Makassara

Sultanate of Makassara کسلتانن ماقاسسارا
Flag National Emblem
Motto: "الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى" (Malay) "Always in service with God's guidance"
Capital	Makassar
Official languages	Makassaran Malay, Arabic
Recognised regional languages	Over 200 Regional languages
Ethnic groups	Over 50 ethnic groups
Demonym(s)	Makassaran
Government	Absolute monarchy
• Sultan	Mohammad IV
• Crown Prince	Abdullah X
• Senior Minister	Omar Raja
Legislature	National Council
• Upper house	Council of Ministers
• Lower house	Council of Chiefs
Formation
• First Sultanate	1778
• Second Sultanate	1913
Population
• 2005 estimate	31,780,000
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
• Total	$22,760,000,000
• Per capita	$716.17
HDI (2005)	0.502 low
Currency	Ringgit (MSR)

Makassara, officially the Sultanate of Makassara (Malay: كسولتانن مكسسارا), is an island country in Southeast Asia. Makassara is bordered by Sarwanusa to the Southeast, Mindanao to the North, the Sudirman Sultanate to the west, and Tanah Naga to the East.

History

Tribal era

Before the formation of the Sultanate, the land of Borneo and Sulawesi were divided among many different tribes all vying for control.

Formation

The Sultanate was officially formed on March 18th, 1778 by the first Sultan, Mohammad II of Makassar unified the island of Sulawesi and established the First Sultanate. The Second Sultanate was established following the Third War of Unification on January 24th, 1913.

Geography

Climate

As a Southeast Asian nation, Makassara has a tropical climate.

Politics and government

Military

The Royal Makassaran Armed Forces is the military force of the Sultanate of Makassara. The RMAF is a modest but well trained and well equipped force of 80,000 personnel. They have not seen combat for about 100 years as the country was in a state of isolation from 1913 to 2001.

Foreign relations

As of the year 2005, Makassara is a fully independent nation and neutral nation. Makassara was a member state of the Canton Strategic Alliance Treaty (CSAT) organization between 2002-2005, exiting the organization in June of 2005 after losing confidence in the abilities of the Songjiang Empire. As a neutral nation Makassara is not currently in conflict with any country, however not all nations are treated the same. Makassara has multiple key allies, mostly residing in the Asian continent. These allies include Yahel, Canton Confederacy, Sarwanusa, Pavlovsk, and South Vinh. However, out of all of Makassara's allies none are as close as the Republic of Yahel. Contact between the Makassaran people and Yahel pre-date the formation of the modern Sultanate of Makassara by almost 200 years. The earliest recorded contact dates all the way back to the mid 15th Century.

Demographics

Religion

Makassara is a majority Islamic nation with roughly 92% of the country being registered as Muslim. Makassaran citizens have partial religious freedom in which they are allowed free reign on how they practice a set of government recognized religions. The religions recognized by the Makassaran Government are as followed: Islam, Mbale Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Various Local Religions, Hindu, Sarwanusan Protestantism, and Buddhism. The only religion to be banned by the government is Yangladeshi Rastafarianism.