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[[Ulikana]] (Ulikya: ''Улика'') officially '''The Union of the People’s Councils of Ulikana''' is a sovereign state in southern [[Wulfor]]. It borders [[Dorma]] to the north and [[Lab Rador]] to the east. Its capital is Oustone and its largest city is Clabassaville. At 90,694 square kilometres, it is the 83rd largest nation in Fantasia, which makes it one of the smallest out of all 114. It is the fourth-smallest in southern Wulfor, following Lab Rador, [[Tremenoria]], and the [[Harish Islands]].
The nation is a founding member of both the [[Fantasian Organization for Indigenous Recognition]] and the [[Fantasian Union of Socialist Nations]].
==History==
The history of the union of councils began well before the written era, but oral folkloric teachings and events have been recorded over time.
===Prehistoric Ulikana===
Excavations surrounding the River Bambat in the southern part of the union reveal evidence that early humans lived in the area now known as Ulikana. These early humans were proved to be direct descendants of primates similar to neanderthals, possibly even Homo erectus. These early humans had no biological differences to today's fantasians, but lived much different lives. They lived as hunter-gatherers for tens of thousands of years, unable to find land arable enough to stay in. They lived through much of the early Wulforic era in this manner. By the time the first empires across Wulfor and Lakadasia formed, like in [[Evergreen]], [[Tsytria]], and [[Lakadamia]], Ulyck people had begun to form tribes. It was during this time that we can see the earliest forms of Ulyck society and language.
===Tribal era===
The first tribe to form in Ulikana were the [[Eniyanrere]]. They originally formed settlements around Lake Shelle where plants like papaya and cacao could prosper. The tribe had also developed technology advanced enough to capture dolphins, which were native to the lake. Dolphin soon became an essential part of the Eniyan food basket. Towns soon began to form and neighboring bands of hunter-gatherers residing in what is now Lab Rador, Moowaus, and [[Vacansa]] migrated to Eniyanrere towns to form societies. With this, the Eniyan language began to diversify and become more complex. Later in the Tribal Era, new members would be unable to communicate with the complex form of Enyian, which led to a decrease in migration and tribal "naturalization".
The next tribe to form on Ulyck land were the [[Uhie Uhie]]. This tribe formed out of hunter-gatherer families who settled near the basin of the River Intal. The treacherous weather of the region (which is now in the southern tip of Dorma) caused the tribe to migrate further southwest as the years went on, eventually establishing a city in what is now Kastigova. Kastigova is consequently one of the oldest settlements in Fantasia still existing to this day, and attracts a number of tourists today due to the Uhie ruins that can be found scattered all over the city. Uhie language also developed similar complexity to that of Eniyan, which caused the same issue of miscommunication among bands of hunter-gatherers.
During the later tribal era, other smaller tribes in small regions scattered all over Ulyck land (mostly near rivers) formed, like the [[Saniba]] near present-day Tenoch, but these tribes lacked the technology that allowed for Enyan and Uhie populations to stretch into the millions and dominate the culture and politics of the region. Enyan and Uhie societies were able to harness resources like stone, wood, iron, gold, and ivory to create infrastructure and defense similar to that of feudal-era Juliana. While largely peaceful and isolationist, Enyan and Uhie societies are considered one of the largest world powers to have existed prior to industrialization. Systems such as the use of plants for medicine and modern mathematics can be credited to early Enyan and Uhie achievements.
===Early era of exploration and the Elder and the Missionary===
[[File:Elderandmissionary.jpg|thumb|A recovered statue of the Elder and the Missionary. Some historians believe the two to be a gay couple, based on statues depicting their story.]]
During the beginning of the Feudal Era in northern Wulfor and Lakadamia, further developed societies began to explore past their borders, with nations like [[Ninelie]] and [[Fordia]] building ships able to travel hundreds of miles over periods of many months. Ninelie and Lakadamia were the first to launch an expedition in the direction of Ulikana, unaware of lands existing past the southern Ulyck coast, which had been filled with small uncontacted tribes.
Uhie people had yet to develop ships for exploration in the same vein as these nations, therefore their exposure to culture outside of neighboring tribes was close to nonexistent. The first Nineliese-Lakadamian missions to land at an Uhie port were met with lethal conflict, with both outside missions and native Uhie people arming themselves out of fear. A similar mission also launched by the two nations happened to land past the northern extent of Uhie lands and contacted the Uhie while traveling by land. With assistance from outer tribes, the Lakadamians and Uhie were able to build a rapport. The Uhie soon figured out their enemies to the south were sent by the same nations, and a cease-fire was agreed upon. The Nineliese and Lakadamian crews from both missions were transported to Kastigova to meet Uhie leadership, which was still somewhat loose, comprising of elders from each Uhie settlement.
Upon arrival in Kastigova, the foreign crews encountered similar issues of difficult communication. A crew member from the Lakadamian mission, whose grandparents were Jullianoise and who had a rudimentary understanding of the Jullianoise language, began to teach it to an Uhie elder. The elder was able to comprehend the concepts of Jullianoise far easier than that of Nineliese or Lakadamian, and translation soon became easier. Since the crew member and the elder were both low in the social standings of their societies, their names were not recorded as often, and are still not well known. They are often referred to as the Elder and the Missionary, and statues of their presumed likeness are erected all over the modern-day union.
===The Kastigov Agreements===
Uhie society began to trade with both the Lakadamian and Nineliese, using broken Jullianoise as a form of communication. The nation-states were not particularly close with the tribe, but did have an open line of communication that was mostly friendly. During this time, Uhie missions were sent to contact other tribes and inform them of the existence of lands beyond their coast. With the trading agreements reached with the two nation-states, Uhie leadership sent an Uhie mission by sea to discover more lands. The first Uhie mission traveled south around the tip of southern Wulfor and landed south of current-day Vacansa. The Uhie established an outpost a few kilometers south of the southern border of Vacansa for ease of trading. Uhie missions contacting tribes by land soon reached the outpost on the other side of the continent and a new Ulyck map was developed, revealing the fact that Ulyck tribes were in fact on what was then thought of as a peninsula.
This new knowledge led the tribes to meet in what is now Aisgarth, but what was then D'Janfoto, the "capital city" of the Enyan tribe. They held what is know known as the Ulyck Tribal Congress, where they agreed upon creating a confederacy, aimed at protecting the interests of the tribe from what was referred to as the "unknown powers of the North". Fourteen tribes agreed to this confederacy, spanning the whole of southern Wulfor, as well as Ninelie and a then-independent [[Sothala]]. The agreement was formalized during a second meeting at Kastigova, where the first iteration of Unio Ulikano was formed in what is now referred to as the Kastigov Agreements.
===Era of industrialization and Ulyck response to imperialism===
The global era brought upon the earliest forms of imperialism, with the Lakadamian takeover of Sothala for use as a strategic port. Mainland Ulikana immediately quasi-militarized in response to early aggression from the Lakadasian nation. Having already secured an important relationship with two early industrial nations, Ulikana was one of the first nations in Wulfor to use steam and water power to produce electricity. Factories in Ulikana were first opened in cities close to its coast, like Nalagac and Arcodenna. The second Ulyck Tribal Congress (or UTC for short) brought twelve of the fourteen tribes together again to establish the Industrial Republic of Ekwalika. This was the first republic (by modern standards) to be established in Ulikana. The era of this republic saw an increased form of militarization for the nation in order to fend off increased imperialism. The twelve Ulyck tribes were able to fend off colonial attempts from [[Beklium]], [[Torlova]], and [[Scandavia]] with the support of its two allies. Lakadamia, with whom the Ulyck had a strained relationship, avoided attempts at colonialism out of fear of potential war with Ninelie, a close ally of the nation.
During the height of this period of Ulyck industrialization, two more tribes voted to exit the Republic to great controversy. The minority tribes felt underappreciated in government which was largely controlled by the Uhie Uhie at the time. One year after the exit of those tribes, the UTC enacted multiple laws to ensure they accurately represented the populations of all participating tribes.
Towards the end of the era of industrialization, the nation of [[Evergreen]], with military and financial support from a recently independent [[United States of Eldance]], began to explore the waters near Ulikana and southern Wulfor. This alarmed the government of Ekwalika, and they immediately called on Ninelie for support. Ninelie responded by funding (in part) the total paramilitarization of private militias and rifle associations within the first union. After negotiating with all of these organizations, the Ulikan government was able to fold them into the military, thereby doubling its size and manpower. Ninelie was also able to enter contracts with both Ulikana and Lakadamia to establish a port of defense for the three nations in Sothala where regiments from all three nations would maintain ships, warplanes, and other materials. All of these preparations occurred as covertly as possible, so as to not alarm Evergreen, whose intelligence had been spying on Ulikana during this time of "coastline exploration".
===Everish colonization and The Great Tremors===
[[File:Everish-landing.jpg|thumb|Painting depicting Everish soldiers landing on Ulyck land. It was painted in the old Everish style as a method of rewriting history.]]
In the spring of the year 1903, Evergreen officially entered Ulikan territory with the goal of colonizing the nation for political gain. Over the next few months, Everish forces slowly broke down Nineliese and Ulikan forces and managed to push towards Kastigova (the capital of U.U. at the time) at an alarmingly quick rate. Ninelie, afraid to lose their position in the fantasian stage, withdrew their aid and negotiated a deal with the northern Wulforish power to further remove themselves from Ulikan affairs in exchange for the safety of the Nineliese state. Lakadamia also joined this deal in order to gain Sothala, which is still a part of the nation today. Everish forces captured Kastigova on 19 August 1903, and the next day, Unio Ulikano ceased to exist. The state created in its place was named the Everish Colony of Muskoat. In just 14 weeks Ulikana went from a union of tribes that governed themselves and each other with civility and fairness, to a colony at the mercy of Evergreen, one of the largest imperialist powers on the planet.
The era of Ulikana as a colony was one of the darkest times in the region's entire history. Any resistance to the new form of government was met with mass arrests, death sentences, and fear-mongering. Everish styles of education, employment, and crime prevention were implemented at the detriment to the ancient Ulyck style of civilization. Many tribes lost their customs and traditions over the colonial period. Everish as a language was required to be spoken amongst all citizens, which meant that tribal languages often went from widely spoken to nearly extinct in a matter of two decades. Evergreen were ruthless, and were quick to carry out brutal executions and sham trials. Ulyck natural resources were seized and brought back to Evergreen and northern Wulfor, where they were used to make luxurious materials for use of the elite. Ulikan people became poor and unhealthy, and Evergreen failed to establish a proper healthcare system in the nation. Although most of the country had industrialized before 1903, allowing for modern plumbing and irrigation systems to keep Ulikans at or above a certain level of health, devastation began to multiply during natural disasters, which were frequent during this time in the region. These disasters often rendered these modern systems inoperable, therefore forcing Ulikans to rely on Everish emergency procedures and protocol, which were far from adequate.
===The Red Revolution===
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===Modern era and mass migration===
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==Government and politics==
Ulikana is a unitary Marxist-Leninist parliamentary republic. The current head of state, whose title is Minister of Foreign Affairs, is Adelola Oluwole. The current head of government is Saara Johnsson. The Ulikan legislature is known as the Assembly of the Union.
===Social
====General====
* You become a legal adult at age 16.
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* Incitement of violence is not protected as part of free speech.
* The press is considered as mostly free, although journalism is considered slightly more censored than art, activism, or online activity.
===Political subdivisions===
Constitutionally, Ulikana is a union of fifteen councils (Ulikana's word for republics), all of which are unitary states unto themselves. These councils collect their own taxes and receive a share of taxes collected by the federal government. While criminal laws as well as major civil laws regarding human freedoms are voted on federally and are uniform throughout the union, Each of the fifteen councils passes its own minor civil laws, including laws regarding infrastructure and public services.
{| class="storable wikitable" style="border: none; background: none;"
! scope=col; colspan=2; rowspan=2; style="width:22%";| Flag & Name<br><small>Complete name in native lang.</small>
| rowspan=50 style="border: none; background: none;"|
! scope=col; colspan=4; style="width:29%";| Administration
| rowspan=50 style="border: none; background: none;"|
! scope=col; colspan=2; style="width:18%";| Population
| rowspan=50 style="border: none; background: none;"|
! scope=col; colspan=2; style="width:18%";| Codes
| rowspan=50 style="border: none; background: none;"|
|-
! scope=col; style="width:7.5%";| Type
! scope=col; style="width:8%";| Council seat
! scope=col; style="width:8%";| Largest city
! scope=col; style="width:10.5%";| Language(s)
! scope=col; style="width:7%";| Total
! scope=col; style="width:6%";| % <small>(of pop.)</small>
! scope=col; style="width:7%";| Post
! scope=col; style="width:6%";| ISO
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Cantares|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Cantares (Ulikana)|Cantares]]<br><small>Concejo de Cantares</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|Cantón Central
| Latinican<br><small>Everish, Ulikya</small>
| 1,077,426
| 3.2
| CAN
| UK-CN
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Caundor|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Caundor (Ulikana)|Caundor]]<br><small>People's Council of Caundor</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|New Crystalfall
| Everish<br><small>Flirsk</small>
| 906,547
| 2.7
| CUD
| UK-CU
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Groensham|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Groensham (Ulikana)|Groensham]]<br><small>People's Council of Groensham</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|North Border City
| Everish
| 954,320
| 2.9
| GRO
| UK-GR
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Ik Óuria|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Ik Óuria (Ulikana)|Ik Óuria]]<br><small>Консиег Популар да Ик Öуриа</small>
| Council
| Kigara
| Kastigova
| Ulikya<br><small>Everish, Lakadamian, Eniyanrish, Reddish</small>
| 1,993,765
| 6.0
| IKO
| UK-IO
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Koulonkou|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Koulonkou (Ulikana)|Koulonkou]]<br><small>Консиег Популар да Коулонкоу</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|Toubré
| Ulikya<br><small>Eniyanrish, Reddish</small>
| 2,420,871
| 7.3
| KOU
| UK-KL
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Marilême|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Marilême (Ulikana)|Marilême]]<br><small>Concile de Marilême</small>
| Council
| Paz
| Havrerune
| Lakadamian<br><small>Ulikya</small>
| 2,798,505
| 8.5
| MRL
| UK-MA
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|New Suffolk Peak|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[New Suffolk Peak (Ulikana)|New Suffolk Peak]]<br><small>People's New Council of Suffolk Peak</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|Breaux
| Everish
| 1,664,311
| 5.0
| NSP
| UK-SP
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Nouvelle-Côte-d'Or|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Nouvelle-Côte-d'Or (Ulikana)|Nouvelle-Côte-d'Or]]<br><small>Concile de Nouvelle-Côte-d'Or</small>
| Council
| Arsau
| Clernesse
| Lakadamian
| 2,169,382
| 6.6
| NCO
| UK-NO
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Quexal|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Quexal (Ulikana)|Quexal]]<br><small>Concejo Popular de Quexal</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|San Libertad
| Latinican, Everish<br><small>Ulikya</small>
| 2,741,721
| 8.3
| QEX
| UK-QX
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Sabúntez|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Sabúntez (Ulikana)|Sabúntez]]<br><small>Concejo de Sabúntez</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|Cantón Central
| Latinican
| 241,807
| 0.7
| SAB
| UK-SA
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|The Shellvilles|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[The Shellvilles (Ulikana)|The Shellvilles]]<br><small>People's Councils of the Shellvilles</small>
| Council
| Harrisontown
| Brampton
| Everish<br><small>Ulikya</small>
| 746,211
| 2.2
| TSH
| UK-TS
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Tasquillo-del-Mar|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Tasquillo-del-Mar (Ulikana)|Tasquillo-del-Mar]]<br><small>Consejo Democrático del Tasquillo-del-Mar</small>
| Council
| Tasquillo-del-Mar
| Salinas
| Latinican<br><small>Ulikya</small>
| 1,435,289
| 4.3
| TDM
| UK-TQ
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Tenoch|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Tenoch (Ximbala)|Tenoch]]<br><small>Distrito Autónomo de Tenoch</small>
| Autonomous District (on loan to [[Ximbala]])
| colspan=2;|Tenoch
| Latinican
| 4,597,361
| N/A
| N/A
| XM-TN
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|United Capital Council|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[United Capital Council (Ulikana)|U.C.C.]]<br><small>The People's United Capital Council</small>
| Capital Council
| colspan=2;|Oustone
| Ulikya<br><small>Everish, Latinican, Flirsk</small>
| 3,542,369
| 10.7
| UCC
| UK-OU
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Unitá|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Unitá (Ulikana)|Unitá]]<br><small>Консиег Историко да Улика</small>
| Council
| colspan=2;|Clabassaville
| Everish, Ulikya
| 10,004,134
| 30.2
| UNI
| UK-UT
|-
|style="width:3%";| {{flagdeco|Wyatt-on-Ocean|size=55px}}
|style="width:19%";| [[Wyatt-on-Ocean (Ulikana)|Wyatt-on-Ocean]]<br><small>Council of Wyatt-on-Ocean</small>
| Council
| Northport
| Oceanport
| Everish
| 399,659
| 1.2
| WOO
| UK-WO
|}
==Demographics==
The 2023 estimate calculated by an agency within the Ulikan government confirmed the union of councils' population to be 13,280,651 people. This marks an increase of almost 100% from last decade's census, making it one of the largest increases in population of any nation in Fantasia. This is due not only to a baby boom and a large improvement in quality of life, but also to the return of many populations of people that emigrated during the Great Tremors. The population of Ulikana is culturally divided into four based on the four regions in which Everish, Lakadamian, Latinican, and native Ulyck languages are the more widely spoken languages.
===Largest cities and towns===
70.6% of Ulikana is urbanized, a high rate relative to the country's population.
{{Largest cities of Ulikana}}
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