Sakaria

Sakaria, officially the Republic of Sakaria is an island country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and is comprised of two main islands, the mainland Sakaria Island and the Summik Islands group which are comprised of three islands. Sakaria is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the northwest, the Bismarck Sea to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It shares maritime borders with Papua New Guinea to the south, Palau to the northwest, and the Philippines to the west. Much like other countries in the Pacific, Sakaria is part of the Ring of Fire, a region where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. Sakaria is a multinational state, with diverse ethnicities and cultures throughout its islands. Yeretski is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Okurada City.

Sakaria currently has a territorial dispute with the Summik Islands since the annexation of said islands by the Sakarian military in the 1960s. The United Nations and its members recognises Summik as part of Sakaria, however Sakaria does not control or have jurisdiction over the islands. Instead, the Summik Administrative Region Government controls the islands.

Negritos are the first known inhabitants of Sakaria, followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples. The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer leading a fleet for Spain, marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. Ferdinand would later arrive in neighboring country, the Philippines 2 weeks after his arrival in Sakaria. Spanish settlers began colonising the island, beginning in 1568, which led to Sakaria becoming part of the Spanish Empire for 355 years. Under the Spanish Empire/Spanish East Indies, Sakaria was a conservative and predominantly Catholic state, and was under heavy Spanish jurisdiction. Beginning in the 1920s, Sakarian nationalism began to rise due to extreme abuse of power by the Spanish government which led to the Sakarian revolution which then led to the independence of Sakaria. During World War II, Sakaria did not get caught up in any battles and remained neutral. In 1956, Sakarias government was aggressively overthrown by a military general who later became a dictator and formed a socialist authoritarian dictatorship which lasted until 1985 when a series of popular demonstrations ensued which led to the dissolution of the regime. Sakaria generates its income from various sources, including agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.

Sakaria is a developing country and an emerging market, which has its income from various sources such as agriculture, manufacturing, electronic industries and so on. The country has a variety of natural resources and a globally significant level of biodiversity.

Sakaria ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, and political rights, with all its major cities faring exceptionally in global comparative livability surveys. It also ranks highly in the democracy index.

Despite being under a Catholic and conservative empire for more than 300 years, the country is very progressive when compared to other Asian countries, especially in gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and others.

Sakaria is a member of ASEAN, UN, Pacific Community, World Trade Organization, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Prehistoric: Unknown-1567
By that time the island was formed 30-20 Million years ago by a violent level 6 or 7 volcano eruption and caused a violent earthquake 10.7 and thus lot of land to appear, the smaller isle was formed 12 million years ago

Humans reached the island in 3500 BC

It was populated by native people untill the Spanish Colonization

Spanish Colonization: 1568-1923
From 1568-1923, Spanish settlers began colonizing the island(s) of Summik and the bigger island Sakaria. This colonization of the spanish was known to be very brutal, corrupt and unfair as most pure Sakarian blood people were known to be discriminated and abused by the Government and what was known as the 'Padre Del Plomo' which were priests in the Churches which sometimes had more power then the government and abused their power to abuse citizens and to take more money for their wealth. This situation was similar to its neighboring country; Philippines who at that time was also colonized by the Spaniards.

People were often accused wrongly and executed in public areas or what was known as 'Plaza Central' infront of hundreds of people. Corruption was very apparent with examples of farmers forced to give kilograms of harvest to the government without pay and then the government would resell it for a higher price. People were often wrongly accused for doing things such as murder, stealing or assaulting.

Freedom of speech was very limited as people who spoke against the issues of the government or the 'Padre Del Plomo' were executed or abused.

   

Views of Spanish to Sakarians from the government were not equal, Spanish people or 'Peninsulares' were seen as smarter, good mannered or richer while the regular Sakarian citizens or 'Verdedaro' were seen as poor or uneducated.

The Republic of Sakaria: 1924-1956
'Ayarankein Braew' led one of the first revolts against the Spaniards. He formed a secret group to revolt against the Spanish Government. Notable events during this revolution include the killing of Juan Martiago Sanchez and freeing thousands of wrongfully accused prisoners. Ayarankein also forced the Spanish government out of the 'Construcción Del Gobierno alto y Prestigioso' (Building of the high and prestigious Government) in Okurada. Several Padre Del Plomos were killed and the General Governor was also killed.

He stepped up as the new General Governor and renewed the constitution and kicked out the Spanish Government. He formed the brand new Republic of Sakaria and made major changes to the law and constitution.

His presidency lasted untill 1956 when he was assasinated by a military general, Rayan Dakano.

Rayan Dakano then took power, and overthrew Braew's government and established a authoritarian dictatorship.

Sakarian Democratic Republic: 1956-1985
Rayan Dakano now formed a more authoritarian government in Sakaria. The country was now renamed the 'Sakarian Democratic Republic. He abolished free elections, those who spoke against his government were imprisoned or killed, Media was very restrictive as all programs that were shown on television were propagandas or regulate by him, basic needs were very diffucult to obtain and prices of necessities such as medical and education were constantly rising, His regime was extremely oppresive and racist to the Filipinos, most Filipinos were discriminated and many did not have any basic healthcare, education or even housing.

Rayan Dakano fell ill in 1973, and shortly in 1974 he passed away at the Yeretski Medical Center.

A brand new leader was chosen in 1973 by Rayan to be the next in case he dies, and on 1974 he passed away. On May 23, 1975. His wife and the first lady of the country; 'Maria Dakano' was chosen new Leader. Despite being a "dictator" and following her husband's ideologies, many people say that she was better and more caring then Rayan. She introduced free healthcare and education to citizens, she developed many buildings and insitiutes such as the 'Summik Medical Institute' and many more. Even though she was giving more freedom to the citizens, the government was still very strict and oppresive.

Assasination of Senator Amnyuro Shakusbashi: 1984
Senator Amnyuro was a liberal politician that was formerly part of the National Front. He quickly gained popularity because he was the first politician to openly speak up about the government.

In 1983, he was imprisoned under allegations of "fraud" (which later on would be confirmed as false). He told the Sakarian public that while imprisoned he was tortured, starved and humiliated. He was shortly released 5 months later and was forced to flee to Philippines.

When he returned in 1984, on the way to his house he was assasinated by the military. When the public found out about this, they started a series of mass protests and demonstrations to make the Dakano government to be kicked out of office.

Sakarian Red Revolt: 1985
Thousands of students across Sakaria began revolting against him and his Government, especially in the Capital: Yeretski. Other citizens who saw the event as a way to break free from the country's very poor and restrictive society, decided to join the Protests. In July 21, 1985, Mancera declared Martial Law and sent troops to stop the event by force. The next day, several segments of the Military decided to stage a military coup and decided not to stay with his government and began protesting as they were usually not treated well. Over the span of the revolution, over 10,000 people were killed. This revolution lasted for 20 days when the 'Liberation Forces of Sakaria' was formed and decided to go in War with the government, Mancera was eventually assasinated and Her government decided to surrender.

Republic of Sakaria: 1985-present
In August of that year, the first free elections took place after 29 years. The new Leader, 'Jaime Bautista'. A Filipino-Sakarian politician who founded the 'Democratic Sakaria Party'. In 1994, Sakaria finally joins the UN.

In 1997, Sakaria was hit slightly by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, but they were able to recover a'lot quicker.

Economy
The Sakarian economy is one of the largest in the world. The total GDP of the nation as of 2019 amounts to 29 SK₱34.1 Trillion. Making them richer then the United States. The national currency is the Sakarian Peso (SK₱)

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Education
The Sakarian education system follows the 'BN-NGE' curriculum. All MinistryEdu (or Ministry of Education) approved schools must be follow the BN-NGE (Basic National-Non Graded Education) curriculum.

Media
The country's television networks are TV1, TV2, TBS, TV4, Filipino Network, ABC, ETB, TV7, TVA, Network 15, Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, tvQ1, tvQ2, CCB, and INTV. Usual commercial breaks take up to 10 minutes. Most media in the country uses English and Filipino.

Population
As of May 30, 2019. The population of Sakaria is estimated at 105,324,232.

Languages
The official languages of the country is English, Filipino, and Sakarian, latter of which is mainly spoken by the natives.

Status of Spanish as an official language
Formerly, one of their official languages was Spanish until around mid-2000s, when it largely became "unspoken" in Sakaria, despite Sakarian Ministry of Culture's efforts to revitalize interest. In a 2008 survey by SMC, the most common reason was difficulty compared to Filipino and Sakarian. SMC finally declared Spanish no longer part of their official languages in 2009. Some media companies in Sakaria still use Spanish as their second language.

People/Trends

 * The currency of the country is in Sakarian peso.
 * The legal age to get married is at 18.

Capital Punishment is still being used in Sakaria since 1917

Life
The legal age for buying cigarettes, vapes and other nicotine products is 22, which is strictly enforced in Sakaria. If caught underaged, one could face enough time in jail until they have turned 21, or in worst cases, such as the Sakaria nicotine cartel case in 2009, capital punishment.

By comparison, the legal drinking age is 18, which has received intense backlash from the public, and raising the age limit is still being debated about to this day.

The life expectancy for men is 78-79 years, while for women, it is 80. However, in certain regions, for unknown reasons, it's as high as 95 for both genders.

Age of consent
As of May 2019, Sakaria's legal age of consent is 15, which has caused major controversy in other countries. In 2018, the government department for human rights and similar fields, Sakarian Human Department, in collaboration with its sub-unit Minority Safety Agency have announced to raise the age of consent to 16, 17 or 18 and the transition is still under process.

Politics
Politics in Sakaria is not restricted as it is very free and open to create Political Parties. For the most part, Sakaria is a center ruled country (and also based on the opinions of citizens).

Each term is only for 4 years.

Also, in 2004, a law was imposed if a Politician gets jailed for anything. He cannot go into any seat/place in Government (whether that be in a city, a region, district or even the Executive branch) for 6-10 years.

Politicians must be a Sakarian citizen.

Sports
There is no national sport of the country but the one sport that most Sakarians enjoy is Volleyball.

LGBTQ+ Laws and Rights
The LGBTQ+ community in Sakaria isnt so oppressed as with its neighbor's. Same-Sex relationships, Gender Confirmation surgery for Transgenders, LGBT Pride Parades, Pride month and Same-Sex Marriage is allowed.

On February 24, 2016. A law was passed to make it mandatory for schools across Sakaria to teach about LGBT Rights, Issues and relationships. Although this law was filled with support, many parents were afraid that it can cause children to be influenced to be LGBT. Then on March 15, 2017. A revised law to the one mentioned stated that schools that were comfortable in teaching children/teens about LGBT would do so. And schools that weren't didnt have to do so (which meant it wasn't mandatory anymore.). Over 85% of schools in Sakaria teach about LGBT rights, issues etc. While the other 15% dont.

Crime
Despite the decreasing amount of crimes in Sakaria due to the government getting stricter and stricter. Crime such as assault, illegal-drug use and in some cases rape is still apparent throughout Sakaria. Each year there are over 10,000 crimes reported. Death penalty is still being practiced despite protests for it to be abolished.

Summik City has the most crimes with over 6% more than average in other cities.

Cuisine
Most Sakarian dishes has seafood, meat and rice. There are many dishes crafted in Sakaria but one notable dish is 'Limang Halong Kanin' (filipino for Five Mixed Rice) which is a mix of rice cooked in chicken broth and with over 5 types of vegetables and meat. Usually fried with a spicy garlic-onion sauce.