Batsweda

Republic of Batsweda جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic) Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí (Tsweda) Ripublik mar Bawtedha (Ler)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty's Light"
Capital and largest city	Jakasse
Official languages	Anglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languages	Tsweda, Ler
Ethnic groups (2020)	54.2% Tsweda 37.3% Ler 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
Government	Unitary parliamentary directorial republic under a military junta
• Presidency	Hasan Ohemeng (interim) John Odhiambo (interim)
• Prime Minister	Samuel Nyantah (interim)
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from Orioni
• Kingdom of Jakasse	c. 225 BCE
• Batswedan Empire	1517
• Pepper Coast	12 May 1811
• People's Republic of Batsweda	11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations	1 January 1961
• Military dictatorship	24 June 1969
• Kingdom of Batsweda	7 March 1982
• Jakasse Peace Accords	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)	41.7 medium
Currency	Batswedan gerah (₲) (BDG)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Central Europan Time)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+360
ISO 3166 code	BD
Internet TLD	.bd

Batsweda, officially the Republic of Batsweda, 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 Tsweda 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 Orinese administrators 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

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.

Demographics

Batsweda's population is 1,214,380, according to the 2020 census. With a population density of 36.2 per kilometer squared, the country is one of the least-densified in Europa. However, Jakasse, the country's capital, accounts for 33% of Batsweda's total population, with an additional 56% living along or near the country's coastline.

Batsweda's population is skewed relatively young, with 44% of the population aged 25 or younger, and with a total fertility rate of 4.1. Batsweda's median age is 32, and the average life expectancy in the country is 64.5.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Batsweda (2020 census)
Ethnicity			Percentage
Tsweda			54.2%
Ler			37.3%
Sahrab			6.4%
Other			2.1%

Batsweda is a multinational state, with the Tsweda people making a slight majority of the population, at 54.2% in 2020. The largest minority ethnic group, the Ler people, make up 37.3% of the population. A smaller minority of Sahrabs constitute 6.4%, while other groups, such as the descendants of Orinese colonists and other immigrant and native groups, make up 2.1% of the population.

Religion

Religion in Batsweda (2020 census)
Religion			Percentage
Salam			51.9%
Christianity			38.1%
Traditional faiths			5.2%
No religion			3.3%
Other			1.5%

Culture

Public holidays and festivals

Public holidays and festivals in Batsweda are often followed by celebrations, gatherings of family or friends, marches, or memorializing, depending on the holiday. Public holidays in the country are divided into three forms: Salamic religious holidays, Christian religious holidays, and secular celebrations and commemorations. Public holidays, both religious and secular, often see public institutions and most private businesses closed.

Date	Name	Form	Notes
1 January	New Year's Day	Secular	Celebrates the start of a new year.
Sunday between 22 March and 25 April	Easter	Christian	Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	Salamic	Marks the end of Ramadan.
1 May	Labour Day	Secular	Celebrates workers and the labour movement.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	Salamic	Commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice to God.
20 August	Day of Remembrance	Secular	Commemorates the persecution and genocide of native Batswedans during the Batswedan genocide.
11 November	Independence Day	Secular	Celebrates the independence of Batsweda in 1960.
25 December	Christmas	Christian	Celebrates the birth of Jesus.