From Jolkein
Quatchiella
Autonomous Socialist Province of Quatchiella
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| Government:
| Autonomous Province
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| Capital: | Estrouqh
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| Area: | 640 sq km
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| Population: | 197,630
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| Language: | Karistani
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| Religion: | Sifianism
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| Currency: | Pepermangen
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Quatchiella, Autonomous Socialist Province of, is an autonomous province of the country of
KARISTAN. It is a group of colonies of KARISTAN near the
HEXARCHY that the central Karistani government created to ease governance. The area which is now known as Quatchiella was once just a series of independent tribal settlements. However, the
Karistanis were quickly rebuilt the old settlements into large towns which houses from a few hundreds to a couple of thousand people. The word QUATCHIELLA is a native word which means
Land of the Conquered. The native inhabitants of Quatchiella were drove out of their settlements and were forced to live in reservation camps under harsh and inhospitable conditions. They were deprived of their mother land and were put in such a harsh condition to prevent any uprising by them. Overtime the
Karistani migrants had became more and more adapted to the ways of living in the new lands. The government began to establish trade industries and began to manufacture cars and other motorised vehicles for
KARISTANI use and others for international export. The province's economy began to grow and the industrial revolution in Quatchiella was still far from being completed. The people from rural towns began to leave their homes and settle in the urban areas in the hopes of greater opportunities. The cities became more crowded and filthy, more jobs were required but only few were created. The unemployment in the urban areas grow to an astonishing level that the government could not do anything to lower it. Many people began to live in the sidewalks and more people began to starve due to lack of work and subsequently lack of money. Chaos was imminent and the
Karistani military were quickly dispatched, however the mass chaos was stopped in time by the provincial government. Today, the conditions are gradually stabilizing. The province is an autonomous province of
KARISTAN with the Military Governor serving as the province's chief executive officer. Under the governor is the Home Ministry which is further organized to several departments. The entire province is divided into cities and districts. Cities are not part of any district and operates like one. The administrative divisions of the province are each headed by a civilian who is a member of the Socialist Party (Quatchiella) appointed by the HOOFD himself. The province does not have its own parliament and new laws are created by the governor. Aside from the military tribunals there are no formal judicial courts in the province, the tribunals are composed of military judges and tries cases involving both military and non military individuals. The legal system is based primarily on the KARISTANI legal codes and practices, native customary laws are not accepted to be part of the legal system. Penal facilities are manned and operated by the provincial militia primarily the military police branch of the militia. Currently only two such penal facilities are in operation, one near the capital ESTROUQH, which is for civilian prisoners, and one near the Camp OLBICHT, for military prisoners. The provincial militia is the province's military force mandated to defend and uphold the constitution of the province. The militia was established in 2368 after the failed mass riots in the province. The provincial militia is organized into a headquarters and training company, a communications platoon, an engineering company, a military police company, a ready reserve battalion, a tanks company, and two rifle battalion and has a total of 1,500 soldiers serving it. The tanks company was an armoured cavalry unit armed with the light SPREMNIT Mk.15 tanks. The SPREMNIT Mk.15 weighs 5.4 tons, has a 50 hp engine which gives it a top speed of 30 kph. The tank is served by a crew of two and is armed only with two 7.92 mm machine guns with 5,000 rounds of ammunition per gun. The SPREMNIT Mk.15 is manufactured by the Gultenhulf Arsenal, the provincial government controlled arms manufacturer. The tanks were inexpensive and light although their armor are only effective against small arms rounds upto 9 mm. Based on current statistical records, the tank company, known as the SPREMNITCORJZ, has 20 SPREMNIT Mk.15 tanks in its disposal plus a number of anti-tank artillery pieces. Although SPREMNIT Mk.15 has a complement of only two, it can safely carry a third man onboard. The SPREMNIT Mk.15's primary crew included the driver and the commander, and the third crew which is the radio operator. The tank company is organized into five squads with six tanks each and are manned by 18 soldiers. Each squad is commanded by a junior officer usually a Second Lieutenant. The provincial militias rifle battalions are the main bulk of the militia forces, each rifle battalion is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and has at least 300 soldiers in them. The ready reserve battalion is the main defenders of the capital and are on constant standby, they are as battle ready as any other units and is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. The entire provincial militia force is commanded by a full Colonel and his staff, the highest commanding body of the militia is called the BRIEGSTARDT or High Command. Universal conscription is imposed in the province, every able bodied men and women are required to serve in the militia for two to three years, and after their service time has passed they are then transferred to the reserve forces for another 12 years and should be ready to go to war anytime. After the 12 years in the reserves had passed they are then discharged from the service. Doctors and nurses are required by law to serve at least 72 hours a month in the militia hospital during peacetime and should be ready for immediate deployment in wartime. The people now residing in the province were originally from mainland KARISTAN but were sent here to reside. They speak the same language as the people in the mainland, eat and drink the same foods and beverages, and follows the same customs and traditions. The terrains in this province is mostly desert with little vegetation, frequent sandstorms swifts a few days a month in this areas. Temperature rises as high as 38°C at noon on summer days and drops to a low -5°C at dawn on the winter days. Rains are not frequently felt in the province. Coconut trees are the most numerous tree species found in Quatchiella. Education in Quatchiella is not given very much importance, but the youths are required by the government to attend the elementary schools. At schools the pupils are taught the basics in military science and are trained for the military service. An institution of higher education known as the STRATA IMBALUGA ALDT FIMHALA or the STATE INSTITUTE OF ARTS is the leading academic institution which grants college degrees in the province. No university is currently operating here but several colleges do. The Department of Education of the Home Ministry is responsible for the maintenance and standardization of the province's education system. The province maintains a radio channel in the frequency 873khz which broadcast news and announcement from the government. Currency in Quatchiella is the Pepermangen similar to the currencies of
VOLVODJRIVA and
KARISTAN, it has an exchange rate of 7,500,000 Pepermangens per ounce of gold. LANGUAGE: predominantly Karistani. CURRENCY: Pepermangen divided into 50 Siekals. RELIGION: mainly
Sifianism. CAPITAL: Estrouqh (pop. 9,000 est.2380). POPULATION: 197,630. AREA: 640 square km.
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