Archive:Norjihan

Most Serene Republic of Norjihan Itsann
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Anthem: The Ride of Progress
Capital		Listosord Tel Duvemuz
Largest city		Ronyg
Official languages		Norjihani
Recognised regional languages		Ronyga, Lailaum, Istani Baredan
Ethnic groups (2017)		92% Norjihani, 6% Istani Baredan, 1% Isugzan Baredan, 1% Other (Mainly Ekuosian peoples)
Demonym		Norjihani
Government		Federal parliamentary republic
-	President of All Norjihanis	Ystano Lasme
-	Prime Minister	Uram Utenid
Legislature		The Councils
-	Upper house	The Senate
-	Lower house	The Parliament
Area
-	Total	587,698 km2 226,911.47 sq mi
-	Water (%)	4%
Population
-	2018 estimate	28,672,453
-	Density	48.79/km2 132.21/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2017 estimate
-	Total	$410,000,000,000
-	Per capita	$14,299
Gini (2015)		30.1 medium
HDI (2016)		0.79 high
Currency		Famus (FMS)
Time zone		NMT (SCT+1)
Date format		dd.mm.yy.cc
Drives on the		left
Calling code		+591
Internet TLD		.no

Norjihan, officially the Most Serene Republic of Norjihan is a sovereign state situated in South Baredina. It borders Istan to the north, Yaina to the south, Seremet to the east and Szezkia and the Gulf of Ishenar to the west. With a population of around 29 million, the country is one of the least populated in South Baredina, as well as it having a relatively small economy. However, it is still a major player in the politics of the region due to its historical strength and ties.

The area that is now Norjihan was first inhabited by Xhovian tribes, but the country is nowadays mostly Baredan, especially of the Norjihani subgroup from which the country derives its name in many languages (see Etymology), with the country nowadays being 99% Baredan. This came about in the final wave of the Baredan migrations into South Baredina, when the Norjihanis arrived in the region. Whilst at first living alongside the Xhovians, under the Mahadran kingdom the Norjihanis began to use them as almost slave labour, and those who remained free fled to what is now Szezkia. Norjihan as it is now first appeared in the 1250s following the failure of the Ekuostian Crusade and the founding of the High Chiefdom, and was cemented - alongside Szezkia's independence from Norjihan (something which the Norjihani government highly disputes despite a recent thaw in relations) - during the reign of Govegz Rona in which the Kingdom was established. In the following centuries, Norjihan established itself as a major military and mercantile power, before becoming a puppet of Letzia. During the GEW, Norjihan gained its independence, but fell under the dictatorship of Benaitt Vadini which devestated the country. In 1984, Vadini died and the National People's Congress of Norjihan was overthrown in the Yellow Revolution, following which the monarchy were invited back and a parliamentary system was established. In 2017, the monarchy was deposed in favour of a republican system. The country is nowadays a Federal Parliamentary Republic, with a President as Head of State and a Prime Minister as Head of Government, and the Federal Regions exercise large amounts of control over many issues.

Politics

Foreign relations

Norjihan is a member of the International Congress and the Southern Trade Coalition, founded by Norjihan and a series of other nations in South Baredina and Ystel following Norjihan's exit from the Alcian Union. Norjihan had joined the Alcian Union in 1987, as part of country's attempts to rebuild relations after the fall of the Vadini government in 1984. However, in 2017, 30 years after the country joined, a referendum took place on the country's membership of the Union and 67% voted to leave. The country has reportedly been in talks with the Ekuosian Union for a number of years, but nothing has yet to come of any negotiations.

Norjihan has deplorable relations with many of its neighbours, especially Szezkia which Norjihan refuses to recognise and which it claims as part of its territory. Whilst it does have an ambassador to the Alcian Union it refuses to accept the governments of the Xhovian members of the Union, as part of Norjihan's historical hatred towards Xhovian peoples. Norjihan does, however, have brilliant relations with Sjuu, with whom they share cultural, ethnic and historical ties due to both being Baredan nations. It is also one of the few countries to maintain good relations with Istan for much the same reasons, although recently there have been disputes over the western coast of Istan, which Norjihan claims is its territory.

Culture

Religion

Religions in Norjihan as of the 2010 census

  Tanhunga (89%)

  Atheist/Agnostic/Irreligious (10%)

  Other Religions (1%)

Norjihan is a deeply religious country, with over 90% of the country professing some level of faith and over 75% of those regularly attending services or performing rituals related to their religion (Norjihani National Census, 2010). The official census states that 89% of Norjihanis follow Tanhunga, mostly the Mahadran/Norjihani sect. Quurožarq, Alkulism and a number of other religions form the remaining 1%, and 10% of the population officially classified itself as 'Irreligious or Not Currently Worshipping'. However, an independent study run by NorjiPolls found that up to 28% would say that they don't 'worship often'.

Tanhunga remains the most important and influential religion in the country, having first arrived during the Baredan Migrations and thus having always been the main religion of the states that exist in the area covered by modern Norjihan. Norjihan itself is home to some of the holiest sites of the Tanhunga faith, and Listosord is home to the Sovereign Order of Hajenired, an extraterritorial sovereign nation. Tanhunga continues to greatly influence Norjihani law, with the Tanhungara holding positions both in the Parliament and the Council of Norjihan, as well as providing 'Faith Education' (see above) and Philosophy, as well as in many cases History education.

Many religious principles are enshrined in the constitution and the law, although the country has slowly been moving towards secularisation in terms in the judiciary; for example, the government recently removed the requirement that judges be practicing Tanhungdi and pass an examination to demonstrate their knowledge of the faith. Religious crimes such as blasphemy remain technically legal, although not enforced in practice, and many social stigmas exist surrounding Atheism and Agnosticism, which until 1989 remained a capital offence, but which has slowly been growing in recent years. Being a Tanhungdi remains a legal requirement for work in many sectors, especially in the civil service.