Kala is a constituent republic of Arctic Region.
| Kala Republic | |
|---|---|
| Island of Greenland | |
| Constituent Republic of Vekllei | |
| Part of the Kalina Region | |
| Accession | 1836, as part of the British Atlantic Territories |
| Area | 2,166,086 kmยฒ |
| Capital | Kanek |
| Languages | Kalan, Aleutian Algic, English |
| Population | 482,448 |
The Kala Republic is a constituent republic of Vekllei, located 320km west of Oslola. It is the world’s largest island, and makes up the majority landmass and population centre of the Arctic Region. It is known for its rugged, mostly arctic terrain and interior glaciers that forms the second-largest ice sheet in the world. Kala plays a major part in the history of Vekllei Inuits (often called Algics) and the population today remains majority Algic.
Two thirds of Kala is above the arctic circle, and its climate is moderated only by the Gulf Stream across its populated southwest coast. The interior forms a permanent low-pressure system that circles cold air above the country, where permanent ice sheets form and feed peripheral glaciers. Dramatic weather changes are a part of Kalan life, and seasons experience both polar night and midnight sun during the solstices. Exposed terrain is mostly covered by low-lying tundra vegetation and a few species of Atlantic Pine. Polar bears, Arctic Oxen and Reindeer can all be found there.
Settlement in Kala dates back thousands of years, but its extensive history is poorly recorded compared to the Oslolan kingdoms. The island was home to the first permanent settlements of Vekllei Inuits, who inhabited the coastline and islands around the capital of Kanek at least 3,000 years ago. Unlike Oslola, Kala was not historically united under a single kingdom, and its harsh terrain prevented extensive trade between coasts. Local languages and culture on the east and west coasts are referred to in common as Kalan, but are seperate from each other, and have distinct identities.
Kala’s massive, though isolated, internal area is unique across Vekllei, and the country is home to many government installations. The public service remains the largest employer in the country, and most Kalans live in a few major metropolitan areas on the southwest coast. Due to the interior permafrost, the island has been slow to develop rail infrastructure common across other Vekllei republics. Life under its arctic climate has been improved by the limitless supply of fusion power provided by a reactor completed in 2026. As a consequence, streets and rails are able to be heated in winter and kept free of deep snow. Kanek is home to several major Vekllei companies, including National Machines and Common Gemstone. Major deposits of oil, coal, precious metals and uranium are mined there.
- Adhesives
- Chemicals
- Electronic Components
- Fish
- Glass
- Grains
- Lubricants
- Natural Gas
- Palm Oil
- Paper
- Plastics
- Printing Ink
- Pulp
- Pulses
- Rare Earths
- Salt
- Semiconductors
- Sulphur
- Timber
Climate
Arctic interior with a permanent ice sheet, moderated to subarctic along the southwest coast by the Gulf Stream. Coastal summers average 5โ15ยฐC; winters fall well below โ20ยฐC inland. Polar night and midnight sun mark the solstices.
Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Commonwealth Day 1 May
- Kala National Day 21 Jun
- Republic Day 12 Aug
- Christmas Day 25 Dec
- Boxing Day 26 Dec
- Seqi Olivine Mine: Peridot mine in continuous operation for over three hunded years.
- Kala National Park: The world’s largest national park, comprising much of the island’s glacial interior.
- Commonwealth National Vault: Preservation vault of Vekllei government, libraries, technology and seeds, designed to survive a total nuclear war.
- Alavia: Historic site containing the oldest evidence of Inuit settlement in northern Kala, adjacent to a small village of the same name.
- Ordada Missile Test Range ASRE
- National Telescope ASRE
- Nuclear Weapons Secure Research Complex DSRE
- Defence Nuclear Propulsion Laboratories DSRE
- Ballistics Laboratories DSRE
- Defence Weapons Simulation & Training Complex DSRE
- Ordnance Laboratories DSRE
- Commonwealth Small Arms Testing Range DSRE
- Arctic Division LSRE
- Division of Subarctic & Subantarctic Agronomy LSRE
- Astronuclear Propulsion Laboratories NSRE
- Office of Resource Discovery SIRO
- Atlantic Kala Store Atlantic Department Company 260
- Congress of Arctic History Atlantic History Federation
- Greenland House Atlantic Hotel 30
- Northern Works Atlantic Works 1,100
- Office of Atmospheric Research Bureau of Meteorology 300
- Office of Visitor Services Bureau of Conservation 780
- Office of Park Operations Bureau of Conservation 1,900
- Office of Grid Operations Centre Bureau of Light 900
- Office of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Light 480
- Office of Dam Safety Bureau of Light 260
- Office of Materials Testing Bureau of Materials and Supply 620
- Office of Critical Materials Bureau of Materials and Supply 480
- Office of Nature Monitoring Bureau of Stewardship 700
- Office of Aquifer & Catchment Management Bureau of Water 900
- Cateral Kala Plant Cateral 800
- Commonwealth Airways Kala Base Commonwealth Airways 280
- Airlink Kala Station Commonwealth Airways 90
- Kala Arsenal Commonwealth Arsenal 2,500
- Veletia Lines Kala Port Commonwealth Lines 400
- Transatlantic Lines Kala Terminal Commonwealth Lines 380
- Transatlantic Shipping Kala Bulk Port Commonwealth Lines 320
- Kala Warm North Basin Commonwealth Oil 480
- Kala Cold South Basin Commonwealth Oil 420
- Kala Regional Post Office Commonwealth Post 400
- Kanek Metropolitan Railway CommRail 999
- Ilulissat Icefjord & Surrounds Tramway CommRail 234
- East Arctic Railway Company CommRail 246
- Ruby Railway Company CommRail 264
- Aurora Metropolitan Arctic Tramway Company CommRail 909
- Upernavik Railway CommRail 228
- Kala Polar Express CommRail 243
- Scoresby Sound Scenic Railway CommRail 223
- Common Gemstone Common Gemstone
- Kala Arctic Cable Station Cosma 120
- Kala Arsenal Federal Ordnance Establishment
- Kala Cold-Weather Nuclear Generation Establishment General Reactor 200
- Mesters Vig Aeromanufacturie Government Aircraft Factories 3,500
- Greenwood Headquarters Greenwood 1,800
- Kalan Softwood Plantations Greenwood 3,400
- Kanek Sawmill Greenwood 2,200
- Southern Fjord Forestry Company Greenwood 1,600
- Atlantic Timber Terminals Greenwood 1,400
- Commonwealth Pulp & Paper Works Greenwood 2,200
- Deep Particle Observatory LSRE
- LSRE Arctic Division LSRE
- Method Pipeline Works Method Heavy 1,700
- National Machines Headquarters National Machines 3,400
- Air Station Kala
- Naval Station Sedna
- Kala Cold-Weather Flying School Volcanic Division 1,080
- Iron Barracks Volcanic Division 1,320
- Sedna Icebreaker Yard Volcanic Division 6,000
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2035
The Nuclear Thermal Working Group conducts nuclear rocketry experiments in Kala
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2026
Fusion power plant completed in Kala, the second of its kind in Vekllei
- 1951
- 1935
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1836
The British Overseas Territories comprising Oslola, Kala and Demon are reincorporated as the British Atlantic Territories, including Anguilla, Lucaya, Habacoa, Summers, the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands ( Caimanas), the Falklands, Montserrat ( Allia), Saint Helena ( Helena), Ascension ( Ascension), the Tristan da Cunha Islands ( Santes), the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands ( Sude), and the Turks and Caicos ( Caicos) Islands
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1726
Seqi Olivine Mine begins continuous operation in Kala
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1440
Kala enters a union with the 3rd Commonwealth
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1000 BC
Earliest permanent Algic settlements established at Kanek and Alavia in Kala