Archive:Istan
Istan |
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Capital and | Tesan | |||||
Demonym | Istani | |||||
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- | Director | ? | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | 66,595.6081 km2 25,713 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | 2015 estimate | 10,674,475 | ||||
- | Density | 162.73/km2 421.5/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) | estimate | |||||
- | Total | $20.2 billion | ||||
- | Per capita | $1,300 | ||||
Time zone | Istani Standard Time (SCT+1:30) | |||||
Drives on the | right |
Istan is a country in Ekuosia. It borders Norjihan to the southwest.
History
Istan was, from 1314 to 1605, part of the Grand Viceroyalty of Istan.
Before the Great Ekuosian War, it was an absolute monarchy known as the Kingdom of Istan. In 1948, while supporting the Veridia in the GEW, the kingdom collapsed into the Republic of Istan and the short-lived Republic of Istan. After Veridia's surrender, a Kúúlist puppet government was installed by the Helsonian Union, and Istan became a member of the Helsonian Bloc. In 1976, ideological differences with Helsonia and widespread unrest led to a series of coups in which first a Kuulist Junta came to power, and then they were in turn removed from power.
Geography
Geology
Climate
Biodiversity
Politics
Government
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Istan was close ally of the Helsonian Union after the Great Ekuosian War.
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Energy
Science and technology
Tourism
Demographics
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Urbanisation
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Education
Healthcare
Religion
Culture
Istani culture until the 1950s had numerous foreign influences, but was mostly based on the culture of the ancient Adzamic and Baredan tribes indigenous to the region. Three major "waves" of influence changed the region's culture due to long periods of conquest by the Norjihanis, the Ekuostians, and the Nevirans. One of the lasting influences was the religion of each empire, which resulted in many Istanis following their own interpretation of Quurožarq, Iovism, and Gennism.
However, once the military junta came into power, their Cleansing policy resulted in the decimation of all religion in Istan. Some defectors have built small communities in other countries to keep their sects alive, but many have already died out. The result of the Cleansing left many traditions, religious and non-religious, destroyed in favor of a culture centered around self-sufficiency and isolation.