Samastara

Badawiyan Republic of Samastara الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
Flag of Samastara Flag Coat of arms of Samastara Coat of arms
Anthem: "حماة الديار" "Guardians of the Homeland"
Capital and largest city	Adunis
Official languages	Badawiyan Gaullican
Demonym(s)	Samastaran
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Mazhar Begum
• Prime Minister	Yushua Aslam
Legislature	National Council
• Upper house	Badawiyan Council of Samastara
Establishment
• Mandate of Sepentria	1936
• Republic of Samastara	1948
• United Badawiyan Republic	1961
• Secession from United Badawiyan Republic	1969
• Creation of the Badawiyan Republic of Samastara	1975
Area
•	560,303 km2 (216,334 sq mi)
Population
• 2016 estimate	17,266,234
• 2012 census	16,978,670
• Density	30.3/km2 (78.5/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$354.4 Billion
• Per capita	$20,321
Gini (2009)	35.5 medium
HDI (2014)	0.677 medium
Currency	Samastaran Dinar (SAD)
Date format	dd-mm-yy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+963
ISO 3166 code	SY
Internet TLD	.sa, سوريا.

The Badawiyan Republic of Samastara, commonly known as the Samastara, is a nation on located on the West Coast of Badawiya, stretching along the coastline ending just below the Sepentrian Peninsula. It shares a land border with, Muradi Badawiya, and Sutanel. While it is also bordered on it's coast by the Vehemens Ocean. Samastara, has a land area of approximately 560,303 square kilometres (216,334 sq mi), and has a population of nearly 17 Million people. The nations population is most predominantly centered on the coast with inland, with the exception of the riverOfficially, the nation by decree of the constitution is a secular and democratic state though recently, the military has taken control of the nation throwing it's constitution into question.

The nation has an extremely diverse people who, are dominated by a prevailing Badawiyan Population, who represent roughly eighty six percent of the nation's ethnic makeup, various other smaller Ethnic Groups make up a major portion of the nation, varying from the Sepentrians and the Samastarans.

The Government of Samastara, is headed by the President Mazhar Begum, who came to power via the recent 2016 Samastara Presidential Elections. Since then, the Government has not done anything of note though, talks with the State of Adunis are expected to occur soon.

The Economy of Samastara is slowly being released to the open market with the new government. Overall, Samastara is in a improving state Economically, with very large amounts of money following into the economy due to the large Oil Industry as well as a variety of rare materials such as gold and silver being found in the country. Another large part of the Samastaran Economy is it's large financial sector being considered the leading financial institution on Badawiya. It's GDP sits at around $354.4 Billion.

Etymology

The term Samastara originates from the Mahjeedin name for the people, Samast. It is believed Samast is derived from the people's term for the land, "Samastara". The Republic took its name after the land following the rise of the first Republic, who changed the name from the Mandate of Sepentria. The name was officially changed on 20 May 1954 which is celebrated as the country's National Day.

History

Main article: History of Samastara

Antiquity

Since approximately 10,000 BC, Samastara was one of centers of Neolithic culture (known as Pre-Pottery Neolithic A) where agriculture and cattle breeding appeared for the first time in the world. The following Neolithic period is represented by rectangular houses of Samas culture. At the time of the pre-pottery Neolithic, people used vessels made of stone, gyps and burnt lime. Finds of obsidian tools from Anatolia are evidences of early trade relations. Cities of Torourok and Demiar played an important role during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age. Archaeologists have demonstrated that civilization in Samastara was one of the most ancient on earth, perhaps preceded by only those of :NotMesopotamia:.

Under Caliphate Rule

579 - 602 - The Prophet begins spreading Salam to Makkah slowly gaining followers until he is thrown out of the city and heads South to the city of Al-Masudiyah His flight is called the ‘Hirja’

603 - 613 - The Prophet goes on to conquer Makkah in a bloodless conquest and unites much of Northern Badawiya while launching an occasional incursion against the Verliquois Empire

614 - The Prophet goes on a farewell hajj and Ali is named the successor to him.

615 - Ali is named Caliph, officially founding the Waratha Caliphate

616 - 625 - Ali leads the Caliphate onward in attempt to further spread its boundaries and spread the faith of Salam. However his goals are cut short when he reportedly caught consumption and died a few days later

626 - Husan ibn Ali is declared the Caliph following the fact that he is recognized as the sole heir to all of Ali’s possessions and titles.

627 - 649 - leads the Caliphate onto conquer further south into Badawiya coming into direct contact with the Verliquois Empire. This is Generally recognized as the beginning of the Salamic Golden Age by most historians, though many Salamic Historians argue it started with the Prophet spreading the faith.

649 - Empress Catherine of the Verliquois Empire lands in the Imperial Town of Hyppa. She marches north.

650 - Catherine liberates the besieged city of Adunis.

650 - 653 - The Verliquoians begin a campaign across the land around Adunis, liberating settlements and towns previously conquered by the caliphate.

654 - The Empire retreats back to Adunis in preparation for another siege. The siege ends in August of 654, when the Imperial Army takes the initiative and performs a sortie.

657 - Catherine dies. Command of power falls to Count Tellese Arstoyel. Arstoyel gathers the remaining defenders, leaving Adunis amidst the chaos and leaves the city for itself. He flees south, down into imperial land.

663 - 669 - Charles Pevot, son of Catherine, lands in Sarcel in the province of Constellus. Linking his force with that of Count Arstoyel, the Imperial army begins a spree of campaigning along the coast, fighting battles between sand a sea against the Caliphate’s army. It culminates with the Battle of Bosona in 669

670 - Hasan dies and his son Huysan ibn Hasan is named Caliph by a council formed of those in blood relation to the Prophet, the first of it’s kind.

671 - Sarcel is put under siege, Arstoyel perishes in the battle but portions of the Imperial Army and the Emperor, Charles, are ferried to safety by the intervention of the Imperial Fleet under the command of Admiral Olseo.

671 - The Imperial Navy engages in a battle with a large Caliphate Fleet at the Battle of Cartho Bay and ultimately defeating the Caliphate forces and securing Imperial Naval Superiority

673 - 683 - Salamic Warbands push farther South in modern day Badawiya pushing out many Solarite Communities and sacking numerous Sotirian settlements

683 - Breakthrough of Point Pallas occurs despite being a remarkable victory for the Imperial Navy, it marks the end of Imperial Naval Supremacy and sets the stage for the arrival of the Caliphate forces.

684 - 688 - Following the end of Imperial Naval supremacy, Caliphate raids pick up in number and ferocity as they begin setting the stage for the later arrival of the main Caliphate Army.

689 - The Waratha Caliphate lands in Lusitana. The first engagement, the siege of Baterno, ends in a decisive Caliphate victory.

690 - 694 - Gaullica gets lol wreked at all points, tbh, except at São José. Even this ends in a retreat for Gaullica. The Empire bolsters its defences in the Bormundos mountains, repelling the invasions at Cencera and Escaraboja.

701 - By this point, all Imperial forces south of the Bormundos mountain range had fled across the mountains.

702 - 712 - Ten year long status quo. Ends with Caliphate invasion mounted over the mountains.

713 - Battle of Sessonis, Imperial + Allied Victory, Caliphate grinded out of Gaullica proper and pushed back south into Lusitana.

714 - Following the failure of the invasion into Gaullica, Hasan turns his eyes South toward the Farsi Empire. This

715 -719 - The Caliphate pushes farther south till it is ultimately halted north of Rogunia in the Battle of Parak

720 -733 - The War is indecisive as battles do not end up being decisive or when they are lack a follow up action to end the war.

734 -738 - The Farsi-Caliphate War ends in 738 following a rout of the Farsi Army at the Battle of Khomein and end up pushing the Farsi back to their modern borders

739 -765 - Large Turkish revolts are put down over a few years

766 - 801 - The subjugation of :NotEgpyt: begins

802 - 1000 - Peak of Salamic Golden Age with a lot more invasions and then the Mongols arrive

Colonization

Colonized both by Werania and Gaullica

Mandateship

Its put under the command of colonial governors Migration by both Atudites and Sotirians are encouraged, kinda like the Pied-Noirs in Algeria. Perhaps in the city of Adunis Gaullican Law, but the outlaying regions and tribal people are just left to do whatever the fuck they want. Public works programmes to build up-to-date infrastructure. And probably a metric-fucktonne of archaeological digs

Geography

Main article: Geography of Samastara

Politics

Foreign Relations

Main article: Foreign Relations of Samastara

Military

Main article: Armed Forces of Samastara

Demographics

Main article: Demography of Samastara

Largest Cities

Rank	Name	Classifcation	Urban Population (2012)	Constituent Country
1	Adunis	Major City	2,554,633	Adunis
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Ethnic Groups

Main article: Ethnic groups in Samastara

Ethno-racial groups in Samastara
Ethnicity			Percentage
White			66.5%
Native			24.5%
Black			11.0%
Mixed			6.0%
Other/Unspecified			3.0%