Abeshia

Abeshian Empire Mängəstä Habesha
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Habesha tabetsih edewiha habe Igziabiher" (Amharic) "Abeshia stretches her hands unto God!"
Anthem: Abeshia, Be Happy!
Capital	Addis Ababa
Official languages	Amharic
Recognised regional languages	Danakil, Galla, Gurage, Harrari, Hadiyya, Keffa, Saheli, Sidamai, Tigrinya, Wolaitta,
Demonym(s)	Abeshia
Government	Federal semi-parliamentary absolute monarchy
• Emperor	Zara Yaqob II
• Chief Minister	TBD
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Deputies
• Lower house	House of Nobles
Population
• 2020 census	98,750,936
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$1.390 trillion
• Per capita	15,474
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$529 billion
• Per capita	$7,791
Gini (2019)	36 medium
HDI (2019)	0.765 high
Currency	Abeshian Birr (฿)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	70
ISO 3166 code	ABE
Internet TLD	.ABE

Abeshia (Amharic: ሀበሻ, Habesha; Sabaean: ሓበሻ; Galla: Abeshiyaa; Saheli: Adiga; Tigrinya: ሃበሻ) officially known as the Abeshian Empire, is a sovereign nation that functions as a parlimentary federal state under a semi-absolute monarchy. With over 90 million inhabitants as of 2019, Abeshia is one of the most populous countries in the world. The country has a total area of 1,249,928 square kilometres (482,600 mi²). Addis Ababa is both the capital and its largest city.

The national identity of the Abeshian people is based on a diverse multiethnic culture, a long history of monarchical rule, and links to all three major Abrahamic religions. Tracing its origins to the 2nd millennium BC, Abeshia is considered one of the oldest if not the oldest continous monarchies with the Solomonic dynasty stretching back to antiquity.

A deeply religious country, Abeshia is one of the oldest Christian nations in the world, with the Abeshian Orthodox Church serving as the state religion since the 4th century AD. While the majority of Abeshians adhere to the Christian faith, a third of the population profess Islam (primarily Sunni Islam), a small segment follow the Judahism, or other faiths.

While Amharic is the official language of Abeshia serving as the language of business, and the lingua franca, the empire is a multilingual nation, with close to 80 ethnic groups, the largest being Galla, Amhara, Saheli, Tigrayan.

The Abeshian alphabet coming from the ancient Sabaean script is said to be one of the oldest dated languages in the world. Abeshia is noted for its calendar with 13 months and that is close to seven years behind the the more modern Gregorian calendar.

The nation of Abeshia is a land that is has diverse as it is beautiful with secure highlands, fertile plains, lush forests, deserts, and evern snow-capped mountains in some areas. The nation is famed for being the site of a number of world reknowned heritage sites.

Since the industrilization of the country in the 19th century the country has been classified as a newly industrialized economy with agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism serving as major sectors.

Etymology

The name of Abeshia comes the ancient Sabaean word for incense gatherer, a term used to denote the peoples of the region who in ancient times provided incense to such far away places as Mesogeia.

History

Antiquity

Abeshian civilization has it roots in the pre-Ophirian kingdom called Saba which arose in 1200 BC, existing for nearly a thousand years before it collapsed. Sometime around 930 BC Menelik the son of Queen Makeda of Saba and King Solomon of Israel established himself on the Sabaean throne. All the later monarchs of both Saba, Ophir, and modern Abeshia claim descent from him through the line of kings and emperors known as the House of Solomon.

The Sabaean King Hakla in the 9th century was the first Abeshian monarch to use the title Negusa Nagast (king of Kings), literally Emperor. Saba was replaced in the 1st century AD, by the Kingdom of Ophir, a powerful trading empire. Zagan VI is considered to be the last monarch of the Sabaean kingdom, because around 107 AD his eventual successor Ela Samara established a new capital at Ophir ushering in a new era known as the Kingdom of Ophir. In the late third century AD, christianity was adopted as the state religion of Ophir.

The Kingdom began to weaken in later centuries, eventually collapsing in the 10th century AD, when all the male members of the dynasty (except one) were murdered and the throne was usurped by a princess of the Imperial house known as Gudit. Gudit reigned for 40 years, during which time she tried to force the mass conversion of the populace to Judaisim. Her reign of terror was only ended by her sudden death by lightening and the seizure of the throne by an agaw general of the former Ophirian Emperor. The general founded the Zagaw dynasty that ruled Abeshia mainly in the regions of Lasta, Wag and Tigray for the next two centuries, before they were eventually overthrown themselves by Yekuno Amlak, an amharan nobleman who was the descendant of the sole surviving son of the last Ophirian Emperor in the direct male line.

During the mediveal age, the Zagaw kingdom flourished as a center of christianity, establishing at their capital Roha, later renamed Lalibela a new Jerusalem. Even after the Zagaw rule collapsed their capital was famed for its many churches.

Politics

Abeshia is legally a Federal constitutional monarchy with a semi-parliamentary democracy, while in practice it resembles a benevolent autocracy. Zara Yaqob II, the 224th monarch of Abeshia is the head of state while the head of government is Chief Minister PLACEHOLDER.

Monarch

The monarch of Abeshia is His Imperial Majesty Zara Yaqob II, Emperor of Abeshia who acts as head of state and officially appoints the Chief Minister as head of government. The 1927 Constitution of Abeshia stipulates that the Emperor by the virtue of his imperial blood and descent from the House of Solomon is the fount of all authority and power.

Due to constitutional restraints placed on the monarch in the late twentieth century, while remaining in theory an aboslute monarch, the emperor excericises executive authority through various constitutional bodies, they include the Crown Council, and the Council of Ministers which is in theory a committee of the Crown Council.

Parliament

The legislative branch of the Abeshian government is vested in the 57th Parliament of Abeshia. The bicameral parliament consists of two houses, the house of Nobles consisting of 150 members appointed from members of the Mesafint and the Mekwanint (the Abeshian aristocracy) and the house of Deputies with 547 members drawn from the districts to four year terms.

For much of its existence the Parliament acted as a purely advisory body when its only body was the House of Nobles, until the late 19th and 20th century when more responsibility was granted to it. The Parliament did not have a lower house until the 20th century.

Military

The Abeshian military is collectively known as the Abeshian Armed Forces, or His Imperial Majesty's Armed Forces. Since the 20th century the Abeshian military has been divided into three branches: the Abeshian Imperial Army, the Abeshian Imperial Navy, and the Abeshian Imperial Air Force, in addition to the Imperial Guard, which opperates seperately from the three main branches.

The armed forces numbers some 306,000 active duty personnel, with an additional 245,000 active reserve personnel. By tradition the head of the armed forces is the Emperor, while the Ministry of Defense, and its head the Minister of Defense manages it.

Administrative divisions

The Abeshian Empire is divided into 17 provinces derived from historic kingdoms and states, these are Adal, Arsi, Assab, Bali, Begameder, Gibe, Gojjam, Hararghe, Illubabor, Medri Bahri, Nubia, Shewa, Saheli, Sidamo, Tigray, Welega, and Wello.

Keeping with the federal system of the Abeshian empire, the constitution allows for extensive power to be vested in the provinces, who more or less derive their athority from the Emperor.

Education

Education is provided by an organized school system consisting of Kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, and a few universities. The current literacry rate stands at 93%. While the education system in Abeshia has been secular in nature since at least the 1900s, the education system is largely dominated by the Orthodox Church

The top ranking universities are Haile Selassie University, Menelik University, Aksum University, Asmara University, Gondar University, Bahir Dar University, Harar University, Meroe University, Adal University, Jimma University, Dire Dawa University, Welega University.