Sittapini

Sittapini (Phesasit: ; Xiṭapini [s̠iʈaːpini]), officially the Sittapinian Kingdom (Rachun Xiṭapini [raːtɕʰʊn s̠iʈaːpini]), is a country in the Nesionytan Islands, bordering the microstate of Somphaisa via the Phaisa island, and is located west of Ulakisonia, south of, east of the French overseas department of New Gallia, and north of the Kanuzunda Islands. It also has further maritime borders with Dajankagru, the Adrian Islands, and Toalugi. Its capital and largest city is Naragoti, named after its former ruling dynasty.

Sittapini has an area of 19,482 km², and a population of 4,992,084 as of 2021. It is geographically a hilly area, and is in the Binakari Sea, and is separated from Ulakisonia by the Qasunna Strait.

Unlike other islands in the archipelago, the Nytans did not settle in Sittapini. People from southeast Asia arrived in Sittapini in approximately 428 AD, who start to refer to themselves as the Sittapinians in the late 450s. Sittapini is the oldest independent state in the Nesionytan Islands, which was never colonized by any foreign power. In the 800s, Sittapini was divided into four kingdoms, which was known as the four kingdoms period. The Naragoti and Saayam dynasties both wanted control over the entire Sittapinian island, and thus constantly battled each other for three hundred years, until the Naragoti dynasty conquered the entirety of the island in 1022. The Bhomahuti dynasty replaced Naragoti as the current ruling family of Sittapini in 1568, and mostly referred to itself as Bhomahuti until 1823, when it was officially renamed to its current name. The country of Sittapini was annexed by the Obanacian Empire in 1913, and did not regain its independence until 1944. Sittapini ravaged into a brutal civil war with the Walakarimasist militia PDA from 1969 to 1973. Backed by Dajankagru and, the government won the war and began rapid development of the country.

Constitutionally, Sittapini refers to itself as a   and a  state. It is the most democratic country in the Nesionytan Islands, and has a. Sittapini is divided into ten districts, all of which were created under the 1964 constitution. It is also the last standing Nutaderram kingdom, and is currently the only country in the entire archipelago with Nutaderram as its official religion.

Etymology
The origin of the name, 'Sittapini', is unknown. It was originally called 'Tai-Nuat' during the ancient times, but fell out of use after heavy influence by the Nesionytan Empire. Sittapini was likely derived from the proto-Nesionytan word, 'shata-apa', which meant 'hilly area', referring to the island's hilly terrain, specifically the Borobudh and Majula hills. The island's formal name is 'Bhomahuti', which was the country's official name until 1823.

Urban settlements
Sittapini is the least urbanized nation in the archipelago, with only 31% of the country's population settling in urban areas. In April 2020, as a part of the 2025 Vision Sittapini, the country plans to establish more cities and heavily urbanize its population, although some of the rural Sittapinian population decline this decision.

Media
Main article: Media of Sittapini

Sittapini has several newspaper and magazine companies, all of which are privately owned after the dissolution of the state-owned Samaya. The most popular newspapers include Borobudh Times and Sri Amajaxi. Borobudh Times also operates as one of the largest Nesionytan news organizations. It was often accused of being the mouthpiece of the government, although they have denied such allegations.

See also: Radio in Sittapini and Television in Sittapini

The public broadcaster of Sittapini is the Rachun Reidiyo Roxoimajal, often known as 'Triple R' or 'RRR'. Radio broadcasts in Sittapini began in 1943 as a branch of OB8K, later the Voice of Obanacia. After its independence from Obanacia in 1944, VoO pulled out of the country, and was replaced with RR (Rachun Reidiyo). Experimental television broadcasts began in 1968, but was halted due to the civil war. It later returned in 1976 with the establishment of Roxoimajal. It was formerly an independent entity until its acquisition by the RR in 1980, thus renaming themselves to 'RRR'. Roxoimajal ran a Sittapinian television monopoly until the launch of Borobudh National Television in 1984. Other major television channels in Sittapini include Sri Majahaya Television, Amajaxi Television, Borobudh Times Television, and Xunthara Television Network. State-owned radio broadcasts are managed by RRR's radio division, RRR Radio. Some of the most popular Sittapinian radio stations include Borobudh Radio, Radio Maja, and XIT.FM.