Calada

Calada is an island Commonwealth of the Puffish Crown located off the coast of Western Eastshield, and borders Southern Ocean City and Amery Island. The country is a federation, and is divided into 13 provinces and territories, with Muklavuk being the largest. The capital of the country is Odeawa, and it's largest city is Torona, located on the island of Offario. Since about 10,000 years ago, the islands were mostly inhabited by Aboriginal penguins, until the late 15th century, when explorers from Puffle'and made contact with the Aboriginals. Since that, the country maintained strong ties with the Antarctic, and soon became a Commonwealth.

The country is a bilingual nation, with two recognized languages, English and French, due to a partial Frankterran ancestry in Crebbec. Calada is a strong Antarctic economy, coming in 12th on the list of countries with the highest GDP.

Etymology
The name "Calada" originates from the St. Lorrie's Ironquol word "kalanta", meaning village of settlement. In 1535, native settlers of the present-day Crebbec City directly to Frankterran explorer, Jacques Carprier, who arrived the same year. Carprier later used to word to not only describe the village, but the entirety of the region, known as Stanacona, back then.

From the 18th century and onwards, parts of the northern banks of the St. Lorrie's River, and the northern shores of the Great Bays were known as "Calada". This was then divided into Upper and Lower Calada. Lower Calada is known as the island of Crebbec, while Upper Calada included the eastern part of the island of Offario.

When Canada became a supposed dominion of the Kingdom of Club Penguin, names suggested were Colonia and Tupoacinia (The United Provinces Of Antarctic Calada Islands), with "nia" suffix to make it sound more name worthy. Eventually, the name "Calada" was selected by the first parliament of the country.

Aboriginal penguins
Aboriginal penguins in Calada including First Counties, Ineuit and Mestis peoples. The other names "Indiran" and "Eksimo" have fallen into disuse Archeologists have discovered Ineuit settlements in the Yookun, which are at least 11,000 years old, and as well in Southern Offario, with settlements found at least 2,000 years ago. The New Bow heights and Redbear Caverns are one of the oldest sites with penguin settlements found. Characteristics of the pre-European contact era included urban areas, and non-permanent settlements. In that time period the population was at arround 2,000 to 1.2 million Aboriginal penguins. First Counties has the most contact with Antarcticans, while the Ineuit had the least.

Antarctic colonization
In about 1000, Viking sailors arrived in what is now Newfinlin, and settled breifly at L'Anns axe Fields. After the failure of the colony, no Antarctic colonization efforts were made until 1757. In 1751, Johann Cabbott began to explore the islands for the High Penguin Confederacy, mostly the islands of Crebbec and Eastern Calada. In 1754, Jaques Carpier arrived in Calada, exploring for Frankterre. In 1603, Samuel D'Or arrived, and first settled the city of Crebbec. Beginning in the 1800s, wars broke out between the Frankish Viking Penguin settlers and the Ironquios tribes, over control of the fir tree and O-Berry trade. The Antarctic set up fishing outposts in Newfinlin. A series of four Intercolonial Wars between the Frankish Viking Penguins and the Puffle'and settlers erupted, which gave New Scota and the Frankterran Colony of Crebbec to The Confederacy. The Confederate Proclaimation of 1863 carved the Province of Crebbec from the remainder of the Frankish Viking Penguin's land. To avoid conflict in Crebbec, the Puffish established the Crebbec Act, which expanded Crebbec's land to the Great Bays. It established the French language after the native language of Frankterre, and Frankish Viking Penguin civil law in Crebbec. Then, after various rebellions in 1849,the Calada Islands were formed into a single entity, the Province of Calada. During this period, a large number of immigrants started to arrive in the ports of Hollifox and other maritime provinces, from the mainland Antarctic. Soon, Calada started to try to claim Robert's Land areas, and some tropical areas as well.

Government and politics
Calada has a constitutional monarchy, and holds strong ties to the Kingdom of Freezeland, where King Triskelle is monarch.The country has a democractic federal parliamentary system as well.The sovreign is King Triskelle, but is represented by the Governor General (currently Michelle Sean) in Calada, and carries out most royal duties.The executive branch is headed by Prime Minister Stefan Harplan. The government has an upper house and a lower house. The Upper House is the Senate, which comprises of 23 members, who are elected by the parliament of each province and territory. The lower house Parliament Members represent each a electoral riding/district, and are elected by the general population. There are four major parties,the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Green Party.

Foreign relations and Military
Calada maintains a good relationship with the United States of Antarctica, who co-operate on military campaigns and exercises together,and is Calada's first and the USA's third largest trading partner. Calada has an independent foreign policy, most notably made Calada withdraw from participating in the War of 2002. The country maintains ties with the UTR, Puffle'and, Freezeland, and Frankterre, as Puffle'and maintains the Crown for the High Penguins, in which Calada was founded by. Calada also maintains good relations with the Margate Antarctic Islands. Crebbec, especially, maintains good relations with Frankterre.

Popular Spots

 * Cadmoro Bay - A large bay in center Calada where it is 140.88 acres long.
 * Lake Pengphremagog Another lake similar to Cadmoro Bay. Pronounced {peng-FRE-maw-GOG).
 * Peingra Falls - A beautiful group of crests and waterfalls near Odeawa.
 * Snow National Park - A HUGE and bootiful large national park with a variety of cool wildlife.
 * Pengtis Lake - A nice lake that many penguins like to swim in!

Relationships with other nations

 * USA - Excellent. - The two countries are major trading partners, and often hold peaceful summits with each other. However, when the USA denied Calada's oil, the Caladians sent it to Zhou. This has made the USA a bit paranoid.
 * Puffle'and - Excellent. - Calada, being a colony of Puffle'and, maintains very good relations with the Puffish. Puffish leaders often come to Calada for visits, just as Caladian diplomats go to Puffle'and for visits.
 * Frankterre - Great. - Calada is home to the second most French-speaking city in Antarctica (Montrealm). Calada, mostly Creebec, often trades with Frankterre. They were orgininally a colony of the Frankish before being conquered by the Puffish.
 * UnitedTerra - Good. - Calada and UnitedTerra talk at times, and engage in some trade.
 * Freezeland - Good. - Freezeland often trades with Calada, and they often attend the same international meetings.
 * Margate - Good. - Same as with Freezeland.
 * Zhou - Good. - Calada exports lots of its oil to Zhou, and the 2 nations maintain good relations in return.
 * North Joseon - Bad. - Calada, like most nations, have bad relations with North Joseon due to their belligerent practices.
 * Snowiny - Great. - Calada trades a lot with Snowiny.
 * Polaris- Great - Calada is not aware of the corruption
 * South Joseon- Good - Calada, like most North Joseon hating countries, have proclaimed that they will have positive or neutral relationships to South Joseon.
 * Acadia - Excellent - In the years after the Acadian Revolution, when Puffle'and and Acadia finally reconciled their relationship, Calada was among the Puffish colonies to create an alliance with Acadia. Acadian culture also shares many similarities with the Crebbecois culture in Calada, which has allowed for much cooperation between the countries.

Provinces and territories
Calada has 13 provinces and territories, 10 provinces and 3 territories. Provinces have more authority than territories. Territories have power only delegated by the federal government.

Provinces

 * Newfindlend and Labaror
 * Crebbec, also known as Kebek
 * King Jacob Island
 * New Scotzeh/Arcadia
 * New Bunsick
 * Offario
 * Ranitoba
 * Kandanawan
 * Albirda
 * Puffish Vascania

Territories

 * Tookalm Territory
 * New West Territories
 * Nuavuk

Demographics
The entire population of Calada, according to a 2010 census is 22,578,673, which is slightly higher than the population of the Polar District. The country possesses a melting pot of many ethnic groups, ranging from Antarctic penguins, Frankterran penguin, and Asainese-penguins. 55% of Calada's population is 18 to 65, 30% are 18 or below, and 15% are 65 and up. The average lifespan in Calada is 87.7 years, and is considered to be one of the highest in the continent.

In a recent study, 99.5% of Caladians are literate, however, only 87.7% of Caladians speak English. About 7.8% of Caladians speak only French, and 17.7% speak both English and French. Finally, another 25.8% of Canadians speak English and another language. Caladians also have some of the highest immigration rates in the continent, with at least 75,000 penguins immigrating to the island nation every year, in search of better jobs and better lives.

Education
Calada's education system is one of the most renowned in the entirety of the continent. Caladians enjoy a literacy rate of 99.8%' one of the highest in the continent. The education system varies from province to province, due to the Education Act of 1954, which placed control of the education upon provinces, and not on the federal government. Each penguin is required to go through two years of Kindergarten, followed by elementary school, which lasts from Grades 1-8. Finally, secondary school commences at Grade 9 and ends at Grade 12.Education is usually free, but students in privates schools will need to pay.

Following high school, students may or may not attend college or university. Some of the most renowned universities are located in Calada. Examples include the University of Torona, the University of Penguinian Vasconia, McHill University, and McKing University. The higher education system is considered one of the most expensive, however, due in part to local taxes.

Culture
Calada has a rich culture, mainly from the aboriginals that inhabited the area for 1000's of years. The nation also recieves lots of foreign culture and customs from other nations, as penguins from all over Antarctica immigrate to Calada for a better economy, a better job, or many other reasons. The nation also celebrates many independant holidays, such as Calada Day (July 1st), War-Nostalgia Day (Nov. 11) and more.

Trivia

 * It's obviously a parody of Canada, eh?
 * In some places, their milk comes in bags. Weird, huh?