Tullachia

Not to be confused with Tullachia's pre-cursor republic, called the Tullach Chieftaincies.

Tullach Chieftaincies hUkndiva tuloka (Tullach) húcndiva tuloca
Flag Emblem
Motto: su g'kIłka t'arow su g:cíłca t:Aroû At the footsteps of Aroe's nourishment
Anthem: lapa t'pEl:ad Lapa t:Péllad The Song of Heroes
Triannulus
Tullachia's position in northeastern Ystel
Capital and largest city		Hracciû 35°42'S 111°54'E
Official languages		Tullach
Recognised regional languages		Cilnanny
Foreign minority languages		Gfiewish Idian Malian Ohnaucan Rocnaian South Jutean Stratavite
Recognised dialects		Gabolonian Stratavite Thraquy
Ethnic groups (2024)		82% Tullach 6% Stratavite 5% Rocnaian 2% Mermelo-Tullach 2% South Jutean 3% others
Demonym		Tullachian
Government		Unitary democratic republic
-	President	Basár ot'Iccûes
Area
-	Total	735,927 km2 284,143 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0.3
Population
-	2018 estimate	1,639,240
-	Density	2.2/km2 5.8/sq mi
HDI		0.837 very high
Currency		Tullachian sou (TSW)
Time zone		Tullachian Standard Time (TST) (SCT+7:30) Cnins and Sercns: Standard Thraquian Time (STT) (SCT+7)
-	Summer (DST)	Tullachian Standard Summer Time (TSST) (SCT+8:30) Cnins and Sercns: Standard Thraquian Summer Time (STST) (SCT+8)
Date format		dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.tc

Tullachia (Tullach: tulakiw tulaciû [ˈtu.la.kɪʍ]), officially the Tullach Chieftaincies, is a country located in Ystel. It is bordered by Thraquy, Ancorub and Hranloc to the east and Gabolonia, Stratavar, Upper Stratavar and Lower Stratavar to the south. The nation enjoys a varied terrain, ranging from the mountainous hinterland on its southern borders to the temperate hot-summer Asuran coastline and fertile plains southwestwardly.

Tullachia was once the political centre of the Tullach Chieftaincies, additionally covering most of the Rocnaian- and Stratavite-speaking territories of Ystel.

In 2024, after decades of civil and political pressure, the Tullachian government issued the Dissolution Act, allowing any prospective regional council to transition into statehood with Tullachia's support. As a result, eight new nations were created: Thraquy, Rocnaia, Ancorub, Varencub, Hranloc, Gabolonia, Stratavar, and, most contentiously, Upper Stratavar, which still does not have full international recognition. The breakup of the Tullach Chieftaincies initially resulted in a suspension from the Ystelian Community and the Asuran Economic International Oceanic Union, however after proving a stabilisation of economic unrest and a quashing of interethnic tensions, Tullachia, alongside its new sister nations, were (re-)admitted to these organisations.

In addition to its main territory, Tullach shares the ports of Cnins and Sercns with Thraquy, out of fear that the removal of the country's two largest ports would bring the national economy into ruin. Tullachia has since hastily began the construction of larger ports in Hracciû and Riû tCalmatun. Due to Rocnaia's claims over Thraquy's entire territory, amongst other areas, these two towns are thus, de jure, the only three-way claims in Sahar.

Etymology

Scholars widely accept that the term Tullach is ultimately sourced form the Proto-Ystelic ? (cherry; berry) and ? (marsh, swamp; coast). The presence of bird cherry plants seems to have served as a key identifier of the region, or at least of Ystel's northeastern coast.

Politics

Political subdivisions

Tullachia is divided into 22 political subdivisions: 21 regions with 1 special administatrive district, the Free Ports of Cnins and Sercns under condominium with Thraquy, also claimed by Rocnaia. The borders of these regions typically follow those of the historical clans who occupied the area. After the breakup of the former Tullach Chieftaincies, all remaining subdivisions use Tullach in official administration.

Name	Tullach name	Administrative centre	Flag	Official languages	Area (km2)	Population
Arotiw	arotiw arotiû	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Attoledda	at:øłEd:a attøłédda	riw s'dwAr riû s:dûár		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Cilloh	kil:oh cilloh	honkrElsa t'pAdah honcrélsa t:pádah		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Eseriw	eseriw eseriû	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
The Flox	vloh vloh	hrat:a s'wiłta hratta s:ûiłta		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Gwanul	gwanul gûanul	riw t'kałmatUn riû t:całmatún		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Hivasaw	hivasaw hivasaû	hrak:iw hracciû		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Hriviw	hriviw hriviû	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Inil t:Cilna	inil t'kIlna inil tecílna	kus t'hIw cus t:híû		Tullach Cilnanny	TBD	TBD
Inil Hragwa	inil hragwa inil hragûa	helniw helniû		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Inil Hrasca	inil hraska inil hrasca	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Inil Mucca	inil muk:a inil mucca	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Lhucwatta	łukwAt:a łucûátta	ønzpriw ønzpriû		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Lwottariw	lwot:ariw lûottariû	hrud s'dIn:a hrud s:dínna		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Oswada	oswada osûada	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Plostub	plostub plostub	ok:a s'ø t'tuskAn occa s:ø t:tuscán		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Seleniw	seleniw seleniû	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Twottana	twot:ana tûottana	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Vlencwostiw	vlenkwostiw vlencûostiû	TBD		Tullach Rocnaian	TBD	TBD
Wergada	wergada ûergada	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD
Witloh	witłoh ûitłoh	TBD		Tullach	TBD	TBD

Name	Tullach name	Administrative centre	Flag	Official languages	Area (km2)	Population
Free Ports of Cnins and Sercns	tuskiva halda t'knIns i.t'sErkens tusciva halda t:cníns i-t:sércens	knins cnins Cnins		Tullach Rocnaian	TBD	TBD

Foreign relations

Having been submitted as a member of the Ystelian Community and the Asuran Economic International Oceanic Union on 1st July 2003, with only a short temporary suspension put in place during the fracture of the Tullach Chieftaincies in early 2024, Tullachia maintains healthy diplomatic relations with all Ystelian nations.

Economy

Reverse side of the TBD sou banknote illustrating the Lithobates pipies

The official currency of Tullachia is the sou (Tullach: sow [sou̯]; pl: sova sova; sign: °; code: TSW). The Bank of Tullachia, whose headquarters lie in Hracciû, is the central bank and the issuing authority.

The reverse of sou coins and banknotes exhibit a range of native Tullachian, Rocnaian and Stratavite wildlife, both aquatic and land-based.

Some Tullach nationalists have called for the removal of Rocnaian and Stratavite imagery on sou banknotes. However, it has been affirmed that, due to their use of the sou, Tullachia shan't seek to exclude their presence from the note designs.

Culture

Cuisine

Cova adótta cake

Cova adótta cake (Tullach: kova adOt:a [ˈkova aˈdoʰtːa]; lit: "second chance") is a traditional Tullach sponge cake made with milled bird-cherries, buckwheat flour, eggs, butter, sugar, soured cream, bicarbonate of soda, and vanilla, and may be decored with sugar icing and other nuts or fruits.

The cake is very heavily regulated in Tullachia, and outlawed entirely across most of Ystel. This is due to the dangers posed by the bird-cherries' high amygdalin content; the main flour ingredient is produced by roasting and grinding these fruits whole, allowing the cyanogen contained within its pits to be released. Overconsumption of the chemical may result in Wikipedia:Histotoxic hypoxia and death with minutes. Producers and vendors of the flour must be licensed, and packaging is labelled as to show the very high dangers of consumption.

The heavy restrictions on the cake and its dangerous nature have attracted international attention, with "cake tourists" funding a micro-black market purchasing unlicensed products and ingredients. As of 2024, this has resulted in two deaths, not through consumption of the cake, but of inhalation of the flour.

Variations in which the bird-cherry flour is substituted, most popularly with linden fruits due to their similar sweet yet nutty taste, are much more prevalent across the continent.

National symbols

Tullachian flag

The national flag of Tullachia, adopted in 1983

The current flag of Tullachia was adopted on 1st March 1983 amidst nationwide efforts to modernise the country's international image. Previously, Tullachia used the state emblem on a white field. Although the state emblem is still in partial use today, it was argued that its appearance on the national flag refer too heavily to the nation's monarchical era. It was redesigned by Ønsprivian-born designer Isár ot'Acca, who stated that he wished that the nation would place more emphasis on Tullachia's natural elements.

His design makes use of the national plant, the bird-cherry tree, with a white flower with rose-tinted highlights. Designer ot'Acca stated that the composition of the bird-cherry flower also made reference to the geographical shape of the country at the time. This claim is supported by the five bezants to its dexter, each one representing one of the islands off the country's east coast: Inil t:Cilna, Inil Hrasca, Inil Mucca, Inil Hragûa and Sérnzinil.

According the Tullachian government web page, the sea-green field is representative of Tullachia's nature, and thus fertility and resourcefulness. Its blue-ish tinge however links back to the importance of water travel in the nation's (primarily early) history. The five golden roundels symbolise monetary wealth, purity and religious righteousness.

The flag's colours are specified and codified under the 1983 Flag Act, which saw the design first be officially encoded into Tullachia's national identity. The official colours and their approximations in other colour spaces are listed below:

Scheme	Sea-green	White	Cherry-dye	Gold
Pantone	7723C		1765C	108C
RGB	63-176-132	255-255-255	255-166-182	252-221-9
CMYK	C64-M0-Y25-K31	C0-M0-Y0-K0	C0-M35-Y28-K0	C0-M12-Y96-K1
HEX	#3FB084	#FFFFFF	#FFA6B6	#FCDD09

See also

• Tullach language