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'''Azikala''', officially the '''Qetitan Kingdom of Azikala''', is a country located along the western end of the [[Isthmus of Etrilio]], in northeast Malidia. Bordering its north and east coasts is the Acadian Ocean, while the Marlos Ocean lies to the south. Azikala’s area of 455,335km2 is defined mostly by the Ukrid Mountains, which form the country’s eastern border, and the Ukrid Desert, which traverses the midsection of the country. Most of Azikala’s population of 10,573,298 live in the more temperate north, with almost a third of the country’s total populace living in Archobarzane, Azikala’s cultural and economic centre. Mayndint is the country’s capital. | '''Azikala''', officially the '''Qetitan Kingdom of Azikala''', is a country located along the western end of the [[Isthmus of Etrilio]], in northeast Malidia. Bordering its north and east coasts is the Acadian Ocean, while the Marlos Ocean lies to the south. Azikala’s area of 455,335km2 is defined mostly by the Ukrid Mountains, which form the country’s eastern border, and the Ukrid Desert, which traverses the midsection of the country. Most of Azikala’s population of 10,573,298 live in the more temperate north, with almost a third of the country’s total populace living in Archobarzane, Azikala’s cultural and economic centre. Mayndint is the country’s capital. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
Azikala is the anglicisation of the Qetitan endonym ''ⵊⵊⴱⵍⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ''. This derives from an Ancient Izughrani phrase ''az kalan'', best translated as 'new sand'. This references the migration of the ancient Izughrani ethnic groups from around 700–1200 A.D. | |||
Revision as of 18:25, 24 November 2023
Qetitan Kingdom of Azikala ⴰⵅⵍⵉⵊⵊ ⵜⵓⴽⴽⵏ ⵉⴼⵉⵖⵔⴱⴱⴰⵜⴰ ⵊⵊⴱⵍⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ (Standard Tignzarim) | |
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 Flag | |
| Anthem: “ | |
| Capital | Mayndint |
| Largest city | Archobarzane |
| Official languages | Tignzarim |
| Other languages | Ajnabi Oktadonian |
| Ethnic groups | 61% Qetitas 29% Ajnabis 6% Izughranis 4% others |
| Demonym(s) | Azikalan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
• King | Atrar III |
• Afullefs | Munatas Tafsut Amergiw Tadla Ilayetmas Iou |
| Legislature | Tamenzat |
| Lef | |
| Damzalef | |
| Establishment | |
• Baregh dynasty | 705 |
• Kheniri dynasty | 1016 |
• Santian Polvaria | 1335 |
• First Kingdom | 1512 |
• Oktadonian Polvaria | 1745 |
• Independence | 1914 |
| Area | |
• Total | 455,335 km2 (175,806 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0.04 |
| Population | |
• 2025 estimate | 10,573,298 |
• 2018 census | 9,154,727 |
• Density | 23.2/km2 (60.1/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
• Total | R87.8 billion |
• Per capita | R8,308 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
• Total | R28.0 billion |
• Per capita | R2,646 |
| Gini | 43.5 medium |
| HDI |  0.624medium |
| Currency | Azikalan Taghsat |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (WMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +211 |
| ISO 3166 code | AZ |
| Internet TLD | .az |
Azikala, officially the Qetitan Kingdom of Azikala, is a country located along the western end of the Isthmus of Etrilio, in northeast Malidia. Bordering its north and east coasts is the Acadian Ocean, while the Marlos Ocean lies to the south. Azikala’s area of 455,335km2 is defined mostly by the Ukrid Mountains, which form the country’s eastern border, and the Ukrid Desert, which traverses the midsection of the country. Most of Azikala’s population of 10,573,298 live in the more temperate north, with almost a third of the country’s total populace living in Archobarzane, Azikala’s cultural and economic centre. Mayndint is the country’s capital.
Etymology
Azikala is the anglicisation of the Qetitan endonym ⵊⵊⴱⵍⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ. This derives from an Ancient Izughrani phrase az kalan, best translated as 'new sand'. This references the migration of the ancient Izughrani ethnic groups from around 700–1200 A.D.