Tekeleb

Tekeleb ( Irjysian pronunciation: [tɛkeleb]), officially the Tekeleb People's Republic (Tekeleb Manusavo Manuraje [tɛkeleb mɐnusaːvo mɐnuɾɐʤe]) is a country in the Nesionytan Islands, located in the Irjysian Archipelago. It shares maritime borders with Morasavia to the west and Maryaadah to the south. Tekeleb is composed of a main large island and four smaller islands, three of which are uninhabited. The capital of Tekeleb is Suhar.

Homo sapiens have arrived in modern-day Tekeleb in 2nd century BC. It was once controlled by the Rajate of Irjysia for many years, until its split into three rajates in 845 AD, one of them being Rajate of Tekeleb, named after the Tekeleb river. The Rajate of Tekeleb was centered in Muwalteke on the Strait of Irjysia. In 1004, as Tekelebese soldiers allegedly destroyed a Morasavan battle ship, the Rajate of Morasava declared war on Tekeleb, starting the Three-Rajate War, ending until 1295. Tekeleb began to develop its agricultural sector, and began trading with the Nesionytan Empire. The Nesionytans began to heavily influence the rajate, with the traditional Irjysian script dropped in favor of the Kubusa script and its capital being shifted to the Nesionytan-founded Suhar.

In 1694, Tekeleb was annexed by Irjysia, which was renamed to Maryaadah. This resulted into the loss of Tekelebese identity and culture, which were mixed into Maryaadanese customs. Tekelebese people protested against this, but were stopped as protesters were ordered to be tortured and hanged for treason. Tekeleb later became part of British Irjysia in 1786, which was later dissolved and the territory became part of Maryaadah again. Both Tekeleb and Morasavia were granted independence on August 29, 1822. While Morasavia was economically stable, Tekeleb was recorded as the poorest Nesionytan country, with over 96% of the population living under the poverty line. This was blamed by corruption and thievery of their wealth by Maryaadah, so Tekeleb cut ties with the country, which worsened its situation, leading to the 1825 Tekeleb famine, killing over 25,000 people. The rajate began to be reformed in the 1830s by improving its agricultural economy, and beginning to industrialize. Its economy grew at the rate of 494% by 1893.

On September 14, 1942, Tekeleb announced its support of the during the. After the war, Tekeleb began to heavily trade with the, thus heavily improving relations between the both countries. It was the first country in the Irjysian Archipelago to abolish on February 5, 1948 in favor of a. Later, its economy began to fluctuate during the 1950s and 1960s, and eventually began to decline in 1965. The Tekelebese maldhav also crashed, with its inflation rate being 90%, the highest in the Nesionytan Islands. This was protested by anti-Rajate groups in 1968 who demanded the country to be a democratic republic. Protests began to escalate violently, and were eventually turned into a full-scale war in 1970. During the first stages of war, the anti-Rajate Army of Freedom in Tekeleb turned to Walakarimasism from after them being funded by Hangala. On January 19, 1972, the rajate was forced to be dissolved after the Fall of Suhar, and was replaced by a Walakarimasist socialist republic.

The Walakarimasist republic was subject to human rights violations, mass executions, and a tightly controlled economy. Tekeleb was heavily downgraded to the poorest and the least democratic country in the Nesionytan Islands. It only traded with Hangala and other fellow Walakarimasist states such as Zahama. In 1989, when Velekam Wahutribha took over as president, he began to reform and open up Tekeleb's economy, with only a few Western and Nesionytan states allowed to trade. Foreign investment into the country was also restricted. This helped with the slow growth of Tekeleb's economy, and jumped into a lower middle income country by 1998. It also restored ties with Maryaadah in 2000 and stopped jamming overseas signals. After the, Tekeleb's economy badly deteriorated, but began to flourish after aid and funding from Maryaadah and Morasavia. Today, the country has a, but is still accused of human rights violations and authoritarianism, especially during the Olakha Winthupenja administration since 2009.

Tekeleb is a, formerly with a failed. It is a lower-middle income country and is some of the fastest growing Nesionytan economies. Despite its poor human rights record, censorship, mistreatment of minorities, and more, Tekeleb is projected to become a developed country by 2065 by economists. It is a member of the, Federation of Nesionytan Islands, Federation of Nesiondalsan States, , and the.

Etymology
The name Tekeleb is derived from the Tekeleb river, flowing throughout the center of the island. According to a legend, the name of the river was given by a local man who was fishing and then found a fish. Although he initially was about to say "telakweb!" (possibly the equivalent to "hurray!" in Old Irjysian, but is still unknown), he accidentally switched the letters and said "tekalweb" instead. As the river did not have a name back then, he used the latter word as the name. "Tekeleb" is believed to be the corruption of "tekalweb", although some may suggest that it is the pronunciation heard in many Irjysian dialects. The Nesionytans referred to the river as "Teklavanun".

Media
Media is tightly controlled by the central Tekelebese government. According to, media in Tekeleb is in a very serious situation. It is often been ranked as one of the least free in the Nesionytan Islands and Oceania in general. It is some of the most censored countries in the region.

All local newspapers, radio, and television stations are either owned by or are associated with the government, with private ownership being strictly prohibited. However, commercial productions and foreign media in the country are permissible. There are only 30 newspaper publishers in Tekeleb, some of the most popular being The Tekeleb Times and Berendhahena Vajantha (Heart of the Nation). Tekeleb Broadcasting Corporation, or TKBC for short, is the state-owned broadcasting network, broken up into two divisions, the radio network Avajahena Tekeleb and television network TKBC TV.

Internet is heavily censored in Tekeleb. In 2015, it was reported that over 10,000 websites, including, , VidSpace, , and more, were blocked by authorities, accusing them for being a "potential threat" to Tekelebese society. The Government of Tekeleb was criticized for oppressing freedom of speech and press, and the move to block the websites was protested by many. Violent anti-government protests and even rioting also happened because of this in the city of Hakonja in May 2017.