'''Springwind Islands''' ({{lang-ms|Kepulauan Springwind}}), officially the '''Collectivity of Springwind Islands''' ({{lang-ms|Jajahan Kepulauan Springwind}}), is a island-city and the administrative center of the [[Phinbella]]n [[Straits Settlements]]. It is made up of the eponymous Springwind Island and six smaller islands, and is located in [[Íeu'ryïan Straits]], 680 kilometres south-east of the city of [[Negara Awan]], 85 kilometres south-west of [[Boninki Islands]] and 228 kilometres north-west of the closest point of [[Tri-State Area of Mutiara Makmur]]. Springwind Islands' main settlement and city centre is [[Tamar]]. It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Straits Settlements, nearby [[Phinbellans]] and [[wikipedia:scuba diving|scuba divers]]. The island was later named after the first native born person, [[William Springwind Flynn]] and settled in the late {{RP|1986}}s.
<!-- '''Springwind Islands''' ({{lang-ms|Kepulauan Springwind}}), officially the '''Collectivity of Springwind Islands''' ({{lang-ms|Jajahan Kepulauan Springwind}}), is a island-city and the administrative center of the [[Phinbella]]n [[Straits Settlements]]. It is made up of the eponymous Springwind Island and six smaller islands, and is located in [[Íeu'ryïan Straits]], 200 kilometres south-east of the city of [[Rimba Raya]], 85 kilometres south-west of [[Boninki Islands]] and 228 kilometres north-west of the closest point of [[Tri-State Area of Mutiara Makmur]]. Springwind Islands' main settlement and city centre is [[Tamar]] and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via [[Springwind Islands IBFC]] since 1990 as well as being an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Straits Settlements, nearby [[Phinbellans]] and [[wikipedia:scuba diving|scuba divers]]. The island was later named after the first native born person, [[William Springwind Flynn]] and settled in the late {{RP|1986}}s. Springwind Islands is often referred to as ''the pearl of Íeu'ryïan Straits''.
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Springwind Islands had a population of 99,500 residents as of {{RP|2020}}, the majority of whom live in settlements around the islands. Historically, Euronesian Phinbellans of [[Zaipinichi Peranakan]], [[Greenlandic Martian]], and [[Yapreayan]] descent have collectively formed the majority of the population. Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have mixed-race of [[Yapreayan]], [[Greenlandic Martian]] and [[Zaipinichi Peranakan]] origin (though just 21.2% of the population declared a Yapreayan ancestry in 2016), with significant numbers of [[wikipedia:Pahang Malays|Pahanese]] and [[Sanpō]] and smaller numbers of [[Hoennese people|Hoennese]] and [[Gogobugians]]. Several languages are in use, including [[Pyeongrang Phineaner]], [[wikipedia:Pitkern language|Pitkern]], and various [[Yapreayan language|Yapreayan]] dialects. [[wikipedia:Christianity|Christianity]], [[wikipedia:Shintoism|Shintoism]] and [[wikipedia:Islam|Umraism]] are major religions on the island. The religion question in the Phinbellan census is optional and 28% of the population do not declare their religious belief, if any.-->
Springwind Islands had a population of 99,500 residents as of {{RP|2020}}, the majority of whom live in settlements around the islands. Historically, Euronesian Phinbellans of [[Zaipinichi Peranakan]], [[Greenlandic Martian]], and [[Yapreayan]] descent have collectively formed the majority of the population. Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have mixed-race of [[Yapreayan]], [[Greenlandic Martian]] and [[Zaipinichi Peranakan]] origin (though just 21.2% of the population declared a Yapreayan ancestry in 2016), with significant numbers of [[wikipedia:Pahang Malays|Pahanese]] and [[Sanpō]] and smaller numbers of [[Hoennese people|Hoennese]] and [[Gogobugians]]. Several languages are in use, including [[Pyeongrang Phineaner]], [[wikipedia:Pitkern language|Pitkern]], and various [[Yapreayan language|Yapreayan]] dialects. [[wikipedia:Christianity|Christianity]], [[wikipedia:Shintoism|Shintoism]] and [[wikipedia:Islam|Umraism]] are major religions on the island. The religion question in the Phinbellan census is optional and 28% of the population do not declare their religious belief, if any.
The city is administered by the Phinbellan federal government's [[Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities]], and together with [[Boninki Islands]] (which is about 85 kilometres to the north-east) forms the [[Straits Settlements]] administrative unit. However, the islanders do have a degree of self-government through [[Shire of Springwind Islands|the local shire council]]. Many public services – including health, education, and policing – are provided by these department, and [[Straits Settlements law]] applies except where the federal government has determined otherwise.
The city is administered by the Phinbellan federal government's [[Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities]], and together with [[Boninki Islands]] (which is about 85 kilometres to the north-east) forms the [[Straits Settlements]] administrative unit. However, the islanders do have a degree of self-government through [[Shire of Springwind Islands|the local shire council]]. Many public services – including health, education, and policing – are provided by these department, and [[Straits Settlements law]] applies except where the federal government has determined otherwise.
Native to the island, the evergreen [[wikipedia:Norfolk Island pine|Springwind Islands pine]] is a symbol of the island and also [[Phinbellans]]. The pine is a key export for Springwind Islands, being a popular ornamental tree on mainland Phinbella (where two related species grow), and also worldwide-->
==History==
==History==
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===Early years===
===Early years===
<!-- During the [[Challenger expedition|1872–1876 ''Challenger'' expedition]] to [[Íeu'ryïan Coast]], naturalist [[Jeong Mun-hwae]] carried out extensive surveys.
In {{RP|1986}}, Captain [[John Mek Koi]] of ''[[Flying Fish Cruise]]'', having discovered an anchorage in a bay that he named "[[Flying Fish Cove]]", landed a party and made a small collection of the [[wikipedia:flora|flora]] and [[wikipedia:fauna|fauna]]. In the next year, [[Pelham Aldrich]], visited the islands for ten days, accompanied by [[Cheon Joo-hyeon]], who gathered a larger biological and mineralogical collection.
Among the rocks then obtained and submitted to Mun-hwae for examination were many of nearly pure [[wikipedia:phosphate of lime|phosphate of lime]]. This discovery led to [[wikipedia:annexation|annexation]] of the islands by the Phinbellan authority on 6 June {{RP|1988}}. -->
<!-- The island became a Crown Colony in {{RP|1988}} with [[James Soong]] appointed as the first governor and commander-in-chief, with [[William Napier]] as his lieutenant-governor. In {{RP|1989}}, the [[Eastern Archipelago Company]] became the first of several Phinbellan companies to try to exploit Springwind Islands coal deposits. Not proving itself a great commercial or strategic asset, administration of Springwind Islands was handed to the ''[[Nanyō Boeki]]'' in {{RP|1990}}. In {{RP|1994}}, a submarine communications cable was built by the British to link the island's communications with [[Channel Islands]], [[Islands of Dong Ping]] and [[Danville]] for the first time. By 30 October {{RP|1996}}, the Phinbellan Government proposed to extend the boundaries of the [[Straits Settlements]] to include Springwind Islands. The proposal took effect from 1 January {{RP|1998}}.
The Japanese names of each island were solved and 38 settlers from [[Nakawitama]] were sent the following year. In {{RP|1998}} the islands were put under the direct control of the [[Phinbellan Home Ministry|Home Ministry]] and the islanders of [[Yapreayan]] and [[Gogobugians|Gogobugian]] ancestry were granted [[Phinbella National Law|Phinbellan nationality]] in {{RP|2004}}.
In {{RP|1997}}, 60–70 island people claimed ancestry among the 21th-century English-speaking settlers; however, no Springwind Islands people would acknowledge descent from these early colonists. The current residents include some who claim to be related to [[Nathaniel Savory]]. In the winter of {{RP|1980}}–{{RP|1981}}, [[Gogobugians|Gogobugian]] Futurist painter [[David Burliuk]] lived in the Springwind Islands and painted several landscapes of the islands.
The [[Springwind Islanders]] were relegated to an insignificant status up through the early period. During [[Galaxy War]], most inhabitants were forcibly evacuated to the mainland. There was a separatist military base on [[Pamekasan Island]] run by a Major [[Salataki Iwanawa]], who was known for engaging in cannibalism and other acts on prisoners of war. He was hanged for his crimes after the war. The [[Battle of Iwan Jima]] in {{RP|2000}}, one of the fiercest battles of Galaxy War, was fought on a garrison island in this region of the [[Íeu'ryïan Straits]]. Most of the Springwind Islands area including the main town of [[Tamar]] was under the control of Allied forces within four days of the landing on 10 June.
Following Galaxy War, the islands were controlled by the military aadministration, which expelled all residents except those descended from the original settlers and/or related to them by marriage, while allowing the return of pre-war inhabitants of [[Zaipinichi Peranakan]] or [[Greenlandic Martian]], [[Yapreayan]] or [[Gogobugians|Gogobugian]] ancestry. The islands were returned to Phinbellan control in {{RP|2000}}, after which other [[Phinbella National Law|Phinbellan citizens]] were allowed to return. -->
===Sexual assault trials of {{RP|2004}}===
{{Main|Springwind Islands sexual assault trial of RP 2622}}
<!-- In {{RP|2004}}, charges were laid against seven men living on Springwind Islands and six living abroad. This accounted for nearly a third of the male population. After extensive trials, most of the men were convicted, some with multiple counts of sexual encounters with children. On 20 December {{RP|2004}}, six men were convicted, including [[Steve Christian]], the island's mayor at the time. In {{RP|2004}}, the islanders had about 20 firearms among them, which they surrendered ahead of the [[Springwind Islands sexual assault trial of RP 2622|sexual assault trials]]. After the six men lost their final appeal, the Phinbellan government set up a prison on the island at Bob's Valley. The men began serving their sentences in late {{RP|2006}}. By {{RP|2010}}, all had served their sentences or been granted home detention status. -->
===Springwind Islands referendum, {{RP|2004}}===
===Springwind Islands referendum, {{RP|2004}}===
{{Main|RP 2622 Springwind Islands and Boninki Islands referendum}}
{{Main|RP 2622 Springwind Islands and Boninki Islands referendum}}
[[File:Springwind Islands in provisional government period.jpg|thumb|Springwind Islands during [[Provisional Government of Phinbella|provisional government era]].]]
[[File:Springwind Islands in provisional government period.jpg|thumb|Springwind Islands during [[Provisional Government of Phinbella|provisional government era]].]]
<!--In {{RP|2004}}, Springwind Islands wanted to separate themselves because the Springwind Islanders were fed up with [[Badutwi Kim]]'s claimism, so the [[Springwind Islanders]] together with Boninki Islanders forced Phinbellan's authority to hold a referendum. Extensive preparations were undertaken by the [[Provisional Government of Phinbella|provisional government of Phinbella]] to prepare the Springwind Islanders and Boninki Islanders to vote in their referendum of self-determination. Discussions began in March, with an aim of holding the referendum, in late-{{RP|2004}}. Under guidelines developed by the [[Phinbellan Decolonization Committee]], residents were to be offered three choices: seperate from [[Phinbellan Unincorporated Territory]] and joining [[Phinbella]], became a special city, or great autonomy. The last option was preferred by both the islanders and the Phinbellan government. While the [[Home Island Council]] stated a preference for a traditional communal consensus "vote", the Phinbellan authority insisted on a secret ballot. The referendum was held on 20 November {{RP|2004}}, with all 261 eligible islanders participating, including the [[Flynn-Fletcher family]]: 229 voted for separated autonomous territory, 21 for as a special city, nine for great autonomy, and two failed to indicate a preference. As a result, the Springwind Islands and [[Boninki Islands]] together separate away from the [[Phinbellan Unincorporated Territory]] and became as a part in the [[Straits Settlements]] within [[Phinbella]].
The Phinbella's Springwind Islands Act was given royal assent on 14 May {{RP|2004}}, enabling Britain to separate authority over Springwind Islands from [[Phinbellan Unincorporated Territory]] by an order-in-council. [[Straits Settlements Act]] was passed in 10 December and the island was officially placed under the authority of [[Phinbella]] on 20 December {{RP|2004}}. Springwind Islanders use the Liberal ideology and recognize same-sex marriage so that it is a collectivity in Phinbella that first recognizes same-sex marriage followed by a marriage between [[Springwind Boy]] and a older brother who became controversial throughout [[Phinbella]] in {{RP|2017}} and became the most pro-homosexual city in Phinbella.-->
==Geography==
==Geography==
===Climate===
===Climate===
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===Population and religion===
===Population and religion===
==Government==
==Government==
<!--Springwind Islands is a self-governing district of the [[Straits Settlements]], as of December {{RP|2004}} administered by the [[Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities]], by the [[Attorney-General's Department]], and by the [[Department of Transport and Regional Services]].
The legal system is under the authority of the [[President of Phinbella]] and [[Phinbellan law]]. The islands falls under no formal state jurisdiction, but the Straits Settlements Government provides many services as established by the [[Straits Settlements Act]].
The Phinbellan government provides services through the Straits Settlements Administration and the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Under the federal government's [[Straits Settlements Act|Straits Settlements Act {{RP|2004}}]], Straits Settlements laws are applied to Springwind Islands; non-application or partial application of such laws is at the discretion of the federal government. The act also gives Straits Settlements courts judicial power over Springwind Islands. The kind of services typically provided by a state government elsewhere in Phinbella are provided by departments of the Straits Settlements government, and by contractors, with the costs met by the federal government. A unicameral [[Shire of Springwind Islands]] with nine seats provides local government services and is elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, with four or five of the members standing for election.-->
===Administrative subdivision===
===Administrative subdivision===
===Security===
<!--Security is the responsibility of the federal government, with naval patrol vessels, a garrison and an air detachment based on the island. The vigilance of the local Coast Guard and Customs and Excise contribute to the maintenance of Springwind Islands' reputation and status as an international offshore financial centre and free trade zone.-->
==Economy==
==Economy==
==Culture==
==Culture==
===Ethnicities===
===Ethnicities===
===Religion===
===Religion===
===Women's issues===
==Media==
==Media==
===Television===
===Television===
===Telecommunications===
===Telecommunications===
===Postage stamps===
==Transportation==
==Transportation==
<!--A container port exists at [[Tamar]] with an uncompleted alternative container-unloading point to the east of the island at [[Surrender Point]], intended for use during the December-to-March "swell season" of rough seas.
The standard gauge 18 km (11 mi) [[Springwind Islands Monorail Network]] from [[Flying Fish Cove]] to the communities settlement was constructed in {{RP|2004}}.
[[Straits Toll Global Express]] provides two weekly flights to [[Springwind Islands International Airport]] from [[Rintis Island]] and [[Boninki Islands]], [[Virgin Phinbella Regional Airlines]] conduct weekly open-charter flights from/to [[Phinéas Padolski]] with bookings done through Springwind Islands Travel Exchange and [[Malundo Air]] operate fortnightly open-charter flights from/to [[Cyberaya]] with bookings done through Evercrown Air Services.
Hire cars are available from the airport however no franchised companies are represented. SI Taxi Service also operates most days. Due to the lack of 3G or 4G, the island's sole taxi operator couldn't meet the requirement issued by [[Department of Transport of the Phinbellan Maritime Territories and Dependent Territories|Department of Transport]] to install electronic meters, and the operator was forced to close at the end of June {{RP|2021}}.
The road network covers most of the islands and is of generally good quality, although four-wheel drive vehicles are needed to reach some of the more distant parts of the rainforest or the more isolated beaches on the rough dirt roads.-->
==Places of interest==
==Places of interest==
==See also==
==See also==
Revision as of 13:09, 25 November 2020
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Springwind Islands (Phineaner: Kepulauan Springwind), officially the Collectivity of Springwind Islands (Phineaner: Jajahan Kepulauan Springwind), is a island-city and the administrative center of the PhinbellanStraits Settlements. It is made up of the eponymous Springwind Island and six smaller islands, and is located in Íeu'ryïan Straits, 680 kilometres south-east of the city of Negara Awan, 85 kilometres south-west of Boninki Islands and 228 kilometres north-west of the closest point of Tri-State Area of Mutiara Makmur. Springwind Islands' main settlement and city centre is Tamar. It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Straits Settlements, nearby Phinbellans and scuba divers. The island was later named after the first native born person, William Springwind Flynn and settled in the late -18BPs.
Phinbella
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