Aslana

Aslana is an island country located in the Philippine Sea located 235 miles east of the Philippines in Asia and around 80 miles north of Palau in Oceania. It consists of the main island of Aslana and the Sixfen Archipelago. Aslana is the third largest island behind New Guniea. As of the 4th Aslanian National Census, the country has 83.7 million residents. The Sixfen Islands Special Administrative Territory (SISAT) is not counted in the Aslanian population count. SISAT has 4.5 million residents.

The largest city and de facto capital, Velstra, has a recorded 13.3 million residents as of the 4th Aslanian National Census. The de jure capital, Kanapurna, has 8.1 million residents.

650th Century BCE - 1702: Prehistory
The Aslanian subcontinent broke away from the Philippine Peninsula during the late Paleogene period. It wouldn't be until 650,000 years ago when humans discovered the continent from the Philippines. Around 1,500 years ago, the tribal confederations in the Northwest formed the Fupata Civilization, the first civilization on the continent. The Fupatanese began to expand south, integrating tribes into their civilization. By the 8th century CE, the Fupata Civilization had reached a population of 1 million. Most tribes encountered by the Fupata were glad to integrate themselves into the civilization, but notably the southern tribes resisted and formed the Cafnuh Civilization named after famous tribe leader Errnglere Cafnuh, later romanized into the term Kafna. As civilization advanced, both civilizations began to clash with each other more as they began forming legitimate governments.

They remained uncontacted until the Qing Chinese discovered Aslana after establishing a base in the Sixfen Islands in 1701, known to the Qing Chinese as East Tainan. The Qing Chinese established a base on the northern coast of Aslana. The Fupatanese found out about the base and perceived it as a foreign invasion of their territory. They destroyed the base within a day and the Qing Chinese launched a full-scale invasion of Aslana.

They couldn't get far due to the Fupatanese guerilla tactics that managed to drive the Qing Chinese out of Aslana. As they did so, they launched an invasion of Cafnuh, finally destroying their civilization. A famous Fupatanese military general named Wqen (pronounced as When) Aslania sacrificed his life to save his division at a strategic battle that would determine the outcome of the war would be the inspiration for the new empire in honor of his sacrifice. The Fupatanese renamed themselves the Aslanians and declared the formation of the Empire of Aslana in 1702.

1702 - 1859: Imperial Aslana
The Aslanian Empire, though an empire by technicality, didn't really own colonies. Their only colony was East Tainan, bought from the Chinese in exchange for a military and economic alliance. They also received gunpowder, allowing the Aslanians to use firearms in their military.

They began to modernize, using stone to build massive structures to house their residents. By 1840, the population of the empire reached 15 million. In 1843, the city of Yelmenax, now known as Velstra, was designated as the capital, housing the emperor and the imperial government.

During the First Opium War, the British Empire landed in New Tainan, naming it the colony of the Sixfen Islands, named after a still unknown person commonly named James Sixfen as by account of the descendants of the colonists. Their landing spot was on the largest island of the chain, establishing the colony of Sixfen on the south coast of the island. The Aslanians found out about this and threatened to destroy the colony if they did not conform to their local rules. The colony sent out a message to the British government to dispatch help. Weeks later, after conforming to Aslanian rule to prevent destruction, a small fleet of British ships arrive to seize control of the islands on June 11, 1840. On June 13, 1840, the archipelago was seized by the British and was declared the Colony of Sixfen.

Not much happened in Aslana until the Second Opium War, when the British planned an invasion of the Aslanian mainland in order to put down any resistance the Aslanians may mount against the British for seizing East Tainan, now known as the Sixfen Islands. The British had also rallied up French armaments to help them seize control of the island. On July 18, 1858, the British and French forces landed on the Northwestern coast of Aslana and mounted an assault on Aslanian forces. Just like the Qing, the British and French forces had much difficulty traversing the jungle terrain. By February 1859, their forces, exhausted, had reached Yelmenax. Upon entrance of the city, the began lighting wooden buildings ablaze, causing the skies above Yelmenax to become blackened and sooty. By March 3, 1859, the remaining Aslanian resistance had capitulated and Aslana was under colonial rule.

1859 - 1915: Colonial Aslana
The British and French began to make their claims to the now free Aslana. By 1861, the plan was for the British to assert their claims on all areas north of Yelmenax, now renamed to New Pacifica. The French asserted their claim to all the land below New Pacifica. The city was divided from the side, creating the city of New Pacifica (British) and Nouveau Pacifique (French), known as North New Pacifica (British) and South New Pacifica (French).

The British set up the British Aslana Authority and the French set up the French Aslana Authority. The British began to create new settlements such as New Westminster on the Westminster Islands, later known as Kanapurna. The French retained the Aslanian place names outside of Nouveau Pacifique but left most of South Aslana in neglected disrepair.

By 1913, the French side of Aslana believed they had suffered long enough and planned an uprising against the French Aslana Authority to reestablish a free Aslanian state. Their first plan was to take the governor of French Aslana, Jacques Tremble. On July 12, 1914, the Aslanian Nationalist Army was formed. They took Jacques Tremble was taken hostage a week later. They demanded independence for his release and that he would be exiled back to France. Negotiations began on July 28, 1914, but World War One put down these negotiations. A rushed telegram to Aslana declaring that negotiations would stop until the end of the war was misunderstood that they would not accept their demands. Jacques Tremble was killed and the Aslanian National Army declared war on French Aslana.

British Aslana also saw the foundation of the North Aslanian Republican Army. Both colonial powers distracted by World War One, their forces fell within months. The British and French decided to approve Aslanian independence to save their forces for World War One. Though the Aslanian armies were both Aslanian, they had opposing ideologies. The Aslanian Nationalists wanted to install an authoritarian ultranationalist government to restore Aslana to it's former glory. The Aslanian Republicans wanted to install a democratic government based off the governments of the west such as the United States. These opposing views boiled into the First Aslanian Civil War.

1915 - 1917: First Aslanian Civil War
The First Aslanian Civil War was officially declared on March 11, 1915. The South made an offensive up the Yelmenax Peninsula to drive the Republican forces out of the South. The North made an offensive to cut them off at New Pacifica. The North managed to cut off the bulk of the South's forces in the Yelmenax Peninsula and laying seige to New Pacifica. During this time, the Sixfen Colony declared their independence from Britain and became the Republic of the Sixfen Islands. The South resigned to signing an armistice with the North, leading to 61 years of division.

1917 - 1941 | 1957 - 1988: Divided Aslana
The armistice, known as the New Pacifica Agreement, divided the countries into North and South, being pushed apart by a heavily fortified demarcation line that ran horizontally across the island. Famously, Caledonia City was the start of this line, starting the border down Caledonia Avenue, the main street of the city. At the time, the city was small and only had a population of 4,000 people. By the 1930s, North Caledonia City has grown to only 350,000 people, while South Caledonia City had around 800,000 people due to the centralized universal healthcare and benefits for those loyal to the South Aslanian Government, while the North had a decentralized economy and services, leading to people having less children to lower costs of living.

Japanese alliance with Aslana (1941-1945)
In 1942, Imperial Japan sent an ultimatum to all the governments of the islands to join an alliance of benefit to the Japanese or they would be carpet bombed and invaded. All governments agreed and became Japanese allies, notably the Aslanians adding Japanese to the start of their country names (i.e. Japanese North/South Aslana). The Aslanians, for their quick agreement, received the gift of independent militaries but with heavy influence from the Japanese.

During the invasion of Okinawa. Aslana and Praeteria were invaded by the Allies. This battle would last until two days before the official Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945.

United States Occupation (1945-1955)
The end of the Second World War led to the Eastford Agreement, where the United States would designate Aslana and Praeteria as a United States territory. The population was complacent with this decision, but then they began to see that their national identity was naturally being erased. In 1954, the Aslanian Nationalists and Aslanian Republicans began to plan independence movements, both sending majority referendum results to the United States governemt for independence and military withdrawl from the islands. Praeteria and the Sixfen Islands would also send majority referendum results for independence. With the United States busy supporting allies in the Vietnam War, all referendums were approved and on June 15, 1955, North Aslana, South Aslana, Praeteria, and the Sixfen Islands gained their independence from the United States and the military withdrawl from the islands.

1988 - 1991: Third Aslanian Civil War
As the 1970s began, South Aslana began to destabilize as dissent began to grow among the populace. This led to several riots in 1975-1977.

1991 - present: United Aslana
The Third Aslanian Civil War ended in 1991 in a North Aslanian victory. After years of unrest in the Sixfen Islands, the now united Aslanian military liberated the islands from Aslanian Nationalist rule in 1985 after the Nationalist escape to the Sixfen Islands in 1989 to establish the Sixfen Nationalist Republic in Operation Rainstorm. The Sixfen Islands Special Administrative Territory (SISAT) was designated and an agreeement was signed to guarantee independence after 20 years. Until then, SISAT would enjoy ample amounts of autonomy, allowing them to even elect a president to represent SISAT as an ambassador to the Aslanian government.

Territory
Aslana is a unitary state consisting of 9 provinces, 4 national cities, and 1 special administrative territory.

The list of Aslanian provinces are:


 * 1) West Aslana
 * 2) Alecman
 * 3) Tenkerla
 * 4) Paleemar
 * 5) Walsmerno
 * 6) Lunmera
 * 7) East Aslana
 * 8) Reulmea
 * 9) Ayerlermana

The list of Aslanian national cities are:


 * 1) Velstra
 * 2) Kanapurna
 * 3) Caledonia City
 * 4) Eastford City

The only Aslanian special admistrative territory is the Sixfen Islands, officialy known as SISAT (Sixfen Islands Special Administrative Territory)

Government
Aslana is a semi-presidential republic. The highest position in government is the Aslanian president. The president is elected every 5 years with a majority of the National Assembly and has a three term limit, allowing for a president to serve for a maximum of 15 years.

The Aslana National Assembly consists of 175 representatives and the Speaker of the National Assembly. Every 5 years, the National Assembly elects a speaker. The National Assembly Speaker can serve for a maxiumum of two terms or ten years. To elect a president, the National Assembly

Miscellaneous Information

 * 1) The current National Song of Aslana is the Backdraft main theme, Show Me Your Firetruck, put in place in 1995 in honor of the 3,000 firefighters that perished fighting the 1994 Great New Westminster Fire