Sheynat

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Sheynat
Flag of Sheynat
Motto: It won't let me change my flag!
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Region 10000 Islands
Capital Kahsa City
Official Language(s) Sheynati English, Arabic
Leader Jim Riggs
Population 2.203 billion
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Sheynat is a large landmass in the 10000 Islands chain, and a TITO member nation. Sheynat as it is today was founded in the 1990s. It was originally a colony of a Muslim fundamentalist nation which no longer exists. (The Sheynati breakaway was the beginning of a series of breakaways which ultimately destroyed that nation.) The breakaway was seen as being inevitable; while the majority of Sheynat is Muslim Arab, there has been a growing Caucasian Protestant minority, mostly of expatriates and their descendants, and descendants of a prison colony that existed before Sheynat was claimed by their former masters. This republican influence was instilling a desire for religious and civil freedom in the population; and ultimately, the Caucasian minority rose up in revolution. Led by current president James Riggs and by a Sheynati national legend named Andrew Stander, the revolution struggled until General Ali Mohammed defected to the revolution with the full support of his troops. The rebels finally won their war in the Battle of Kahsa, starting July 4, 1999 and ending July 24, 1999. The day of the battle's end, July 24, is celebrated as Sheynat's national day.


National Heroes

Andrew Stander: Andrew "Drew" Stander is a legend to the people of Sheynat. Very little is known about him; what is known is that he is foreign-born and had a gift for armed robbery. After doing a brief stint in a foreign prison, he came to Sheynat to study at the University of Kahsa. He was sickened by the oppression he saw, and after graduation, he began lashing out at an unfair system by returning to armed robbery; this time sticking to government. Drew Stander was briefly captured by an enraged citizen armed with an AK-47; however, Jim Riggs, who had been leading the rebellion, raided the prison where Stander was kept three weeks later. Stander went on to play the Che Guevera to Riggs' Fidel. Stander is believed to be living under an assumed identity in New Houston.

Jim Riggs: The first and current President of Sheynat. Leader of the rebellion, along with Ali Mohammed and Drew Stander. Currently living in Kahsa City in the Presidential Palace.

Ali Mohammed: The general whose defection turned the tides of war. His defection on May 1, 1999, brought the largest surviving group of Sheynati Marines under Rebel control, and sealed the fate of the Muslim dictatorship. He is currently the Commander-in-Chief of Sheynati forces.

International Relations

Currently Sheynat is represented in the UN through its colony, Neo-Sheynat. Sheynat is a Senator in the 10000 Islands government.


Nations of The 10000 Islands
Nations: | Asgarnieu | Grub | Beta Aurigae VII | Estayland | Skwerrel | Otupia | Sinn Féins Ireland | Goldenloser | Shanks Bend | Fleeb | Jesioneka | Venada Island | Asgarnian Antarctica | NeoVelvien | North African Union | New Dracora | Sheynat |