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Gilead Zion

Flag of Gilead Zion
Motto: "Of the People, For the People, By the People
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Region	The Honor Guard
Capital	Cities of Gilead and Zion
Official Language(s)	English, Standard Zionite
Leader	Nadia Magdalene
Population	647,000,000
Currency	Rigino
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For the Ashastani Empire province, see Gilead(istan) Province.

Gilead Zion (meaning “the heights of the witnesses” in Standard Zionite) is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the continent of Rigin, an area now occupied by the modern nations of the People’s Republic of Gilead Zion and Ghazaa.

The name "Gilead Zion" may be used by speakers to refer to both the modern nation of the People’s Republic (PRGZ) or the disestablished Holy Republic of Gilead Zion (HRGZ~defunct). The area was the site of the ancient Kingdoms of Gilead and Zion and the later Gilead(istan) Province, a central region of the Ashastani Empire. The name Gilead Zion is a Ashastani adaptation of the name Gilayed Szion and was originally applied to the whole of the Saenaian Mountain Range but by the time of the establishment of the Empire it had been limited in scope to the geographic region it denotes today.

Geography

Gilead Zion has a varied geography, through the center of which runs the Saenaian Mountain Range. The highest peak of the range is Mount Jerusalem 72.5km (45 miles) southeast of the City of Gilead rising to an altitude of 1,020m (3,346 ft). Greatly contrasting such height, the valley surrounding the Gallilean Sea descends as much as 45m (147.5 ft) below sea level at the shore. As varied as its altitudes are Gilead Zion's ecosystems which range from semi-tropical rainforests in the north to desert and temperate/tundra savanah in the south. Major cities in the area include the Cities of Gilead and Zion, Mecca, New Bethlehem, Nazarethe, Axum, Deseret, Alexandria, Samaria, Jericho and Hebron.

Ethnicity and Culture

The vast majority of people in Gilead Zion are descended from the Semetic tribes that have inhabited the region since the beginning of recorded history. However due to various periods of colonization, there exist sizable minorities of Ashastani, Aegisian and Nubian peoples throughout the region. The primary language and its many dialects used in Gilead Zion are also drawn from the Semetic heritage, with a heavy influence through loanwords from Ashastani Persian. The customs and practices of the people are generally similar, with only minor regional differences. Due to the heavy-handed influences of the True Church of Jah Allaelohim during the late Holy Republic, Gilead Zion is often considered a culturally backward society, specifcally regarding gender-roles and sexism. Under the reforms of the PRGZ, though, the situation is being rectified.