Daqaan

Dakan (Dakani: Daqaan: [Dæqa:n], officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Dakan, is a country in Eastern Romaxia. It is bordered by Talamia to the south, Cessnia to the southeast and the Hosinser sea to the east. It covers an area of 1,834,000km² and has a population of 38.4 million. It is the 4th largest country in Romaxia and 5th by population. The capital and largest city is Saaman and other major cities are Qandur, Kxhabar and Zadur.

Democratic Socialist Republic of Dakan Kxamal Daqaan Sojaliz Ankemaj
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Motto:  "Xatem -Takeen -Suqemena" (French) "Peace – Work – Fatherland"
Capital and largest city	Saaman
Official languages	Dakani
Ethnic groups	62% Dorena   17% Satari   14% Makhnam   2% Talamian   2% Naatakum   1% other   1% non-Romaxian
Demonym(s)	Dakani
Government	Republic
• Prime Minister	Ibraam Jamuur
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Regional Representative Council
• Lower house	House of People's Representatives
Formation
• Declared	1 January 1745
• Annexation of Makhnama	1 October 1833
Area
• Total	1,834,000 km2 (708,000 sq mi) (5th)
• Water (%)	5.3
Population
• July 2018 estimate	38,929,878 (8th)
• 2012 census	38,463,836
• Density	20.9/km2 (54.1/sq mi) (30th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$1.251 trillion
• Per capita	$21,421 (14th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$25.759 billion
Gini (2018)	44.6 medium
HDI (2017)	0.782 high (20th)
Currency	Dakani Kaal (XAF)
Time zone	UTC-2 (ERT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+237
Internet TLD	.dk

Early inhabitants of the region now known as Dakan include the hunter gatherer Qa and Naatakum peoples. However, in the 9th century, the Dorena peoples and later the Satari peoples migrated from northern Romaxia. After 100 years, these were the two dominant ethnolinguistic groups. Various Dorena kingdoms such as the Teme and Jlokon ruled various parts of the region. Teme reached its peak in 1325 under Mekhol then gradually declined. It was finally defeated in 1456 in the Teme-Asali war. The Asali were a Satari kingdom, and was very successful in exerting its influence over the region. It controlled almost all of what is now Dakan and some of neighbouring countries. It reached its peak in 1530 and finally collapsed in 1703.

The main religion in Dakan is Keelem and has been dominant since the arrival of Dorena and Satari peoples. However, in 1390, king Omena, who ruled in the east of Dakan, founded the Makhnam kingdom as well as the Makhnam religious sect. The Makhnam people, although part of the Asali kingdom and briefly the Teme Kingdom, retained their individual identity. After the collapse of Asali, the Makhnam kingdom was reinstated. It continued as an independent state until it was attacked and annexed as part of Dakan in 1833.

There has been longstanding tensions between followers of the dominant Qejlur sect (majority Dorena and Satari) and the Makhnam sect. This came to a head in 1886 when the Khabur rebellion sparked a the beginning of the Makhnam-Dakan war, with rebellion leaders proclaiming an independent Makhnam state. The Makhnam was defeated after 2 years. There were later rebellions in 1899 and 1948. Over 50,000 Makhnam civillians were killed by the Dakani government and this led to international sanctions. The Makhnam state once again did not become independent.

Dakan was proclaimed as a socialist state in 1963 under prime minister Kajiil Muzaxa, with a more inclusive ideology and the creation of autonomous Makhnam regions. In the last 40 years, Dakan has become a more democratic country, including the election of Hamad Nawab who is Makhnam. It became a member of the Cessnian Romaxian Union in 1964 and has been classed as a newly industialised nation.

Etymology

Originally, Dakan was an exonym given to the region by people's to the west of the country referring to the biggest river in Dakan. They called it 'Degon' which means wide in their language. The name came to refer to the Dorena and Satari people in the region and the Dakani name 'Daqaan' was used when the country unified in 1745. The river is still known as the Degon in Daqaani.

Many Makhnam people consider themselves to not be Dakani, as th Makhnam region was not historically included as part of the region known as Dakan.

Government and Politics

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Dakan is a democratic republic and it has been formally socialist since 1895, however it has had various different government ideologies since then. Dakan is a unitary state and a parliamentary system.

Dakan's Parliament is bicameral, and consists of the lower House of People's Representatives (HPR) with 368 members, and the upper Regional Representative Council (RRC) with 104 members. The HPR is elected in multi member constituencies. The RRC is also elected by region, however its members are not permitted to have party affiliation.

The Dakani constitution, founded in 1963, has 131 articles and has been amended 34 times. To be amended, th constitution needs 60% support in the House of People's Representatives and 50% support from both the Regional Representative Council and the public in a nationwide refurendum which requires over 60% turnout.