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Republic of Sukkerkysten Republikken Sukkerkysten (Waldish)
Flag
Motto: ‘Forente og fri’ (Waldish) ‘United and free’
Anthem: Hilsen til friheten "Salute to freedom"
Location of Sukkerkysten (marked green) Location of Sukkerkysten (marked green)
Capital	Gobona
Largest city	Ykora
Official languages	Waldish
Ethnic groups	53.7% Kamu 9.7% Poka 8.5% Yemelo 5.8% Ewonba 22.3% Other ethnic groups
Religion	X
Demonym(s)	Sukkerian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Nawe Gonama
• Prime Minister	Yana Wuembe
• Speaker of the Parliament	Ralpa Turisaya
Legislature	Parliament
Independence from Waldrich
• Republic declared	12 September 1965
• UN mandate established	5 January 1966
• Removal of UC mandateship, second republic	27 October 1969
• Current constitution ratified	9 February 1999
Area
• Total	48,283.6 km2 (18,642.4 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2.9%
Population
• 2021 estimate	31,849,035
• 2017 census	30,748,221
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$128.0 billion (12th)
• Per capita	$4,019
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$74.5 billion (19th)
• Per capita	$2,340
HDI (2019)	0.571 medium
Currency	Sugar Coast puka (AP)
Time zone	UTC+3
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	left
Calling code	+233
Internet TLD	.as

Sugar Coast, also known as Sukkerkysten and officially the Republic of Sukkerkysten (Waldish: Republikken Sukkerkysten), is a country located on the southern coast of East Hylasia, bordering X to the west, X to the north, Zhudan to the east, and the Bight of X and X to the south. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the country and around the Eba river and its delta. The political capital of Sugar Coast is Gobona, while the country's largest city and economic capital is the port city of Ykora located further south. Sugar Coast accounts for an area of 48,283 square kilometres (18,642 sq mi) and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 21.85 million.

First permanent states and chiefdoms in the territories of present-day Sugar Coast were founded as far back as the 10th century. A number of kingdoms emerged over the course of history, and more noticably city states later asserted much political and economic control. Interest in the region emerged at the begin of the 15th century, with numerous Calesian powers contesting the area for trading rights and colonial possessions.

The Waldish first settled a protectorate and ultimately established control of the coast by the late 1870s amid the Calesian scramble for Hylasia. Shortly after, the colony of Waldish Sukkerkysten was founded. Following a century of native resistance, Sugar Coast officials declared the country independent of Waldrich on 12 September 1965, sparking anarchy and social turmoil before being quelled by Waldish and UC forces thereafter and establishing an United Congress mandate mission in 1966. When Sugar Coast was released on 27 October 1969, the government sought to maintain unity within the country, but failed, resulting in a civil war ravaging throughout the 1970s. The republic has had a tumultous history since then, having experienced a series of democratic governments, two coup d'états in 1974 and 1985, and subsequent military governments.

Beginning in 1993, Sugar Coast introduced a stable and democratic system promulgated by a new constitution, paving the way for broader international cooperation and emerging as a regional power and economic powerhouse for East Hylasia. In 2015, Ewonba rebels incited an armed rebellion in northern Sugar Coast and proclaimed the secession of Sangouro; the conflict escalated into an ongoing second civil war by 2017 and has led to a severe humanitarian crisis in the country's far north.

Sugar Coast's population spans a great variety of ethnic groups, religions, languages, traditions, and cultures. Approximately X% of the country was X, X% was X, 3.4% was X, and another 6.1% practiced native and traditional faiths. Its diverse geography and ecology dominate the country, ranging from tropical rain forests to coastal savannas and other wetlands and arid deserts to the north. As a quasi-tropical nation, it is therefore largely dependent on agriculture, and is a major exporter of cotton, coffee, cocoa and palm oil. Waldish is the official language and lingua franca of Sugar Coast, though a large diaspora of indigenous languages is also present.

Sugar Coast is a unitary constitutional republic, led by a President as both head of state and head of government under a multi-party system; the current system was defined in the constitution lastly amended in 1999. The country's economic growth, prosperity, and democratic government have made it a sizable player in Hylasian politics and wields disproportionate power for its size and location, though ongoing instability and armed conflict has diminished that. Sugar Coast is a member state of the United Congress, the Community of West Hylasian States, and the X.

Geography

Map of Sugar Coast