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Tapfer Aeterna

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Natopia Natopian demesne
Tapfer
Flag of Tapfer
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Coat of Arms of Tapfer
Coat of Arms
Motto: "Ab Actu Ad Posse Valet Illatio"
[[|250px|Location of Tapfer|frameless]]
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Capital Chancellorsport
Largest cities
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Demonym Tapferian
 - Adjective Tapferite
Official full name Federation of Tapfer Aeterna
Government
under the Constitution of Natopia
Constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy
 - Demesnial Charter {{{demesnialcharter}}}
 - Empress of the Natopians Vadoma I
 - Duchess of Frenzyville Maria Meir
 - President Robert Tallavert (UDM)
 - Demesnial Legislature Tapferite Congress
 - Part of
(Demesnial Union)
Most Serene Union of Dos Gardenias
Key Historical Dates 1577 AN[1]
(reconstituted as Thalassa)1609 AN
 - Establishment 1711 AN
Area
Population 83,477,198 (1732 AN
Key Landmarks {{{landmarks}}}
Abbreviation TAP
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Administrative divisions of Natopia

Tapfer Aeterna, officially the Federation of Tapfer Aeterna, is a Natopian demesne in the continent of Tapfer. Its capital is the city of Chancellorsport, and its most populous city is Frenzyville. The Tapfer Aeterna demesne is known for being considered as the "Natopian holy land"[2], due to Nett Opaegh, the mythic founder of Natopia, who was believed to have been born and lived near the city of Nettivity. It borders the demesnes of Arboria del Sur and Transegale to the south; the demesnes of Klaasiya, Ptia and Ziegeland to the east, and Dos Gardenias to its north, and the nation of Calbion to its west. As of 1732 AN, it has a population of 83,477,198 residents, making it one of the most populated demesnes of Natopia. The demesne contains 6 of Natopia's largest urban centers alone, the cities of Frenzyville, Chancellorsport (its capital),Cape Cran, Port-du-Meir, Guaynabo, and Nea Lindstrom.

The Federation of Tapfer Aeterna is subdivided into five counties: Frenyzville, Thalassa, Massat, Opagheia, and Guaynabo. The County of Frenyzville is known for being the ancestral home of the House of Meir, the ruling demesnial house of Tapfer Aeterna and related to the Imperial House of Natopia, House of Waffel-Paine. The 1709 Tapfer Aeterna Charter, which establishes the government of the demesne, defines the responsibilities of county governments, which serve as agents of the demesne. Most cities in the demesne, those over 5,000 in population, have home-rule governments. The vast majority of these have charters for council-manager forms of government, by which voters elect council members, who hire a professional city manager as an operating officer.

Historically, four major industries shaped the economy of Tapfer Aeterna have been: spices, silver, timber, cattle and bison, cotton, oil, natural gas, and fruit. The cattle and agriculture industries were a major economic driver through out much of the demesne's history and created the traditional image of the "Tapfer cowboy". Later on, cotton and lumber grew to be major industries as the cattle industry became less lucrative. Ultimately, the discovery of major petroleum and natural gas deposits initiated an economic boom that became the driving force behind the economy. Tapfer Aeterna has a developed, diversified economy and high tech industry. With a growing base of industry, the desmesne leads in many industries, including tourism, agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences.

Tapfer Aeterna was also known as Thalassa, which was the name of a demesne constituted from Tapfer Aeterna's territory in 1609 AN[3]. The counties of Massat and Opagheia formed part of the West Tapfer Federation prior to the division of the Natopian Empire in 1707 AN.

Etymology

The name of Tapfer comes from the name of the continent in which the demesne of Tapfer Aeterna is located. The continent is named after the country of Tapfer, founded by Bill Dusch in 1443 AN (April 2000). The country of Tapfer came to occupy much of the continent and was later annexed by foreign powers, becoming part of Jasonia (originating from the Aeronesian Archipelago) and Menelmacar. Later on, the nations on Tapfer united in an treaty called the Novasolum Agreement, after which the continent was briefly renamed Novasolum. The name changed was short-lived, and the continent name reverted back to Tapfer as Natopia, Alexandria, and Stormark came to grow and dominate the continent. During this time, the nation of Rio Grande also rose, as a descendant nation of San Martin. The demesne of Tapfer Aeterna was initially founded in 1577 AN. The name was chosen in response to the collapse of the Novasolum Agreement and the reversion of the continent's name to Tapfer.

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