Tomgak

Tomgak Tomɋäk
Flag Emblem
Motto: ʔua tom'œ
Anthem: Tomɋäk - ves'œɂað qä ŋäɋäk
Map of Tomgak
Capital and largest city		Taqtomal
Official languages		Qa Tomo
Ethnic groups		Tomians
Demonym		Tomians, Tomian
Government		Semi-constitutional monarchy
-	Noqar	Noqtom XLI Vogeltomo Taqtomalo
Legislature		Parliament
Population
-	2021 estimate	627.491
-	2015 census	627.211
-	Density	6.2/km2 16.1/sq mi
HDI		0.852 very high
Currency		Сuk (CUK)
Date format		yyyy.mm.dd
Drives on the		"right"
Calling code		+8
Internet TLD		.tm

Tomgak (Qa Tomo: Tomɋäk [t̪o̞m'ɢɑk]), is a island country in Northwest Miraria and also an archipelago. The capital and largest city is Taqtomal. Tomgak had a population of 627,491, 81% of whom resided on the main island. The country is bordered by Qgam and Seang Pe to the southeast, Ngeyvger to the east, Polar ocean to the north, and Sea of Alpa to the south. Most of its territory is located above the Arctic Circle. Most of its islands have a polar climate.

Etymology

Word Tomɋäk is a compound of words Tom' "river" and ŋäɋäk "land" and can be literally translated as "valley".

Geography

Tomgak is at the juncture of the Sea of Alpa and Polar Ocean. Located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

Climate

Most areas of the Tomgak archipelago are subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfc). The northern islands usually belong to tundra (Köppen climate classification: ET). The islands are windy, cloudy, and cool throughout the year.

Köppen climate classification of Tomgak

The collection of meteorological data on the Tomgak Islands began in 1749. In 1961, on the island of Zhyvexpuja, a record low temperature in the entire country was recorded and was −72.9 degrees. The highest temperature in Tomgak was recorded in 1871 on the island of Dusternpuja and was +31.4 degrees.

Climate data for Tomgak
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	5.5 (41.9)	11.3 (52.3)	16.2 (61.2)	28.4 (83.1)	30.7 (87.3)	31.4 (88.5)	29.1 (84.4)	21.6 (70.9)	16.9 (62.4)	11.2 (52.2)	6.3 (43.3)	31.4 (88.5)
Average high °C (°F)	−13.2 (8.2)	−9.5 (14.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	7.1 (44.8)	13.4 (56.1)	16.6 (61.9)	20.9 (69.6)	18.3 (64.9)	13.5 (56.3)	5.1 (41.2)	−9.2 (15.4)	−17.4 (0.7)	3.6 (38.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−12.6 (9.3)	−3.3 (26.1)	5.4 (41.7)	6.9 (44.4)	14.2 (57.6)	18.4 (65.1)	16.1 (61)	10.7 (51.3)	2.9 (37.2)	−13.3 (8.1)	−20.4 (−4.7)	0.6 (33.1)
Average low °C (°F)	−28.2 (−18.8)	−26.5 (−15.7)	−17.6 (0.3)	−8.6 (16.5)	−3.2 (26.2)	1.1 (34)	8.3 (46.9)	7.2 (45)	−1.2 (29.8)	−6.3 (20.7)	−12.4 (9.7)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−8.9 (16)
Record low °C (°F)	−63.1 (−81.6)	−72.9 (−99.2)	−44.3 (−47.7)	−39.1 (−38.4)	−19.8 (−3.6)	−4.2 (24.4)	0.1 (32.2)	−4.1 (24.6)	−17.5 (0.5)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−58.5 (−73.3)	−72.9 (−99.2)
Source: Tomian Meteorological Office

Demographics

Language

The official written and spoken language of Tomgak is Qa Tomo, a Qaic language of Tomic language family. At the moment, all the relatives of the language are dead, due to the policy called "One people - one language", when absolutely everyone was forced to speak Qa Tomo. Due to the very strong purism in the language, loanwords are almost completely absent.

The language has become written quite recently. Around the 18th century, the language developed a written language, the exact origin of which is unknown.

Culture

Cuisine

Tomians traditionally hunters and fishers. They hunt whales, seal, polar bears, birds and fish. Seaweed, berries and roots is also eaten. In winter, the staple foods are stroganina and akutaq (The traditional recipe is made with reindeer milk, raspberries, blueberries and sugar). Fish is eaten raw, frozen or dried. Yukola is made from fish that are left for a long period of storage or for long trips, stored in small bags. Caviar and whale meat are considered a delicacy. Water, broths from various fish, reindeer milk and a cocktail made from milk and various berries are used as a drink. Meat products are very often infused with the blood of the animals from which the dish was made.

Tomians believe that food from other cultures is extremely tasteless, so they avoid any meals if they do not have food from Tomian cuisine and even under such conditions they will eat it worse, because they believe that only Tomians can cook Tomian food. This idea reaches such an absurdity that even the water that was not collected by a Tomian, they consider terribly tasteless.

On the first day of the polar night, it is customary to eat fried great auk meat (As a symbol of the death of the day). After the end of the polar night, it is customary to eat fried eggs of the great auk (As a symbol of the rebirth of the day). A few months before the beginning of the polar night, part of the food is canned as reserves.