Calxia
Location:
North-Western Calm Belt Sea (separating the New World from North Blue)
Culture:
nomadic clans, stationary remnant
Language:
Spanish, Japanese
Population:
Total-1,809
Nomadic-774
Stationary-1,135
Clans-7 (nomadic/stationary/total):
Vuur (103/217/320)
Koue (10/200/300)
Bliksem (50/350/400)
Aarde (79/115/194)
Tebras (200/75/275)
Goleuni (125/140/265)
Lofti (117/38/155)
Government:
Clan head- oldest of the clan who is both physically and mentally able, aided by Advisors (elders)
Clan council- voted by the separate clan members; 1 vote per stationary clan, 2 votes per nomadic clan; meets every other year, with monthly stationary council meetings
Council head- voted by the clan council
Island:
Size—12,170 km2 (4,700 sq. miles) – vertical pear shape
Climate:
Inverted Continental (cold summers, hot winters) May-August is cold, November-March is hot
Terrain:
deciduous forest, rolling hills, a central mountain (contains treasury, library, crematorium and columbarium) , cliff face on southern end (towards Grand Line), one harbor (western coast), sloping beach (eastern coast), lighthouse on northern point
History:
Mt. Xilan (central mountain) used to be a volcano and is now a dead one due to the movement of the ocean's plates; has treaties with World Government and Marines to mine Kairoseki from the surrounding seabed; the island remnant is very isolationist and relies on the nomads for news
