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Makaar

Flag of Makaar
Motto: Capitalist swine since 1996
Region	The YoungWorld
Capital	Hamblegroun
Official Language(s)	Makaarian Northern Dialect, Makaarian Southern Dialect, Makaarian Central Dialect, Makaarian Official
Leader	William Ranford
Population	< 500 million
Currency	Sovereign
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Introduction

Makaar, or the Constitutional Monarchy of Makaar, is an economically-driven nation. It's current King, William II, came to the throne in 2003 when his father, Charles III, was shot by Jagorian rebel forces on a state visit there. The current Prime Minister, William Ranford, was elected in 1999, and re-elected in 2003 just before the death of Charles III. The next election is scheduled for 2007.

History

In 1207, the Province of Makaar, part of Rakaaria, was granted semi-autonomy by the Rakaarian King Edmund. The move was extremely controversial; the rest of Rakaaria did not want the grant. However, the Rakaarian war with neighboring Jagor had cost the country dearly, and holding onto the province completely was impossible. While Makaar agreed to continue acting as part of the country, it was given control over its own taxes and allowed to raise an independent army.

In 1300, another war with Jagor meant that Makaar thought it would be granted full autonomy. It managed to avoid donating its army to Rakaaria, and, when Rakaaria was in the middle of halting an invasion, Makaar took the opportunity, striking the Rakaarian border and pushing Rakaarian forces back. They then closed the border and proclaimed themselves an independent nation, naming Duke of Makaar Patrick Goodson as their King.

In 1475, the Goodson family's rule was challenged by a young Rakaarian Prince Micheal. His country was still occupied by Jagor, and he believed that if he took control of Makaar, he could remove the Jagorians from his country. On 23rd August 1475, the armies of the King and Prince Micheal met for battle. At the height of the battle, the Prince was pulled off his horse. Instead of being killed, he was sold back to Rakaaria, where he was captured and executed by Jagorian forces.

In 1509, King Harold I came to power. He went completely mad with power, forming a Board of Advisers and sending them back home after only two days. He took complete control of the army, and began a new drafting policy. He became extremely unpopular, and he was soon presented with a document by his dukes. It became known as the constitution, and the King finally accepted it. It limited his power and forced him to call his board of advisers to help him rule.

The most deciding chapter of Makaarian history occured in 1799. After misinterpreting a passage in the bible, the Christian community in Makaar became convinced that the world would end on the 1st January 1800. The fear soon spread, and was not helped when the King ordered that new fireworks, recently ordered from Proken, should be set off at midnight. Anarchy ensued, and the King, who was only 20, was shot when a group of peasents broke into the army stores and captred several thousand gunpowder cartridges and three hundred guns, as well as five cannons.

The King died without an heir, and when the world had not ended by the 10th January, a new King had to be named. Instead of the most powerful duke being named King, the Board of Advisers decided to allow the people to elect a new King from three noble candidates. The winner was Quarter-Duke Joseph Friedland. He was the second-least powerful duke in the country, but was crowned on February 2nd 1800. He signed almost all of his power over to a new institution which he created, called Parliament, and allowed the people to elect his ministers.

Eventually, the First Minister title became commonplace for the Domestic Minister, the chief minister and the minister in charge of running affairs of the country. First Minister became Prime Minister, making Makaar as it is today.

In 1922, Makaar intercepted a message from Rakaaria to Jagor, saying that Rakaaria planned to invade Makaar and called for Jagorian help. Makaar made a pre-emptive strike, disastrously attacking the Rakaarian town of Grouton. The battle that followed led to a humiliating defeat of Makaarian soldiers. Rakaarian and Jagorian troops began their push towards Hamblegroun.

On 12th June 1922, the war ended. Rakaarian forces destroyed the city walls around Hamblegroun and captured the Prime Minister and the King. The Prime Minister was later executed, and the King stripped of his wealth and sent into exile. Rakaarian forces once again occupied Makaar.

In 1928, though, Rakaaria was sent into another war with Jagor. Siezing the opportunity just as they had done at the birth of their nation, the Makaarian people attacked Rakaaria and drove their troops out. As the Jagorians advanced slowly with a huge force into Rakaarian controlled land, the Makaarian Defense League (a militia force made up of men from 15 to 70) made skirmish attacks along Rakaaria's borders. Before long, the Makaarian forces had pushed far into Rakaaria, and took control of the Rakaarian capital before the Jagorians could get there.

Rakaaria was split into two control zones: Makaarian Rakaaria and Jagorian Rakaaria. The Makaarian zone was significantly bigger than the Jagorian zone, a fact which made the Jagorian dictatorship jealous.

On 3rd May 1930 the Jagorian troops attacked Makaarian border stations all along the border. Makaar responded with the full force of their army, destroying several towns in Jagorian controlled Rakaaria. The Jagorian forces suffered defeat after defeat, and on 28th May, Makaarian forces controlled the whole of Rakaaria. They continued their push, destroying most of the Jagorian army and finally taking control of the major cities in Jagor, forcing their surrender on 12th July 1930.

Having taken control of both Rakaaria and Jagor, Makaar set up administration controllers in both countries, and the King returned to Makaar.

Rebel forces continue to oppose Makaarian occupation of both countries, and a date for the end of this occupation has not yet been set. Rakaaria lost its protectorate status in 1982, being downgraded to a "Colony" of Makaar. Jagor still maintains its protectorate status, and recieved semi-autonomy in 1982.

Language

Makaar' languages have evolved from an early Rakaarian dialect. It uses a lot of "k" sounds, especially when words are used in emphasis.

There are three Makaarian dialects. The most common, Makaarian Northern Dialect, is spoken by about half of the people in Makaar. What makes it different from the other dialects is that it used a different grammar structure. The verbs always come at the end, so:

     Makaarian Official:      Enna esk malk Makaari
     Makaarian Northern:      Enna esk Makaari malk
     English:                 I am talking Makaarian

The verb "to be" is also conjugated differently.

         ENGLISH              MAKAARIAN OFFICIAL           MAKAARIAN NORTHERN
         (I) Am               Esk                          Esk
         (You) Are            Eka                          Eka
         (He/She/It) Is       Ak                           Kaa
         (We) Are             Eka                          Nos
         (You plural) Are     Enna                         Nose
         (They) Are           Enka                         Naka

The Makaarian Southern Dialect is spoken by about a third of Makaar, mainly by the farmers of the southern region. It is almost exactly the same as Makaarian Official, but has almost 200 words for "carrott" and 513 words for "farm". The sentence structure is the same, except that the word being used for "farm" will always come at the beginning of the sentence, and will have no "a" or "the" word in front of it.

Makaarian Central Dialect is very much Makaarian Official Dialect spoken with a heavy accent. As well as "k", the "b" sound is ofen used, mostly to express frustration and despair, and the sound has become a word in itself. Makaarian Central is the dialect spoken in Hamblegroun and in the surrounding towns and villages. It is spoken by only a sixth of the Makaarian population.

Makaarian Official Dialect is spoken by all people all over Makaar in addition to their regional dialect. It is a formal language and allows communication between people from different dialects. It is a combination of early Rakaarian and English.

People

Makaar is home to a wide range of people because of its absence of immigration laws up until 1905. There are 14 major ethnic groups (they are listed below by size):

1. Makaarian 2. Rakaarian 3. Jagorian 4. Prokenian 5. Gloobanian 6. Mirobanian 7. Roman Catholic 8. Protestant 9. Muslim 10. Buddhist 11. Hindi 12. Makaarian Seperatist Church 13. Sikhism 14. Judaism

Racism is almost non-existant because of strict laws on anti-religious behaviour.

The country is almost perfectly divided into three parts. The north of Makaar is almost entirely industrial based, and pollution is high. In some areas, the pollution has had some towns temporarily evacuated by the army.

The south of Makaar is more agricultural, with very low pollution. Health is generally higher, and the average life expectancy is 5 years more than in northern Makaar.

Central Makaar is Hamblegroun and the surrounding towns and villages. It is more high-tech than Northern Makaar, as the government is beginning an anti-pollution project. The outlying towns and villages were included within the central area as part of the Constituencies and Districts Act 1999.