Caruban

Caruban චිරෙබොන් Cirebon
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Aking karapatan, ating batas (My right, our law)
Anthem: Diwa ng Bayan (Song of the Nation)
Capital and largest city	Bonton
Official languages	Tagaplo and Caticeze-English
Demonym(s)	Carubanese
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• Lakan	Merob Wibowo
• Prime Minister	William Langins
Formation
• Republic of Strackenz	January 23, 1579
• Skithan rule	September 1, 1708
• Self-Government Act	October 26, 1807
• Carubanese Parliament Act	February 22, 1826
• Independence Act	March 15, 1960
Population
• 2018 census	6,370,120
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$200.5 billion
• Per capita	$31,475
HDI (2016)	0.921 very high
Currency	Carubanese dollar ($)
Date format	mm-dd-yyyy
Internet TLD	.cr

Caruban (Tagaplo: චිරෙබොන්, Cirebon), officially the Republic of Caruban, is a country in Ausiana. Vulkaria borders the country from the west, the Tervali Islands from the south, and the Samson Ocean from the east. A former Skithan colony, much of its modern heritage is intertwined with Skithan culture. Its native residents, the Tagaplo people, share a long historical relationship with Vulkaria. Due to Skithan rule, the nation is bilingual and speaks Tagaplo and Caticeze-English. Drambenburgian, a Vulkurian language, is only recognized by various local governments, most of which are Tagaplo communities. The peninsular country is surrounded by the Samson Ocean. The capital and largest city in Caruban is Bonton.

The Tagaplo people arrived in the Caruban peninsula in 900 BC. They settled in the Lusong archipelago, the group of islands north of the peninsula. Early Vulkarian states introduced the Tagaplo to a sedentary, agrarian lifestyle. In the 6th Century, the Tagaplo migrated to the mainland peninsula. The remaining tribes in the Lusong Islands maintained their sea-nomad traditions. In the mainland, the Tagaplo founded thalassocracies in large, stone-walled settlements. During the Warring City-States period (1500-1850), Vulkarian warlords conquered Caruban and formed the Republic of Strackenz. Drambenburgian-speaking Vulkarians colonized the peninsula and assimilated the mainlander Tagaplo. In 1708, the Skithan Empire invaded Caruban to secure trade routes in the Samson Ocean. After the Zamastan War of Independence, Skithan enacted colonial reform to maintain its other colonial possessions. In Caruban, self-government was enacted in 1807 to prepare the territory's transition to an autonomous parliamentary democracy, finalized in the Carubanese Parliament Act of 1826. Clashes between colonial and Tagpalo politicians culminated into "Vorherrschaft" (Drambenburgian word for "supremacy "), a racist system of minority representation that denied the will of the majority, indigenous population. Vorherrschaft ended in 1960 when the Skithan parliament granted Caruban independence.

Caruban is a developed country with a high-income economy. The service industry is the top economic sector, followed by manufacturing as second and agriculture as third. Carubanese citizens enjoy a high quality of life, spanning from benefits in government transparency, free education up to high school, universal healthcare, and protections in civil liberties and economic freedom. The country is a republic with an elected, unicameral parliament. The prime minister, currently William Langins, is the head of government. A popularly elected Lakan, currently Merob Wibowo, is head of state.

Etymology

The name Caruban traces its origin from an old legend. It usually varies but the common story is a Tagaplo merchant was visiting Vulkaria. When the merchant was asked about their home country, they assuemd the Vulkarians were talking about their variety of wares, calling them "caruban." "Caruban" is an old Tagaplo word for "mixed." Over the years, foreigners used other names like "Cheribon," "Chirebon," and "Sirivon." Vulkarians used the name "Strackenz" for the peninsula and it was eventually used by the Republic of Strackenz.