Obanacia

Obanacia (Hajorian: Obunesiya [ɔbuːnɛsiʲaː]; Baritoa: ꟽ:Ꝝ:NꟼWꟼƩI Owonisiya; Barashan: اؤبناسيا Obnasya), officially the Republic of Obanacia (Hajorian:  Tahan'ai Obunesiya; Baritoa: EIYINI ꟽ:Ꝝ:NꟼWꟼƩI Tahana Owonisiya; Barashan: جمهورية اؤبناسيا; Jəmhuriyat Obnasya) is a country in the Nesionytan Islands bordered by Hangala via Jari, and is located south of Dajankagru, Adrian Islands, and the French overseas department of New Gallia, and west of Sittapini and the Kanuzunda Islands. Demographically, it is the most diverse country in the archipelago, comprising about 104 ethnic groups, and has a population of 39,184,992 as of 2023.

The Kagrash people, descending from the Nytan people of Dajankagru, settled in Obanacia in the 6th century. Several ethnic groups coexisted in the island and numerous kingdoms thrived over the years. In 1558, the Hajor kingdom unified the island with brutal force, but still retained ethnic harmony. In 1889, British colonialists attempted to conquer the island, but were defeated by the Obanacian forces. A year later, the Obanacian king, Rasa Tahamirjadasa, made peace with the British and converted his kingdom to a republic. Due to his severe Hajor nationalist mindset, he wanted dominance over the archipelago and further spread the Hajor culture, so in 1909, he annexed the predominantly-Hajor state of Hangala. Neighboring Nesionytan states recognized this annexation as illegal, but the Hangalaese Hajors accepted it since they wanted to be unified with the Obanacians for a long time. Later, Tahamirjadasa conquered the Kanuzunda Islands and Sittapini and established the Obanacian Empire in 1913. The empire grew strong overtime and has become a regional power in Nesionyta. In 1920, Tahamirjadasa renamed Obanacia to the Mahbartha Empire, named after. During the, Mahbartha joined the Axis powers. In 1942, Tahamirjadasa was assassinated by an anti-fascist. The country pulled out of war after his death and renamed itself back to Obanacia. It withdrew from the Kanuzunda Islands and Sittapini a year later, but Hangala remained part of Obanacia until 1950. The country adopted its first constitution in 1952, although the country suffered through several and coup d'état attempts during the 1950s and 1960s. The Obanacian Labor Force had been dominating politics in Obanacia since the 1960s. In 1983, the country updated its constitution.

Obanacia has the fastest growing economy in the Nesionytan Islands, and is a. It is a member of the, , and is a founding member of the Federation of Nesionytan Islands and the Committee of Development of Kagrash Economies. The headquarters of CDKE is also located in Jokani. Obanacia is divided into eleven alytes, which are further divided into 206 districts.

Names
The official name of Obanacia is the Republic of Obanacia, according to the constitution. The official name was conducted in 1950, replacing Federation of Obanacia after Hangala gained independence. The name change occurred mostly due to the country's transition to a unitary state, but eventually became a federation again in 1983, after the constitution was rewritten.

The country historically had many names. The current name, 'Obanacia', most likely dervied from the Nytan word, 'sastava', which means pearl, and a misspelling of the Greek term for islands, 'nesia'. The Nytan word was corrupted and simplified to a way to make it sound like a unique country name. Thus, Obanacia basically means 'pearl islands'. Another etymology of this is the Dajankagrash phrase, 'apah nas', defining 'lived by humans', and the Latin -ia suffix, thus the second meaning of Obanacia is 'land resided by humans'. According to the ruling party OLF, however, the word 'obu' is the Hajorian translation of pearl, and 'Nesiya' is the shortened variant of the Hajorian 'Nesiyanuta', and the country's name simply means 'pearl of Nesionyta'.

Sastava is another name for Obanacia, mostly coined by Tahamirjadasa. One of the Obanacian kingdoms during the ancient times was named 'Sastava', and is often used by Obanacian Hajors to show respect to their ancestors. A referendum was held in 1980 to change the country's name to Sastava, but 67% voted against this. Other names include Satewapini, the Sittapinian name for Obanacia, Mahbarta, the former name used from 1920 to 1943, and Sajujeng, the Dajankagrash name.

Obanacia under Nasanga Kore (2018–2023)
In February 2018, general elections were held in Obanacia, with Jati Nasanga Kore of Dahiva Kaltaravej Obunesiya winning in a landslide victory and assuming office on 30 June 2018. Because of his nationalist stance, several non-Hajor ministers and government officials were pressured to resign. The vast majority of political opponents accused him of corruption and mismanagement in Obanacia, which contributed to the slight decline of the country's economy. He ordered the release of several Kholat Jaminda Nutaderramin officials in September 2018, who were imprisoned for 35 years for inciting religious hatred, which spawned disapproval from moderate groups.

Kore enacted several economic policies in December 2018 which caused the Obanacian lira to depreciate, eventually leading to anti-government protests in the first weeks of 2019. The protests caused the policies to be removed afterwards and the currency's replacement with the kairoi. Despite Kore's alleged Islamophobic rhetoric, he announced increased security and caution in mosques in Obanacia to protect its large Muslim minority after the in New Zealand on March 15, although some Muslims assuming this was to skyrocket the power and influence of Kore. On April 12, 2019, Obanacia strengthened its military presence in the Jari island in order to avoid potential threat from Hangala despite the normalization of relations between both countries.

In August 2019, the Kore administration altered the Obanacian Penal Code which heavily criminalizes and punishes homosexual activity, a move criticized by LGBT groups nationwide and from overseas. Kore defended the move by calling members of the LGBT community "animals". This sparked protests against Kore's government in September, but were immediately suppressed. However, the parliament agreed to decriminalize homosexuality by the end of 2019.

During the in March 2020, Kore announced a nationwide lockdown and the mandatory cremation of bodies which could potentially spread the virus more rapidly. This raised concerns from both the Nutaderrami and Muslim communities, which believe that bodies must be buried rather than being cremated. Imports and exports were completely banned in April, skyrocketing sales of locally produced products. According to the Department of National Health and Wellness, as of December 2020, around 78% of the country's population had been vaccinated.

Kore dismissed president Jati Muhammad Talkoqhori on February 28, 2021, accusing him of corruption and mismanagement within the Obanacian state. He was immediately replaced with Jati Hessan Kolopormanga the following day. In June, the government announced big development projects in Obanacia in order to attract tourists and vastly improve the living conditions of its people. Kore's government was subject to controversy after the closure of the We Are One radio and television networks in August and September respectively. As a result, many countries boycotted the Federation of Nesionytan Islands summit held in Jokani in January 2022.

Coup d'état (2023–present)
In the midnight of November 12, 2023, the Obanacian military launched a surprise invasion of the Presidential Palace and the National Parliament Building in Jokani, as means to oust the current civilian government in favor of a military junta, the first one the country has seen since the transition to democracy in 1978. The following day, Nasanga Kore was forced to flee to with his family and much of the political opponents. As a result, extreme protests have emerged against the military coup.

Demographics
According to 2023 status, the population of Obanacia is 14,592,304. Around 69% of the population are between 15 to 49 years old, 10% of them are below 14 years, another 10% are around 49 to 80, and 11% are above 80 years. Obanacia has a relatively low poverty rate, with 6% of its population living under the poverty line, compared to 35% in 1967. The sex ratio is 998 males per 1,000 females. Obanacia is ethnically diverse, and the constitution recognizes 104 ethnicities residing in the country.

Ethnic groups
The ethnic Hajors make up the dominant ethnic group in Obanacia, comprising 32% of its population, and 3,878,267 people. The Hajors dominate Obanacian politics, culture, and media. According to the constitution, the president and prime minister should be ethnic Hajors, with the 'Jati' title placed before their names. The vice president shall be an ethnic Baritoa, which comprise 28% of the population, making it Obanacia's second largest ethnic group. Other ethnicities include the Dajankagrash (21%), Sittapinians (10%), Raqandaha (4%), Far (2%), and others.

Languages
Main article: Languages of Obanacia

The country is generally known as the 'melting pot of languages', due to its high frequency of languages. Over 200 of them are spoken in Obanacia. Hajorian is the most widely spoken language in Obanacia, natively spoken by 30% of the country's population, and is its lingua franca, spoken and understood by 70% of the population. It is one of the three official languages of Obanacia, along with Baritoa and Barashan. Baritoa is the second most widely spoken language, spoken by 29% of the population, and Barashan, a dialect of Dajankagrash, is spoken by 18% of the population natively. All these three languages have official status and are regularly taught in all schools. Estimates state that around 74% of the Obanacian population are quadrilingual, who at least speak all of the three languages and one additional language, mostly, fluently.

Barashan is spoken by the ethnic Dajankagrash in Obanacia. It is mutually intelligible with the standard Dajankagrash language and is often classified as a dialect of that language, even though Barashan is treated as a different language in that country. Standard Hajorian, along with the Hangalese dialect, are both spoken in the country. Hangalese, on the other hand, is not recognized as a dialect of Hajorian in neighboring Hangala, and is constitutionally recognized as a different language. Sittapinian is the most widely spoken language in Obanacia that is neither official nor a part of the Kagrash language family, spoken by 10% of the population. Other languages include Raqandaha, Far, Tazadzha (an Iliht-Gao language), Polpalorawe (a Wajo-Oi language), and others. The ethnic Malays speak Yajese Malay, a dialect spoken in the island of Rajatawan, and the Indian minority speak a variety of  known as Sastavani. Several other languages are spoken all over Obanacia.

The three official scripts of Obanacia are Kubusa, Nesio-Arabic, and. Most Obanacian languages, specifically Hajorian, use the Kubusa script for writing. The Far people, who usually write in Khamsan script, use the Nesio-Arabic script to write their language, mostly due to the fact that Khamsan is complicated. In the 1930s, the Far language began to be written in Nesio-Arabic in Obanacia and several sounds that exist in Arabic but not Far were added to preserve their muslim culture. The Barashan dialect of Dajankagrash also uses Nesio-Arabic. The Baritoa language uses Latin since the 1910s, replacing Khamsan.

Religion
Obanacia is among the most religiously tolerant places in the archipelago, and sectarian violence is very rare. Nutaderram is the most practiced faith, comprising 70% of the country's population. Prior to the second world war, it was a state religion, with restrictions on other faiths, especially, which is the second largest religion in Obanacia. Islam is largely practiced by the Dajankagrash and Far minorities, comprising 20% of the population.

Two of the in Obanacia are Jati Bhakahal Gaudhe in Jokani and Sheikh Faridullah Jami in Kharwek, both of which are religious sites. Bhakahal Gaudhe is also the world's largest Nutaderram temple. and are two of the significant minority religions in Obanacia, comprising 4% and 3% respectively. The locally founded Jonkanra, an offshoot of Nutaderram, was once the largest minority faith in the country, but the religion steadily declined overtime, especially during the 11th century.

Cuisine
Given the country's geographical location, Obanacian cuisine is incredibly diverse, with heavy Asian influence. It mostly consists of rice-based dishes, curries, seafood, salads, and many more. Its food is noted for being spicy, compared to several Nesionytan countries.

Obanacia is known to have four national dishes. One of them is Qhitalik, a flatbread dish topped with spiced tuna, onions, and scallions. It is often referred to as "Obanacian pizza" although most Obanacians do not consider it as such. It is sometimes made using canned tuna, and can be prepared in various ways. Gorjev is a stew dish typically made with or, although  and  are also used. Other ingredients include chunks of beet, carrots, and bits of parsley. Beef gorjev is the most common variant, however, there is a variation of gorjev in which meat is not used. Other dishes include Taktala (shawarma-based dish), Huyu (salmon dish), Kofuchib (skewered fish and meat), Qhordish (stir-fry noodles).

Media
Main article: Mass media in Obanacia

Obanacia has many newspaper publishers in different languages, the largest three of which are the Hajorian Fahantalih, the Baritoa Waqtan Barit, and the English Obanacian Week. The Obanacian Week was banned several times due to its controversial news reports. It was also accused of supporting the opposition parties, which the Obanacian Week declined doing so. In 2008, Obanacian Week acquired the magazine publisher, Sastava Soul, which almost went bankrupt.

The country began radio broadcasts in 1939, with the launch of OB8K, Obanacia's oldest radio station, which later evolved into Voice of Obanacia and Obanacian Educational Radio in 1953. OER is the country's largest radio broadcaster, offering educational and public affairs programming. OER broadcasts in Hajorian, English, French, Baritoa, Ulakisonian, and many others. The network operates twenty AM stations and seventeen FM stations all over Obanacia. The government-owned Voice of Obanacia operates nineteen AM stations and twelve FM stations, and, unlike OER, broadcasts 24 hours a day.

OER helped bringing television to Obanacia in 1962, and launched OET. It was used for educational purposes only, until a local telecommunications company, DasabCom, came up with a non-educational television station. OER's brief monopoly on television ended when Sastava Television was launched in 1969. Sastava Television offered quality programs and movies, which led to the channel being the most watched in the country in the mid-1970s. Several rival television stations rose in the early 1980s, with We Are One in 1981, NTN in 1984, and OTV in 1985. Obanacia was the first Nesionytan country to cease analog broadcasts in 2008, thus officially transitioning to digital broadcasts that year.