Balakia

Balak Federation . Yankuluş Balaakbeş . (Balak) Yankuluş Balâkbeş . Şânkoş Baraha . (Koman) Şânkoş Baraha
Flag Emblem
Motto: TBA TBA
Anthem: Yerecâ ye, Vayâ Like the Yerec, Arise
Balakia in dark green, disputed areas in light green.
Capital and		Sâcar
Official languages		Balak
Recognised national languages		Koman Khamv Chindushi Ziimen languages
Recognised minority languages		Kaatian
Demonym		Balak
Government
-	President	Zôçey Seğâren
-	Vice President	Sazar Şon
Establishment
-	Independence from Shomosvan	7th March 2001
Population
-	2016 census	57,258,126
GDP (nominal)		2016 estimate
-	Total	$704.962 billion
-	Per capita	$12,312
Time zone		(SCT+3)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+76
Internet TLD		.bl

Balakia (Balak: Balaaçik Balâçik [bɑˈla.t͡ʃɪk]), officially the Balak Federation, is a country in Vaniua. With around 57 million inhabitants, Balakia is the X most populous country in Vaniua. Balakia is bordered to the west by Komania and Gushlia, to the north by Kaatkukia, and to the east by Amaia and Khambvan. It is the homeland of the Balak people, a Vaniuan ethnic group, among other groups. The country's capital is Sâcar, a major economic hub in Eastern Vaniua and the largest city in Balakia. Despite this the country's economy as a whole is still developing, and Balakia is classed as a developing country, benefitting from a nominal GDP of around $876.7 billion and a GDP per capita of $15,312.

In 1952, following the installation of a Kúúlist puppet government under the Helsonian Union, the Union of Shomosvan was established.

Following the collapse of Shomosvan in 2001 the new provisional government of Balakia began acting on a policy of "Dekúúlification" which saw the beginning of a slow process of democratisation and privatisation under the influence of Shohuan. This process was temporarily halted after the outbreak of the Balak-Gushli War, though as the conflict slowed down the process of Dekúúlification resumed progress, albeit slowly.

Etymology

Main article: Names of Balakia

The word Balakia comes from the ethnonym for the Balak people, Balâk, itself being derived from the name of Balâhak. The unofficial native name for the country, Balâçik, has a similar etymology, descending from Old Balak Balâhak-kik "river of Balâhak." This name is only used to refer to the country in external affairs; internally the name refers to the state of Balâçik. The country's official internal name, Yelşem, originates from a Koman poetic name for the region, Qershem ("land of the Yerec"), in reference to the Balak mythological creature.

History

Great Horde

... During the Sunset Rebellion, most Balak nobles rose up against the ruling X dynasty; the only two noble families not to partake in this event were the Seğârens and the Zôkamâs. The revolutionaries were quickly crushed by the Great Horde's army, and were replaced with loyal Khamv nobles in the aftermath of the conflict.

Balak and Khamv Kingdoms

Aside from the Zôkamâ and Seğâren dynasties, who at this point ruled over the kingdoms of Zonduş and Seğâduş respectively, many of the kingdoms now a part of Balakia were under the rule of Khamv dynasties, and X.

By 1864 Kamât II of Zonduş had united the majority of the western Balak kingdoms under one crown; his only remaining opposition consisted of the Khamv-dominated kingdoms to the east.

... On November 10th 1866 Kamât proclaimed the founding of a united Balak Empire. Following this he was awarded the title Balâkpâş, meaning "father of the Balaks," a title which he is still referred to as today.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Balakia is divided into 15 federal subjects, including 11 states, 3 federal cities, and 1 X. ...

List of federal subjects

File:Balakia states map 1.png

Code	Name	Capital/Administrative center	Flag	Coat of arms	Area (km2)	Population
01	Balâçik	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Balâçik State.svg	TBD	TBD
02	Çinduş	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Çinduş State.svg	TBD	TBD
03	Côvayâ	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Côvayâ State.svg	TBD	TBD
04	Hamâvan	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Hamâvan State.svg	TBD	TBD
05	Kazan	Zumağdar		File:Coat of arms of Kazan State.svg	TBD	TBD
06	Kensesak	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Kensesak State.svg	TBD	TBD
07	Meçin	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Meçin State.svg	TBD	TBD
08	Nomysotat Autonomous Territory (N.A.T.)	TBD		File:Coat of arms of the NAT.svg	TBD	TBD
09	Seğâduş	TBD		File:Coat of arms of Seğâduş State.svg	TBD	TBD
10	Taraşik	Şozasan		File:Coat of arms of Taraşik State.svg	TBD	TBD
11	Zonduş	TBD	File:Flag of Zonduş State.png	File:Coat of arms of Zonduş State.svg	TBD	TBD

Foreign relations

Balakia is recognized in international law as a successor state of the former Union of Shomosvan.

The country is a member of the Eastern Vaniuan Association, and maintains strong and positive relations with the rest of its neighbours, in particular Komania.

Demographics

Religion

Balaks have practised Zarasaism since the 8th/9th(?) Century.

Balakia hosts the X Gharam in the city of Shozasan, an important holy site to Zarasaists. The site enjoys protection from both the state and national governments.