Kade Islands
| Kade Islands | |||||
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| Motto: "Don't Screw With Us." | |||||
| Anthem: Liberty in the Noise | |||||
| Geography | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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.
