Kraong Nam

Serene Abode of Kraong Nam ଗ୍ରାମଶୁକ କରଞ୍ଜ ନାମ Gramsuk Kraong Nam
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Motto: ମାଳୀଏଙ୍ଗ ଶୁକ Malieng Suk "To Serve Peace"
Anthem: ଆଲୋକ ଚେକ ଅଥାଉ କରଞ୍ଜ Land of Mountains and Rivers Royal anthem: ହରେଇ ଥାଏ ବଁଗୁଁ First Day after the New Moon
Capital	Baharam
Largest	Nadicula
Official languages	Kraongnamese
Ethnic groups (2018)	57% Kraongnamese 30% Alasian 13% Other
Demonym(s)	Kraongnamese
Government	Unitary constitutional monarchy
• Banguraja	Inrasara IV
• Prime Minister	Adaya Kosang
• Crown Prince	Sribanya II
Foundation
• Era of the Riverine Princes	500-750 CE
• First Banguraj	752-1280 CE
• Second Banguraj	1280-1670 CE
• Third Banguraj	1670-Present
• Military Junta Period	1957 CE
• Saffron Revolution	1995 CE
Population
• 2018 estimate	18,092,125
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$27.3 Billion
• Per capita	$1,510
Gini (2018)	39.3 medium
HDI (2018)	0.565 medium
Currency	Kraongnamese Mah (KNM)
Driving side	right

Kraong Nam (Kraongnamese: କରଞ୍ଜ ନାମ), officially the Serene Abode of Kraong Nam (Kraongnamese: ଗ୍ରାମଶୁକ କରଞ୍ଜ ନାମ Gramsuk Kraong Nam) is a sovereign state in East Borea, bordered by Xiaodong to the north, Min to the east and Narmada to the south and west. It has a population of 18 million, which is significantly smaller than its neighbours. The capital city, Baharam, is located in the southeast of the nation at the convergence of the Kanyik and Barak rivers.

Closely related ethnically and culturally to Min, Kraong Nam is a Boreolahudic nation surrounded by Narmadi and Monic civilisations. Throughout its history, Kraong Nam has been a more or less independent kingdom under the lineage of the Flower Kings, a position which is inherited through reincarnation as opposed to via bloodline. They maintained close ties to Min and the northern Narmadi princely states, trading in wood and metals. But as time passed, this position became less tenable. The Xiaodongese became more of a threat, before Narmada fell to communism. Kraong Nam was now flanked by powerful enemies. The Flower King at the time, Inrasara IV, was himself a leftist sympathiser and formulated a Khaturvist-Socialist and monarchist ideal of the state. He even opened negotiation with the Dalist-influenced Worker's Party of Kraong Nam, who gained influence in government. Communist ideals became popular across Kraong Nam, fuelled by slave-like working conditions in the mines and feudal agricultural sectors. This was seen most among the Alasian minority, who faced ethnic discrimination as well. But as the influence of communism, and by extension Narmada, increased, so did the fears of several generals that the King was too weak. A military coup in 1957 dismissed the leftist Lotus Society and put in place a military junta, with the feeble Inrasara as a figurehead. The Worker's Party and Lotus Society attempted a counter-putsch, which was defeated. The leftist forces were expelled from Kuta Pabay, the capital city, and began a guerilla struggle which continues to this day. The civil war raged for years, with the war damaging the Kraongnamese economy and infrastructure as they fought masses of Narmada-armed and trained peasant guerrillas. By 1994 the war seemed won. While the United Red Lotus Movement was still active, punitive actions by security forces had neutralised the threat to major urban areas. The Kraongnamese people now rose against the junta, believing the communist threat to be finished. The Saffron Uprising was an urban protest movement sparked by fuel prices which managed to topple the military regime. Civilian government returned, as did democracy. But the URLM were not allowed into elections, and instead used the chaos to regain a foothold. The civilian government again came under the influence of the military, this time ruling with an unofficial system of checks and balances.

In the modern day, Kraong Nam is a weak and divided state. The cities are split by infighting and power struggles between the civilian government and military, while communists contest the countrysides and vast jungles. Kraong Nam's economy is vastly underdeveloped, as the areas of greatest economic importance are the areas most under threat from insurgents. Infrastructure is moderate in larger urban areas, but severely lacking in rural areas and in any sort of motorway or rail system. Freedom of expression, press and assembly, the values upon which the Saffron Uprising was successful, are eroding as both the civilian and military elements of the government attempt to strengthen their position and stamp out the insurgent threat once and for all. This crackdown has begun to isolate Kraong Nam from its traditional partners, who fear a return to authoritarian rule. The Flower King, Inrasara IV, is an old and impotent figurehead.

Politics and Government

Military

Soldiers of the Royal Kraongnamese Army in Nailiti province.

Demographics

Religion

Religion in Kraong Nam (2018 Kraong Nam Census)
Khaturvism			67.9%
Kamism			23.2%
Irfan			8.7%
Others			0.2%