Tamasia

Tamasia (/təme:sijə/) (Tamasian: Tamatsiya), officially the People's Republic of Tamasia (Tamasian: Tahuya Répobligya Tamatsiya) is a single-island country in Southeast Asia, sharing maritime borders with Dankia,, and. It is separated from via the Tamasia Strait, although Palawan itself, along with  and nearby islands, is claimed as Tamasian territory, creating a territorial dispute with the Philippines. Its capital is Mala, with Wajangari being the most populous city.

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Etymology
The name, "Tamasia", may have originated from the old Tamasian word, "Tamatirigyahi", which means "The land of the pure" (the name, "Pakistan", also means the same in Persian, but Tamasians call it "Bejistan" instead). It was named by the Austronesians who first stepped foot on the island.

The Dutch named it "Tamateer", and was renamed to "Tamasia" by the British.

History
In 2000 BC, Austronesians in Dankia discover an island near them.

They form their own empire in 100 BC, known as the Tamatiri Empire, which took a large amount of land, including Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Palawan. Their religion was Animism.

After the arrival of Buddhism in the 8th century, the Ekadwipa (Sanskrit for one island) dynasty was formed. It was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom.

Ekadwipa dynasty survived well for centuries, until the arrival of the Dutch in the 16th century. They invaded Ekadwipa and named it 'Tamateer', which originated from 'Tamatirigyahi'. Christianity was introduced and only a few people converted.

In 1800, the United Kingdom annexed Tamateer and renamed it to Tamasia. Many Brits immigrated to the island, which worried the Tamasians, who thought that the Brits would take over their island.

During World War II, the Tamasians joined the Axis Powers, but were annexed by Japan. After Japan's surrender, Britain hold an independence referendum. 89% of the voters were in favor of independence.

In January 1, 1946, Tamasia declared independence as the Republic of Tamasia. Later, the country was plagued by a 2-decade long civil war. Many people opposed and blamed the democratic government for corruption, poverty, and high unemployment rate.

The Communist Party of Tamasia won in May 20, 1967 and established a Marxist-Leninist state. It sided with the USSR and opposed its neighbors.

Tamasia started to claim Mindoro, Palawan, and other islands owned by the Philippines in 1970, claiming that they were originally part of Tamasia during the ancient times. The claim still exists until today.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tamasia highly stagnated and started to trade with the United States and other non-socialist states.

Territories
Tamasia is divided into five divisions, specifically four states, Ajamburi, Kenating, Bagahura, and Tekawi, and one district, Mala Capital District.

Tamasia is simply divided into two regions, Eastern Tamasia (Silengan Tamasiya; 80,140 km²) and Western Tamasia (Beratan Tamasiya; 59,341 km²).

Media
Media is usually censored by the government. The national broadcaster of the country is the Tamasian Broadcasting Organization (TBO). It owns Tamasian Television and Radio Mala International.

Its television channels include TTV 1, TTV 2, TTV Family, TTV Sports, PTV, and TTV International Programme.