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'''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.
 
'''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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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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Baranxtu is a democratic federal constitutional monarchy with a strong parliament. It is made up of 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.
 
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.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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''Main Article: [[History of Baranxtu]]''
 
  
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===Establishment of the Colony of New Baranxtu (1670-1692)===
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==Geography==
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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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===Provinces===
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Baranxtu is divided into 19 provinces (in Baranxeï called ''rajjua'', singular ''rajjy''). It is further subdivided into 1200 districts (''aβηzua'').
  
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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.  
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{{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Maps/ProvincesbyNumbers.png|right|Baranxtuan provinces|The 19 Provinces of Baranxtu.}}
  
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When they expanded their settlements into surrounding areas, they established the province Bari.
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|-
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!  bgcolor="#3399cc" |   !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Official Name !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Colloquial Name !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Capital
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|-
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! 1
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| Province of Abasina
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|'''[[Abasina]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Lamaggra]]
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|-
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! 2
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| Province of Bari Nazer
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|'''[[Bari Nazer]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Milhaη]]
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|-
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! 3
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| Metropolitan Province of Deioprajjiβa
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|'''[[Deioprajjiβa]]'''
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| align="right" |  [[Deioprajji Make]]
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|-
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! 4
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| Metropolitan Province of Eishaβa
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|'''[[Eishaβa]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Eisha]]
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|-
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! 5
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| Province of Izana
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|'''[[Izana]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Inar]]
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|-
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! 6
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| Autonomous Province of Jjiria
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|'''[[Jjiria]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Ansa]]
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|-
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! 7
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| Province of Gileγa
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|'''[[Gileγa]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Gil]]
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|-
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! 8
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| Province of Halaora
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|'''[[Halaora]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Xanai]]
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|-
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! 9
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| Metropolitan Province of Leuβa
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|'''[[Leuβa]]'''
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| align="right" | [[Leu]]
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|-
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! 10
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| Province of Leumena
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|'''[[Leumena]]'''
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|[[Timera]]
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|-
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! 11
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| Province of Naïη
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|'''[[Naïη]]'''
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|[[Naïaž]]
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|-
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! 12
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| City State of Ωn-Baranxiž
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|'''[[Ωn-Baranxiž]]'''
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|[[Ωn-Baranxiž]]
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|-
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! 13
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| Province of Ωgg-Dorista
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|'''[[Ωgg-Dorista]]'''
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|[[Orinamaxista]]
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|-
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! 14
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| Province of Ωgg-Neila
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|'''[[Ωgg-Neila]]'''
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|[[Misma]]
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|-
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! 15
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| Province of Ωþ-Dorista
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|'''[[Ωþ-Dorista]]'''
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|[[Leiris]]
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|-
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! 16
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| Province of Ωþ-Neila
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|'''[[Ωþ-Neila]]'''
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|[[Nei]]
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|-
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! 17
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| Autonomous Province of Qiru
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|'''[[Qiru]]'''
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|[[Pnema]]
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|-
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! 18
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| City State of Siragge
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|'''[[Siragge]]'''
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|[[Siragge]]
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|-
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! 19
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| Province of Ziaha
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|'''[[Ziaha]]'''
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|[[Kimesa]]
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|}
  
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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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==Demographics==
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===Population Distribution===
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Baranxtu currently has approximately 1.6 billion citizens. Due to the favorable natural conditions along the country's coasts, most population centres can be found along the shores, especially in the northeast and southeast. More than two thirds of all Baranxtuans live in urban areas, and about a third lives in the six major metropolitan areas.
  
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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.
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{{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Maps/MetropolitanAreas.png|right|Metropolitan Areas|The major metropolitan areas of Baranxtu.}}
  
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===The Warring Colony (1692-1790)===
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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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!  bgcolor="#3399cc" |   !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Metropolitan Area !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Inhabitants (in mio) !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Center !! bgcolor="#3399cc" | Inhabitants (in mio)
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|-
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! 1
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| [[Siragge-Uparida-Sehema]]
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| 180.620
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| [[Siragge (city)]]
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| 23.059
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|-
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! 2
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| [[Deioprajjiβa]]
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| 127.910
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| [[Deioprajji Make]]
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| 21.204
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|-
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! 3
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| [[Inida-Ωn-Baranxiž-Ansa]]
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| 102.432
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| [[Ωn-Baranxiž]]
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| 29.340
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|-
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! 4
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| [[Leuβa]]
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| 62.420
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| [[Leu]]
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| 12.520
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|-
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! 5
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| [[Neiβa]]
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| 70.739
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| [[Nei]]
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| 25.607
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|-
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! 6
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| [[Eishaβa]]
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| 32.027
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| [[Eisha]]
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| 10.502
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|}
  
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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.
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However, there are also a number of major cities in the inland of Baranxtu, such as [[Orinamaxista]] or [[Kimesa]].
  
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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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Overall, Northern Baranxtu and Southern Baranxtu are the most densely populated regions. Only Abasina, which belongs to the north, is an exception - it is the least densely populated province of Baranxtu.
  
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{{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Buildings/TempleofBaranxi.jpg|right|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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===Ethnicity===
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Baranxtuan citizens belong to a number of different ethnicities, of which the major group are the so-called '''Colonists''' who account for approximately 77.9% of the overall population. This groups is made up of the descendants of the four major colonizing ethnic groups, the Baranxtimans, Asuanituans, Nidajians and French.  
  
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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]].
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According to the last census, 10.8% of the population belong to one of the native peoples of Baranxtu, called the '''Natives'''. There are 23 recognized tribes, most of which belong to the [[Marani]], the only exceptions being the [[Masenasi]] in Deioprajji Make and Ωgg-Dorista and the small group of the [[Phip (tribe) | Phip]] in Abasina.
  
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Meanwhile, the country still attracted a constant influx of Baranxtiman and Asuanituan settlers and its population grew steadily.
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The rest of the Baranxtuan citizenship is made up of the ''Immigrants'' who mostly came frome other countries of the IDU. The largest subgroups are French and German.
  
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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]]. The two territories of the Nidajian and the Baranxtuan colonies shared a border since 1755; after a number of border disputes, a short war broke out in 1767. By 1769, Siragge and the other Nidajian settlements had become part of New Baranxtu.
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By far the largest single group are the Baranxtimans who hold a small majority in the country, followed by the Asuanituans with about 15 percent. The largest Native group is the Qiri tribe, making up about 5.2% percent of the overall population.
  
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Although this era in Baranxtuan history was dominated by wars, it also saw the construction of many cultural sites that are protected nowadays.
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===Language===
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Throughout all of Baranxtu, more than 40 languages are spoken. The most common is [[Baranxeï]], the native language of almost two thirds of the population. Of the rest, almost all are fluent in Baranxeï as a second language.
  
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Many of these projects, including the vast temple complex of Ωn-Baranxiž, were backed by money from the home land, although those who had become rich through investments in the colony also provided a great part of the necessary funds.
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Other major languages are [[Asuaneï]], [[Qi]], [[Nidajii]], [[French]] and [[Chicoutim]].
  
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However, much of the material was also provided by Marani temples that had been desecrated and defaced after Baranxtuan forces had conquered the Marani kingdoms. It was not until the 1960s that the Baranxtuan government officially apologized for these trespasses.
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Of all these commonly spoken languages, Baranxeï, Asuaneï and Nidajii are official languages on a federal level. In addition, the Baranxtuan Sign Language (''Raptriẽ Baranxtalu'') is recognized on a federal level as well as English. However, English has a special status; only foreign citizens and non-citizens may use it when communicating with the authorities; natives must use one of the other three languages.
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However, other languages are recognized in different provinces, such as [[Masenar]] in Deiprajjiβa, Qi in Qiru, Siragge and Ωgg-Dorista or French in Leuβa and Izana.
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===Religion===
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{{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Buildings/TempleofBaranxi01.jpg|right|Temple of Baranxi|The Temple of Baranxi in Ωn-Baranxiž.}}
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Just as there are many different languages and ethnic groups, Baranxtu is also home to a number of different religions. About 74.3% of Baranxtuans belong to an officially recognized religion, only another 14.3% are atheists.
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The largest single domination is by far the [[Baranxtuan Religion]] to which about two thirds of all Baranxtuans belong. Traditionally it is the religion of Baranxtimans and Asuanituans but it has also attracted a number of converts from other ethnic groups. As originally Baranxtu was a theocracy built based on the Holy Scriptures of this religion, it was the only allowed one for more than 200 years before the country was officially secularized in 1814.
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Although the country is officially secular, there are still many connections between Baranxtuan Religion and politics. There are a number of religious parties, and a number of MPs are also priests, or were at one point.
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Furthermore, the Baranxtuan monarch traditionally is also one of the High Priests of the Temple of Baranxi in Ωn-Baranxiž.
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{{image|http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/baranxi/Baranxtu/Buildings/RiatenaShrinesmall.jpg|left|Riatena Shrine|The [[Riatena Shrine]]}}
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Most other Baranxtuans belong to one of the Native Religions. As their beliefs are relatively similar to those of Baranxtuan Religion, they never faced as much persecution and oppression as for example Christians and thus could keep their religions alive over this 200 year period.
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Only about 5% of the population identifies as Christian. As most denomination differ fundamentally from the beliefs of Baranxtuan Religion, they faced severe oppression and hostility from Baranxitunis, before and after the secularization of 1814. Especially in some rural areas, Christians still are forced to live in ghetto-like areas. In most cities, however, this is not a problem anymore.
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The majority of Baranxtuan Christians are descendants of French settlers in the southeast and thus [[Roman Catholic]]. Non-Roman Catholics account for only .8% of the population.

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The Most Serene Republic of Baranxtu
Φuranη An-Maona Baranxtu
baranxtuflag.jpg
Flag of Baranxtu
Murtikainυa bagraφ ω zanteruφ ω ajajaφ.
United for peace, justice and harmony.
baranxtupolitical.jpg
Official Languages
Asuaneï, Baranxeï, English, Nidajii, West Helenaian Sign Language
Unofficial Languages Qi, Jjiri, Chicoutim, French, others
Capital Ωn-Baranxiž
Largest City Ωn-Baranxiž
Head of State King Ateni and King Iðari of Baranxtu
Head of Government Prime Minister Htalui Mersagi
Population 1,599,000,000
Establishment
Colony
Theocracy
Monarchy
Republic
1687
4.6.1792
28.10.1814
27.10.1860
National Animal Baranxtuan Tiger
National Colors Blue and Green
National Flower Iris
GDP
- Total
- GDP/capita
§44,049,665,668,958.73
$27,548.26
Currency
-Exchange rate 		1 Aimau = 100 Paβta
1 Aimau=$1.4303
Constitution Baranxtuan Charter of Freedom
Nation Codes
-ISO Code
TLD
ISO Currency Code
IDBT
.bt
AIM
National Anthem Hymn to Brotherhood
CHDI 0.962 (very high)
Info: Nationstates NSEconomy Pipian XML

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 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.

Baranxtu is a democratic federal constitutional monarchy with a strong parliament. It is made up of 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.

History

Geography

Provinces

Baranxtu is divided into 19 provinces (in Baranxeï called rajjua, singular rajjy). It is further subdivided into 1200 districts (aβηzua).

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The 19 Provinces of Baranxtu.
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  Official Name Colloquial Name Capital
1 Province of Abasina Abasina Lamaggra
2 Province of Bari Nazer Bari Nazer Milhaη
3 Metropolitan Province of Deioprajjiβa Deioprajjiβa Deioprajji Make
4 Metropolitan Province of Eishaβa Eishaβa Eisha
5 Province of Izana Izana Inar
6 Autonomous Province of Jjiria Jjiria Ansa
7 Province of Gileγa Gileγa Gil
8 Province of Halaora Halaora Xanai
9 Metropolitan Province of Leuβa Leuβa Leu
10 Province of Leumena Leumena Timera
11 Province of Naïη Naïη Naïaž
12 City State of Ωn-Baranxiž Ωn-Baranxiž Ωn-Baranxiž
13 Province of Ωgg-Dorista Ωgg-Dorista Orinamaxista
14 Province of Ωgg-Neila Ωgg-Neila Misma
15 Province of Ωþ-Dorista Ωþ-Dorista Leiris
16 Province of Ωþ-Neila Ωþ-Neila Nei
17 Autonomous Province of Qiru Qiru Pnema
18 City State of Siragge Siragge Siragge
19 Province of Ziaha Ziaha Kimesa

Demographics

Population Distribution

Baranxtu currently has approximately 1.6 billion citizens. Due to the favorable natural conditions along the country's coasts, most population centres can be found along the shores, especially in the northeast and southeast. More than two thirds of all Baranxtuans live in urban areas, and about a third lives in the six major metropolitan areas.

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The major metropolitan areas of Baranxtu.
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  Metropolitan Area Inhabitants (in mio) Center Inhabitants (in mio)
1 Siragge-Uparida-Sehema 180.620 Siragge (city) 23.059
2 Deioprajjiβa 127.910 Deioprajji Make 21.204
3 Inida-Ωn-Baranxiž-Ansa 102.432 Ωn-Baranxiž 29.340
4 Leuβa 62.420 Leu 12.520
5 Neiβa 70.739 Nei 25.607
6 Eishaβa 32.027 Eisha 10.502

However, there are also a number of major cities in the inland of Baranxtu, such as Orinamaxista or Kimesa.

Overall, Northern Baranxtu and Southern Baranxtu are the most densely populated regions. Only Abasina, which belongs to the north, is an exception - it is the least densely populated province of Baranxtu.

Ethnicity

Baranxtuan citizens belong to a number of different ethnicities, of which the major group are the so-called Colonists who account for approximately 77.9% of the overall population. This groups is made up of the descendants of the four major colonizing ethnic groups, the Baranxtimans, Asuanituans, Nidajians and French.

According to the last census, 10.8% of the population belong to one of the native peoples of Baranxtu, called the Natives. There are 23 recognized tribes, most of which belong to the Marani, the only exceptions being the Masenasi in Deioprajji Make and Ωgg-Dorista and the small group of the Phip in Abasina.

The rest of the Baranxtuan citizenship is made up of the Immigrants who mostly came frome other countries of the IDU. The largest subgroups are French and German.

By far the largest single group are the Baranxtimans who hold a small majority in the country, followed by the Asuanituans with about 15 percent. The largest Native group is the Qiri tribe, making up about 5.2% percent of the overall population.

Language

Throughout all of Baranxtu, more than 40 languages are spoken. The most common is Baranxeï, the native language of almost two thirds of the population. Of the rest, almost all are fluent in Baranxeï as a second language.

Other major languages are Asuaneï, Qi, Nidajii, French and Chicoutim.

Of all these commonly spoken languages, Baranxeï, Asuaneï and Nidajii are official languages on a federal level. In addition, the Baranxtuan Sign Language (Raptriẽ Baranxtalu) is recognized on a federal level as well as English. However, English has a special status; only foreign citizens and non-citizens may use it when communicating with the authorities; natives must use one of the other three languages.

However, other languages are recognized in different provinces, such as Masenar in Deiprajjiβa, Qi in Qiru, Siragge and Ωgg-Dorista or French in Leuβa and Izana.

Religion

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The Temple of Baranxi in Ωn-Baranxiž.
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Just as there are many different languages and ethnic groups, Baranxtu is also home to a number of different religions. About 74.3% of Baranxtuans belong to an officially recognized religion, only another 14.3% are atheists.


The largest single domination is by far the Baranxtuan Religion to which about two thirds of all Baranxtuans belong. Traditionally it is the religion of Baranxtimans and Asuanituans but it has also attracted a number of converts from other ethnic groups. As originally Baranxtu was a theocracy built based on the Holy Scriptures of this religion, it was the only allowed one for more than 200 years before the country was officially secularized in 1814.

Although the country is officially secular, there are still many connections between Baranxtuan Religion and politics. There are a number of religious parties, and a number of MPs are also priests, or were at one point.

Furthermore, the Baranxtuan monarch traditionally is also one of the High Priests of the Temple of Baranxi in Ωn-Baranxiž.


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Most other Baranxtuans belong to one of the Native Religions. As their beliefs are relatively similar to those of Baranxtuan Religion, they never faced as much persecution and oppression as for example Christians and thus could keep their religions alive over this 200 year period.


Only about 5% of the population identifies as Christian. As most denomination differ fundamentally from the beliefs of Baranxtuan Religion, they faced severe oppression and hostility from Baranxitunis, before and after the secularization of 1814. Especially in some rural areas, Christians still are forced to live in ghetto-like areas. In most cities, however, this is not a problem anymore.

The majority of Baranxtuan Christians are descendants of French settlers in the southeast and thus Roman Catholic. Non-Roman Catholics account for only .8% of the population.

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