Ngeyvger

Republic of the Four Corners of Ngeyvger Ŋeivʔgər
Capital and largest city		Rehleysa
Official languages		Ngeyv
Demonym		Ngeyv
Government		Presidential republic
-	President of Ngeyvger	Ķielsigih Vieʔaap
Legislature		National Council of Ngeyvger
Area
-		90,026.1262 km2 34,759 sq mi
Population
-	2014 estimate	678,000
-	Density	7.53/km2 19.5/sq mi
HDI		0.72 high
Time zone		NST (SCT-1)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+764
Internet TLD		.nv

Ngeyvger (IPA: /ŋeivgɚ/, Native language: Ŋeivʔgər, IPA: /ŋeivgɚ/) or Neyvgar (IPA: /neɪvgɑɹ/, officially the Republic of the Four Corners of Ngeyvger, is a country located in northwest Miraria, characterized by its cold climate and the population's adherence to traditional nomadic hunting, fishing, and herding lifestyles.

Etymology

Ŋeivʔgər is derived from the demonym Ŋeivʔ, itself meaning "along the sea." This was not originally the demonym of all peoples who currently make up the Ngeyv ethnicity; however, over a long period of cultural contact the Ngeyv peoples developed a common culture, which took its name from the group of Ngeyvs who lived nearest the coast and practiced fishing, sealing, and whaling. The suffix gər is in general used to refer to the land of a particular ethnic group (compare English "-land").

Geography

Ngeyvger lies along the North Sea, and on its eastern border lies the Kayyaa River. The Yaanrei, a major tributary of the Kayyaa, flows through Ngeyvger, and its drainage basin is entirely contained within Ngeyvger.

Climate

Ngeyvger has two climate zones. The south is subarctic (Koppen classification Dfc), and the north is Arctic tundra (Koppen classification ET).

Economy

The economy of Ngeyvger is defined in large part by its geography, which is split along two different axes: coastal vs. inland, and the boreal south vs the arctic north. The coastal south has the densest population, with an economy largely based on fishing. Marine mammal hunting is common in the coastal north; however, both fishing and marine mammal hunting are practiced in both the north and south to some extent. The inland south, mostly taiga, relies greatly on hunting and trapping, as well as hydroelectricity. On the northern inland tundra, reindeer herding is the most common means of subsistence, although reindeer herders can be found to a lesser degree throughout every . There are pockets of mining and other extraction industries throughout the inland territories; however, Ngeyv government regulations make it very difficult for foreign companies to make use of Ngeyv natural resources, and traditional Ngeyv cultural values conflict with large-scale for-profit extraction operations, so the extraction industry in Ngeyvger is relatively small.

Transport

Road infrastructure in Ngeyvger is minimal, due to the expense of keeping up roads in a polar climate and Ngeyv stigma against personal use of gasoline-consuming vehicles. Small settlements typically move with the herds, and thus have no fixed infrastructure of any kind, although there may be permanently staffed medical and government facilities within a certain distance. However, fixed settlements with a thousand or more people typically have decent road infrastructure. Transport between settlements is typically by regional aircraft, ferry, or reindeer caravan. Most fixed settlements and government facilities have an airport, although it may be minimal (e.g., one unpaved runway and a radar/ATC station). On the coast, almost all fixed settlements and government facilities have a port.

Energy

Energy in Ngeyvger is primarily wind and hydroelectric. Nomads typically burn wood, reindeer tallow, or whale oil for personal use.

Science and technology

There is a substantial electrical and computer engineering sector, much of which is contracted by the government for military, energy, space, and scientific applications. Most Ngeyv science, especially that which receives government contracts, is focused on ecology, animal husbandry, oceanography, meteorology, and geology.

Demographics

Religion

Traditional Ngeyv religion is the most popular belief in Ngeyvger. Although there are many atheists and agnostics, most of them have been at some point initiated into Ngeyv religion and, aside from the most outspoken critics of religion, they mostly still observe Ngeyv practices. Ngeyv religion is initiatory and esoteric, with induction performed by shamans, called sieŋaan, as soon as a child is able to speak complete sentences or an adult foreigner sincerely wishes to join Ngeyv society. The sieŋaan leads lay practitioners to commune with the spirits, or in humanistic Ngeyv practice, the natural world, while the sieŋaan themself seeks to gain greater awareness of the spiritual (or natural) sieŋaan and free themself from the artificial boundaries created by human society and perception. The sieŋaan may take on ritual guises and emulate the behavior of various boreal and arctic animals to further this end. The great majority of practitioners of traditional Ngeyv religion are lay practitioners, and are held to the standards of wealth and behavior of Ngeyvtaiq. Sieŋaans, however, engage in transgressive behavior during rituals and in their religious practice.

Culture

Heritage

Ngeyv culture and identity is based on several precepts, collectively referred to as Ngeyvtaiq. First, one must be connected to some degree to one or more traditional Ngeyv lifestyles, called the Four Corners. The Four Corners consist of whaling and sealing, fishing, hunting and trapping, and reindeer herding. Second, one must be initiated into traditional Ngeyv religion. Third, one must practice traditional Ngeyv virtues of humility, self-reliance, respect for nature, and generosity, and obey Ngeyv jurisprudence. These, more than language, nationality, or creed, are what make someone Ngeyv.