Mahana

Federal Democratic Republic of Mahana संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र महान Saṅghīya lōkatāntrika gaṇatantra Mahāna (Mahanan)
Flag File:Coat of arms of Mahana.png Coat of arms
Motto: "Adbhuta pahāḍī rājya" "Bound by Democracy"
Anthem: Shreeman Gambhir
Location of Mahana on Eurth
Location of Mahana in Europa
Capital and city	Jutpandi
Official languages	Mahanan
Recognised regional languages	Carelitan Sanpujri Gurung Oharic Cristinese
Ethnic groups (2012)National Census	16.6% Sheshtri 12.2% Gaimreti 7.1% Mai 6.6% Tamang 5.8% Jhimpe 5% Jamuni 4.4% Butwali 4% Koshi 2.3% Kiralimbu 2% Pashimari 1.5% Shivalaya 21.93% Other Ethnic Groups
Religion	81.3% Gaism 9.0% Buddhism 4.4% Hinduism 3.1% Kirant 1.4% Islam 0.5% Christianity 0.5% Prakriti 0.3% Others
Demonym(s)	Mahanan/Mahani
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Prime-Minister	Ranju Bastola
• President	Bina Sharma
Legislature	Federal Parliament
• Upper house	National Assembly
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Area
•	241,600 km2 (93,300 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate	29,800,00
• 2012 census	29,686,017
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$127.22 billion
• Per capita	$1,867
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$36.084 billion
Gini	32.6 medium
Currency	Mahanan Rupee
Time zone	UTC+8
Driving side	left
Calling code	+989

Mahana (Mahanan: महान or Mahāna|IPA: mæhˈɑːnə listen), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Mahana is a country in Europa, more specifically the sub-continent of Orient, which consists of 29 million people. Mahana is bordered by Kotowari to the north, Namdatka to the west and Mekabiri to the south. The capital city is Jutpandi but other large cities include Ghobari, Battagara and Veydu. The most notable feature of Mahana is the Samripe Mountain Range, one of the largest on Eurth, and specifically Mount Monjara, standing at 7,963m tall. The most followed religion in Gaism, a religion centred around the worship of the bovine God of Kuladara. Mahana is made up of a huge amount of differing ethnic peoples, including the Sheshtri, Gaimreti and the Mais. The name 'Mahana' literally translates to 'Great' in the native language.

Mahana, despite historically being isolationist, currently have positive relations with a majority of Eurths countries, being a member of many international organisations such as X, X and the Assembled Nations. The nation has been a democracy since the Mahanan Civil War of the early 1990s, which overthrew the Monarchy in Mahana. The current Prime-Minister is Ranju Bastola and President is Bina Sharma. The current Queen is Sharma II, however the title is more of a 'show title' in present day.

Etymology

The term 'Mahana' first appeared upon initial unification in the 13th century, during the Sapkota Dynasty. In Old Mahanan (पुरानो महन्त लिपि) the word is thought to originally have meant 'Land of the Great Kings'. However the legitimacy of this claim is questioned and the true origins of the name are unknown, thought to be by some to originate from the Ancient Oharic language.

Geography

Topographical map of Mahana.

Mahana is an oddly shaped country, with a fairly square shape but with two similar looking panhandles in the north and south. Mahana's key geographic features originate from the Europan Plates 79 million years ago, the Samripe Mountain Range. The rising of these plates also blocked the paths of rivers creating large lakes, which only broke through as late as 100,000 years ago, creating fertile valleys in the middle hills like the Ghobari Valley. In the south-eastern area, known as the lowlands, consists of fields perfect for rice harvesting as well as land for agriculture. On the west side of the Samripes is the Careleon Plateau, an area of relatively low relief and uninhabitable lands. Despite this many ethnic groups call the plateau home.

Mahana is seperated into three physiographic belts, known as Ripal-Juhada-Patu. Ripal is the name for the lowlands region which is home to the majority of Mahana's agriculture, which also borders the Bay of Bhuram. This area contains the lowest areas in all of Mahana. Juhada is the region that houses the Samripe Mountain Range, as well as Mount Monjara. This area is incredibly mountainous, with heights just shy of 8,000m far from uncommon. The Patu region is a large plateau, home to hunter-gatherers and native groups. The region can be harsh and production of goods is hard in areas, however in the eastern-most regions of Patu is the cities of Jutpandi and Battagara.

Biodiversity

Mahana contains a disproportionally large diversity in climates, plants and animals in relativity to it's size. Mahana has notable biocultural diversity due to it's varied environments. The huge, dramatic differences in elevation from the Inner Careleon Plateau as low as 64 metres above sea level to the peak of Mount Monjara at 7,963 metres above sea level. The Ripal Region (east) is home to the richest biodiversity due to the conditions, with the majority of the Patu and Juhada regions being too harsh to support large amounts of biodiversity. Mahana is home to 7.3% of all mammals, 15.4% of all birds, 2.0% of reptiles, 5.3% of all amphibians, 2.2% of fish species, 6.7% of all butterfly species, 0.5% of all moth species and 1.2 of all spider species.

Mahana's forest coverage is 64.3% of the total area. In the Ripal region you can find tropical evergreen forests, subtropical forests as well as temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. In the Juhada region there is widespread pine forests and subtropical pine forests.

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History

Ancient Mahana

Prehistory

A tablet found in the village of Shiluua, dated to 2,800 B.C.E

The first evidence of human presence in Mahana can be dated to around 70,000 years ago from Azania where they evolved. The earliest modern humans likely began to appear closer to 55,000 years ago. The oldest archaelogical evidence of human settlement in Mahana dates to even later, around 40,000 years ago.

After 7,000 BCE evidence of early animal domestication, storage of agricultural surplus as well as permanent construction was found. Over time these developed into the early Ghobari Valley Civilisation, evidence for this can be found in the Mugarati and Plunbit sites in the south of Mahana. Mesolithic and even palaeolithic evidence has also been found in the Bhetwal Province. It is believed, because of this, that Mahana and areas surrounding was one of the first areas settled by humans in Orient. By around 4,000 BC the earliest Patuan peoples arrived to the Careleon Plateau, which was not yet a desert-plateau at the time. The origins of these people is unknown, however by most it is believed they must have originated from central Europa, as well as evidence of this in DNA. It was also around 4,000 BC when the first mentions of very early Gaism appeared in the Ghobari Valley.

A sculpture of a cow, early signs of the Gaism religion.

Around the year 3,200 BC it is believed that the early Mardri peoples developed from the Ghobari Valley Civilisation and spread into the Patu and Ripal regions, establishing early city civilisations. This is known due to the fact it was recognised by early Gai scripts. The separation of the peoples in Mahana lead to huge ethnic diversity, with languages used between the regions being completely separate. The eldest established dynasty in Mahana is believed to be the Jhuapi Punha Dynasty, which was established very close to the modern capital of Jutpandi. It was also with this dynasty that the language of Kulura was established, which is believed to be the earliest ancestor language to modern Mahanan.

The Carelitan language also began developing in the Careleon Plateau, evidence suggests, around the year 2,900BC. Mahana also received small populations from the early Shakyan civilisation to the north around a similar time. Towards the end of the Veyduan Period (1,300BCE) Mahana had been mentioned on multiple occasions throughout Gai texts as well as multiple Hindu texts. The Topal Gura Dynasty began being mentioned in texts, being the second dynasty named in religious texts. The Topal Dynasty founded the ancient city of Nupakara, modern-day Ghobari. Evidence suggests there was large scale infighting between the Topal Gura Dynasty and the Jhuapi Punha Dynasty in western Mahana.

Shakyan Buddhist sculpture in discovered 10 miles west of Vedyu.

Trade between dynasties and kingdoms within Mahana began to boom around 900BC with all kinds of agriculture and valuable items being passed between the kingdoms and dynasties. Around 600BC, further small kingdoms appear in the eastern regions and around the Mahanan Lowlands. Most of these would be cleared off in 500BC as the Shakyans arrive and occupy a majority of the lowland region. The Shakyans managed to push back the Topal dynasty and occupy a majority of modern western and southern Mahana. From the Shakyan Dynasty arose a local prince named Vuatama Buddha who would become a founder of the Buddhism religion in Mahana.

Mahana became a land of religious importance and spirituality being the home of the Gaism religion for all of the world as well as one of the world centres for Buddhism. The first leader of Gaism, known as the Gai, settled in the ancient city of Vaddkewatta, now known as Jutpandi, in 433BCE. Mahana became rich from the ancient pilgrimages where the pilgrims were encouraged to give money to the Gai.

By 230BCE, Mahana became integrated with the Pearl Road network as part of the Shakyan Principalities in the east. This opened Mahana to resources and goods that they never had access to before such as silk, glass, luxuries, gold and even timber. In return Mahana exported through the network pearls from the Bay of Bhuram as well as raw materials from the Samripes.

A recreation of what Emperor Ujesh looked like from 1446.

By around 110BC, the western regions of Mahana around the Careleon Plateau and the ancient city of Vaddkewatta came under the control of the Aayan Empire. The third emperor of the empire, Emperor Ujesh, took a spiritual pilgrimage to the Buddhist site Lumbini. When there, he erected a pillar with inscriptions which would mark the beginning of recorded history in Mahana. On the same pilgrimage he would also visit Vaddkewatta to get the blessing of ruling from Gai Palash II.

Following the blessing from the Gai, Emperor Ujesh lead the people of Aaya to war with Shakya in order to recapture the Mahanan lands that they felt belonged to them, according to the 'Nabendu's inscriptions'. After a successful invasion of Shakya, they managed to push the Shakyans out of Mahana in 8BC, giving the Aayan Empire almost all the land within the modern Mahanan borders.

The Aayan Empire collapsed in 50CE following loss of territories due to weak sucession of emperors. Following the collapse, the Nadal Empire arose as the most prominent power in Mahana alongside the Ekaviri Empire. Alongside these two empires existed many small kingdoms and communities which would often be overthrown by the two major powers.

Red: Nadal Empire Green: Ekaviri Empire Purple: Kurula Dynasty

Interaction between the kingdoms was minimal going into 200CE, with trade made minimal by the kings and emperors. Despite this, neither side wanted war as not to risk losing great resources or men.

It is believed that, for the first time, in 703 the Nadal Empire laid claim to the Samripe Mountain Range, with the blessing from Gai Tej III giving them an excuse to take the unclaimed lands. Before this, it is believed the mountain range's only inhabitants were small groups of ethnics and tiny kingdom states. In the Ghobari Valley the Nadal Empire had been pushed north by the Kurula Dynasty from Mekabiri c. 849. This lead to a third major player in Mahana at the time. The Kurula Dynasty were lead by members of the Nupashi Family, who were heavily Buddhist and saw the sacred birthplace of Vuatama Buddha as rightful territory of the Kurula Dynasty.

The first known flag of Mahana, upon unification.

The Kurula Dynasty easily managed to push the Nadal Empire north, due to how decentralised and unorganised the empire was. This caused the collapse of the Nadal Empire, leaving the Kurula Dynasty by far the largest and richest entity existing in Mahana. Complete Mahanan unification became an idea in c.1,023. The idea came around as Gai Tej V claimed all the holy lands of Gaism should be united under a single banner. This caused the beginning of the Kurulan Crusades led by King Raj I which ended in the collapse of the Ekaviri Empire as Veydu fell. This marked the beginning of the medieval era in Mahana, as Mahana became a united sovereign entity for the first time, under King Raj I.

Medieval Mahana

Early Independence

By 1,100, Mahana had began to stabilise as a sovereign entity with a strong monarchy being established, with many reformers amongst the first monarchs. They worked to centralise the government, establishing the city of Jutpandi as the capital in previous Vaddkewatta.

A depiction of the Battle of Kashuradu, part of the War of Santuṣṭi.

The first threat to power in a unified Mahana was the Khaddic Empire from central Europa and the Careleon Plateau who felt that the areas of the plateau occupied by Mahanan forces belonged to them, due to the historic presence of the Patuan peoples in the region. A notable event of that came from the Khaddic Empire was the foundation of the earliest Durkha mercanaries and religious war monks. The Khaddic Empire would send a long list of demands to the Mahanan government every year, and after twelve years of appeasement Mahana could no longer afford to pay the appeasement prices. This lead to a decleration of war from the Khaddic Empire, starting the War of Santuṣṭi (beginning 1,123). The territorial peak of the Khaddic Empire included a majority of western Mahana, including a huge victory in Jutpandi. However, following defeat at the end of the war the Khaddic Empire split up into loosely associated kingdoms which would eventually be reabsorbed into Mahana, as well as surrounding nations.

In 1,207, Mahana annexed several more Patuan kingdoms, expanding further west than the present day borders. As well as this, the people began developing further toward the Samripes. The rich language and cultures of the Patuan people began mixing with the ancient languages of the ethnic Mardri peoples of Mahana, forming the medieval version of the Mahanan language.

Caste Era

By 1,287, King Rabi I had introduced the caste system to Mahana, a socio-economic reform which divided the indigenous Mardri peoples and the Buddhist population into castes modelled after the four Varna system of Hinduism. The king provided an influencial model for the Sanskritisation and Hinduisation of the indigenous non-Hindu tribal populations in all principalities throughout Mahana.

An illustration of the invasion of Ripal.

By the late 14th century, it is said by Seylosian historian Kirkpatrick that Mahana had become a large regional power, capitalising on the Orinese colonial period that had weakened fellow regional powers, including Mekabiri. Despite this, Mahana was affected on a minor scale by the colonial period as it was hit with small scale coastal raids in the Bay of Bhuram. Apart from one sacking of Jutpandi by Patuan revolutionists in 1,492, Mahana remained relatively isolated and untouched from outside powers.

During the 15th century Mahana began to loose land and weaken as a regional power due to it's notable lack of resources in the west. This caused a temporary division of Mahana with the Kingdom of Ripali occupying the eastern portion of Mahana for the majority of the 15th century. These people had access to better fertile farmland and material and their existance harmed the power of Mahana in the west as it took a large amount of resources from them, and trading it back to the government for large prices. However, the Kingdom of Ripali was located entirely in the lowland Mahanan Lowlands region, which during certain months had heavy flooding. One such year, 1,466, Mahana invaded the Kingdom of Ripali during a three month flooding period, bringing it back under Mahanan rule.

Expansion and Reforms

The march of the Queens Men into Patu.

In the mid-to-late 16th century, a Mahanan Queen named Sabitri II began reforms which involved the expansion and reclamation of land that was owned under the Aayan Empire, seeing it as Mahana's divine right to own the land in accordance to the Gai. The Queens soldiers began marching west to reclaim the Careleon Plateau regions previously under control by the Aayans, only stopping just before the modern border, evidence suggests. The soldiers deployed brutal techniques in subduing the Patuan populations, pushing back the recently independent Namdatka. The Queens men used skill on horseback in order to effectively and quickly dispatch of any who resisted their claim of rule.

Throughout the 17th and early 18th century, Mahana worked on stabilising relations with Namdatka and worked to hold off foreign kingdoms. However it was also within these years that they opened formal relations with their neighbours, breaking their isolationist stereotype. They opened formal relations with Kotowari in 1644, Namdatka in 1671 and Mekabiri in 1700. Apart from the small naval invasions from the Orinese in the 1350s, Mahana remained fairly untouched by foreign powers going into the 18th century.

The rising tensions in neighbouring occupied Mekabiri saw a large influx of Mekabirian refugees and immigrants entering Mahana, who would stay until the tensions surrounding Mekabiri's independence ended in 1822. These Mekabirians would soon intergrate with the Mahanan people and by the 18th century there was a large amount of mixed ethnicity Mahanan-Mekabirians.

Consolidation and Stabilisation (1768-1899)

Religious Struggles

Saroja Suwal's Portrait, Religious ethicist and political figure..

Religion in Mahana began to become a topic of controversy, with major Buddhist, Gai and Hindu populations. The religious tensions began as the largest Hindu Mandir in Battagara was bombed by Gai extremists. Small scale attacks to individuals and similar places of worship, however were carried out by both groups. The Hindu population of Mahana at the time was much higher than in present day, making up roughly 32% of the population, compared to the current estimate of 4.4%. The reason for this was, in 1779, a religious leader known Prajesh N. encouraged the Hindu populations to move back to Kotowari, a land much less oppressive towards the Hindu population than the Gaism-centric Mahana.

In 1798, with huge rising tensions between the religious groups rose, with hatred and conflict common between the groups, a political figurehead named Saroja Suwal began starving herself until the government agreed to help put a stop to the segregation and conflict between the religious groups and minorities in Mahana. Suwal was wildly successful, with people rallying behind the public figure in support of the desegregation and fair treatment of the religious groups. The movement for the equal rights of religious groups became huge, with some of the nations largest political figures joining in on rallies and marches, such as the Jutpandi March and the Butwal Rally. These events ended in a law of desegregation being passed, however some of the damage was done and Hindu and Buddhist populations began a gradual decrease which would continue until the 1980s.

1799 Mekabirian War

The 1799 Mekabirian War.

Tensions began between Mekabiri and Mahana in 1799, with the Mahanan region of Bidakiye (present day Mekabiri) which the Mekabirians saw as rightful territory. The region had a large majority of ethnic Mekabirians. Problems arose as the minority of Mahanans in the region felt strongly about the regions continuation as a part of Mahana, and as support for incorparation into Mekabiri arose, the Mahanans in the area began to cause problems with the majority Mekabirian population. Violent fights between civilians became a commonality, often having to be resolved by military force. One such occurance was the November 1798 Bureman Incident, which sparked the government of Mekabiri to threaten war over the region due to the poor handling and slaughter of Mekabirian citizens. Mekabiri believed that the Mekabirians affected were targetted over the Mahanan citizens of Bureman.

A western depiction of the war from 1822.

Following these events, Mekabiri used this as their reason to occupy the region that they saw belonging to themselves, marching their men into the region on the 6th February 1799. This was met with great resistance from the Mahanan troops, who tried pushing into the city, causing a great loss of life during the Battle of Six Waters, which ended in a majority Mahanan victory thanks to the elite fighting style of the Durkha. This ended up being the first of many battles along the border, including the Battle of Bidakiye (Mahanan Victory), Battle of Guraon (Major Mekabirian Victory). The war became a stalemate in 1801, with previous years being Mahanan dominance due to the Durkha.

Due to a huge economic loss, Queen Dipshika I signed a treaty with Mekabiri, ending the war and giving them the Bidakiye region that they started the war over. The reason for this was that, with tensions rising with the Namdatkans in the west, they couldn't handle two conflicts at once. As well as this, they needed to save just in case war with the Namdatkans came.

The Conflict of Vivāda (1812-1813)

Mahana, after recently losing land in the south to Mekabiri, were trying to avoid a war with Namdatka over the outer Careleon Plateau, a desolate region which was not of much use to the Mahanan people. However, to avoid complete embarasment, when the Namdatkan soldiers invaded the region, the Mahanan Army responded with almost 3,000 men. Despite taking victories in many battles, they withdrew from the outer regions as not to loose too many resources or men to a conflict not worth fighting. In total, it is estimated they lost 540 soldiers during the conflict, with the Namdatkans losing many more.

Despite this, they established a line of defences along the Majuri River, known as the Majuri Defence Line, in order to keep a hold of the more fertile inner Patuan region. This was sucessful, managin to hold off any further Namdatkan invasion from the west.

Delamarian Daruwa

In 1833, the Delamarian port and trading post in Daruwa launched an invasion into the city, taking it under control of Delamarian Daruwa and the ruling Delamarian Oriental Company. They held the city for over thirty years due to the defences they built, the supplies they received through the Bay of Bhuram. As well as this, Mahana had no reason to recapture the city, as it would be risking a war with the powerful colonial empire which was Delamaria. Furthermore, they did not have much use of the port city, due to the city being used as the headquarters for the Delamarian Oriental Company for decades before the colonisation.

Tensions rose as those running the colony began enslaving the people of the city, using them for forced labour. They treated the people of the city harshly, and the Mahanan government refused to acknowledge these happenings, causing widespread outrage for Mahana to get involved and recapture the city. In 1961, a Durkha named Lalit Gaudel became the leader of the movement when he became one of the first Durkha to publicly abandon their duties as a Durkha in order to send a message to the government that change had to be made. Many Durkha followed his footsteps, with his inspirational speeches and stances becoming legend within Mahana. It is believed he, almost single-handedly, lead to Mahana's promise to get involved with the city.

The King telegrammed the leader of the Delamarian Oriental Company, with a list of demands which involved the abolishment of slavery in the colony. These were declined by the leader, and a declaration of war was made, beginning the Delamari-Mahanan War.

• 1810s: Namdatka-Mahana Conflict.
• 1860s: Delamarian colonisation with Delamarian Daruwa and the Delamarian Oriental Company

Contemporary Mahana

• 1900s — In the early 1900s, a man named Sudip Subba managed to successfully take power, forcing the monarch to become a secondary power and announcing himself as supreme leader or Subban. Afterward, the kings of Mahana were only figureheads and the Subban held the real power.
• 1943 — However, in the year 1943, the Gayin (Head of the Gaism religion) stated that the Subban was not the rightful leader of Mahana at any given time, restoring power back to the king, with the Subban position fading following this.
• 1992 — The Mahanan Civil War of the early 1990s removed all power from the Monarch, with the role only being a 'show title'. Establishment of the current Federal Democratic Republic of Mahana.
• 2021 — Today, Mahana remains a poor country, with most working in farming. However, Mahana is seen to have great tourist potential, with 26 million visitors in 2020. They are exporters of materials such as plastics and soft metals, as well as tea and other goods.

Politics

Mahana is a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system. The three parties that are recognised by the federal parliament; the Mahanan Congress (MC), Mahanan Red Workers Party (MRWP) and the Simatra Jima Party (SJP). The MRWP is considered leftist, the Mahanan Congress is considered centrist and the SJP considered right leaning. Since the establishment of the parliamentary system the Mahanan Congress has been the most sucessfull, holding the majority of seats during each election so far, only being rivalled by the MRWP in the early 2000s and mid 2010s. Previous to the establishment of Mahana's parliamentary system, they had a 'Parliamentary Monarchy', however most historians would consider it to have been an absolute monarchy due to the fact each of the parties were owned by the monarch, prior to the early 1990s. Some examples of parties from this time period include the Crown Juti Party and the Democratic People's Party.

Administrative Divisions

Province	Capital	Governor	Chief Minister	Districts	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Density (people/km2)	Human Development Index	Map
Nuragara Province	Jutpandi	Palash Piya	Rajendra Ra	18	X	8,334,230	X	0.578	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 185714.png
Sadheshi Province	Veydu	Hari Hankar	Lalbabu Raut	8	X	5,132,494	X	0.472	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 191738.png
Banurati Province	Ghanashyam	Chandra Shoama	Prasad Pandey	10	X	6,493,329	X	0.488	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 192311.png
Thubten Province	Sherabi	Tempa Pakshi	Paldon Sambhota	6	X	2,403,757	X	0.428	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 192854.png
Paranani Province	Ghobari	Ekaraj Verma	Bichitra Chalise	13	X	3,199,272	X	0.519	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 193210.png
Nyandak Province	Lhakpa	Wangyal Dramuktsang	Chodak Gonpo	10	X	1,570,418	X	0.469	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 193909.png
Bhetwal Province	Godapyuri	Ganga Prasad Yadav	Nepuchi Bhatta	9	X	2,552,517	X	0.478	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 202048.png
Mahana	Jutpandi	President Bina Sharma	Prime Minister Ranju Bastola	74	X	29,686,017	X	0.581	File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 202516.png

Military and Intelligence

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A Mahanan peacekeeper in Jutpandi.

The military in Mahana is handled by the Mahanan Ministry of Defence. The military expenditure for 2017 was 431 million, around 1.5% of the countries GDP. An almost exclusively ground force of soldiers, the Mahanan Army numbers at less than one hundred and fifty thousand. The military own few aircraft, mainly helicopters used in search and rescue, usually in the Samripes. The military is lead by the Head of Defence, currently Kusum Paudel. The Directorate of Military Intelligence is under the army in Mahana; the National Intelligence Agency acts seperately, however. The military in Mahana is primarly used for search and rescue, anti-poaching in national parks and counterinsurgency. There are no discriminatory policies in joining the army, and haven't been since 2006 when women were allowed to enlist, however in order to join one must complete the harsh Pugati Test.

However, some of the most iconic and feared soldiers in the world, the Durkhas, are Mahana's most proud soldiers. Originally formed in the mid-1700s, the Durkhan soldiers are highly regarded as some of the most skilled and fearless soldiers in the world. The Durkhas are recruited for the Mahanan Army, the Mekabiri Army and X Army.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Mahana

Mahana's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for 2021 was $36.084 billion with an annual growth rate calculated at 4.9% in 2021, which is expected to rise to 6.5% by 2025. Mahana could be considered to be one of the fastest growing economies in Europa, however with one of the lowest GDP nominal per capita.

The Worker Force in Mahana.

The 17.9-million-worker Mahanan Worker Force is one of the largest on Eurth. Primary work sectors make up to 34.2% of GDP, the secondary 14.3% and the tertiary 51.5%. Major agricultural products include tobacco, potato, oilseed, jute, cereal (barley, maize, millet, paddy and wheat) and milk. Major industries include tourism, cigarettes, textiles, cementing, rice, sugar and bricks. Mahana's international trade expanded greatly in the 1990s as a complete democratic system was restored. Mahana's economy was ruined in the 1990s following the Mahanan Civil War. Major exports of Mahana include leather, carpet, medicinal herbs and paper product. Major imports of Mahana include machinery, raw materials, plastic, tea, electrical and electronic devices, gold and semi-finished goods.

Two-thirds of the Mahanan workforce is employed in agriculture

In recent years Mahana has made great progress in poverty reduction as well as reducing the gap in development. In 2010 Mahana was below the International Poverty Line (AIA$1.90 per person per day) from 17.3% to just 9.9% in 2019, however vulnerability still remains high as almost 34% of the population living on between $1.90 and $3.45 per day. However, Mahana has made great improvements to sectors such as infant mortality, nutrition, electricity and access to internet. On the current trajectory, Mahana is set to eliminate poverty within the next 35 years. Mahana's agricultural sector comes under great risk as during the months June-September the Narope Rains cause floods in the lowland regions, which Mahana relies on for a lot of the farming. As of 2014, Agriculture employs 76% of the workforce, services 18%, and manufacturing and craft-based industry 6%.

Besides being almost landlocked, rugged and harsh geography, poor infrastructure, ethnic tension and lack of natural resources as well as long lasting civil war tensions, the post-1990 government has done a good job stabilising the country.

Tourism

Main article: Tourism in Mahana

Tourism is the largest and fastest-growing industry in Mahana, employing more than 1.5 million people. The industry also contributes to around 9.7% of Mahana's GDP. The number of international visitors to Mahana surpassed 1 million for the first time in 2012, with that number increasing each year (statistic not including those who travel on the road from neighbouring countries). Premier destinations in Mahana include the Sheshtri National Park (Home to Mount Monjara), the seaside city of Ghanashyam, the cultural city of Jutpandi, the Pashni National Park and the Ghobari Valley.

Foreign Employment

Today Mahana remains a poor country, with most working in farming. However, Mahana is seen to have great tourist potential with 26 million visitors in 2020. They are exporters of materials such as plastics and soft metals as well as tea and other goods.

(WIP. Currency: Mahanan Rupee.)

Culture

Ethnic Groups

Main article: Ethnic Makeup of Mahana

Rough map of cultures in Mahana.

An old Pashimari man.

Mahana is one of Eurths most ethnically diverse nations, with tens of different ethnic groups of notable size making up the modern day nation. The reason for this is the historic separation and isolationism meant that different peoples grew slightly different from each other, forming the modern ethnic makeup of Mahana. A huge majority of the people living in Mahana are native groups, an estimated 98.7% of their population in 2021.

The largest ethnic group in Mahana is the Sheshtri peoples, part of the Mardri ethnic family, alongside the Jamuni,Butwali,Pashimari, Mai and Shivalaya, as well as other smaller groups. These groups are most often found in the Outer Careleon Plateau as well as the lowlands Ripal region. These people are closer to the regular Orient ethnic groups as they have had more interaction with the outer world than the Patuan family of ethnic groups. The Patuan Ethnic Family originates in the Patu region of Mahana, specifically the Inner Careleon Plateau, however some members of the family can be found as far east as the Samripes. Some members of the Patuan Family include the Gaimreti,Koshi,Tamang,Jhimpe and Kiralimbu. The main difference between the Patuan and Mardri families, besides general appearance, is the language. The Mardri peoples speak Mahanan and the Patuans often speak the Carelitan language, however Mahanan has become the primary language with almost all citizens speaking the language.

Religion

Mahana is a land of incredible religious importance for three religions; Gaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Mahana is religiously diverse with the three main religions being Gaism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Mahana is the motherland of the Gaism religion, with it being founded in the Ghobari Valley. The earliest evidence of the religion was dated to around 4,000 years ago. The leader of the religion, the Gai, can be found within the capital city of Jutpandi. A huge amount of pilgrims visit Mahana each year, specifically following the Nurumi Religious Pilgrimage Route.

Mahana is also of great importance to Buddhists as it is believed the religion originated in Mahana, although some argue the validity of this claim. It is believed that Vuatma Buddha was born in Mahana, who went on to found the Buddhism religion. The city of Lumbini recieves around 400,000 Buddhist pilgrim visitors a year.

Cuisine

Main article: Mahanan Cusine

Sports

Raju Kaji Shakya, Mahana's all-time leading goal scorer.

The Mahanans play many sports at national as well as at international level. The most common sport played in Mahana is football followed by cricket. Other sports played in the country include swimming, volleyball, tennis, martial arts, boxing, wrestling, running, weightlifting, basketball, shooting, archery, badminton and golf.

The most popular sport in the country, football, is enjoyed internationally with the Mahanan Blue Coats National Football Team and nationally with the Mahanan Primiyara Liga. Mahana's best known football player is Raju Kaji Shakya who is the all-time top scorer for Mahana