Aiyota
Aiyota (Alternatively Aiota) is a country in the southern part of Arioko. It has a population of just under 200 million (over 150 million of which are situated on the Akarine-Kovotei Belt), ranking it the 6th most populous nation. The country is consisted of an archipelago and almost completed surrounded by the Serkr and the Mádditervaisi, sharing a land border with Aeridani on the Unity Bridge. The country is among the densest in the world (that is not a city state) at 123.2 ppl/sqkm. The Kovotei belt is ~900ppl/sqkm and Vikasa is too dense to mention.
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Etymology
It is not quite certain how the name Aiyota came to be, although there are 2 main theories. The first is that it comes from 'ayo-ta, meaning "He speaks culture" (hard to translate). Another theory is that it comes from Lysteriok, specifically Dotruga, it was made of "Ai" - the name already used by Ethanthovan settlements in the north to refer to native Arioki combined with the common Oka suffix -ota this eventually shifted to Aiyota.
Culture and Religion
Cuisine
Aiyoti cuisine consists of two staple foods; Vuomanoriden ("dry season grain") and Telomanoriden ("water season grain"). They are the equivalents of wheat and rice, respectively. Sakagheda, Sakaghelo, Surizemi and Chekito are also extremely prevalent.
Meals are served "buffet style", where there is usually a bowl of one or more of the grain products, bowls of the other products, sauce-soup things, meats, and little side dishes (Saźiata). You are given a plate/bowl and you choose what you would like and put it on your plate/bowl. All of this is served with sōji (a cold fruit-infused tea, sometimes alcoholic) or kóziyuli (coffee + tea + mayasò & other spices, sometimes Lifiaźeyu (a stimulant controversial drug)).
Kańison is also often served as a desert, with sakaghelosakahyúktelo.
Aiyoti people often have a dishwasher because of the above.
History
For much of its history Aiyota has remained sovereign, however there were periods where many nations of Lysteriok colonized its north and northeastern shores, the people who descend from this colonists are known as "Lispeveò", "Dotru", "Mirinju" and others
Population
Aiyota is one of the densest, most urban countries in the world, with nearly a fifth of its population living in the capital region. Nearly half of all Aiyoti residents live in the top six largest cities (Vikasa, Akarine, Kutosukan, Kyintan Yang, Ciulo and Azuò). The reason for this is because outside of the coast-hugging mountains is a dangerous land full of ten trillion mosquitoes the size of bears that will rip out your liver to lay its young in.
Kovoté Belt
Stretching from Vikasa to Aisicio, the Kovoté belt is home to over 140 million people. Of these, 76.7 million live in Vikasa + Azuò + Ciulo + Kutosukon alone.
Vikasa
The capital.
Akarine
Akarine is Aiyota's second largest city at over 25 million people. It is located in the Akarine Autonomous Area shared between Aeridani and Aiyota. There are ~6 million on the Aeridanish side. For nearly all of its history it has been a bustling port, and today is no exception with, at over 600,000 tonnes of cargo passing through annually, it being the biggest port in Arioko and one of the biggest in universalis.
As well as having a major strength handling Arioko's oceanic cargo, it also is a rail and road hub, housing the only connection between Aeridani and Aiyota in Arioko. Because of this it has grown rapidly with people from all across Arioko moving there. Because of this it is one of the few towns in Aiyota with a prevalent Aeridanish majority, with road signs etc. written in both Aiyoti and Aeridanish. Virtually the entire city is bilingual, it constantly being exposed to Aeridanish and Aiyoti media. Because of this constant exposure a unique culture has developed incorporating Aeridanish and Aiyoti cultures and beliefs. It also has its own corrupt "Language"
Ethnic Composition:
- 11 million Aiyoti/Other Native East Serkr
- 10 million Aeridanish/Lysteriokan Descent
- 3 million Mixed
- 1 million Other
Economy
A lot of Aiyota's Manufacturing and Other Heavy Industry occurs in Yoka Tse, the area in Aiyota with the largest wage gap, with the poorest earning only $5US/hour and the some of the richest earning the same amount as the workers earn in a year. Yoka Tse by world standards is average, however in Aiyota it is simultaneously the worst state to live and the best state for corporations. While the region allows pay below national minimum wage, it has one of the largest per capita economies of all the Aiyoti states & subdivisions, making nearly $2.43 trillion dollars for a region with 24 million people. It also has a bad record of breaches of Environmental Policies No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10A, 10B, 10C-1.2, 27, and 34C-1.7. As well as breaking numerous Aiyoti Human Treatment Laws, Sea Regulations, and Supplying Illicit Drugs. The cities all overflow and merge into one another forming one massive agglomeration, however the largest official city is Ansebulún - with a population of 180,000 in the core and a further 320,000 in the Subdivision of Ansebulún uyu Qásyu.
The region produces:
- -Pharmaceuticals
- -Clothing
- -Electronics
- -Furniture
- -Instruments
- -Vehicles
- -Tools
- -Chemicals
- -Refined Oils
- -Metals
- -Refined Metals
Yoka Tse exports 90% of it's produce to Arioko, The Serkr, Lysteriok and Kaeshar.
Yoka Tse Oilfields
Other Oil/ Natural Gas fields
Economic History
Aiyota went through a civil war involving three main powers (Yoka Tse, Vikasani Aiyota and Saghi-Saktani Empire) and many smaller puppet and vassal states. The aftermath meant the economy crashed and the country was left impoverished earning less then 719 GDP/per capita. However, after the Aiyoti Compromise, Aiyota, now unified, experienced unprecedented economic growth lasting from the early 940's to today. In 983 Aiyota had a record breaking GDP growth of 23.46%, largely due to discovery of minerals and oils east of Aisicio, construction in Kutosukon, Vikasa & Akarine and the lifting of many trade barriers with Aeridani as well as the finishing of 7 ports in Yoka Tse, opening up its manufacturing potential to the world by reducing transport costs (prior it had to use the Ansebulun-Kutosukon rail)
Aiyota has rapidly developed from a poverty-struck, nearly infrastructureless nation to one of the prospering economic powers of the world, and has been an inspiring success story for the developing nations on universalis.
The main Aiyoti industries are construction, manufacturing, mining, services, agriculture and recently banking and finances.
History
Prehistory
East Serkr Peoples arrive from solea/ethanthova
Early History
Tribes: predominant ones are the Sakana, Kavi, Darana and Piuli.
Establishment of the Aiyoti Royal Family
The Aiyoti Royal Family follows the Seru-Vêna system in which the next in line to the throne is the direct paternal descendant of the Vêna, or the direct maternal descendant of the Seru. The Seru is the "Mother" of the dynasty, while the Vêna is the father. Anyone who is a Seru or Vêna can technically claim the throne and become the Ako/Akoi, although this only happened once in Aiyoti History (see Rivesi's Claim to the Throne.
Seru-Vêna Dynasty
Habanyero Dynasty
Erugada-Isyioni Dynasty
Muruyugam-Sukuru Dynasty
The Muruyugam-Sukuru Dynasty marked the beginning of the Aiyoti Colonization of Himalia due to Rivesi's claim to the Aiyoti throne.
