Arakaria

Arakaria

Flag of Arakaria
Motto: State of Goodness and Justice. You are happy!
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Region	Anake
Capital	Au'thyre
Official Language(s)	Arakarian
Leader	Jan Kras
Population	100+ millions
Currency	aracus (=100 coppers)
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Government

Formal Name: The Holy Republic of Arakaria
Government Type: compassionate president republic
Head-of-State Formal Title: Blessed Elect
Governing Body: National Council of Arakarian People
Country Data Code: AK (internet: .ak)
Currency Code: ACU (Arakarian Credit Unit)
Administrative Divisions: 15 districts (devided into counties) and 1 Royal Estate
Legal Parties: Christian Labor Party (CLP), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Green Centrist Party (GCP)

Provinces

0. Royal Estate (not a province, under direct rule of the Blessed Elect)
1. Central (with capital city Au'thyre)
2. Justinaria
3. Lastria
4. Ostaria
5. Sotaria
6. Mitaria
7. Notaria
8. Portaria
9. Roxaria
10. Stevaria
11. Motaria
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Geography

Landmass: 1 198 423 km sq
Climate: mediterrean (south) and moderate (central and north)
Land usage: forests 32%, arable land 48%, other 20%
Time zone: UTC +1 (UTC +2 during summer)

Arakaria is a small nation that is situated between the Sea of Falling Stars and the Green Mountains that protect over a half of it's borders. Road network is quite well developed on county but its quality leaves many wishes. There are few railroads and more are planned. Arakaria is full of wilderness but it gets more civilized every year. Main terrain landmarks:

• The Misty Marshes to the north are going to be dried in preparation for new settlements but government promissed to leave quite large National Park of the Misty Marshes.
  
• The Green Mountains aren't tall but are quite forested and have some unique features.
  
• The Isle of First Star or the Isle of Justinea is dominated by grasslands with some hills in the middle.
  
• Ina River is largest river in Arakaria. It begins in the Green Mountains and enters the Sea in the City of Arakaria.
  
• The Mistic Forest has earned many legends and fairy-tales because of many misticians and prophets that somehow related to this forest.
  
• The Dark Forest is a stunning National Park. It's dense but the further you go it, the lighter, more beautful and interesting it gets.
  
• The Sea of Falling Stars is named so because Arakarian first settlers experienced many beautiful and frightening views of falling stars over the horizon of this sea.
  

Society

Unofficial Languages: English 36%, Polish 24%, French 12%, Greek 9%, Arabic 5%
Religions: Christianity 72% (48% Protestant, 39% Roman-Catholic, 8% Orthodox, 5% Gnostic), Buddhism 12%, Islam 7%, Judaism 5%, Other 4%
National Anthem: Minstrel Boy
National Animal: Horse (light-brown)
National Flower: Rose (red)
Patron Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi
Literacy: 100% (compulsory education for 17 years)
Military Service: Volunteer (almost 1% of population)
Technology Level: Pre-space Modern
System of Measurement: Metric

History

Former Names: The Tribe of Hargonians, The Kingdom of Petrana, The Commune of Petranians
Former Flags: Royal flag (vertical: upper yellow, lower green), Socialist flag (incline: upper-left red, lower-right black)
Former Head-of-State Titles: Master Bard, King, Elect

Hargon tribe (4000 BC - 523 AD)

Hargon tribe that originated somewhere on Polish territories 4000 BC and was lead by despot military leaders. However, villages where governed by tribal councils. During that peroid Hargonians established contact with Celts and applied their runic writing symbols from older futhark. When Roman Empire started to crumble Hargonians played an important role in it's destruction. This tribe moved to Burdigal region and became Roman foederati in 484 AD under the rule of Huge the Stonearm that renamed Burdigal to Petropolis.

Petrana Princehood (523 AD - 804 AD)

Establishing of feudal kingdom in 523 AD occured when Erythianos the Stormeye titled himself the Prince of Petrana Princehood. He ruled quite long until 617 AD when Marchants' Council in Ostia lead a rebellion and overthrown feudalism. They ruled a corrupted oligarchy ended when Petrana was conquered in 804 AD by Charles I the Great of the Holy Roman Empire.

Frankish rule and magical times (804 AD - 843 AD)

Lord Alex Deleonor (supposed to write the Song of Roland) and his wife Justinea (legendary archerer supposed to take down at leat two foes with one arrow) or Ristofan the Blackberry (master of slings compared with Biblical David) are widely known for their heroism under the rule of Frankish king. Legenadry Deleonor's horse - Aracus - was devoted to his master and sacrificed its life for him.

Arakarian Kingdom (843 AD - xxxx AD)

In 843 AD, after signing the Treaty of Verdun, former Petrana declared indenpendence and renamed to Arakaria. Alex Deleonor recived blessings from Pope in 844 and was the first King of Arakarian Kingdom.