Sabanas

Republic of the Sabanas Repubblica delle Sabanas (Vespaspian) Publiká de Sabanas (Sabanian Creole)
Flag Coat of arms of Sabanas Coat of arms
Motto: Unità e prosperità "Unity and prosperity"
Anthem: Uniti come uno "United as one"
Capital	Confluenza
Largest city	Monte Pasquale
Official languages	Vespaspian
Recognised national languages	Sabanian Creole
Ethnic groups	43% Bahian 24% Coian 19% mixed (metako) 10% Euclean 4% other
Demonym(s)	Sabanian, Sabano
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Emanuelle Rocca
• Prime Minister	Giuliani Bianchi
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Representatives
History
• Independence from Etruria	1946
• People's Republic of the Sabanas	1949
• New Republic of the Sabanas	1957
• Lily Revolution	1981
• Current constitution	1982
Area
• Total	13,830 km2 (5,340 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 estimate	1,825,360
• Density	131.986/km2 (341.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$57 billion
• Per capita	$31,243
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$40 billion
• Per capita	$21,915
Gini (2014)	44.2 medium
HDI	0.820 very high
Currency	Sabanian florin (SB₣)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+725
ISO 3166 code	SAB
Internet TLD	.sb

The Sabanas, officially the Republic of the Sabanas, is a parliamentary republic and sovereign state located in the Acurian sea between Asteria Superior and Asteria Inferior, comprising of the constituent islands of Grande Sabana, Poca Sabana, Santi Aquila e Priscilla and Montesanto. It shares maritime borders with Sanslumière to the west, Imagua and the Assimas to the east, and Aucuria to the south.

Initially inhabited by the Caticey people, the islands were first settled on by Caldish merchants in 1521. Two years later, in 1523, the expedition of Raffaele di Mariran landed along the northern coast of Grande Sabana, claiming it for Poveglia. For much of the colonial period, the Sabanas acted as a vibrant and resourceful plantation economy, with sugar cane, cocoa and tobacco making up the largest exported goods. The economy was supplied by the labour of primarily Bahian slaves imported between the 16th and 18th centuries, as well as Etrurian penal labourers and later on, Gowsa from south-eastern Coius.

Whilst sovereignty over the islands was held solidly by Etruria for more than two centuries, increasing pressure from rivaling colonial empires led to several disputes and conflicts during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A long-lasting power struggle for control of the Sabanas between Etruria and historical rivals Gaullica led to sovereignty changing hands no less than twelve times over an eighty-year period. The Treaty of Hammarvik, signed in 1818, was the culmination of the often static conflict, and formally partitioned the islands between the two powers. Etruria maintained control over the northern half of Grande Sabana as well as full control of Poca Sabana, whilst Gaullica gained sovereignty over the southern portion of Grande Sabana. This arrangement remained in place until 1928, when Functionalist forces crossed over into the Etrurian sector of Grande Sabana, beginning an occupation the remainder of the islands amidst the wider Great War. A coalition of Etrurian and Estmerish forces liberated the Sabanas in November 1934, with partition re-instated between the Etrurian zone and the new Estmerish-administered mandate. The latter would form part of the short-lived Oriental Republic until 1938, when it was finally reabsorbed by Etruria.

Independence in 1946 left a power vacuum with both Nemtsovist paramilitaries and right-wing reactionaries vying for power, leading to a three-year-long Civil War. The war resulted in victory for the Revolutionary Front for the Independence of the Sabanas (FRIS), and the establishment of an ill-fated People's Republic in 1949. Its attempt to establish a Swetania-style council republic was beset by severe issues, and was terminated by a Nuvanian-Nuxican-backed coup in 1957 with a right-wing junta led by General Aroldo Marino installed. Marino's administration ruled with an iron fist, pursuing a policy of widespread economic liberalization and privatization, as well as closer relations with similarly Conservative countries. The peaceful Lily Revolution of 1981 brought about an end to the Marino junta, sweeping democratic reforms and a new constitution a year later in 1982. The former associated territory of Santi Aquila e Priscilla became a constituent island of the Sabanas in 1989, followed by the island of Montesanto in 2009.

The Sabanas maintains a strong two-party system, with a liberal market economy dominated by the financial and tourism sectors. The Sabanas also boasts an incredibly diverse and rich demographic make-up and culture with three main ethnic groups: Bahians, Coians and Eucleans. Almost one-fifth of the population is mixed (Sabanian Creole: metako).