Archive:Norjihan

The Serene Tribal Federation of Norjihan Porklaggjyrthammadtyalentya Norjehanø
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Motto: Ma Narsty, Ma Narsmad, Ma Nõrjehan
Anthem: Nõrmettlatjihvan
Hymn Damettlalat Kalkaturø
Capital		Haené
Largest city		"Capital"
Official languages		Norjihan
Recognised regional languages		Iucal, Norgispeel, Qajani
Ethnic groups (2016)		Norjihani - 94% Xhovian - 3% Tvazingli - 2% Other - 1%
Demonym		Norjihani
Government		Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Elective Monarchy
-	King	Rakrenyo IV Hurendø
-	Prime Minister	Jula Boren
-	Prince Elect	Vuren Lorndinal
Legislature		The Councils
-	Upper house	Council of the Tribes
-	Lower house	Council of the People
Establishment
-	Formation of the Kingdom of Norjihan	1564
-	The Sacking of Haené	1632
-	The Harrowing of the Tribes	1636
-	The War of the Princes	1721-1726
-	Signing of the Writ of Kings	1798
-	Formation of the Councils	1854
Area
-	Total	587,698 km2 226,911.47 sq mi
-	Water (%)	12.1%
Population
-	2015 estimate	5,500,000
-	2011 census	5,342,569
-	Density	9.4/km2 24.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2015 estimate
-	Total	₣110,500,130,256
-	Per capita	₣20,090.93
Gini (2015)		30.1 medium
HDI (2015)		0.79 high
Currency		Norjihani Franta (NFR)
Time zone		NMT (SCT+1)
-	Summer (DST)	(SCT+2)
Date format		yyyy.mm.dd, CE
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+591
Patron saint		Genn of Haené
Internet TLD		.no

Norjihan (IPA: /nɔɹjihan/, Native language: Nõrjehan, IPA: /nœɹjihan/), officially the Serene Tribal Federation of Norjihan, is a country located in Southern Baredina, with Xhodiar to the north, Sjuu Tvazingal to the east (although there is wasteland between the two countries) and the Armaziyya Sea to the west. The area that is now Norjihan, until the 1500s, was split into many warring tribal kingdoms, just like in Xhodiar, and there was no one single administration. However, the Lordinal tribe, headed by Huma Lordinal, founded the Kingdom of Haené in 1564 after a series of conquests that made them one of the biggest tribal kingdoms. However the Kingdom was short lived, with Haené being sacked in 1632 and Huma's son, Nyma, being killed by being pulled apart by horses. However, the Kingdom rebuilt itself, with the new ruler Heri Lordinal ordering and executing the subjugation of all the tribes, salting fields so they couldn't grow crops and burning down every town and village they could find, almost on genocide levels - nearly 700,000 people are believed to have been by either the Lordinal forces or the famines that followed. Then, the Kingdom controlled all of the modern federation until 1721, when King Rebrina II died, leaving his two sons to fight for the throne. Normally, the tribes would have backed one candidate and the other would have stood down, but the tribes were split between Prince Bares and Prince Marmen. After the war ended, with Marmen winning, things calmed down until the signing of the Writ of Kings, caused by another crisis of succession - King Juren IV had no heir. It was agreed that the Monarchy would become Elective, and that the ruler would be chosen by representatives of each tribe at the Council; each would have 20 representatives except the Lordinals, who had 22. The state began to be centralised and modelled itself on the North Baredinan and Sharkunen countries, but after riots the Federation was formed; the Councils, one to represent the people and one to represent the tribes, were formed and the country split into the 12 main tribal regions, each of which were given there own extensive powers. Although the country is called a Tribal Federation, this is only because the Federal Regions are the homes of the 12 major tribes and are controlled by these tribes - there is no elected office in these areas, except the tribal chief. The current king is Rakrenyo IV of the Hurend tribe, the Prime Minister (Leader of the Council of the People) is Jola Boren and the Prince Elect (head of the Council of the Tribes and successor to the throne) is Vuren Lordinal. Norjihan is one of the three members of the Baredan Council, formed as an Energy Union (the creation of a fusion reactor) as well as in response to the Hezuni crisis.

The country has been affected by its traditional mythology greatly, from the philosophy of Good, Evil and Eternity (the three major parts of common Norjihani philosophical thought) to the traditional hymn (Damettlalat Kalkaturø - The Hymn of Kalkaktur), and nearly 90% of the population count themselves as Gennists (Gennism is the national religion of Norjihan, based on the original mythology), and 56% attend church every week. It has even influenced its foreign policy, with the country being decidedly neutral in all affairs; this, however, is also because the Norjihanis are typically xenophobic and despise people outside of Norjihan except those from countries in South Baredina. Norjihan does not accept the existence of the Fals Empire, saying that there is no state in existence in that territory. Because of its stance in foreign policy, the country has remained mostly unknown, although recently it has reached out to the international community through sport; the country fell out of the group stage of the SIFA World Cup however, causing great anger among the Normand population. In all other respects, Norjihan is like most other modern countries.

Politics

Politics

There are three main parts to the legislature, the Monarchy, the Council of the Tribes and the Federal Governments, and the Council of the People. These three (well four) things make up the Norjihani government. The Monarchy has existed since the 1400s, and since the 1720s has been elected by the representatives of the tribes. The country is split into 25 Federal Regions, each with a lot of control over their own regional affairs. Each Federal Region, or County, is run by one of the 25 main tribes of the country, and so your experience can greatly vary from county to county. Despite this, most people still live like they do in the rest of the world; people live in heated houses and go to work in the office from 9 to 5 (except in the south and the east, where some are still nomadic). Each tribe also has 22 representatives in the Council of the Tribes, except the Lordinals of Haené who have 24 (meaning a total of 502 representatives). These vote on who is the Prince Elect (the next King, who leads the Council of the Tribes before becoming King when the current King dies; this is currently Vuren Lordinal) and also ratify, veto or amend laws motioned by either the Council of the People or the King, as well as submitting their own.

The Council of the People is chosen by an STV constituency based vote, and the leader of the Council of the People is the Prime Minister; this is currently Jola Boren. It consists of 502 representatives as well, balancing the two councils. Their job is the same as the Council of the Tribes, but they also exist to balance the power of the tribal leaders and the aristocracy. In a similar way the King balances the power of the Council of the People (the democracy) and the Council of the Tribes (the aristocracy). The King is often involved in politics, and has the final veto on any law motioned by either of the Councils. Although the King often lets laws through, the monarchs have been known to block them if they didn't agree with them (however, even if they don't agree with them if the law came from the Council of the People they often let it through). The most notorious case of this was the rule of King Adzaja III (1920-1943); in what is a short reign for a Norjihani King, he vetoed 352 laws. Although the King can put forward laws, their laws may also be vetoed by either of the Councils.

Currently, the Larttureribaranjurti (Liberal Party) controls the Council of the people, with 260 seats, giving them a 1.8% majority). They were elected in 2013 and it is the first time the Liberals have been in power. There are traditionally three main parties in Norjihani politics; Araastajeklajurti (Left Choice, Democratic Socialist), Aaren Stajeklanø (Party of Hope, Right-Wing neo-liberal conservative) and Larttureribaranjurti (Liberal Party, centrist). It was Aaren Stajeklanø who were in power during the Famines of the 1960s, but at that time the Council of the People had little power. Still, the party has only just regained its place as the second party of Norjihan, gaining 100 seats in the process. Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have gained seats from Left Choice, once the dominant force of Norjihani government. It was they who oversaw the economic boom of the 1990s, but years of neglect for the outer regions and allegations of corruption has meant that the party's more moderate supporters have left the party, leaving them with only 71 seats in 2013. There are two other party's, the Iugaljurti (The Iucals, a kind of Green Party) and Norstajeklajihan (Norjihani Party, right-wing nationalists), both of which have taken seats from the main parties but with limited success. The main three parties control 21 of the countries regions (Liberals: 9, Conservatives: 6, Left Choice: 6), with the Iucals having 1 region and the Nationalists having 3.

Foreign relations

Norjihan tends to have quite frosty relations with other nations, although with other nations in Baredina and particularly the Baredan nations relations are generally good. Norjihan has greats relations with Sjuu Tvazingal and Yaichlo, with which it shares cultural and - with the case of Sjuu - linguistic ties. Norjihan has an open trade agreement with Sjuu, and this trade deal is expected to be extended to Yaichlo in the future due to the strengthening of links between the Baredan countries, especially through the Baredan Council, of which Norjihan was a founding memeber and remains a major force. The three nations also form an "Energy Union", with all three having funded the creation of a fusion reaction to provide power for all three countries. Norjihan also has a trade deal with Xhodiar, a nation directly north of the country with which it shares historical ties. Although they were relatively friendly towards Spitinda in the past, relations soured due to the Hezun Civil War, although the situation has been resolved.

Military

The Normand military has a long and dstinguished history, having fought in a series of wars against foreign powers in the past 400 years, although due to the peace enforced by the Baredan Council they haven't been engaged in a major conflict since the 1980s. Despite this, the Normand military remains very large for the population, with the force being estimated at around 90,000 full time and 120,000 reservists, mainly those who have been forced into the compulsory year's volunteering that all Normand men and women must do. The Normands are masters at Mountain and Tundra-based/Arctic warfare, taking advantage of their country's natural geography. The Normand military is split into several forces, which in English roughly translate as the "National Armed Front" (The Normal Army), the "Maritime Front" (The Navy), and the "Normand Special Army", the Normand special forces unit, along with several "Local Defence Squads" made up of reservists and former volunteers who can be called up at any moment to protect the nation. Their is an extensive defence system around the borders of the country, including landmines, hidden bunkers which are constantly manned and mountain and hill forts - for this reason, some illegal immigrants have died trying to enter the country, having been killed by the landmines or by the armed forces. There is a strong Normand presence in the major Northern cities and in the East, along the national borders, and it is reported that the Normands have plans for cutting off the nation from invasion by destroying entire towns and all infrastructure on the border, along with potentially using chemical weapons, although the validity of this is unknown.

Culture and People

Religion

Nearly every single Norjihani follows one of the three main strands of the Gennist religion; Northern Gennism, Lordinal Gennism and Orthodox Gennism. Northern and Lordinal Gennism are much more liberal than Orthodox liberal, and also are a lot less racist/xenophobic. Orthodox Gennism, the most followed strand, promotes the killing of all non-Norjihanis and the defence of the fatherland against outside forces. Followers of this branch are often conservative, white and human supremacists, but surprisingly not sexist; Gennism in all of its forms promotes equal rights for women and men. All forms of Gennism are also rather open on sexuality, and even the majority of Orthodox Gennists support contraception. However, both Lordinal - the second most followed branch - and Orthodox Gennism are opposed to abortion in all circumstances, and Northern Gennism only supports it in cases of rape. Orthodox Gennism is also a lot more restrictive in terms of clothing and food, saying you should only wear natural fibres and food (as opposed to synthetic fibres and GM crops); the other two branches are a lot more lenient on this, seeing this as a teaching of the past. The main rift in Gennism is between Orthodox and Northern/Lordinal Gennism, and is on the matter of the celebration of Gennomjak (Midsummers, often dedicated to the god Genn). The majority of the population being Orthodox Gennists celebrate Gennomjak, but the other two branches see it as a false celebration.

Recent estimates have 98% of population being religious, 92% of which are Gennists. Of the three branches, the Orthodox is the largest, with around 76.5% identifying as Orthodox Gennists, followed by 10.3% being Lordinal Gennists and 5.2% being Northern Gennists. The other 6% Religious follow a number of different religions, including the ethnic Xhorials in the north who follow traditional Xhorial religions, although these are slowly being replaced, mainly by Northern Gennism it seems. The other 2% are non-religious or agnostic, which is an increase from 0.62% 15 years ago. However, Atheism and Agnostisism are looked down on and Atheists and Agnostics are publicly discrimated against and ostracised, with there being no official legislation to stop this. Thus, it is believed that their are many more Athiests and Agnostics than official figures show but that people deliberately hide it; some estimates have it as high as 19.4%.

Culture

Normand culture has been markedly shaped by Gennism and the mythology, with symbolism of spirits and mystical creatures being commonplace features. Norjihanis still feel a great affinity for the very distant past, and all Norjihanis know the ancient scripture to some extent. Modern Normand Television is in the middle of a golden age, especially in the genre of Drama, with Normand dramas such as "Wéltändy Derddareggantuuø" (Ballot Monsters) becoming popular abroad. Normand film is also in a Renaissance, especially Normand language film which had largely been abandoned in recent years.