Archive:Potjayd

Republic of Potjayd
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map of districts of Potjayd
Capital and		Makkiji
Official languages		Dajdian, Rakthari, Kame languages, Elipo-Hedretic languages
Demonym		Potjaydi
Government		Unitary Republic
-	Prime minister
Establishment
-	Unification	1983
Area
-		333,795.96 km2 128,879 sq mi
Population
-	census	25,984,105
-	Density	75.45/km2 195.4/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		estimate
-	Total	$49,966,851,520.1
-	Per capita	$1,984.0
Gini		30.1 medium
HDI		0.533 low
Time zone		SCT+6
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (SCT)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+771
Internet TLD		.pj

Potjayd, officially the Republic of Potjayd, is a country located in West Parshita. It is bordered by Margaya and Urzotia to the north, and by Jeehoop to the west. The capital and largest city is Makkiji, which is located on the Jösu river, and is the historic cultural center of Potjayd. The official language of the government and business is Dajdian, a Rartakan language, which uses a script in the Darimic script family. From the 1890s until 1983, the nation was divided into two states, and from 1983 to 2015 was ruled as an autocracy. Potjayd has a relatively low GDP and HDI.

History

The Modern inhabitants of Potjayd primarly descend from people who migrated from the west in the ninth century A.D.

Civil War

Historically the seat of power in Potjayd had been in Makkiji and the areas to the south of it. After gaining independence from Imperial Jigh, There were several groups with competing claims to govern Potjayd. To Enable a calm transfer of power, a semi-constitutional monarchy was established. In 1880, the first government from the north of Potjayd came to power. The northern government levied taxes on districts south of Makkiji, with the reasoning that those areas had more money, and this was due to them historically pillaging the northern areas. In 1885, a new government was elected. This new government represented the interests of the south of Potjayd, and they reversed this policy, and imposed harsher taxes on northern areas as retribution, and canceled much of the government spending in the north. Severe punishments were imposed on people and areas that refused these taxes, and some armed rebellions sprung up in the north, resisting this policy. By 1891, these groups had coalesced into a single entity focused on breaking away from the north. This escalated to full out war, which lasted until 1896, when the north, with the help of the nearby international community, secured independence. South Potjayd was forced to recognize North Potjayd in order to renormalize relations with its neighbors, who had supported North Potjayd in the war.

Reunification

In 1980, North Potjayd undertook an austerity program in order to pay of some of its foreign debts. During this time, approval of the incumbent dictator Name Lastname fell sharply. Spurred on by this lapse in approval, Lastname instructed the North Potjaydi military to begin to plan an invasion operation.

On August 2nd, 1983, North Potjayd invaded South Potjayd. South Potjayd had recently undergone a transfer of power, after the Balkist government, which had ruled since 1959, was defeated in election. South Potjayd capitulated within five days, and the government went into exile in x.

Despite widespread condemnation from the international community and the IC, Lastname enjoyed a large increase in popularity following the operation.

Democratization

Lastname died in 2014, and he was temporarily succeeded by his son, Name Lastname II. The military was opposed to this, and sought to delegitimize his rule by promoting the creation of a democracy. In 2015, Lastname II peacefully stepped down.

Economy

Transport

The most common forms of transportation in Potjayd are walking, cycling, and motorcycling. Most families do not own cars, and roads are of varying quality throughout the nation, with most roads, especially in the west, being unpaved. A handful of larger cities have bus or tram networks. In the twentieth century, both North Potjayd and South Potjayd constructed public transportation systems in order to bolster the image of their government. In more recent years, the government has invested in aerial cable car technology to connect impovrished neighborhoods. The long term-effectiveness of this policy is yet to be ascertained.

Energy

Potjayd has one of the lowest accesses to electricity in Miraria. This is primarily as a result of electrification not being a priority of the former autocratic government. More than thirty percent of households do not have access to electricity, and a large portion of those that do do so through informal ad-hoc electrical connections. The majority of electrical non-electrical energy comes from coal.