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Republic of Siyezan
S-yerešet Síyezan
S-yereşet Síyezan
Flag
Motto: Ósatikar domkavas
Guardians of the golden coast
Anthem: Slivdjó, mi djovyezmer
We warn you, enemy
CapitalÇinévin
Largest Çinabyen
Official languages Damserz
Ethnic groups 91% Siyezi
9% Other
Demonym Siyezi
Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
 -  President Sáriv Yominqáma
 -  Premier Aṙevet Zádoslar
 -  Speaker of the Council Svesiya Vastuces
Legislature National Council
Establishment
 -  Letsatian settlement ??? 
 -  Post-Letsatian states sometime 
 -  Qasam's conquests 6th century CE 
 -  Daztar Yeshub 1390-1410 
 -  First Independence War 1800 
 -  Second Independence War 1917-1922 
 -  Republic proclaimed 1944 
 -  Sohamist Revolution 2003 
Area
 -  558,814 km2
215,759 sq mi
Population
 -  estimate 31.000.000
 -  census 31.029.833
 -  Density 48,73/km2
125,28/sq mi
GDP (nominal) estimate
 -  Total 993 billion $
 -  Per capita 17,023.45$
Gini0.39
low
HDI 0.827
very high
Currency Jelam
Time zone SCT (SCT+2)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .si

Siyezan (Damserz: S-yerešet Síyezan [sje re.ˈʃet siː.je.ˈzɐn]), officially the Republic of Siyezan, is a country located in Vaniua, bordered by Vosan in the north, (nothing) in the east and the Parshita Sea in the south, and is the homeland of the Cirnic people. The country's capital city is Çinévin, which is not the biggest city. That title instead goes to Çinabyan, historically a major port and an entrance to the Juqaşat river, an entrance into deeper Vaniua, as well as an oasis where farming was easy. As a result, most of the population historically and nowadays is concentrated near Çinabyan and the Juqaşat river. The country has a total population of 31 million, which makes it one of the least populated Vaniuan countries.
Settled by Bodni-Cirnic tribes sometime around 300 BC, the first mentions of the area appear in ancient Ohanian inscriptions, which refer to the people of the area as 'čirra(g̃) kaluba', or "the people by the dark", given their location beyond the mountains which made up the southern edge of the Ohanian world.
It's location near Parshita in the (something) strait has contributed to the area's conquest by Ekuosian empires twic, the first being settlement by the Letsatian Empire in (sometime), from which the area would end up breaking free under (some dude), which would embrace the legacy Letsatians had left. After centuries of being relatively unharmed by foreign occupation, the Terminian empire invaded the area in 1397, to the horrour of the Vaniuan Zarasaist powers of the Great Horde and the Vosan, which put together a crusade known as the Yeshub, successfully defeating the Terminians in 1402, splitting the area between the two, although the area would end up coming under complete Avicisid rule by the late 1500s.
It would not be until 1790 when, inspired by the newly formed Vanoshan state, the Siyezi people would start an effort for independence, beginning the First War of Independence against the Bafeid Dynasty|, culminating in victory in 1800 after the republican takeover in Vosan. This independence was short lived, as in 1823 Bavi Rusvayes of the Bavid Dynasty restored Vos control over the area, turning it into a puppet state. This would remain the state of affairs until 1917, when yet again, another independence war was launched with Balak support. The country came up from the war in 1921 as an unstable region, destroyed by the 4 years of war. While de jure a constitutional monarchy, in actuality king (name) often violated the constitution, running the nation under his authoritarian regime in order to prevent a Balko-Kuulist takeover, as had happened in Balakia recently.
After his death in 1939, the ascent of his son (name) was plagued with controversy, and resentment against the authoritarian government of the country began to shown, resulting in a democratic revolution and a subsequent civil war. The republicans emerged victorious, but were unable to handle the social tensions and the economic problems, resulting in an authoritarian Balkist, Yavizín Racba, gaining presidency in 1949. His successor, Aşir Virnaba, who ruled from 1953 to 1984 took a more pragmatic approach, siding with the Gulf of Sharkunen nations during the Cold War. The authoritarian republic would fall in the 2003 Sohamist revolution, being the last autocratic regime in Vaniua to collapse.
Historically the country has been an important trade centre, benefiting from its location in the centre of the Prime Corridor. This allowed the country's economy to prosper off of trade, both historically and in the modern day, albeit it still posseses one of the lowest GDPs in Vaniua. Also due to trade, local culture has taken various influences, most notably from Ekuosia, with an Iovist minority present in the country.

Etymology

The name Síyezan comes from Damserz Síye "people" plus -zan, borrowed from Koman, meaning "land of"

History

Pre-Vaniuans

Cirnic people migrated into Siyezan from 100 BCE onwards, becoming dominant around 200 CE, with every pre-Vaniuan group being wiped out, all which survives from them being substrate words, as well as some folk stories and some scattered inscriptions using a derivative of the Ohanian script.

Urijoceis Dynasty

After Qasam's death in 592, Siyezan was handed out to his grandson Urijoceis, whose descendants would rule it until the late 1300s.


Terminian invasion

In 1397, the Terminian empire invaded Urijoceis Siyezan. As they struggled to mantain control, they called their Zarasaist allies, the Avicisids up north, to help them in this holy war against the Pashaist infielfs, and this war became known in Siyezan as the Dastaryeşúbo "the Blessed Expulsion". However, this backfired, after in X, an Avicisid army accidentally engaged and destroyed the main Urijoceis army, killing the king and ending the dynasty there. Eventually, the Terminians were defeated with help from the Great Horse and Siyezan was partitioned between them and the Avicisids, who would then take control of all of the country during the collapse of the Great Horde.


First war of independence

After many failed isolated uprisings, all of the Siyezi independence movements joined together to launch an uprising during the 1790s. It was way more successful than any of the previous ones, and despite not being able to hold main cities for long, extended guerilla warfare eventually had a huge toll on the Vos economy, and after a republican uprising, the war was ended and Siyezan became an independent monarchy in 1801.


Second War of Independence

In 1824, the Vos monarchy was restored, and one of their first moves was to vassalise Siyezan, who had no choice other than to accept as they did not have the power to stand up to Vosan, although resistance movements rose up against this, although it was futile.

In 1919, after securing Balak support, Siyezan declared independence again, starting the Second War of Independence which would last 6 years and would end in a Siyezi victory.

Civil war


Geography

Geology

Climate

Biodiversity

Politics

Politics are dominated by the Radical Republican Action party

Government

Since the 2003 constitution, Siyezan is a semi-presidential republic, with a free multiparty democracy. Legislative power is vested in the National Council (Ğáçtaba Váraşo), the 400-seat supreme legislative body, elected to 4-year terms via universal suffrage of all adult citizens, both within the country and abroad. The head of the executive is the Prime Minister (Betketis ce-Hadjara), or BH, and his cabinet (biçesíbi), appointed by the President. Siyezan uses a premier-president system, meaning the prime minister is responsible to both the legislature and the president. The President (Betketis ce-Yereşet), or BY, is the supreme head of the army and generally takes care of foreign affairs, but can also appoint and dismiss premiers. They are elected for 6 year terms by popular vote. The current holder is Anoşu Zildamán, who has been in office since 2006.

Administrative divisions

Political map of Siyezan, showing the 7 Vans and all 60 provinces

Siyezan, as of 2021, is comprised of 60 nedoşrab (no separate plural form), the first subdivision tier, each of them named after their administrative capital. They are further subdivided into (probably like 200) municipalities. Each province belongs to one of 7 Vistuğer Nedoşrabşo (VN), or coordinated province groups. These are not true administrative divisions, but rather just geographical groupings used for statistical matters.

Local government in the provinces is rather lacking, due to the highly centralised nature of the country. Every province is led by a politically-neutral nedoşrab ce-sirivta, or governor, appointed ceremonially by the president on the recommendation of other government bodies. These governors act as representatives of the central government and have little room to act on their own. In general, they do not have any form of council in their government, the exception being the 23 provinces with more than 600,000 inhabitants, which get their own provincial assembly by law. They are not directly elected, but rather, composed of one fourth of every chancellor of every settlement inside said province.

Foreign relations

Siyezan has maintained close ties with Vosan, being part of the Tameyvah Treaty and the Sharkunen Treaty during the Cold War. Siyezi foreign policy has been non-confrontational ever since the 1950s, and has always taken a defensive posture.

Military

The military force, the Siyezi National Republican Army '(Síyeba Ğactaba Ireşetba Zdúnta)' is divided into 3: ground army, airforce and navy.
It possesses around 85.000 active components and around 200.000 reservists, as well as 13.000 armoured vehicles and 120 aircraft. Most hardware is imported from friendly nations, mainly Vosan
The President of Siyezan is the commander in chief of the army, as well as the only person capable of declaring war or peace (mostly a ceremonial role). They can also declare conscription during wartime, but it only affects people between the ages of 18 and 50.

Economy

Most of the economy consists of the service sector.

Agriculture and mining

Siyezan has never had a strong agricultural base due to its geography, most agriculture is centered on wheat. However, local production is not able to fulfill domestic consumption, making it necessary to import food.
The lack of major mountainous terrain left the country less mineral-rich than other Vaniuan countries, with coal and graphite being the most extracted resources. Bauxite, tungsten and lead can also be found across the country.

Industry

Sand from the Vadnu plateau has been used for glass and silicon production both historically and modern day, with silicon becoming Siyezan's biggest export by tonnage by the 1950s.
During the dirigiste policy of Ashir Virnaba's regime, subsidies were given to infrastructure and automotive industries to modernize Siyezan's domestic production. Assembly of public transport rolling stock, mainly trains, has become a pillar of the Siyezi economy, with Siyezi-built trains becoming known across Vaniua. Car assembly has also become more widespread thanks to foreign vehicle companies' investment and establishment in the country.
Manufacture and export of electronics and medicines in the country is still in its early eras.

Service sector

The service sector makes up about 68% of the GDP.

Transport

Siyezan posseses a strong road network which is entirely state-owned and connects all major cities.
Rail
There are approximately 21,000 km of tail within the country, of which around 45% (8.610 km) are electrified. They are divided between wide-gauge, used by both normal and high-speed stock, found across the entire coast and around the Juqaşat river, and narrow gauge, which exists mostly in more mountainous regions. Most of it is controlled by the state company Doşba Varnáno Davyotal, or the 'DVD', which operates both regular (divided into commuter and intercity rail) and high-speed services. High-speed rail covers the distance between Çinévin and Çinabyan, connecting all major cities in-between. It's most recent expansion occurred between 2006-2017 when the city of Virna was connected to the network.
Due to the nature of the country and how it's population is spread, there is no one central location from which all lines branch off from. The biggest station nationwide is Palmenon Station in Çinabyan, which is connected to 4 of the 13's city metro lines, all commuter rail lines, intercity lines leading both to Bathanya and (city), as well as high-speed and international lines, and serves an estimated 11 million passengers each year. Other major stations within the countries include Sabelhen station in Dunacan and Neypul station in Cinevin.
Aside from commuter rail, metro services are present in 9 cities in total across the country, the biggest being Çinabyan's Cinabyani Metro with 13 lines in total. Tram systems are more widespread, with around 78 systems with a great variety of sizes found across the nation. Both metro and tramway systems are operated by their respective city councils, with monetary help from the central government in case of dire need.
Railways are lacking in desert regions, especially within the Usva VN, where mostly cargo transport is run in the few railways that exist.
Cargo rail is handled by both private companies and the cargo wing of the DVD. Cargo transport was privatised ever since the 1960s, but passenger transport remains firmly in state hands even after the 2006 privatisation bill passed, which allowed private companies to operate passenger services as well.
Naval
Historically, Siyezi ports have had importance due to the country's position in the beginning of the Parshita sea which allowed easy travel from Vaniua to Ekuosia.
The biggest port is located in Çinabyan, which serves 6 million ships yearly, followed closely by Dúnacan. In recent years, ports in the eastern side of the country, namely Çinévin and Virna have grown in relevance as well.
Trade has always factored greatly into the economy, and the Siyezi government has always tried to capitulate on it by having low tariffs to attract ship traffic through the region.
Air
There are 3 airports of national relevance, by order of size: Çinabyan's Qamar Inyemin, with 5 runways and 4 terminals, serving X million passengers yearly, Dúnacan's Sovdón II and Çinévin's Arzuyod Maşak. Other cities have smaller airports of regional importance, such as Izmir and Bathanya
Siyezan's flag carrier airline is the stage-managed Hays-Siyezan, which serves 85 destinations across the Sharkunen gulf and Vaniua.

Energy

The country's coal deposits have made coal plants a popular energy choice due to its cheapness and availability. This has changed more in recent years, as public pressure against them due to the poor air quality they cause, as well as a more recent trend towards renewables. Nonetheless, 38% of the country's energy still comes from coal plants. 23% comes from other non-renewables, most overwhelmingly coal. 19% is produced by the sole nuclear power plan in the country, the Tayvar Sujdeba power plant in Bathanya, which operates 3 reactors.
Renewables make up 20% of the energetic demand. 8% of it is hydroelectric energy, while the rest is covered by either wind of solar farms across the country's less inhabited areas.

Science and technology

Space agency
Siyezan is part of the Tameyvah Pact's space division. It manufactures rocket parts and has built several launching pads from which space missions are launched.

Tourism

Tourism is a significant factor in the Siyezi economy, as it generates around 12% of the total country's revenue.
The Golden Coast is a well-liked vacation spot, visited by people all around the nation, with Çinevin and Izmir being the top cities to visit in the area.
However, most tourism can be found in the country's historic areas, mainly Çinabyan, as the city has, under different eras, been under the control of Letsatia, different Vos dynasties, the Terminian Empire and the Great Horde, all of which have left a cultural mark on the city.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Urbanisation

Language

Despite the existance of linguistic minorities across the country, the only language with official status nationwide is Standard Damserz. All government bodies, as well as other major entities are expected to speak it.
The regional varieties of Damserz have all diverged from eachother for around 2000 years, the time during which Cirnic tribes expanded into the area. During the time, local varieties evolved their own distinct features, although a linguistic classification is hard to establish, because basal isoglosses are often obscured by interdialectal loans and changes spread in waves regardless of grouping. The most common classification consists of 4 geographic groupings, which do not match neately to actual issoglosses. From west to east: Far Eastern (Virnaba dialect), Arashendian (Chinebin dialect), Dankavasht (Bathanyan dialect) and Juqasatan (Standard dialect). Dialects can have drastic lexical variation, but variations in phonology and grammar are also common.
Standard Damserz is based on the Çinabyani dialect, which due to its presence at the edge of the continuum, lacks many of the developments common in other regions. As such, it is commonly not very mutually intelligible with local varieties. It is common, especially in rural areas, for people to use their own dialects in their daily lives and the standard in more formal environments, where their use is discouraged at best.
Dialects are not regulated by any official body, and as such, they often do not have official orthographies. However, it is also uncommon that Standard Damserz spelling is used (due to complete intelligibility at times, Bathanyan /sestʲu/ "language" being spelt as <srz>)
Linguists generally agree that Damserz should be classified as a small language family, however, official Siyezi state narrative claims that they should not be given the title of "language", because it would weaken the Siyezi national identity. Before 2001, nationalist governments penalised these sentiments, but restrictions were removed after the complete instauration of democratic governance.

Education

Most education is state-owned via the Lenyaba Bovéta Imádo (Public Education Service), which offers free and universal schooling, coexisting with private providers as well. Religious education is exclusively private.

Healthcare

Similarly, the state-owned Lenyaba Zleta Imádo (Public Health Service) covers most healthcare issues (barring some non-essential procedures). Alternative private facilities are also found.

Religion

A majority, around 79% of the populations, consider themselves Zarasaist, specifically of the Qasamist denomination (around 75%). A sizeable minority of around 13% consider themselves Iovist, a relic of the Letsatian era.

Culture

Heritage

Siyezi culture has inherited its core elements from Bodni-Cirnic cultures, but has also absorbed several strata of different cultures which dominated the area historically. Nowadays, Siyezis take pride in standing out from the other Western Vaniuan nations.
Bodni-Cirnic strat
As the Bodni-Cirnic peoples migrated away from Proto-Vaniuan homeland, they developed several cultural characteristics such as X. Vaniuologists claim that interaction with Eastern Vaniuan peoples caused much more mutual influence than is often thought, and they draw a line between the more sedentary eastern branches (Ohanian, Lake Vaniuan, Western Vaniuan and Northern Vaniuan), which adopted agriculture in larger levels than the Southern and Eastern groups, which remained pastoralists for longer.
Ohanian influences
As the Bodni-Cirnic peoples settled down they started interacting with the Ohanians. By now, the difference between Bodnian and Cirnic groups was more pronounced. The Bodnians were fascinated by Ohania, and introduced many more practices than the Cirnis, which were introduced to them by the Bodnians themselves. During this time, Vaniuan checkers were first introduced into Siyezan, which developed into its own game variation distinct from other Vaniuan varieties. Another element introduced during this time was association of time and colours: white is related with the past (what is white can be seen, as can the past) while black is related to the future (black is dark, you cannot see it, just like the future cannot be seen). Hence, the words for "past" and "future" in Damserz (sonareta and ciréta respectively) derive from Ohanian expressions meaning "in the white" and "in the black". Coincidentally, before this association took hold, the Bodnians were named the Sanarag̃ (near the white, as they settled in the plateau south of the Ohanian homeland) by the Ohanians, while the Cirnis became known as the 'Čirrag̃ (near the black, as they were behind the mountains, that is, not visible), which is where their etymology derives from. This is one of the reasons black is in the Siyezi flag, as during the days of the 1942 Republican revolution, a republic was seen as the future. This association of time and colour later reached the Western Vaniuan peoples, although reversed: black for past, white for future.
Letsatian influence
The Letsatians brough Iovism, as well as scientific advancement, scholars and technical vocabulary to Siyezan.
Western Vaniuan influence
Influence from both Thelemic and Jiuzemic groups was brought as both groups migrated south and/or conquered the region.
Great Horde
they brought Zarasaism and interesting architecture. (Terminians etc)

Architecture

Literature

Art

Music

Theatre

Film

Cuisine

Sport

Symbols

One of the most recogniseable symbols of Siyezan is the double-headed eagle.

See also