Saant

The Tribal Alliance of the Interior North Ystellic Chiefdoms and Tribes
Capital		Helena
Official languages		Central Ystelian Sign Language
Population
-	estimate	752,300

Saant (Central Ystelian Sign Language: [to be added]), officially the The Tribal Alliance of the Interior North Ystellic Chiefdoms and Tribes, is a landlocked country located in Central Ystel, bordering Osteria and Gfiewistan in the west, Lufasa and Kranxram in the north and Shelhania in the east. It is an alliance of several tribes of the interior of North Ystel, that originally united to more effectively resist Gfiewish imperialism in the 19th century. Due to its very decentralized and diverse nature, the country does not have an official spoken language, instead a sign language, Central Ystelian Sign Language, is predominantly used for politics and trade. A written version exists for printed documents. Being a landlocked country consisting mostly of plains with a population largely still living a traditional nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle, it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Ystel.

Politics

As a democratic country, politics in Saant rest on the pillars of free participation, equal rights and treatment, as well as a recognition of the ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity of the country.

Foreign relations

Saant is part of the Ystelian Community and hence also the AEIOU.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Saant is one of the most diverse countries on Ystel. Being made up of a large, centrally located territory made it the site of various wars of other nations and parts of its land were occupied by a number of other countries, and as a result a large amount of ethnic minorities live in Saant due to historic migration in addition to the native Central Ystelic ethnic groups, primary Gfiewish, Lufasan, Kranxramic, Shelhan.