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|conventional_long_name = Republic of Batsweda
|conventional_long_name = Republic of Batsweda
|native_name =        جمهورية البهودة ({{wp|Arabic|Sahrabic}})<br>''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kpòwuɖuí'' ({{wp|Bassa language|Banno}})<br>''Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa'' ({{wp|Ewe language|Latso}})<br>''Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò'' ({{wp|Fon language|Mi}})<br>''Republik bu Batwéda'' ({{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}})
|native_name =        جمهورية البهودة ({{wp|Arabic|Sahrabic}})<br/>''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí'' ({{wp|Bassa language|Banno}})<br/>''Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa'' ({{wp|Ewe language|Latso}})<br/>''Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò'' ({{wp|Fon language|Mi}})<br/>''Republik bu Batwéda'' ({{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}})
|common_name =        Batsweda
|common_name =        Batsweda
|image_flag =        BatswedaFlag.png
|image_flag =        BatswedaFlag.png
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|national_motto =     
|englishmotto =       
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|national_anthem =    "[[O, Dawn of Liberty]]"<br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.nationalanthems.info/lr.mp3|200px]]
|national_anthem =    "[[O, Dawn of Liberty's Light]]"<br/>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.nationalanthems.info/zre.mp3|200px]]
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|capital =            [[Jakasse]]
|capital =            [[Jakasse]]
|largest_city =      [[Jakasse]]
|largest_city =      [[Jakasse]]
|official_languages = {{wp|English language|Anglish}}, {{wp|Arabic|Sahrabic}}
|official_languages = [[Anglish language|Anglish]], [[Sahrabic language|Sahrabic]]
|national_languages = {{wp|Bassa language|Banno}}, {{wp|Ewe language|Latso}}, {{wp|Fon language|Mi}}, {{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}}
|national_languages = {{wp|Bassa language|Banno}}, {{wp|Ewe language|Latso}}, {{wp|Fon language|Mi}}, {{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}}
|regional_languages =  
|regional_languages =  
|ethnic_groups =      34.3% {{wp|Bassa people|Banno}}<br>22.8% {{wp|Ewe people|Latso}}<br>19.9% {{wp|Wolof people|Nitnide}}<br>14.5% {{wp|Fon people|Mi}}<br>6.4% {{wp|Arabs|Sahrab}}<br>2.1% Other
|ethnic_groups =      34.3% {{wp|Bassa people|Banno}}<br/>22.8% {{wp|Ewe people|Latso}}<br/>19.9% {{wp|Wolof people|Nitnide}}<br/>14.5% {{wp|Fon people|Mi}}<br/>6.4% {{wp|Arabs|Sahrab}}<br/>2.1% Other
|ethnic_groups_year = 2020
|ethnic_groups_year = 2020
|religion =          49.1% [[Salam]]<br>–35.6% [[Salam|Alharun]]<br>–13.5% [[Salam|Argic]]<br>46.0% {{wp|Christianity}}<br>–19.3% {{wp|Folk Christianity}}<br>–16.0% [[Enlightened Aroman Church|Aromanism]]<br>–10.7% [[Orthodox Christianity (Eurth)|Orthodox Christianity]]<br>3.3% {{wp|Irreligion|no religion}}<br>1.5% Other
|religion =          51.9% [[Salam]]<br/>38.1% [[Christianity (Eurth)|Christianity]]<br/>5.2% {{wp|Traditional African religions|Traditional faiths}}<br/>3.3% {{wp|Irreligion|no religion}}<br/>1.5% Other
|religion_year =      2020
|religion_year =      2020
|demonym =            Batsweda
|demonym =            Batswedan
|government_type =    {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic|parliamentary}} {{wp|directorial system|directorial republic}} under a {{wp|military junta}}
|government_type =    {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic|parliamentary}} {{wp|directorial system|directorial republic}} under a {{wp|military junta}}
|leader_title1 =      [[Presidency of Batsweda|Presidency]]
|leader_title1 =      [[Presidency of Batsweda|Presidency]]
|leader_name1 =      [[Samuel Nyantah]] (interim)
|leader_name1 =      [[Dialla Sacko]] (interim)<br/>[[John Obuor]] (interim)
|leader_title2 =      [[Prime Minister of Batsweda|Prime Minister]]
|leader_title2 =      [[Prime Minister of Batsweda|Prime Minister]]
|leader_name2 =      ''Vacant''
|leader_name2 =      [[Samuel Nyantah]] (interim)
|legislature = [[Parliament of Batsweda|Parliament]]
|legislature = [[Parliament of Batsweda|Parliament]]
|upper_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#Senate|Senate]]
|upper_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#Senate|Senate]]
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|HDI =                 
|HDI =                 
|HDI_change =         
|HDI_change =         
|currency =          [[Batsweda widi]] (߿)
|currency =          [[Batswedan gerah]] (₲)
|currency_code =      BDW
|currency_code =      BDG
|time_zone =          [[Time zones of Eurth#UTC +7|Central Europan Time]]
|time_zone =          [[Time zones of Eurth#UTC +7|Central Europan Time]]
|utc_offset =        +7
|utc_offset =        +7
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|calling_code =      +360
|calling_code =      +360
}}
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'''Batsweda''', officially the '''Republic of Batsweda''', is a country on the [position] coast of [[Europa (continent)|Azania]].
 
==Etymology==
'''Batsweda'''<ref>{{wp|Arabic|Sahrabic}}: البهودة, ''āl-Bahūda''<br>{{wp|Bassa language|Banno}}: ''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá''<br>{{wp|Ewe language|Latso}}: ''Batswɛɖa''<br>{{wp|Fon language|Mi}}: ''Bocwɛɛɖò''<br>{{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}}: ''Batwéda''</ref>, officially the '''Republic of Batsweda'''<ref>{{wp|Arabic|Sahrabic}}: جمهورية البهودة, ''Ǧumhūriyat āl-Bahūda''<br>{{wp|Bassa language|Banno}}: ''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí''<br>{{wp|Ewe language|Latso}}: ''Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa''<br>{{wp|Fon language|Mi}}: ''Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò''<br>{{wp|Wolof language|Nitnide}}: ''Republik bu Batwéda''</ref>, is a country on the southeastern coast of [[Europa (continent)|Azania]] on [[Eurth]]. Bordered by [[Yien]] to its south and the [[Konstantinopoli Sea]] to the east,
 
== Etymology ==
The [[Anglish language|Anglish]] name for the state, ''Batsweda'', comes from the {{wp|Bassa langauge|Banno}} endonym for the region, ''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá'', meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (''ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá''), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 13th century Sahrabic tome ''A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania'', in mentioning the [[Batswedan Empire]]. The [[Sahrabic language|Sahrabic]] name for the country, ''āl-Bahūda'' (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.
 
The '''Pepper Coast''', an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the [[Pepper Coast Company]] after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the [[Batswedan War of Independence]] ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.
 
==Geography==
==Geography==
===Climate===
===Climate===
===Ecology===
===Ecology===
===Administrative divisions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! County !! Population !! Area km<sup>2</sup> !! Density km<sup>2</sup> !! County seat
|-
| [[Bewatso County]] || 75,582 || 2,318 km<sup>2</sup> || 32.6/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Bewatso County|Latsoville]]
|-
| [[Do County]] || 102,460 || 302 km<sup>2</sup> || 339.3/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Do County|Sekona]]
|-
| [[Dogbo County]] || 33,885 || 1,557 km<sup>2</sup> || 21.8/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Dogbo County|Niarma]]
|-
| [[Honme County]] || 44,947 || 2,540 km<sup>2</sup> || 17.7/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Honme County|Nicholls]]
|-
| [[Jakasse|Jakasse County]] || 404,938 || 67 km<sup>2</sup> || 6,043.9/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Jakasse]]
|-
| [[Kpetsosi County]] || 22,633 || 5,821 km<sup>2</sup> || 3.9/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Kpetsosi County|Nsango]]
|-
| [[Nidya County]] || 51,723 || 756 km<sup>2</sup> || 68.4/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Nidya County|Sehe]]
|-
| [[Sika County]] || 49,026 || 3,754 km<sup>2</sup> || 13.1/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Sika County|Kpaba]]
|-
| [[Suuf County]] || 87,455 || 215 km<sup>2</sup> || 406.8/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Suuf County|Payar]]
|-
| [[Todzi County]] || 38,440 || 3,364 km<sup>2</sup> || 11.4/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Todzi County|Boshibi]]
|-
| [[Togbedzudzo County]] || 19,242 || 4,348 km<sup>2</sup> || 4.4/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Togbedzudzo County|Apakwai]]
|-
| [[Togbewodzi County]] || 17,434 || 2,530 km<sup>2</sup> || 6.9/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Togbewodzi County|Lashina]]
|-
| [[Tsotso County]] || 83,636 || 3,291 km<sup>2</sup> || 25.4/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Tsotso County|Begochiman]]
|-
| [[Tswe County]] || 62,208 || 2,412 km<sup>2</sup> || 25.8/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Tswe County|Danolle]]
|-
| [[Zimi County]] || 120,771 || 275 km<sup>2</sup> || 439.2/km<sup>2</sup> || [[Zimi County|Williamstown]]
|-
! Batsweda !! 1,214,380 !! 33,550 km<sup>2</sup> !! 36.2/km<sup>2</sup> !! [[Jakasse]]
|}
==History==
==History==
===Early history===
===Antiquity===
===Batsweda Empire===
* By 750 BCE, the earliest signs of human habitation in modern-day Batsweda are seen.
===Decline of the Empire===
* The [[Banno people]] enter the region around 500 BCE, forming sedentary communities based on farming and livestock.
* The fortified settlement of [[Old Jakasse]] is founded in the 2nd century BCE, and power in centralized into a local semi-urbanized kingdom.
===Kingdom of Jakasse===
* By the 1st century BCE, the [[Kingdom of Jakasse]] expands throughout the Tsweda river basin, forming an economy based on the exportation of spices, dyes, and gold to the rest of [[Azania]] and [[Europa (continent)|Europa]], especially the [[Aroman Empire]].
* The [[Latso people|Latso]] and [[Mi people]]s settle in the kingdom by the 2nd century CE, employed and metalworkers and pastoralists in the state's northern periphery.
* Pushed on its southern border by the expanding [[Sarafid Empire]], the Kingdom of Jakasse is invaded and conquered by the Sarafids in 416 CE, bringing the region under the influence of its southern neighbour.
===Middle Ages===
* Under Sarafid rule, the region of modern-day Batsweda is positioned as a periphery province of the empire, with Old Jakasse entering into a period of economic decline. By the 700s CE however, Old Jakasse re-establishes itself as a major trading port.
* In 756 CE, with the collapse of the Sarafid Empire, various fortified settlements and tribes within the Tsweda river basin assert their independence. These small city-states, chief among them Old Jakasse, [[Sena]], and [[Kpaba]], emerge as notable centres of trade, namely around the exchange of gold and spices.
* By 1100, [[Sahrabic people|Sahrabic]] merchants and scholars position themselves within the gold trade, founded the Old Jakasse {{wp|Madrassa}} and, by the 1300s, successfully converting the Batswaden coast to [[Salam]], with Old Jakasse becoming a notable centre of Sahrab-Banno cultural exchange and learning.
* In 1225, Old Jakasse is besieged and the Bastwedan coast annexed by [[Yien]]. Around the same time, the Latso people in the region's north unite into the [[Latso Kingdom]] in 1229.
* Between 1505 and 1517, with the growing frequency of [[Orinese colonial empire|Orinese]] attacks on Yien, an emboldened Banno Salamic merchant class in Old Jakasse successfully rebel against the central authority, with the revolt extending to the rest of the Tsweda river basin. In 1517, Koseda I declares himself Kã́á ("king") of the [[Batswedan Empire]], a large multi-ethnic entity focused on the production and exportation of gold and spices.
 
===Batswedan Empire===
* Under Koseda I and his immediate successors, the Batswedan Empire expands into modern-day Yien, and sees a cultural and economic renaissance as the new state becomes extremely wealthy off of the trade of gold and spices.
 
===Pepper Coast Company rule===
===Pepper Coast Company rule===
===Independence and civil wars===
===Independence and military rule===


===Post-Jakasse Peace Accords===
===Post-Jakasse Peace Accords===


==Government==
==Politics==
===Administrative divisions===
===Government===
===Foreign relations===
===Foreign relations===
==Military==
===Military===
===Police force===
===Police force===
===Coast guard===
===Coast guard===
==Population==
 
===Demographics===
===Languages===
===Religion===
===Education===
==Economy==
==Economy==
===Agriculture===
===Agriculture===
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===Natural resources===
===Natural resources===
===Manufacturing===
===Manufacturing===
==Transportation==
===Transportation===
===Energy===
===Energy===
==Demographics==
===Ethnic groups===
===Languages===
===Religion===
===Education===
==Culture==
==Culture==
===Media===
===Media===
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===Cuisine===
===Cuisine===
===Public holidays and festivals===
===Public holidays and festivals===
==See also==
==See also==
{{Template:Batsweda Topics}}
[[Category:Batsweda]]
[[Category:Batsweda]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Eurth}}
{{Eurth}}

Latest revision as of 04:58, 30 October 2024

Republic of Batsweda
جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic)
Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí (Banno)
Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa (Latso)
Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò (Mi)
Republik bu Batwéda (Nitnide)
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty's Light"
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Capital
and largest city
Jakasse
Official languagesAnglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languagesBanno, Latso, Mi, Nitnide
Ethnic groups
(2020)
34.3% Banno
22.8% Latso
19.9% Nitnide
14.5% Mi
6.4% Sahrab
2.1% Other
Religion
(2020)
51.9% Salam
38.1% Christianity
5.2% Traditional faiths
3.3% no religion
1.5% Other
Demonym(s)Batswedan
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary directorial republic under a military junta
Dialla Sacko (interim)
John Obuor (interim)
Samuel Nyantah (interim)
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
National Assembly
Independence from the Pepper Coast Company
• Conquest of the Tsweda river basin
c. 1500
• Siege of Jakasse
12 May 1811
• Independence declared
11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations
1 January 1961
• End of the First Batsweda Civil War
12 February 1969
27 September 2002
Area
• Total
33,550 km2 (12,950 sq mi)
• Water (%)
14.2
Population
• 2020 census
1,214,380
• Density
36.2/km2 (93.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
$4.062 billion
• Per capita
$3,345
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
$1.475 billion
• Per capita
$1,215
Gini (2024)Negative increase 41.7
medium
CurrencyBatswedan gerah (₲) (BDG)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Central Europan Time)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+360
ISO 3166 codeBD
Internet TLD.bd

Batsweda[1], officially the Republic of Batsweda[2], is a country on the southeastern coast of Azania on Eurth. Bordered by Yien to its south and the Konstantinopoli Sea to the east,

Etymology

The Anglish name for the state, Batsweda, comes from the Banno endonym for the region, Ɓɛ́xwáɖá, meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 13th century Sahrabic tome A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania, in mentioning the Batswedan Empire. The Sahrabic name for the country, āl-Bahūda (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.

The Pepper Coast, an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the Pepper Coast Company after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the Batswedan War of Independence ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.

Geography

Climate

Ecology

Administrative divisions

County Population Area km2 Density km2 County seat
Bewatso County 75,582 2,318 km2 32.6/km2 Latsoville
Do County 102,460 302 km2 339.3/km2 Sekona
Dogbo County 33,885 1,557 km2 21.8/km2 Niarma
Honme County 44,947 2,540 km2 17.7/km2 Nicholls
Jakasse County 404,938 67 km2 6,043.9/km2 Jakasse
Kpetsosi County 22,633 5,821 km2 3.9/km2 Nsango
Nidya County 51,723 756 km2 68.4/km2 Sehe
Sika County 49,026 3,754 km2 13.1/km2 Kpaba
Suuf County 87,455 215 km2 406.8/km2 Payar
Todzi County 38,440 3,364 km2 11.4/km2 Boshibi
Togbedzudzo County 19,242 4,348 km2 4.4/km2 Apakwai
Togbewodzi County 17,434 2,530 km2 6.9/km2 Lashina
Tsotso County 83,636 3,291 km2 25.4/km2 Begochiman
Tswe County 62,208 2,412 km2 25.8/km2 Danolle
Zimi County 120,771 275 km2 439.2/km2 Williamstown
Batsweda 1,214,380 33,550 km2 36.2/km2 Jakasse

History

Antiquity

  • By 750 BCE, the earliest signs of human habitation in modern-day Batsweda are seen.
  • The Banno people enter the region around 500 BCE, forming sedentary communities based on farming and livestock.
  • The fortified settlement of Old Jakasse is founded in the 2nd century BCE, and power in centralized into a local semi-urbanized kingdom.

Kingdom of Jakasse

  • By the 1st century BCE, the Kingdom of Jakasse expands throughout the Tsweda river basin, forming an economy based on the exportation of spices, dyes, and gold to the rest of Azania and Europa, especially the Aroman Empire.
  • The Latso and Mi peoples settle in the kingdom by the 2nd century CE, employed and metalworkers and pastoralists in the state's northern periphery.
  • Pushed on its southern border by the expanding Sarafid Empire, the Kingdom of Jakasse is invaded and conquered by the Sarafids in 416 CE, bringing the region under the influence of its southern neighbour.

Middle Ages

  • Under Sarafid rule, the region of modern-day Batsweda is positioned as a periphery province of the empire, with Old Jakasse entering into a period of economic decline. By the 700s CE however, Old Jakasse re-establishes itself as a major trading port.
  • In 756 CE, with the collapse of the Sarafid Empire, various fortified settlements and tribes within the Tsweda river basin assert their independence. These small city-states, chief among them Old Jakasse, Sena, and Kpaba, emerge as notable centres of trade, namely around the exchange of gold and spices.
  • By 1100, Sahrabic merchants and scholars position themselves within the gold trade, founded the Old Jakasse Madrassa and, by the 1300s, successfully converting the Batswaden coast to Salam, with Old Jakasse becoming a notable centre of Sahrab-Banno cultural exchange and learning.
  • In 1225, Old Jakasse is besieged and the Bastwedan coast annexed by Yien. Around the same time, the Latso people in the region's north unite into the Latso Kingdom in 1229.
  • Between 1505 and 1517, with the growing frequency of Orinese attacks on Yien, an emboldened Banno Salamic merchant class in Old Jakasse successfully rebel against the central authority, with the revolt extending to the rest of the Tsweda river basin. In 1517, Koseda I declares himself Kã́á ("king") of the Batswedan Empire, a large multi-ethnic entity focused on the production and exportation of gold and spices.

Batswedan Empire

  • Under Koseda I and his immediate successors, the Batswedan Empire expands into modern-day Yien, and sees a cultural and economic renaissance as the new state becomes extremely wealthy off of the trade of gold and spices.

Pepper Coast Company rule

Independence and military rule

Post-Jakasse Peace Accords

Politics

Government

Foreign relations

Military

Police force

Coast guard

Economy

Agriculture

Fishing

Natural resources

Manufacturing

Transportation

Energy

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religion

Education

Culture

Media

Music

Sports

Cuisine

Public holidays and festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sahrabic: البهودة, āl-Bahūda
    Banno: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá
    Latso: Batswɛɖa
    Mi: Bocwɛɛɖò
    Nitnide: Batwéda
  2. ↑ Sahrabic: جمهورية البهودة, Ǧumhūriyat āl-Bahūda
    Banno: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí
    Latso: Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa
    Mi: Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò
    Nitnide: Republik bu Batwéda
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