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{{Infobox country
{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = <!--Formal or official full name of the country in English-->
|conventional_long_name = <!--Formal or official full name of the country in English-->
|native_name =        ''Góal''
|native_name =        ''Cufan'', ''Góal'', ''Gohayal'', ''Goian'', ''Hoâyal''
|common_name =        Goal
|common_name =        Goal
|image_flag =        <!--e.g. Flag of country.svg-->
|image_flag =        Goal.png <!--e.g. Flag of country.svg-->
|alt_flag =          <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
|alt_flag =          <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
|image_flag2 =        <!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg-->
|image_flag2 =        <!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg-->
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|alt_map2 =          <!--alt text for second map-->
|alt_map2 =          <!--alt text for second map-->
|map_caption2 =      <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|map_caption2 =      <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|capital =            <!--Name of country/territory's capital, wikilinked if link exists-->
|capital =            [[Xiexsignang]] <!--Name of country/territory's capital, wikilinked if link exists-->
|latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!--capital's latitude and longitude in degrees/minutes/direction-->
|latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!--capital's latitude and longitude in degrees/minutes/direction-->
|largest_city =      <!--Name of country/territory's largest city. Use "capital" (without quotemarks) if it's the capital.-->
|largest_city =      capital <!--Name of country/territory's largest city. Use "capital" (without quotemarks) if it's the capital.-->
|largest_settlement_type = <!--Type of settlement if largest settlement not a city-->
|largest_settlement_type = <!--Type of settlement if largest settlement not a city-->
|largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|official_languages = <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc-->
|official_languages = [[Trufji language|Trufji]] <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc-->
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|languages_type =    <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages_type =    Language families <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages =          <!--Languages of the further type-->
|languages =          [[Ambaroid languages|Ambaroid]], [[Gulai languages|Gulai]], [[Prra-Blen languages|Prra-Blen]], [[Sevaric languages|Sevaric]] <!--Languages of the further type-->
|languages_sub =      <!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
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'''Goal''' is a country located on the northern coast of [[Nagu]]. <!--Briefly present the country in terms of history, language, politics, something the country is well-known for. -->
'''Goal''' ([[Trufji language|Trufji]]: ''Hoâyal'' /ɣo̯ǎjal/) is a country located on the northern coast of [[Nagu]]. <!--Briefly present the country in terms of history, language, politics, something the country is well-known for. -->


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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The fungus ''Coccidioides immitis'', which causes a lung disease known as [[Goal fever]], is endemic to the country.
The fungus ''Coccidioides immitis'', which causes a lung disease known as [[Goal fever]], is endemic to the country.
==History==
Prehistoric era: pinyon and acorn as staple foods in the south, semi-nomadism. shell middens along the coast. fals formerly widespread in the north and driven out of the coastal areas by humans and astalvi
'classical' era: confederation of human and astalvi city-states on the coast.
'medieval' era: Canangamese religion adopted in parts, an inland Prra-Blen (Old Trufji) speaking polity starts holy wars to subjugate the other inlanders for tribute, attempts to reach the coast but fails to conquer most of it. coast begins to unite into a few specific polities, with some independent city-states surviving
early modern era: export of astalvi goods and Astalva culture, iconography, exoticism to the world. unification of Goal into a single polity after the ascendance of the Megnjuiruex-dominant and Trufji-speaking western state (name TBD). discrepancy between the trade power of eastern and western Goal, caused by piracy, results in the first Goal Civil War. widespread conscription of freemen during the war results in increasing slave revolts.
end of first Goal Civil War:
* power sharing between the western and eastern polities
* first constitution emancipates all humans and astalvi including instituting a single common set of laws applying to humans and astalvi across the nation
* fals slavery continues
modern era: incorporation of the last independent city states (notably Yexmuireuikil). nominal end of fals slavery. banking sector expands. industrialization of agriculture. Naguan Great Depression leads to lost trade income which leads to local depression which leads to Second Goal Civil War, Kuulists lost, anti-Kuulist politics are the norm and Kuulism suppressed. introduction of high-yield GMO crops.


==Economy==
==Economy==
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[File:Goal langfams map.png|thumbnail|Distribution of the major language families within Goal]]


===Species===
===Species===
Multiple species live in the coastal cities of Goal. The two species indigenous to Goal are humans and astalvi. Humans make up a plurality of the country, but the astalvi population is fairly high as well.
{{see also|Species relations in Goal}}
Multiple species live in the coastal cities of Goal. The species indigenous to Goal are [[human]]s, [[astalvi (species)|astalvi]], and [[fals]]. Humans make up a plurality of the country, but the astalvi population is fairly high as well. The fals population is low, with a majority of fals being immigrants. There is also a small [[kavs|kav]] immigrant population.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Human || 46%
|-
| Astalvi || 44%
|-
| Fals || 7%
|-
| Kav || 3%
|}


===Language===
===Language===
[[File:Goal langfams map.png|thumbnail|right]]


Many different languages are spoken on Goal, including [[Prra-Blen languages|Prra]], [[Sevaric languages|Sevaric]], and [[Ambaroid languages]]. Most of the [[Gulai languages]] are endemic to the Lake Goal area.
Many different languages are spoken on Goal, including [[Prra-Blen languages|Prra]], [[Sevaric languages|Sevaric]], and [[Ambaroid languages]]. Most of the [[Gulai languages]] are endemic to the Lake Goal area.
[[Mablic language|Mablic]] is one of the official languages of Goal, and is used commonly in international trade and commerce.


==Culture==
==Culture==
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Traditional funerary practices among the Gulai speakers are cremation, with the bone remains being placed in an earthenware pot and covered with a mix of water and spices, including anise myrtle and bay laurel.
Traditional funerary practices among the Gulai speakers are cremation, with the bone remains being placed in an earthenware pot and covered with a mix of water and spices, including anise myrtle and bay laurel.


Among most of the peoples indigenous to Goal, ''Datura inoxia'' is regarded as sacred and used in religious rituals, as well as a medicine.
Among most of the peoples indigenous to Goal, ''Datura inoxia'' is regarded as sacred and used in religious rituals such as the [[dayma festival]], as well as a medicine.


===Art===
===Art===
Gulai ceramics were traditionally made in a tunnel kiln, with handcarved wooden tools being used to imprint distinctive patterns into the clay. Ceramics were such a specific skilled craft that entire villages would specialize in it. Today the remaining potter's villages predominantly produce wares for export to the wealthy cities of the coast, either for their use or for export onward to other countries.
Gulai ceramics were traditionally made in a tunnel kiln, with handcarved wooden tools being used to imprint distinctive patterns into the clay. Ceramics were such a specific skilled craft that entire villages would specialize in it. Today the remaining potter's villages predominantly produce wares for export to the wealthy cities of the coast, either for their use or for export onward to other countries.


Traditional basketry is made from Hesperoyucca whipplei fibers.
Traditional basketry is made from ''Hesperoyucca whipplei'' fibers.


===Symbols===
===Symbols===
The ''Datura inoxia'' flower is a major symbol of the country.
The ''Datura inoxia'' flower is a major symbol of the country, and the country's flag is based on a very stylized rendering of the flower.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:31, 21 April 2022

Cufan, Góal, Gohayal, Goian, Hoâyal
Flag
Capital
and
Xiexsignang
Official languages Trufji
Language families Ambaroid, Gulai, Prra-Blen, Sevaric
Area
 -  367,491.4 km2
141,889 sq mi
Population
 -  estimate 31,240,000
 -  Density 85/km2
220.1/sq mi

Goal (Trufji: Hoâyal /ɣo̯ǎjal/) is a country located on the northern coast of Nagu.

Etymology

The country is named for its largest lake, Lake Goal.

Geography

Climate

Goal has primarily a hot Mediterranean climate (Koppen classification Csa).

Biodiversity

The chaparral scrublands around Lake Goal contain many native species of cultural and economic importance, including Datura inoxia, Hesperoyucca whipplei, various species of pinyons, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Nasella pulchra, Umbellularia spp., and Salvia columbariae.

The fungus Coccidioides immitis, which causes a lung disease known as Goal fever, is endemic to the country.

History

Prehistoric era: pinyon and acorn as staple foods in the south, semi-nomadism. shell middens along the coast. fals formerly widespread in the north and driven out of the coastal areas by humans and astalvi

'classical' era: confederation of human and astalvi city-states on the coast.

'medieval' era: Canangamese religion adopted in parts, an inland Prra-Blen (Old Trufji) speaking polity starts holy wars to subjugate the other inlanders for tribute, attempts to reach the coast but fails to conquer most of it. coast begins to unite into a few specific polities, with some independent city-states surviving

early modern era: export of astalvi goods and Astalva culture, iconography, exoticism to the world. unification of Goal into a single polity after the ascendance of the Megnjuiruex-dominant and Trufji-speaking western state (name TBD). discrepancy between the trade power of eastern and western Goal, caused by piracy, results in the first Goal Civil War. widespread conscription of freemen during the war results in increasing slave revolts.

end of first Goal Civil War:

  • power sharing between the western and eastern polities
  • first constitution emancipates all humans and astalvi including instituting a single common set of laws applying to humans and astalvi across the nation
  • fals slavery continues

modern era: incorporation of the last independent city states (notably Yexmuireuikil). nominal end of fals slavery. banking sector expands. industrialization of agriculture. Naguan Great Depression leads to lost trade income which leads to local depression which leads to Second Goal Civil War, Kuulists lost, anti-Kuulist politics are the norm and Kuulism suppressed. introduction of high-yield GMO crops.

Economy

The economy of coastal Goal is heavily based on trade. Historically, the coast served as a trading nexus between the rest of Nagu and Boroso, Akulanen, and the countries of the Draconic Sea. The interior, especially near Lake Goal, has a highly agricultural economy.

Coastal people are very urbanized, modern, multi-ethnic/multi-species. Wealth from agriculture (as well as other rural industries such as pottery) flows from the fields to the coast, and modern imports (both technologic and cultural) flow back to the agricultural areas.

Demographics

Distribution of the major language families within Goal

Species

Multiple species live in the coastal cities of Goal. The species indigenous to Goal are humans, astalvi, and fals. Humans make up a plurality of the country, but the astalvi population is fairly high as well. The fals population is low, with a majority of fals being immigrants. There is also a small kav immigrant population.

Human 46%
Astalvi 44%
Fals 7%
Kav 3%

Language

Many different languages are spoken on Goal, including Prra, Sevaric, and Ambaroid languages. Most of the Gulai languages are endemic to the Lake Goal area.

Mablic is one of the official languages of Goal, and is used commonly in international trade and commerce.

Culture

Religion

Traditional funerary practices among the Gulai speakers are cremation, with the bone remains being placed in an earthenware pot and covered with a mix of water and spices, including anise myrtle and bay laurel.

Among most of the peoples indigenous to Goal, Datura inoxia is regarded as sacred and used in religious rituals such as the dayma festival, as well as a medicine.

Art

Gulai ceramics were traditionally made in a tunnel kiln, with handcarved wooden tools being used to imprint distinctive patterns into the clay. Ceramics were such a specific skilled craft that entire villages would specialize in it. Today the remaining potter's villages predominantly produce wares for export to the wealthy cities of the coast, either for their use or for export onward to other countries.

Traditional basketry is made from Hesperoyucca whipplei fibers.

Symbols

The Datura inoxia flower is a major symbol of the country, and the country's flag is based on a very stylized rendering of the flower.

See also