Iragua
Iragua, oficially the Federal Constitutional Republic of Iragua (Spanish: República Constitucional Federal de Iragua is a sovereign country in North Sierra, in the Caraiban region. Its population is barely over a million and has been led by a predominantly overt nationalist government.
History[edit | edit source]
Ancient people[edit | edit source]
Human settlements in what is now Iragua
Castillan colonization[edit | edit source]
Huascan occupation[edit | edit source]
Independence[edit | edit source]
Iragua became independent from Huasco in 1860
Government and politics[edit | edit source]
Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]
Culture[edit | edit source]
Media[edit | edit source]
There are five television channels in the country: Hhuiche Televisión (channel 4), Canal 6 (channel 6), Telesistema (channel 7), SOTEL (channel 11) and Trecevisión (channel 13). Canal 6 is state-run. Channel 11 is the only de facto independent channel. Channels 4, 7 and 13 are under a joint administration. Television programming in recent years mostly comes from narcotraffic, especially online torrents of TV shows.
There are three authorized telcos: Claro, Tigo and the state-run Iratel.
