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| | | '''[[Population]]''' | | | '''[[Population]]''' |
| − | | 1,387,000,000 | + | | 1,599,000,000 |
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| | | '''Establishment''' <br>''Colony''<br>''Theocracy''<br>''Monarchy''<br>''Republic'' | | | '''Establishment''' <br>''Colony''<br>''Theocracy''<br>''Monarchy''<br>''Republic'' |
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| | | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]'''<br>''- Total''<br>''- GDP/capita | | | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]'''<br>''- Total''<br>''- GDP/capita |
| − | | <br>$41,328,026,455,684.22<br>$29,796.70 | + | | <br>§44,049,665,668,958.73<br>$27,548.26 |
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| | | '''[[Currency]]'''<br>''-Exchange rate'' | | | '''[[Currency]]'''<br>''-Exchange rate'' |
| − | | 1 [[Aimau]] = 100 [[Paβta]]<br>1 Aimau=$1.4875 | + | | 1 [[Aimau]] = 100 [[Paβta]]<br>1 Aimau=$1.4303 |
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| | | '''National Anthem''' | | | '''National Anthem''' |
| − | | [[Ei Ðinnia Ω Ðηmηa, Xaštahoa Ixω]] | + | | [[Hymn to Brotherhood (Baranxtu) | Hymn to Brotherhood]] |
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| | | '''[[CHDI]]''' | | | '''[[CHDI]]''' |
| − | | 0.99 (<font color=#339966>very high</font>) | + | | 0.962 (<font color=#339966>very high</font>) |
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| − | '''The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu''' is a country located in the [[International Democratic Union]], and also a member thereof. | + | '''The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu''' is a well-developed nation located on the South Continent of the [[International Democratic Union]]. Bordered by the Sea of Agrimai in the north and west, the [[Himagube | Strait of Hima]] in the southwest and the Bay of Baranxtu in the south, Baranxtu is has developed strong maritime trade bonds with many other nations which remain firmly in place today. It shares a maritime border with [[Otea]] which lies across the Strait of Hima and is bordered in the southeast by [[Jonquiere-Tadoussac]] and [[Cikoutimi]]. Much of the land across its eastern border still belongs to the Unclaimed Lands. |
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| − | Originally a staunchly conservative and almost fanatically religious colony of the [[Kingdom of Baranxtu]], it is today a socially progressive nation with a tightly regulated, but stable and prosperous economy.
| + | Baranxtu is a democratic federal constitutional monarchy with a strong parliament. It is made up of 19 provinces, which are further divided into twelve regular provinces, two city states, three metropolitan provinces and two autonomous provinces. However, there is little difference between the status of the different forms of provinces. |
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| − | ==Name==
| + | Originally a staunchly conservative and almost fanatically religious colony of the Kingdom of Baranxtu, it is today a self-proclaimed multi-cultural, liberal and progressive country that embraces the now indigenous diversity of cultures, languages and traditions of the peoples living within the country. |
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| − | '''Baranxtu''' is [[Baranxeï]] for ''of [[Baranxtuan Religion | Baranxi]]''.
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| − | When settlers came to what is now the kingdom of Baranxtu, their named the first village they founded after the city from which most of them came. That city was called '''Baranhide''' (''city of Baranxi''), which later developed into ''Baranxiž''. The city's patron deity Baranxi became also the patron god of the whole area, and the lands where thus called Baranxtu.
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| − | The etymology of '''Baranxi''' is not as clear at all. Whereas it is known for a fact that modern-day Baranxi is a merge of at least two different deities (a Sumyaian intersex deity and a male Talitrian god), it is not known from which deity he ultimately received his name.
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| − | One Sumyaian Origin Theory claims that ''Baranxi'' is derived from Sumyaian '*pjasa(n)' ''(spring)'' and '*naja(n)' ''(winter)'', and interpreting it as a name for the life-death aspect of Baranxi.
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| − | Another Sumyaian Origin Theory says that ''Baranxi'' comes from Ilatemaian 'bahasa' ''(health)'' and 'ranyhe' ''(sickness)'', also mirroring the life/death aspect of Baranxu.
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| − | The most important Talitrian Origin Theory, however, says that ''Baranxi'' evolved from Proto-Talitrian *bharanje ''(love, devotion)''.
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| | ==History== | | ==History== |
| | ''Main Article: [[History of Baranxtu]]'' | | ''Main Article: [[History of Baranxtu]]'' |
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| − | ===Founding=== | + | ===Establishment of the Colony of New Baranxtu=== |
| | + | In the 1670s, the first Baranxtiman settlers arrived on the northern shores of what is now the Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu. |
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| − | Baranxtu was found as a theocracy by Baranxtuan colonists in the 17th century for whom the progressively liberal attitude in their homeland towards other cultures had become unbearable. Their first leader was the High Priest Ahogi Detitu Gguri-Ahadi, a member of the influental Gguri family.
| + | On the eastern shore of the Bay of Ansa, they founded [[Ωn-Baranxiž]], named after the home town of their leader, the priest (later High Priest) [[Ahogi Detitu Gguri-Ahadi]]. He and his followers had come here to flee the growingly liberal attitude towards "infidels" in their home land. |
| − | <br>The first city to be founded was Ωn-Baranxiž, inhabited by about 1,200 people in 1687. The overall population of the Theocratic Colony of Baranxtu grew to a stable 10,000 by the turn of the century, with most inhabitants making a living with farming.
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| − | {{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Buildings/TempleofBaranxi.jpg|center|Temple of Baranxi|The oldest part of the temple complex of Ωn-Baranxiž was erected between 1702 and 1714. It is a sanctuary of Baranxi.}}
| + | When they expanded their settlements into surrounding areas, they established the province Bari. |
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| − | ===Growth and Independence===
| + | In the early 1680s, settlers with a similar background founded the colony of Nazer a few hundred miles to the east of Bari. Around the same time, Asuanituan settlers established the colony of [[Naïη]] on the shore of the current province of the same name. |
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| − | After the Religious Tolerance Act of 1725, many of the more conservative people of the Kingdom Baranxtu came to the colony, until in 1767 High Priestess Aleida Mallanatu Gguri-Ahadi put a stop on immigration in order to safe the stability of the land threatened by the too fast population growth - the country had already grown to more than 100,000 inhabitants which could barely survive off the land available to them.
| + | In 1687, the King Anharidi of Baranxtu granted the three colonies the right to unite as an official Baranxtuan colony called the Colony of New Baranxtu. |
| − | <br>Eventually, Baranxtu was forced to expand southwards to gain possession of more farming land in order to feed the population. Frightened by the threat of famine, Aleida Mallanatu Gguri-Ahadi called the home land for help, but in the Kingdom of Baranxtu, people protested against the support of a backwards nation like the Theocratic Colony of Baranxtu, so the Kingdom of Baranxtu was forced to set its colony free. After long negotiations, the Theocracy of Baranxtu became independent in 1792.
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| − | ===The Constitution of 1814=== | + | ===The Marani-Baranxtu Wars (1692-1790)=== |
| | + | Although the initial contacts between the settlers and the indigenous Marani peoples had been peaceful, the situation quickly deteriorated after the Colony of New Baranxtu had been established. As the colony now received military backup from the kingdom, High Priest Ahogi started a war with the Marani kingdom Tekubinda that separated the two provinces Bari and Nazer-Naïη. |
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| − | Despite the original intentions of the founders, the Theocracy of Baranxtu shifted towards a more relaxed attitude regarding religion and democracy, and in 1810 a bloody revolution brought forth the reconsitution of Baranxtu as a constitutional monarchy. The ruling dynasty of Ggurυa-Ahadυa was disposed, and the High Priest Apri Naostatitu Gguri-Ahadi was executed in public on March 24th, 1811.
| + | The colony received unexpected support by Jjiria which had a long-standing feud with Tekubinda; after Tekubinda had been conquered in 1706 and the two provinces united to form what became [[Bari Nazer]], Jjiria and New Baranxtu signed a peace treaty that lasted until 1906 when Jjiria was incorporated into Baranxtu. |
| − | <br>For the first time ever, the people were allowed to vote. The first election in 1812 served the establishment of a Constitutional Committee.
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| − | <br>The Committee's job was to draft a constition for the country, which was for the meantime governed by the Council of the Nation. Despite its best attempts to bring peace to country plagued by civil war, the next years saw a surge of crime, as a majority of the infrastructure had been destroyed in the revolution.
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| − | <br>Finally, in 1814, the Constitution of the Constitutional Monarchy of Baranxtu was approved of by the Council of the Nation and it became official law, with the Gguri-Eilari line of the royal family becoming the new ruling dynasty. One of their first steps was to repeal the ban of other religions, thereby triggering a new wave of immigration.
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| − | The following decades saw a few waves of expansian, especially unter [[Agglija Sijjiaritu Ggura-Eilara | Queen Agglija]], culminating in the Hantis-Baranxtu War 1830-1832 and the infamous Leumi Wars 1840-1846. During the latter, a number of important cultural sites of the Leumi were destroyed, the most well known being the [[Riatena Shrine]].
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| − | ===The Constitution of 1860===
| + | Other Marani tribes were not supportive of the new rising power, and during the following decades, New Baranxtu fought a great number of wars against the various neighboring Marani countries. |
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| − | In the first quarter of the 19th century, the Kingdom Baranxtu faced a series of economic threats, and a great number of disappointed inhabitants decided to move to the economically more stable Constitutional Monarchy of Baranxtu. Among them were many intellectuals and influential philosophers of the time, like Uhana Estoratu Ebiscoba. Her book ''"On the Republic and Its Importance for A Truly Free People"'' was published in 1844, and it soon became the first 'best seller' in the modern sense. It also led to the founding of a party called ''"For A Baranxtuan Republic"'', which gained a surprising 26% of the popular vote in the parlamentary elections of 1852. It eventually succeeded in demanding a redraft of the Constitution, which shifted the majority of power from the regnant to the Prime Minister.
| + | Supplied with superior weapons by the home country, New Baranxtu lost only a small number of these wars and was in turn able to conquer much more territory. By 1790, it stretched over all of modern [[Regions of Baranxtu#Geographic Regions | Northern Baranxtu]]. |
| − | <br>The new Constitution went into effect in 1860. The country's name was changed to The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu, though the royal family was still allowed to fill the position of head of state.
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| − | ===Civil War and Mesumahana===
| + | Meanwhile, the country still attracted a constant influx of Baranxtiman and Asuanituan settlers and its population grew steadily. |
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| | + | ===The Baranxtu-Siragge War (1786-1790)=== |
| | + | Whereas Baranxtimans and Asuanituans had colonized much of the northern part of modern-day Baranxtu, Nidajians who had fled the famines of the 1720s in the Kingdom of Baranxtu had established their own colony in what is today [[Siragge]]. |
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| − | ===Engagement in the IDU===
| + | {{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Buildings/TempleofBaranxi.jpg|center|Temple of Baranxi|The oldest part of the temple complex of Ωn-Baranxiž was erected between 1702 and 1714. It is a sanctuary of Baranxi.}} |
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| − | The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu joined the [[International Democratic Union]] in 2005, after a national referendum approved of the suggestion with a majority of 74.45%.
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| − | In late August 2005, Baranxtu established the ''Protectorate of East Baranxtu'' in [[Jonquiere-Tadoussac]], its eastern neighbor which, at the time, was in a state of civil war.
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| − | <br>After peace could be reestablished by Jontadain forces of the Démocratique faction, the nation was refounded as a loose confederation of provinces. The westernmost province of Chicoutimi, however, was ceded to Baranxtu and became the independent nation of [[Cikoutimi]] which is currently in personal union with Baranxtu with a joint head of state, [[Ateni Meinaratu Gguri-Eilari | King Ateni]].
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| − | A few months later, Baranxtu also sent peacekeeping troops to [[Otea]], the island lying just of the shore of Qiru province after the government of United Liberator Front had failed. The newly established country is now also in personal union with Baranxtu and Cikoutimi.
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| − | ==Demographics==
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| − | ===Ethnicity===
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| − | Today, the populace of Baranxtu is a mix of many people with often largely different cultural and religious backgrounds, and ensuring harmony and peace between these groups has been one of the common main goals of the past governments.
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| − | By ethnicity, three constructed groups are differed:
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| − | *The '''Natives''' who are mainly of Marani descent and nowadays in the minority.
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| − | *The '''Colonists''' who consist of Baranxtuan, Asuanituans and Nidajians. They hail from the Kingdom of Baranxtu and are the majority today.
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| − | *The '''Immigrants''' are non-Baranxtuan/Asuanituan/Nidajians who came to the country since the 19th century. They are a minority, albeit a sizeable one.
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| − | As Baranxtu was named after the main ethnic group of colonists, in the last years, a heated debate arose as how to adress the citizens of the country and how to contrast them from Baranxtuans, the ethnic group.
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| − | Currently, it is considered politically correct to use '''baranxtumalω''' when referring to citizens of the country Baranxtu in general, and '''baranxtimω''' when referring to the ethnic group of Baranxtuans. In English, the terms ''Baranxtuan'' and ''Baranxtiman'' are sometimes used.
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| − | | '''''Natives'''''
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| − | |''all''<br>'''Jjiri'''<br>'''Qiri'''<br>'''Other'''
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| − | |10.8%<br>4.5%<br>5.2<br>1.1
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| − | | '''''Colonists'''''
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| − | |''all''<br>'''Baranxtiman'''<br>'''Traditional Baranxtiman'''<br>'''Asuanituan'''<br>'''Nidajian'''<br>'''French''' ''(Jontadain)''
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| − | | 77.9%<br>56.2<br>2.4<br>13.2<br>6.1<br>1.6
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| − | | 11.3<br>2.3<br>1.2<br>2<br>1.7<br>2.5
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| − | ====Natives====
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| − | All Baranxtuans who identify as one of the Native People of Baranxtu (~10.8%) belong to the larger group of the [[Marani]] people and the subgroups are often referred to as tribes. Although 17 tribes are registered within Baranxtu, only two are large enough to be often political importance.
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| − | Although their relationship with the Colonists was strained in the 18th and 19th century, it is mostly cordial today as both sides have taken steps towards reconciliation early in the 20th century.
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| − | '''''Jjiri'''''
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| − | About 4.5% of all Baranxtuans identify as Jjiri, most of whom live in the province of [[Jjiria]]. They refer to themselves often as ''ñorimi'' in Jjiri or ''anihoreme'' in [[Akes Mersanint]].
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| − | <br>One reason for their relatively large number is the fact that the Jjiri kingdom Anier remained independent until 1906 and was therefor not "overrun" with colonists.
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| − | '''''Qiri'''''
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| − | The Qiri are the largest native group in Baranxtu, making up 5.2% of the overall population. Most live in the provinces of [[Qiru]] and [[Dorista]], but they are also an important force in [[Siragge]].
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| − | As the war in which the former Qiri empire became part of Baranxtu were relatively unbloody and quickly ended with a peace treaty that made southern Dorista, Siragge and Qiru part of Baranxtu, the number of Qiri tribe members was not as largely decimated as that of other tribes which fought bloody wars.
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| − | ''''Other Tribes''''
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| − | <br>About 1.1% of all Baranxtuans identify as a member of one of the other tribes, among them the Abasi, Leumi, Halami and Neimi. The smallest is the Daunimi tribe which only has about 100 members today.
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| − | '''''Baranxtuan'''''
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| − | <br>About 58.6% of the population of Baranxtu identify as ''baranxtimω''. Baranxtuans (or Baranxtimans) are further divided into two groups, Traditional Baranxtuans and Modern (by political activists also Democratic) Baranxtuans. This division is rather political and ethnical.
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| − | '''Traditional Baranxtuans'''
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| − | <br>They make up about 2.4% of the overall population and consider themselved to be the descendants of the first settlers. Most do not approve of modern inventions and the majority lives in the rural provinces where they try to live the same lives as their ancestors did about 300 years ago.
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| − | <br>Some jokingly refer to them as Baranxtuan Amish; however, they are much more radical and fundamental about their culture and as they disapprove of democracy in general, some see them as a threat to the political stability of Baranxtu - despite their small size.
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| − | Almost all Traditional Baranxtuans live in [[Abasina]] where they are the majority by a very small margin. Interestingly, they neither are part of the mainstream [[Baranxtuan Religion]] nor do they speak Modern Baranxeï. Their dialect is most closely related to Middle Baranxeï.
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| − | '''Modern Baranxtuans'''
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| − | <br>About 56.2% of the overall population identify as ''Modern Baranxtuan'', making them the single largest ethnicity in the country. They also include originally Traditional Baranxtuans who no longer want to identify as such.
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| − | '''''Asuanituan'''''
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| − | <br>The second largest group with 13.2% of the overall population. They originally hail from the same region as the Baranxtuans, but differ in language and culture from them.
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| − | Until 1706 they had their own colony in the east of what is today Bari Nazer, but they quickly merged with the Baranxtuan colony and their language Asuaneï was granted official status soon thereafter.
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| − | '''''Nidajian'''''
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| − | <br>In Baranxtu, the Nidajians are the third largest single ethnic group. Most of them came to Baranxtu after 1814, when the strict immigration laws were repealed.
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| − | <br>The majority speaks the Nidajian language, which was granted status as official language in the province of Ωþ-Neila in 1862 and in all of Baranxtu in 1897.
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| − | ====Immigrants====
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| − | Today, about 11.3% of all Baranxtuans are '''Immigrants''', which is actually a misnomer as it also includes the descendants of actual immigrants who still identify as belonging to the ethnic group of their ancestors.
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| − | <br>Most immigrants hail from other parts of the IDU and the main groups are English, French, Germans and Scandinavians. There actually exists a "native" French population in Halaora, however, they are usually counted as "immigrants".
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| − | ''Main Article: [[Languages of Baranxtu]]''
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| − | Baranxtu has four official languages and many other tongues are spoken there. The official languages were all brought to the country by settlers; apart from the provincial level, no indigenous language has achieved this status.
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| − | Two languages which were brought to the country are also not officially recognized.
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| − | The official languages are Baranxeï, Asuaneï, Nidajii and West Helenaian Sign Language. Indigenous languages all belong to the [[Akes Mersanint]] group, other languages include French and English, although both are spoken only by a very small minority.
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| − | ===Provinces===
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| − | {{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Maps/btprovinces.jpg|right|Baranxtuan Provinces|The Provinces of Baranxtu.}}
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| − | Baranxtu is nowadays divided into 19 provinces. Until 2006, it was only divided into 13 provinces, but the Subnational Entity Acts of 2006 reorganized almost all Baranxtuan provinces.
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| − | Many people still refer to the [[Historical Provinces of Baranxtu | historical provinces of Baranxtu]] when talking about their country.
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| − | '''''[[Abasina]]'''''
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| − | '''''[[Bari Nazer]]'''''
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| − | '''Bari Nazer''' is the oldest province of Baranxtu (together with Ωn-Baranxiž). Until 1909, Ωn-Baranxiž was part of Bari Nazer and as such, Bari Nazer's official name was "Royal and Capital Province". When the capital city was split from Bari Nazer, its status fell to that of a regular province.
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| − | During the 2006 Reforms, a number of eastern counties were split from the province, forming Naïη. In the course of the reforms, '''[[Milhaη]]''' was made the capital of Bari Nazer. Until then, Ωn-Baranxiž had served as such.
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| − | Tourism is one of the main sources of income for Bari Nazer; however, it also is an industrially very strong region and is part of the Northern Industrial Belt.
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| − | Since the 2006 reforms, Bari Nazer's population is overwhelmingly Baranxtiman; before that, it was largely a mixture of Baranxtimans and Asuanituans.
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| − | Jjiria was the last territory to be incorporated into Baranxtu; until 1906 it existed as the independent Marani kingdom Anier. As the treaty dealing with the annexation of Anier by Baranxtu stated that the borders of the Jjiri tribe shall be forever respected, it was the only province which did not experience any change during the 2006 reforms.
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| − | '''[[Ansa]]''' is the capital of Jjiria.
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| − | '''Halaora''' was the poorest province of Baranxtu until the 2006 reforms, when Izana was split from the province and Halaora came to be largely comprised of the Halaoran Pastures.
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| − | Halaora now is a largely agricultural province, although the east still belongs to the Old Industry Belt. Tourism industry is currently being introduced on a larger scale to Halaora.
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| − | '''Leuβa''' was created from counties split from Halaora and Leumena during the 2006 Reforms. They form the metropolitan area centered in the formerly Leumenan city '''[[Leu]''' which now serves as the capital of Leuβa.
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| − | The Leuβan economy is completely based on industry, which make the province one of the richer regions in Baranxtu, but also the most polluted one. Leuβa is the center of Baranxtu's heavy industry which is largely concentrated in the Southern Industrial Belt. Other economical branches are almost non-existant, apart from service.
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| − | No ethnicity holds the majority in Leuβa, although the Asuanituans are in plurality. Other important ethnic groups are Baranxtimans, the Leumi and the French (both decendants of Jontadain colonists and new immigrants).
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| − | '''Naïη''' was the original Asuanituan colony on the South Continent, but was quickly absorbed by the faster-growing Baranxtiman colonies. It was not until the 2006 Reforms that Naïη reemerged as an own entity after being split from Bari Nazer.
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| − | The capital of Naïη is '''[[Naïaž]]''', the third oldest colonial settlement of Baranxtu.
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| − | The economy of Naïη is largely based on industry, and the province is part of the Northern Industrial Belt. Much of Baranxtu's high-tech industry is centered here. The second most important economical branch is tourism, which Naïη owes to its old colonial settlements which are full of traditional Asuanituan architecture.
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| − | Naïη is regarded as Baranxtu's most ethnically homogenous province, more than 95% of its inhabitants identify as Asuanituan.
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| − | '''''[[Ωn-Baranxiž]]'''''
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| − | '''Ωn-Baranxiž''' is - together with Bari Nazer - the oldest province of Baranxtu. It is a city state, split from Bari Nazer in 1909, and also the oldest still inhabited colonial settlement in Baranxtu.
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| − | During the 2006 reforms, a number of surrounding Bari Nazer counties were incorporated into the province as they had practically merged with Ωn-Baranxiž.
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| − | The largest single employer in Ωn-Baranxiž is the government. However, Ωn-Baranxiž is also part of the Northern Industrial Belt, although many industrial areas of the city have been abandoned and demolished in recent decades and were rebuilt as parks or residential zones.
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| − | Ωn-Baranxiž is still predominantly Baranxtiman, but they hold the majority only by a slight margin, accounting for about 54% of the population. Other important groups are Asuanituans, Nidajians and immigrants from other IDU nations.
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| − | '''Ωgg-Dorista''' ''(South Dorista)'' was part of the larger province of [[Dorista]] until 2006, when the old province was split into two parts. It was gradually incorporated into Baranxtu in the 18th and 19th century and was home to many Marani tribes before that. Even today, it is the provinces with the most Marani tribes.
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| − | Ωþ-Dorista almost completely relies on tourism, although agriculture - especially [[Tnani | tnani cultivation]] - still plays an important role. The tourism industry, in turn, relies heavily upon the unscathed pictoresque landscape that can be found in the province; about a third of the province has been turned into a sanctuary.
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| − | '''Siragge''' is the second largest city (and city state) of Baranxtu and one of the few settlements preceding the colonial area that is still inhabited.
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| − | As part of the Southern Industrial Belt, large parts of Siragge's economy are industrial. Unlike other Southern Industrial Belt regions, Siragge has little heavy industry, but instead is the southern center of Baranxtu's high-tech industry, the northern one being Naïη.
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| − | ''For more information, see [[Political System of Baranxtu]] and [[Political Parties in Baranxtu]]
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| − | Baranxtu is a multi-party parliament constitutional monarchy. Nevertheless, it styles itself a 'republic' as most power lies within the parliament and for a majority of the existence of the Most Serene Republic, the monarch always worked closely with the elected representatives of the people.
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| − | The National Anthem, titled ''"[[Ei Ðinnia Ω Ðηmηa, Xaštahoa Ixω]]"'' (''"O brothers and sisters, come close"'') has been the official anthem since the installation of the Constitution of 1860.
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| − | <br>Its lyrics are based on the poem "Médry" ("Home"), written in 1802 by the Manyaian poet Unárie Milátai Santé and translated into Baranxeï in 1823 by an unknown writer. In 1833 it was turned into a song by the famous composer Silhari Negutreitu Masuhagi which quickly become the unofficial hymn of the Republican movement.
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| − | It was adopted as the national anthem in 1860, replacing the "Hymn to the Regnant".
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| − | The national animal is the tiger. It has been in use since the first days of the colony, as it is one of the animals associated with the country's patron deity Baranxi. He is often depicted side to side with his loyal companion, the tigress Zihena (or Zihana) who protects his followers and destroys his enemies.
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| − | Although two subspecies of tigers are native to Baranxtu - the [[Tigers of Baranxtu | Doristan Tiger]] and the [[Tigers of Baranxtu | Halaoran Tiger]] - a third species was introduced by the colonists, the [[Tigers of Baranxtu | Baranxtuan Tiger]]. Originally they were kept in the gardens of the [[Temple District of Ωn-Baranxiž]], but in the 1700s, some were released into the wild, establishing a small but stable population in Baranxtu.
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| − | The two national colors of Baranxtu are '''green''' and '''black'''. Since the country has distanced itself from its theocratic origins, they have been interpreted as representing the fertile plains and calm seas of Baranxtu, respectively; however, originally both colors can ultimately be traced back to the deeply religious founders of Baranxtu.
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| − | According to [[Baranxtuan_Traditions#Color_Symbolism | Baranxtuan Tradition]], each color has certain properties; furthermore, each deity is assigned a color - black for Mηlηja, blood red for Asuani, etc.
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| − | The iris is the national flower of Baranxtu. It is found in the Coat of Arms, on some coins and on decorations and medals awarded by the Baranxtuan government.
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| − | The official Flag of the State (also shown in the infobox on top of the page) has been in use in this form since 2005.
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| − | <br>The earliest attested form is the banner of the House of [[Ggurυa-Ahadυa]], which was basically a triangle with its left side in green and the right side in blue.
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| − | The following holidays are recognized and celebrated throughout all of Baranxtu.
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| − | '''Day of King Ateni''' (''ðu unritu atenitu'')
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| − | *''Date'': February 24
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| − | *This is one of the two current king's birthdays. It is marked by nationwide celebrations and the king's birthday parade, the most watched annual event in Baranxtu.
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| − | '''Democracy Day''' (''ðu hηtatu sohukuttu'')
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| − | *''Date'': July 24
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| − | *Following a proposal by [[International Democratic Union]] member [[Mikitivity]], the Baranxtuan lower house passed a law on July 18, 2005 to make the 24th of July a national holidy called 'ðu hηtatu sohukuttu'(lit. "day of the reign of the people")''.
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| − | '''Baranxtuan New Year''' (''ωn-ašaγηtu'')
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| − | '''Day of King Iðaritu''' (ðu unritu iðaritu)''
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| − | *''Date'': December 5
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| − | *[http://x2.putfile.com/8/23021564920.jpg Baranxtu before the annexation of Jonquiere-Tadoussac and Hadu Qirala]
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| − | *[[History of Baranxtu]]
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| − | *[[Baranxtuan National Review]]
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| − | *[[Baranxtuan Religion]]
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| − | *[[Baranxtuan Traditions]]
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Baranxtu is a democratic federal constitutional monarchy with a strong parliament. It is made up of 19 provinces, which are further divided into twelve regular provinces, two city states, three metropolitan provinces and two autonomous provinces. However, there is little difference between the status of the different forms of provinces.
Originally a staunchly conservative and almost fanatically religious colony of the Kingdom of Baranxtu, it is today a self-proclaimed multi-cultural, liberal and progressive country that embraces the now indigenous diversity of cultures, languages and traditions of the peoples living within the country.
In the 1670s, the first Baranxtiman settlers arrived on the northern shores of what is now the Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu.
When they expanded their settlements into surrounding areas, they established the province Bari.
In the early 1680s, settlers with a similar background founded the colony of Nazer a few hundred miles to the east of Bari. Around the same time, Asuanituan settlers established the colony of Naïη on the shore of the current province of the same name.
In 1687, the King Anharidi of Baranxtu granted the three colonies the right to unite as an official Baranxtuan colony called the Colony of New Baranxtu.
Although the initial contacts between the settlers and the indigenous Marani peoples had been peaceful, the situation quickly deteriorated after the Colony of New Baranxtu had been established. As the colony now received military backup from the kingdom, High Priest Ahogi started a war with the Marani kingdom Tekubinda that separated the two provinces Bari and Nazer-Naïη.
The colony received unexpected support by Jjiria which had a long-standing feud with Tekubinda; after Tekubinda had been conquered in 1706 and the two provinces united to form what became Bari Nazer, Jjiria and New Baranxtu signed a peace treaty that lasted until 1906 when Jjiria was incorporated into Baranxtu.
Other Marani tribes were not supportive of the new rising power, and during the following decades, New Baranxtu fought a great number of wars against the various neighboring Marani countries.
Supplied with superior weapons by the home country, New Baranxtu lost only a small number of these wars and was in turn able to conquer much more territory. By 1790, it stretched over all of modern Northern Baranxtu.
Meanwhile, the country still attracted a constant influx of Baranxtiman and Asuanituan settlers and its population grew steadily.
Whereas Baranxtimans and Asuanituans had colonized much of the northern part of modern-day Baranxtu, Nidajians who had fled the famines of the 1720s in the Kingdom of Baranxtu had established their own colony in what is today Siragge.
