Barokia

Barokia (/bɚrɒkjə/) (Barokian: بارکي Barokiya) officially known as the Islamic Republic of Barokia, is a country in South America located northeast of Brazil, north of Uruguay, west of Argentina, south of Deconara, south and east of the Atlantic Ocean, and north of South Esperantia. It is the most expensive and richest country in South America. Even though it is very close to Deconara, it does not share a border with it. It is the only country in South America where Islam is the largest religion. Barokia is ruled by the Barokian Islamic Party right now; the current opposition against the incumbent ruling party is the Barokian Gülen Party. The calling code of Barokia is +585.

Homo-sapiens have been settling in the area now known as 'Barokia' 12,000 years ago. The Umujjár, the Native American tribe, settled in the region and practiced animism before the arrival of in the 800s. The religion was brought by an Umujjár merchant who travelled the world to find a new religion. Islam was spread among the region and the Baruk Sultanate was established in 823. Overtime, around five sultanates ruled the area until the arrival of the in 1683. They established their first colony in the old city of Siddeh. However, the Marhadi Sultanate defeated the Portuguese and regained Siddeh. It resisted European colonization until the arrival of the in 1807. The joint colony of Deco-Barokia was established, giving the central British Barokian government authority over both colonies. The country gained independence as the Dominion of Barokia in 1914. Barokia was later turned into a republic in 1937 after a majority voted in favor in a referendum. In 1956, Islamists won a landslide victory in a parliamentary election and established an islamic republic, although it has since been removed in 1964 after a peaceful revolution which removed the Islamist government. Since then, Sharia law was heavily restricted and more liberal policies were enacted. Barokia is also the first muslim-majority country to officially recognize same-sex marriage in 2006, something opposed by several Islamist groups.

Barokia is an active member of these following organizations: the United Nations, the Arab League, CONMEBOL, the Union of South American Nations, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

British colonialism (1807-1914)
Main articles: Deco-Barokia, British Barokia, and Barokian civil war

In 1807, the established colonies in both Barokia and Deconara. The Marhadi Sultanate signed a pact allowing Britain to take control of the entire sultanate. Both Barokia and Deconara were merged into one crown colony, Deco-Barokia, in 1810. This was done to further spread influence over South America, something heavily opposed by the neighboring countries. In 1855, the attempted to invade Barokia, but was unsuccessful as Britain sent spies to Brazil and immediately informed the government about threats to the colony.

Due to cultural differences, the Deconara region gained autonomy within Deco-Barokia in December 1879. As soon as this happened, a series of riots in Barokia took place against the Europeans settling in the region by the indigenous peoples. Almost all of the Europeans moved southward to Deconara as refugees. Some of them who remained in Barokia were even forced to convert to Islam. After the riots ended, a push for independence rose tremendously in Deconara.

In 1906, a referendum was held, which split the colony into two. Deconara became a colony in its own right. Due to Britain's inhumane treatment of its Barokian slaves, some of them formed rebel groups to create an independent Barokian state. At the time, most Barokians were not in favor of an independent country, but that changed after the Nurhalat Factory fire in 1911, which caused massive distrust against the British colonial government. The Barokian civil war began on mid-1912.

Several anti-colonialist rebel groups formed into the Free Barokia Force. The group was recognized as 'terrorist' by British Barokia. FBF was often accused of several bombings of governmental buildings across the country. On June 13, 1913, the southern region of Barokia was liberated. The civil war, causing over 12,000 casualties, ended when both sides signed the Treaty of Najmarih on May 1, 1914, which allowed Barokia independence.

Economy
The currency of Barokia is Barokian Riyal. The 1 riyal is subdivided to 10 halalas. 1 US dollar converts to 4 Barokian riyals. The GDP per capita of Barokia is $60,819, and as of 2018, and the nominal GDP is $60 trillion.

Population
The population of Barokia is around 123 million (2020 estimate)

Media
The state-owned broadcaster of Barokia is Barokian Broadcast Television (BBT). Some main terrestrial TV channels are BBT 1, BBT 2, KTV, Channel 9, TV Islam, etc. The FM radio stations are BakRadio 91.40 mhZ, Slice FM (Barokia) 98.60 mhZ, FM93 93.00 mhZ etc. The AM radio stations are BakRadio Fusid City 1083 khZ, Barokiya 24 1036 khZ, El-Muzik AM 4189 khZ etc. Film companies are BakFilms, Makha Movies etc.

Territories
Barokia is divided into two provinces. The north one is Mazzayah and the south one is Sawah. The capital city is located in the Mazzayah province.

Technology

 * Barokia uses NTSC display format for TVs, Movies, Video Games, and Computers, like the US, South Korea, YinYangia, Canada, Philippines, and etc. When a Barokian station signs off, the test card is the SMPTE Color Bars.

Culture

 * Compared to other Islamic countries, homosexual activity has always been a legal act since the day it was founded on May 1, 1914. Gay marriage and recognition of same-sex relationships were legalized in 2006 after pressure from citizens groups.

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