Zamoros

The Republic of Zamoros Republica de Zamoros
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Animosorum Ducum Terra
Capital	Tehauntepec
Official languages	Veleazan
Ethnic groups	50% Veleazan 20% Midrasian 15% Mixed Race 12% Native Vestrics 3% Arabekhi <1% other
Demonym(s)	Zamoran
Government	Federal Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic
• Primer Servidor del Estado	Alydios Canalejas
• Prime Minister	José Méndez
• Minister of the Republican House	Leoncio Alonso
• Minister of the Assembly	Armando García Viñaspre
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Republican House
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from Veleaz
• Declared	15th January 1901
Population
• 2016 estimate	21,035,683
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$98 billion
• Per capita	$4,659
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$4,659
• Per capita	$4,759
Gini (2001)	43.1 medium
HDI (2018)	0.64 medium
Currency	Zamorian Peso (ZP)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Central Vestrim Time)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+31
Internet TLD	.zms

Zamoros, officially the Republic of Zamoros (Veleazan: República de Zamoros), is a country in West Vestrim, bordered by TBA to the east, the nation's only land border, the Columbian Sea in the south and it shares a maritime border with the UVSS to the north, Seda Dorada to the east, and the island of Koningsland to the southeast. It has a population of around 21 million in a land area of TBA. An estimated 3,921,049 people live in the capital and largest city, Tehauntepec with a further 4 million people living in the metropolitan area of the city.

The sovereign state of Zamoros is a lower-middle-income representative democratic republic with a developing economy that is highly dependent on commodities, namely natural resources and agricultural products, with rumoured resources of untapped petroleum on its extremities. It is governed as a democratic semi-presidential republic. One of thelarger countries in West Verstrim, Zamoros boasts a varied array of climates.

Prior to Veleazan exploration and colonisation, Native Vestric peoples of the Montezuma, Newe, and the Sosonee tribes inhabited the land that is now Zamoros. Following the charting of Vestrim and Veleazan sponsored exploration and colonisation efforts, the region of Zamoros was named Caliente (hot), due to the heat climate of the Sosonee Desert that spreads through most of southern and central Zamoros. Most of the country was conquered by Veleaz in the 16th century, becoming part of the Viceroyalty of New Velacruz, along with the neighbouring region of Seda Dorado, however this was only temporary as the distance between the colonies made it impossible to form a cohesive government, leading to the creation of the Visitadorship of Caliente. Following a series of disputes between Midrasia and Veleaz during the ongoing Mydro-Commonwealth Wars, the region of Caliente was handed over to the Midrasia due to the defeat of Veleaz. Wildly unpopular, the handover began a series of popular revolts throughout the rest of the 18th century. However, it wasn't until the outbreak and subsequent chaos of the Midrasian Revolution in 1784 that revolutionaries, led by Julián Zamora, took control of the Calientian capital and declared the nation independent. This declaration led to an increase in immigration, notably of members of the Irsadic community from Veleaz, trying to flee oppression in Veleaz, which sparked concerns of an Irsadic state, however these subsided. Caliente then embarked on a vigorous expansion throughout Vestrim throughout the early 19th century, acquiring new territories, displacing Native Vestric tribes, and gradually industrialising the nation.

During the second half of the 19th century, the Zamoros, renamed following the death of Julián Zamora, became embroiled in a series of civil strife events, with many citizens of the nation being opposed to the rapid industrialisation and treatment of native peoples, however harsh repression silenced much of the opposition. By the end of the century, Zamoros had brought down much of the rampant crime that existed throughout the nation and the economy, driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution, began to soar. Further bolstered by the decision to ally itself with the Grand Alliance during the First Great War, Zamoros found itself as a rising regional power in Vestrim, adopting anti-colonial and anti-republican stances, placing it at odds with many of its neighbours.

Internally, Zamoros has been facing issues with government corruption since the early 1980s, following the disposal of Caudillo Rafael Moreno, leading to numerous Presidential candidates being disqualified on account of corruption. Other challenges facing the country in its attempts to improve the economy by increasing foreign investment include a poor infrastructure and a need to improve public sector efficiency.

History

Main article: History of Zamoros

Early history

Archaeological excavations indicate that the first humans have existed in the area of modern day Zamoros as early as 8,000 years ago. The area was quickly abandoned, however, largely due to the warming climate of the region which proved inhospitable to both the big game animals that the early settlers relied on, and for any potential agricultural efforts.

However, 3,000 years ago a second wave of inhabitants swept into the area and left behind more advanced hunting implements such as bows and arrows. The remains of around 6,000 such early encampments have been found all across the region. It's widely believed that the region has remained continually inhabited from that time.

By the time of the arrival of |Asurans, the Sosonee had begun cultivating fields of vegetation through the use of slash and burn techniques. This extended the productive life of planted fields. They also harvested vast quantities of fish and shellfish from the fruitful bays of the region, and, in the more southerly regions, harvested clams year-round. The success of these methods enabled the tribe to sustain a much larger population than the neighbouring nomadic hunter-gatherers tribes, such as the Newe, were able to support. Historians have estimated that at the time of Asuran settlement, there may have been about 25,000 Sosonee total in approximately 100 settlement sites around much of the the coastal regions of Zamoros , alone. In 1524 Sosonee in canoes met Alfonso Vestriña, the first Asuran explorer to chart Vestrim, who dubbed the area Puerto Profundo, alluding to the deep harbours of the region, which he noted could be exploited.

Veleazan colonization

Following the charting of Vestrim by Alfonso Vestriña, and its formal discovery by Lhaeraidh explorers, Asuran powers began to actively colonise the Eastern Coast of the New World, while tentative expeditions further west were also attempted.