Sabaw

Sabawi Republic Tagduda Tsabawi (Tsighaouti)
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Motto: Tadkuli, Tasalayki, Teddu, (Sabawi) ("Union, Secularism, Progress")
Anthem: Tagallit (English: "Oath")
Capital	Saab
Largest city	Nedrohari
Official languages	Sabawi Estmerish
Ethnic groups	91.8% Sabawis 5.1% Rahelians 3.1% Other
Religion	86.2% Irfan 13.3% Sotirianity 0.5% other (inc. Atudites and Atheists)
Demonym(s)	Sabawi
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Bekathen Sadek
• Premier	Yaghmurasen Azam
• Council President	Azuz Taha
• Assembly President	Syphax Waheed
• Chief Justice	Afaw Salah
Legislature	Senate
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from Estmere
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$661.606 billion
• Per capita	$17,282
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$356.797 billion
• Per capita	$9,320
Gini (2022)	30.6 medium
HDI (2022)	0.761 high
Currency	Sabawi Azref (TAR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (TST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+210
Internet TLD	.ts

Sabaw (Sabawi: Tsabaw), officially the Sabawi Republic (Tagduda Tsabawi), and also occasionally known as Capria, is a country in North Bahia. It is bordered to the north by the Florian Sea, X to the east, Asase Lewa in the south, x in the south-east and Sohar in the east. It features the most northern point of Coius and is the second northernmost Irfanic-majority country after Sohar, geographically Sabaw sits in the relatively fertile northernmost region of Coius. The country has a land area of x km² (x sq mi), and has a population of approximately 38 million people. The capital of Saab sits in the Nedrohari metropolitan area on the north-eastern coast which is the most populous urban region in the country and one of the most populous in northern Coius. Other important urban areas include Tafrawt, Takhenanet, Tarudant, Aïn El Keghoud, Taddouf and Skikjel.

Sabaw has been continuously inhabited since the neolithic from which the earliest evidence of human inhabitation dates back to. Between 5000–3000 BC the emergence of Proto-Sabawi languages and the first early Caprian civilisations was recorded and had a profound impact on north-east Bahia. The rise of the Tarudant Empire saw much of the north-east first unified into a singular state and the spread of Sabawi culture and language throughout the empire, at it's peak Tarudant was able to compete with the Solarian Empire and the Anniseran Empire in the region until it's collapse in large part due to the simultaneous rapid growth of the Alypian Church and Irfan in the area. The area was subsequently divided into numerous independent states and dynasties which fought several religiously motivated wars between each other in the first millennium. An uneasy peace between the Irfanic dynasties and the coastal Sotirian states was formed after a sustained failure by the Irfanic dynasties to hold the northern coast although relations remained strained at best. Sabaw was first unified under the thalassocratic Uqdis who were successful in taking control of the Sotirian states in the north and uniting the various Irfanic dynasties via conflict. Uqdis had established a very successful trading network around the Bahian and Rahelian coastlines and had contacts with peoples in the Maccan Sea and the Gulf of Parishar at it's peak, at the same time Uqdis had established trading relations with various Euclean states which remained uneasy due to the forced conversions and oppression faced by the Sotirians in Uqdis at several points in their relationship. The rise of Piracy around the northern coast and continued religious conflict weakened Uqdis which fell into a steep decline and was later largely integrated into the Khalji Sultanate with the exception of the primarily Sotirian north coast.

The establishment of the Saab dynasty in 1652 by Iles I marked the first officially recognised Sabawi state, the Saab were successful in weakening piracy in the area which was harming it's surviving trade networks with Euclea and Bahia. The Seizure of Taddouf in 1846 and the subsequent Treaty of Skikjel and death of Daris III marked the end of the independence of the Saab which became an Estmerish protectorate. The Saab dynasty itself was abolished following the Caprian sucession crisis and replaced with a new nominally loyal Caprian regime. The removal from power and death of the sovereigntist Caprian President Autit Farooqui marked the end of total Estmerish control in the protectorate which became independent in 1952. The Taydemtist revolution between 1957 and 1960 brought Yeni Farooqui and the National Coordination Authority to power which initially aligned the officially neutral Sabaw with it's leftist, secular neighbours although the unification of Zorasan as well as the Anniserian War saw Sabaw align itself with Estmere. Between 1999 and 2006 the country was governed by Azenzâr Farid who resigned under military and international pressure at the peak of the Sabaw Crisis. Since the establishment of the 30th of October regime Sabaw has been politically dominated by Bekathen Sadek who has served as President from 2006 until the present with an intermission between 2015 and 2018, the country under Sadek has experienced accusations of democratic backsliding and a failure to uphold human rights by the opposition and international community.

Since 2006 the country has been a unitary semi-presidential republic and officially is a secular state although the majority religion is Irfan with a significant Sotirian minority which is heavily localised on the northern coast. The country's official and most commonly spoken languages are Sabawi and Estmerish. Sabaw is considered a regional power in north Coius, it has the largest economy in Bahia in terms of nominal GDP as well as GDP per capita, Sabaw also has the highest Human Development Index in Bahia and has seen consistent moderate economic growth since 2004. The Sabawi diaspora is one of the largest globally with approximately 9–13 million members across the world. Sabaw is a member of several multinational organisations such as the Congress of Bahian States, Community of Nations, International Council for Democracy, International Trade Organization, Council for Mutual Development, Irfanic Cooperative Conference and the Estmerish Community.

Name

• Sabaw/Tsabaw from the Tsabaw river
• Capria and continued use of Capria internationally. Comes from the ancient city of Capra named by the Solarians
• Tsighawt domestically sometimes

History

Independence from Estmere

Yeni Farooqui served as President of Sabaw from 1957 to 1981

Culture

Sport

The Autit Farooqui Stadium is the largest and national stadium of Sabaw

Football is the most popular sport in Sabaw and is governed domestically by the Sabawi Football Federation which also oversees the Sabawi First Series (SFS) which is the most watched sporting tournament in the country. The SFS has 17 teams competing as of 2022 and the current champions of the SFS are Adelta Saab who also have won the most SFS tournaments since the tournament's founding in 1913. Both Adelta Saab and Aqerṣan are considered among the best football teams in Bahia having won (TBD multinational football championship) several times between them. Sabawi football teams have had a history of success in Bahia and north Coius and are regarded as amongst the best in the area. Some Sabawi footballers have gained fame internationally such as Badiden Ameen, Daris Othman, Tariq Yassin, Sotirian Hariri, Medghasen Abdou and Ayigig Salahuddin.

The Sabawi national football team qualified for the IFF Coupe du monde six times since it's first participation in 1951, the team has qualified consecutively since 2003 with the only exception being the 2019 IFF Coupe du monde when they were knocked out during the qualifiers to Maucha. The team's best result at the Coupe du monde occurred in 2015 when the team reached the round of 16 for the first time, before being knocked out by Estmere in penalties with a total score of 3–2. The Sabaw women's national football team was founded in 1995 although has seen considerably less success and support compared to the men's team and women's football remains severely overlooked and underdeveloped in Sabaw. The team was forced to cease operations between 2004 to 2006 due to objections from Irfani clerics and Deputies. The Sabaw youth national football team has also seen considerable success internationally and most recently reached the finals of the 20XX IFF Youth Coupe du monde but were defeated ultimately.

Wrestling is another popular sport in Sabaw and has been traditionally played in the country for centuries. At the Invictus Games Sabaw has been historically successful in the wrestling category and has won several medals at previous games although failed to qualify during the 2022 Summer Invictus Games. Akziz Youssef is currently the most decorated active wrestler in the world having won 10 Invictus medals as of 2018. Boxing is another popular form of combat sport in Sabaw, other popular combat sports includes mixed martial arts and also Judo which was popularised in the late 20th century. Tennis, Swimming, and Track and field are also popular sports in Sabaw.

Sabaw has attended every edition of the Invictus Games since 1938 when it first attended as the Caprian Republic. Since it's first attendance Sabaw has won 42 medals in total including seven gold medals. Sabaw has twice launched bids to host the Invictus Games, once in 1998 and again in 2030. If successful the bids would have marked the first time a Bahian country had hosted the Invictus Games. Sabaw has only once attended the Winter Invictus Games in 2011 when Taoua Rais finished fifth in the women's figure skating event, Rais was the only athlete sent by Sabaw during the games. Between 1962 and 1974 Sabaw participated in the Games of the Red Star as an associate state of the Association of Emerging Socialist Economies. However Sabaw won no medals at the Games and withdrew in 1974 over political disputes.