and other nations, and their culture, which mixes both Quentinian and traditional tribal elements.

Military aside, the territory has the second-largest economy of the Quentinian territories, nearing $100 billion in annual GDP. Currently, residents of the islands are Quentinian citizens, and the Quentinian Constitution applies in the territory, except for the fact that the islands have no state government and do not have representation in Congress, among other things. Additionally, islanders also do not pay federal or state income tax, only local taxes. The territorial government of the Kade Islands consists of a Territorial Governor, currently Justin Kade, operating alongside the Kade Islands Territorial Assembly, though the Territorial Governor has greater power than most other Quentinian executives. Because of the territory's large GDP and population of the territory, as well as its strong cultural ties to the Quentinian states, the territory is currently being considered for statehood by the federal government. The first territory to request statehood in over 100 years, the Kade Islands would become the 11th state in the USQ so long as the Kade Islands Statehood Approval Bill is passed by Congress, and approved by the other two branches.

Etymology

The name for the Kade Islands comes from the traditional name of the tribe residing on the archipelago. The Kad'dgen Nation was the name of the nation residing on the archipelago from nearly 600 AD to 1939, with the name meaning "people" in the Kad'dgen language. After the islands were annexed by the United States of Quentin in 1941, the official name of the islands was changed to that of the Kade Islands, a version of the Kad'dgen name which appealed more to English or Farmine speakers, which dominate the rest of the nation. This was done both to ease pronunciation for Quentinian mainland speakers, as well as to represent the new future of the Kad'dgen people as a part of the USQ.

Today the name change is often viewed negatively, with territorial rights groups lobbying for the name to be changed, due to its imperialistic roots. On the island itself, however, conflict over the name of the territory is little, with the names Kad'dgen Islands and Kade Islands being used almost interchangeably, though Kade Islands often refers more to the territory's political status than its cultural, geographic, or demographic status. With the islands bidding to become a state at the end of 2020, the name submitted to Congress in the 2020 Kade Islands Statehood Act continued to be Kade Islands, as voted upon by the people of the island territory. This means that if the territory is accepted as the 11th state, its official name will continue to be the Kade Islands, though now as a state instead of a territory.

Name Clarification

The Kad'dgen Islands and Kade Islands are used almost interchangeably to refer to the islands themselves, their culture and demographics, their economy, and their political status, as noted previously. The word Kad'dgen is also used in describing aspects of the territory, however, including the Kad'dgen language, the territory's capital city, Kad'dgen, and the Kad'dgen Island, the second-largest island of the archipelago. Due to these related names, there is often confusion between residents of the island and tourists, as Kad'dgen city and Kad'dgen island are most often confused.

History

Early Settlement

Settlement of what is today the Kade Islands territory began around 600 AD according to historians, with Kad'dgen records showing small, early settlements first appearing on modern-day Kad'dgen Island around this time. Around 1200 a government on the islands was first established, with tribal chieftains being selected by groups of families to oversee the numerous settlements on Kad'dgen Island. In 1232 a bloody conflict occurred, first thought by historians to be a civil war or revolt against the tribal chieftains. However, the conflict was actually perpetrated by a rogue group of settlements, which attempted a hostile takeover of the other settlements on the island. The hostile settlers were defeated that same year, and exiled off the island. Around 1343 the first expedition to Nalafanas Island was undertaken by the tribal chieftains. This expedition, led by Aditi Ashangvi, achieved its goal of creating a permanent settlement there in 1345, with Aditistown being founded on the far south of the island for its relative warmth compared to the rest of the islands. Expansion across Nalafanas Island and Kad'dgen Island occurred throughout the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, with tribal chieftains able to maintain relative order across the two islands.

In the late 16th century an explosion of culture and research occurred, which historians called a Mini-Revolution. This mini-revolution inspired an increase in technological research, with better boats and sailing techniques being created, as well as advanced heating techniques within the settlements. As a result of this mini-revolution and its technological advancements, at the start of the 17th century tribal chieftains oversaw a major expansion, with scouts such as Rini Adlipo and Ba'a Kueda moving both east and west to discover new land. During this time, the four additional eastern islands were discovered and settled, with most of them being focused on agriculture. Into the late 17th century and early 18th century, inter-island commerce was even being established, with trade and supply routes from the four eastern islands to the two western islands being established. It was during this time that a Telembrian merchant named Thomas Graves encountered a three ship fleet of Kad'dgen merchantmen. Recognizing the advanced weaponry of the Telembrians, the Kad'dgen ships immediately engaged, ramming their ships into the cautious Telembrians. After a brief fight, the Kad'dgen people escaped back to the islands. This was the first sighting of Kad'dgens by outsiders, and the encounter, among other political events in Telembria at the time, led to the Commission for Revenue Northerly and Easternly being established.

Outsider Explorations

In 1766, the Telembrian Commission for Revenue Northerly and Easternly (known as the CRNE or Crown Company) arrived on the shores of El'lcrtic Island, one of the four Kad'dgen eastern islands. This landing marked the first landing of foreigners on the Kad'dgen shores, and the CRNE commissioner in charge was immediately directed to Kad'dgen Island to meet with the tribal chieftains. Similar to the Asperian tribes such as the N'anti Tribe, the Kiulas Tribe, and the Viscuito Tribe, the Telembrians noted the technological and cultural advancement of the Kad'dgen people, with both areas being not too far behind the advancement of the main Asperian nations. Also similarly, however, they noted how far behind the Kad'dgens were in military technology, and also their general lack of industrialization or economics.