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Republic of Costa Norte
With my exams over, we now return to our regularly scheduled programming.
We will be seeing more of Costa Norte - I've got a map in the works which I hope to share eventually.
We will be seeing more of Costa Norte - I've got a map in the works which I hope to share eventually.
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Costa Norte, officially the Republic of Costa Norte (Portuguese: República da Costa Norte), is a sovereign state in northern Australia. It occupies the Cape Torres Peninsula in the north-east of Australia, as well as the islands of the Torres Strait. Australasia is the country's southern neighbour, with which it shares its longest border. Costa Norte also shares a short border with Kidulia to the west, and a maritime border with New Guinea to the north.
The region that now makes up Costa Norte was colonised by Portugal in the early 18th century, after a number of other failed attempts at establishing colonies in the north of Australia. Incorporated into the Portuguese East Indies in 1722, the region was administered as the North Coast Province of the colony, until 1944, when it was occupied by Australasia during the World War in order to prevent a predicted Chinese invasion of the colony. At the end of the war, the colony was evacuated by the Australasian forces and returned to Portuguese control, under which it remained until 9 October 1975, when it gained independence as a part of the Coloured Revolutions.
Costa Norte is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. There are 56 known languages spoken in the country, and much of the population lives in its cultural communities, areas in which traditional ways of life continue to dominate with little influence from the outside world. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically. It is believed to have a number of groups of uncontacted peoples. Its only major city is Porto-Novo, which also serves as the seat of government.
Costa Norte is classified as a developing economy by the International Monetary Fund. Many Costa Norteans still live in strong traditional social groups based on indigenous hunter-gatherer lifestyles. These societies are explicitly acknowledged in the current Costa Nortean constitution, which establishes the right “for communities to observe their traditional ways of life". Many Costa Norteans have, however, migrated to the capital, Porto-Novo, in search of employment or better social prospects.
The nation is a member of the Australian Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Lusophone Community.
Costa Norte, officially the Republic of Costa Norte (Portuguese: República da Costa Norte), is a sovereign state in northern Australia. It occupies the Cape Torres Peninsula in the north-east of Australia, as well as the islands of the Torres Strait. Australasia is the country's southern neighbour, with which it shares its longest border. Costa Norte also shares a short border with Kidulia to the west, and a maritime border with New Guinea to the north.
The region that now makes up Costa Norte was colonised by Portugal in the early 18th century, after a number of other failed attempts at establishing colonies in the north of Australia. Incorporated into the Portuguese East Indies in 1722, the region was administered as the North Coast Province of the colony, until 1944, when it was occupied by Australasia during the World War in order to prevent a predicted Chinese invasion of the colony. At the end of the war, the colony was evacuated by the Australasian forces and returned to Portuguese control, under which it remained until 9 October 1975, when it gained independence as a part of the Coloured Revolutions.
Costa Norte is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. There are 56 known languages spoken in the country, and much of the population lives in its cultural communities, areas in which traditional ways of life continue to dominate with little influence from the outside world. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically. It is believed to have a number of groups of uncontacted peoples. Its only major city is Porto-Novo, which also serves as the seat of government.
Costa Norte is classified as a developing economy by the International Monetary Fund. Many Costa Norteans still live in strong traditional social groups based on indigenous hunter-gatherer lifestyles. These societies are explicitly acknowledged in the current Costa Nortean constitution, which establishes the right “for communities to observe their traditional ways of life". Many Costa Norteans have, however, migrated to the capital, Porto-Novo, in search of employment or better social prospects.
The nation is a member of the Australian Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Lusophone Community.
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