Silwane

Union of Silwane
Inhlangano kaSilwane
Union of Silwane Inhlangano kaSilwane
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: "National Anthem of Silwane"
	Location of Silwane in Hylasia
Capital	Umoya
Largest city	Dwaleni
Official languages	Sholo ; Fallish
Recognised regional languages	Ulwimi ; !qáxa ; Lamane
Ethnic groups (2022)	83.8% Sholo ; 11.1% Lamane ; 4.3% Ixolo ; 0.8% Other
Religion (2022)	68.3% Gregorianism; 17.5% No religion; 12.6% Folk religion; 1.6% Other
Demonym(s)	Silwanean ; AmaSholo
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Sipho Dlamini
• Speaker	Sanele Mthembu
• Chief Justice	Vusumuzi Cele
• Prime Minister	Ayanda Madlala
Legislature	People's Assembly
History
• uMzantsi migrations	c. 400-2,000BCE
• isiLwane Federation	c. 1050-1290CE
• KwaSholo Empire	26 November 1781
• KwaSholo unification	3 August 1825
• Fallish colonization	1877
• Independence	18 October 1944
Area
• Total	387,749.2 km2 (149,710.8 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.2
Population
• 2022 estimate	23,602,780
• Density	60.87/km2 (157.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$120.067 billion
• Per capita	$5,087
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$75.364 billion
• Per capita	$3,193
Gini (2022)	33.2; medium
HDI (2022)	0.701; high
Currency	Ingwe (Ɨ, SLI)
Time zone	UTC-2 (Silwane Standard Time, SST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+289
Internet TLD	.sl

Silwane, officially the Union of Silwane, is a sovereign state in Southern Hylasia. The country is situated between the Isibaya river to the east and the Amanzi river to the west, and it is bordered by Borvastaat to the east, X and X to the northn, and X to the west. Its capital city is Umoya while its largest city is Dwaleni.

A country of roughly 23.6 million people as per 2022 census, Silwane's largest ethnic group are the Sholo, who make up 84% of the population, followed by the Northern Lamane and other smaller minorities. Silwane has 2 official languages, with Fallish and Sholo being the most common. Silwane is a member of the United Congress, the Southern Hylasian Development Community, the Hylasian Union, and the Southern Hylasian Free Trade Area.

Beginning in the 11th century, during its late Iron Age, the uMzantsi people (who would become the ethnic Sholo) built the state of isiLwane; the state became one of the major Hylasian trade centers by the end of the 12th century and collapsed by the end of the 13th century. With the isiLwane occupying most of the eastern part of modern-day Silwane, its collapse left the area politically disorganized and subject to inter-tribal strife and conflict for the next few centuries. After about 400 years of relative isolation, the tribes began to re-integrate with the arrival of foreign Calesian and Abarian personnel. This led to the creation of the KwaSholo Empire in the 1780s, though it did rule over much of modern-day Silwane until the 1820s. By the 1870s, spillover conflicts from Süd-Hylasia (now Borvastaat) and internal divisions weakened the KwaSholo, allowing Falland to force the country into a protectorate status, where it remained held until 1944 in the aftermath of the Great War when it gained its independence.

The country is ruled as a constiutional monarchy, with the king, Sipho Dlamini inKhamani having ruled the country since May of 2021, when his father, King Siphezi, died. The country has a long history of parliamentary democracy, with only 2 historical coup attempts, each of which failed. This rather robust democratic system is considered one of the most stable in all of Hylasia, and it is among the longest lasting sub-terene democracies, having lasted from 1945 to the present. However, the country has been racked with many economic and environmental issues, including pollution from mining and rampant inflation, though both have been managed in time.