Cadasa

The Republic of Cadasa is an island country located in Southeast Asia. Cadasa shares a maritime border with Indonesia. The country is a presidential, constitutional republic with an elected legislature. Cadasa has 14 provinces and 2 special territories.Cadasa is a high-income and developed country and has the third-highest GDP in Southeast Asia. The country is a member of the, , , , , and an observer of the.

Names and etymology
Cadasa itself is the Classical Cadasan word for "light", which in turn is borrowed from Malay, which is Cahaya. The Chinese name for Cadasa is 卡大颯/飒 (Kǎ dà sà), abbrievated to 卡 or 卡國. Rarely, it is called 光國, an obsolote spelling from the Cahaya dynasty era. The Tamil name is கடசா (Kaṭacā). The old and archaic spelling from Tamil Indonesians is மேற்கு தீவு, which means "West Island".

Colonial era and Cahaya dynasty (1645-1924)
In 1645, the colonized Cadasa. However, the natives were hostile to the Dutch, and there were mulitple skirmishes and battles. In 1718, an army led by the Alyataks and the Cahayan tribes overthrew the colonial government. The Alyatak-Cahayan alliance broke up soon after due to disagreements on the new government. The more powerful Cahayans defeated the Alyataks and established the Cahaya dynasty. In 1853, the British Empire attacked the dynasty and colonized the Nan Tung area. The British and Cahayans managed to live peacefully, but the Cahaya dynasty became more corrupt and unwilling to change. In 1919, revolutionaries decided to establish a republic. The Cadasan Revolutionary Army was formed and split into the Northern Revolutionary Army (to overthrow the Cahayans) and the Southern Revolutionary Army (to overthrow the British). In 1924, the NRA overthrew the Cahayans in a bloody coup d'etat and forced Britain to recoginze the new nation, and hand back Nan Tung. The British made Nan Tung into a city-state instead before they left. Louis Paraiyar was the first president.

Post-independence era (1924-1957)
Paraiyar resigned in 1929 due to poor health, and was replaced by Zavian G. Kotta, the vice-president. Cadasa was officially neutral during World War II, but in 1942, Japan sympthizer James Teoh became president and declared war on the Allies and Cadasa became a client state of Japan. Teoh was executed after the war due to treason. Post-war Cadasa was very divided to the point where the country was unofficially segregated into Chinese, Indian, and Malay "states".

Martial law and authoritarianism (1957-1989)
In 1957, after the left-wing presidency of Tan Yeng Sen, then-president of Cadasa, political rival and anti-communist Aarush Chiu became president after a non-bloody coup. Martial law was declared November 2, 1957. Communist parties or organizations were banned. Suspected communists were killed, and the National Party of Cadasa (PNC) was the sole legal party.

Chiu kept a strict, authoritarian hold on Cadasa in the early years of his rule, but later, in the 1970s and 1980s, Chiu worked to create a Cadasan identity and transformed Cadasa into a developed country. In 1982, due to the crowdedness of then-capital Selamat, a planned city and new capital New Cadasa was founded. In 1989, martial law was finally lifted (due to the end of the cold war), non-PNC parties were legalized.

Modern era (1989-present)
The first direct elections were held in 1992, which was a win for Chiu the former dictator. In 1994, the city of Nan Tung reunified with Cadasa.

The 2004 Indian ocean tsunami resulted in 1,000 deaths in Cadasa.

Geography
Cadasa lies in the Indian Ocean, near Indonesia. It has 251 islands, the main one being Mapu (meaning 'mother' in Cadasan). Near the northwestern part of Mapu, there lies the Jazali Mountains. In the mountain range, Mount Muliah (meaning 'glorious' in Cadasan) is the highest peak in Cadasa, with 3,281 m. Rivers include Lang Cit and Krunghom.

Economy
Cadasa has a mixed economy. Cadasa is classified as a developed country, up from a newly industrialized country in 2010. Cadasa has a GDP nominal of US$602 million and a GDP (PPP) per capita of US$53,291. The 1997 financial crisis hit Cadasa hard. Debt reached US$40 billion, and the government had to reform the economy.

During the Chiu dictatorship and martial law era, farmers were considered as "low-class" and Cadasan parents pressured their children to study hard in school and get top grades in university.

Today, important sectors include agriculture, oil, manufacturing, tourism, and technology.

Transport
The transport sector is important in Cadasan society, contributing 6% of the GDP. There are TBA km (TBA m) of roads in Cadasa. The largest airport in Cadasa is Nan Tung International Airport, followed closely by Louis Paraiyar International Airport in Selamat.

Currency
The currency of Cadasa is the Cadasan krung.

Government and politics
Cadasa is a republic with a presidential system. There are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. The President of Cadasa is the head of state and government, and also the Commander-in-Chief of the Cadasan Armed Forces. The highest representative body at the national level is the Cadasan People's Assembly (Akayat Raken Cadasa; ARC). Its main functions are supporting and amending the constitution, inaugurating and impeaching the president, and formalising broad outlines of state policy. There are two houses: National Assembly, with 90 seats and National Council, with 250 seats.

Parties and elections
"See also: List of political parties in Cadasa, List of presidents of Cadasa, Elections in Cadasa"Cadasa has a multi-party system. The major parties include: the conservative National Party, liberal Cadasan People's Party-Labour Party, progressive Liberal Party, and right-wing Cadasa Democratic Rally. There is a three four-year term limit; this is to prevent Cadasa to become a dictatorship again.

Administrative divisions
"Main article: Provinces and special territories of Cadasa"

Provinces

 * Aracat
 * Camatanam
 * Chaandee
 * Haql
 * Hsing Yang
 * Jazali
 * Krunghom
 * Kurabata
 * Lang Cit
 * North Camatanam
 * Selamat
 * Siheng
 * West Selamat
 * Wencheng

Special territories

 * Nan Tung
 * New Cadasa

Cities
"Main article: List of cities in Cadasa"

Culture
"Main article: Culture of Cadasa"The culture of Cadasa is extremely diverse and multicultural due to many peoples migrating to Cadasa over the centuries.

Music
"Main article: Music of Cadasa"

Cuisine
"Main article: Cadasan cuisine"Cadasan cuisine is influenced by many cultures like the Chinese, Indonesians, Tamils, Indians, and Nantungese. Popular dishes include pineapple prawn satay, (with naan instead of ), and Cadasan-style.

Naming
As Cadasan people are very diverse, there is no standard for Cadasan names. Almost all Cadasans have surnames, unlike similar countries like Malaysia or Indonesia. This is due to a law created in 1906 in the dynasty era, making surnames mandatory. For romanization of Chinese names, Hokkien, Teochew, or Cantonese transliteration are commonly used due to mass immigration from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Media
"See also: Television in Cadasa, Media of Cadasa"Cadasa's media is very diverse since the lifting of martial law in 1989. The national television provider is Cadasa Television Service, or STC.

Population
Cadasa recorded a population of 39,382,195 in 2020. The vast majority of Cadasans live on Mapu, the main island. Out of those, 21,463,296 (54.5%) are female, 17,918,898 (45.5%) are male.

Language
Cadasan is the official and main language of Cadasa. Other languages include Cadasan Chinese, Cadasan Tamil, and Cadasan Hindi. English is also spoken to an extent.