Qennes

First level
The first level of the subdivisions are the provinces (Qennesan: Provință), also known as the historical regions (Qennesan: Reḑion Historikal). There are 4 of them in total. They mostly follow the cultural borders, where each province has a unique cultural and ethnic group.

Second level
The second level of the subdivisions are the municipalities (Qennesan: Munițipiu). They include 2 or more towns or cities with adjacent villages and hamlets. Unlike the provinces, municipalities roughly follow the population diversities of the country. The municipalities culturally vary between each other, for example the urban and densely populated Erez municipality compared to the vastly rural and sparsely populated Daroț municipality.

Third level
The third level of the subdivisions are the communes (Qennesan: Koņoța). Each locality with a title of a city (Pol), town (Pol) or village (Săț) has its own commune, encompassing surrounding hamlets (if a village), villages and hamlets (if a town) or suburbs (if a city). There are also 3 types of communes: urban, semi-rural and rural.

Fourth level
The fourth level of the subdivisions are the localities (Qennesan: Komiiasă). Each locality has its own defined borders, with rare examples of two localities located under one border, often due to proximity between them. Depending on the population and size, a locality is given a type of locality (city, town, village, suburb, hamlet), which also can depend on its location compared to regional centers. Localities are the lowest type of subdividing everywhere except the cities.

Fifth level
The fifth level of the subdivisions are the final type of subdividing, although not the lowest everywhere as they can be only found within cities. They are called neighborhoods (Qennesan: Karțîer).

Flag & CoA


The flag is composed of 3 stripes (Purple - White - Purple), with the coat of arms (without the eagles) in the centre. The original flag used since the 2th century didn't have the coat of arms. The change was implemented in 1988. The purple is the national color of Qennes, and was used to represent the Nobility, while the white represented the Peasantry. Another two symbolisms are:
 * the white represents the River Kaneș, with the noble Qennesan soil on it's sides.
 * the white represents the soil of Qennes in between two bodies of water (Upper - Terdau Lake; Lower - Iviran Sea).

The Coat of Arms is composed of a shield, a crown, and two black eagles 'protecting' the historical Qennesan lands represented on the shield with their modern-day flags (historical ones were different). Those flags are (clockwise from top left):
 * Tîrdau - Rumînaș (Nowadays Tîrdau) - The region in the northwest of Qennes, on the Terdau Lake. The flag is closely related to it's Antharian neighbor - Quartia. The shield in the middle is the identical one to the one of Quartia, representing the cultural similarity between the two provinces. The flag has a checkerboard pattern as the background, similar to the Quartian one. The only difference is that Tîrdau uses the murrey color instead of red, possibly to represent that it's part of Qennes, whose national colors are purple, murrey and gold.
 * Lipămontală - The central region of Qennes. It's a white-bordered murrey-colored stripe on top of a gold background. The murrey represents the nobility and the unity of Qennes, as well as the Kaneș River flowing thru the farmlands and land rich in natural resources, represented by the gold. The white part has unknown reasons of appearance.
 * Feredetî - The southeast region of Qennes. The flag is inspired by the flag of Egani, with the blue shades replaced by purple shades. The four squares have two meaning: The four regions of the modern-day province (Malvertta, Este - Klavopoli, Upper Feredetî (Sentares - Kastelnău), and the Silver Valley. The second one is representing the historical regions of the area. The city of Malvertta, The Upper Regions (Kastelnău - Sentares - Silver Valley), The Coast of Masetna and Crab Coast (Niskavo - Klavopoli).
 * Erez - The southwest province of Qennes. The lion is the historical symbol of the region, while the purple represents the Qennesan unity.

The shield includes another shield within itself, which represents United Qennes and it's Nobility Class symbolized by the fleur-de-lis. Above the main shield is the Qennesan Crown, worn by the ruling archduke or archduchess of Qennes. It represents the nobility. The two black eagles (Ictinaetus malaiensis) are the national animal of Qennes. They are positioned on the sides of the shield. Their legs are in front of the shield, 'blocking outsiders' entrance to Qennes'.

Country name etymology and rough history at the same time
Kaneș / Qennes - The native name has various sources, but the most widely accepted etymology comes from Eganian. Supposedly, when the Hellanesians colonized the shores between Malvertta and Klavopoli, they didn't see a single settlement, and barely any human activity. Later in the future, upon declaring the area as a subdivision of its own, they named it Kenes, corrupted from the word keno meaning 'empty' in Hellanesian. When Qennes got its independence from the Hellanesians (2th century), they took the subdivision's name for the country as it was the largest one of the 3 combined (along with Kenes, Erulgi and Western Niskavo where also included). Later when the Antharian Kingdom took over (10-11th century), they changed the name to Quennes, which is nowadays the Antharian name for Qennes. By the beginning of the 15th century, Qennes was split between the Antharian Kingdom, Romany and Egani (the area was called Apokias Eganê), whereas Qennes as an independent nation was left out mostly in present day Lipămontală province. This is the time the national identity of Qennes was born, and when an unique Qennesan culture started to rise. Until now, the country was primarly speaking Eganian while it was under Hellanesian/Antharian rule. The northern parts, by the Terdau Lake, spoke Romanish as they were part of Romany, whose influence spread towards the XY mountains, bordering the Eganian-speaking Qennesan nation. Over the years, the Romanish language overtook the Eganian language in Qennes, however the Qennesan dialect grew on its own, separately from the main Romanish language. A lot of the Eganian words where rewritten and changed under the Romanish influence, giving many words a mixed feel of both Romanish and Eganian. (Example: Market (in); Agola (eg); Piaţă (ro) (? / Stjur to confirm this lol); Agăța (qn) ) As with most other words, so did the name Kenes evolve into Kaneș, which is still the name of the nation.

Another possibility is that upon arriving present day Qennes, the Hellanesians thought the settled area was an island, although it physically didn't look like one. It was possible some geographical illusion was present at the time. They called the area Kan Nisi, which would roughly translate from Hellanesian as 'even an island' or 'possibly an island'.

The final theory is connected to the previous one. Instead of Kan Nisi, the settlers named the area Ken Nisi. Although those two phrases have an one letter difference, the latter phrase has a different meaning, translating to 'empty island', again connecting to the theory that the settled area was completely empty.

The Ingerish name Qennes, is a transliterated version of the earliest name Kenes, as well as under the influence of the Antharian name Quennes.

Conclusion: The empty land, that looked like an island upon settlers' arrival.

''Honest etymology: There is no etymology, it just came up to my mind once. :P''

Other etymologies and name translations
Arta - There are three etymologies:
 * From Romantian artus, which has two translations: narrow and powerful. The latter one has been accepted since Arta was built by the monarchy to serve the noble families, and house the most powerful and richest people from Qennes. The first translation can be directed towards the Kaneș River, which has a few narrow spots near Arta. Arta is the feminine version of both translations in Romantian.
 * From Ancient Hellanesian artus, meaning 'arrangement'. Arta was a planned capital city, where the name was possibly referring to exactly that.
 * From Romantian ars, meaninn 'art', 'handicraft' but also 'power'. Arta was always known as the 'City of Art'.

Historical versions: Kenes > Quennes > Quenneș (Romanish??) > Kaneș > Qennes

Conclusion: The planned artistic city where all the powerful people reside.

In other languages:
 * Kalmish - Könes / Kenes / Kuenes
 * Franquese - Quenes
 * OGF:Italian - Kenes
 * Serbian - Канеш (Kaneš)
 * Castellanese - Quenes
 * Iviran - ???
 * Turquese - Kanıs

''Honest etymology: IIRC, used the name of the Greek town of Arta, because I liked it. It didn't sound too Turkish, Greek or Romanian, meaning it was the perfect name for a city which combines the 3 cultures. The Greek Arta has no clear etymology, so I made my one up from scratch.''

Malvertta - No clear etymology, the only accepted one as of now is:
 * From Romantian malva + erto, meaning 'Malva' (Mallow) + 'erect' (derived from erectus, meaning 'erect') respectively.

Conclusion: The place with a lot of mallow flowers where we erected the city walls.

In other languages:
 * Kalmish: Mauretta
 * Franquese: Maurette

Honest etymology: I was looking at Malta once, and combined the names Malta and Valletta, with an addition 'r'.

Erez (both province and city) - Erez was the name of Porterez, which is home to the Porterez Fortress (previously: 'Erez Fortress'). The name 'Erez' was given to the new inland city, while Porterez was given its name after its location on the sea, and being one of the more important ports at the time. The earliest name of Erez (Porterez) was Erulgi, which was also given to the subdivision Erulgi was in. There are three etymologies, although the last one is not considered valid:
 * From Romantian erugo, meaning 'smooth' referring to the smooth river delta of the Kaneș River, at the point where it meets the Iviran Sea, where the Erez (Porterez) Fortress is located.
 * From Hellanesian aregla, meaning 'chair'.
 * From Romantian arsus, meaning 'burnt, dry'.

Historical versions: Erulgi > Erez > Porterez / Erez

Conclusion: Smooth riverbanks on the delta, where the fortress/castle was built.

Honest etymology: None.

TeleTravel
The TeleTravel is the highway tolling system used in Qennes. It is 100% digitalized as of 2018, and all manual toll booths have been replaced with the ETC alternatives.

Upon arrival at a border crossing (on any type of road), the traveler is required to have an installed transponder within their vehicle. At the border crossing, the transponder is checked if it is present, and the border control worker checks the presence of the device. Native Qennesan citizens receive a transponder device whenever they buy a vehicle, and can get another one at any RCQ (Road Commision of Qennes) office. Foreigners that do not have the device will be given one at the border crossing, and they are required to install it afterwards. Transponders are free of charge for everyone without a transponder.

Types and prices
Different types of transponders exist, mainly to serve the different types of tolls fees which differ between vehicle types. The types of the transponders are named the same based on the toll fee type, and they are:
 * TeleTravel Auto - for cars of all types (everything from sedans to SUVs and limousines). The price is set at 0.5 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Moto - for motorcycles, scooters and other related vehicles. The prices is set at 0.2 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Lori A - for heavy vehicles whose maximum weight does not exceed 2.5 tons (e.g. vans, mini-vans, box trucks, etc.). The maximum weight is checked upon every collection of the transponder from a RCQ office. The price is set at 0.8 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Lori B - for heavy vehicles whose maximum weight does not go below 2.5 tons (e.g. semi-trucks, trucks, 18-wheelers, flatbeds, tank trucks, etc.). The maximum weight is checked upon every collection of the transponder from a RCQ office. The price is set at 1 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Bus - for buses of all types (mini-buses, coaches, double-deckers, etc.). The price is set at 0.7 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Special A - for small-sized special vehicles such as tractors, road rollers, forklifts, other agricultural vehicles, etc. The price is set at 0.15 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Special B - for large-sized special vehicles (crane trucks, dump trucks, other construction vehicles, etc.). The price is set at 0.6 USD per kilometer used.
 * TeleTravel Utility - for all utility vehicles and emergency vehicles (ambulance vans, fire trucks, police vehicles, garbage trucks, etc.). These vehicles are not charged for their usage of highways, however they are required to posses a transponder for the system to detect their type.

Functionality
Each ETC tolling station is equipped by two reading devices above the road. One is used to register the type of the transponder of the vehicle. When a vehicle is entering an highway, the transponder reader sets the entrance point of the vehicle, and sets the finish point if the vehicle is leaving an highway. The system calculates the distance between the two points and determines the price. The second device registers the license plate of the vehicle, and firstly detects the country of the vehicle, and then the personal information about the vehicle owner. The personal information is used if the device doesn't detect a transponder present. The vehicle owner will get a mail with billing information to pay the tolling price in under 7 days.

Upon detection, the system deducts the required amount of funds from the TeleTravel account. If the owner doesn't have enough funds to pay the tolling, the amount of money will be either deducted from the owner's bank account, or they will receive a mail to pay the fee under 7 days.

Packages
Each owner can purchase a package which will add funds to their TeleTravel account. Although they are counted in USD and QNL, they are named as 'points'. The types of packages are:
 * TeleTravel Standard - 50 USD / 75 USD / 100 USD
 * TeleTravel Pro - 100 USD / 150 USD / 200 USD
 * TeleTravel Ultra - 250 USD / 375 USD / 500 USD
 * TeleTravel GoThru:
 * TeleTravel GoThru A - 30 USD / 45 USD / 60 USD
 * TeleTravel GoThru B - 75 USD / 115 USD / 150 USD
 * TeleTravel Metropolis - 20 USD / 30 USD / 40 USD

Companies
d.o.o. / l.l.c. = a.e.l. (Ateriă ku eftîna limitață)

Sports
Sports are a popular past-time activity for many younger Qennesans, especially football, volleyball, athletics and swimming.

Football
Football in Qennes is governed by the Qennesan Football Federation (Qennesan: Federațîia Kaneșană ḑe Futbol; FKF), created in 1940 by various teams. The national team plays their home games at the Libelulă Arenă in the Nauturoș neighborhood of Malvertta.

The league system is composed of two national divisions and many regional divisions. The Protațîma is the highest division in Qennes, composed of 12 teams from throughout Qennes. The same goes for the second division, the Neksus 2, also composed of 12 teams.

The whole league system is composed of:
 * National divisions:
 * TeleViolet Protațîma - 12 teams
 * Neksus 2 - 12 teams
 * Regional divisions:
 * Tîrdau Ligă - 12 teams
 * Koșteiu Ligă - 14 teams
 * Tîrdau Ligă 2 - 16 teams
 * Tîrdau Ligă 3 - 22 teams
 * Lipămontala Ligă Reḑională - 12 teams
 * Diviziă Lipămontalei 1 - 18 teams
 * Diviziă Lipămontalei 2 - 18 teams
 * Premier Ligă Erezului - 12 teams
 * Ligă Poleană ḑe Erez - 14 teams
 * Liga Reḑională ḑe Erez Vuoț - 20 teams
 * Liga Reḑională ḑe Erez Naoț - 20 teams
 * Feredetî Ligă 1 - 10 teams
 * Feredetî Ligă 2 - 14 teams
 * Ligă Malvertta 1 - 10 teams
 * Ligă Malvertta 2 - 8 teams
 * Ligă Este-Klavopoli - 12 teams
 * Ligă Sentares - 16 teams
 * Ligă Kastelnău - Kolkastem - 20 teams

Division system
Qualifications/Promotions/Relegations:
 * Protațîma:
 * Qualifications:
 * 1st place - Qualification for Tournament 1
 * 2nd place - Qualification for Tournament 2
 * 3rd and 4th place - Qualification for Tournament 3
 * Relegations:
 * 10th place - Relegation play-off against the 3rd placed team of the Neksus 2
 * 11th and 12th place - Relegation to Neksus 2


 * Neksus 2:
 * Promotions:
 * 1st and 2nd place - Promotion to Protațîma
 * 3rd place - Promotion play-off against the 10th placed team of the Protațîma
 * Relegations:
 * 12th place - Relegation to the team's respective regional division
 * Lowest ranked team that is the same regional division as the 12th ranked team - Relegation play-off with the 2nd ranked team of the respective regional division
 * Lowest ranked team that is of different regional division than the 12th ranked team - Relegation to the team's respective regional division
 * Two remaining lowest ranked teams, regardless of division - Relegation play-off against the champions of the two regional divisions different that the ones of the two directly relegated teams

National divisions
The teams for the 2021/22 season of the TeleViolet Protațîma are:
 * SC Aeței (Teparkaș)
 * FK Erulgi (Erez)
 * FK Floră (Fataņaș)
 * FK Geolimpik 1939 (Koșteiu)
 * FK Kaneș (Reța)
 * Kastelia FK (Kastelnău)
 * AFK Klavopoli 1952 (Klavopoli)
 * KSGS (Sentares)
 * Malvertta FC (Malvertta)
 * Marinăr GSC (Meteļin)
 * MNK Este (Este)
 * FK Reșan (Sentares)

The teams for the 2021/22 season of the Neksus 2 are:
 * FK Astră Malvertta (Fițîia)
 * GFK Ḑenioțean (Koșteiu)
 * FK Dinamo (Erez)
 * FK Dinamo Koșteiu (Koșteiu)
 * FK Floră (Dadaș)
 * FK Kănpitau (Kănpitau)
 * Klub Roial (Arta)
 * AK Libel (Medalona)
 * FK Lîulină 2010 (Lîulină)
 * FK Lodre (Kaună)
 * FK Tîrdau (Amnaș)
 * FK Urlă (Artei)

Last season's tables (2020/21)
TeleViolet Protațîma

Neksus 2

Promotion - Relegation Play-offs
 * FK Kaneș Reța
 * FK Dinamo Erez


 * FK Tîrdau Amnaș
 * FK Lokușteni - Venneșe


 * FK Eļefterean Amaraștii
 * FK Lodre Kaună

Tîrdau Play-off:


 * FK Mețălorean Galadeș
 * FK Dinamo Koșteiu