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The Khoisan peoples were the first to arrive in what is now Pulacan, living in hunter-gatherer societies for thousands of years before their way of life was hampered by the arrival of sedentary Bantu peoples in the 7th century CE. | The Khoisan peoples were the first to arrive in what is now Pulacan, living in hunter-gatherer societies for thousands of years before their way of life was hampered by the arrival of sedentary Bantu peoples in the 7th century CE. | ||
In the modern day, Pulacan employs a dual-government system that continues to balance the interests of the dueling sides in the Pulatec Civil War. United at the top by the Presidency and the Pulatec United Legislative Assembly (PULA), the republican government and the government representing the Tswana chiefdoms and monarchies operate largely autonomously, though the united nature of the PULA allows for dual cooperation on major issues. As such, Pulacan is one of the few states in the world with a [[wikipedia:tricameralism|tricameral parliament]], | In the modern day, Pulacan employs a dual-government system that continues to balance the interests of the dueling sides in the Pulatec Civil War. United at the top by the Presidency and the Pulatec United Legislative Assembly (PULA), the republican government and the government representing the Tswana chiefdoms and monarchies operate largely autonomously, though the united nature of the PULA allows for dual cooperation on major issues. As such, Pulacan is one of the few states in the world with a [[wikipedia:tricameralism|tricameral parliament]], featuring two co-equal lower houses and an upper house. Internationally, Pulacan is a member of the [[Forum of Nations]] and the [[Association of Malaio Ozeros Nations|Association of Malaio-Ozeros Nations]], and its government operates as a full member of the [[Vespanian Exchange Institute]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Pulacan'' derives from two separate languages, and reflects the multicultural origins of the country. The word "pula" is a word in Tswana, literally referring to "rain"; the word carries deep positive significance for many Setswana speakers, as it stands for the coming of the Tswana peoples from an arid homeland to their current center of population in the often humid and rainy highlands. The suffix ''-can'' is Nahuatl in origin, and is used to denote a location, like the suffix ''-ia'' in [[wikipeda:Greek_language|Hellenic]]. Originally a name applied by Zacapine settlers on the coast to the mountainous highlands of the country on their first arrival, the name eventually became metonymous, and later synonymous, with the polity as a whole, reflecting the eventual takeover of modern-day Pulacan by the collection of highland Tswana chiefs. | The name ''Pulacan'' derives from two separate languages, and reflects the multicultural origins of the country. The word "pula" is a word in Tswana, literally referring to "rain"; the word carries deep positive significance for many Setswana speakers, as it stands for the coming of the Tswana peoples from an arid homeland to their current center of population in the often humid and rainy highlands. The suffix ''-can'' is Nahuatl in origin, and is used to denote a location, like the suffix ''-ia'' in [[wikipeda:Greek_language|Hellenic]]. Originally a name applied by Zacapine settlers on the coast to the mountainous highlands of the country on their first arrival, the name eventually became metonymous, and later synonymous, with the polity as a whole, reflecting the eventual takeover of modern-day Pulacan by the collection of highland Tswana chiefs. | ||
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===Republican Government=== | ===Republican Government=== | ||
===Tribal Government=== | ===Tribal Government=== | ||
The leadership of the so-called "tribal government" is represented by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, or the Council of Chiefs. | The leadership of the so-called "tribal government" is represented by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, or the Council of Chiefs. This body operates as both a legislative and executive body, with each member being either the executive monarch of a subnational body, or an appointed elector representing a tribe. | ||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
===Foreign Affairs=== | ===Foreign Affairs=== | ||
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Republic of Pulacan | |
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| Motto: Pula e ne (Setswana) We will be blessed with rain | |
| Capital | Tepetenxipaltlan (executive) Thabamouwane (legislative) Shalebolemo (judicial) Amaticuiloatlan (administrative) |
| Largest city | Tepetenxipaltlan |
| Official languages | Setswana, Pulatec Nahuatl |
| Recognised national languages | Khoisan languages |
| Religion | Secular state |
| Demonym(s) | Pulatec, Pulatl |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
• President | Coyotl Gontebanye |
• Chief Minister | Moctezuma Tshireletso |
• Chief of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi | Kȍhà ǂToma |
• Chief Surveyor | Tlaloc Xochiquetzal |
| Legislature | Pulatec United Legislative Assembly |
| House of Survey | |
| Ntlo ya Dikgosi House of Delegates | |
| Establishment | |
• First cave paintings | c. 73,000 BCE |
• Arrival of Bantu tribes | c. 600 CE |
• Arrival of first Nahua peoples | c. 1150 CE |
• Itzcoatl's conquest | 1476 CE |
• Return to Zacapine control | 1544 CE |
| Area | |
• | 1,552,740 km2 (599,520 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 46,442,816 |
• Density | 29.91/km2 (77.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $714,373,343,528 |
• Per capita | $21,468.51 |
| Currency | Pulatec Pula (PLP) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Malaio Time) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +254 |
| Internet TLD | .pl |
Pulacan, officially the Republic of Pulacan (Setswana: Riphaboliki ya Bopulacan, Nahuatl: Tlacatlahtohcayotl Pulacan), is a sovereign country in eastern Malaio. It straddling the continent between the Vespanian Ocean and the Ozeros Sea on its north and south respectively, and borders Zanzali in the east and Pulau Keramat in the northeast. The current population of 46,442,816 people is spread across 1,552,740 square kilometers, making the nation one of the least population-dense on the continent at just under 30 people per square kilometer. The arid plains in the south of the nation are divided from the fertile forests and coastal savannahs of the north by a large section of mountains and the Djebe highlands that dominate the country. For centuries, political power has been concentrated in these highlands, lording over the two coasts. The distribution of ethnic groups in Pulacan is heavily influenced by this geography; Nahuatl peoples, the former elites in Zacapine colonial times, reside mainly on the southern coasts, while large populations of Wampar and other related groups dominate the north. Tswana and mixed Tswana-Nahuatl peoples are by far the most populous groups in the nation, with populations spread throughout, but mostly concentrated in the center of Pulacan. Small populations of mostly-nomadic Khoisan peoples exist in protected areas in the hinterlands of the country.
The Khoisan peoples were the first to arrive in what is now Pulacan, living in hunter-gatherer societies for thousands of years before their way of life was hampered by the arrival of sedentary Bantu peoples in the 7th century CE.
In the modern day, Pulacan employs a dual-government system that continues to balance the interests of the dueling sides in the Pulatec Civil War. United at the top by the Presidency and the Pulatec United Legislative Assembly (PULA), the republican government and the government representing the Tswana chiefdoms and monarchies operate largely autonomously, though the united nature of the PULA allows for dual cooperation on major issues. As such, Pulacan is one of the few states in the world with a tricameral parliament, featuring two co-equal lower houses and an upper house. Internationally, Pulacan is a member of the Forum of Nations and the Association of Malaio-Ozeros Nations, and its government operates as a full member of the Vespanian Exchange Institute.
Etymology
The name Pulacan derives from two separate languages, and reflects the multicultural origins of the country. The word "pula" is a word in Tswana, literally referring to "rain"; the word carries deep positive significance for many Setswana speakers, as it stands for the coming of the Tswana peoples from an arid homeland to their current center of population in the often humid and rainy highlands. The suffix -can is Nahuatl in origin, and is used to denote a location, like the suffix -ia in Hellenic. Originally a name applied by Zacapine settlers on the coast to the mountainous highlands of the country on their first arrival, the name eventually became metonymous, and later synonymous, with the polity as a whole, reflecting the eventual takeover of modern-day Pulacan by the collection of highland Tswana chiefs.
History
The first settled peoples arrived in what is now Pulacan via the northern plains in 35,000 BCE.
Bantu Arrival
Zacapine Settlement and Itzcoatl
Road to Independence
Geography
Climate
Government
Republican Government
Tribal Government
The leadership of the so-called "tribal government" is represented by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, or the Council of Chiefs. This body operates as both a legislative and executive body, with each member being either the executive monarch of a subnational body, or an appointed elector representing a tribe.
Military
Foreign Affairs
Education
Economy
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Ethnic Groups
Religion
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