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===Climate===

Enormous as it is, the Inquisition proper includes all major climates and biomes of Calémere except for polar tundra and ice caps (high-altitude tundra and ice caps, however, are found). Anyway, a large part of the country is dominated by tropical climates, with consistently high mean temperatures all throughout the year. Virtually all areas south of 10°N have an tropical rainforest climate (except for dry areas in rainshadows), and this climate is also found in sporadic patches north of it - including, notably, the capital city area around Lūlunīkam Lake. A tropical monsoon climate, with more yearly variation in precipitation, is found in most of the Far East, most of the Plain, and parts of the West, shifting to a tropical savanna climate inland. About 60% of the population of the Inquisition lives in areas with a tropical climate.

Overall, the Inquisition is divided in the following broad climate zones:

* the rainforest area, which includes nearly all of the South (except for semi-arid or desertic Hāyanidēva and the Sand Coast, in rainshadows) and all of the Southern islands, and the southern Jade Coast, with either a tropical rainforest climate or a tropical monsoon climate with less pronounced dry seasons. Most of this area is still covered by rainforests, the largest ones of Calémere.

* the monsonic area, including nearly all of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain.

* the wet savanna, i.e. the Far East south of 25ºN, which has a tropical savanna climate with either a "dry" season with a marked amount of rain and a rainier wet season (the Eastern coast of the Far East, and some mainly insular areas on the Western coast) or with a short dry season and a long wet season (the rest of the Far East). The climate is therefore much like the monsonic area, but with less overall precipitation, more evenly distributed throughout the year.

* the dry savanna, i.e. the coastal Sand Coast, most of the Western coast, all of the Far West, and parts of the western Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain where years are divided roughly evenly between a wet and a dry season, the latter being typically during the winter months. Some sporadic parts along the coast actually have a climate more typical of the "wet savanna".

* the Eastern Sea lands, i.e. most of the East and the coastal continental Northeast, which have a humid subtropical climate to the south and an oceanic climate to the north. Hivampaida, on the Skyrdegan Inner Sea, also has a similar humid subtropical climate.

* the (semi-)arid lands, which include both semi-arid climates (most of the inland Northeast; Tālišulkhān (the southwestern corner of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain); the inland Southwest; large parts of the West) and mediterranean climates (the Northwest, including the areas around the Tārṣaivumi Gulf and the Little Ivulit).

* the hot deserts, i.e. most of the West and sporadic parts elsewhere (Hāyanidēva in the South and parts of the inland Northeast).

* the plateau and mountain area, including the climate of the Hålvaren and Eirappåcih plateaus (ranging from hot summer humid continental to cold semi-arid depending on the area) and the high altitude subpolar, tundra or ice cap climates in the Camipāṇḍa range.

* boreal climates, including both the extreme continental subpolar climate of taiga-covered Kēhamijāṇa, and the two islands of Hokujaši (mainly cool summer humid continental) and Aratāram (also cool summer humid continental in the west; the eastern coast has a subpolar oceanic climate). The far northern tip of Aratāram island, due to the effect of the Targhāni Current and of the constant wind, has a tundra climate and Calémere's southernmost sea-level tree line, just north of 53ºN.

===Flora and fauna===

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 ===Climate===
 Enormous as it is, the Inquisition proper includes all major climates and biomes of Calémere except for polar tundra and ice caps (high-altitude tundra and ice caps, however, are found). Anyway, a large part of the country is dominated by tropical climates, with consistently high mean temperatures all throughout the year. Virtually all areas south of 10°N have an tropical rainforest climate (except for dry areas in rainshadows), and this climate is also found in sporadic patches north of it - including, notably, the capital city area around Lūlunīkam Lake. A tropical monsoon climate, with more yearly variation in precipitation, is found in most of the Far East, most of the Plain, and parts of the West, shifting to a tropical savanna climate inland. About 60% of the population of the Inquisition lives in areas with a tropical climate.
+Overall, the Inquisition is divided in the following broad climate zones:
+* the rainforest area, which includes nearly all of the South (except for semi-arid or desertic Hāyanidēva and the Sand Coast, in rainshadows) and all of the Southern islands, and the southern Jade Coast, with either a tropical rainforest climate or a tropical monsoon climate with less pronounced dry seasons. Most of this area is still covered by rainforests, the largest ones of Calémere.
+* the monsonic area, including nearly all of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain.
+* the wet savanna, i.e. the Far East south of 25ºN, which has a tropical savanna climate with either a "dry" season with a marked amount of rain and a rainier wet season (the Eastern coast of the Far East, and some mainly insular areas on the Western coast) or with a short dry season and a long wet season (the rest of the Far East). The climate is therefore much like the monsonic area, but with less overall precipitation, more evenly distributed throughout the year.
+* the dry savanna, i.e. the coastal Sand Coast, most of the Western coast, all of the Far West, and parts of the western Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain where years are divided roughly evenly between a wet and a dry season, the latter being typically during the winter months. Some sporadic parts along the coast actually have a climate more typical of the "wet savanna".
+* the Eastern Sea lands, i.e. most of the East and the coastal continental Northeast, which have a humid subtropical climate to the south and an oceanic climate to the north. Hivampaida, on the Skyrdegan Inner Sea, also has a similar humid subtropical climate.
+* the (semi-)arid lands, which include both semi-arid climates (most of the inland Northeast; Tālišulkhān (the southwestern corner of the Lāmiejāya-Lāmberah plain); the inland Southwest; large parts of the West) and mediterranean climates (the Northwest, including the areas around the Tārṣaivumi Gulf and the Little Ivulit).
+* the hot deserts, i.e. most of the West and sporadic parts elsewhere (Hāyanidēva in the South and parts of the inland Northeast).
+* the plateau and mountain area, including the climate of the Hålvaren and Eirappåcih plateaus (ranging from hot summer humid continental to cold semi-arid depending on the area) and the high altitude subpolar, tundra or ice cap climates in the Camipāṇḍa range.
+* boreal climates, including both the extreme continental subpolar climate of taiga-covered Kēhamijāṇa, and the two islands of Hokujaši (mainly cool summer humid continental) and Aratāram (also cool summer humid continental in the west; the eastern coast has a subpolar oceanic climate). The far northern tip of Aratāram island, due to the effect of the Targhāni Current and of the constant wind, has a tundra climate and Calémere's southernmost sea-level tree line, just north of 53ºN.
 ===Flora and fauna===