Archive:Jáhkavarra
| High Chiefdom of Jáhkavarra Jáhkavarrá Issohálga |
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| Capital | Jávravuohtji | |||
| Official languages | Jáhkarrá | |||
| Demonym | Jáhka | |||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||
| - | High Chieftess | Ruoŧŧá Rievča | ||
| Legislature | Council of Chieftains | |||
| Establishment | ||||
| - | Treaty of Čuoikkás | 1931 | ||
| - | Constitution of Jáhkavarra passed | 1973 | ||
| Population | ||||
| - | estimate | 800,000 | ||
| Drives on the | right | |||
Jáhkavarra (Jáhkarrá: [ˈjahːkɑʋɑrːɑ]), officially the High Chiefdom of Jáhkavarra (Jáhkavarrá Issohálga [ˈjahːkɑʋɑrːaː ˈisːɔhaːlkɑ]), is a country located in the western Jaxukuk Sea, to the north of the Atsiq mainland. It encompasses the main island of Jáhkavarra Proper as well as several surrounding islands, collectively referred to as the Jáhka archipelago. Formed in 1931 as a loose confederation of largely independent chiefdoms united under an elected High Chief, centralisation efforts increased in the 1650s as the strongest constituent tribe, the Ruoŧŧa, managed to tighten their grip on power, transforming the union into a hereditary monarchy in 1973. Since the early 2000s, the country has stepped up its involvement in global affairs and is in the middle of a rapid transformation into a modern nation.
Etymology
Jáhka, from which the name of the country, its language and its demonym are derived, is the Jáhkarrá word for "human" or "person". The suffix -varra means "land of"; thus Jáhkavarra is simply "land of the people".
