Kyras
Kyrasi Commonwealth Iutafvēta y Kiras | |
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| Motto: Vonza Fe "New beginnings" | |
| Anthem: Iusump' y Vet "The People's Stir" | |
| Capital and largest city | Jisdunju |
| Official languages | Zidunsa |
| Recognised national languages | Zidunsa Ushur Filozha Wefena |
| Demonym(s) | Kyrasi |
| Government | unitary semi-presidential republic |
• President | Fid Habib |
• Prime Minister | Alwas Benayoun |
| Legislature | Yusuval |
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| People's Assembly | |
| Population | |
• 2033 estimate | 35,909,553 (36th) |
• 2029 census | 31,224,776 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2032 estimate |
• Total | $1.649 trillion |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $2.023 trillion |
| Gini (2031) | 30.3 medium |
| HDI (2038) | 0.854 very high |
| Currency | Kyrasi dava |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +20 |
| Internet TLD | .ki .كي |
Kyras, officially the Kyrasian Commonwealth, also referred o by its previous name Qpebanda, is a country in northern Usnistan, bordered by the humid waters of the South Menotius Sea to the north and east, which flow into the Yind River, the bastion of Kyrasi civilisation, whose basin maintains three-quarters of the Commonealth's entire population, thirty-six million. It hosts the nation's most advanced cities and metropolitan areas, the most remarkable and modern of them being Jisdunju, the capital city, which also has the title of the most populous with 4.9 million people and is the second-oldest, existing for three millennia and a half. Other notable cities include Saint Stephen, Kumsa, Filindi, and Tanyawe. World-renowned landmarks include towering structures such as Seqh' Tower, a residential supertall skyscraper, the Yayamud, the tallest remaining obelisk to-date, and intimidating ones like the Tsimeba, a grand statue and the Vafyet, an extensive wall of fortifications centuries old. The countries of Narzhan (also known as Chaldea or Kanaan) and Dancia hem the Commonwealth to the southeast and the northwest respectively, alongside the enclave of Hishmar on the Kusup Gulf.
Kyras has a rich history of various ethnicities and empires that have ruled it during its ancient and medieval history. The region was first settled by the Woshun kingdoms in the 16th century BC but was invaded by the Akizimweans in 994 BC. The Aradeshi Empire came and conquered the region in 752 BC, and split into a northern and southern empire. The Lafaric migrations from the west and the Yawari from the north effectively saw the decline of the Aradeshian Empire, culminating with the deposition of the last Aradeshi king, Vangamile, by the Lafari warlord Asbat in 376 BC. His gains were split between his sons into three kingdoms, forming the entity of the Arlafari Empire. The territories of the once-mighty Arlafari crumbled into squabbling states, ending in 739 AD. This led to a civil war known as the Sixty Years War, which saw population declines of fifty percent. The Deli, a nomadic people, took advantage of this and caused havoc in the region.
The Radiyan Caliphate invaded the Deli from 760-841 AD, surviving for 200 years. King Ehsan III's failed invasion of the Yawari drained the treasury. The Yawari, with the help of Southern Akimizwe, defeated the Radiyans under Hariq the Great throughout 855-900. After Hariq died in 912, his generals divided his gains. The Yawari oppressed the Muslim faith of the land, leading to the Kyrasian Revolts. The victorious Kyrasis established their own independent kingdoms until Anglostian colonisation in 1608, starting with the settlement of Saint Stephen. By 1807, Anglostians controlled all of modern-day Kyras which was divided into North and South Qpebanda. North Qpebanda and South Qpebanda gained independence in 1927 with the Kenward Declaration, but the People's Revolutionary Army, who ruled the North, invaded the South in 1933. Unsatisfied, the people revolted and faced many more revolutions until forming the Commonwealth in 1981, unlocking a golden age from 1981 to 1990 under President Jaliru Ahmed. The territory of Wergambo experienced a copper rush from 1998 to 2004, making Kyras a leading exporter of copper and molybdenum.
The Commonwealth is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, with a president, prime minister, and cabinet responsible for the state's legislature. The economy is crucial to the country, generating income from various sources including services, mining exports, manufacturing, agriculture, basket weaving, and trout fishing. The Commonwealth ranks highly globally for culture, quality of life, health, safety, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, freedom from taxation, and political rights. The Commonwealth has a well-developed market economy and one of the highest per capita incomes globally. It has reasonably high military expenditures and arms manufacturing. The country ranks high in religiousness due to a no-state religion policy, allowing people to worship freely and how they want. Islam is the largest religion by a small margin, originating from the Lafari and eventually spreading throughout the region, while Christianity was brought by the Angolstians and is condensed along the northern and southeastern coasts. Kyras is a member of the Commonwealth of Allied Nations (CAN) and is considering joining the Maham Pact.
Etymology
Kyras
The name Kyras can be traced back to the Lafaric migrations, who brought in their language, culture and customs. They named their newly found land, كثيرغرسة (Kaṯir-ġarsa), from the words كثير (kaṯir) meaning 'many', and غرسة (ġarsa) meaning 'trees' or 'plants' referring to the region's abundance of vegetation from the Yind River basin. It was used by the various ethnic groups and peoples that came to settle in the area as their different languages could not agree on one. As part of the Aradeshi Empire, it was known de jure as Jimbo la Kairasa meaning 'province of Kyras', even though it was known in Aradeshi as Jakijan, from nchi ya kijani meaning 'green lands', which is still used by rural populations in the southern deserts. Kyras was referred to until Anglostian colonisation and was reinstated as the country's official name in 1966 after the deposition of the PON and the First Republic's establishment. The Kyrasi variant of the name is كيراس (Kiras).