Tino

Tino is an island country in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Due to Tino's remoteness, it was one of the last places to be settled by humans. During it's long period of isolation from the most of the world, Tino developed a distinct culture, biodiversity of animal, plant, fungal life, and other things. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. Tino's capital city is Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Tara City for short), while its most populous city is Poipiripiri.

Sometime between 1250 and 1300, the first Polynesians settled in the islands that eventually made up Tino and developed a distinctive Maori culture. In 1642, the first European explorers came to Tino. In 1840, representatives of Britain and Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, which granted British protection to the Maori people from other colonial powers. In 1841, Maori tribe chiefs met to sign the Treaty of Tamaki-makau-rau was signed, leading to the creation of the Republic of Tino.

Tino industrialized with the help of European explorers and businessman and has been ranked as a leader in health, education, economic freedom, quality of life, etc. Since the 1800s, Tino has transformed from an agrarian regulated economy to a diverse market economy. Nationally, legislative authority is vested in an elected Congress, while executive political power is exercised by the Executive Branch.

Tino is Exordium/Mat's secondary nation.

Etymology
Tino means 'Self, and reality' in Tino's majority language, Maori. Maori leaders picked this name to represent the long-lasting independence of the Maori from colonists while most of the world was being colonized by European powers.

History
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