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| {{Infobox country
| | =Zolin Kotzatino= |
| |micronation = <!--yes if a micronation-->
| | {{Infobox officeholder |
| |conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Kitaubani
| | | name = Zolin Kotzatino |
| |native_name = ''Ufalme wa Kituopwanireza'' ({{wp|Swahili_language|KiUngwana}})
| | | image = File:Gonzalez_Macchi_2003.jpg |
| |common_name = Kitaubani | | | image_size = |
| |status = <!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations--> | | | image_upright = |
| |image_flag = Kitaubanflag.png
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| |alt_flag = <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
| | | caption = |
| |flag_border = <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
| | | office = Mayor of [[Aachanecalco]] |
| |image_flag2 = <!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg-->
| | | country = [[Pulacan]] |
| |alt_flag2 = <!--alt text for second flag-->
| | | deputy = Yaquin Yaotzin (''Huealtepehuaque'') |
| |flag2_border = <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
| | | nickname = Kotzitl, Hueyi Zolin |
| |image_coat = File:Coat of arms of Kitaubani.png
| | | party = [[List of political parties in Pulacan|Juwa]] |
| |alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | | | width = 200px |
| |symbol_type = <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
| | | citizenship = [[Pulacan]] |
| |national_motto = ''Umoja katika Utofauti'' ({{wp|Swahili_language|KiUngwana}})
| | | birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|12 November 1968}} |
| |englishmotto = Unity in Diversity | | | birth_name = Zolin Lyubomirof Kotzatino |
| |national_anthem = ''"Alfarma"''<br><small>"Majesty"</small><br>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8357OFGO-bM|210px]]
| | | native_name = 𐐞𐐬𐑊𐐨𐑌 𐐗𐐬𐐻𐑆𐐪𐐻𐐨𐑌𐐬 |
| |royal_anthem = <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
| | | native_name_lang = nh |
| |other_symbol_type = <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
| | | predecessor = X |
| |other_symbol =
| | | alma_mater = University of Cuicatepec |
| |image_map = Kitaubaniglobe.png | | | profession = schoolteacher |
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| | | birth_place = Tliltapoyec Ward<br/>[[Aachanecalco]], Topocueyoco, [[Pulacan]] |
| |alt_map = <!--alt text for map-->
| | | title1 = Huealtepehuaque of [[Aachanecalco]] |
| |map_caption = Kitaubani (dark green) on the subcontinent of X
| | | termstart1 = February 23, 2010 |
| |image_map_size = 300px | | | term_start = February 23, 2014 |
| |image_map2 = <!--Another map, if required--> | | | termend1 = February 22, 2014 |
| |alt_map2 = <!--alt text for second map-->
| | | premier = Iuitl Mogorosi<br/>Moctezuma Tshireletso |
| |map_caption2 = <!--Caption to place below second map-->
| | | president = Coyotl Gontebanye |
| |image_map2_size = <!--Map size in number of pixels-->
| | | constituency1 = Mictlampatliltapoyec |
| |capital = Kwamuimepe
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| |coordinates = <!-- Coordinates for capital, using {{tl|coord}} -->
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| |largest_city = Gashi
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| |largest_settlement_type = city
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| |largest_settlement = <!--Name of largest settlement-->
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| |official_languages = {{wp|Swahili_language|KiUngwana}}
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| |regional_languages = {{wp|Lemba_language|Mwenye}}<br/>{{wp|Nandi_language|Chemwal}}
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| |languages_type = <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
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| |languages = <!--Languages of the further type-->
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| |languages_sub = <!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
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| |languages2_type = <!--Another further type of language-->
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| |languages2 = <!--Languages of this second further type-->
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| |languages2_sub = <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
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| |ethnic_groups = {{Collapsible list
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| |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%;
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| |title = | XX% {{wp|Swahili_people|WaUngwana}} | XX% {{wp|Lemba|Mwenye}} | XX% {{wp|Nandi_people|Chemwal}} | XX% {{wp|Mijikenda}} | 16% [[Kitaubani#Ethnicity|Other]] }}
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| |ethnic_groups_year = 2023 | |
| |ethnic_groups_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)-->
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| |religion =
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| |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%;
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| |title = | 48% [[Fombava]] | XX% XX | XX% Folk religions | 11% [[Kitaubani#Religion|Other]] }}
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| |religion_year = 2023 | |
| |religion_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)-->
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| |demonym = Kitauban | |
| |government_type = {{wp|Unitary_state|Unitary}} {{wp|constitutional monarchy}}
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| |leader_title1 = Queen
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| |leader_name1 = Majani I
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| |leader_title2 = Chancellor
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| |leader_name2 = Enzi Wario
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| |leader_title14 = <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)-->
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| |legislature = <!--Name of the country/territory's governing body, e.g. "Parliament", "Congress", etc-->
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| |upper_house = <!--Name of governing body's upper house, if given (e.g. "Senate")--> | |
| |lower_house = <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")-->
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| |sovereignty_note =
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| |established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
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| |established_date1 = <!--Date of first key event--> | |
| |established_event2 = <!--Second key event--> | |
| |established_date2 = <!--Date of second key event--> | |
| |established_event13 = <!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)-->
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| |area = <!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)-->
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| |area_km2 = 259,786.24 | |
| |area_sq_mi = 100,303.99
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| |area_footnote = <!--Optional footnote for area-->
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| |area_label = <!--Label under "Area" (default is "Total")-->
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| |area_label2 = <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
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| |area_data2 = <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
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| |population_estimate = 21,974,231
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| |population_estimate_rank =
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| |population_estimate_year = 2023
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| |nummembers = <!--An alternative to population for micronation-->
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| |GDP_PPP = {{increase}} $371,210,684,283
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| |GDP_PPP_rank = 37<sup>th</sup>
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| |GDP_PPP_year = 2023
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| |GDP_PPP_per_capita = {{increase}} $16,893 | |
| |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 40<sup>th</sup> | |
| |GDP_nominal = {{increase}} $143,667,522,278 | |
| |GDP_nominal_rank = 51<sup>st</sup> | |
| |GDP_nominal_year = 2023 | |
| |GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{increase}} $6,538 | |
| |GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 58<sup>th</sup>
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| |Gini = <!--(Gini measure of income inequality; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 100)-->
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| |Gini_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)--> | |
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| |HDI_year = <!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->
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| |HDI = <!--(Human Development Index; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 1)-->
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| |HDI_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady; rank change from previous year--> | |
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| |HDI_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
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| |currency = Kitauban wuri (₩)
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| |currency_code = KTW
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| |time_zone = ''Kardjiba Island: +4''
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| |utc_offset = +3 (BST)<br/>
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| |time_zone_DST = <!--Link to DST (Daylight Saving Time) used, otherwise leave empty-->
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| |utc_offset_DST = <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->
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| |DST_note = <!--Optional note regarding DST use-->
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| |antipodes = <!--Place/s exactly on the opposite side of the world to country/territory-->
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| |date_format = <!--all-numeric date format and era, such as [[Common Era|CE]], [[Anno Domini|AD]], [[Hijri year|AH]], etc.; e.g. {{abbr|yyyy|year}}-{{abbr|mm|month}}-{{abbr|dd|day}} ([[Anno Domini|AD]]) -->
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| |drives_on = right | |
| |cctld = .kt
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| |iso3166code = <!--ISO code only; no extra text. Use to override default from common_name parameter above; omit using "omit".--> | |
| |calling_code = +27 | |
| |patron_saint = <!--Use patron_saints for multiple-->
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| |image_map3 = <!--Optional third map position, e.g. for use with reference to footnotes below it-->
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| |alt_map3 = <!--alt text for third map position--> | |
| |footnote_a = <!--For any footnote <sup>a</sup> used above-->
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| |footnote_b = <!--For any footnote <sup>b</sup> used above--> | |
| |footnote_h = <!--For any footnote <sup>h</sup> used above--> | |
| |footnotes = <!--For any generic non-numbered footnotes-->
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| '''Kitaubani''', known officially as the '''Kingdom of Kitaubani''', is a sovereign state located at the northern tip of XISLAND. The current population of XX people is spread across XX square kilometers, making Kitaubani a country with population and density.
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| The islands presently known as Kitaubani were inhabited since ancient times by numerous groups, such as the Mijikenda and the Chemwal. These groups frequently associated with one another and with their cohorts on the !AFRICAN mainland through a cross-channel trade network. City-states were beginning to form on the coasts, which interfaced with the more nomadic groups in the hinterlands through trade, diplomatic marriage and warfare. These patterns of interaction were interrupted in the mid-eleventh century CE, when an {{wp|Swahili_people|Ungwana}} ruler known as Mataka fled warfare in his home territory. Mataka's arrival in Kitaubani presaged that of his followers, which included a significant merchant caste that soon dominated the city of Gashi. For around a century, Gashi operated indistinctly from other coastal Kitauban city-states. By the end of the twelfth century, however, Gashi's Ungwana rulers had begun attacking neighboring city-states, either to annex them or force them into tributary status. This eventually transformed into the elite of Gashi holding at least nominal control of most of the Kitauban islands by the 1600s. To this day, Mataka's initial takeover of the village of Gashi is seen as the direct predecessor of the modern Kitauban state, and Mataka himself is considered in the popular consciousness as the first ''mfalme'', or Ungwana ruler of Kitaubani.
| | '''Zolin Kotzatino''' (12 November 1968—''present'') is a politician, schoolteacher, and writer who currently serves as the mayor of [[Aachanecalco]], the largest city in the [[Pulacan|Union State of Pulacan]]. |
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| Presently, the Kingdom of Kitaubani is ruled as a constitutional monarchy with the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. The government retains moderately low corruption and high transparency scores. It is a member of XY and Z organizations. Kitaubani maintains one of the stronger economies in !AFRICA, benefiting from a growth in urban manufacturing and its influence in the global shipping industry.
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| | Zolin was born to Lyubomir and Yana Kotzatino (''née'' Galyofa), immigrants from the state of [[Zhovozha]] in [[Ludvosiya]]. Their surname was initially written as "Koztadimof" before naturalization, when the name was adjusted to better match {{Wp|Nahuatl|Nahua}} [[Writing systems in Zacapican|orthography]]. In interviews and autobiographical blurbs, Zolin has often described his family as "simple, hardy, working folk"; in particular, his grandparents are remembered as "the sort of people who become the fictive grandparents of a whole village." Zolin's father Lyubomir worked as an insurance underwriter and had chosen to migrate after a Pulatec freight shipping ''calpolli'' offered both himself and his wife (an educator) steady employment. |
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| | From as early as possible, Zolin was immersed in education. In addition to enrollment in Pulatec public schools, which by law must instill proficiency in both Setswana and Nahuatl, he was placed into {{Wp|Bulgarian language|Zhovi}}-language courses provided by an immigrants' organization to ensure that he retained the mother tongue of his parents. As Zolin later recounted, "I spoke Zhovi at home, even in front of my friends. Often, I was made to translate between them and my parents, though by that age my parents were both able to understand at least Nahuatl." |
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| | == Early career == |
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| ==Etymology== | | == Mayor of Aachanecalco == |
| The name ''Kitaubani'' likely derives from a KiUngwana phrase, though it has been altered to fit Hausa language phonology. Following the Bahian consolidation during the Ungwana Age, an expedition led by ''mfalme'' Mataka, landed on the shores of Kitaubani at the site of modern-day Gashi. Mataka had fled his homeland of modern-day Maucha both to escape violence at home and to re-establish his wealth through new economic holdings. After a long journey fraught with adverse conditions, conflicts with local authorities, and other innumerable hardships, was the island of Kitaubani: according to popular folklore, in his relief at completing his journey, Matake proclaimed the site ''kituo wa pwani'', or the Coast of Respite. As Mataka carries an almost-mythified status in Kitauban consciousness as one of the first kings of the island, this story has persisted and grown to be the most popular folk etymology for the name of the country.
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| ==History== | | === City election of 2013 === |
| The first settlers of Kitaubani likely crossed into the area from mainland !Africa via maritime crossings of the Rift Channel.
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| ===Arrival of Mataka===
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| ===Modern Kitaubani===
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| <s>The late 1950s and early-mid 1960s saw increasing frustration with Yatasu's continued rule. With other Bahian nations decolonizing into (at least nominal) republics, sentiment was high for the establishment of a republic in Kitaubani. Disillusioned with the continued suspension of the Constitution's promulgation and buoyed by international support, protests began calling for anything from the promulgation of a new Constitution to the abolition of the monarchy entirely. During this time, the Royal Police and Royal Army intelligence agenices conducted small-scale, targeted purges of both ethnic separatist and Councilist dissidents; the Kitauban Dirty War weakened public and international support for Yatasu, though it is arguable whether or not he had lost control of these security forces by the end of his absolutist reign. Wishing to retain life and livelihood, Katasu bowed to the pressure from both domestic and international sources (namely from the United Bahian Republic) and accepted a much more ceremonial role, leaving open the door for the political parties kept much in limbo to step forward into fully legitimate politics. The first Premier was a moderate Pan-Bahian and social democrat named Danjimma Ringim, who then executed numerous policies designed to placate radical sentiment and disarm potential Councilist sympathies. This led to a gradual restabilization of Kitaubani's political scene over the ensuing decades, thanks largely to the support of business elites from several different minority ethnic groups lending much-needed political capital to Ringim's reforms in the interest of keeping the peace. Yatasu, not wishing to tip the boat and recognizing the bad public image he already had, reluctantly acquiesced to many of the political changes solidfying the supremacy of the parliamentarian system in Kitauban politics. The death of Yatasu in 1972 was in hindsight remembered as the final transition point from "old Kitaubani" to "new Kitaubani."</s>
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| ==Geography==
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| ===Climate===
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| The climate of Kitaubani is primarily influenced by the Rift Channel, to the country's west, and the !INDIAN Ocean to its north and east. As a result, much of Kitaubani is classified as tropical savanna, tropical wetland or tropical monsoon climates on the {{Wp|Köppen climate classification|Rajoelina climate classification scale}}; the only areas to be not labeled as tropical are the humid subtropical regions
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| ===Administrative divisions===
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| Kitaubani is subdivided into 22 departments, further subdivided into districts. These districts are centered around a significant autonomous settlement with a city council, with the remaining territory divided into wards overseen by municipal, village, or rural councils. The departments of Kitaubani were drawn for the most recent time in 1970, designed to roughly correspond to equal population size per district. Due to substantial industrialization and urbanization in the intervening decades, however, there now exists a substantial population disparity between rural and more urbanized departments.
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| ==Demographics==
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| ===Ethnicity===
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| ===Language===
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| KiUngwana, as the language of the royal family and elite merchant caste, has for centuries served as the ''lingua franca'' of the empire. KiUngwana-language education is mandatory across the nation, though provisions exist to allow for some schooling in regional languages.
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| ===Education===
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| ===Religion===
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| [[File:130415-Eglise_de_Faravohitra.jpg|thumb|220px|right|St. Engelbert's Church in Kaduna]]
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| <s>Owing to Kitaubani's long history as a multicultural state and prolonged historical contact with overseas groups, the modern-day religious makeup of the country is widely varied, with no one religion holding a majority. According to the Kitauban Decennial Census, the largest group of adherents belong to the Aladura faiths. ''Aladura'' is a broad term covering a wide variety of faiths that syncretize traditional faiths with elements of Sotirianity, most notably Solarian Catholicism. This term embodies religious groups formed during and after the colonial period, as well as the Philipites, an autocephalous sect in partial communion with the Solarian Church that predates the arrival of colonial missionaries by several centuries. As a result of this varied background, the Aladura faith is highly decentralized; some groups are in full communion with the Solarian Church, while others hold such different beliefs that they are considered heterodox by mainstream, non-Bahian Sotirians. As of 2020, around 8.4 million Kitaubans self-identify as affiliated with some form of Aladura.</s>
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| ==Government==
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| Kitaubani is a {{wp|unitary_state|unitary}} {{wp|constitutional monarchy}}, governed under its 1969 Constitution. The head of state is Queen Majani I. Under the Kitauban Constitution, the monarch holds authority as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and ultimate source of government authority. The monarch is provided a parliamentary head of government, known in KiUngwana as the ''Wakili wa Ikulu'' or palace steward (though typically, this term is translated as Chancellor). Currently, the Chancellor is Enzi Wario, an admiral and non-partisan. The Chancellor is typically elected from the ranks of Kitaubani's parliament, the National Assembly, with final approval granted via royal assent. Chancellors serve at the monarch's pleasure; the current Chancellor, Wario, was appointed without Assembly election by Queen Majani following the assassination of their predecessor, Mulele Kimachu, in February 2022.
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| Executive government functions in Kitaubani are channeled through a network of ministries, royal commissions and extra-ministerial bureaus that answer to the monarch through the Cabinet. The Chancellor exercises most of their authority as head of the Cabinet on behalf of the monarch for day-to-day operations. The monarch's guaranteed powers included, but are not limited to, the ability to finalize declarations of war, treaties, and international agreements; the ability to appoint and dismiss executive government officers; the ability to appoint judges; and the power to
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| The National Assembly, despite possessing a lower house elected through {{Wp|universal suffrage}}, remains primarily the playground of the
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| === Law ===
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| The Kingdom's laws are a mixture of several iterations of codified {{Wp|civil law}} and religious law based on the state religion, [[Fombava]].
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| Infractions of individual conduct are typically relegated to religious courts for followers of Fombava.
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| The Kitauban Constitution provides a limited set of rights guaranteed to Kitauban subjects. These include:
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| * The right to petition the government,
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| * The right to unobstructed movement within Kitaubani,
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| * The freedom to own private property, {{Wp|eminent domain|unless conflicting with overriding national interest}},
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| * The sanctity of home and property against search and seizure, {{Wp|probable cause|unless conflicting with overriding public safety interest}},
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| Other rights are provided more conditionally, and are subject to revocation under royal prerogative.
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| In exchange for these rights, Kitauban subjects are obliged by the constitution to pay tax, serve in the military when called, and uphold the laws of Kitaubani. Additionally, the Constitution formally abolished the old Kitauban caste system, though social discrimination based on the caste system continues to this day.
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| ==Economy==
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| [[File:Lafarge cement factory in Ewekoro Ogun state -Nigeria.jpg|thumb|220px|left|A cement factory in X Department, Kardjiba]]
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| <s>Kitaubani is often categorized as an {{wp|developing economy|lower-middle-income}} nation. Through a burgeoning industrial sector and nascent services sector, along with footholds in the global shipping industry, the nation has maintained one of the stronger economies in Bahia. Kitaubani holds the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita both nominally and in terms of {{wp|Purchasing Power Parity}} (PPP) in !Africa. Decades of relative political stability and peaceful transfers of power have helped encourage steady economic growth.</s>
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| <s>Major industries in Kitaubani include manufacturing, agriculture, shipping, and, increasingly, tourism. Shipping, especially in providing crews for international vessels and through {{wp|flag of convenience|flags of convenience}}, generates significant revenue and employs a large number of Kitaubans. Kitauban shipping crews and other foreign workers provide a significant influx of foreign capital through {{wp|remittance|remittances}}.</s>
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| ===Transportation===
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| Kitaubani's transport network is diverse, with numerous methods available connecting settlements, the islands, and the country itself to the outside world.T he Kitauban rail network is relatively robust, including both intercity service, freight transport, and in Kwamuimepe and Gashi, limited urban light rail.
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| | A passenger rail service bound for Kwamuimepe in central Kitaubani
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| | Airliners at Kwamuimepe Airport
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| | A collection of minibuses outside a train station in suburban Gashi
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| |A suburban Kitauban highway
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| |A Kitauban-flagged oil tanker underway
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| |A tram on the Kwamuimepe Light Rail network
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