Rannoria

United Provinces of Rannoria Unie Provinsien van Canres
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Motto: "Bumek raksasa" (Rannorian) "Slay giants"
Anthem: "Dara van ak, dara van meyyne faders"
Capital	Rannkradle
Largest	Anstad
Official languages	Rannorian
Recognised national languages	Mazdayy, Hadrish
Recognised regional languages	Ledeng, Catar, Banahjo
Ethnic groups (2024)	|1|72.0% Rannorian| |1|13.8% Mazdayy| |1|6.2% Hadrishen| |1|8.0% other|
Religion (2023)	|1|49.2% Bann'joism| |1|30.4% no religion| |1|8.3% Shitarism| |1|2.9% Ibajazeil| |1|2.0% Streng religions| |1|7.2% other|
Demonym(s)	Rannorian
Government	Praline republic
• Yrand	Seyyos Adans
• Mastasa	Yemerus Albertzoon
Legislature	Sprekruma
• Upper house	House of the Peoples
• Lower house	House of the Officials
Unification of the Rannorian archipelago
• Treaty of Rannkradle	3 October 1299
• Hadrishen Peace	28 August 1332
• Establishment of the First Federation	21 February 1579
• Pralish Revolution	8 October 1846
• Act of Reorganisation of Overseas Affairs	20 May 1987
Currency	Banjopick (BAN)
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.ran

Rannoria (Rannorian: Canres), officially the United Provinces of Rannoria, is a country in Northern Triuh within the Federation of Allies on Amanir. Rannoria is located between two oceans, and holds land that encompasses both the Mazdayy Isles and mainland Triuh, with a population totalling to approximately 135 million Rannorians. Bordering Rannoria are the nations of Wargloria and Arganuta, both bordering Rannoria at its southern borders. The nation's capital is Rannkradle, where political affairs are conducted, though its most populous city and financial centre is Anstad.

Since antiquity, the Mazdayy have been found to be residing in the Mazdayy isles. The first documented presence of the Mazdayy was during the rulership of the Mazdayy Empire, a maritime hegemony that existed between 5000-4000 BJ. While the Mazdayy Empire and any successor/predecessor states have existed in Rannorian lands since ancient times, the first idea of a Rannoria that is recognisable in its contemporary state arose in approximately 400 AJ, during the Reikish Invasion, where the ethnically-Reikish Hadrish invaded and settled into modern Rannorian lands, culminating in the ultimate collapse of Mazdayy influence in the region, stemming from millennia of decay. The Mazdayy and Hadorians would continue to live in turmoil until the 13th century AJ, where Rann "the Father" Kader would unite the two groups and create an early version of the modern state.

The Mazdayy Empire was shown to contest frequently with the empire of Gloraros, a predecessor to modern Wargloria. These frequent conflicts between the two bordering nations would endure throughout millennia, with successor states of the Gloraros Empire capitalising on the decay and collapse of Mazdayy influence in Triuh and further conflict continuing through the wars fought between the Kingdom of Ekon and the Warglorian predecessor state of the Order of the Black Sun. Nowadays, both nations share an amicable, albeit slightly tense, relationship.

In 1846 AJ, Rannoria in its current recognisable form was created in the wake of the Pralish Revolution, wherein Agu Praal sought to end centuries of tensions between the Mazdayy and the Hadrish through political reform by attempting to integrate proper representation of both ethnic groups into the political system. Yrand Yan Weyylder of the Fourth Rannorian Federation would then attempt to stop this, causing tensions to erupt into civil war between the loyalist Greens and the Pralish. The conflict ultimately ended in the formation of the current Praline republic, wherein all groups are represented in the bicameral Sprekruma. The conflict notably also gave rise to a proper "Rannorian identity", as prior to the revolution, Rannorians primarily instead chose to identify as either Mazdayy or Hadrish.

In the modern era, Rannoria remains politically relevant within the region with a strong trade-based economy, exporting goods and services that are both unique and non-unique to Rannoria. As a developed country, Rannoria ranks high on the Human Development Index, focusing on creating a welfare state and offering education for free if not at a low price (varying per province).

Etymology

Rannoria

Despite the Rannorian identity being a relatively modern construct, the name "Rannoria" has been documented back to the 14th century AJ. This ties in with the fact that, after the Treaty of Rannkradle, the Kingdom of Ekon reformed itself into the Kingdom of Rann following Rann Kader's death. Given that the Kingdom of Rann was the regional powerhouse within the Rannorian archipelago, many foreign nations ended up naming the peoples within the archipelago "people of Rann". Upon the formation of the First Federation, when the Kingdom of Rann had virtually consolidated all power within the region, the name "Rannoria" had become commonplace.